Does The Associate end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Associate sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Associate easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Associate violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Associate scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Associate

Name: The Associate
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1996
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly, Bebe Neuwirth

Behind every great man is a woman... Wishing he'd get the hell out of her way.

Directed by Donald Petrie

Produced by Interscope Communications, Hollywood Pictures

1996114 min6.3 / 10

A comedic romp about a woman using gender disguise to navigate workplace sexism and build her own success, balancing satirical critique with light-hearted farce.

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.

Clusters

Comedic Heist Movies Anti-Establishment Comedies Buddy Comedy Adventures Justice and Freedom Gender and Sexual Identity

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Career Fraud Sexism Wall Street Broker Autonomy Partner Disguise Gender Disguise Gender Equality

Questions people ask

Does The Associate end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Associate sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Associate easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is The Associate violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Associate scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.