Top 100 Movies Of The 1990's: #8 Office Space

Box Office: $10.8 Million Dollars

Oscar Nominations: None

Oscar Wins: None

MovieRankings.Net: 92/100

Available To Stream: Disney+, Amazon Prime ($4)

Office Space is the funniest movie I've ever seen.

I don't have it as the greatest comedy ever. In fact, I have another comedy ahead of it on this list. But, for sheer laughs, Office Space is the movie that makes me laugh the most.

This came out before both versions of The Office and was the first real look at horrible office life is. I'd say it's still the best look at it. I encountered so many of these miserable headaches when I had a real job. Hawaiian Shirt Friday (we even had Jeans Friday. Fun!). Having to celebrate and sing Happy Birthday. They even nail the monotony and florescent light Hell that welcomes you each and everyday.

This is not to say every office job is bad. I've had good and bad ones. If you are reading this, I hope you are in a good one. If you're not and reading this in an impersonal cube working for a bland corporation, I promise things will get better. I've been there. Hell, most of us have. You just have to keep your eyes open for better opportunities and you'll land one in less time than you think.

Office Space not only gives you permission to hate your job but also actual reasons. It's not just the job itself that drives these characters crazy. In this, you have Initech which is helping banks with Y2K and then Chotchkie's Resturant were Jennifer Aniston's character works as a waitress. They complain very little about the actual jobs. It's having to wear flair that's annoying. It's the constant lack of respect or care. Why corporate America thinks we want to work in these conditions is bizarre.

You saw real pushback with COVID. People started working from home and didn't want to go back. This isn't because people are lazy. They weren't being fulfilled in the office. They made being at work so much worse than actually doing the work. They still haven't fixed this. Instead, they blame the millions of workers instead of looking at where they don't to go.

The casting is perfect. Ron Livingston is such a great everyman. In a weaker movie year, Gary Cole should have gotten an Oscar nomination as Lumburgh. John C. McGinley, Stephen Root and Deidrich Bader all had bigger tv careers than movie ones but are all fantastic. There is not a single character I would change about this movie. There is not a line I would take out. Not a second I would edit out. I don't know how you can tell this story any better.

Why is this so great? Mike Judge. He wrote and directed the funniest movie I've ever seen. This isn't an accident. He created the very different but both hysterical Beavis & Butthead and Silicon Valley. He wrote and directed the very funny Idocracy. I'm not the biggest King Of The Hill fan but I can certainly appreciate it. He might be the most underrated creator in comedy.

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The reason this tiny movie that opened in 8th place still exists today is how relatable it is. I did see this in the theaters in 1999 but that was an empty theater. These GIF's still hit because Office Space is still a sadly relevant look at how we work. As long as certain offices are so horrible, this movie will still be so funny.

Finally, fuck PC Load Letters.

8. Office Space

9. The Sixth Sense

10. Boogie Nights

11. Jurassic Park

12. Jackie Brown

13. A Few Good Men

14. The Fugitive

15. The Truman Show

16. Fargo

17. Swingers

18. Reservoir Dogs

19. There's Something About Mary

20. Sleepers

21. Schindler's List

22. Rushmore

23. Fight Club

24. Saving Private Ryan

25. True Romance

26. Dumb & Dumber

27. Kingpin

28. Donnie Brasco

29. Heat 

30. Terminator 2: Judgement Day

31. Rounders

32. Unforgiven

33. Trainspotting

34. The Game

35. Out Of Sight

36. Carlito's Way

37. Seven

38. L.A. Confidential

39. Speed

40. Gattaca

41. Misery

42. Tombstone

43. Ransom

44. Wayne's World

45. The Insider

46. Back To The Future Part III

47. A Bronx Tale

48. The People Vs. Larry Flynt

49. Eyes Wide Shut

50. The Sandlot

51. Happy Gilmore

52. Contact

53. The Green Mile

54. Man On The Moon

55. Boyz N The Hood

56. Grosse Pointe Blank

57. Independence Day

58. The Rainmaker

59. Go

60. The Firm

61. Magnolia

62. The Talented Mr. Ripley

63. Tommy Boy

64. The Usual Suspects

65. In The Line Of Fire

66. My Cousin Vinny

67. Awakenings

68. JFK

69. Toy Story

70. Home Alone

71. Jerry Maguire

72. Titanic

73. Billy Madison

74. Apollo 13

75. Braveheart

76. Edward Scissorhands

77. Cape Fear

78. The River Wild

79. What's Eating Gilbert Grape?

80. 12 Monkeys

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81. Stir Of Echoes

82. Mission: Impossible

83. Total Recall

84. Quiz Show

85. For Love Of The Game

86. Being John Malkovich

87. Men In Black

88. Scream

89. Alive

90. Three Kings

91. Glengarry Glen Ross

92. Die Hard With A Vengeance

93. The Blair Witch Project

94. Twister

95. Dirty Work

96. Election

97. Tremors

98. Any Given Sunday

99. The Wedding Singer

100. Clerks