Corner Office

Name: Corner Office
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 4, 2023
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Allison Riley, Andy Thompson, Bill Marchant, Christopher Heyerdahl, Conor Stinson O'Gorman

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Lionsgate | Release Date: August 4, 2023 | PG-13

Starring: Allison Riley, Andy Thompson, Bill Marchant, Christopher Heyerdahl, Conor Stinson O'Gorman, Danny Pudi, Jon Hamm, June B. Wilde, Kimberley Shoniker, Mark Dozlaw, Sarah Gadon, Shawn Macdonald, Veena Sood

Summary: Orson (Jon Hamm), a corporate drone trying to move up in his newly acquired entry-level job, discovers a secret room in his drab, soul-crushing office building; a discovery that causes problems with his new colleagues.

Director: Joachim Back

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 101 min

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William Repass

Jul 30, 2023

The film goes to show that humanism and absurdism are often two expressions of the same face. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peyton Robinson

Aug 7, 2023

Corner Office is a sometimes-funny satire stuffed with capitalist ennui, but it bites with dull teeth, failing to provide enough support for its sentiment to stick. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

Jun 13, 2022

Corner Office is a just-okay office satire saved by Jon Hamm playing the anti-Jon Hamm. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jul 24, 2023

It’s only towards the very end, when the film’s satire and surrealism pull apart from each other like a party cracker, that the tension brewing in Orson’s department becomes compelling enough to justify the busywork of creating it. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Jul 24, 2023

Corner Office succeeds all too well in conveying the deadening effects of office work, practically serving as a testimonial to the pandemic-created trend of working from home. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Jul 24, 2023

Like head-in-the-clouds Orson, Back’s debut feature imagines more for itself than others can see, though only the latter has earned a shot at another job. Read full review

The Playlist Jason Bailey

Jul 24, 2023

Hamm makes himself look bland, which is no small accomplishment. But he’s also smothering much of what makes him an exciting actor. Read full review

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Voodoo123

Aug 7, 2023

This was a fascinating surrealistic dramedy/mystery following the inner thoughts of a tightly wound but hard working employee of a nameless "authority corp". The only respite from the incompetency of his colleagues is in the 'corner office', a strange place seemingly only visible to himThis was a fascinating surrealistic dramedy/mystery following the inner thoughts of a tightly wound but hard working employee of a nameless "authority corp". The only respite from the incompetency of his colleagues is in the 'corner office', a strange place seemingly only visible to him alone. Great cinematography cast and writing made for a gripping textured if a little mundane story.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Aug 19, 2023

This attempt to capture the cold and detached essence of the corporate environment, with its lifeless ambiance, possessed certain tools for a more incisive satirical exploration, yet strangely enough, the director chose to envelop it in a dystopian veneer, rendering the film too mechanicalThis attempt to capture the cold and detached essence of the corporate environment, with its lifeless ambiance, possessed certain tools for a more incisive satirical exploration, yet strangely enough, the director chose to envelop it in a dystopian veneer, rendering the film too mechanical to escape a parched and monotonous tone, that even its voice-over resource - intended to be humorous - becomes obsolete too quickly.

Corner Office held the potential to extract more from its premise. However, unlike the other debut I've watched earlier, this director can't help the stagnation of its plot, the pacing becomes unwieldy, and it lacks full realization, losing a lot of vigor along the way and continually floundering, though it never quite falls apart in my opinion, but all of its sharp commentary falls flat, so in the end it leaves no lasting impression.… Expand

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kevinCHON

Aug 15, 2023

complete garbage. I'd have rather watched paint dry. some sort of message that corporate culture is bad and people would like a better space to occupy within their offices. yea, no s--- sherlock.

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EludiumQ36

Sep 7, 2023

"Corner Office" (2022, 100-mins, PG-13, $0 boxoffice, D/Joachim Back) attracts you since Jon Hamm ("Orson") stars and he finds a room that he's told doesn't exist. This entire film is deception. First, Orson has a psychosis. The room objectively does not exist, it's a micro-utopia he's"Corner Office" (2022, 100-mins, PG-13, $0 boxoffice, D/Joachim Back) attracts you since Jon Hamm ("Orson") stars and he finds a room that he's told doesn't exist. This entire film is deception. First, Orson has a psychosis. The room objectively does not exist, it's a micro-utopia he's carved out in his mind, and it's not even a corner office. This should've been sold as a half-hour Twilight Zone episode. It has no business being feature length. The writers and director have little to no experience, and whatever there is, is in shorts. Jon Hamm is wasted in the lead, he's only attached to this for name recognition. There's so much dull, uninspired narration that you could treat this as an audiobook; seriously, there's practically no need for it to have visuals. I wasted my time so you don't have to, avoid.… Expand

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