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- Surprisingly, there aren't too many good movies about work. And if you disregard movies about labor movements and labor strikes, the number of work-related movies drops even further.
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Sep 15, 2023 · Surprisingly, there aren't too many good movies about work. And if you disregard movies about labor movements and labor strikes, the number of work-related movies drops even further. Sure, being a gangster or a wizard might technically be a "job," but let's be real—those aren't true, everyday occupations.
Jul 7, 2011 · Total Recall: 12 Movies About Work. With Horrible Bosses hitting theaters, we run down some of cinema's most memorable workplaces. by Jeff Giles | July 7, 2011 | Comments. Horrible Bosses....
- Joanna Zambas
- 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.
- Up in The Air
- The Devil Wears Prada
- The Social Network
- The Intern
- Pursuit of Happyness
- Moneyball
- Wake Up Sid
- Big
- Servant X Service
- Remember The Titans
This George Clooney classic involves him as a “corporate downsizer” whose job is to fire people from theirs. He flies from one destination to another, firing people and gathering miles on his airline travel. But a new hire comes up with a digital transformation to fire people over video conferences. However, it comes with a fair share of problems i...
We all have had bad spells at our job(s), and at most times, we change ourselves without thinking about the consequences. The Devil Wears Prada revolves around Anne Hathaway as a highly aspirational journalism grad under a ruthless boss. She changes herself to mold into a position that might bridge her dream job—changing her attitude, behavior, rel...
On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sat down at his computer and cooked up a global social network in communication. We all know what happened next—the youngest billionaire in history faced many legal and personal complications—just like every successful person does. A true inspiration to so-ca...
It’s never too late to get back in the game. Breaking all stereotypes of age-experience and superior-subordinate relationships, The Intern is all about Robert De Niro, a seventy-year-old retiree who gets back into the corporate world as a Senior Intern at an online fashion retailer. Under the apprenticeship of Anne Hathaway, he gets into the shoes ...
This powerful Will Smith-starrer brings tears in every jobber’s eyes for the right reasons. A classic amongst the working class, a struggling salesman, tries hard to make ends meet, isn’t able to do it, and is forced to live off the streets. Even then, it never gets too late for him to change his fortunes as he starts an unpaid internship as a stoc...
The author’s personal favorite from the list, Moneyball, actually takes the concept of smart work, not hard work,to reality. The catchphrase, often used in speeches but seldom implemented, is put to the test by a Baseball coach as he assembles the team on a shoestring budget—all on computer-generated analysis of players’ abilities. It isn’t much ab...
For all the Bollywood fans, we haven’t forgotten the B-town! Following the life of heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor, Wake Up Sid is all about a spoiled youngster who changes his way of life from being financially backed up by his father to an independent workaholic after inspiration from a lady friend deems her as ‘unambitious.’ Already a favorite amongst ...
This one is for all the fresh-out-of-college youngsters who get to work as soon as they step out of college. A young boy’s wish to “become big” comes true, and he wakes up the next day in an adult’s body. Watch Tom Hanks cope with the concept of Adulting as he tries to meddle with grown-ups, get a job, and get used to it all. This surreal transitio...
Something from the Anime-world, Servant X Service, is all about a group of young ones working in the Government Offices. With her sole mission to avenge the legalization of her ridiculous name, the protagonist- Lucy, realizes that being a civil servant is not an easy job, and it’s quite a lesson to learn. Angry citizens, thousands of complaints, bo...
We all hail from different dynamics of society, and cordial relations are not easily established. This movie is based on a true story of how an Afro-American coach gathers a racially integrated baseball team in times of heavy racism to win the state football championship. Their focus on a common goal, feeling of oneness, and unity in diversity leav...
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Apr 24, 2024 · Do you think you don't like movies and TV shows about work? Think again! Here are just a few television shows and movies that heavily feature the workplace, bad bosses, beloved coworkers, and everything in between.
Nov 4, 2022 · In their unique ways, these 10 workplace movies show the realities of an office environment that might make you wish you worked there, or thankful you don't.
Nov 26, 2022 · If you're looking for that perfect movie to bond over with your workmates the next Friday around, we've got you covered with our list of great workplace movies.
