The Associate (1996)

Behind every great man is a woman... Wishing he'd get the hell out of her way.

114 min★ 6.2 · 9,767 votes

• Comedy

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.

Release date

April 17, 1997

Country of origin

United States

Budget

$23,000,000

Box office

$12,800,000