Horrible Bosses
Ever wish your boss was dead?
2011 | 98m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Seth Gordon |
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| Writer: | Jonathan Goldstein, Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 08, 2011 |
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| Director: | Seth Gordon |
| Writer: | Jonathan Goldstein, Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | bad boss, employee, death of father, stakeout, questioning, duringcreditsstinger, anxious, egotistical, bold |
| Production Companies | New Line Cinema, RAT Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $209,838,559
Budget: $35,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 05, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jason Bateman | Nick Hendricks |
| Charlie Day | Dale Arbus |
| Jason Sudeikis | Kurt Buckman |
| Kevin Spacey | Dave Harken |
| Jennifer Aniston | Julia Harris |
| Colin Farrell | Bobby Pellitt |
| Jamie Foxx | Motherfucker Jones |
| Donald Sutherland | Jack Pellit |
| P.J. Byrne | Kenny Sommerfeld |
| Julie Bowen | Rhonda Harken |
| Lindsay Sloane | Stacey |
| Wendell Pierce | Detective Hagan |
| Ron White | Detective Samson |
| John Francis Daley | Carter |
| Meghan, Duchess of Sussex | Jamie |
| Steve Wiebe | Thomas |
| Michael Albala | Mr. Anderton |
| Jennifer Hasty | Kurt's Co-Worker |
| Reginald Ballard | Kurt's Co-Worker |
| George Back | Kurt's Co-Worker |
| Barry Livingston | Kurt's Co-Worker |
| Celia Finkelstein | Margie Emerman |
| Diana Toshiko | Bobby's Girl |
| Carla Maria Cadotte | Bobby's Girl |
| Scott Rosendall | Hank Preston |
| Dave Sheridan | Bartender (Bradford's Bar) |
| Chad L. Coleman | Bartender (Dive Bar) |
| Ioan Gruffudd | Wetwork Man |
| Brian George | Atmanand |
| Peter Breitmayer | Pharmacist |
| Isaiah Mustafa | Officer Wilkens |
| Jimm Giannini | Harken Party Guest |
| Bob Newhart | Lou Sherman |
| Seth Gordon | Ralph Peterberg |
| Christina Blevins | Cute Girl at Bar (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Seth Gordon | Director |
| Jonathan Goldstein | Screenplay |
| Shepherd Frankel | Production Design |
| Deborah La Mia Denaver | Makeup Department Head |
| John Johnson | Still Photographer |
| Christopher Lennertz | Original Music Composer |
| Diana Pokorny | Unit Production Manager |
| Sean Graham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Kim Marks | Camera Operator |
| Laura Albert | Stunts |
| Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts |
| Richard Burden | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Matthew Taylor | Stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Tom McComas | Stunts |
| Cary Weitz | Utility Sound |
| Steve Kelso | Stunts |
| Keii Johnston | Stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Mickey Giacomazzi | Stunts |
| Charles Croughwell | Stunts |
| Mike Avery | Stunts |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Joe Bucaro III | Stunt Driver |
| Mark Norby | Stunt Driver |
| Tyler W. Gaisford | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Craig Baxley Jr. | Stunts |
| Michael Markowitz | Screenplay, Story |
| Carol Ramsey | Costume Design |
| Peter Teschner | Editor |
| Sarah Katzman | Casting |
| Paul Graff | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Mike Medina | Construction Coordinator |
| Joyce Kogut | Costume Supervisor |
| Deidra Dixon | Hairstylist |
| Jeremy Hays | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Jay Pelissier | Art Direction |
| Jamie Kelman | Makeup Artist |
| Lisa Beach | Casting |
| David Hennings | Director of Photography |
| Chris McMillan | Hairstylist |
| LaLette Littlejohn | Makeup Artist |
| Sara Ghaffar | Art Department Coordinator |
| Angela Levin | Makeup Artist |
| Magdalena Wolf | Visual Effects Producer |
| Ellen Falguiere | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Patricia DeHaney | Key Hair Stylist |
| Mychael Bates | Property Master |
| Elmo Weber | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Alexa Alden | Script Supervisor |
| Denny Caira | Transportation Coordinator |
| Jeff Wexler | Production Sound Mixer |
| Dana Sano | Music Supervisor |
| Todd Bozung | Music Editor |
| Darin Rivetti | First Assistant Director |
| Joe Lemola | Sound Effects Editor |
| Brad Sherman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Marc Glassman | Sound Effects Editor |
| Alasdair Boyd | Location Manager |
| Christopher T. Welch | Dialogue Editor |
| Russell Farmarco | Dialogue Editor |
| Cameron Steenhagen | Dialogue Editor |
| David Williams | Dialogue Editor |
| Todd Durboraw | Second Assistant Camera |
| James R. Tynes | Chief Lighting Technician |
| John 'Fest' Sandau | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Gregory W. Smith | Camera Operator |
| Don Coufal | Boom Operator |
| Lamarr Gray | Rigging Gaffer |
| Chad Rivetti | First Assistant Camera |
| Rodney Sandoval | Second Assistant Camera |
| Don Duffield | First Assistant Camera |
| Jeremy Reisig | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Helen Medrano | Production Accountant |
| Lori Seaman | Stunts |
| Chris Regan | Color Timer |
| Natasha Leonnet | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Robert E. Phillips | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Martha Pike | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Christopher Moriana | Foley Artist |
| Darrin Mann | Foley Mixer |
| Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Eliza Pollack Zebert | ADR Supervisor |
| Matthew P. Hanson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michelle Morrissey | Production Supervisor |
| Jay Vinitsky | Post Production Supervisor |
| Calla Klessig | Assistant Art Director |
| Louise Del Araujo | Leadman |
| Conny Boettger-Marinos | Set Designer |
| Robert Hatfield | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Stan Harrison | Video Assist Operator |
| Kerri Smeltzer | Production Office Coordinator |
| Francesco Tignini | Second Assistant Director |
| Herb Ault | Key Grip |
| Shannon Deats | Best Boy Grip |
| Tim Christie | Dolly Grip |
| Richard 'Rocky' Nichols | Assistant Property Master |
| Josue Rodriguez | Assistant Property Master |
| Kelcey Fry | Makeup Artist |
| Jason M. Moore | Set Costumer |
| Jamelle Flowers | Set Costumer |
| Christine Jordan | Set Costumer |
| Erin Lenk | Set Costumer |
| Nina Hallworth | Costumer |
| Clare Hallworth | Costumer |
| Steve Borgese | Greensman |
| Matthew Kern Atzenhoffer | Set Dresser |
| Alan Burg | Set Dresser |
| Connie Gackenbach | Set Dresser |
| Deborah Harman | Set Dresser |
| Nina Kawasaki | First Assistant Editor |
| Lauren Connelly | Assistant Editor |
| Claire Raskind | Unit Publicist |
| Dave Kasubowski | Craft Service |
| Mike Shannon | Transportation Captain |
| Andrew Kinney | Orchestrator |
| Libby Umstead | Music Coordinator |
| Rich Rutherford | Stunts |
| Jimmy Romano | Stunts |
| Robert Nagle | Stunts |
| Tony Lazzara | Stunts |
| Les Larson | Stunts |
| Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| Brent Fletcher | Stunts |
| John T. Cypert | Stunts |
| Gary Baxley | Stunts |
| Matt Baker | Stunts |
| John Francis Daley | Screenplay |
| Jan Pascale | Set Decoration |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jay Stern | Producer |
| Richard Brener | Executive Producer |
| Diana Pokorny | Executive Producer |
| Toby Emmerich | Executive Producer |
| John Cheng | Co-Producer |
| Mary Rohlich | Co-Producer |
| Samuel J. Brown | Executive Producer |
| John Rickard | Co-Producer |
| Brett Ratner | Producer |
| Michael Disco | Executive Producer |
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tanty
7.0
Quite funny and fresh stupid comedy. ...
Jun 23, 2021
Kamurai
6.0
Good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. This is really a great example of multi-threaded stories, obviously inspired by (hell, they even mention it) "Strangers on a Train", this is actually a fine idiot's version of that. Imagine a braid, but one of the strands careens off and crashes ... into another strand and then it completes anyways, it should look like an Escher sketch: that's this movie. It's fun. You get 3 quality actors to be some of the worst people you could write (Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston, and Colin Ferrell), and, not that first 3 were funny, have 3 quality comedic actors (Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikas, and Charlie Day) play 3 of the most flawed, average people you could write in respective situations of explosive seriousness in which they will ultimately be humiliated. I think that's a pretty good formula, and they got a sequel out of it, so I feel pretty secure in that opinion. In all respects, if this was just written with a more serious atmosphere, it could be powerful. I'm not saying taking the "dick and fart" jokes out of it would make it more enjoyable, but it would certainly make it more powerful. If you're a working adult, or you just like watching horrible things happen to people, I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy this one.
Jun 23, 2021
SoSmooth1982
8.0
Funny movie. I'm a boss at my work too. All we do is party. Nothing like this movie though. ...
May 27, 2023