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The Best Comedies About the Workplace 

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Updated April 29, 2020 2.5k votes 328 voters 29k views 34 items

List Rules Vote up the funniest comedy movies about jobs, co-workers, and working - whether in an office, a restaurant, or even on the road.

Terrible bosses, annoying customers, and oddball coworkers make these funny movies about working some of the most hilarious films of any genre. The best workplace comedies feature laugh-out-loud screenplays and unforgettable relationships, along with characters striving to reach new career goals. This is a list of the best comedies about jobs featuring everything from Horrible Bosses to Be Kind Rewind to Working Girl.

What films will you find on this list of the top workplace comedy movies? Kevin Smith's instant classic Clerks appears here. This offbeat 1994 film, following cashiers and the customers who shop at their establishments, helped to spark the independent movie craze of the era. Office Space is another one of the funniest movies about work ever made. The Devil Wears Prada follows a young writer trying to make a name for herself in the competitive world of fashion. Other good films featured on this roundup of the best workplace comedies include Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Barbershop, and Swimming with Sharks.

Do you have a favorite movie about work? Take a look at this list and give the best films a thumbs up to make sure they end up in the top spots.

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Office Space is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Jennifer Aniston, John C. McGinley, Mike Judge

Released: 1999

Directed by: Mike Judge

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The Devil Wears Prada is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Anne Hathaway, Heidi Klum, Meryl Streep

Released: 2006

Directed by: David Frankel

The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 comedy-drama film based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. This screen adaptation stars Anne Hathaway as Andrea Sachs, a college graduate who ...more

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Horrible Bosses is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell

Released: 2011

Directed by: Seth Gordon

Horrible Bosses is a 2011 American black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon, written by Michael Markowitz, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, based on a story by Markowitz. It stars ...more

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Trading Places is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Eddie Murphy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dan Aykroyd

Released: 1983

Directed by: John Landis

Trading Places is a 1983 American comedy film directed by John Landis, starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy. It tells the story of an upper-class commodities broker and a homeless street ...more

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Clerks is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier

Released: 1994

Directed by: Kevin Smith

Clerks is a 1994 American black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson ...more

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Super Troopers is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Lynda Carter, Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan

Released: 2001

Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar

Super Troopers is a 2001 comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group. Marisa Coughlan, Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda ...more

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Anchorman: The Legend of... is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Christina Applegate, Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller

Released: 2004

Directed by: Adam McKay

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, or simply Anchorman, is a 2004 comedy film directed by Adam McKay, produced by Judd Apatow, starring Will Ferrell, and written by McKay and Ferrell. The ...more

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Tommy Boy is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Dan Aykroyd, Rob Lowe, Bo Derek

Released: 1995

Directed by: Peter Segal

Tommy Boy is a 1995 American road comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by Bonnie and Terry Turner, produced by Lorne Michaels, and starring former Saturday Night Live castmates and close ...more

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The Proposal is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Betty White

Released: 2009

Directed by: Anne Fletcher

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9 to 5 is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin

Released: 1980

Directed by: Colin Higgins

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Waiting... is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Ryan Reynolds, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Anna Faris

Released: 2005

Directed by: Rob McKittrick

Waiting... is a 2005 American comedy film starring Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, and Justin Long. It was written and directed by Rob McKittrick. McKittrick wrote the screenplay while working as a ...more
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Kevin James, Jayma Mays, Bobby Cannavale

Released: 2009

Directed by: Steve Carr

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Barbershop is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Ice Cube, Eve, Janina Gavankar

Released: 2002

Directed by: Tim Story

Barbershop is a 2002 American comedy film directed by Tim Story, produced by State Street Pictures and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 13, 2002. Starring Ice Cube, Cedric the ...more

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Empire Records is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Liv Tyler, Renée Zellweger, Tobey Maguire

Released: 1995

Directed by: Allan Moyle

Empire Records is a 1995 American coming-of-age film that follows a group of record store employees over the course of one exceptional day. The employees try to stop the store from being sold to ...more

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The Internship is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Will Ferrell, Rose Byrne, Vince Vaughn

Released: 2013

Directed by: Shawn Levy

The Internship is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, written by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern, and produced by Vaughn and Levy. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in ...more
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Men at Work is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Men at Work Charlie Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Keith David

Released: 1990

Directed by: Emilio Estevez

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UHF is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Kevin Leary added "Weird Al" Yankovic, David Bowe, Fran Drescher

Released: 1989

Directed by: Jay Levey

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Employee of the Month is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Jessica Simpson, Andy Dick, Dane Cook

Released: 2006

Directed by: Greg Coolidge

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Broadcast News is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Jack Nicholson, John Cusack, Holly Hunter

Released: 1987

Directed by: James L. Brooks

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Working Girl is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, Kevin Spacey

Released: 1988

Directed by: Mike Nichols

Working Girl is a 1988 romantic comedy-drama film written by Kevin Wade and directed by Mike Nichols. It tells the story of a Staten Island-raised secretary, Tess McGill, working in the mergers ...more

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Two Weeks Notice is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Norah Jones

Released: 2002

Directed by: Marc Lawrence

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The Slammin' Salmon is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Kevin Leary added Olivia Munn, Cobie Smulders, Vivica A. Fox

Released: 2009

Directed by: Kevin Heffernan

The Slammin' Salmon is a 2009 comedy film by Broken Lizard. The film is about the owner of a restaurant initiating a contest to see which of his waiters can earn the most money in a single ...more
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His Girl Friday is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, Ralph Bellamy

Released: 1940

Directed by: Howard Hawks

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Gung Ho is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
Michael Keaton, John Turturro, Clint Howard

Released: 1986

Directed by: Ron Howard

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Up in the Air is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best Comedies About the Workplace
George Clooney, Anna Kendrick, Zach Galifianakis

Released: 2009

Directed by: Jason Reitman

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