Film1996114 min

The Associate

Name: The Associate
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996
Duration: 114 min
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth

Taste attributes: comedybusinessfastfresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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"Behind Every Great Man Is A Woman... Wishing He'd Get The Hell Out Of Her Way."

Boxlist takeAn accessible, pacy comedy, otherwise balanced. Best if you like escapism over depth.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

TMDB · 146 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.

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