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Mood:
- HumorousWittyCleverOffbeatCynicalBittersweet
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Plot:
- Obnoxious BossBoss and EmployeeWorkplace RomanceWorkplace SituationsLove and RomanceUnfulfillmentWorkplacePower Relations more...
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Genres:
- ComedyFake DocumentaryMockumentary
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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Place:
- USAOfficeSmall Town
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Audience:
- Date Night
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- Award WinnerCritically AcclaimedEmmy WinnerMasterpieceModern ClassicPrestigious Awards
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Humor:
- SatireIrreverent HumorDry Humor
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- Ensemble CastTalky
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Based on:
- Based on TV Series
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Attitudes:
- Not SeriousRealistic
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The Office, 2005 -
English
USA
Profile of The Office
The mood of The Office is witty, humorous, and cynical. The plot centers around an obnoxious boss, a workplace romance, and power relations. It features satire and dry humor. The Office is a comedy TV show. Stylistically, it is a mockumentary, is a fake documentary, and stars an ensemble cast. In approach, it is not serious and realistic. The Office takes place, at least partly, in an office and in a small town. The setting is the USA. It happens in contemporary times. The Office is based on a TV series. The TV show is known for being a modern classic, an Emmy winner, and a masterpiece. It is especially suggested for a date night.
Summary of The Office
Based on the popular British comedy of the same name, The Office takes place in and around the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Using the same mockumentary style as the original, the series succeeds in capturing the quiet desperation of the poor souls working in this socially stifling environment under the direction of delusional boss, regional manager Michael Scott. Comic actor Steve Carell beautifully inhabits the role, playing a man so eager to be liked, he completely alienates people with one stupid antic after another. Blindly believing himself beloved by his employees for his laid-back nature, Michael fails to see that, with the exception of nerdy and bizarre Dwight (Rainn Wilson), he is resented and despised by all. Meanwhile, Jim woos engaged receptionist Pam, while both navigate the office politics and "humor" of boss Scott. Carell perfectly walks the line between despicable and pathetic, enlisting his audience's sympathies just moments before doing or saying something horribly inappropriate. The Office may be a remake, but it has charms of its very own.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 24 March 2005 |
| Runtime: | 38 min |
| Seasons: | 8 |
Cast and Crew
as Michael Scott 72 episodes, 2005-2008
as Dwight Schrute 72 episodes, 2005-2008
as Jim Halpert 72 episodes, 2005-2008
as Pam Beesly 72 episodes, 2005-2008
as Ryan Howard 72 episodes, 2005-2008
as Oscar Martinez 61 episodes, 2005-2008
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Users Reviews
- 04.April.2012
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- by: Matthew Smith
- Matthew Smith rated this movie
8/10Great
- 25.February.2012
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- by: VChile
- VChile rated this movie10/10Must See
