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The Company Men

The Company Men

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The Company Men

"In America, we give our lives to our jobs. It's time to take them back."

2010

1h 44m

6.5(820 votes)

Drama

Overview

Bobby Walker lives the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and two co-workers jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands and fathers.

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Production Companies

The Weinstein Company

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck

Bobby Walker

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

Gene McClary

Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper

Phil Woodward

Kevin Costner

Kevin Costner

Jack Dolan

Maria Bello

Maria Bello

Sally Wilcox

Rosemarie DeWitt

Rosemarie DeWitt

Maggie Walker

Craig T. Nelson

Craig T. Nelson

Salinger

Eamonn Walker

Eamonn Walker

Danny

Tom Kemp

Tom Kemp

Conal Doherty

Nancy Villone

Diane Lindstrom

Creative team

Directed by: John Wells
Written by: John Wells
Produced by: Paula Weinstein
Claire Rudnick Polstein

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