The Best Comedies About the Workplace
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.
- Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, David Herman
- Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Ralph Bellamy
- Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis
- Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier
- Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd
- Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton