A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money from his soul-killing employers.
These foreign films share the same emotional core, themes, and structural feel as Office Space. Every one of them has confirmed English subtitles or dubbing.
Like Office Space, this one is rooted in figuring out who you are and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions and class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Like Office Space, this one is rooted in belonging and figuring out who you are. They share the same lens on corrupt institutions, class and money, and old ways vs. new world. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, absurdist, and escalating.
Both films sit with figuring out who you are, rage, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around corrupt institutions. Both move the same way too, dark comedy and escalating.
Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and poverty. The feel is the same: dark comedy, warm, and escalating.
Both films sit with redemption. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and class and money. Same energy: dark comedy, warm, escalating, and episodic.
Both films sit with belonging and figuring out who you are. The world both films live in revolves around class and money and poverty. Both move the same way too, dark comedy, warm, episodic, and escalating.
Like Office Space, this one is rooted in redemption and belonging. Both circle the same ground: corrupt institutions and class and money. Same energy: warm, dark comedy, episodic, and escalating.
Both films sit with redemption and belonging. They share the same lens on class and money, corrupt institutions, and poverty. The feel is the same: dark comedy, absurdist, escalating, and episodic.
