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- 2018
- R
- Annapurna Distribution
- 1 h 52 m
- 2018
- R
- Annapurna Distribution
- 1 h 52 m
Summary In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
Directed By: Boots Riley
Written By: Boots Riley
- 2018
- R
- Annapurna Distribution
- 1 h 52 m
- 2018
- R
- Annapurna Distribution
- 1 h 52 m
Sorry to Bother You
78
7.0
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Summary In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a macabre universe.
Directed By: Boots Riley
Written By: Boots Riley
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
78
88% Positive
45 Reviews
45 Reviews
8% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 Critic Reviews
78
88% Positive
45 Reviews
45 Reviews
8% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
4% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
It’s a roiling mix of wry race comedy, economy-grade dystopian sci-fi, and Silicon Valley satire. Also, it's as funny and as caustic as hell.
Exploding with infectious originality, Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You may be the most wonderfully bizarre film of 2018.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 249 User Ratings
7.0
70% Positive
174 Ratings
174 Ratings
16% Mixed
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
14% Negative
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 249 User Ratings
7.0
70% Positive
174 Ratings
174 Ratings
16% Mixed
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
14% Negative
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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It works fine as an outrageous comedy, but the perceptive commentary will likely give it staying power. This is the fearless satire that America desperately needs right now.
No matter how bizarre Sorry to Bother You becomes (and it goes in some very strange directions), it doesn’t entirely lose its focus.
Ultimately, Sorry to Bother You does what every great first film should: it heralds the arrival of an exciting new talent and generates enthusiasm for what’s going to be in that second feature.
The picture has the rage and energy of early Spike Lee films, and the same “How do I END this?” third act failings. I wanted to love it, but it stalls long before it takes a turn towards something so bizarre it’ll be taught in film schools for decades, “How NOT to give your sci-fi satire a climax.”
Riley so wants to make strong criticisms about everything from racial stereotyping to corporate greed that he forgets the need for a real person to root for at the story’s core.
this is a insane/the best movie of 2018, i really love the story, the characters, the crazy abou everything here
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i didn't understand this movie at all and i feel bad for it. Every performance was great by default but this movie is just too surreal for me. It is an interesting concept, and i praise Boots Reily for it, but it was just too weird and strange.
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It started out well enough as a pretty OK satire on call centers but half way through the satire shifted to something more sinister. The first sign was probably when Danny Glover came across as creepy with the "white voice". Then the sinister eventually managed to become completely far fetched. So, rest assured that the movie escalates a lot.
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Production Company
Cinereach,
MACRO,
MNM Creative,
Significant Productions,
The Space Program
Release Date Jul 6, 2018
Duration 1 h 52 m
Rating R
Awards
Black Reel Awards
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
Austin Film Critics Association
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Gotham Awards
• 3 Nominations
