Movies like New Guy

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New Guy (2003)
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New Guy (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Gregg's first day at his new job starts off strangely, as he discovers his cubicle is covered in a sea of Post-Its left behind by his predecessor, who he soon discovers did not leave on amicable terms. His co-workers don't seem quite normal either, standing aimlessly or endlessly chatting nonsense on the phone or gossiping by the coffee machine. Grown men cry in this office and as Gregg tries to stay on top of his new job, fighting a toy car that runs around the office, arguing with a janitor, and trying, repeatedly, to send out an all important fax; things gradually go from bad to worse in this corporate wasteland. As day turns into night, Gregg begins to realize this is no ordinary workplace. It can be very lethal...
Style: offbeat, humorous, witty, semi serious, crying, independent film
Plot: office, love and romance, rivalry, workplace romance, workplace intrigue, nothing goes right, disorder, underdog, workplace, obnoxious boss, boss and employee, workplace situations, power relations, police, secret society, running, computer, dream, paganism, elevator, claustrophobia, virginity, voyeur, coffee, boss ...

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Most similar movies to New Guy

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and witty films with plots about workplace, workplace situations, boss and employee, disorder, power relations, love and romance and workplace romance mostly in Comedy, Fantasy and Horror genres. Some movies like New Guy: Haiku Tunnel (2001), Super Sucker (2002), Demoted (2011), Pink Lemonade (2006), Netherbeast Incorporated (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Haiku Tunnel (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Josh is the consummate temp employee, avoiding all long-term connections and responsibilities, both at work and in his personal life. However, by the time his agency places him at the Schuyler & Mitchell law firm, Josh is tired of his ...
Style: humorous, funny, stylized, satirical, absurd ...
Plot: workplace, adaptation, sarcasm, law firm, relationships, creativity, disorder, fighting the system, nothing goes right, boss and employee, introspection, workplace situations ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: san francisco, california, usa
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95%
 4.4
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Super Sucker (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Two door to door vaccuum cleaner salesmen hilariously compete against each other.
Style: humorous, semi serious, witty, light, sex comedy
Audience: teens
Plot: workplace, rise to the top, rivalry, against the odds, ambition, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, uninhibited rivalry, farce, workplace romance, boss and employee, silly humor ...
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86%
 5.3
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Demoted (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: What go around comes around for a pair of prank-playing tire salesmen (Astin and Vartan) who find themselves placed in secretarial jobs by their put-upon boss (Cross)
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, captivating
Plot: prank, workplace, silly humor, partner, rebelliousness, obnoxious boss, rivalry, boss and employee, buddies, rebellion, workplace intrigue, workplace situations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
Story: A live-action workplace comedy about Gary, an associate demon, as he attempts to capture souls on earth in order to climb the corporate ladder of the underworld. Gary hopes to advance in Hell, but he may be too stupid, lazy and kind-hearted to ...
Style: humorous, not serious, surreal, funny, spooky ...
Audience: teens
Plot: workplace, demon, boss and employee, power relations, rivalry, disorder, intern, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, promotion, unsupportive coworkers, batman ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
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Pink Lemonade (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Ever have one of those nights where nothing seems to be going right? Ever have a job that made you ponder "this place would be fun if it didn't suck so much"? Welcome to food-service hell. Natalie, the waitress, is on the verge of a ...
Style: talky, realistic, semi serious, humorous, clever ...
Plot: workplace romance, love and romance, workplace, obnoxious boss, betrayal, couples, workplace situations, boss and employee, cooking and food, heist, love, rodeo ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Netherbeast Incorporated (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An offbeat comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America.
Style: scary, humorous, semi serious, captivating, horror comedy ...
Plot: vampire, office, hidden identity, supernatural, danger, workplace situations, disorder, workplace, corporate crime, office politics, imaginary, deadly
Time: 21st century
Place: arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Head Office (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In this comic take on big-business wheelings and dealings, an ambitious senator's son (Judge Reinhold) moves up the corporate ladder through undeserved promotions. But against his better judgment, he falls for a woman (the chairman's ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, biting ...
Plot: job promotion, workplace intrigue, boss and employee, cons and scams, workplace romance, workplace situations, power relations, workplace, dishonesty, rise to the top, business, office work ...
Time: 80s, year 1985
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
 7.2
 5K
Ground Floor (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Brody, a young hot-shot banker at Whitestone Trust, thought he was just having a one-night stand with Jennifer, a beautiful woman he met at a bar. But when he discovers that she works in maintenance for the building where he works, their worlds ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, sentimental, humorous, semi serious ...
Plot: boss, workplace romance, office, employer employee relationship, employment, love and romance, workplace situations, coincidence, workplace, boss and employee, power relations, workplace humor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
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Carpool Guy (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Joel Goodman is a hotshot advertising executive angling for a promotion, but he feels stuck - not least of all in traffic. A seeming answer to his prayers comes in the form of a homeless man whom Joel pays to sit in his passenger seat so he can use ...
Style: humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: office, rivalry, odd couple, workplace, workplace intrigue, power relations, traffic jam, ambition, rich and poor, lifestyle change, friendship, advertising executive ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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 1K
Mr. Accident (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Mr Accident is a satirical, romantic rocket ride through the lives of a bunch of losers hurtling into the chaos that is contemporary life. It's a circus of cool catastrophes underpinned by a moral tale about the downside of addiction and ...
Style: not serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, touching ...
Audience: kids
Plot: disorder, power relations, farce, workplace situations, love and romance, unlikely couple, cons and scams, workplace intrigue, factory, fall in love, rivalry, goofy hero ...
Time: 90s
Place: australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Martin & Orloff (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting stripper and a deranged Desert Storm vet; A giant sparerib costume and the world's largest peenis; John Woo-style violence and Steel ...
Style: realistic, clever, independent film, not serious, witty ...
Plot: disorder, dark humor, self discovery, workplace, boss and employee, nothing goes right, hitman, power relations, media, unfulfillment, down on your luck, workplace situations ...
Place: new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
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The Boss' Wife (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Daniel Stern stars as a stockbroker trying to climb the corporate ladder. There's only one thing stopping him...his boss' beautiful and flirtatious wife! THE BOSS' WIFE is a full-bodied, high-spirited, bedroom comedy about lust, love ...
Style: sex comedy, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sexual ...
Plot: love, pretty girl, business, stock broker, temptation, power relations, disorder, couples, nothing goes right, ambition, love and romance, boss and employee ...
Time: year 1986, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
The Search for John Gissing (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Matthew Barnes is a young exec on the move up who finds himself a pawn in corporate in-fighting when he's sent to London to oversee a merger
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, funny
Plot: satire, workplace, culture clash, rivalry, love and romance, boss and employee, couple relations, vengeance, couples, workplace situations, workplace romance, power relations ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, europe, england, chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
12 Wishes of Christmas (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A woman whose dog was taken by her landlord follows her life coach's instructions to make 12 wishes for a better future, and watches in surprise as each of those wishes comes true in this Christmas fantasy for the entire family. Laura was ...
Style: feel good, touching, sentimental, humorous, semi serious
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, life turned upside down, wish come true, workplace, hopes, nothing goes right, best friend, disorder, down on your luck, love and romance, life is a bitch, dog ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Intern (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young, underappreciated intern at the ultra-hip magazine Skirt must learn to deal with kissy-face phoniness, model tantrums and bulimic editors, while trying to steal the heart of a dashing British art director from the grips of a supermodel.
Style: witty, humorous, semi serious, independent film
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: fashion, fashion model, love triangle, looking for love, workplace, fall in love, ambition, lifestyle, rise to the top, fashion magazine, disorder, workplace romance ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
Office Killer (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: When Dorine Douglas' job as proofreader for Constant Consumer magazine is turned into an at-home position during a downsizing, she doesn't know how to cope. But after accidentally killing one of her co-workers, she discovers that murder ...
Style: psychological, slasher, black comedy, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: asthma, workplace, office, asthmatic, manipulation, serial killer, psychopath, workplace romance, obsession, goofy hero, protagonist as suspect, evil woman ...
Time: 90s
Place: virginia, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Welcome Aboard (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Isabelle, HR of a large cruise company, made the mistake of choosing her boss as a lover. Before embarking on the maiden voyage of the new flagship of the fleet, though, he decided to disembark from their relationship! Some women take their revenge ...
Style: humorous, not serious, feel good, light, sex comedy ...
Plot: cruise, workplace romance, boss and employee, workplace situations, goofy hero, love and romance, rivalry, farce, workplace, breakup, disorder, ship ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Still Waiting... (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: After Shenaniganz loses all its hottest waitresses to new competitor Ta-Ta's Wing Shack -- where the scantily clad wait staff earns bigger tips -- the Shenaniganz staff aims to give Ta-Ta's its just desserts.
Style: humorous, parody, unusual plot structure, funny, not serious ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: vengeance, gangster, employer employee relationship, goofy hero, love and romance, contests and competitions, boss and employee, power relations, thirtysomething life, friends, workplace situations, teaching the ways of the world ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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running movies
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Office Space (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Three office workers strike back at their evil employers by hatching a hapless attempt to embezzle money.
Style: black comedy, dark comedy, funny, clever, humorous ...
Audience: date night, kids, adult
Plot: workplace, office, dark humor, corporate world, computer, rebelliousness, obnoxious boss, workplace situations, business, boss, embezzlement, satire ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999, y2k
Place: texas, austin texas, usa, dallas texas, mexico
⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
 6.2
 535
Drones (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Brian Dilks is an Office Drone. He spends his days at OmniLink in comforting monotony: facilitating the movement of product around the country, faxing, copying, joking with his best friend, Clark, and harmlessly flirting with fellow cubicle-mate, ...
Style: humorous, not serious, feel good, light, independent film ...
Plot: alien disguised as human, alien invasion, danger, space and aliens, imaginary, friends, disorder, workplace, secret identity, buddies, love and romance, undercover ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Steve Martin (1998)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: A collection of Steve Martin's best skits.
Style: not serious, witty, humorous, sketch comedy, spoof ...
Plot: sketch, partner, media satire, workplace romance, workplace situations, showbiz, power relations, disorder, nothing goes right, lifestyle, workplace, performer's life ...
Time: 90s
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41%
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Hard to Die (1990)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story: While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. They suspect that the strange janitor, who witnessed another series of killings years back, is at ...
Style: perverse, horror comedy, sensual, cult classic, bloody ...
Plot: nudity, massacre, woman with a gun, serial killer, killer, shootout, violence, machine gun, janitor, best friend, violent content, danger ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
41%
 5.4
 806
Family Plan (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Charlie MacKenzie is an ambitious young career woman who stretches the truth in a job interview by professing to be married with a family. But her little white lie leads to a great big problem when her new boss moves next door. Desperate to ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, sitcom, witty ...
Plot: hidden identity, eccentric family, family problems, couples, workplace, actor's life, boss and employee, couple relations, love and romance, cons and scams, workplace situations, best friend ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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paganism movies
109
elevator movies
2356
 6.1
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Film Geek (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.
Style: cynical, semi serious, humorous, witty, feel good ...
Audience: teens, date night, girls' night
Plot: obsession, friendship, lifestyle, introspection, workplace, disorder, looking for love, workplace situations, workplace romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, obsessed fan, expert ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, portland oregon
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
The Smell of Success (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics ...
Style: humorous, captivating, atmospheric, light, realistic ...
Plot: family business, rivalry, workplace intrigue, family relations, workplace, boss and employee, society, disorder, fish out of water, salesman, save the day, eccentric family ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1963
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
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Hellphone (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A teenager feels an endless fascination for his cellular which will enable him to reach his aim: alluring the pretty high-school girl he's in love with. Unfortunately, this special "addiction" will not be without negative consequences ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, entertaining, light, scary ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teenage love, chaos and mayhem, youth, supernatural, high school, supernatural power, teacher student relationship, male nudity, supernatural ability, chaos, nothing goes right, teenager ...
Place: europe, paris france, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
 6.7
 2K
Waydowntown (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Four young office workers have a bet going to see who can last the longest without going outside. In the maze that is the downtown core of a large city, glass skywalks connect apartment buildings, office towers and shopping malls. Its day 28 of the ...
Style: humorous, realistic, semi serious, witty, cult classic ...
Plot: office, workplace, bet, nothing goes right, contests and competitions, goofy hero, buddies, workplace situations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, prank, romantic rivalry, rivalry ...
Time: 90s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
 6.4
 2K
Bartleby (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: An adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" told in the setting of a modern office.
Style: surreal, semi serious, humorous, dark comedy, art house ...
Plot: insubordination, office, mysterious character, dark humor, boss and employee, workplace, fish out of water, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, name calling, employer employee relationship, fired from the job ...
Time: year 2001
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Fanciful series about an aspiring writer who imagines alternative life scenarios while working for a big company.
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: best friend, lifestyle, writer's life, boss and employee, workplace, workplace situations, love and romance, dull life, office, supportive coworker, sketch, aspiring writer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: chicago
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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 947
One Fine Day (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: François Berthier’s life is a series of unfortunate events. One day, however, a miracle occurs for François and his expected misfortune is changed to never-ending luck.
Style: semi serious, sincere, witty, humorous, biting ...
Plot: life turned upside down, overnight success, nothing goes right, boss and employee, crumbling marriage, human nature, breakup, misfit, obnoxious boss, workplace, disorder, down on your luck ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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