"Few movies have spoken more quietly, and consequently more damningly, than The Assistant. The silence of this movie is devastating because we recognize it all too clearly as our own." - Los Angeles Times
"The Assistant is a deeply upsetting look at the toll working for a monster can take. Julia Garner is fantastic. The film is languidly paced, but the impact is undeniable". - Hollywood News
Jane, a recent college graduate and aspiring film producer, just landed her dream job as a junior assistant to a powerful entertainment mogul. Her day is much like any other assistant -- making coffee, ordering lunch, arranging travel accommodations and taking phone messages. But as Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the abuse that insidiously colors every aspect of her workday, an accumulation of degradations against which she decides to take a stand.