Overview
A darkly comedic exploration of revenge and vulnerability in the corporate world.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- sardonic
- caustic
- claustrophobic
- serious film discussion
- indie cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Neil LaBute's pitch-black examination of male insecurity and psychological manipulation, especially Aaron Eckhart's breakout performance.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The executives' revenge scheme is presented through sardonic humor while its emotional consequences become increasingly disturbing.
Chad and Howard use their business trip and office culture as a setting for orchestrating misogynistic emotional abuse.
The central romance is deliberately staged by Chad and Howard to manipulate Christine and test their control over her.
The film's business-trip hotels, offices, and everyday social spaces make the executives' calculated cruelty feel mundane and plausible.
Films like In the Company of Men, and why
The Shape of Things
shared pitch-black comedy, misogynistic social satire, and psychological cruelty in a workplace-centered drama
Glengarry Glen Ross
shared caustic dialogue, emotional manipulation, and corrosive explorations of gender and power
Happiness
shared uncomfortable dark humor, male insecurity, and morally repellent protagonists
The Last Days of Disco
shared minimalist independent drama, tense interpersonal games, and bleak social observation
Movie Details
- Director
- Neil LaBute
- Release Date
- 1997-03-28
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (171)
Cast
- Aaron Eckhart
- Stacy Edwards
- Matt Malloy
- Michael Martin
- Mark Rector
- Chris Hayes
- Jason Dixie
- Emily Cline
- Roxanne Butler
- Tahirah Essix
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Sundance Now
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is In the Company of Men about?
- Two embittered executives turn a calculated romance into a vicious experiment in control, exposing the insecurity beneath corporate masculinity.
- What is In the Company of Men like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of In the Company of Men as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is In the Company of Men violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in In the Company of Men.
- What did critics think of In the Company of Men?
- Critics broadly praised Neil LaBute's pitch-black examination of male insecurity and psychological manipulation, especially Aaron Eckhart's breakout performance.
- Which films are like In the Company of Men?
- Films with a similar feel include The Shape of Things, Glengarry Glen Ross, Happiness, and The Last Days of Disco.
- How long is In the Company of Men?
- In the Company of Men runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch In the Company of Men?
- In United States, In the Company of Men streams on fuboTV, Sundance Now.
