Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Nov 6, 2025 B+

Robert Jury does a great job with the setup of this movie, gradually revealing the secrets that power the movie's plot twists. It is not quite as believable and hard-edged as it might have been, but it is quite compelling and entertaining.

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Leonard Maltin leonardmaltin.com Dec 26, 2020

Working Man is a creditable feature debut for writer-director Robert Jury and his actors come through for him. His characters' plight is an all-too-familiar one but he incorporates several twists that maintain interest without unduly stretching credulity

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Linda Cook OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois) Dec 10, 2020 4/4

'Working Man' is the finest film of 2020.

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Paul Chambers Movie Chambers Nov 20, 2020 A

Robert Jury hits it out of the park. His film says a lot about the dignity of work and basic human decency.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 27, 2020 3.0/4.0

A low-key gentle whisper of a film.

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John Urbancich Your Movies (cleveland.com) Sep 5, 2020 4/5

The great Peter Gerety, most recently seen as a very bad guy on Showtime's always audacious 'Ray Donovan,' plays the titular 'Working Man' in a wonderful little indie about layoffs, mental illness and camaraderie at the local workplace.

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Pat Mullen Cinemablographer Aug 16, 2020

It's always a thrill to see a great character actor land a lead role and make the most of it.

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Jorge Ignacio Castillo Prairie Dog Magazine Aug 5, 2020 3/5

Working Man has the markings of a first-time filmmaker. The film, however, is elevated by Gerety, who gives his all in his first lead role in forty years.

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Courtney Small Cinema Axis Aug 4, 2020 B

Gerety and Brown's layered performances allows the film to evolve into something more nuanced.

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Thom Ernst Original Cin Aug 1, 2020

A diamond in the rough, writer/director Robert Jury's aptly titled small town drama gains gravitas from excellent performers working through a heartfelt story.

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Barbara Goslawski That Shelf Jul 25, 2020

As 'be kind to each other' has become a daily rallying cry for empathy and understanding, it's uncanny to watch a film that mines these very depths.

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Carey-Ann Pawsey Orca Sound Jul 21, 2020 3.5/5

Desperate times call for desperate measures. We need something to feel good about. Someone to follow. Who better than an average guy who just wants to work?

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Carol Cling AWFJ.org Jul 20, 2020

Gerety's understatedly poignant portrayal of Allery - from trembling lip to darting, disbelieving eyes - tells you everything you need to know about this Working Man's anxiety, anguish and pride.

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Anne Brodie What She Said Jul 20, 2020

This quiet, powerful and elegiac study of a man coping, not a remnant but a hero, casts an eye back to a time when people had jobs for lives. Long gone now.

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Ezequiel Boetti Otroscines.com Jul 16, 2020 3/5

Although the film could have been more interesting than it was, Working Man contains great performances that brings a steady political resonance. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Paul McGuire Grimes Paul's Trip to the Movies Jun 25, 2020 3.5/5

Working Man is a strong debut for writer/director Robert Jury. This film is a human-interest story that will resonate with many moviegoers.

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Patrick McDonald WBGR-FM (93.7 FM - Monroe, WI) Jun 22, 2020 3.5/5

Although a working-class fantasy, the film is thematically more about mental illness and its implications for the 'Working Man,' and has a nice sense of redemption in the end.

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Scott Marks San Diego Reader Jun 16, 2020 3/5

First-time director Robert Jury's Working Man finds suspense amidst the humdrum, and love among the rubble of a marriage put on hold.

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Martha K. Baker KDHX (St. Louis) Jun 8, 2020

Working Man is not neon. It is a 60-watt bulb but it provides just enough light to see.

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Pamela Powell Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) Jun 5, 2020

A topical film with evocative performances reminding us of the importance of having a purpose in life and compassion for others.

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