Middle Men

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  • Opened August 6, 2010 (Limited 8/6, Expands 8/20)
  • 1 hr 51 min
  • R | strong sexual content, nudity, language, drug use and violence

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says not for kids. More on child suitability

  • Jack Harris (Luke Wilson) is a legitimate Texas businessman who wanders off the straight-and-narrow path when he meets Wayne Beering (Giovanni Ribisi) and Buck Dolby (Gabriel Macht), a slimy pair of Internet porn profiteers. Jack's association with the men leads to his involvement with a host of other lowlifes, and though he tries to convince himself that he is staying clean in a dirty business, his disintegrating family situation proves otherwise. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht, James Caan, Jacinda Barrett
  • Director: George Gallo
  • Genres: Drama

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75
Rolling Stone
| Peter Travers

Ribisi and Macht are sleaze incarnate. James Caan, as a conniving lawyer, and Rade Sherbedgia, as a Russian crime boss, are even more cootified. Best of all is Wilson, digging into his juiciest role in years and putting a human face on this mesmerizing morality tale, a journey into the toxic heart of the American dream. Read full review

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New York Post
| Lou Lumenick

Luke Wilson, who has appeared in a long run of bad movies, seizes on his juiciest role since "The Royal Tenenbaums" here. Read full review

75
USA Today
| Claudia Puig

Think "Boogie Nights" meets "Casino," though it's not likely to make the lasting impression of either seminal film. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Michael Rechtshaffen

Decidedly stimulating in its own right, at least in the early going. Read full review

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Luke Wilson as Jack Harris in "Middle Men."