Horrible Bosses

2011 American black comedy film directed by Seth Gordon
Movie film Q908556
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Summary

Horrible Bosses is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,888 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3]
  • Director: Seth Gordon[4]
  • Screenwriter: John Francis Daley[5], Michael Markowitz[6], Jonathan Goldstein[7]
  • Composer: Christopher Lennertz[8]
  • Genre: comedy film[9]
  • Followed by: Horrible Bosses 2[10]
  • Cast member: Jason Bateman[11], Charlie Day[12], Jason Sudeikis[13], Jennifer Aniston[14], Colin Farrell[15], Kevin Spacey[16], Jamie Foxx[17], Donald Sutherland[18], Lindsay Sloane[19], Julie Bowen[20], Ioan Gruffudd[21], Bob Newhart[22], Dave Sheridan[23], John Francis Daley[24]
  • Producer: Brett Ratner[25], Jay Stern[26]
  • Part of the series: Horrible Bosses[27]
  • Production company: New Line Cinema[28]
  • Director of photography: David Hennings[29]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[30]
  • Commons category: Horrible Bosses[31]
  • Soundtrack release: Horrible Bosses – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 6.3/10[34], 69%[35], 57/100[36]
  • Color: color[37]
  • Country of origin: United States[38]
  • Publication date: July 8, 2011[39], September 1, 2011[40]
  • Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[41], Netflix[42]
  • Narrative location: Los Angeles[43]
  • Official website: https://www.warnerbros.com/horrible-bosses[44]
  • Filming location: Los Angeles[45]
  • Film editor: Peter Teschner[46]
  • Title: Horrible Bosses[47]

Why It Matters

Horrible Bosses has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did Horrible Bosses receive?

Honors received include MTV Movie Award for Best Villain[3].

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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