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Play trailer Poster for Management R Released May 15, 2009 1h 33m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out Rated: 2/5 Nov 17, 2011 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Gnr E Well this was enjoyable to watch. Casting was great. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/27/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Michael K 8/28/2023 I love everything Jennifer Aniston does, however, as great as she was in this movie, the story and other cast match ups, did not work. But enjoyed watching her act! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Wade W Stalker Simulator, basically. I don't really see how any of this would happen in reality. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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