Men at Work

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Men at Work

PG-13,

1990,

1h 38m,

Comedy

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Carl Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and James St. James (Emilio Estevez) are garbage men who spend their workdays goofing around and disrupting the quiet on the streets of their town. But their good-natured fun comes to an abrupt halt when they discover a local politician's corpse in one of their cans. Determined that this is their chance to be more than trash collectors, this snarky pair of amateur detectives decide to solve the case on their own and so become entangled in a toxic waste cover-up.

Odie Henderson

House Next Door

Aug 28, 2015

Men at Work is patient zero for the plague of Charlie Sheen movies that infected the 1990s.

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

May 20, 2003

3/5

The movie's desire to please is tireless, also engaging. Mr. Estevez's screenplay is not entirely coherent, but it has a number of comically crackpot lines.

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Rita Kempley

Washington Post

Jan 1, 2000

Like the jokes, the brothers' rapport seems recycled from childhood. Sheen and Estevez are hardly working.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Feb 8, 2023

2/4

Estevez tries hard (as usual, Sheen just shows up), but the laughs simply aren't there.

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Douglas Davidson

Elements of Madness

Jan 24, 2023

It may not be as funny as it once was, but it reminds fans of Estevez, Sheen, and David that these actors were some of the best at the time. Thankfully, there is current evidence of at least Estevez and David that this remains to be true.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 5, 2020

2.5/4

There's little doubt that Men at Work fares best in its freewheeling, agreeably lighthearted opening stretch...

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Hagrid W

Dec 29, 2018

One of the most underrated buddy movies of the 90's. Great comedy, great movie. GOLF CLAP!

Luke R

Nov 22, 2018

Starring the two brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez Men at work is a barely remembered comedy and rightly so- It is an okay effort featuring the then upcoming actors. There are few laughs thrown around but by and large it is a largely forgotten movie.

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Harry L

Jun 20, 2018

Starring the two brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez Men at work is a barely remembered comedy and rightly so- It is an okay effort featuring the then upcoming actors. There are few laughs thrown around but by and large it is a largely forgotten movie.

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Feb 18, 2018

Most underrated movie of all time. It is hilarious! I must have watched this 50 times. Gets better and better

Anakin R

Feb 1, 2018

I saw this movie back when it came out in the 90s but couldn't tell you if I actually watched the whole thing. Recently, I decided to give it a shot and I did not like it. The jokes all fell flat for me, the story felt a little generic, the antagonist never really feels develops or like he was a threat and the main characters played by Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez are really unlikable. The only thing I really enjoyed was Keith David. He was genuinely entertaining in his role. Beyond this, I found the film pretty unremarkable and very forgettable. Hello! My name is Rev. Ron and if you feel like checking out more of my reviews (including a more in-depth look at "Men at Work") you can visit my blog at RevRonMovies.BlogSpot.com. Also, if the mood strikes, you can follow me on Twitter (@RevRonster). Thanks!

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Rey S

Nov 15, 2017

Light heated, fun and funny cult classic. I absolutely cannot understand the low ratings. I can watch this movie every month!

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Emilio Estevez

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Charlie Sheen

Carl Taylor

Emilio Estevez

James St. James

Leslie Hope

Susan Wilkins

Keith David

Louis Fedders

Dean Cameron

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Synopsis

Carl Taylor (Charlie Sheen) and James St. James (Emilio Estevez) are garbage men who spend their workdays goofing around and disrupting the quiet on the streets of their town. But their good-natured fun comes to an abrupt halt when they discover a local politician's corpse in one of their cans. Determined that this is their chance to be more than trash collectors, this snarky pair of amateur detectives decide to solve the case on their own and so become entangled in a toxic waste cover-up.

Director: Emilio Estevez
Producer: Cassian Elwes, Barbara Stordahl
Screenwriter: Emilio Estevez
Production Co: Epic Productions, Euphoria Films Production
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.1M
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Surround

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