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- Office Space (1999) Directed by Mike Judge. Starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman. Comedy (1h 29m) 7.6 on IMDb — 80% on RT. Office Space is the greatest movie about the modern American office worker ever made, and it can never be topped.
- Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) Directed by James Foley. Starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alec Baldwin. Crime, Drama, Mystery (1h 40m) 7.7 on IMDb — 95% on RT. Glengarry Glen Ross is what happens when you give some of the greatest dialogue ever written to some of the greatest actors in movie history and let them chew the scenery to shreds.
- 9 to 5 (1980) Directed by Colin Higgins. Starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton. Comedy (1h 49m) 6.9 on IMDb — 69% on RT. One of the best work empowerment movies ever made, 9 to 5 is the grand starring vehicle of pop icons Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton.
- Up in the Air (2009) Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick. Comedy, Drama, Romance (1h 49m) 7.4 on IMDb — 90% on RT.
- Up in The Air
- The Devil Wears Prada
- The Pursuit of Happyness
- Office Space
- Waiting...
- The Intern
- The Big Short
- The Wolf of Wall Street
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This award-winning movie tackles the tricky topic of staff termination with pathos and humor. George Clooney stars as a man who flies all over America as part of his work for a human consultancy firm that specializes in downsizing. When a new employee (played by Anna Kendrick) joins the business to introduce a digital solution for firing people, th...
Meryl Streep headlines as the classic nightmare boss in this comedy-drama, which takes place in the snobbish world of fashion. An aspiring journalist (played by Anne Hathaway) accepts a job as an assistant at a fashion publication, despite looking down on the industry. As she becomes more and more determined to succeed, however, she finds herself t...
As movies about passion for work go, you can’t do much better than The Pursuit of Happyness. Based on a best-selling memoir, it’s the inspiring story of a man who struggles to make ends meet while raising a young child. Will Smith stars alongside his real-life son, Jayden, as the down-on-his-luck hero, who turns his fortunes around through a combin...
Consistently highlighted as one of the best workplace movies of all time, Office Space is a lighter take on the genre. Drudgery and boredom beset the life of Peter Gibbons (Ron Livingstone), who works alongside equally uninspired colleagues under a condescending boss. When a hypnotherapy session goes awry, he begins to free himself from the tyranny...
An irreverent look at waitering, this workplace movie showcases what not to do if you want to succeed in your job. From sexually inappropriate behavior to gross-out ways to get back at rude customers, Waiting… is a raunchy and light-hearted look at figuring out what you want to do with your career. This is more a movie for enjoyment than meaningful...
Taking movies about workplace discrimination in a different direction from what audiences are used to, The Intern examines how older generations can be stigmatized in the office. Robert de Niro headlines as a retired executive who decides to rejoin the workforce after feeling under stimulated at home. Taken on as an intern at an e-commerce start-up...
One of a series of workplace movies that attempts to explain how the 2007-2008 financial crisis was caused by the manipulation of financial instruments. The Big Short features Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, and Brad Pitt as a series of more or less unscrupulous businesspeople that exploit the housing market to their advantage. If you’r...
What’s a good clean movie to watch with coworkers? Definitely not this risqué Leonardo DiCaprio flick, which is filled with drug-fueled rampages and seedy hookups. The Wolf of Wall Street tells the true story of stockbroker Jordan Belfort, who made a fortune through shady financial dealings that eventually attracted the notice of the FBI. While you...
Long before The Big Short and The Wolf of Wall Street, there was this drama about the darker side of America’s financial heartland. Charlie Sheen stars as a junior stockbroker desperate to earn the attention and respect of an established moneymaker (played by Michael Douglas). Eventually, Sheen’s character is forced to make a choice between financi...
Another workplace movie based on a book, Moneyball is set in the world of baseball. Brad Pitt appears as Billy Beane, the general manager of a baseball team who must assemble a top-tier group of players on a budget. To do so, he receives the help of an economics graduate (Jonah Hill), who uses statistical analysis to highlight undervalued players t...
Aug 23, 2021 · Does any movie capture the mind-numbing, soul-sucking boredom of working a dead-end job in a cubicle better than Office Space? From battling over a stapler to having eight different bosses, it ...
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- editor@careeraddict.com
- Office Space. For the uninitiated, Mike Judge's 1999 cult classic is the ultimate workplace critique – a 90-minute dissemination of frustration, boredom and small-scale rebellion, told through the hypnotised eyes of Ron Livingston's work-weary software engineer.
- The Social Network. This gripping movie shows how Facebook came into existence. While the lead character is based on Facebook's founder, Mark Zuckerburg, The Social Network takes a fictional spin on social platforms rise to popularity.
- Up in the Air. On the surface, this existential drama about George Clooney's corporate 'downsizer' (aka someone who fires people for a living) is a character study of loneliness and nonfulfillment.
- The Internship. When two salesmen Nick (Owen Wilson) and Billy (Vince Vaughn) find themselves unemployed, they attempt joining an internship at Google.
May 23, 2022 · Getting a job can be both challenging and rewarding. Here is a collection of movies about getting a job to inspire and motivate you during your job search.
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Looking for great movies about careers? In this guide, we list 15 of the best career and job related movies that you should be watching. Movies can help you find motivation and inspiration when it comes to achieving your career goals. They can also help you gain perspective when you’re not happy in your career.
