Clockwatchers

Cast & Crew

Toni Collette
Iris Chapman

Parker Posey
Margaret Burre

Lisa Kudrow
Paula

Alanna Ubach
Jane

Helen FitzGerald
Cleo

Stanley DeSantis
Art

Jamie Kennedy
Eddie

David James Elliott
Mr. MacNamee

Debra Jo Rupp
Barbara

Kevin Cooney
Mr. Kilmer

Jill Sprecher
Director

Gina Resnick
Producer

John Flock
Executive Producer

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Critic Reviews for Clockwatchers

Audience Reviews for Clockwatchers

• May 07, 2013

  A not particularly enlightening look at office life. It was of course trumped eventually by the masterful Office Space. The film ultimately raises the question - so what?
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Aug 28, 2007

  Watched this movie a lot as a teenager. I love it's dark humor and the different characters.
  Sunil J Super Reviewer
• May 18, 2007

  What starts as a kind of <i>Nine to Five</i> comedy about a group of young women temping at a credit company, evolves into a rather dark, frustrating, realistic and somewhat depressing dramedy. <p>Iris (Toni Collette) is the newest temp recruit at a credit company where the key is to "look like you're busy". Incredibly shy, somewhat insecure and lonely Iris is soon befriended by three fellow tempers (Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow and Alanna Ubach) who welcome her into their world of boredom, under-appreciation and aspiring dreams unfulfilled or out of reach. The catalyst for their friendship becoming stronger before ultimately falling apart is the arrival of a new office assistant and a subsequent string of thefts of everything from stationery to personal diaries. As suspicious eyes turn to the temps ("it's them and us"), it isn't long before bitterness and resentment break out, and things are never the same again. <p>Despite the truly terrible, 80's looking DVD cover which inaccurately suggests a kooky office comedy, this is actually quite a bleak look at friendship and office politics, and is powerful stuff in parts. Toni Collette, as narrator and lead player, is truly excellent and has a way of portraying inner thoughts not spoken that is quite unique. As the film enters its second phase, you can see her think through possibilities and suspicions and, though the transformation of character she promises in voiceover at the start isn't (thankfully) completely fulfilled, her depiciton of Iris remains compelling throughout. Parker Posey provides excellent support, and has a heartbreaking and frustratingly real scene when her friends seemingly abandon her. <p>A very cheap and plainly looking film (though that's probably half the point), <i>Clockwatchers</i> doesn't have enough of a satisfactory conclusion to make this entirely successful, but still remains a film you shouldn't judge by its tacky cover.
  Daniel P Super Reviewer

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