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You can watch The Associate (1996) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.

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.

This sharp office comedy swaps typical slapstick for a clever look at the gendered politics of Wall Street. A brilliant strategist finds herself playing a high-stakes game of pretend to convince clients she has a male partner.

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