Office Space
Hacker ApprovedRanked 3 of 14 comedy films by recommenders
Fans call it a funny, truthful satire of 1990s white-collar office life and a cult classic.
Fans call it a funny, truthful satire of 1990s white-collar office life and a cult classic.
23 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 23
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 23 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Accurate portrayal of office work
“Ever seen the movie OfficeSpace? It's funny as hell partly because there's a lot of truth to it.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Where are you supposed to go if you don't care about growth?” “That's what most of the irl white-collar existence really reflected throughout my career.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Behind the scenes at the NeXT Computer office” “it documents the typical work culture of the US in the late 1990s / early 2000s”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency” - Comment from 5 Dec 2025 in “Most technical problems are people problems”
- Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “Beware Management Consultants”
Beloved cult classic
“it's totally a cult classic that I'm sure a good chunk of this community has watched”
Comment from 29 Apr 2026 in “Apple Has Given Up on the Vision Pro After M5 Refresh Flop” “One of my all time favorites”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Where are you supposed to go if you don't care about growth?” “It's a great movie after all”
Comment from 17 Jan 2026 in “Scott Alexander: The Dilbert Afterlife” Funny, quotable lines
“Ever seen the movie OfficeSpace? It's funny as hell partly because there's a lot of truth to it.”
Comment from 9 Dec 2025 in “Where are you supposed to go if you don't care about growth?” “That line is so damn good”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Building for the Future”
Other comedy films people recommend
The four most recommended other comedy films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idiocracy | 43 | 19 | 69% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Coyote v. Acme | 27 | 5 | 84% | 2 | — | — |
| Office SpaceThis page | 23 | 0 | 100% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Don't Look Up | 14 | 7 | 67% | 7 | — | Approved |
| This Is Spinal Tap | 11 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
18 of the 23 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“That's what most of the irl white-collar existence really reflected throughout my career.”
“Great blog post by Peter Gibbons, Michael Bolton, and Samir about their time at Initech”
“The two consults in Office Space absolutely nailed it.”
“for those who somehow haven't seen it yet”
“It was a great movie for its time”
“it goes into great detail about this”
“I had a blast adding triva and the movie script”
“That line is so damn good”
“it's totally a cult classic that I'm sure a good chunk of this community has watched”
“the ending is actually quite happy”
“the obvious choice is Office Space”
“it documents the typical work culture of the US in the late 1990s / early 2000s”
“It's a great movie after all”
“Peter from Office Space was more liberating.”
“I also loved the movie Office Space”
“One of my all time favorites”
“Ever seen the movie OfficeSpace? It's funny as hell partly because there's a lot of truth to it.”
“did a good job of depicting programmers with no sense of hope”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.