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Employee of the Month

2004 · 98 min

A twisty, darkly comic ride that keeps you guessing as it shifts from bad-day farce to double-crossing crime.

Directed by
Mitch Rouse
Genres
Action, Comedy
Tagline
Things are not always what they seem.
Overview
"Employee of the Month" is about a guy whose day spirals from bad to worse when he gets fired from his dream job at the bank and is dumped by his fiancée Sara. David's best friend Jack tries to convince him it's for the best, but the opposite occurs when bank robberies and millions of dollars become part of his day from hell.

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Directed by
Mitch Rouse
Genres
Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • greed
  • revenge
  • deception
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Mitch Rouse
Written by
Jay Leggett, Mitch Rouse
Starring
Matt Dillon, Steve Zahn, Christina Applegate, Andrea Bendewald, Dave Foley, Jay Leggett, David Pasquesi, Peter Jason
Music
Doug DeAngelis, Kevin Haskins
Cinematography
John Peters
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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