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Wealthy CEO Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy) always gets her way, until she's busted for insider trading and sent to federal prison. After leaving jail, Darnell finds herself broke, homeless and hated. Luckily, she tracks down former assistant Claire (Kristen Bell), the only person who's willing to help. While staying with Claire and her young daughter, the ex-con devises a new business model for a brownie empire. Unfortunately, some old enemies stand in the way of her return to the top.
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Melissa McCarthy remains as fiercely talented as ever, but her efforts aren't enough to prop up the baggy mess of inconsistent gags and tissue-thin writing that brings down The Boss.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com While there's plenty about The Boss to appreciate, I'm just not certain there's a great deal to like. Rated: 2/4 Aug 11, 2016 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times There's something irrepressible about McCarthy's shtick. Her foul-mouthed rants are always amusing, even when they're not quite laugh-out-loud funny. Rated: 3/5 Aug 10, 2016 Full Review Megan Garber The Atlantic The Boss is sketch comedy, with none of the lines colored in. Jul 22, 2016 Full Review Kip Mooney College Movie Review Provides big laughs throughout. Rated: B Aug 29, 2021 Full Review David Bax Battleship Pretension Falcone and McCarthy have landed somewhere in between and, with jokes as good as these, that's good enough. Jan 7, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins The plot comes together discordantly, with flashbacks and transitions so ineffective they appear as if pilfered from different films. Rated: 1/10 Dec 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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donnie m i LOVE Melissa and Kristen but Peter Dinklage is SO OVERDRAMATIC, not just in this but in everything-makes it hard for me to keep watching....great job by Ella Anderson as Rachel Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/15/24 Full Review angela g this movie is really good i liked the jokes in the movie but i did not agree with some of the other jokes in the movie Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/24/24 Full Review Chris M I dont know why all the negative reviews but this is a hilarious movie and everyone on rottentomatoes.com is a complete alien for not rating this higher Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/26/24 Full Review Horror fan 4 This movie is underrated. It's hilarious and entertaining. Peter Dinklage Kristen Bell and Melissa McCarthy are fantastic. Timothy Treakle Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/12/24 Full Review Matthew S I almost did not watch this because of reviews. My expectations were low but I loved it. Laughed my butt off at Peter dinklages character and his assistant. Also her relationship with the girl in the movie was sweet. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/11/24 Full Review alan g Melissa McCarthy funny? I dont think so. I am glad they don't cast her anymore. Should have left her in prison after the movie. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Wealthy CEO Michelle Darnell (Melissa McCarthy) always gets her way, until she's busted for insider trading and sent to federal prison. After leaving jail, Darnell finds herself broke, homeless and hated. Luckily, she tracks down former assistant Claire (Kristen Bell), the only person who's willing to help. While staying with Claire and her young daughter, the ex-con devises a new business model for a brownie empire. Unfortunately, some old enemies stand in the way of her return to the top.
Director
Ben Falcone
Producer
Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy
Screenwriter
Melissa McCarthy, Ben Falcone, Steve Mallory
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
On the Day, Gary Sanchez Productions
Rating
R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexual Content)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 8, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 4, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$63.0M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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