A Family Man

"What are you working for?"

Jul 28 2017 R 1h 48m
Drama

Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When his boss pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equally driven but polar-opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control over the company. When his young son is then given a harrowing diagnosis, Dane is suddenly pulled between achieving his professional dream and spending time with the family that needs him now more than ever.

Official Trailer
Plot

As the boss (Willem Dafoe) of a Chicago-based headhunter prepares to retire, Dane Jensen (Gerard Butler), who works at the Blackridge Recruiting agency arranging jobs for engineers, vies to achieve his longtime goal of taking over the company going head-to-head with his ambitious rival, Lynn Vogel (Alison Brie). However, Dane's 10-year-old son, Ryan (Maxwell Jenkins), is suddenly diagnosed with cancer and his professional priorities at work and personal priorities at home begin to clash with one another.

Written by

Bill Dubuque

Directed by

Mark Williams

Cast

Gerard Butler, Gretchen Mol, Alison Brie

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Canada

Production Companies

Ascot Elite Home Entertainment, Zero Gravity Management, G-BASE

Languages

English

Awards

1 win total

Trailers
Official Trailer
Official UK Re-Release Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
14,119
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
21
Popularity
NA