Middle Men

Summary: Chronicles Jack Harris, one of the pioneers of Internet commerce, as he wrestles with his morals and struggles not to drown in a sea of con men, mobsters, drug addicts, and porn stars.

Release Date: August 06, 2010

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime

Director: George Gallo

Writers: George Gallo

, Andy Weiss

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

MPAA: 18A

Production: Paramount Pictures, Mallick Media, Oxymoron Entertainment, Middle Pictures

Distributor: Paramount Vantage, Paramount Home Entertainment

Country: United States

Language: English

Movie budget: $ 20,000,000

Domestic: $ 754,301

Box office:

Budget:$20MDomestic:$754.3KWorldwide:$754.3K

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22%12%

22% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

12% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White64.71%Jewish23.53%Black5.88%Mixed / Other5.88%

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interracial,interracial friendship

BechdeltestNo women talking

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Violence3/5
Sex5/5
Language5/5
Consumerism1/5
Drugs4/5

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Race	White	Asian	Black	Indian	Latino	Total	Visuals	Info
Kairos	15	2	2		1	20		A third party facial recognition software company we used to maintain objectivity. Upload images to the facial recognition demo page to check the veracity of our data set. Or use their API and do a bulk peer review if you'd like. Source: https://www.kairos.com/demos
Forebears				1		1
Total	15	2	2	1	1	21
Cast Percentages	71.43%	9.52%	9.52%	4.76%	4.76%	100%	{"name":"Cast Percentages","series":[{"name":"White","y":71.43,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":9.52,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":9.52,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":4.76,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":4.76,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}
U.S. Population (2020) Percentage	57.84%	6%	12.4%	1.35%	18.73%		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[{"name":"White","y":57.84,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Arab","y":0.54,"color":"#DF5353"},{"name":"Asian","y":6,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":12.4,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":1.35,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Indigenous","y":1.12,"color":"#aaeeee"},{"name":"Latino","y":18.73,"color":"#eeaaee"},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":9.32,"color":"#55BF3B"},{"name":"Jewish","y":2.02,"color":"#ff0066"}],"prefix":""}	Source: US Census (Note: Racial and ethnic categories overlap so the sum will not equal 100%.)
U.S. Population (2020) Representation	+13.59	+3.52	-2.88	+3.41	-13.97		{"name":"U.S. Population (2020)","series":[["White",57.84],["Asian",6],["Black",12.4],["Indian",1.35],["Latino",18.73]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":71.43,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":9.52,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":9.52,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":4.76,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Latino","y":4.76,"color":"#eeaaee"}]}
U.S. Buying Power (2018) Percentage	74.35%	6.2%	7.96%		9.42%		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":12147700000000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1013300000000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1300200000000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":114600000000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1539000000000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":224700000000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: Selig Center, University of Georgia
U.S. Buying Power (2018) Representation	-2.92	+3.32	+1.56		-4.66		{"name":"U.S. Buying Power (2018)","series":[["White",74.35],["Asian",6.2],["Black",7.96],["Indian",0],["Latino",9.42]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":71.43,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":9.52,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":9.52,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":4.76,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Latino","y":4.76,"color":"#eeaaee"}]}
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Percentage	65.34%	7.52%	9.43%		9.51%		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[{"name":"White","y":11707946793024,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":0,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":1347216112434,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":1689846065304,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":0,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":162668074499,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":1704354160732,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":1305259179406,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":0,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	Source: IPUMS-CPS, University of Minnesota
U.S. Average Individual Income (2018) Representation	+6.09	+2	+0.09		-4.75		{"name":"U.S. Average Individual Income (2018)","series":[["White",65.34],["Asian",7.52],["Black",9.43],["Indian",0],["Latino",9.51]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":71.43,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":9.52,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":9.52,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":4.76,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Latino","y":4.76,"color":"#eeaaee"}]}
World population (2017) Percentage	14.45%	31.56%	14.09%	21.89%	5.64%		{"name":"World population (2017) ","series":[{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":14282779183,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":42184935374,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":10701501460,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"White","y":108121502769,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":105359943498,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":236062310750,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":65008081552,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":163777338052,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":2515958788,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":""}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World population (2017) Representation	+56.98	-22.04	-4.57	-17.13	-0.88		{"name":"World population (2017) ","series":[["White",14.45],["Asian",31.56],["Black",14.09],["Indian",21.89],["Latino",5.64]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":71.43,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":9.52,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":9.52,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":4.76,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Latino","y":4.76,"color":"#eeaaee"}]}
World Buying Power Percentage	36.48%	29.46%	6.38%	6.94%	9.35%		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[{"name":"White","y":3010602822170000,"color":"#2b908f","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Latino","y":771525888400000,"color":"#eeaaee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Jewish","y":91700962050000,"color":"#ff0066","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Black","y":526264226360000,"color":"#f45b5b","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indigenous","y":174285727610000,"color":"#aaeeee","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Mixed \/ Other","y":148984454560000,"color":"#55BF3B","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Arab","y":526400066100000,"color":"#DF5353","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Asian","y":2431392083750000,"color":"#90ee7e","sliced":true,"selected":true},{"name":"Indian","y":572687873900000,"color":"#7798BF","sliced":true,"selected":true}],"prefix":"$"}	NOTE: ZR is the first organization to ever create a global buying power divided by race. Essentially we just took data from CIA.gov FactBook, UN Population Estimates, and The World Bank's Population Estimates / Purchasing Power Parity Per Capita.
World Buying Power Representation	+34.95	-19.94	+3.14	-2.18	-4.59		{"name":"World Buying Power","series":[["White",36.48],["Asian",29.46],["Black",6.38],["Indian",6.94],["Latino",9.35]],"cast":[{"name":"White","y":71.43,"color":"#2b908f"},{"name":"Asian","y":9.52,"color":"#90ee7e"},{"name":"Black","y":9.52,"color":"#f45b5b"},{"name":"Indian","y":4.76,"color":"#7798BF"},{"name":"Latino","y":4.76,"color":"#eeaaee"}]}
Notes		The US Census considers Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Indian, and Bangladeshi as Asians. At ZR we group Pakistanis with the Arab world. And we group Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi with India because 1.) they are all genetically similar as "South Asians and 2.) there are only a handful of actors from those regions in our database. However, you are viewing the "Asian Alone" category from the US Census when comparing it with Domestic representation. Also note that the 2000 and 2010 estimates include MultiRacial Asians not just "Asian Alone" estimates, and in some categories they include Native Hawaiians as "Asian." So there is a margin of error less than 1% and some inconsistencies with the grouping.			Many Latinos check "White" or "Other" on the Census. So this overlaps with "Mixed" race and "White." Also, when there was a discrepancy with the percentage listed on the Wikipedia table and our calculated numbers, the Wiki table's numbers were used. Likewise, when the population total was missing from the Census pdf, the estimate was calculated using the percentage from the Wiki table. NOTE: It turns out that the reason America doesn't have a separate "Latino" race is because the League of Latin American Citizens protested against discrimination towards Mexicans and got themselves to legally be considered "White." Check the research links in our Google Doc for more info.

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IMDb Rating https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1251757/parentalguide last updated: 2024-10-25Update data
Commonsensemedia Rating https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews/middle-men last updated: 2024-10-25Update data
Message 0/5	There's an argument to be made that the movie has a message about the true meaning of family, but the film's overall theme is one of wealth fantasy and a celebration of people who managed to figure out a way to become filthy rich, no matter how sleazy or lowdown their methods were.
Role model 0/5	Main character Jack Harris is brave, level-headed, and friendly, and his ultimate goal is to stay true to his family ... but he strays off that path more than once (including having a sexual affair with a porn star). Just about everyone else behaves badly most of the time.
Violence 3/5	A minor character is punched, hard, in the head, and the blow kills him. Characters are slapped and punched and threatened with guns. A character is shot in the foot. A boy is kidnapped but not harmed. Loud arguments and squabbling with name-calling, pushing, and grabbing.
Sex 5/5	The movie takes place in the porn industry. Characters appear to be having sex in crowd scenes, and the camera glances over them. Countless naked girls, mostly topless; a montage of men masturbating to their computer screens; "girl-on-girl action"; oral sex; a girl being seductive for the camera. The main character cheats on his wife with a porn star, and they're shown in bed together. Constant sex talk.
Language 5/5
Consumerism 1/5	Mentions of companies like Visa, MasterCard, and Amazon, but nothing recurring or important to the story.
Drugs 4/5	The main character doesn't do drugs, but two secondary characters have serious drug problems, mainly with cocaine. They're often shown snorting the drug or already high; it affects their work and their lives. They also smoke cigarettes, in the beginning, before they're rich enough to afford hard drugs. Characters also drink alcohol almost constantly -- everything from beer to hard liquor -- though no one is shown to be an alcoholic.

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"Schizophrenic Content"Content: -3 Excessive sex, violence, immorality, and/or worldview problems. (Sometimes excessive content such as violence is in otherwise redemptive movies.)

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