Working Man

Name: Working Man
Genre: Drama
Released: May 5, 2020
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 72
Cast: Bea Cordelia, Billy Brown, Catherine Dickson, Gary Houston, José Antonio García

2020

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Brainstorm Media | Release Date (Streaming): May 5, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: Bea Cordelia, Billy Brown, Catherine Dickson, Gary Houston, José Antonio García, Josette DiCarlo, Kirsten Fitzgerald, Marc Grapey, Michael Brunlieb, Patrese McClain, Peter Gerety, Shanesia Davis Williams, Talia Shire

Summary: In the Rust Belt of America another factory is closing. After decades on the job, the reclusive Allery Parkes finds himself out of work. Allery attempts to bide his time. However, despite the best efforts of his wife, a loose-ended existence just doesn’t take and he starts sneaking into the closed factory. At first, Allery does this alone,In the Rust Belt of America another factory is closing. After decades on the job, the reclusive Allery Parkes finds himself out of work. Allery attempts to bide his time. However, despite the best efforts of his wife, a loose-ended existence just doesn’t take and he starts sneaking into the closed factory. At first, Allery does this alone, but in time he gains an unexpected ally in a passionate former co-worker who turns on the electricity and turns up the volume in Allery’s previously secluded cocoon. Soon, other former employees want in on the action. They all take occupancy and restart production in an effort to pressure their bosses to reopen the facility. For the first time, Allery is the man in charge. However, when truths are revealed, this working man must confront the loss and pain he’s been working so hard to avoid.… Expand

Director: Robert Jury

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 109 min

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Richard Roeper

May 3, 2020

Gerety delivers a performance that is simply great. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

May 6, 2020

This an impressive debut movie, revolving around the sorts of lower middle-class people rarely seen in American cinema anymore, told in a style that's just as much of a throwback. It gives veteran character actors a chance to shine, not just in lead roles but supporting parts and one-scene cameos written so thoughtfully that you can picture the character starring in a movie of their own. Read full review

Michael Phillips

May 6, 2020

Anything made well in advance of the pandemic feels like a weird period piece these days, of course, yet Jury’s small, affecting picture fits snugly within the pandemic realities of 2020. Read full review

Teo Bugbee

May 7, 2020

An unconventional labor story, the movie doesn’t bask in the triumph of rebellion; instead, it’s an introspective portrait of men for whom working is a replacement for living. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Apr 25, 2020

Its message is well-worth repeating in a time of economic upheaval. Read full review

Kevin Crust

May 6, 2020

Once the movie shifts gears, it’s less about the working man and more about the human. That sounds like a good thing, but the further Working Man creeps into emotionally over-calibrated basic cable territory, the less real it feels. Read full review

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