Glengarry Glen Ross - 6

Thanks, Jason for the recommendation. A story written by David Mamet (The Edge, Hannibal, State and Main, Wag the Dog, etc.) with an all-star cast: Jack Lemon, Kevin Spacey, Al Pacino, Ed Harris and Alan Arkin. The basic story-line is about four real estate salesmen and their manager. It gets more complex however when their jobs are on the line if they don't sell more with bad leads. The theme is really about the bureaucracy of our modern work spaces, and how this can drive us to both indifference to policies as well as possible criminal activity in resistance to the system. I can only be thankful that my work is not as hostile as in the film, but there probably is just as much politics. There are some great lines about how career tends to define us (Usually the initial question when meeting someone new is: what do you do?). It also speaks to the murky divide that tends to happen between a public workspace, and private family affairs, it is usually assumed they have nothing to do with each other. This film shows that most work places are in need of a more human way of doing things, that both respects people as well as makes a profit for all involved. For a film with similar themes I would recommend checking out Boiler Room (don't worry, Vin Diesel doesn't take off his shirt).