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2015
China Lion Film Distribution
1 h 59 m

2015
China Lion Film Distribution
1 h 59 m

Summary Based on the hit play Design for Living by star and producer Sylvia Chang, Office is a movie musical spectacular revolving around corporate maneuvering and romantic intrigue. Hong Kong legend Johnnie To delivers a biting takedown of capitalism, detailing the financial crisis following the Lehman Brothers collapse and what one company ha...

Directed By: Johnnie To

Written By: Sylvia Chang

2015
China Lion Film Distribution
1 h 59 m

2015
China Lion Film Distribution
1 h 59 m

Office

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews

83

User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

5.6

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Summary Based on the hit play Design for Living by star and producer Sylvia Chang, Office is a movie musical spectacular revolving around corporate maneuvering and romantic intrigue. Hong Kong legend Johnnie To delivers a biting takedown of capitalism, detailing the financial crisis following the Lehman Brothers collapse and what one company ha...

Directed By: Johnnie To

Written By: Sylvia Chang

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews

78% Positive
7 Reviews

22% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
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Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 9 Critic Reviews

78% Positive
7 Reviews

22% Mixed
2 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

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Mar 22, 2016

Wry and self-aware but never finger-wagging, Office looks back on an economic precipice and finds more humor and spirit than any other depiction yet made about it.

By Michael Nordine FULL REVIEW

Sep 24, 2015

This boardroom tuner charmingly mines humor, romance and no shortage of eccentric lyrics from the world of spreadsheets and stock portfolios, but its real achievement is a formal and conceptual one, conjuring a tongue-in-cheek vision of modern capitalism in splendidly Brechtian terms (and in widescreen 3D, to boot).

By Justin Chang FULL REVIEW

The New York Times

Sep 17, 2015

The songs in Office aren’t especially memorable. But it’s hard to care too much when you have a director who knows how to create tension by moving the camera and characters even while he’s delivering a nimble political softshoe with filmmaking dazzle.

By Manohla Dargis FULL REVIEW

Sep 18, 2015

Several of To's recent films concern economic upheaval and its effect on personal relationships, but Office is one of his recent best because it makes something as dire as a financial crisis seem like a natural subject for a modern musical.

By Simon Abrams FULL REVIEW

May 17, 2016

The film is aware of the concentrated world it’s depicting.

By Ethan Vestby FULL REVIEW

Sep 18, 2015

A clever, daring and unusual piece of cinema which fans of thinking outside the box will appreciate.

The Hollywood Reporter

Sep 17, 2015

Office is undermined by a simplistic screenplay lacking the nuances and frisson one expects of a cutting-edge satire of a capitalist world propelled by graft and greed.

By Clarence Tsui FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

57% Positive
4 Ratings

0% Mixed
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43% Negative
3 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings

57% Positive
4 Ratings

0% Mixed
0 Ratings

43% Negative
3 Ratings

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Details

Production Company Beijing Hairun Pictures Company, Edko Films, Media Asia Films, Milky Way Image Company, Shanghai Hairun Film & TV Production, Sun Entertainment Culture

Release Date Sep 18, 2015

Duration 1 h 59 m

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Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards

• 2 Wins & 6 Nominations

Golden Horse Film Festival

• 1 Win & 6 Nominations

Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards

• 1 Win & 4 Nominations

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