Note: The process of reviewing new submissions to the site is currently on hold; in the meantime, here is a piece from the archives.
The other day, I asked Work Stew readers on Facebook to share their favorite work-related movies. Not just office-related—any type of work.
Below is a list of the flicks that have been suggested so far. I ranked them in order of their Rotten Tomatoes score (the percentage to the right), so that you can get a quick sense of how popular they are more generally.
What would you suggest? Please email me (kate@workstew.com) and I’ll add your picks to the list.
Lost in Translation (2003), 95% on RottenTomatoes
The Sessions (2012), 94%
Glengary Glen Ross (1994), 94%
Fargo (1996), 94%
Up in the Air (2009), 91%
Network (1976), 91%
High Fidelity (2000), 91%
Adaptation (2002), 91%
Norma Rae (1979), 90%
Michael Clayton (2007), 90%
Chef (2014), 88%
Jerry Maguire (1996), 85%
Dead Poets Society (1989), 85%
Cedar Rapids (2011), 85%
Working Girl (1988), 84%
Erin Brockovich (2000), 84%
9 to 5 (1980), 82%
Baby Boom (1987), 81%
Office Space (1999), 79%
Wall Street (1987), 78%
Mystic Pizza (1998), 78%
Devil Wears Prada (2006), 75%
The Last Days of Disco (1998), 71%
Horrible Bosses (2011) , 69%
The Company Men (2011), 67%
Boiler Room (2000), 67%
Clay Pigeons (1998), 63%
Pretty Woman (1990), 62%
Secret of My Success (1987), 58%
Joe vs. the Volcano (1990), 58%
The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009), 51%
Empire Records (1995), 24%
Suggested by Work Stew readers but not rated on Rotten Tomatoes:
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Deskset (1957)
His Girl Friday (1940)
I’m All Right, Jack (1959)