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The Boss

R

Released Apr 8, 2016

1h 39m

Comedy

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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

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Megan Garber

The Atlantic

The Boss is sketch comedy, with none of the lines colored in.

Jul 22, 2016

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Kip Mooney

College Movie Review

Provides big laughs throughout.

Rated: B

Aug 29, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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alan g

Melissa McCarthy funny. I donthink so.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Ricky C

Could not even finish it. Are movies like these made to torture us?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/24

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Hannah D

From the beginning this was a laugh-out-loud film I really enjoyed (and this is coming from someone who doesn't usually enjoy comedies). Sure there were some points which fell flat but overall it was silly and yet relatable emotions

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/26/23

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Emilliano Jr S

Corny, not funny, rubbish.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Ben Falcone

Director

Melissa McCarthy

Michelle Darnell

Kristen Bell

Claire

Peter Dinklage

Renault

Ella Anderson

Rachel

Tyler Labine

Mike Beals

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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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