Middle Men (2009): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Middle Men is a 2009 crime drama directed by George Gallo, starring Luke Wilson as Jack Harris, Jacinda Barrett and Sanel Budimlic. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes and earned $754,301 worldwide on a $20 million budget.
- worldwide gross
- $754.3K
- budget
- $20M
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- George Gallo
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Budget
- $20M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Middle Men About?
The premise of Middle Men without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Business is a lot like sex; getting in is easy, pulling out is hard. The film follows Jack Harris, an early internet‑commerce pioneer, as he battles his own conscience while trying to navigate a chaotic world filled with con men, mobsters, drug addicts and porn stars, fighting not to be consumed by their greed and danger.
Middle Men Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- nudity
- pizza
- porn video
- watching a porn video
- sex scene
- nude photograph
- oral sex
- orgy
- porn industry
- strip club
- stripper
- female nudity
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- female rear nudity
- strip club owner
- blonde
- interrupted sex
- pornographer
- caught masturbating
- infidelity
- porn star
- based on true story
- large breasts
- younger version of character
- man wears eyeglasses
- woman wears a bikini
- woman wears lingerie
- character repeats someone else's dialogue
- porn actor in mainstream movie
- true crime
- pornography filmmaking as subject
- fictional awards show
- roommate roommate relationship
- nasa national aeronautics and space administration
- bare chested man
- winter the season
- mobster
- wealth
- drug addict
- internet
- russian mobster
- internet history
- negotiator
- day job
- year 1990
- credit card company
- credit card purchase
- fisticuffs
- year 1997
- internet video
- archive footage
Middle Men Cast & Characters
Luke Wilson leads the cast as Jack Harris, with Jacinda Barrett as Diana Harris and Sanel Budimlic as Russian thug. Directed by George Gallo; 19 actors are credited in all.
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Director George Gallo
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Jacinda Barrett as Diana Harris - Sanel Budimlic as Russian thug
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Giovanni Ribisi as Wayne Beering
Also Starring in Middle Men
· 15 more- Gabriel Macht Buck Dolby
- Graham McTavish Ivan Sokoloff
- Rade Šerbedžija Nikita Sokoloff
- James Caan Jerry Haggerty
- Laura Ramsey Audrey Dawns
- Jason Antoon Denny Z
- Robert Forster Louie LA LA
- Martin Kove US Senator
- Kevin Pollak Curt Allmans
- Kelsey Grammer Frank Griffin
- John Ashton Morgan
- Terry Crews James
- Shannon Whirry Screaming Mother
- Suzanne Kent Woman in Vet's Office
- Lauren Gallagher Scared Hooker
More from George Gallo
More films directed by George Gallo, best-rated first: Middle Men, DysFunktional Family, Trapped in Paradise and Bigger.
Middle Men Plot Summary
What happens in Middle Men from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In 2004 in Houston, Jack Harris slips away from home with several million dollars stuffed in a duffel bag, intent on paying off dangerous Russian mobsters while keeping his wife Diana Harris and their children safe. The tense prologue sets a mounting sense of risk as he navigates a world where family loyalty and criminal pressure collide.
Full summary
The whole story of Middle Men, scene by scene
Middle Men Box Office & Budget
Middle Men grossed $754,301 worldwide on a $20 million budget.
Worldwide gross
$754.3K
- US & Canada
- $754.3K
- Budget
- $20M
Middle Men Trailers & Videos
9 videos: 1 trailer and 8 clips.
- Clip Middle Men (1/8) Movie CLIP - First Sale (2009) HD
- Clip Middle Men (3/8) Movie CLIP - Where's Ivan? (2009) HD
- Clip Middle Men (6/8) Movie CLIP - A Part of Ourselves (2009) HD
- Clip Middle Men (2/8) Movie CLIP - Russian at the Door (2009) HD
How Well Do You Know Middle Men?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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Which actor plays the lead role of Jack Harris?
Cars in Middle Men
25 cars on screen, including the 2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV and the 1984 Ford Bronco II.
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2007 Cadillac Escalade ESV Important role -
1984 Ford Bronco II Important role -
1996 Hummer Important role -
Jaguar XKR X100 Important role
Middle Men Also Known As
19 alternative titles, including “La red sexual” and “Intermediário.com”.
- Also known as
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- La red sexual
- Intermediário.com
- Epiheirisi sex
- Szex a neten
- Negócio Para Adultos
- Arabulucu
- Посредники
- 中间人
- W nurcie życia
- Επιχείρηση: Σεξ
- Prostředníci
- אנשי האמצע
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- Посредникът
- 미들 맨
- Tarpininkai
- ミドルメン/アダルト業界でネットを変えた男たち
- Người Trung Lập
- 中間人
- Посередники
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Middle Men FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Middle Men, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Middle Men?
Middle Men runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was Middle Men released?
Middle Men was released on May 17, 2009.
Who directed Middle Men?
Middle Men was directed by George Gallo.
More films by George Gallo Who is in the cast of Middle Men?
Middle Men stars Luke Wilson as Jack Harris, Jacinda Barrett as Diana Harris and Sanel Budimlic as Russian thug, among 19 credited actors.
How much did Middle Men make at the box office?
Middle Men grossed $754,301 worldwide on a budget of $20 million.
Does Middle Men have a post-credit scene?
No. Middle Men has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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