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Sorry to Bother You is as much a character-driven story about the gentrification of Oakland -- and the Bay Area writ large -- as it is an absurdist anti- ... Home TopBoxOffice Tickets&Showtimes DVD&Streaming TV News What'stheTomatometer®? 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SorrytoBotherYou Videos 13:19 SorrytoBotherYou:ExclusiveInterview 2:05 SorrytoBotherYou:RedBandTrailer1 2:26 SorrytoBotherYou:Trailer1 ViewAllVideos(3) SorrytoBotherYou Photos ViewAllPhotos(41) MovieInfo Inanalternaterealityofpresent-dayOakland,Calif.,telemarketerCassiusGreenfindshimselfinamacabreuniverseafterhediscoversamagicalkeythatleadstomaterialglory.AsGreen'scareerbeginstotakeoff,hisfriendsandco-workersorganizeaprotestagainstcorporateoppression.CassiussoonfallsunderthespellofSteveLift,acocaine-snortingCEOwhooffershimasalarybeyondhiswildestdreams. Rating: R(GraphicNudity|DrugUse|PervasiveLanguage|SomeStrongSexualContent) Genre: Sci-fi, Fantasy, Comedy OriginalLanguage: English Director: BootsRiley Producer: NinaYangBongiovi, ForestWhitaker, CharlesD.King, GeorgeRush, JonathanDuffy, KellyWilliams Writer: BootsRiley ReleaseDate(Theaters): Jul13,2018  wide ReleaseDate(Streaming): Oct23,2018 BoxOffice(GrossUSA): $17.5M Runtime: 1h45m Distributor: AnnapurnaPictures AspectRatio: Scope(2.35:1) Cast&Crew LaKeithStanfield CassiusGreen TessaThompson Detroit JermaineFowler Salvador OmariHardwick Mr.Blank TerryCrews Sergio KateBerlant DianaDeBauchery MichaelX.Sommers Johnny DannyGlover Langston StevenYeun Squeeze ArmieHammer SteveLift RobertLongstreet Anderson DavidCross Cassius'sWhiteVoice Voice PattonOswalt Mr.Blank'sWhiteVoice Voice LilyJames Detroit'sWhiteBritishVoice Voice ForestWhitaker FirstEquisapien, Demarius RosarioDawson VoiceinElevator Voice ShelleyMitchell Mrs.Costello BootsRiley Director BootsRiley Screenwriter NinaYangBongiovi Producer ForestWhitaker Producer CharlesD.King Producer GeorgeRush Producer JonathanDuffy Producer KellyWilliams Producer MichaelY.Chow ExecutiveProducer MichaelK.Shen ExecutiveProducer KimRoth ExecutiveProducer PoppyHanks ExecutiveProducer PhilippEngelhorn ExecutiveProducer CarolineKaplan ExecutiveProducer GusDeardoff ExecutiveProducer DougEmmett Cinematographer TerelGibson FilmEditor MerrillGarbus OriginalMusic NateBrenner OriginalMusic JasonKisvarday ProductionDesign ShowallCast&Crew CriticReviewsforSorrytoBotherYou AllCritics(311) |TopCritics(82) |Fresh(290) |Rotten(21) FullReview… HannahGiorgis TheAtlantic FullReview… JourdainSearles BitchMedia FullReview… SimonChilds NewStatesman FullReview… StephenRomei TheAustralian FullReview… MarkKermode Observer(UK) FullReview… TimRobey DailyTelegraph(UK) FullReview… TaylorBaker DrinkintheMovies FullReview… KipMooney CollegeMovieReview FullReview… RobinHolabird KUNR(Reno,NV) FullReview… NicolásDelgadillo DiscussingFilm FullReview… ToriBrazier FlickeringMyth FullReview… RosaParra LatinxLens ViewAllCriticReviews(311) AudienceReviewsforSorrytoBotherYou Mar05,2019 Thetrailerstothismovieledmetobelieveitwouldbesortofadarkcomedywithsomesocialcommentary,andyeah,that'sdefinitelypartofit,butdamnisthatonlyPARTofit.Thismovieisgodamnwild,andittakesseveralturns(especiallyinit'sfinalact)thatyou'reeithergoingtogowithorgoingtobeincrediblyturnedoffby.Personally,Iwassurprisinglywillingtobealongfortheride.There'sananarchicenergytothewholemoviethatneverendseveninit'smostbanalmomentssothatevenwhenittrulygoesbonkers,itneverseemedtoooutoftheordinarytothefilmsworldforme.It'ssowildlyoriginaltoo,thatIgenuinelyhadnoideawhereitwasgoingtogo,andmypredictionswereusuallywrong.Itdoesn'tallwork,someofithitsthenailontheheadalittletoohardandsomemoments(especiallythefinalmoments,literallythelastsecondsofthefilm)seemmoreforshockvaluethananythingelse,butit'smorehitsthanmisses.It'sprobablygoingtobedivisivemovie,butformeIwassurprisinglywithit. MichaelM SuperReviewer Jan19,2019 Suchagreatlevelofsurrealism.Ilovewhenthesettingiscompletelybelieveable,normalpeople,whocouldeasilybefromourworld,buttheir'sistotallyweird.OnecriticismIwillgiveistheimperfectionsinthedubbing,normallynotabigdeal,butdubbingissoabsolutelyvitaltothestoryofSorrytoBotherYouthatitishardtogetpast.Itwasstillaverypleasantsurprisethough,oneIrecommend,andoneIparticularlycommendthecorecast'sperformancein. GimlyM SuperReviewer Dec15,2018 Althoughthesharpsenseofhumorisonlyonestepawayfrombeinglaugh-out-loudhilarious,thisisasmartabsurdistsatireonconformismandmodernalienationthatcouldn'tfeelmorerealisticevenasitconfidentlymovestowardssurrealisminwaysthatarequiteunexpected. CarlosM SuperReviewer Dec10,2018 Whilewatching"SorrytoBotherYou"Icouldn'thelpbuttocometoconcentrateonwhatRiley'sthesismusthavebeenforthispiece.Itisbeyondevidentthattheguyhasanobjectiveandsomethingtosaythathewantstocommunicateinaneffectiveandaestheticallypleasingway,butwhenyougetdowntoitandclearawayallofthesefacetsthatgiveoffthisimpressionofbeingjustbatshitcrazywhatisitthatRileyreallywantstosparkaconversationaround?Bythetimethefilmcametoanenditseemeditwasthisideaasphrasedbyalineinthemoviethatgoes,"ifyou'reshownaproblemandhavenoideahowtosolveit,youjustgetusedtotheproblem"thatreallycutstotheheartofitall.Givenwhere"SorrytoBotherYou"goesandtheactionsthatoccurwithinthiscompanyrunbyArmieHammer'scoke-snortingmaniacSteveLiftknownasWorryFreeRileyisposingthatascrazyaswhatthiscorporationisdoingseemsifoursocietyweretobecomeconditionedtosuchexpectationstherewouldn'tbeasecondthoughtgiventoit.ThiscrazyassevolutionofthestorycouldalsobeseenmoremetaphoricallythanasaliteralwaytosayAmericaisalwayssacrificingindividualsand/orcertaindemographicsforthesakeofprofit,butasthemovieprettymuchadmitsitseemsit'smeanttobethatofaliteralanalysis. Asmuchas"SorrytoBotherYou"isaboutsomeheavy-handedtopicsandtoutsaplethoraofbigideasitisalsoamoviethatdoesn'thititsaudienceovertheheadwithjusthowimportanttheseissuesareandhowserioustheaudienceshouldtakethem.Rather,"SorrytoBotherYou"isasifaPaulThomasAndersonfilmwereflushedthroughaSpikeLeefilterandthenstitchedtogetherbysomeonelikeCharlieKaufmanwhichistonotonlysaythatit'sbonkers,butthatitisalotoffunandrelentlesslyengagingand-maybemostimportantly-consistentlyfunny.LakeithStanfieldisfantasticasourprotagonistCassiusGreen(cashisgreen?)ashegroundsthisaforementionedsurrealrealityheexistswithininawaythatallowsweasaudiencememberstohavesomethingtograspontoaswe'retakenthroughthisunpredictablebitofstatemententertainment.TessaThompsoniselectricasCassius'fiancï¿1/2(C)eDetroit(herfatherwantedhertohavearealAmericanname)whogetsherownstorylinethatmimicsCassius'inawaythatdoesn'tcompletelyalleviateherfromhercriticismsshetossesatCassiusashemovesupinthetelemarketingrealm.ThereisacontradictionofsortstowhatDetroitpreachesandwhatshewantstobecomeandThompsonhastoallowDetroittoskirtthislinewithoutallowingthecharactertobecomeironicandthereforesomeonetobelaughedat. TerryCrewsandOmariHardwickarebothstronginsmaller,supportingrolesandHardwickisespeciallygoodatpullingoffhisnaturalswaggerwhilestillmatchinghisbodylanguagewiththatofPattonOswalt'sdubbingforhischaracter;oratleasthedoessoinamorenaturalfashionthanStanfieldisabletoconnectwithDavidCross'asCassiusisverymuchstillhimselfformuchofthemoviewithoutgivingintothefacadeofhis"whitevoice"whereasHardwick'sMr.________hasbeenfullyenveloped.StevenYeunisthefaceofthisactivismsubplotandwhilehiscastingmakessensehischaracter'sarcasfarashowhebecomesentangledinCassius'personallifefeelsunnecessaryandalittletackedonwhereasCassius'friendshipwithSalvador(JermaineFowler)providessomeofthebestcomedicmomentsinthefilm.Bewarned,Fowleroozesapresencethatwillmakehimahugecomedystaroneofthesedays.DannyGlover,MichaelX.Sommers,andKateBerlantalsoeachshowupandleaveindelibleimpressions,butallareinanefforttohelp"SorrytoBotherYou"leavethebiggestimpressionpossible.Itdoes.Thereisnoquestionthismoviewillleaveyouwantingtodiscussitatlength,butitalsodoesn'teverfeelfocusedenoughoratleastnotpreciseenoughtodeliverfullytheimpactitintendstothroughitsmethodsofderangeddiversions. Themovielivestoupendyourexpectationinanywayitcanwhiledeliveringacomedy-coatedhomilyonexpectationversusrealityandhowifwealteronetheotherwillinevitablyfollow."SorrytoBotherYou"addressesplentyoftopicsthatdon'tgettheirdayoftenenough,butitalsoattemptstosaysomuchthatitmightultimatelybetoomuch.Needlesstosay,whateverMr.RileydecidestodonextIwillbethereforit. PhilipP SuperReviewer SeeallAudiencereviews Quotes Therearenoapprovedquotesyetforthismovie. Movie&TVguides BestHorrorMovies Top200ofalltime "RottenTomatoesIsWrong" Ournewpodcast WorstSuperheroMovies Thanks,Squad BestNetflixSeriesandShows Whattobingerightnow ViewAll TOPHEADLINES 2021’sMostAnticipatedMovies BestNetflixShowsandSeriesToBinge The100BestMoviesonNetflixRightNow TheBestTVShowsof2020 BestMoviesOfftheRadarFrom2020 150EssentialComedyMoviesToWatchNow 100BestMoviesonAmazonPrimeToWatch BestHorrorMoviesof2020Ranked ViewAll ALLCRITICS TOPCRITICS VERIFIEDAUDIENCE ALLAUDIENCE AboutTomatometer AboutAudienceScore Goback Moretrailers