''Welcome to the Men's Group'' is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by

Joseph Culp Joseph Culp (born January 9, 1963) is an American actor and director. He is the son of actor Robert Culp and his second wife Nancy Ashe. He received his acting training at HB Studio in New York City. Career Culp appeared in a recurring role as A ...

and starring

Timothy Bottoms Timothy James Bottoms (born August 30, 1951) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead in ''Johnny Got His Gun'' (1971); Sonny Crawford in ''The Last Picture Show'' (1971), where he and his fellow co-stars, C ...

Stephen Tobolowsky Stephen Harold Tobolowsky (born May 30, 1951) is an American character actor and writer. He is known for film roles such as insurance agent Ned Ryerson in ''Groundhog Day'' and amnesiac Sammy Jankis in '' Memento'', as well as such television ch ...

, Terence J. Rotolo, Culp,

Mackenzie Astin Mackenzie Alexander Astin (born May 12, 1973) is an American actor. Early and personal life Astin was born on May 12, 1973, in Los Angeles, California, the son of actress Patty Duke and actor John Astin. His half brother is actor Sean Astin. H ...

, Ali Saam, Phil Abrams and

David Clennon David Clennon (born May 10, 1943) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of Miles Drentell in the ABC series '' Thirtysomething'' and ''Once and Again'', as well as his role as Palmer in the John Carpenter film '' The Thing''. He ...

Plot

Larry wakes up to find his wife is not there. A flashback indicates that Larry and his wife had an argument previously and she walked out. The men's group that Larry is part of is having their meeting at his home, so looking for his wife has to be put on hold. The meeting shows that the men are dealing with challenges in life, both personal and professional. Soon, disagreements arise along with revelations. Carl strips and runs around the neighborhood naked, and later, Michael is found to be hiding a secret that involves a member of Larry's family.

Cast

* Timothy Bottoms as Larry * Stephen Tobolowsky as Carl * Joseph Culp as Michael * David Clennon as Fred * Mackenzie Astin as Tom * Ali Saam as Mohammed * Terence J. Rotolo as Eddie * Phil Abrams as Neil

Release

The film was released at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theater in

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on May 16, 2018.

Reception

Bradley Gibson of ''

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'' gave the film a 6 out of 10. Stephen Farber of ''

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'' gave the film a positive review and wrote "The film is overlong and wildly uneven (...), but it benefits from a strong cast making the most of some sharp moments exposing the underside of male privilege and domination."

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* * * {{Rotten Tomatoes, welcome_to_the_mens_group 2016 films American comedy-drama films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films