Office Space
Seen it?1999 | 90 min | Comedy
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People are still talking about it. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan or Ghostbusters, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
80% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$13 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
About 646K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Mike Judge
- Ron LivingstonPeter
- Jennifer AnistonJoanna
- David HermanMichael Bolton
- Ajay NaiduSamir
- Diedrich BaderLawrence
- Stephen RootMilton
- Gary ColeBill Lumbergh
- Richard RiehleTom Smykowski
- Ali WentworthAnne
- Joe BaysDom Portwood