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May 5, 2020 · Powered by JustWatch. In a country where you are what you do, what happens to a worker who loses his job? "Working Man," the first feature from writer/director Robert Jury, spins that question into an intimate drama shot in greater Chicago, using the city's mostly defunct manufacturing base as atmospheric backdrop for the characters' fight for ...
A too-rare showcase for an ensemble of talented veteran actors, Working Man quietly builds into an absorbing -- and timely -- character study. Read Critics Reviews. TOP CRITIC. Dec 26, 2020....
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- Peter Gerety
- Robert Jury
- Drama
Working Man has the markings of a first-time filmmaker. The film, however, is elevated by Gerety, who gives his all in his first lead role in forty years. Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 |...
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May 7, 2020 · ‘Working Man’ Review: Evolving on the Assembly Line. The decay of the American Rust Belt provides a backdrop for a factory worker’s transformation in this occasionally maudlin drama. Share...
- Robert Jury
- Teo Bugbee
- 109 min
May 3, 2020 · Peter Gerety, strong yet subtle, stars as a man who feels compelled to work his shift even after the plant shuts down. By Richard Roeper, May 3, 2020, 5:00am PDT. ‘Working Man’: A quietly ...
- rroeper@suntimes.com
Robert Jury's mesmerizing film, WORKING MAN, is a gut-wrenching and timely portrait of a factory worker, Allery Parkes, movingly and masterfully portrayed by Peter Gerety. The plastics factory where Allery works has shut down and his life is left without a sense of purpose.
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 93% based on 45 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "A too-rare showcase for an ensemble of talented veteran actors, Working Man quietly builds into an absorbing -- an timely -- character study." [12]
