The Company You Keep

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Decades after an ill-fated robbery, a former member (Susan Sarandon) of the Weather Underground turns herself in to authorities. While covering the story, reporter Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf) discovers that recently widowed lawyer Jim Grant (Robert Redford) was also a member of that particular group. Grant slips by the FBI agents tracking him and goes on the run, hoping to track down his former lover, Mimi (Julie Christie), who's still underground and fighting for the cause. Read More Read Less

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Critics Consensus

The Company You Keep is a (frustratingly) slow-burning thriller about very contemporary issues.

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

This is the most depressing movie ever made about radicalism.

Jan 3, 2014

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

This chase film combines elements of the thriller and newspaper procedural to create a contemporary saga about political idealism, stone-cold realities, and the repercussions of past deeds on future innocents.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 26, 2013

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

You can't help but applaud the effort, even as it falls short.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 26, 2013

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

It ultimately settles, like many of its characters did, for pleasant mediocrity.

Mar 17, 2021

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Quality political thriller starring (and also directed by) Robert Redford.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 5, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

Intelligent. Thoughtful. Reflective. Powerful. A "Must See" film for the generations.

Nov 27, 2019

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Horror fan 4 A thriller filled with a lot of talented actors but with a mediocre script. A very disappointing movie. Tim Treakle Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Lynn F Too hard to take Redford at 77 playing a dad with an 11 year old who should be no more then 50 just makes every scene feel so off Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/14/24 Full Review eric h I am talking about the tv Series the company you keep that was a fantastic first series. As usual rotten labels did a terrible job. I can't believe Disney canceled this series. It was one of the best I've seen in a long time.. Please bring it back.Eric Hager Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/24 Full Review Georgan G Having lived through the era of the Weathermen, I liked how the audience was being educated as to why the far left became violent. Right on, man. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/05/24 Full Review Daisy A The Company You Keep is a show full of cliches. Everything looks familiar and nothing comes together. For example, Instead of focusing and developing a story that supports the relationship between the leads that they want the viewer to believe is happening, the writers think we are dumb enough to just believe the random one liners like "you see right through me" implying the two leads are falling in love. There's been nothing shown to support that!!!This is a frustrating show! I wish it to be good but it's just not!!! Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/03/23 Full Review Torin F There are a number of films/books that imagine what might have become of the Weather Underground and other 60's radicals. It's a compelling but usually disappointing story source, and THE COMPANY YOU KEEP is no different. Though grounded in the history, it mostly plods along on the dubious momentum of an aggressive journalist and a geriatric fugitive. Watchable but disappointing. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Robert Redford Director Robert Redford Jim Grant Shia LaBeouf Ben Shepard Julie Christie Mimi Lurie Susan Sarandon Sharon Solarz Nick Nolte Donal Fitzgerald

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Synopsis Decades after an ill-fated robbery, a former member (Susan Sarandon) of the Weather Underground turns herself in to authorities. While covering the story, reporter Ben Shepard (Shia LaBeouf) discovers that recently widowed lawyer Jim Grant (Robert Redford) was also a member of that particular group. Grant slips by the FBI agents tracking him and goes on the run, hoping to track down his former lover, Mimi (Julie Christie), who's still underground and fighting for the cause.

Director: Robert Redford
Producer: Nicolas Chartier, Robert Redford, Bill Holderman
Screenwriter: Lem Dobbs
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Voltage Pictures, Wildwood Enterprises
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.1M
Runtime: 2h 1m