Office Space

Office Space

Work sucks.

Rating

4.3 (2)

Release Date

2/19/1999

Runtime

90 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$12,800,000

Homepage

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How It Feels

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A razor-sharp comedy that finds gleeful absurdity in the numbingly alienating world of corporate drudgery, following a burnt-out programmer who stops pretending to care and starts actually living. It's both a scathing indictment of office culture and a darkly funny fantasy about checking out.

Mood

AbsurdDefiantBittersweet

Themes

AmbitionComing apartFreedom

Tone

Satirical

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Reviews

stormaciousd

This really holds up. The quotes are endlessly relatable to anyone who has worked in an office. I'm feeling thankful to be a remote employee.

Office Space is a workplace comedy grounded in reality, even if there's a hypnotist and money laundering and a fire. The characters are real, except maybe Milton. I suppose I relate most to Tom, because I also deal with customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills.

4+ Star Reevals (2024)

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