Get a Job

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Get a Job

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Released Mar 25, 2016

1h 23m

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A young man (Miles Teller) and his girlfriend (Anna Kendrick) struggle to find desirable employment after graduating from college.

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Critics Consensus

Inauthentic and unfunny, Get a Job is paltry to the point that its long-delayed release feels purely the result of its wasted cast having been promoted to greater fame all these years later.

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Lou Lumenick

New York Post

Crass and painfully unfunny satirical comedy shot four years ago. It's finally receiving a token theatrical release concurrent with being dumped into the video-on-demand sludge pile.

Rated: 0.5/4

Apr 8, 2016

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

This long-shelved comedy proves a disappointing mix of onscreen talent, uneven social satire and juvenile humor.

Mar 25, 2016

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Jordan Hoffman

Guardian

Get A Job's primary problem is that it doesn't know if it wants to be a realistic look at millennials and the current economy, or go for the cheap gag about the jive-talking pimp renting out a sleazy motel.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 25, 2016

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...exceedingly (and often egregiously) broad...

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 8, 2022

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Robert Kojder

Flickering Myth

Some bits scrape the bottom of the barrel so hard that I dare to say it is a career low for Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, and Bryan Cranston

Rated: 2/5

Dec 4, 2017

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

A weak and wobbly comedy about the difficulties of millennials in the wonderful world of work.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 21, 2016

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Liam D

A long delayed movie that I even think the cast forgot that they made. This is an obnoxiously unfunny “Comedy” that wastes said cast

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/15/25

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Alexandre D

It's not as bad as everyone is saying in the reviews. This is obviously taking place after the 2008 market crash, reflecting on the current state of careerists and explores the future of Gen Y in a capitalist world in the USA. It's kind of a stoner-style movie, but not like most others. With its light humor and laid-back tone, it was a fun mid-length film to watch. There are some weird scenes that make you go "Huh?", but that’s part of the charm.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/12/25

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Rory M

The weirdly stacked cast does not save this unfunny frankly a little boring and poorly made film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/19/24

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Bryan B

Unfocused trying to be an ensemble movie just fast walks through its plot. I never cared about any of the characters enough to see if they did something.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/20/23

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Audience Member

Yeah, pretty bad. Very few funny moments

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

08/14/23

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Cork B

I liked the characters and the actors, there is some really good humor in here, and an interesting premise about downsizing and self worth. Unfortunately, the last 3rd tries to go in too many zany directions and it kind of derails things. I preferred Company Men, although this is funnier in an offbeat sort of way.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/27/23

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Synopsis

A young man (Miles Teller) and his girlfriend (Anna Kendrick) struggle to find desirable employment after graduating from college.

Director: Dylan Kidd
Producer: Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Screenwriter: Kyle Pennekamp, Scott Turpel
Distributor: Lionsgate Premiere
Production Co: Double Feature Films, CBS Films
Rating: R (Language|Drug Use|Crude and Sexual Content|Nudity)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 25, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 14, 2016
Runtime: 1h 23m

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