THEME EXPLORATION

workplace incompetence

25 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Desk Set
Desk Set
1957 · Walter Lang
The Front Page
The Front Page
1974 · Billy Wilder
A Useful Life
A Useful Life
2010 · Federico Veiroj
Lionheart
Lionheart
2018 · Genevieve Nnaji
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
Dreileben: Beats Being Dead
2011 · Christian Petzold
Ek Din
Ek Din
2026 · Sunil Pandey
Office Romance
Office Romance
2026 · Ol Parker
Smart Working
Smart Working
2026 · Svevo Moltrasio
A Good Man in Africa
A Good Man in Africa
1994 · Bruce Beresford
Both You and I
Both You and I
1946 · Mikio Naruse
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
2000 · Ken Loach
Faat Kiné
Faat Kiné
2001 · Ousmane Sembène
Farewell
Farewell
2001 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Geu-hu
Geu-hu
2017 · Hong Sang-soo
Here's Berlin
Here's Berlin
1932 · Julien Duvivier
Meet the Pioneers
Meet the Pioneers
1948 · Lindsay Anderson
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat
1967 · Terence Fisher
The Fire Barrier
The Fire Barrier
1926 · William Wyler
The Juvenizer
The Juvenizer
1981 · King Hu
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
1951 · Robert Siodmak
The Machinist
The Machinist
2004 · Brad Anderson
The Firemen's Ball
The Firemen's Ball
1967 · Miloš Forman
The Staffroom
The Staffroom
2021 · Sonja Tarokić
Animals ferits
Animals ferits
2006 · Ventura Pons
A Very Clever Guy
A Very Clever Guy
1965 · Yannis Dalianidis
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Mike Judge United States

His films Office Space and Idiocracy are definitive explorations of systemic workplace dysfunction and managerial incompetence.

 Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His work frequently depicts the dehumanizing effects of labor and the absurdity of workplace hierarchies in capitalist systems.

 Jacques Tati France

His films like Mon Oncle and Playtime satirize modern work environments and the comedic chaos of institutional inefficiency.