A Working Man

"Human traffickers beware."

2025 1h 56m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 2,117

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Synopsis

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Levon Cade left behind a decorated military career in the black ops to live a simple life working construction. But when his boss's daughter, who is like family to him, is taken by human traffickers, his search to bring her home uncovers a world of corruption far greater than he ever could have imagined.

“Human traffickers beware.”

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Cast

Jason Statham
Levon Cade
Jason Flemyng
Wolo Kolisnyk
Merab Ninidze
Yuri
Maximilian Osinski
Dimi Kolisnyk
Cokey Falkow
Dougie
Michael Peña
Joe Garcia
David Harbour
Gunny Lefferty
Noemi Gonzalez
Carla Garcia

Credits

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Director: David Ayer
Writers: Sylvester Stallone, David Ayer
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Spanish.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Ayer, shot by Shawn White. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jared Michael Fry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Fred Raskin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Jason Statham and Jason Flemyng and Merab Ninidze carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Human traffickers beware.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

David Ayer directs. Shawn White behind the camera. Jared Michael Fry scores. Fred Raskin cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, Russian, Spanish.

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1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Russian, Spanish.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by David Ayer, shot by Shawn White. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jared Michael Fry. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Fred Raskin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Jason Statham and Jason Flemyng and Merab Ninidze carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Human traffickers beware.".
9IMDB entry: tt9150192 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 11 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shawn White
Original score: Jared Michael Fry
Editing: Fred Raskin
Production design: Nigel Evans
Costume design: Tiziana Corvisieri
Makeup / hair: Catherine Heys
VFX supervisor: Paul Bongiovanni
Sound: Christopher S. Aud
Stunt coordinator: Eddie J. Fernandez
Runtime: 116 min · 1h 56m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $40,000,000
Box office: $89,400,711
Return: 224% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: A Working Man (2025)

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Manuel São Bento2025-03-27
★ 3/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/a-working-man-review/ "A Working Man is a textbook example of a movie that fails in every fundamental aspect of its own genre. Without impactful action sequences, engaging characters, or any valid attempt at innovation or narrative depth, David Ayer delivers a frustratingly generic, utterly forgettable experience. Jason Statham does his best to elevate a project doomed from the first draft of the script, but not even his charismatic presence can save a film that will inevitably end as one of the worst of the year." Rating: D
r96sk2025-03-28
★ 8/10
<em>'A Working Man'</em> is imperfectly very good. I do have a couple of issues with it, but all in all I have to say that I did enjoy this to a fairly strong degree. Jason Statham seldom disappoints in an action thriller, I'm a fan of his so was always likely to get the required fun out of this. Statham is great, naturally without him the movie would be vastly less entertaining. Away from the former British diver (still can't quite believe that's the same guy!), there are too many characters - which is one of the issues I have. There didn't need to be so many peeps in this. Even so, those onscreen are all decent enough and none register as overt negatives in my mind. David Harbour does well in a small role, he usually speaks the same way in roles but this feels minorly different. Michael Peña and Arianna Rivas are solid, as is Jason Flemyng. The latter's character should've be the only bad guy in this, or at least one of a few. He gives enough that we didn't need anyone else in my opinion, especially as 'higher-ups' Andrej Kaminsky and Maximilian Osinski give weaker performances. Chidi Ajufo is the best of the rest. My other issue lies with the run time. I guess with so many characters it did need to be almost two hours in length, however you could've told this story within 90 minutes without a doubt. But again, as noticeable as that and the other issue is, it at least doesn't hinder much for me.
MovieGuys2025-04-01
★ 3/10
"A working Man" is an accidental satire, of the US action film genre. Working class guy, who served in the military and now works for a migrant families construction company, looks to save their angelic daughter, the vision of perfection, from the evil Russian human traffickers. Everything is an exaggeration. From the notion of the working class guy, a rough diamond, a patriot, with a heart of gold. The migrant family with the dutiful, over achiever on steroids daughter, the true inheritors of the American dream. Even, the minimum wage construction workers, who are told to make sure they "keep their fingers" (you can see occupational health and safety is a big thing) are so happy they look like they belong in the original production of "Snow White" (the real one, not the hideous remake). As for the Russians, well surprise, surprise, they are brutal, cruel and stupid. No one saw that coming, right? I won't mix words, this is cliched, biased, condescending, pro Western military, jingoistic, crap. Interesting too, how venture capitalists "State Street" make a brief appearance, in the opening scenes. If they thought this would lift their profile, well all I can say is it didn't "do it, for me". Sorry guys. Is there an upside? In short no. Even the action has a ham fisted, "seen it all before", air of stale, stagnation, about it. In summary, a horrible facsimile of superior action films, you have probably seen before. Loaded down with trite cliches, stereotypes and jarring biases. One to avoid.