Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- irreverent
- vulgar
- group movie night
- stress relief
What critics said
Critics found the premise nasty and uneven but broadly effective because a well-chosen ensemble, especially Charlie Day, supplies strong comic chemistry and timing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Nick, Dale, and Kurt respond to exploitative, predatory, and corrupt bosses by discussing and pursuing their murders.
The three employees develop connected murder plots whose investigations and mistakes overlap throughout the story.
The bosses embody coercion, sexual predation, and psychopathic entitlement while the employees contemplate homicide as a job solution.
The protagonists hesitate to resign because of poor economic conditions and personal circumstances despite increasingly intolerable bosses.
Films like Horrible Bosses, and why
Office Space
shared dark workplace comedy, ensemble chemistry, and escalating criminal incompetence
The War of the Roses
shared amoral revenge fantasy, screwball plotting, and abrasive comic tone
The Hangover
shared buddy comedy, criminal misadventure, and frantic lowbrow humor
Strangers on a Train
shared interwoven schemes, black comedy, and morally compromised protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Seth Gordon
- Release Date
- 2011-07-08
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.6 / 10 (6990)
Cast
- Jason Bateman
- Charlie Day
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kevin Spacey
- Jennifer Aniston
- Colin Farrell
- Jamie Foxx
- Donald Sutherland
- P.J. Byrne
- Julie Bowen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Horrible Bosses about?
- Three desperate employees turn workplace resentment into a dangerously inept scheme to eliminate the bosses ruining their lives.
- What is Horrible Bosses like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Horrible Bosses as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Horrible Bosses violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Horrible Bosses as moderate.
- What did critics think of Horrible Bosses?
- Critics found the premise nasty and uneven but broadly effective because a well-chosen ensemble, especially Charlie Day, supplies strong comic chemistry and timing.
- Which films are like Horrible Bosses?
- Films with a similar feel include Office Space, The War of the Roses, The Hangover, and Strangers on a Train.
- How long is Horrible Bosses?
- Horrible Bosses runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Horrible Bosses?
- In United States, Horrible Bosses streams on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
