The Gronholm Method

2005

1h 55m

Comedy

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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72%

18 Reviews

Tomatometer

70%

10,000+ Ratings

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To win a top management position in a shadowy corporation, a group of job applicants must submit to a battery of tests.

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

The movie doesn't trust that an illuminating comedy of pathetic people can be entertaining for long, so it sprinkles some hormones on the proceedings.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 13, 2007

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Mark Holcomb

Time Out

The film loses some of its sting once the race narrows, but its outcome and the politically, emotionally astute fade-out are suitably devastating.

Jul 12, 2007

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Matt Zoller Seitz

New York Times

The Method is a funny film that touches on a corporation's responsibility to society, the price of ambition and the persistence of workplace sexism.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 6, 2007

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Beth Accomando

KPBS.org

Based on a stage play by Jordi Galcern, The Method delivers a darkly comic take on corporate competitiveness.

Rated: 6/10

Aug 18, 2007

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Ted Murphy

Murphy's Movie Reviews

Undoubtedly some enterprising American film company will either undertake a remake or will pitch it as a new reality show ...

Rated: B

Jul 14, 2007

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Chris Barsanti

Filmcritic.com

the hollowness of it all becomes deafening

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 8, 2007

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Very good drama, with a very complex script and characters. ~August 23, 2016~

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Audience Member

Clever Spanish movie, especially how much Cinema can be derived from a small space.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Audience Member

Too pretentious that is impossible to not feeling disappointment after the outcome. It reminds also the penchant of film makers from Mexico and Spain to fill storytelling gaps with unnecessary sex scenes.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

An intriguing and thoughtful thriller of the best kind. Basically taking place in just one room, the dialogue and layered characters keep the viewers on edge for the entirity of the running time.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

una buena historia de la mediocridad humana, de la hipocrecia y la falsedad con tal de conseguir algo sobre los demas. Lo bueno es que esta bien actuada, lo malo es que se estira demasiado y se nota que es una obra de teatro llevada a la pantalla grande

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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Audience Member

'The Method' is smart, well-written and well-acted. An all-round enjoyable experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Marcelo Piñeyro

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Eduardo Noriega

Carlos de Aristegui Santos

Najwa Nimri

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Eduard Fernández

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Ernesto Alterio

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Synopsis

To win a top management position in a shadowy corporation, a group of job applicants must submit to a battery of tests.

Director: Marcelo Piñeyro
Screenwriter: Jordi Galcerán, Mateo Gil, Marcelo Piñeyro
Production Co: Cattleya, Tornasol Films S.A.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Spanish (Spain)
Release Date (DVD): Aug 14, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.8K
Runtime: 1h 55m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)