After the Axe is a 1982 Canadian drama film about executive firings directed by Sturla Gunnarsson.

The film explores the experiences of managers getting fired and the emergence of a new industry specialized in handling such terminations.

Wilson, a senior marketing executive, is laid off from a food company after fifteen years of good service.

Losing his status and security, he is relegated to the role of dependent house husband, resented by his children and shunned by former colleagues.

[2] Writing in Cinema Canada, Gary Lamphier stated that Gunnarsson and Lucas "establish Biff's decline and subsequent resurrection with economy and a sense of style.