Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- Mild
- broad
- witty
- chaotic
- casual movie night
- action comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film's plot pointless and incoherent, with rehashed jokes despite the central performers' presence and comic timing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The hardened undercover agent Derrick Vann is forced to transport the ordinary dentist Andy Fiddler while using him as a decoy.
Criminal Joey Kane believes dentist Andy Fiddler is the mysterious figure known as 'The Man.'
Vann's mission centers on recovering stolen arms and finding the agents responsible for the killings.
Andy is a family man and dentist whose routine trip to a conference becomes a cross-town confrontation with criminals and law enforcement.
Films like The Man, and why
Blue Streak
shared buddy cop comedy, mismatched partners, mistaken identity, and crime-action setup
The Other Guys
shared action comedy, fish-out-of-water humor, criminal pursuit, and abrasive police partnership
National Security
shared buddy cop formula, mismatched personalities, chase-driven crime plot, and broad humor
Nothing to Lose
shared odd-couple comedy, criminal entanglement, and mistaken identity within a fast-moving action plot
Movie Details
- Director
- Les Mayfield
- Release Date
- 2005-09-08
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (649)
Cast
- Samuel L. Jackson
- Eugene Levy
- Miguel Ferrer
- Luke Goss
- Susie Essman
- Anthony Mackie
- Gigi Rice
- Rachael Crawford
- Philip Akin
- Christopher Murray
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel, Starz Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Man about?
- A relentless undercover agent turns a mild-mannered dentist into an accidental decoy in a chaotic hunt for stolen weapons.
- What is The Man like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Man as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as simple.
- Is The Man violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Man as mild.
- What did critics think of The Man?
- Critics broadly found the film's plot pointless and incoherent, with rehashed jokes despite the central performers' presence and comic timing.
- Which films are like The Man?
- Films with a similar feel include Blue Streak, The Other Guys, National Security, and Nothing to Lose.
- How long is The Man?
- The Man runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Man?
- In United States, The Man streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Cinemax Amazon Channel, HBO Max, Cinemax Apple TV channel, Starz Apple TV channel.
