Tin Men

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Tin Men

R,

1987,

1h 52m,

Comedy

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82%

22 Reviews

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64%

5,000+ Ratings

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82%

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22 Reviews

64%

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5,000+ Ratings

Door-to-door aluminum-siding salesmen Bill B.B. Babowsky (Richard Dreyfuss) and Ernest Tilley (Danny DeVito) are professional rivals in an industry known for shady dealings and high-pressure sales. But their rivalry goes from professional to personal after a minor car accident that neither are willing to take the blame for. As the hatred between the two men grows to near insane levels, B.B. decides to take it even further by seducing and having an affair with Tilley's wife (Barbara Hershey).

Peter Keough

Chicago Reader

May 9, 2022

4/4

It is a brilliant, touching, and hilarious reminder that the crazy jerk who just rear-ended us is only another confused soul trying to find his way home.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

3/4

Because Tin Men is based on fundamental truth, it is able to be funny even in some of its quieter moments. The good jokes always hurt a little.

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Ángel Luis Inurria

El Pais (Spain)

Apr 7, 2020

Despite having a lot of rich potential in its premise, it is closer to mediocrity. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Hilary Mantel

The Spectator

Aug 31, 2018

It captures the circularity and inconsequentiality of everyday speech, without flagging, and without becoming for a moment less than entertaining.

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Cathy Burke

United Press International

Nov 8, 2016

Levinson has an unerring eye for the trappings of the period, and like Diner, the supporting characters add a realism that is often forgotten in the 'big movie' mentality of the 80s.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Sep 7, 2008

B+

The period comedy film is a rich character study that offers a ride as smooth as a Coupe de Ville.

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Hagrid G

Feb 18, 2018

The second film of Barry Levinson's Baltimore Trilogy uses the proscenium of the accelerating feud between two ego-bruising aluminum siding salesmen to bid a nostalgic farewell to a trade of creative salesmanship and its breed.

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Barry Levinson

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Richard Dreyfuss

Bill 'BB' Babowsky

Danny DeVito

Ernest Tilley

Barbara Hershey

Mrs. Nora Tilley

John Mahoney

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Synopsis

Door-to-door aluminum-siding salesmen Bill B.B. Babowsky (Richard Dreyfuss) and Ernest Tilley (Danny DeVito) are professional rivals in an industry known for shady dealings and high-pressure sales. But their rivalry goes from professional to personal after a minor car accident that neither are willing to take the blame for. As the hatred between the two men grows to near insane levels, B.B. decides to take it even further by seducing and having an affair with Tilley's wife (Barbara Hershey).

Director: Barry Levinson
Producer: Mark Johnson
Screenwriter: Barry Levinson
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
Production Co: Touchstone Pictures
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $25.3M
Runtime: 1h 52m
Sound Mix: Surround

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