Horrible Bosses
Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: July 8, 2011
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cameronmorewoodNov 7, 2012
Horrible Bosses is hilarious, and even then, it doesn't go as far as it good have. It had Hangover potential, but, nevertheless, I'm thoroughly entertained.
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worleyjamersDec 7, 2012
I actually liked this a lot. Nothing special but still funny, smart, terrible...it all worked. I was definitely entertained. Jennifer Aniston was particularly funny.
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chrismovieguyNov 23, 2014
I really must say it took me awhile to see this but wow oh wow it was one of the wildest and fall down funniest movies I have seen in awhile I say if u are in a good mood to kill your boss as these guys were don't see it It will only make itI really must say it took me awhile to see this but wow oh wow it was one of the wildest and fall down funniest movies I have seen in awhile I say if u are in a good mood to kill your boss as these guys were don't see it It will only make it worse but I must admit to this I laughed out loud several times and had a wonderful time with the boys "these guys " I say see it for a good comedy I can't wait till thanksgiving to see the second part of it happy watching oh yea word of advice teens and parents please watch separately due to a ton of swearing and unconfertable moments for both… Expand
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SatiricalewokNov 9, 2014
This film does have laughs. Just not enough, the funniest scenes are with Jamie Foxx, but he is only in the movie for a short period of time. Really this film ends up being a collection of funny ideas that aren't quite realised. The acting isThis film does have laughs. Just not enough, the funniest scenes are with Jamie Foxx, but he is only in the movie for a short period of time. Really this film ends up being a collection of funny ideas that aren't quite realised. The acting is actually very good in this film, particularly Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx.… Expand
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SpangleJan 26, 2015
Horrible Bosses is an above average comedy. It has an interesting idea that really winds up being a fun film to watch unfold. The acting from the large cast is good on the whole, in particular Kevin Spacey and the trio of Jason Bateman, JasonHorrible Bosses is an above average comedy. It has an interesting idea that really winds up being a fun film to watch unfold. The acting from the large cast is good on the whole, in particular Kevin Spacey and the trio of Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charlie Day. The main problem this one has that all mainstream comedies seem to have is how silly and absurd it all feels. While enjoyable and all, this is always a sticking point for me. However, as I said, the acting is good and the writing is pretty solid as the film is actually pretty funny. I just wish it was a bit more grounded and played less like an alright network sitcom. But, again, Horrible Bosses is an entertaining little film with good acting, which does outweigh the negatives for me, though I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again.… Expand
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6
FranzHcriticDec 27, 2014
The film, while sophomoric, is solid with a cast that saves the film's too loose and immature structure. For one thing, Jennifer Aniston is a knockout in her role. All the bosses are. They're all excruciatingly hilarious. The victims areThe film, while sophomoric, is solid with a cast that saves the film's too loose and immature structure. For one thing, Jennifer Aniston is a knockout in her role. All the bosses are. They're all excruciatingly hilarious. The victims are equally fun. But the story fails by being a border of black comedy and raunchy comedy, which in my opinion, are opposites, the former being much more sophisticated and taking an actual brain to write. Opposites do attract. That's not one of them. But again, one big applause to the comedy genius-filled cast.… Expand
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marcmyworksDec 20, 2016
Predictable plot and subpar jokes from a fantastic cast whose characters felt underdeveloped. The lackluster ending added to my dismay but overall the film was entertaining enough for a Sunday afternoon.
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lukechristianscMay 1, 2015
A dark cold blooded, mean spirited humor that is so offensive it's comedy gold! Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis are all funny that they have to tolerate Colin Firth, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer as bosses. Even though the joke are oldA dark cold blooded, mean spirited humor that is so offensive it's comedy gold! Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis are all funny that they have to tolerate Colin Firth, Kevin Spacey, Jennifer as bosses. Even though the joke are old and the satire is not clever but the film is wickedly clever the humor is funny and the performances are silly! Grade B+… Expand
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Meth-dudeApr 9, 2014
This is an original concept and an original movie.There is a lot of funny scenes and it's one of the best 2011's movies.If it's not it's the best comedy of 2011.Tis is a sexy and wild movie that i can only recommend
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Viper8787Apr 23, 2014
Didn't love this movie but I didn't hate it either it was just ok. I thought it was going to be funnier. Every time someone mentions this movie they say how funny it is and I say it was just ok they are sometimes shocked I didn't find itDidn't love this movie but I didn't hate it either it was just ok. I thought it was going to be funnier. Every time someone mentions this movie they say how funny it is and I say it was just ok they are sometimes shocked I didn't find it funny. It isn't one of the best comedy movies but entertaining enough. Some really funny jokes and some awful one make it an ok movie.… Expand
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AliceofXMar 9, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are some funny parts in Horrible Bosses but they are entirely predictable. Most of the time it's just not funny and instead of being smart it settles for being raunchy and explicit with crude, disgusting sex jokes.

The bosses were too unrealistic. Zero subtlety was involved in their roles. Instead they just openly said how horrible they are in such a cartoonish way that it was heard to take the main characters situation seriously. It didn't develop any empathy for them. The only boss that really sticks in your mind is the one played by Kevin Spacey as the rest are barely given any time to develop as characters.

Probably the best thing about this film was the three main characters. They had great chemistry together and you really liked watching their failures as they went about their mission like bumbling idiots. And that's what basically happens in the movie – despite their idiocy through sheer luck they manage to come on top and solve all their problems.

Overall this is not a completely unwatchable movie and personally I rather liked it but I can't see myself ever recommending it to anyone or even watching it a second time.… Expand
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7
FilmQueenOct 29, 2015
I think this film is very funny. Only sometimes annoyingly exaggerated, all in all quite good. It is similar in style to 'The Hangover' except it's better, not gross and annoyingly stupid. (I know people don't agree with me, but I dislikeI think this film is very funny. Only sometimes annoyingly exaggerated, all in all quite good. It is similar in style to 'The Hangover' except it's better, not gross and annoyingly stupid. (I know people don't agree with me, but I dislike 'The Hangover' very much.)… Expand
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7
DanielwWhiteNov 27, 2015
Really good comedy. The characters and plot for this movie are really funny and well done for a comedy. This is one of the best comedies made in recent years.
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10
muzmuzDec 23, 2015
Horrible Bosses is personally I think one of the best comedy movie out there, yeah it isn't generally funny for all ages but for the right viewer, it will never fail.
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EpicLadySpongeFeb 19, 2016
This movie does have horrible bosses indeed. I would never work for bosses that are so horrible to work with... in this case... I would never work with anyone to make such a movie like this.
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MovieMasterEddyApr 9, 2016
Three hard-working professionals turn out to be pretty hopeless assassins in “Horrible Bosses,” a sorta-dark comedy predicated on the easily relatable notion that killing your supervisor would make the world a much better place. Too craven toThree hard-working professionals turn out to be pretty hopeless assassins in “Horrible Bosses,” a sorta-dark comedy predicated on the easily relatable notion that killing your supervisor would make the world a much better place. Too craven to take this idea to its properly nasty conclusion, this foul-mouthed effort instead coasts on its leads’ strong three-way chemistry and crack timing (quite literally, in a scene involving spilled cocaine), eliciting steady chuckles even as the plot bogs down in various dumbass shenanigans involving firearms, cell phones and fatal peanut allergies.

Written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (from a story by Markowitz), the pic lives up to its blunt title, rapidly introducing three highly competent employees and their impossibly despicable employers.

Office drone Nick Hendricks (Jason Bateman) works endless hours on a regular diet of abuse from his sadistic supervisor, Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey). Nick’s two closest buddies aren’t much better off: Dental hygienist Dale Arbus (Charlie Day) must fend off the aggressive sexual advances of Novocain-wielding nymphomaniac Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston), while accountant Kurt Buckman (Jason Sudeikis) can only watch as newly installed superior Bobby Pellit (Colin Farrell) destroys his company to finance a coke-snorting, hooker-happy lifestyle.

Since Pellit’s reckless waste-disposal methods could result in the deaths of millions, killing him is the only moral thing to do, Kurt argues during a boozy venting session with Dale and Nick. Soon all three of them are plotting to bump off their respective bosses with the help of a gangster (Jamie Foxx) whose expletive-derived name more or less sums up the script’s idea of wit. Bumbling burglaries and high-speed car chases ensue, as “Horrible Bosses” splits the difference between the I’ll-kill-yours-if-you-kill-mine setup of “Strangers on a Train” (directly acknowledged here) and the anti-corporate ethos of “Office Space,” though it’s seldom as amusing or thrilling as that combo would suggest.

The manner in which the central scheme plays out is predictably moronic, vulgar and juvenile, though the parties involved just about make up for it. The three lead funnymen (all of whom honed their comedic chops on television) are seasoned enough to make their displays of bumbling ineptitude seem positively skillful, building a consistently amusing rapport while inhabiting well-defined types — Bateman the measured voice of reason, Sudeikis the group’s skirt-chasing id and Day the squeaky third wheel.

Structurally, there’s a certain deftness to the way various gags pay off down the road as plot twists; audiences will be gratified to know that the sight of Sudeikis, introducing a toothbrush to an orifice without teeth, is not entirely gratuitous. And director Seth Gordon (“Four Christmases”) seems to grasp that the pic’s kill-your-boss fantasy is primal enough to excuse, and perhaps even warrant, a crude, sloppy approach. Indeed, it’s hard not to wish the helmer had abandoned the safety net and pushed his characters into darker, more daring territory; there’s at least one moment of violence so shockingly abrupt it provides a brief glimpse of the edgier comedy “Horrible Bosses” could have been.

As it is, Gordon falls back on over-the-top comic exaggeration by stacking the deck against the three big, bad bosses, who shrewdly account for most of the movie’s collective star wattage. While Aniston seems to be having a fun, vampy time as a succubus in scrubs, she’s the most tangential figure in a film that radiates a casual, leering contempt for women; for his part, Farrell lets his awesome combover do most of the heavy lifting. That leaves Spacey’s ever-reliable snarl to carry the day, lending the pic a twisted energy it could have used more of.

Tech credits are appropriately grungier than the usual studio standard. Brisk pic doesn’t overstay its welcome.… Expand
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MEFzelderMay 9, 2016
"Horrible Bosses" es una comedia novedosa, que esquiva el humor grotesco y/o estúpido, y presenta una premisa con la que la audiencia podrá identificarse que presenta una gracia fluida que entretiene a lo largo de toda la película.
La"Horrible Bosses" es una comedia novedosa, que esquiva el humor grotesco y/o estúpido, y presenta una premisa con la que la audiencia podrá identificarse que presenta una gracia fluida que entretiene a lo largo de toda la película.
La historia nos presenta a tres empleados Nick Hendrics (Jason Bateman), Kurt Buckman (Jason Sudeikis) y Dave Arbus (Charlie Day), quienes trabajan en distintos rubros pero coinciden en dos aspectos, una amistad de años y tener jefes que les están arruinando la vida. Debido a su mala situación piensan que sus vidas serían mucho más fáciles si asesinan a sus empleadores, y un momento de frustración cada uno decide poner en marcha el plan.
La comedia es muy buena, nada es forzado y la narración se acompleja haciendo la historia interesante, en gran parte por el gran elenco, actuaciones como la de Kevin Spacey o Jamie Foxx contribuyen muy bien.
Es una recomendable, entre tantas comedias que salen cada año es bueno premiar la que se diferencia de las demás y cumple con el cometido de hacer pasar un buen tiempo.… Expand
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arrivistNov 14, 2021
An amoral, unfunny, forced, predictably moronic, vulgar and lightweight waste of money. The three lead actors enjoy themselves while the audience groan and file out.
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KanjiJul 20, 2018
Three men produce a ludicrous plan that would make you giggle at first, until they actually embark on it making it even funnier. There are certainly some laughs to be found here. However, there are some uneventful periods which drag on andThree men produce a ludicrous plan that would make you giggle at first, until they actually embark on it making it even funnier. There are certainly some laughs to be found here. However, there are some uneventful periods which drag on and on. Contributing to that problem may have been Bateman's doing, as his performance in the film was a bit weak and tame compared to his counterparts. Regardless, Horrible Bosses is good and I would definitely watch it with my friends should an opportunity arise.… Expand
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AndrewBurgeSep 22, 2018
Seth Gordon's 'Horrible Bosses' has most of its artistry sucked out from it by the idiocy of its three lead characters. These are Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and the hyperactive imp Dale (Charlie Day). They are threeSeth Gordon's 'Horrible Bosses' has most of its artistry sucked out from it by the idiocy of its three lead characters. These are Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and the hyperactive imp Dale (Charlie Day). They are three modern-day blue-collar middle-to-upper class working men sick of their bosses so they decide to murder them.

No amount of midlife-crisis and collected anger is an excuse for such a limp plot. Yes, their stupidity and desperation is what makes the film funny but also makes me depressed. First, they attempt to hire a 'wet-work' professional to kill them. That fails in a very lame way which I will not spoil here. Then they go to the "neighborhood with the highest number of car-jackings" to find a tough guy. All the while Nick being the voice of reason telling them to take it easy now and then. Of course, he is not listened. His lines are mostly put in an attempt to offer an artificial level of adult rationality.

At least their anger is somewhat justified. These bosses are truly horrible. Take the abusive Dave Harken (Kevin Spacey), or the hedonistic Bobby Pellit (Colin Farrell) or even the sexually-obsessed dentist Dr. Julia Harris (Jennifer Aniston who gives a pretty savage performance). While these drive the cause for the plot which is pretty funny, some of the best jokes linger on for too long.

Stupidity is fuel for comedy, I get it. But the way in which is propagated here makes you annoyed at these characters rather than laugh at them. It's a very blurry line difficult to see. From moments of forced humiliation and misplaced lines (after they witness an apparent murder by Dale the first discussion that comes to mind for Nick and Kurt is who would get raped more in prison) to the obnoxious angry release of Dale, 'Horrible Bosses' is a bit funny but only at the cost of logical thoroughness.… Expand
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ryu9376Nov 5, 2019
I can't tell you how hard I was laughing... Bateman, Sudeikis, & Day are hilarious together... & Spacey was so ridiculously funny... I couldn't even believe it.
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geewahJan 24, 2021
A movie that has it's funny moments, but is really carried by the performances of it's cast. Farrell is fantastic and the normally wooden Aniston produces a career best performance.
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ChunkDumpJan 16, 2021
"gotta trim the fat around here" oooh that was gold. killing each others bosses is a dumb genius plan but it worked. slap sticky comedy, one liners, and one horny jennifer aniston. almost getting pissed on and stabbing Kevin spacey over and"gotta trim the fat around here" oooh that was gold. killing each others bosses is a dumb genius plan but it worked. slap sticky comedy, one liners, and one horny jennifer aniston. almost getting pissed on and stabbing Kevin spacey over and over kept it entertaining. this is a guide on what NOT to do with your "Horrible" boss.… Expand
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Smudge99Jan 12, 2023
This is easily one of the funniest movies I've ever watched. The main trio of best buddies are constantly getting into increasingly unfortunate situations and it's hilarious. This one is guaranteed to make your sides split from laughing so hard.
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qqziiJan 15, 2023
Good comedy for the evening. The idea is original, there are decent moments, generally above average.
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