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Sorry to Bother You

Destiny is calling.

6.8(1,873)20181h 52m13

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

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Boots Riley

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

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    Jedi Burrell

    7/19/2018

    7/10

    _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…

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    Gimly

    1/20/2019

    6/10

    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…

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    Stephen Campbell

    7/2/2019

    7/10

    **_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…

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    BoostJuice

    11/19/2025

    10/10

    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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