The Man

2005, Comedy/Action, 1h 23m

102 Reviews 50,000+ Ratings

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critics consensus

Despite the steely presence of Samuel L. Jackson and the comic timing of Eugene Levy, The Man's plot is pointless and its jokes rehashed, as it ends up playing out like the Odd Couple with gas. Read critic reviews

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Movie Info

Seeking the gunrunners who killed his partner, undercover cop Derrick Vann (Samuel L. Jackson) sets up a sting. He arranges to meet an arms dealer at a diner, where he'll be the only one reading USA Today. But dentist Andy Fiddler (Eugene Levy), who's in Detroit for a conference, is there reading the same paper, and the dealer mistakes him for Vann and sets up the deal. When Vann realizes this, he drags the baffled Andy into the operation, forcing him to pose as the fake buyer.
  • Rating:
    PG-13 (Rude Dialogue|Language|Some Violence)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Action
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Les Mayfield
  • Producer:
    Robert N. Fried
  • Writer:
    Margaret Oberman, Jim Piddock, Stephen Carpenter
  • Release Date (Theaters):
     wide
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $8.3M
  • Runtime:
  • Distributor:
    New Line Cinema
  • Sound Mix:
    Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
  • Aspect Ratio:
    Flat (1.37:1)

Cast & Crew

Samuel L. Jackson
Vann
Eugene Levy
Andy Fidler
Luke Goss
Joey
Miguel Ferrer
Agent Peters
Susie Essman
Lt. Carbone
Anthony Mackie
Booty
Horatio Sanz
Diaz
Rachael Crawford
Dara Vann
Randy Butcher
Precinct Cop
Michael Cameron
IA driver
Andrew Stelmack
Conventioneer
Robert N. Fried
Producer
Bill Straus
Co-Producer
Les Mayfield
Director
Jeff J.J. Authors
First Assistant Director
Margaret Oberman
Writer
Jim Piddock
Writer
Stephen Carpenter
Writer
Adam Kane
Cinematography
Carol Spier
Production Design
Delphine White
Costume Design
Armand Leo
Unit Production
John Murphy
Original Music
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Critic Reviews for The Man

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Audience Reviews for The Man

  • Sep 12, 2014
    It felt like the only reason Samuel Jackson & Eugene Levy were put together in this movie was to see if it would work & hopefully $$$ would be made at the box office.There's nothing too The Man.It's just your basic, average, everyday buddy flick with a little action & some comedy thrown in.The only thing I really found funny was the scene where Eugene Levy was calling Samuel Jackson his B**** I really wanted to like this movie because pairing up Samuel Jackson with Eugene Levy was something different but I didn't.The Man turned out to be another 1 of those buddy flicks where if you've seen 1 than you've seen them all
    Brody M Super Reviewer
  • Feb 21, 2014
    Absolutely terrible comedy buddy movie. Bearing in mind that Samuel L. Jackson and Eugene Levy have built their careers playing pretty much the same characters in each of their respective movies, you don't even need to see this to know exactly what it's going to be like. Take some advice: skip it and spend your 90 minutes more profitably elsewhere.
    Stephen M Super Reviewer
  • Nov 12, 2011
    It's a fun movie with a story and something simple but it works well.
    Rodrigo R Super Reviewer
  • Oct 08, 2011
    I can understand why people don't like it but IMO it was a really funny movie.
    Daniel D Super Reviewer
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