Movies Like Business as Usual
If you liked Business as Usual (1978), a movie directed by Richard Mailer, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Assistant (2020)
★ 6.3/10A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
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Disclosure (1994)
★ 6.2/10A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.
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Pretty Persuasion (2005)
★ 5.8/10A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
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Heatwave (2022)
★ 6.2/10A woman's life takes an unexpected turn when she falls for her boss's wife. She must soon defend herself as she becomes entangled in a web of malice.
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Office Space (1999)
★ 7.4/10A depressed white-collar worker tries hypnotherapy, only to find himself in a perpetual state of devil-may-care bliss that prompts him to start living by his own rules, and hatch a hapless attempt to embezzle money…
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Secretary (2002)
★ 6.8/10A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
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Porno (2019)
★ 6/10When a group of naive teens working at a movie theater in a small Christian town discover a mysterious film hidden in its basement, they unleash an alluring succubus who gives them a sex education…written in blood.
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The Most Hated Woman in America (2017)
★ 6.2/10The true story of Madalyn Murray O'Hair -- iconoclast, opportunist, and outspoken atheist -- from her controversial rise to her untimely demise.
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Georgetown (2019)
★ 5.9/10Ulrich Mott is an eccentric and versatile social climber with grandiose plans to affect United States foreign policy. Encouraged in his attempts by his strategically chosen (and much older) wife, the well-connected…
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Set It Up (2018)
★ 6.9/10Two overworked and underpaid assistants come up with a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other.
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Working Girl (1988)
★ 6.6/10When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she takes a risky chance to reclaim it by impersonating him and running the project from his position.
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Waiting... (2005)
★ 6.2/10Young employees at Shenaniganz restaurant collectively stave off boredom and adulthood with their antics.
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Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste (2022)
★ 6.1/10A sexual wellness company gains fame and followers, then members come forward with shocking allegations.
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Hands of Stone (2016)
★ 6.6/10The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
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Hard to Die (1990)
★ 6/10While 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…
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Come See Me in the Good Light (2025)
★ 7.1/10In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.
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29th Street (1991)
★ 6.9/10After winning $6.2 million in the 1976 New York State Lottery, he is arrested for throwing rocks at a church. He then tells his story at the police station.
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Romance & Cigarettes (2006)
★ 6/10Ironworker Nick lives with his wife, Kitty, and three daughters. When he meets a significantly younger woman, Tula, he starts an affair with her, much to the chagrin of his wife, and his life is thrown into upheaval…
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The Enforcer (2022)
★ 7/10A noir thriller set in Miami, the film follows an enforcer who discovers his femme fatale boss has branched out into cyber sex trafficking, putting a young runaway he’s befriended at risk. He sacrifices everything to…
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Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
★ 6.4/10A self-help seminar inspires a sixty-something woman to romantically pursue her younger co-worker.