Welcome to the Men's Group

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Welcome to the Men's Group
Directed by Joseph Culp
Written byScott Ben-Yashar
Joseph Culp
Produced byScott Ben-Yashar
Joseph Culp
Starring Timothy Bottoms
Stephen Tobolowsky
Terence J. Rotolo
Joseph Culp
Mackenzie Astin
Ali Saam
Phil Abrams
David Clennon
CinematographyMonty Rowan
Edited byDan O’Brien
Music by Dan Radlauer
Production
company
Men's Group Productions
Distributed byDark Star Pictures
Release dates
  • June 18, 2016 (2016-06-18)(Paris) [1]
  • May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)(Beverly Hills)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Welcome to the Men's Group is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Joseph Culp and starring Timothy Bottoms, Stephen Tobolowsky, Terence J. Rotolo, Culp, Mackenzie Astin, Ali Saam, Phil Abrams and David Clennon.

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Cast

Release

The film was released at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in Beverly Hills, California on May 16, 2018. [2]

Reception

Bradley Gibson of Film Threat gave the film a 6 out of 10. [3]

Stephen Farber of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote "The film is overlong and wildly uneven (...), but it benefits from a strong cast making the most of some sharp moments exposing the underside of male privilege and domination." [4]

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References

  1. "Welcome to THE MEN'S GROUP de Joseph Culp". evropafilmakt. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. Movie News Desk (7 May 2018). "Dark Star Pictures Releases Dramedy WELCOME TO THE MEN'S GROUP". BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  3. Gibson, Bradley (29 December 2018). "Welcome to the Men's Group". Film Threat . Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. Farber, Stephen (17 May 2018). "'Welcome to the Men's Group': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 12 March 2021.