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The Company Men

The Company Men

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

20106.51h 44m

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.

Directed by John Wells
Written by John Wells
Produced by Paula Weinstein, Claire Rudnick Polstein, John Wells
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $4.9M

Top Cast

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

N

Nancy Villone

Diane Lindstrom

Themes & Keywords

stock pricecorporatecarpenterjob hunting

About The Company Men

The Company Men is a drama film released in 2010 exploring themes of stock price, corporate, carpenter, job hunting. Directed by John Wells, it stars Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones, Chris Cooper. 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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