Sorry to Bother You

2018 • 110 minutes

About this movie

Expect the unexpected in Boots Riley’s directorial debut, Sorry to Bother You — an outrageously surreal look at capitalism, corporate greed, and fractured workplace dynamics. In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, California, struggling telemarketer Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) discovers a magical key to professional success, which propels him into a macabre universe.

Ratings and reviews

A unique, generally enjoyable if not slightly too-ambitious comedy with a pretty dark undertone. I was not 'wowed' by the course of the plot, but it had enough elements (cast, jokes, editing) to keep me into it throughout. I expected a larger moral message by the end, which is didn't deliver with as much gravity as I thought it might given the positive reviews. Overall a good time.

Once every decade or so a movie is made that pulls you in with an interesting concept and turns out to be the worst visual representation of immature thought imaginable. This film would have been so much better if they cut it halfway through with no conclusion or discernable ending. I'm sorry for the time spent watching this film. Please save yourselves the trouble.

Wacked and offbeat. Join in to the good feelings when taking on the oppressors. See what happens when one joins the oppressors. Discover what he discovers. Enjoy a mixed race movie where race is not an issue. An astute pick by my 18 year old that the whole family enjoyed. Be aware...some nudity, sexual situations and language. Would have given 5 stars if production values had been higher.