Middle Men

May 17, 2009

1h 45m

★ 6.5

Business is a lot like sex ... getting in is easy, pulling out is hard.

Overview

Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of conmen, mobsters, drug addicts, and pornstars.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Mallick Media

Oxymoron Entertainment

Middle Pictures

Middle Men Trailers

Cast

Jack Harris

Luke Wilson

Wayne Beering

Giovanni Ribisi

Buck Dolby

Gabriel Macht

Jerry Haggerty

James Caan

Diana Harris

Jacinda Barrett

Curt Allmans

Kevin Pollak

Audrey Dawns

Laura Ramsey

Nikita Sokoloff

Rade Šerbedžija

James

Terry Crews

Frank Griffin

Kelsey Grammer

Ivan Sokoloff

Graham McTavish

Louie LA LA

Robert Forster

After a break-in at their house, a couple gets help from one of the cops who answered their call. He helps them install a security system, begins dropping by on short notice and unofficial patrol angling to pry into the couple's problems with the wife. The husband begins wondering if they're getting too much help.

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5.0

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6.2

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4.1

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5.9

The Super Ninja

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6.0

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7.4

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6.3

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5.2

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10.0

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7.8

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4.8

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4.3

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7.9

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8.1

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