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The Assistant

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 27m
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Julia Garner in The Assistant (2019)
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A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspec... Read allA searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

IMDb RATING
6.3/10
22K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,707
94
  • Director
    • Kitty Green
  • Writer
    • Kitty Green
  • Stars
    • Julia Garner
    • Owen Holland
    • Jon Orsini
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  • Director
    • Kitty Green
  • Writer
    • Kitty Green
  • Stars
    • Julia Garner
    • Owen Holland
    • Jon Orsini
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 490User reviews
    • 183Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 24 nominations

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    Photos65

    Matthew Macfadyen in The Assistant (2019)
    Julia Garner in The Assistant (2019)
    Julia Garner at an event for The Assistant (2019)
    Julia Garner at an event for The Assistant (2019)
    Kerry Washington and Julia Garner at an event for The Assistant (2019)
    Julia Garner at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)
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    Julia Garner at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)
    Julia Garner at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)
    Julia Garner at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)
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    Kitty Green and Julia Garner at an event for The IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village (2020)

    Top cast

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    Julia Garner
    Julia Garner
    • Janeas Jane
    Owen Holland
    • Driveras Driver
    Jon Orsini
    Jon Orsini
    • Male Assistant 2as Male Assistant 2
    Rory Kulz
    Rory Kulz
    • Executive 3as Executive 3
    Migs Govea
    Migs Govea
    • Executive 1as Executive 1
    Daoud Heidami
    • Executive 2as Executive 2
    Ben Maters
    • Executive 4as Executive 4
    Noah Robbins
    Noah Robbins
    • Male Assistant 1as Male Assistant 1
    Tony Torn
    Tony Torn
    • Bossas Boss
    Dagmara Dominczyk
    Dagmara Dominczyk
    • Ellenas Ellen
    Alexander Chaplin
    Alexander Chaplin
    • Maxas Max
    Bregje Heinen
    Bregje Heinen
    • Tatianaas Tatiana
    Devon Caraway
    Devon Caraway
    • Non-Fiction Executive 1as Non-Fiction Executive 1
    Genny Lis Padilla
    Genny Lis Padilla
    • Non-Fiction Executive 2as Non-Fiction Executive 2
    Clara Wong
    Clara Wong
    • Tessas Tess
    James C.B. Gray
    James C.B. Gray
    • Postal Workeras Postal Worker
    • (as James Gray)
    Sophie Knapp
    Sophie Knapp
    • Child 1as Child 1
    Hunter Hojnowski
    • Child 2as Child 2
    • Director
      • Kitty Green
    • Writer
      • Kitty Green
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    Storyline

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    Follows one day in the life of Jane (Julia Garner), a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul. Her day is much like any other assistant's - making coffee, changing the paper in the copy machine, ordering lunch, arranging travel, taking phone messages, onboarding a new hire. But as Jane follows her daily routine, she, and we, grow increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colors every aspect of her work day, an accumulation of degradations against which Jane decides to take a stand, only to discover the true depth of the system into which she has entered. —Bleecker Street
    • abuse
    • employer employee relationship
    • intimidation
    • degradation
    • sexism
    • 134 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for some language
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The drugs Jane puts in the storage box are Alprostadil injections for erectile dysfunction.
    • Goofs
      It has been noted as a "revealing mistake" that Jane has a driver in the morning but not in the evening. There are two plausible plot lines for this: 1. It is critical for Jane to be at work earlier than anyone to prepare the office for the day, so having her driven to the office is worth the expense, but not so important at the end of the work day; and 2. her boss was headed to L.A. that night and was using the driver for airport transport. Both plot lines continue the theme of Jane having value only when it is convenient or worthwhile to the overall office.
    • Quotes

      Boss: [Over the phone] I'm not gonna yell at you. Am I yelling? No... Because you're not someone even worthy of that. Because you didn't even have the fucking courtesy to talk to me about whatever the fuck fantasy you decided to spew all over me... So, let me ask, do you want to keep this job?

      Jane: Yeah.

      Boss: Okay... Then send me a fucking apology.

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: The Assistant and The Wrong Missy (2020)

    User reviews490

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    It's like a movie Version of click bait.
    Does that seem unfair? Cause technically a blockbuster is click bait, right!? Not really. It's obvious what this movie was trying to do and they delivered it in the most mundane way possible. Just like click bait, they lore you in with a topic you would enjoy but stretch out that topic till get gets boring. I'm sorry I wanted to like this movie and I'm most likely not woke enough to like this movie but it's made for a niche market to get and I feel like I'm not part of that niche.
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    • subxerogravity
    • Feb 6, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 2020 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • La asistente
    • Production companies
      • 3311 Productions
      • Bellmer Pictures
      • Cinereach
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,100,313
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $79,141
      • Feb 2, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,338,881
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.00 : 1

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