Sorry to Bother You (2018)
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. (imdb)
Genres: Comedy, Sci-fi, Fantasy
Country: USA
Directed By: Boots Riley
Written By: Boots Riley
Starring: Danny Glover, Terry Crews, David Cross, Patton Oswalt, Tessa Thompson, Omari Hardwick, Armie Hammer, Lakeith Stanfield, Steven Yeun, Jermaine Fowler
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Sorry to Bother You belongs to 17 collections
1. Certified weird (public: moderated by Dreamer - 33 stars)
2. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
3. Directorial debut (public: moderated by djross - 12 stars)
4. Union (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
5. San Francisco (public: moderated by Zarkon - 3 stars)
6. American racial politics (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
7. Sundance 2018 (public: moderated by neurophate - 3 stars)
8. The Next Picture Show Podcast (public: moderated by trippingly - 2 stars)
9. Films that most frequently use the word "fuck" (public: moderated by elhenzo)
10. 2018 (public: moderated by sproost)
11. Festival: PIX 2018 (public: moderated by KasperL)
12. edkrak films to see (private: edkrak - 2 stars)
13. 2018: Complete Watchlist (private: SageSledge - 1 star)
14. jeff_h's films to remember (private: jeff_h)
15. The Best of 2018 (private: SageSledge)
16. digital (private: ribcage)
17. Watch with friends (private: itsben)
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| Nov 18 | kupfertj | 75 61% |
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| Nov 18 |  |
bof | 84 90% |
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You know, I was just wondering what a 21st century US remake of Brazil would look like, and Boots Riley delivers. OK, maybe it's not quite that, it's a little too topical and a little too angry to be Brazil, but that just means it gets to be itself, and I love what it is. Riley gives himself freedom to go brilliantly nuts on the narrative without ever losing the target, and it is glorious.
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| Nov 18 | Jackie_boi | 100 59% |
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Boateng | 85 54% |
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| Nov 16 | Nacho353 | 40 35% |
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| Nov 15 | bUpCiT | 70 % |
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| Nov 15 |  |
ribcage | 78 73% |
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Having never directed a movie before, Sorry to Bother You is amazing for how meticulous and vibrant it is. It's like Riley figured he'd never made a film before, maybe he wouldn't again, so he better get it right the first time -- and include as much as he wanted to say via themes, images, sound, plot, characters in it as he could AND to mesh all of that together in an entertaining fashion. The movie's a shock and an experience
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| Nov 14 | PianoSama | 60 17% |
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Alanna | 74 63% |
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otekiadam | 6 50% |
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OMGFridge | 5 43% |
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There was elements I liked but was otherwise disappointed. Finale did not work for me at all and I felt myself feeling more and more isolated as the film kept running.
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| Nov 12 | nyg500 | 83 81% |
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vwgregov | 70 55% |
| Nov 12 | Kalmah7 | 84 80% |
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Rap.
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Awesome!
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| Nov 10 |  |
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Mirelurk | 82 86% |
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Jumping tones mostly successfully from comedic to upsetting and always a bit surreal, this is one of my favourites this year for sure. Predictable it ain't. Hope to see Lakeith in a lot more stuff, excellent performance.
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I certainly wasn't expected Phepner.
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| Oct 30 |  |
susie-mauve | 80 51% |
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What the hell did i just watch? Much fun, great up-to-date blaxpoitation piece. David Cross's voice is just perfect.
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| Oct 30 |  |
Corbad | 70 49% |
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Went places I did not expect, and I’m still not sure how I feel about it all. It was the quieter moments that captured me—the billboards, the internal conflicts. The purposeful extremeness of the rest almost lost me, but after the shock wears off the in-your-face satire cannot help but leave an impression.
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| Oct 30 |  |
prowler | 80 82% |
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so fun. i haven't seen a movie use workers' rights so entertainingly. a worthy successor to surreal blax classics like Watermelon Man
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| Oct 30 |  |
capodelnulla | 55 30% |
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anlatacak bir şeyi olmayıp da sürekli hip olmaya kasan ubisoft oyunları gibi. kimlik politikalarına dair anlamlı bir noktadan giriyor, izleyiciyi işbirlikçi karakterinin yanında isabetli biçimde konumlandırıyor ama anlatı her an dağılıp duruyor -ki bu açıdan bir yönetim problemi var. prodüksiyon tasarımı da filmin bu dağınık havasını toparlaması için pek yardımcı olmuyor. iyi fikirlerin kaybolduğu renkli bir bulamaç adeta.
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| Oct 29 | rmiceli | 90 66% |
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ugur | 6 40% |
| Oct 29 | zachsavage | 83 76% |
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| Oct 29 |  |
joelbrandt | 85 92% |
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Its quirky exterior (love that soundtrack and those earrings) fits the story on first blush (the telemarketing bosses provide lots of laughs; Cassius is a loveable existence-pondering lead) but then through the indie candy coating burst some terrifying plot points (see the final riot through the crack) and provoking and poignant thoughts on capitalism and the normalizing of evil-all of it creating this quasi-surrealist sort of tone that's highly discomforting in how ultimately real it feels.
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| Oct 28 |  |
orium | 87 83% |
| Oct 28 | el-ahrairah | 80 76% |
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| Oct 28 |  |
PDM.82 | 66 16% |
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Boots Riley's directorial debut 'Sorry To Bother You' is a dark comedy sci-fi film. It stars Lakeith Stanfield in an outstanding and comical performance. At times funny, and at times generic, this movie doesn't always completely work. The film starts out really funny and entertaining. Then eventually all the comedy runs out. The film then turns completely ridiculous with an ending that is just flat out bizarre. An intelligent and political comedy full of imaginative ideas unlike any other.
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| Oct 28 |  |
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d_drudges | 90 95% |
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The most daringly anti-capitalist film in a good while. Touches on a wide variety of social issues while still being funny as hell. I loved the oft-repeated myth of anybody (goes for the sociopath at the top as well) being better off without unions getting a thorough bashing. It would have been nice to hear more of The Coup's music, but I can understand the want to keep the projects separate and its probably for the better.
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| Oct 28 |  |
jeff_v | 81 92% |
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| Oct 27 | filmcave | 64 20% |
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BRAAAZIIIIIIIIIIILLLLL
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| Oct 25 | SundayJim | 80 84% |
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obtiosov | 83 76% |
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impossible-to-rate/describe second half
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ebdeniz | 40 9% |
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| Oct 23 | Diggler | 65 36% |
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| Oct 20 | Ric | 85 81% |
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Jumps from comedy to satire to surreal voodoo shit, keeping you guessing where it's gonna go next. Leaves a mark
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Temptershell | 73 49% |
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Odjechana komedia, całkiem ciekawe wstawki sf i równe aktorstwo. Nie męczy, a to jak na debiut reżyserki dobry znak.
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Really heavyhanded but just an incredibly entertaining story and film
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| Oct 14 | toro913 | 63 62% |
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| Oct 14 | ckhutch | 20 1% |
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| Oct 14 |  |
amazedemon | 65 59% |
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Sorry to Bother You is a film with a great many concepts, floating between absurdist fun and socially commentative satire. The "white-voice" was clever, but executed with mixed results; Hardwick/Oswalt came off great, but Stanfield/Cross suffered from the dubbing issue. The combination of dark rooms, neon lights, and an unnerving soundtrack used during the "normal" segments didn't help make Standfield's Green any more sympathetic. Nor did the overuse of ancillary characters. Enjoyable overall.
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| Oct 14 |  |
garmonbozia | 10 4% |
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| Oct 13 | chaslem8 | 80 46% |
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It's uneven but at least it's lively
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| Oct 13 |  |
inmate | 81 65% |
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We need many more movies like this. Sure, the plot jumps between ideas too frequently, the spontaneity can be disorienting, and the movie as a whole could've used more emotional heft to balance against the near constant irony and cynicism (the romance doesn't particularly work, for starters), but these errors of form aren't enough to take away from the vital political and creative core, because as wide in scope or style as it gets, it never stops advocating for a relentless pursuit of humanity.
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SageSledge | 85 71% |
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cappion | 65 36% |
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| Oct 11 |  |
b4con | 85 70% |
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psim | 80 73% |
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A very wild ride that probably tries to do one or two too many things at once, but overall is still a very fun experience that goes places you don't expect.
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| Oct 11 |  |
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ShaunLewis54 | 85 72% |
| Oct 11 | allneonslike | 67 58% |
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eCitizen | 85 86% |
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Surprisingly engaging and entertaining. Lakeith Stanfield gave a great performance and was easy to identify with. The overall story is way over the top, showing some extreme portrayals of modern social problems. Very effective in its absurdity. Great music and production quality. Awesome cast. The ending went to crazy town but was quite humorous. I look forward to more work from Boots Riley. It was occasionally quite funny and well worth watching.
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| Oct 11 |  |
Maaxwell | 65 47% |
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neurophate | 90 94% |
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KasperL | 60 51% |
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Stanfield and Hammer are very good in this energetic and well-directed film, and I kind of feel that it might deserve a higher score, but the parts that weren't my speed (the voice thing and where it goes - you'll know what I'm talking about, trust me) sadly prevent it.
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| Oct 09 |  |
FrederikA | 60 51% |
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Juvenile political satire and scattershot horseplay that gets by mostly on charm and style.
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| Oct 08 |  |
DavidBlast | 35 20% |
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Remember all those terrible movies that were made because kids saw 'Pulp Fiction'? I think we're starting to see the fallout from 'Get Out' winning that Oscar...
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Ultimately it's a timeless story of sudden wealth winning over ones' ideals. On top of that, there's a topical satire about society and capitalism. The twist in the end feels surprisingly fitting. The flow of the film is occasionally uneven. All the ideas thrown at the viewer feel overly abundant making the film a bit heavy and incoherent. Aside from the minor issues, it is truly an unexpected, fresh and hilarious experience.
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| Sep 29 | danotis | 90 70% |
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| Sep 29 | ihujFj | 90 92% |
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| Sep 27 | G4a8wd | 75 30% |
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| Sep 25 | Tristan3019 | 0 18% |
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| Sep 25 | oshaug91 | 91 79% |
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| Sep 25 | nuotio | 65 81% |
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Fresh and funny, but also a bit overlong and it does lose some steam with the absurd horse people finale. Still, it's very rare these days to see something that is so totally different than other films out there and one that touches on so many important issues. This is no doubt a future cult film with it's rapid editing and numerous tiny details to be discovered. Impressive debut from Boots Riley and it will be very interesting to see what he does next.
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| Sep 24 | chuklz | 86 45% |
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This was the perfect movie until the very end, where it really had no where to go except to the absurd. I certainly wasn't expecting what I got and I kind of like it. It's somewhat like Spike Lee likes to do except with full balls out commitment.
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| Sep 24 | danielteplan | 84 39% |
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| Sep 21 | angeliahoke | 0 13% |
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| Sep 21 | tehmarvelman | 83 40% |
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| Sep 20 | rahulvshah | 85 25% |
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CinematicESP | 86 66% |
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| Sep 20 | x41otF | 85 46% |
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| Sep 19 | Roberto271 | 68 41% |
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It's a funny movie, but I don't really enjoy the story.
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| Sep 16 | jaymanahan | 75 43% |
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Hefty Howie | 9 94% |
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syntaxerror | 94 70% |
| Sep 13 | wyldie | 90 83% |
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| Sep 11 | GuyFawkes144 | 95 89% |
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| Sep 11 | adlerdynamic | 80 60% |
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| Sep 11 | ItLtne | 80 53% |
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| Sep 11 | admprly | 81 37% |
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| Sep 11 | tkim | 75 35% |
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moonsmilk | 10 94% |
| Sep 10 | gpatkinson | 90 44% |
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dequinix | 60 46% |
| Sep 09 | ljubljana | 80 55% |
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wokelstein | 73 55% |
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