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In Good Company (2004)

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Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 163
Fresh: 136 | Rotten: 27

The witty and charming In Good Company offers laughs at the expense of corporate culture.

Average Rating: 7/10
Critic Reviews: 38
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 9

The witty and charming In Good Company offers laughs at the expense of corporate culture.

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A middle-aged man finds a callow twentysomething usurping his professional life and worming his way into his family in this alternately funny and poignant comedy drama. Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is a middle-aged man who has spent 20 years as the head of advertising sales for "Sports America," a leading athletics magazine. Dan is happily married to Ann (Marg Helgenberger) and has a college-age daughter, Alex (Scarlett Johansson), whom he dotes on, but Dan's comfortable life is given a major

PG-13, 1 hr. 49 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Paul Weitz

Written By: Paul Weitz

In Theaters: Dec 29, 2004 Wide

On DVD: May 10, 2005

Box Office:$45.5M

Universal Pictures

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Cast

Dennis Quaid
Dan Foreman
Topher Grace
Carter Duryea
Scarlett Johansson
Alex Foreman
Marg Helgenberger
Ann Foreman
David Paymer
Morty
Clark Gregg
Steckle
Philip Baker Hall
Eugene Kalb
Selma Blair
Kimberly
Frankie Faison
Corwin
Ty Burrell
Enrique Colon
Kevin Chapman
Lou
Amy Aquino
Alicia
Zena Grey
Jana
Colleen Camp
Receptionist
Malcolm McDowell
Teddy K.
Enrique J. Castillo
Hector
Shishir Kurup
Maitre D'
Francesca Roberts
Loan Officer
Lauren Tom
Obstetrician
Sharon Washington
Fired Employee
Gregory Hinton
Moving Man
Miguel Arteta
Globecom Technician
John Cho
Petey
Tim Edward Rhoze
Theo
Roma Torre
Anchorwoman
Jon Collin
Waiter
Ron Bottitta
Porsche Dealer
Chris Ausnit
Young Executive
Gregory North
Lawyer
Todd Lyon
Moving Man
Thomas J. Dooley
Moving Man
Robin Kirksey
Basketball Ringer
Kate Ellis
Maya (Roommate)
Nick Schutt
Carter's Assistant
John Kepley
Salesman
Mobin Khan
Salesman
Jeanne Kort
Saleswoman
Dean A. Parker
Mike
Richard Hotson
Fired Employee
Rebecca Hedrick
Teddy K's Assistant
Sam Tippe
Kid at Party
Andre Cablayan
Legally Dead
Dante Powell
Legally Dead

Critic Reviews for In Good Company

All Critics (172) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (142) | Rotten (28) | DVD (35)

Not only the best American picture of 2004, but also the most grown-up movie to come from Hollywood in recent years.

February 3, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Observer

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Andrew Sarris

New York Observer

Top Critic

A bland, occasionally phlegmatic pastiche of cliches and dull encounters.

January 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

Top Critic

If the rest of the movie were as good as Scarlett, we might give a damn.

January 14, 2005 Comment

Bruce Newman

San Jose Mercury News

Top Critic

A richly satisfying and darkly funny movie about, of all places, a workplace.

January 14, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Ruthe Stein

San Francisco Chronicle

Top Critic

Feels like a movie written by and for marketing types -- Quaid and Marg Helgenberger (as his wife) to appeal to baby boomers, and Grace and Johansson for Generation Y. That's a business strategy, not a movie.

January 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

A rare species: a feel-good movie about big business. It's about a corporate culture that tries to be evil and fails.

January 14, 2005 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Top Critic

A so-so script but great performances.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

An engaging diversion that lovingly, wisely plays with human foibles and uncomfortable truths.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Doris Toumarkine

Film Journal International

full review in Greek

October 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses

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Joseph Proimakis

Movies for the Masses

It's got a 'Father Knows Best' sensibility about it that exalts character over profit margins. But in my opinion, the story's execution falls short of its potential.

September 25, 2006 Comment

Lisa Ann Cockrel

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

Una comedia m�s bien "seria" que no busca tu risa f�cil sino que pases un rato entretenido junto a personajes humanos y cre�bles a los que les pasan cosas humanas y cre�bles.

March 16, 2006 Full Review Source: Uruguay Total

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Enrique Buchichio

Uruguay Total

If you're worried about the words "you're fired," then go to the featurette profiling some of the most successful business people and what it took them to get there.

September 23, 2005 Full Review | Comment

Michael Szymanski

International Press Academy

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how can you not love Topher?

June 23, 2009

Coxxie Mild Sauce

Super Reviewer

Good film and script, don't really like Scarlett Johansson in this one but the plot is interesting and Dennis Quaid and Topher do a good job.

September 20, 2008

Lenny Muggsy

Super Reviewer

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