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Middle Men (2009)

Middle Men poster
Directed by
George Gallo
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
R
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 346 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A businessman gets involved with the early days of internet pornography and online billing. He finds himself caught between gangsters, the FBI, and rival entrepreneurs.

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What happens

Middle Men is a 2009 American black comedy-drama film directed by George Gallo and written by Gallo and Andy Weiss. It is based on the experiences of Christopher Mallick, who was previously associated with the internet billing company Epoch and was the founder of ePassporte. Mallick was accused of stealing millions of dollars from his customers at ePassporte to fund the film's development. It stars Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Gabriel Macht and James Caan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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