Bobby Walker is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life .. Read more
| Starring | Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello |
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| Director | John Wells |
| Genres | Drama |
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Bobby Walker is living the American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary 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 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.
| Starring | Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Chris Cooper, Rosemarie DeWitt, Craig T. Nelson, John Doman, Liam Ferguson, Tonye Patano |
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| Director | John Wells |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 53 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 53 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2010 To Rent: DVD: Unavailable for rental Blu-ray: Unavailable for rental To Buy: DVD: 01 Aug 2011 Blu-ray: 01 Aug 2011 |
It turns out that middle-ranking executives and even some corporate board members have feelings. Who knew? The... read more on Time Out
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"...You're Gonna Have A Rough Time Out There..."
Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) knots his silk tie, jumps into his silver Porsche Convertible, speeds out of the leafy drive of his seven-figure suburban mansion and... read more »
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Very Good performances from all the cast
Really enjoyed this. It's gritty and not too sentimental and shows life in the corporate board room albeit iprobably a soft version. Corruption and greed is... read more »
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a first class movie
a pretty excellent movie about the huge wave of redundancies that are hitting the US. The acting is spot on from everyone and its a totally believable and very ... read more »
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Too bad this can't be rented
Having been laid off before (although not on such a high salary) I couldn't stop but feeling pity for those 3 men. Very good portray of the descent to hell ... read more »
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