The Company You Keep
Seen it?2012 | 121 min | Drama, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
It made about 10 times its budget, but a lukewarm 6.2 out of 10 from audiences held it back. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved All the President's Men or Argo, start here.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
54% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
Won 2 Venice awards: Venice Film Festival: Giovani Giurati del Vittorio Veneto Film Festival Award, Venice Film Festival: Open Prize.
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$20 million worldwide on a $2 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 96K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Redford
- Robert RedfordJim Grant
- Shia LaBeoufBen Shepard
- Nick NolteDonal Fitzgerald
- Brendan GleesonHenry Osborne
- Terrence HowardFBI Agent Cornelius
- Susan SarandonSharon Solarz
- Chris CooperDaniel Sloan
- Stanley TucciRay Fuller
- Julie ChristieMimi Lurie
- Richard JenkinsJed Lewis