Working Man (film)

• Peter Gerety as Allery Parkes
• Billy Brown as Walter Brewer
• Talia Shire as Iola Parkes
• J. Salome Martinez as Benny Mendez
• Patrese McClain as Cecilia

A theatrical release was cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak in March of 2020. Director Robert Jury stated in an interview with The Hawk Eye "The timing has just been so strange with this. While it’s personally disappointing for me that we don’t have a theatrical release, in a very strange way, we might have a bigger audience, or at least an audience that maybe can relate to the movie even more because the topic of unemployment is so relevant and prevalent right now."[2]

Working Man was released on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu and Fandango Now on demand services on May 5, 2020.[3]

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 7.39/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]

Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun Times rated the film 3.5 stars out of 4, praising the performances of Gerety, Brown and Shire - noting that "Gerety delivers a performance that is simply great. He plays a man who is simple but not ignorant. Troubled but not troublesome". Adding that "Billy Brown gives a screen-commanding performance as Walter, who comes across as an exceedingly kind and decent man but is battling to keep the demons inside him from bubbling to the surface" and of Talia Shire's performance: "Her mannerisms and social awkwardness are reminiscent of Shire’s Adrian when we first met her in Rocky ".[6]

The Hollywood Reporter called the film "A potent tribute to out-of-work Americans."[7]

• List of American films of 2020

• Official website
• Working Man on IMDb
• Working Man at Rotten Tomatoes