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Sorry to Bother You

Sorry to Bother You

6.8/ 10

TMDB Rating

1,730

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2018

Release Year

112 min

Runtime

Fantasy
Science Fiction
Comedy

Overview

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.

Keywords

slavery
satire
surrealism
oakland, california
poverty
telemarketer
telemarketing
thoughtful
human animal hybrid
corporate conspiracy
complex
race relations
modern slavery
provocative
absurd
hilarious
bold

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Reviews(4)

7.5avg rating
Jedi Burrell

Jedi Burrell

@JediBurrell

July 19, 2018

7
7/10

_Sorry To Bother You is “unapollogetic”, “unafraid”, “imaginative”._ These are the reviews of audiences, and critics; it’s hard to find someone that didn’t like this movie (unless you’re going to burrow through the Rotten Tomatoes audience reviews, in which case I’m sorry.) The cast is packed

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Gimly

Gimly

@Ruuz

January 20, 2019

6
6/10

Such a great level of surrealism. I love when the setting is completely believeable, normal people, who could easily be from our world, but their's is totally weird. One criticism I will give is the imperfections in the dubbing, normally not a big deal, but dubbing is so absolutely **vital** to the

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Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

@Bertaut

July 2, 2019

7
7/10

**_A sharp satire that runs a little too long and takes a bizarre left-turn that will alienate many_** > _In my view, corporations are illegitimate institutions of tyrannical power, with intellectual roots not unlike those of fascism and Bolshevism._ > [...] > _We can - and should - certain

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BoostJuice

November 19, 2025

10
10/10

This film is about the way capitalism corrupts people & society in pursuit of unsustainable growth that inherently comes from exploiting the lower class. It uses a lot of absurdist & dark humor, both to reflect the absurd reality in which we live, but also to engage people with themes that aren't of

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