Three friends plot darkly-comic revenge on their awful bosses, spiraling into a brisk, raunchy, and pulpy crime caper.
Campy and crowd-pleasing, with dark satire. A date-night pick at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+.
No surprises for an R: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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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.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
Snatch (2000)Dry wit · gritty · late-night trip · strong violenceRough-and-tumble London criminals chase a stolen diamond, leading to a darkly comic and briskly paced caper.
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violenceA relentless, darkly comic ride through a world of pulpy excess and financial corruption.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceA brisk, darkly comic crime caper unfolds as friends scramble to pay a debt, leading to a pulpy heist.
Cruella (2021)Dark satire · campy · date night · strong violenceA young designer's ambition sparks a darkly comedic crime drama in 1970s punk London.
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)Dry wit · darkly comic · date night · briskA drama critic discovers his sweet aunts are serial murderers, leading to darkly comic and briskly paced mayhem.
21 Jump Street (2012)Big broad humor · crowd pleasing · date night · strong violenceUndercover cops relive high school with broad humor and raunchy gags while busting a drug ring.
Pulp Fiction (1994)Darkly comic · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyHitmen, molls, and boxers collide in a sprawling, darkly comic crime saga that twists through time.
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)Big broad humor · satirical · date night · strong violenceA young man navigates a hilariously dangerous South Central L.A. with broad humor and campy crime.Horrible Bosses is on our Raunchy, Comedy on Paramount+ and Crime on Paramount+ lists.
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