The read
Audiences rate it 44 points higher than critics do. Most of the 7,033 2010s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
Dane Jensen is a driven, Chicago-based headhunter, working at a cut-throat job placement firm. When his boss pits Dane against Lynn Vogel, Dane's equally driven but polar-opposite rival at the firm, in a battle for control over the company. When his young son is then given a harrowing diagnosis, Dane is suddenly pulled between achieving his professional dream and spending time with the family that needs him now more than ever.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic21/100
Audiences rate it 44 points higher than critics do.
553 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Bill DubuqueScreenplay
- Mark WilliamsDirector
Cast
- Gerard ButlerDane Jensen
- Gretchen MolElise Jensen
- Maxwell JenkinsRyan Jensen
- Alison BrieLynn Vogel
- Anupam KherDr. Savraj Singh
- Willem DafoeEd Blackridge
- Alfred MolinaLou Wheeler
- David KoechnerLarry
- Dustin MilliganSumner Firestone
- Julia ButtersLauren Jensen
- Mimi KuzykBernadine Wheeler
- Dwain MurphyAntoine
Stills
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Themes
chicago, illinoisworkaholicparent child relationshipcompetitionfatherarchitectureheadhunterrecruitingsick childcutthroatmisplaced prioritiesholidays