A fed-up office worker finds bliss and dark humor in a scheme to embezzle from his hated employer.
Satirical and darkly comic, with dry wit. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Paramount+.
No surprises for an R: some innuendo or implied sex and some violence.
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A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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