Solitary Man

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Solitary Man

R,

2010,

1h 29m,

Comedy/

Drama

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77%

97 Reviews

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50%

10,000+ Ratings

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A series of bad decisions upends car dealer Ben Kalmen's business, his wandering eye costs him his marriage to Nancy, and he has to relocate from a grand home to a tiny flat. Even Ben's current girlfriend Jordan knows he's far from perfect. But a hastily planned trip to Boston -- he's showing Jordan's teen daughter, Allyson, one of the city's many colleges -- just might rouse Ben from his losing streak.

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Critics Consensus

Built around a singularly unpleasant main character, Solitary Man needed a flawless central performance to succeed -- and Michael Douglas delivers.

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Chris Chang

Film Comment Magazine

Nov 13, 2013

The film begins and ends with scenes of acute existential reflection, a state actors rarely convey convincingly-least of all in a contemporary American film.

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Nick Schager

Lessons of Darkness

Oct 12, 2010

C

Koppelmans script is awash in phony scenarios.

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Angie Errigo

Empire Magazine

Oct 8, 2010

3/5

A terrific turn by Douglas, and strong support, elevates this character-driven drama above its unlikeable protagonist.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Aug 9, 2023

3/4

It’s difficult to imagine anyone else but Douglas making Ben Kalmen such a likable character.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jul 15, 2022

Solitary Man enjoys cataloging despicable people. [Full review in Spanish]

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 30, 2020

4/10

A little incomplete and largely unsatisfying.

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Poe R

Jun 18, 2017

Good movie with yet again , Michael Douglas playing a sleepy jerk , which he does well. I really liked the story line , but wished the movie was fleshed out more. If they had actually shown growth or a learning curve for Douglasses character ( not anything sappy ) it would have been a much better movie. Douglas very good at playing this character type...

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Finn M

Sep 15, 2012

Really enjoyable simple story

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Brian Koppelman

Director

David Levien

Director

Michael Douglas

Ben

Mary-Louise Parker

Jordan

Jenna Fischer

Susan

Jesse Eisenberg

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Synopsis

A series of bad decisions upends car dealer Ben Kalmen's business, his wandering eye costs him his marriage to Nancy, and he has to relocate from a grand home to a tiny flat. Even Ben's current girlfriend Jordan knows he's far from perfect. But a hastily planned trip to Boston -- he's showing Jordan's teen daughter, Allyson, one of the city's many colleges -- just might rouse Ben from his losing streak.

Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Producer: Paul Schiff, Steven Soderbergh, Heidi Jo Markel
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman
Distributor: Anchor Bay
Production Co: Nu Image, Paul Schiff
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4M
Runtime: 1h 29m

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