The Company Men

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

Feb 11 2011 R 1h 44m
Drama

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.

Plot

When the GTX Corporation must cut jobs to improve the company's balance sheet during the 2010 recession, thousands of employees will take the hit, like Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck). Bobby learns the real life consequences of not having a job. Not only does he see a change to his family lifestyle, and the loss of his home, but also his feelings of self-worth.

Written by

John Wells

Directed by

John Wells

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

The Weinstein Company, Spring Creek Productions, Battle Mountain Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 11 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
49,601
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
69
Popularity
NA