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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767806787
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767806786
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 17, 1998
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 51791
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: August 01, 1997
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Two bored businessmen, exiled to a remote company outpost on a six-week business trip, decide to enliven their visit by romancing a deaf woman and then savagely dumping her. Slimy Chad (Aaron Eckhart) convinces schlumphy Howard (Matt Molloy) to take part in the vicious scheme by framing it as an act of revenge against uppity womankind, but it quickly becomes apparent that he harbors some even more sinister motives. What might have been a simple exploration (some, no doubt, would say reiteration) of straightforward misogyny is elevated by the remarkable performance of Eckhart; at once charming and nauseating, his fascinating interpretation of pure competitive evil dominates the film. Neil LaBute's intelligent script is somewhat reminiscent of Whit Stillman's darker moments (minus the collegiate cleverness and zany warmth), and his direction, while rarely visually impressive, does connote the hellish impersonality of corporate interiors with chilling success. The director-screenwriter deserves additional plaudits for resisting both the tidal pull toward poetic justice and the temptation to draw either of his main characters as even slightly sympathetic. A study in ugliness, a rubbernecker's delight, a time bomb. --Miles Bethany
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - One of the Most Mean-Spirited and Misanthropic Movies Ever Made
Two alpha-male business men on a business trip, Chad (Aaron Eckhart) and Howard (Matt Malloy), set out to destroy a deaf woman, Christine (Stacy Edwards), by getting her to fall in love with them and then dumping her, in order to get revenge on women in general.
"In the Company of Men" is possibly one of the most mean-spirited and misanthropic movies that I have ever seen (I say misanthropic rather than misogynistic, since, although many of the characters in the film are misogynists, ... Read More
Rating:  - very dark, brooding, and disturbing comedy
An unbelievably brilliant, cold blooded, mean, cruel, comedic drama. This is the first movie I saw Aaron Eckhart in, and he plays his role brilliantly.
I don't want to give too much away, but his portrayal of the psychopathic mind is absolutely flawless. And it is one of those films where every time you watch it, you see something deeper - an angle, lighting, music, etc. And the ending is like - holy god.
Rating: - Disturbing
This movie was very good but very disturbing and VERY mean spirited. Aaron Eckhart shines and is the stand out in this role. I liked it but I am not sure it is for everybody cause it is just a nasty movie.
Rating: - Does it hurt?
Although this film has been around for 10 years, I never got a chance to see it until now. Originally, description of the movie was about two men on the business trip playing a crude, scheming seduction game on a vulnerable, deaf woman. Now that I have seen the film, it is so much more that what a short blip about the film weants you to believe. This film is about perfidity of seduction as much as it is about false friensdhips, corporate coldbloded fight for power, getting ahead of other people ... Read More
Rating:  - unrealistic
One guy is supposedly a sociopath. His pal's a loser with unrealistic reactions. Very little action. The acting is decent, but the characters are too simple to be believable. On the plus side, it gives you plenty of time and opportunities to turn it off and read a book.
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