The Man

"One guy walks the walk. The other talks and talks."

Sep 9 2005 PG-13 1h 23m
Action, Comedy, Crime

A case of mistaken identity forces a Federal agent and a dental supply salesman to team up as they speed through the streets of Detroit to pull off a sting operation and solve the murder of the agent's former partner.

Plot

A federal agent turns up dead and a hardcore undercover agent, known as Derrick Vann heads off to try and recover the stolen arms and find the killers. Andy Fiddler is an ordinary family man and a dentist, and is out heading to a conference, when he gets stuck in the same mess. Criminal Kane believes Fiddler is 'The Man' behind it all and offers him a gun. Vann spots him and drags him across town, with him posing as the actual 'Man'.

Written by

Jim Piddock, Margaret Oberman, Stephen Carpenter

Directed by

Les Mayfield

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson, Eugene Levy, Miguel Ferrer

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
The Man 2005 Movie Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
27,081
Average Rating
5.5 out of 10
Metascore
33
Popularity
NA