Synopsis

Follows one day in the life of Jane (Julia Garner), a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, who has recently landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul. Her day is much like any other assistant's - making coffee, changing the paper in the copy machine, ordering lunch, arranging travel, taking phone messages, onboarding a new hire. But as Jane follows her daily routine, she, and we, grow increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colors every aspect of her work day, an accumulation of degradations against which Jane decides to take a stand, only to discover the true depth of the system into which she has entered.

Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for The Assistant (2020) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Makenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth, Jonny Orsini, Noah Robbins DIRECTOR: Kitty Green CINEMATOGRAPHY: Michael Latham MUSIC: Tamar-kali PRODUCTION: Forensic Films, Symbolic Exchange, Bellmer Pictures

Box Office Performance

The Assistant earned $1,100,313 domestically and $238,568 internationally, for a worldwide total of $1,338,881. The film skewed heavily domestic (82%), suggesting strong North American appeal.