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Horrible Bosses

Horrible Bosses

Comedy · Crime · 2011

For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.

Movie details

Horrible Bosses

“Ever wish your boss was dead?”

2011 Comedy · Crime 1h 38m

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6.6 / 10

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For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Seth Gordon

Written by

John Francis Daley · Jonathan Goldstein · Michael Markowitz

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

Nick Hendricks

Charlie Day

Charlie Day

Dale Arbus

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

Kurt Buckman

Kevin Spacey

Kevin Spacey

Dave Harken

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston

Julia Harris

Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell

Bobby Pellitt

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Motherfucker Jones

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The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Arthouse Gremlin

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.