A Family Man (2016)

A headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company -- his dream of owning the company clashing with the needs of his family.

Director:

Mark Williams

Writer:

Bill Dubuque

Stars:

Alison Brie, Gerard Butler, Willem Dafoe

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Alison Brie	...	Lynn Wilson
Gerard Butler	...	Dane Jensen
Willem Dafoe	...	Ed Blackridge
Dustin Milligan	...	Sumner
Julia Butters	...	Lauren Jensen
Gretchen Mol	...	Elise Jensen
Maxwell Jenkins	...	Ryan Jensen
Alfred Molina	...	Lou Wheeler
Kathleen Munroe	...	Toni
Anupam Kher	...	Dr. Savraj Singh
Mimi Kuzyk	...	Bernadine
Mayko Nguyen	...	Teacher
Sadie Munroe	...	Kid #1
Stephen Bogaert	...	HR Manager
Scott Edgecombe	...	Recruiter #3

Storyline

As the boss (Willem Dafoe) of a Chicago-based headhunter prepares to retire, Dane Jensen (Gerard Butler), who works at the Blackridge Recruiting agency arranging jobs for engineers, vies to achieve his longtime goal of taking over the company going head-to-head with his ambitious rival, Lynn Vogel (Alison Brie). However, Dane's 10-year-old son, Ryan (Maxwell Jenkins), is suddenly diagnosed with cancer and his professional priorities at work and personal priorities at home begin to clash with one another.

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Taglines:

What are you working for?

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Genres:

Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 July 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Family Man

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,641,235

Company Credits

Production Co:

G-BASE, Zero Gravity Management

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brings Alfred Molina and Willem Dafoe together again for the first time since Spider-Man 2

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Quotes

Lou Wheeler: All families got problems but you only got one.

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Connections

References The Godfather: Part II (1974)

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Soundtracks

Christmas Time
Performed by Let's Become Actors

User Reviews

Normalizing Boomer greed

Without going into specific details, there are quite a few disturbing pieces of rationale flung around in this movie.

There is a religious belief that childhood illnesses can be attributed to the sins of the parents. That belief is core to this movie. This movie claims you can cure a sick child by simply not being a scumbag for about 10 seconds. Not only that, your entire life will be redeemed, and yet essentially unchanged.

There are other disturbing claims. Like if you hire an aging Boomer your business will grow exponentially. Also, that being a scumbag from a mansion does not count as official scumbaggery. Even drunken whore-mongering can be redeemed, and yet continue unabated.

Apparently this is the new American Dream - a feel good movie for the unrepentant.