

Sorry to Bother You
Destiny is calling.
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3.2M
- Box office
- $18.2M
- Language
- English
- slavery
- satire
- surrealism
- oakland, california
- poverty
- telemarketer
- telemarketing
- human animal hybrid
- corporate conspiracy
- complex
- race relations
- modern slavery
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Behind the camera
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Produced in
United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereSundance Film Festival20 Jan 2018
- PremiereSouth by Southwest Film Festival11 Mar 2018
- PremiereSan Francisco International Film Festival12 Apr 2018
- PremiereSeattle International Film Festival2 Jun 2018
- PremiereBAMcinemaFest20 Jun 2018
- Theatrical (limited)R6 Jul 2018
- Digital / OTT9 Oct 2018
- Physical23 Oct 2018
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical157 Dec 2018
- Physical1515 Apr 2019
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA15+29 Oct 2018
DenmarkDK
- PremiereCPH: PIX1 Oct 2018
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical10 May 2019
FranceFR
- PremiereParis International Fantastic Film Festival9 Dec 2018
- TheatricalU30 Jan 2019
- PhysicalDVD1 Jun 2019
- Digital / OTTVOD18 May 2020
- Digital / OTT12Netflix1 Feb 2022
GermanyDE
- Digital / OTT165 Sept 2019
HungaryHU
- Digital / OTT166 Jan 2021
IrelandIE
- Theatrical167 Dec 2018
ItalyIT
- Digital / OTTVOD9 Sept 2018
LatviaLV
- PremiereAmerican Independent Film Festival9 Mar 2019
MexicoMX
- PremiereLos Cabos International Film Festival9 Nov 2018
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Sorry to Bother You was released on 6 July 2018.
Audience reviews
4- J7/10
Jedi Burrell
7/19/2018
_Sorry To Bother You is “unapollogetic”, “unafraid”, “imaginative”._ These are the reviews of audiences, and critics; it’s hard to find someone that didn’t like this movie (unless you’re going to burrow through the Rotten Tomatoes audience reviews, in which case I’m sorry.) The cast is packed with familiar faces: Lakeith Stanfield (as Cassius) who also happened to be in _Get Out_, Jermaine Fowler who had just f…
- G6/10
Gimly
1/20/2019
Such a great level of surrealism. I love when the setting is completely believeable, normal people, who could easily be from our world, but their's is totally weird. One criticism I will give is the imperfections in the dubbing, normally not a big deal, but dubbing is so absolutely **vital** to the story of _Sorry to Bother You_ that it is hard to get past. It was still a very pleasant surprise though, one I recommen…
- S7/10
Stephen Campbell
7/2/2019
**_A sharp satire that runs a little too long and takes a bizarre left-turn that will alienate many_** > _In my view, corporations are illegitimate institutions of tyrannical power, with intellectual roots not unlike those of fascism and Bolshevism._ > [...] > _We can - and should - certainly begin pointing out that corporations are fundamentally illegitimate, and that they don't have to exist at all in thei…
- B10/10
BoostJuice
11/19/2025
This film is about the way capitalism corrupts people & society in pursuit of unsustainable growth that inherently comes from exploiting the lower class. It uses a lot of absurdist & dark humor, both to reflect the absurd reality in which we live, but also to engage people with themes that aren't often discussed in film, at least not to this degree of honesty. While the film is overall quite cynical about the state o…
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