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The Associate
“Behind every great man is a woman... Wishing he'd get the hell out of her way.”
63%
Movie
1h 54m
AI Analysis
The Associate (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Associate (1996) — a movie tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named … Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~114 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Associate 63% (233 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-10-25
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- TMDB rating
- 6.3
- TMDB ID
- 11112
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What is The Associate about?
Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for The Associate?
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How long is the movie The Associate?
The official runtime for The Associate is approximately 114 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Whoopi Goldberg
Laurel Ayres
Dianne Wiest
Sally Dugan
Eli Wallach
Donald Fallon
Tim Daly
Frank Peterson
Bebe Neuwirth
Camille Scott
Austin Pendleton
Aesop Franklin
Lainie Kazan
Cindy Mason
George Martin
Walter Manchester
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Kenny Kerr
Charlie
Lee Wilkof
Bissel
Helen Hanft
Mrs. Cupchick
George Morfogen
Plaza Manager
Željko Ivanek
SEC Agent Thompkins
Miles Chapin
Harry
Jean De Baer
Loan Officer
Louis Turenne
Peabody Club Concierge
Colleen Camp
Detective Jones
Brian Tarantina
Eddie
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