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Office Space (1999)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 89
Fresh: 70 | Rotten: 19

Mike Judge lampoons the office grind with its inspired mix of sharp dialogue and witty one-liners.

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Average Rating: 6.3/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 8

Mike Judge lampoons the office grind with its inspired mix of sharp dialogue and witty one-liners.

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Movie Info

Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingston) is a computer programmer working for Initech in Houston. Every day, he and his friends Samir (Ajay Naidu) and Michael Bolton (David Herman as not THAT Michael Bolton), suffer endless indignities and humiliations in their soulless workspace from their soulless boss, Bill Lumbergh (Gary Cole). For Peter, stuck in his cookie-cutter apartment with paper-thin walls and IKEA furniture, every day is worse than the one before it -- so every day is the worst of his life. To

R, 1 hr. 29 min.

Comedy, Romance

Mike Judge

Aug 31, 1999

20th Century Fox

Cast

All Critics (89) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (74) | Rotten (21) | DVD (30)

Frequently uproarious.

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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A take-this-job-and-shove-it movie about the crushing malevolence of the corporate environment, it's on the verge of being really good.

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Slate | Comment
Slate
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Some horrible Monday, why not cut work to see it?

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine | Comment
TIME Magazine
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The gags about the daily grind and what happens when a drone forgets how to be submissive make for beautifully low-key satire.

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Chicago Reader
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Judge's sense of the ridiculous serves him well.

June 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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When Peter actively rebels and is ironically rewarded for his efforts by the head honchos, the picture loses its bite -- what began as discomfiting satire soon devolves into silly farce.

March 22, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comment (1)
Globe and Mail
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So good, you should quit work to see it.

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

A shapeless comedy of little merit.

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comments (5)
Empire Magazine

Even if it doesn't up live to its inspired beginning, Mike Judge scores something with all the marks of a workplace cult classic with his first big-screen, live-action outing.

March 12, 2010 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The quintessential modern-day workplace comedy.

March 24, 2009 Full Review Source: Three Movie Buffs | Comment
Three Movie Buffs

A comedy about authority and the searing resentment that its lazy application engenders -- the dialogue is rich, the details spot-on and the laugh-out-loud factor as high as just about any comedy of the 1990s.

March 9, 2009 Full Review Source: Shared Darkness | Comment
Shared Darkness

The Blu-ray release gives you the movie's 'special edition,' which means a nice little bundle of extras are included.

February 3, 2009 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | Comment (1)
Apollo Guide

A mildly funny satire on contemporary office work in America.

January 18, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Who hasn't sat at his desk after lunch and spaced out for an hour? Who wouldn't love to march the copy machine into a field and go to town on it with a baseball bat?

March 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | Comment
Arizona Daily Star

Plays like a live-action version of the "Dilbert" comic strip. A smart, funny satire.

November 18, 2005 Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | Comment
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Um, yeah... why don't you just go ahead and... buy this DVD... That'd be great.

November 8, 2005 Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | Comment
Fantastica Daily

If the movie suffers from mild aimlessness and editorial confusion, and it does, those are relatively small speed bumps to endure for such a canny and quick-witted affair.

November 8, 2005 Full Review Source: DVD Clinic | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Office Space

Ron Livingston became my hero in this movie. One of the most funny movies out there. No one sees this and doesnt die of laughter. The corporate world just right. Got that TPS report for me right now?

March 20, 2007
jmanard52

Super Reviewer

Stick to Dilbert. OK the "Flair" stuff was funny.

April 3, 2007
brooklynspo

Super Reviewer

    1. Bill Lumbergh: Didn't you get the memo?
    – Submitted by G-man K (27 days ago)
    1. Samir: No one in this country can pronounce my name right. I mean it's not that hard. I mean, 'Ni-i-na-najaad', Niinanajaad.
    2. Michael Bolton: Yeah, well at least your name isn't Michael Bolton.
    3. Samir: You know, there's nothing wrong with that name.
    4. Michael Bolton: There was nothing wrong with it. Until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning grammys.
    5. Samir: Well, if it bothers you that much, why don't you just go by Mike; instead of Michael?
    6. Michael Bolton: No way. Why should I change? He's the one who sucks.
    – Submitted by Michael C (36 days ago)
    1. Milton: Excuse me, but I think you have my stapler.
    – Submitted by Michael C (36 days ago)
    1. Peter Gibbons: I wouldn't say I've been *missing* it, Bob.
    – Submitted by sean b (3 months ago)
    1. Milton: Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler.
    – Submitted by Kyle K (6 months ago)

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