Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

The Associate

Play trailer Poster for The Associate PG-13 1996 1h 54m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
28% Tomatometer 18 Reviews 54% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) is an intelligent investment banker struggling to succeed on Wall Street. When an unqualified white man (Tim Daly) receives a promotion, she quits her job to start her own business, only to learn that, as a woman, she is not taken seriously. To fool her competitors, Laurel creates a fictitious white man named Robert S. Cutty to manage her financial deals. But as Robert's popularity grows, Laurel realizes that living two lives is harder than she thought it might be.
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

The Associate

Critics Reviews

View More
USA Today 01/01/2000
2/4
If you were expecting Mrs. Doubtfire in reverse, invest your interest elsewhere. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
2/4
An uninspired recycling of the Tootsie formula. Go to Full Review
Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com 11/04/2007
2/5
Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 09/11/2005
1.5/4
Goldberg's unconvincing makeup looks like a cheap latex Halloween mask of a cross between Marlon Brando and the guy on the Quaker Oats box. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 08/19/2005
2/5
Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion 11/20/2003
2/5
Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
Mike P Oct 11 Tired gender swap caper comedy seems like it's being dialed in by everyone involved. I don't mind so much the formula, it's the fact that there's no energy here whatsoever. Whoopi is an investment advisor who's being sidelined in New York's Financial District by The Boy's Club; so she invents a male boss, to give herself more gravitas and credibility. Pretty soon she's dressing up in man-drag to get herself a seat at the table. Yawn. I can hear the formula churning away as we speak. Everyone involved needs to try a little harder. See more Nick D 01/20/2024 Whoopi is great in this movie. A fun take on finance industry with laughs throughout. See more Porter 01/02/2024 Funny, engaging, and clever! You really can't go wrong with Whoopi. See more Drew K 12/08/2023 One of my favorites. Always puts a smile on my face. Super campy and fun. See more 02/15/2022 POWERFUL MESSAGE I got while watching this movie: Woman of color who opens up her own firm while pretending to have a white male partner "Mr.Cutty" helping her succeed in signing deals with wealthy clients and helping her firm grow financially. Sad to think we are still living in a world where the white male holds all power in powerful and wealthy businesses and corporations and woman are still being discriminated against money and gender wise. Must watch if you are a true feminist! Power to the Black woman! Yess ma'am! See more 10/10/2021 Look! Forget the costume for a second and consider what this movie is actually about: how opinions are more valuable (and less likely to be sidelined) if they are male...particularly white male. I mean we still have these issues in 2021. See more Read all reviews
The Associate

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW
Eddie 17% 36% Eddie Watchlist Son-in-Law 33% 59% Son-in-Law Watchlist TRAILER for Son-in-Law Spy Hard 7% 31% Spy Hard Watchlist TRAILER for Spy Hard Celtic Pride 12% 32% Celtic Pride Watchlist Bean 41% 53% Bean Watchlist TRAILER for Bean Discover more movies and TV shows. View More

Movie Info

Synopsis Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) is an intelligent investment banker struggling to succeed on Wall Street. When an unqualified white man (Tim Daly) receives a promotion, she quits her job to start her own business, only to learn that, as a woman, she is not taken seriously. To fool her competitors, Laurel creates a fictitious white man named Robert S. Cutty to manage her financial deals. But as Robert's popularity grows, Laurel realizes that living two lives is harder than she thought it might be.
Director
Donald Petrie
Producer
Patrick Markey, Adam Leipzig, Frederic Golchan
Screenwriter
Jenaro Prieto, Jean-Claude Carrière, René Gainville, Nick Thiel
Distributor
Polygram, Buena Vista Pictures, Hollywood Pictures
Production Co
Hollywood Pictures, Buena Vista International [us], PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 25, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.8M
Runtime
1h 54m
Sound Mix
Surround
Most Popular at Home Now