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Outsourced

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Outsourced reviews
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6.6 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 13 critic reviews
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Based on 9 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy

Written by: George Wing
John Jeffcoat

Directed by: John Jeffcoat

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 28, 2007
DVD: September 2, 2008

Running Time: 103 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: PG-13 for some sexual content

Starring Asif Basra, Ayesha Dharker, Josh Hamilton, Arjun Mathur, Larry Pine, and Matt Smith

Outsourced is a modern day comedy of cross-cultural conflict and romance. Todd Anderson spends his days managing costumer call center in Seattle until his job, along with those of the entire office, are outsourced to India. Adding insult to injury, Todd mus travel to India to train his new replacement. As he navigates through the chaos of Bombay and an office paralyzed by constant cultural misunderstandings, Todd yearns to return to the comforts of home. But it is through his team of quirky yet likable Indian call center workers, including his friendly and motivated replacement, Puro, and the charming, opinionated Asha, that Todd realizes that he too has a lot to learn--not only about India and America, but about himself. He soon discovers that being outsourced may be the best thing that ever happened to him. (ShadowCatcher Entertainment)

What The Critics Said

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91

Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer

Smart and charming.

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75

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

A sweetly acted and neatly executed social comedy.

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75

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Sweet and light. It's a celebration of cultural diversity and an affirmation that, despite differences in race, religion, and societal norms, people are essentially the same.

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75

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Outsourced is not a great movie, and maybe couldn't be this charming if it was. It is a film bursting with affection for its characters and for India.

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75

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Outsourced is a sweet, good-natured surprise that takes the cliches out of an overworked genre and makes them seem almost fresh and entirely charming.

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75

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Josh Hamilton gives a marvelously engaging performance in this fish-out-of-water comedy.

70

The New York Times Matt Zoller Seitz

In its modest way, Outsourced may be unique: a charming culture-clash romance that could be taught in business schools.

70

Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir

Simply too bright and pleasant to become a huge hit, but it's a confident little genre film with near-classic charm.

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70

Variety Eddie Cockrell

This unaffected charmer treats a hot-button contempo issue with old-fashioned grace and benevolent wit, rendering it a sure-fire word-of-mouth crowd-pleaser.

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70

Village Voice Brian Miller

Outsourced has all the charm and color of its made-in-India locations, yet it's crafted--well crafted--according to familiar Hollywood convention.

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67

Austin Chronicle Josh Rosenblatt

Its head may be in the sand, but Outsourced is a good-spirited idyll, an escape from reality, naive to a fault, and all but unconcerned with the troubles of the world but almost -- almost -- convincing in its innocence.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein

The ending is predictable to anybody who's followed the trajectory of outsourcing. Outsourced humanizes those affected by it - even if the story sounds familiar.

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42

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Bill White

It is not giving away much to say that everything ends as expected, just not soon enough.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.6 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Jay H gave it a7:
A delightful film with a charming and capable cast. Good direction, appealing story and such likable characters. Funny and touching, very well done.

Ken Hu gave it a3:
Catchy theme but I found the story and acting too be flat.

Martin S. gave it a4:
This movie had the feel of a 70's made for TV movie. I was disappointed.

Charles W. gave it a10:
Hits the sweet spot of charming, nuanced, and not overreaching.

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