Overview
A seemingly perfect boss faces chaos as his employees' lives spiral out of control.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- sardonic
- slick
- lazy sunday
- break from heavy movies
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Javier Bardem's magnetic lead performance and Fernando León de Aranoa's sharp workplace satire, while some found the film overlong and familiar in its farcical escalation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Julio Blanco presents himself as a caring father figure while manipulating employees and protecting the factory's public image.
The inspection-driven plot and Blanco's increasingly desperate interventions produce humor from morally serious labor conflicts.
The factory manufactures scales, while an unbalanced scale becomes a visible emblem of the company's compromised ethics.
The approaching award inspection structures the characters' decisions and intensifies Blanco's efforts to restore order.
Films like The Good Boss, and why
The Square
shared workplace satire, social criticism, and darkly comic examination of employer-employee relations
Thank You for Smoking
shared black comedy, corporate hypocrisy, and charismatic central performance
Mondays in the Sun
shared Spanish social comedy, labor politics, and sharply observed working-class tensions
The Death of Stalin
shared caustic workplace comedy and critique of institutional power and opportunism
Movie Details
- Director
- Fernando León de Aranoa
- Release Date
- 2021-10-15
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (488)
Cast
- Javier Bardem
- Manolo Solo
- Almudena Amor
- Óscar de la Fuente
- Sonia Almarcha
- Fernando Albizu
- María de Nati
- Tarik Rmili
- Rafa Castejón
- Celso Bugallo
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Cohen Media Amazon Channel
- 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 The Good Boss about?
- A charismatic factory owner scrambles to preserve his spotless reputation as employee grievances expose the ethical imbalance behind his success.
- What is The Good Boss like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Good Boss as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Good Boss violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Good Boss as mild.
- What did critics think of The Good Boss?
- Critics broadly praised Javier Bardem's magnetic lead performance and Fernando León de Aranoa's sharp workplace satire, while some found the film overlong and familiar in its farcical escalation.
- Which films are like The Good Boss?
- Films with a similar feel include The Square, Thank You for Smoking, Mondays in the Sun, and The Death of Stalin.
- How long is The Good Boss?
- The Good Boss runs 120 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Good Boss?
- In United States, The Good Boss streams on Cohen Media Amazon Channel.
