Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'The Associate' right now, here are some helpful info about the Interscope Communications, Hollywood Pictures, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment comedy flick. The Associate starring Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Eli Wallach, Tim Daly has a PG-13 rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 54 min. The release date of the movie is October 25th, 1996. The movie received a user score of 62/100 on TMDb, which was generated using reviews from 225 engaged users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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."
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'The Associate' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 25th, 1996
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
July 20th, 1999
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