6 Best Office Workplace Comedy Movies

By Vlad Zakh · March 5, 2026

Office life has fuelled some of comedy’s sharpest satire. Office Space has a disillusioned software employee who stops caring, Horrible Bosses has three friends plotting to murder their bosses, and Nine to Five lets three secretaries take revenge. The Devil Wears Prada, Working Girl and The Apartment round out the six.

Horrible Bosses (2011)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Three friends plot to murder their intolerable, abusive bosses, including a predatory dentist.

Directed by Seth Gordon · 1h 38m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

IMDb ★ 7.0 RT 75% Metacritic 62

An aspiring journalist survives a year assisting fashion's most terrifying editor.

Directed by David Frankel · 1h 49m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 2 Oscars21 wins & 53 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Office Space (1999)

TMDB ★ 7.6

A disillusioned software engineer stops caring about his soul-crushing job, with unexpectedly liberating results.

Directed by Mike Judge · 1h 30m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Working Girl (1988)

IMDb ★ 6.8 RT 85% Metacritic 73

An ambitious secretary seizes a career opportunity while her boss recovers from a skiing accident.

Directed by Mike Nichols · 1h 54m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar9 wins & 19 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Nine to Five (1980)

TMDB ★ 6.9

Three overworked office employees fantasise about, then actually enact, revenge against their sexist boss.

Directed by Colin Higgins · 1h 50m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Apartment (1960)

IMDb ★ 8.3 RT 94% Metacritic 94

An ambitious insurance clerk lends out his flat to philandering executives in exchange for promotions.

Directed by Billy Wilder · 2h 06m

Won 5 Oscars26 wins & 8 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Office Workplace Comedy Movies

Horrible Bosses (2011)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)

Office Space (1999)

Working Girl (1988)

Nine to Five (1980)

The Apartment (1960)

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