The Company Men

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  • Opened January 21, 2011 
  • 1 hr 55 min
  • R | Language and brief nudity
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+. More on child suitability

  • Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper) and Gene McClary (Tommy Lee Jones) jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law (Kevin Costner) which does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps the realization that there is more to life than chasing the bigger, better deal. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Maria Bello, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kevin Costner, Craig T. Nelson, Eamonn Walker
  • Director: John Wells
  • Genres: Drama

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People are living in a crappy recession. Why the hell would we want to relive it in a movie. Good cast though. D minus...

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Entertainment Weekly
| Owen Gleiberman

Kevin Costner, as Bobby's carpenter brother-in-law, does the finest character acting of his career. Read full review

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Movieline
| Stephanie Zacharek

The Company Men is infinitely more despairing and yet also, paradoxically, more hopeful. It suggests that work can actually mean something to people, beyond just giving them the means to afford a nice house or a fantastic car. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

The result is, like its characters, a good and decent film in a world that rather heartlessly demands more. Read full review

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Philadelphia Inquirer
| Carrie Rickey

Though not blessed with a cinematic eye, Wells is a gifted storyteller who gets nuanced performances from most of his actors. Read full review

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Tommy Lee Jones as Gene McClary and Ben Affleck as Bobby Walker in "The Company Men."