Fresh
Gordon knows what works and what doesn't, pushing the leads' chummy chemistry to the fore while allowing the schematic and, frankly, highly unlikely murder plot to sink into the background.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Horrible Bosses
Ever wish your boss was dead?
2011 · 1h 38m · R
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Seth Gordon
Overview
For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently.
Director and cast
- Seth Gordon Director
- Jennifer Aniston as Dr. Julia Harris
- Jason Bateman as Nick Hendricks
- Charlie Day as Dale Arbus
- Jason Sudeikis as Kurt Buckman
- Kevin Spacey as Dave Harken
- Colin Farrell as Bobby Pellitt
- Jamie Foxx as Motherfucker Jones
- Donald Sutherland as Jack Pellit
- P.J. Byrne as Kenny Sommerfeld
- Julie Bowen Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The movie's main thrust is lowball wish fulfillment, which comes too cheaply.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Rotten
A lot of low-stakes humor, occasionally brought off by a mostly ingratiating cast.
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
For something like Horrible Bosses to sparkle, the actors have to shine... and shine they do.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
The coarseness wouldn't be so bad if at least the steady stream of obscenities were funny. But there is, after all, an art to talking dirty.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
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