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.
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LaKeith Stanfield
Cassius Green
Tessa Thompson
Detroit
Jermaine Fowler
Salvador
Omari Hardwick
Mr. _______
Terry Crews
Sergio
Kate Berlant
Diana DeBauchery
Michael X. Sommers
Johnny
Danny Glover
Langston
Steven Yeun
Squeeze
Armie Hammer
Steve Lift
Director
Boots Riley
Tagline
"Destiny is calling."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$3,200,000
Revenue
$18,200,000
Production
Cinereach, Significant Productions, MACRO, MNM Creative, The Space Program
Jedi Burrell
July 19, 2018
_Sorry To Bother You is “unapollogetic”, “unafraid”, “imaginative”._ These are the reviews of audiences, and critics; it’s hard to find someone that didn’t like this movie (unless you’re going to burrow through the Rotten Tomatoes audience reviews, in which case I’m sorry.) The cast is packed with familiar faces: Lakeith Stanfield (as Cassius) who also happened to be in _Get Out_, Jermaine F...
Gimly
January 20, 2019
Such a great level of surrealism. I love when the setting is completely believeable, normal people, who could easily be from our world, but their's is totally weird. One criticism I will give is the imperfections in the dubbing, normally not a big deal, but dubbing is so absolutely **vital** to the story of _Sorry to Bother You_ that it is hard to get past. It was still a very pleasant surprise th...
Stephen Campbell
July 2, 2019
**_A sharp satire that runs a little too long and takes a bizarre left-turn that will alienate many_** > _In my view, corporations are illegitimate institutions of tyrannical power, with intellectual roots not unlike those of fascism and Bolshevism._ > [...] > _We can - and should - certainly begin pointing out that corporations are fundamentally illegitimate, and that they don't have to ...
BoostJuice
November 19, 2025
This film is about the way capitalism corrupts people & society in pursuit of unsustainable growth that inherently comes from exploiting the lower class. It uses a lot of absurdist & dark humor, both to reflect the absurd reality in which we live, but also to engage people with themes that aren't often discussed in film, at least not to this degree of honesty. While the film is overall quite cynic...
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