Men at Work (1990)
Carl and James are two pleasant but unambitious garbage men. Carl has a telescope with which he observes his neighbors... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Emilio Estevez
Written By: Emilio Estevez
Starring: Keith David, Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Leslie Hope, John Getz, Dean Cameron
Genres: Comedy, Suspense/Thriller, Crime, Action
Country: USA
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Men at Work belongs to 5 collections
1. Feel Good Movies (collaborative: moderated by Midaso - 17 stars)
2. Director/star combination (collaborative: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
3. Human Being Exposed to Bodily Waste or Vomit (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 1 star)
4. Real Life Siblings Acting Together (collaborative: moderated by Dunstan-xxx - 1 star)
5. Available on Starz (public: Jason212 - 1 star)
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| Nov 27, 2022 |  |
STOICORUM | 70 62nd |
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This is the working week answer to Weekend at Bernie's.
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| Jun 20, 2022 |  |
stuie299 | 70 33rd |
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Your milage will vary depending on how much you like the Sheen/Estevez dynamic. The screenplay is a major let down. The jokes don't really hit hard enough and a lot of the characters are underdeveloped. Fortunately things get more interesting once the crazy crime/action elements escalate, but then the movie decides to circle back around to the comedy, ending on some very cheap tonally awkward slapstick jokes. In the end it manages to be somewhat likable even if it's not very good overall.
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| Aug 11, 2021 |  |
wetwillies | 50 4th |
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Viewed August 10, 2021. Estevez seems to be going for the same kind of quirky, blue collar punk, southern California vibe of Repo Man (his character even has a Circle Jerks sticker prominently displayed in his locker), but the script is significantly less funny and weird and he doesn't have the directorial chops to pull off the unusual tone.
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| Jul 15, 2021 |  |
homeboy | 54 17th |
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The 50 out of 54 is because of Keith David.
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| May 30, 2019 |  |
WWallce4prez | 35 5th |
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Six years after his iconic and classic film about odd-jobbed guys searching for a glowing trunk, Emilio Estevez does something very similar with his insufferable brother. What is lost is the humor and the willingness to go dark. On top of it all, Men at Work contains some of the worst written and acted villains I've ever seen
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| Dec 02, 2017 |  |
Yiannos | 53 31st |
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Sheen and Estevez are entertaining on screen together, but M.A.W was a wasted opportunity. The premise of young garbage men who get ensnared in a murder plot involving a local government official isn't a bad one--films with garbage men as heroic progatonists are regrettably rare--but Estevez's script quickly devolves into routine, and his direction is sluggish, which saps the energy out of the action oriented finale. David is a riot as an unhinged war vet though and there are some good scenes.
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| Jun 20, 2016 | donquixotic | 30 17th |
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I imagine this is the sort of thing that you can only appreciate if watched in the early 90s, post 2010 it's bland and completely uninteresting
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| Feb 07, 2012 |  |
JohnSandwich | 50 24th |
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Silly and instantly forgettable, but it had its charm.
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| Jun 25, 2011 |  |
tathiel | 70 29th |
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Definitely a guilty pleasure^^
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| Sep 23, 2010 |  |
hellboy76 | 51 16th |
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Incredibly stupid film, but damned if it isn't entertaining for some reason.
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| Dec 04, 2009 |  |
Seryxa | 0 15th |
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Clumsily directed, witless rubbish.
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| Feb 12, 2009 |  |
HyphenateMe | 30 3rd |
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I'm pretty sure I saw this movie by accident and I'm pretty sure I didn't like it.
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| Jan 07, 2009 |  |
Enthusiast | 65 35th |
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Rated by the 13-year-old me. I'm not going to watch this again to figure out if it "holds up" or some shit
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| Dec 01, 2008 |  |
martryn | 50 16th |
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Incredibly forgettable film.
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| Apr 14, 2008 | CheUnoBFM | 50 0th |
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HAHA THIS WAS FUNNY THE BLACK GUY RIDING SHOTGUN IN THE GARBAGE TRUCK
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| Mar 03, 2008 |  |
bojanpopic | 73 44th |
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Lite entertaiment.
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| Sep 16, 2007 | Dustyd | 65 49th |
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Not very good, but that doesn't stop the film from having a special place in my heart.
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| Sep 01, 2007 | webdw | 80 84th |
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A funny [but totally improbable] movie. If you can't laugh at this farce, you need a mental health check-up.
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| Aug 24, 2007 |  |
aarona1c | 40 35th |
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You have to really like brothers Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez to get into this flick.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
TripleSH | 40 25th |
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An airbag full of feces is always good for a laugh...unfortunately, it only happens once in this film.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | anjinash | 60 24th |
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Utterly stupid, but a guilty pleasure. It gets point for Keith David, upon seeing a dead white guy in a trash can, says "Oh look, somebody threw away a perfectly good white-boy!". That has to be worth something! :)
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
MadMan | 85 52nd |
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Yes this is a goofy and silly movie, but it has great one liners, plenty of hilarious moments and its heart is in the right place.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
BattleToad | 70 37th |
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Honestly, I think it's a hoot. I find the humor cheap, yet not completely tasteless, and somewhat charming. The plot is pointless and insane, but the movie succeeds in being a whole lot of dumb fun. Meh!
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| Aug 14, 2007 | svicciarelli | 70 15th |
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Not without its laughs, but soon devolves into standard thriller stuff and loses its identity.
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| Aug 14, 2007 |  |
lrampartl | 58 41st |
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Stupid fun. Keith David's badassness plus poop jokes = a good 2 hours.
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| Aug 14, 2007 | spoonerspot | 72 16th |
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Not real good.
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| Apr 13, 2007 |  |
Stain | 0 8th |
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Possibly the dullest black comedy ever made
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| Average Percentile 30.9% from 473 Ratings |  |