Management

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Management

R

Released May 15, 2009

1h 33m

Romance

Comedy

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Sue (Jennifer Aniston), a workaholic, is a traveling saleswoman peddling cheap art to motels. On one of her stops she meets Mike (Steve Zahn), a lonely motel manager who still lives with his parents. Though Mike hardly dares hope his clumsy attempts to seduce Sue will work, she unexpectedly responds, and the pair have a one-night stand. After Sue leaves the next day, Mike decides to pursue her, setting off a chain of events that will alter both their lives forever.

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Critics Consensus

Clever and often beguiling performances by Steve Zahn and Jennifer Aniston can't revive this sweetly misguided stalker romance.

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Toby Young

Times (UK)

For the most part, Management avoids the standard rom-com clichés in favour of something more delicate and heartfelt.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 25, 2009

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Despite it's unrealistic and somewhat questionable premise for love, Management is a cutesy, hopeful, romantic tale with a performance by Steve Zahn that takes him to a new level of performance and entertainment - a leading man.

Nov 13, 2019

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Kelly Jane Torrance

Washington Times

Playwright-screenwriter Stephen Belber, making his directorial debut, has made a film that's very funny because, despite the slapstick of Mr. Harrelson's character and an ill-advised detour into a monastery, it can be so real.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 7, 2018

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

A completely uproarious one-liner about Joe Strummer is still no reason to watch "Management." Had it stuck with insights on loners inadvertently backing themselves into emotional corners, rather than going for wackiness, it might have worked.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 15, 2009

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Cai L

Urgh... Dunno what they were doing in 2008 but... What a weird movie...main male actor comes across as a weirdo stalker.. that aged terribly..

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Donald S

An Endearing sleeper. Zahn and Aniston put in really good performances. Zahn had to make a character that follows/ stalks Aniston around the country romantic rather than creepy and be pulls it off. He's lovable and you root for him. Aniston is great in everything. It had really interesting conversations on love. Security or following your heart. The convent was a needless detour but it had a lovely ending, perfectly imperfect how they get together in the end. Definitely worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/10/25

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Gnr E

Well this was enjoyable to watch. Casting was great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/27/24

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Munkhchimeg T

Love Jennifer Aniston. She is the reason to watch this movie. And there are many other reasons to watch. Good script, good novel, acting skill etc

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/24

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Dani G

Aniston was still years away from the film maturity, Harrelson has a very little role, and frankly, Zahn is not near my chosen actor to watch never

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Test T

I watched this on DVD recently and I quite liked it. It covers the ups and downs of a long distance romantic relationship in a fairly straight forward way, while keeping enough of the story in reserve to maintain the viewer's interest. The two leads performed well, and have enough onscreen chemistry to be convincing. The distance makes for a variety of scenes in diverse locations which was nice to see. Over all, it's a pleasant enough film with a happy ending which I am happy to recommend.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Sue

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Synopsis

Sue (Jennifer Aniston), a workaholic, is a traveling saleswoman peddling cheap art to motels. On one of her stops she meets Mike (Steve Zahn), a lonely motel manager who still lives with his parents. Though Mike hardly dares hope his clumsy attempts to seduce Sue will work, she unexpectedly responds, and the pair have a one-night stand. After Sue leaves the next day, Mike decides to pursue her, setting off a chain of events that will alter both their lives forever.

Director: Stephen Belber
Producer: Marty Bowen, Sidney Kimmel
Screenwriter: Stephen Belber
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co: Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 15, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $933.2K
Runtime: 1h 33m

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