Best Office Movies
Labor Day weekend inspires many of Americans to take a moment and reflect on why they’re glad they’re not at work. In fact, it’s the perfect time to bust out one of your favorite office movies to celebrate. There’s something so appealing about the ordinary hero who finally decides to “stick it to the man.” Many of these off-beat films failed to capture top earning numbers at the box office, but later established “cult classic” status as the buzz grew and movies online circulated.
Office Space is considered the king of office movies. This 1999 hit film satirizes life at a software company in the nineties. The story’s protagonist, Peter Gibbons, decides to stop going to work just as the company is downsizing, which makes him even more intriguing and desirable to his bosses. When his friends get fired, they decide to create a computer virus that will siphon off money into their bank accounts. Other characters include Milton — the quiet eccentric who is perpetually disgruntled and whose desk is always getting moved; Lumbergh — the ever-irritating boss whose expressions and mannerisms drive workers up the wall; and a string of characters who talk about having “a case of the Mondays” and lust after their coworkers. Despite its sluggish box office sales, Office Space went on to become one of the most-purchased movies online, with more than 2.6 million DVDs sold for home theater viewing.
Fight Club is another one of the best office movies. This 1999 movie is based on a novel by Chuck Palahniuk and tells the story of a nameless narrator (played by Edward Norton) who works an unfulfilling job at Federated Motor Corporation in the Compliance and Liability Department. Basically it’s his job to do the math to see if a particular automobile’s safety hazard is “worth fixing.” He meets Tyler Durden (played by Brad Pitt) who rebels against his status quo by adding some extra “spice” to the soup and picking fights with random strangers. Throw in Marla Singer, a girl who is addicted to finding wedding dresses at Good Will and attending survivor support groups, and a cast of disgruntled misfits who love mayhem — and you’ve got an off-beat, unpredictable thriller. Fight Club is another one of the top movies that failed to catch on at the Box Office (just over $37 million) but grossed $55 million in DVD sales.
American Psycho (2000), starring Christian Bale, is a chilling satire of life as an executive banker during the eighties, which was adapted from a novel by Bret Easton Ellis. As with most of the office movies, it can be hard to maintain a facade when there is so much frustration bubbling beneath the surface. From snorting cocaine in yuppie bars and meeting for lunch with his vapid fiancé to comparing business cards and apartments with his cohorts, there seems to be little room for true personal expression. Living a duality — the dark secret life of America’s biggest bosses juxtaposed with the frivolous office talk — is enough to drive any man insane. Like other books movies, the storyline is well-written and toned down from the novel version.
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