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Office Christmas Party
A (INDIA)
2016
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Positive Reviews
73
Negative reviews
70
Average Rating
2.5
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3.0
It settles instead for sight gags like a reindeer drinking from a toilet and instantly dated jokes about Game Of Thrones and the Fast & Furious series ..
Av Club
2.0
When their initial pitch fails, theres only one hail Mary left in movie land: let the party go fully open bar bonkers and show Walter the time of his ..
EW
2.5
Instead, it all leads to an improbable happy ending.There are two performers in smaller roles that deserve to be put on Santas nice list.
Rogerebert
3.0
This is a studio comedy on auto pilot, a movie that lets its title do the vast majority of the heavy lifting.Like any office Christmas party youve eve ..
Indie Wire
2.5
After more than an hour of slow to build setup, theres a montage in the middle where Gordon and Speck take inventory of where things stand, and here, ..
Variety
3.0
Once directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck embrace pornographic levels of R rated adult office partying, laughs bellow deeper and harder.
We Got This Covered
2.0
So lets credit Josh Gordon and Will Specks mildly diverting but shapeless seasonal comedy with capturing the spirit of its subject.
Time Out
2.0
Solid work from Jennifer Aniston and co plus a few good gags isnt enough to tinsel over the gaps in this formulaic comedy Although sporadically very f ..
The Guardian
3.0
Jason Bateman plays the harassed but decent manager and SNL comedy genius Kate McKinnon is thrown away on the role of the uptight HR manager.
The Guardian
1.9
A pile up of raunchy gags and anarchic mayhem, the film operates under the mistaken assumption that exaggerated whimsical eccentricities for their own ..
3.1
(I found the paint peeling level of the films blithely acerbic gross out humor a welcome tonic to the equally venomous but far more consequential cras ..
2.5
Backstories are never developed enough to give the film the kind of heart that can distinguish the best gross out comedies.
Screen Daily
0.5
0 Office Christmas Party may be one of the laziest comedies in recent memory.
Collider
1.5
Perhaps it was the opportunity to work with each other, because there doesnt seem to be anything in the script thats particularly worthy of anyones ta ..
Collider
2.5
But against its high rise settings and street level action a convincing combination of Atlanta sets and Chi Town exteriors the film struggles to find ..
The Hollywood Reporter
2.0
Yes, there are laughs to be had, but not the off the charts merriment promised by the title and the films expert cast of comic actors.
3.0
Nothing says Christmas like decadence, debauchery and mayhem, at least when comic actors like T. J. Miller, Kate McKinnon and Rob Corddry are involved ..
The New York Times
2.9
In a film that should have just been content with the simplicity of its ridiculous premise, Office Christmas Party chooses instead to get too caught u ..
IGN
3.0
With this lot all switching funny on as often as they can, its just a worried wait for the overall power grid to fail, which it inevitably does after ..
Telegraph
3.1
When it comes to big, brassy studio comedies, a filmmaker can do worse than to gather the brightest, funniest stars, situate them in an odd yet relata ..
2.5
It benefits from an excellent cast, who seem to be all in. And whenever theres a stretch of extended mediocrity, its almost always saved by an unexpec ..
San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
Office Christmas Party is a one hundred minute cut of an SNL sketch that youd fast forward through.
The Young Folks
2.0
In a year of Bad Moms, Bad Santas and Bad Neighbours, this is, essentially, Bad Employees: another irresponsible adults comedy, another great cast, an ..
2.5
In the end, while Office Christmas Party doesnt possess the requisite amount of belly laughs to become a festive comedy staple its stellar cast still ..
Cinema Blend
2.5
Theres some build up to the party as reindeer are herded in, a DJ is hired and decorations are tapped onto every available surface.
Ny Daily News
3.0
It certainly wont be the worst movie youve seen this year and youll laugh a few times.Good enough
JoBlo
2.5
Office Christmas Party is a decent studio comedy, but its entertaining parts do not add up to a cohesive whole.
Screen Rant
1.3
Except its not funny.Office Christmas Party is a hopeless muddle.
The Globe And Mail
3.0
While there are ample gags and hilarious situations that warrant genuine laugh out loud moments, the movie gradually resorts to far fetched shenanigan ..
2.0
In this case weakness of execution exacerbates poverty of invention.
One Guys Opinion
1.5
The generic construction extends to the bit characters, including a pimp and an Uber driver played by actresses wanly recalling Amy Schumer and Meliss ..
Village Voice
1.9
Not to be a prude or anything, but what the hell has Hollywood done to Christmas comedies
Rogers Movie Nation
3.0
It almost reaches an inspired level of insanity too, but theres not enough oddball behavior in the picture to make it truly memorable.
Blu Ray
2.5
The title promises mayhem and sexual abandon, but this yuletide comedy is more like a Secret Santa gift you dont want.
Chicago Reader
1.9
As tempting as that is (and, admittedly, has been, dear reader), lets just call it a day: Office Christmas Party doesnt know what to do with its cast, ..
Mark Reviews Movies
1.9
And although the film, past a certain point, seems to hit a plateau of mediocrity, Office Christmas Party takes a steep dive into absolutely tedium wi ..
Reel Film Reviews
2.0
This time, just like last years big stupid party entry The Night Before, the film has a Christmas twist.
The Times
3.0
That generic title clearly a placeholder that they neglected to replace with something better is a good starting point.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Well, the partys there if thats what youre looking for; all thats missing is a swimming pool full of 20 somethings pretending to be high school kids.
News Review
3.0
The amiable ensemble generates significant goodwill but generic antics and a lack of belly laughs mean its not quite a Christmas cracker.
Radio Times
1.5
But none of them set fire to things, no one has intercourse, nary a principal cuts loose.As a result, the film feels hesitant and a bit tame for a fli ..
Screen It
1.3
Instead, this pooped party brings you down from all the jokes that dont land and the flop sweat pouring off good actors whose forced cheer is exhausti ..
Rolling Stone
1.5
A busy but witless and stale comedy that rehashes every raunchy gag we expect from R rated comedies, it also wears its hackneyed sentimentality and co ..
The Wrap
2.5
Directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon dont mess with that surefire formula, though sometimes you wish they would.
News Day
4.0
The slapstick bits are done with skill if not inventiveness; the improv heavy dialog lands solidly.
Film Journal
1.0
The film is a mess of sloppy script, flat characters and hackneyed contrivances.
Hindustan Times
2.0
Office Christmas Party tried to be the perfect Christmas movie but could not even manage to be a good party movie.
Hindustan Times
2.5
Its barely a movie at all, more just a bunch of strung together set pieces about a wild party that features a group of really funny people operating b ..
Az Central
2.5
Every boozy party movie needs its requisite prude, but McKinnon keeps adding new layers of eccentricity, from a data driven approach to cheese platter ..
Npr
1.9
And so does the movie, one of the least original, imaginative and creative of its kind.
Star Tribune
1.0
Its almost adorable, the mild level of naughtiness that OCP holds up as daring and radical and outrageously hilarious, but mostly tedious and vapid.
3.1
They once again have fratboy fun showing what otherwise sane people will do if you pour enough alcohol and other drugs into them.Yet out of these fact ..
Toronto Star
3.0
But heres a funny thing: Office Christmas Party is actually quite enjoyable.It emphatically does not merit a dishonourable place in any list of Anisto ..
Daily Mail
1.5
Office Christmas Party, cobbled together by six writers, doesnt have the confidence to build its story through the interplay of its employees, and it ..
Salon
3.0
Sentimental and just plain mental, this is the comedy we need this holiday season.
Flim List
1.5
The party alone should have provided enough material for sight gags, raunch, and debauchery to keep a movie like this moving, and yet oddly it doesnt.
Film Inquiry
4.0
Of course everything is over the top: the exposition is concentrated insanity, replete with crude concepts and raucous fun.
2.0
Office Christmas Party may not be the best raunchy bash youll ever attend, but the amount of star power and shenanigans on display will make the visit ..
Flickering Myth
2.0
Tis the season of the holiday themed film, and thus in the footsteps of the mostly mediocre Almost Christmas comes slightly better than mediocre Offic ..
Boston Herald
1.9
For purveyors of R rated comedy, it has to be a lowbrow, high concept dream.
Boston Globe
2.0
Once the preamble is over, chaos sets in and the film loses all its initial charm.
The Irish Times
2.0
Only the talented ensemble cast rescues the movie from being a complete waste, and even their comedic skills arent enough to overcome the poorly struc ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
Even though it doesnt quite reach its potential, Office Christmas Party provides some nice, quality holiday laughs.
Lyles Movie Files
3.0
This is a tale about a wild, improbable party.But this time it is not thrown by teenagers and it is not thrown at somebodys house.
Tony Medley
3.1
As it is, theres so much stuff that flies this way and that the ungainly nature gets tiresome, making enjoying things start to finish difficult.Still, ..
Movie Freak
2.0
Great comedies have done more with less.The problem is Office Christmas Party is overstuffed, with too many talented actors and comedians competing fo ..
Detroit News
3.3
It misses lot of possibilities that way, but there are more hits than misses if you can sit through mediocre family drama to get to them.
1.9
Count em.Well, why dont you just tell me what you think Office Christmas Party is about, and Ill tell you if youre right.
Groucho Reviews
3.8
Even the requisite photocopying your privates joke is handled with a fresh, hilarious spin.
Aisle Seat
4.0
Office Christmas Party is an adult comedy that feels made for and by adults.
Forbes
3.0
Barring a Christmas miracle, next years hangover is likely to be a big one.
Herald Sun
2.0
Office Christmas Party somehow manages to misplace what should have been a plentiful supply of jolly jabs at every company Christmas dos expense.
Herald Sun
3.0
Yet it feels like a missed opportunity overall, a movie thats just funny enough often enough to make you wish that more of it fit together.
Consequence Of Sound
2.5
Heres an easy tip for anyone who wants to write the funniest screenplay ever.
Nj
2.5
In retrospect, though, Office Christmas Partys cast may be both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness.Every actor in this movie is a seasoned ..
Vox
2.0
What transpires is a truly generic comedy that seems averse to attempting anything new.
Hey U Guys
3.0
The talented cast is left grasping for straws, hoping they can come up with enough amusing asides and keenly observed jokes to make their way through ..
The Play List
2.0
The movie has some fun with that dilemma, and even gets the spirits up when its mixer gets anarchic.
Now Toronto
2.5
A cup of whatever is being served at this party might have made it easier to tolerate these 105 minutes.
Scroll
3.5
The most frustrating aspect of Office Christmas Party is its plain predictability. Often, it proceeds like going down a check list of stale jokes.
Film School Rejects
3.0
There are a few passable jokes, but the script and the film overall actually feels rushed and reliant on the natural improvisation skills of the cast. ..
Film Ink
2.5
Despite this average, theres plenty of jokes one after another after another, so its still funny enough.Considering the cast and the concept, it still ..
Ner Dist
2.5
Much of it is inane, and yet there are also moments of wild zaniness and broad comedy that should make anyone smile if not outright laugh.
Maki At The Movies
3.0
Its the end of another year, and the skipful of movies for the meh comedy landfill is piled way high once again.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
1.0
A series of miserable, completely disconnected and heavily improvised jokes ensue.
Lw Lies
3.0
Its a winning combo and makes Office Christmas Party bearable and occasionally mood enhancing.
Abc
3.0
Josh Gordon and Will Speck have made a gross out comedy for the times thats both vulgar and conservative, panicked and strangely self satisfied.
Abc
2.5
There are large impressive stunts, pratfalls and chaos, but seldom does Office Christmas Party ever actually shock or delight in the way that it think ..
Nz Herald
3.0
Its even manages a hint of feel good.Verdict: A mix of naughty and nice to get you into the Christmas spirit.
Nz Herald
3.1
Like most workplace parties, the film functions better when expectations arent too high.
Kansas City
2.5
But the overarching concept of the movie isnt funny and doesnt effectively string together the funnier small moments.
Red Eye Chicago
3.0
Office Christmas Party Is a Surprisingly Fun Time There is nothing more depressing than a bad office Christmas party.
The Stranger
2.0
What makes Office Christmas Party so enjoyable is that the filmmakers have an innate sense of where the line between outrageous and offensive lies.The ..
Cleve Land
1.5
For whatever its worth, Office Christmas Party earns its R rating.
Screen Crush
4.5
The film, for all its failures, works as an effective catalogue of life in the modern day office, an assortment of absurdities, fictions and religious ..
Ft
3.0
As a depiction of the occasionally deranged levels to which people are driven by lack of passion, this is rich, beautiful and well acted.Yet how it de ..
Independent Ie
1.5
Supplied Office Christmas Party degenerates into a barely connected series of sketches and half baked ideas.
Stuff
3.0
But it also manages to keep the audience laughing, simply because the cast is up for it.
Contact Music
2.5
Office Christmas Party is a lot like your actual office Christmas party.You dont really need to go, and if you do, youll feel a little gross afterward ..
Vanity Fair
2.5
To this day, I laugh so hard I shed actual tears when watching The Hangover or Pineapple Express.
Refinery 29
2.0
Its yet another wreck symbolic of a movie thats constantly veering off the path into clunky slapstick and stupid gags.
Patriot Ledger
2.5
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Sltrib
2.0
Filled with half baked laughs, dont expect much in the way of Christmas cheer here.
Scmp
3.1
Despite all its flaws, Office Christmas Party remains a solid pick with plenty of laughs for the holiday cynic seeking a less sentimental cinematic ex ..
2.5
This is one of those loud, forced, party hard movies where everyone onscreen is trying their best to convince us were watching a zany, edgy romp but t ..
Chicago Sun Times
3.0
Strip away all of the naughty andstill aims to make the nice list.
Punch Drunk Critics
2.5
Office Christmas Party has just enough laughs to nudge a positive recommendation. Jillian Bell is hilarious. She steals the show from the all star cas ..
Movie Web
0.0
Its awards season, and the duo responsible for Blades of Glory and The Switch, virtuoso hacks Josh Gordon and Will Speck, earn a nomination for one th ..
Sandiego Reader
1.5
Rock bottom comes when the film unnecessarily pads its non story.
Cinemix Tape
3.0
Writers Malen, Solon and Mazer keep the gags rolling in the fast paced style of cable TV and are graced by actors known for their comedic skills.
Shockya
2.0
It mostly falls back on a consistently diverting barrage of silliness and that most overused yet reliable modern comedy trope funny actors ad libbing, ..
Metro New York
2.0
But the real issue is that a solid comic cast are wasted on a derivative and somewhat overcooked script.
One Room With A View
3.0
Its not as laugh out loud funny as it wants to be, but there are plenty of chuckle worthy moments, especially in the line deliveries and tossed off as ..
Movie Mezzanine
3.0
And with Blades of Glory directors Josh Gordon and Will Speck treading a fine line between gross out excess and mawkishness, Office Christmas Party su ..
What So
1.0
Heres how unfunny Office Christmas Party is: Not even the bloopers shown during the credits are funny.I honestly dont know how you take this many funn ..
Lainey Gossip
2.5
Its fun to spend time with these performers, but you wish they were invited to a better party.
Seattle Times
4.5
If Office Christmas Party isnt exactly Office Space, its also not Head Office.
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Office Christmas Party isnt good; it isnt bad. Its just ... there.
Clclt
1.5
Bad party movies usually make you cringe and no, thats not what Office Christmas Party actually wants to do.
Concrete Play Ground
1.5
In other words, Office Christmas Party is an invitation to the kind of mind and conscience erasing escapism that doesnt really exist outside of movie ..
Denver Post
1.9
There is a world of difference between Ho Ho Ho and Ha Ha Ha. Office Christmas Party manages a little of the first and not nearly enough of the second ..
National Post
3.0
The adults are all decent people but their decency becomes strained.
The Australian
3.0
As R rated Christmas comedies go, Office Christmas Party is a merrily entertaining holiday feature featuring an all star cast with a sporadically funn ..
Rendy Reviews
3.0
Tis the season to be.. trashed on a hookers cocaine stash while the office Christmas party drunkenly degenerates into a corporate Sodom and Gomorrah.
Sky
1.5
Hey, its a helluva lot funnier and more engaging than Bad Santa 2.
Third Coast Review
2.0
OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY (M18) The line up will excite comedy fans.
The New Paper
1.0
Mainstream comedy fixture Jason Bateman proves his directing chops presiding over the distinctly non mainstream, darkly comic story about a dysfunctio ..
Tiny Url
3.0
Each gets a chance to show off, and, as slob comedies go, this one has a winningly sweet heart.
Movie Mom
2.0
Looks just like every other party movie youve ever seen. Four or five laughs in predictable places. Your own office Christmas party will be more fun.
Tri City Herald
3.0
Office Christmas Party is a tightly wound and heavily calculated movie that possibly could have stood to be a bit looser than it turned out, but it is ..
Trespass Mag
2.5
But filtered through the Hollywood feel good comedy sieve, theres not much left of the premise beyond contrivance and punch lines.
Toronto Sun
3.1
Some of the workplace familiarity makes this a fun fantasy world.
Columbus Alive
3.0
While its characters have the best of intentions, to save their company from its demise, they go about it in all the wrong ways.
Reel Talk Online
2.0
But the predictable Josh Tracey romance is as dull as a bucketful of bleached coal.
Vue Weekly
3.0
Office Christmas Party wont make anybody forget their favorite seasonal guffaw fests, but its definitely good for a few did we just see that laughs.
Assignment X
2.8
Drags party comedy tropes across the eggnog soaked carpeting of a cubicle farm.
Spectrum Culture
2.5
The problem comes with tying the whole thing together into one cohesive package, leaving the story a little unfocused and sporadic in terms of comedy ..
Cairo 360
2.0
While Office Christmas Party is entertaining enough, it doesnt really bring anything particularly new to the table.
1.5
While Office Christmas Party has a lot of hilarity early on, it struggles to sustain the humor for the full running time.
Kaplan Vs Kaplan
1.5
And unlike last years Christmas black comedy, The Night Before, theres nothing clever or redemptive about this as it takes one predictable turn after ..
News
2.5
Its not as funny as it needs to be to make it a must watch in theaters, but its not so terrible that you should avoid it at all costs.Its more or less ..
Free Beacon
2.5
I just wish the affair werent quite so lazy (best epitomized by the tired cliche of the not very funny outtakes over the end credits).
Film Festival Today
2.0
Office Christmas Party is the equivalent of a major league baseball team that has an all star at every position but finishes in last place.
Abc News Go
3.1
Office Christmas Party is an entertaining mess, an acrid but not mean spirited antidote to the syrupy sweet cinematic chestnuts of the holiday season.
The Film File
2.0
Even worse, it wastes the talents of probably the years most star studded comic cast.
Splice Today
1.5
Your workplaces holiday celebration may not live up to Office Christmas Party, but you and your coworkers can have a good time watching it just dont t ..
L.A. Biz
1.5
There are scant laughs in this rambunctious, overstuffed piece of boilerplate comedy that only seems to confirm that whatever software the studios are ..
FanboyNation.com
3.0
Office Christmas Party had some funny moments without being incredibly raunchy which is a nice change from the Sausage Party mentality.
FlickDirect
3.5
It has all the nudity and crudity comedies are required to have these days, but it also has that something extra its laugh out loud funny.
Huffing Ton Post
3.0
But despite its uninspiring title and unoriginal story, it still manages plenty of laughs.
The Mercury
2.0
As outrageous as Office Christmas Party appears on the surface, its actually a rather tame, safe entry in the growing sub genre of raunchy Christmas c ..
Stardem
3.0
There is some hilariously obvious product placement, which I cant believe ever works.
Caution Spoilers
2.5
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Enfil Me
2.0
The cardinal sin of any raunchy comedy is overselling its raunch.
The Reader (Omaha, NE)
1.5
The performances of Jason Bateman, T. J. Miller, Olivia Munn, Jennifer Aniston and Kate McKinnon, among others, fail to save this movie from its own s ..
La Nación (Argentina)
3.0
And though it may be the lesser of the three comedy evils facing the holiday season movie goers, that doesnt necessarily make it worthy of your wish l ..
Silver Screen Riot
3.3
This is a movie where the plot doesnt matter and if you go with a group of friends, youre all gonna laugh.
The Hollywood Outsider
3.5
A comedy with good chemistry among all its protagonists, and that knows how to recycle aspects of the 2.0 culture, the era of memes and popular nonsen ..
3.0
There isnt much more to look forward to than easy laughter. It works to have a pleasant time during the holidays.
Konexión
2.0
The party is never as wild as the filmmakers think it is, the sentimentality is laid on way too thick, and the crude jokes are mostly misses.
All Movie
3.5
The lack of a satirical edge has a less technical excuse: Its just a Hollywood studio comedy, trying its best to get laughs without raising anyones ga ..
Bk Mag
3.0
High brow and low brow humor sprinkled with slapstick provide R rated laughs for everyone but the kids.
Movie Reviews Cinemaclips
2.5
A comedy that doesnt decide between being provocative or appealing to the Christmas spirit.
0.5
They dont care about me, I dont care about them, everybodys happy.
About Boulder
1.5
A comedy that only works at specific moments thanks to the inspiration of its cast.
4.5
A film that can be seen as crazy, but conventional, an American style comedy that will entertain the classic office workers.
Excelsior
4.5
A decent and harmless contribution to the list of this subgenre and a entertaining escape from those other Christmas films.
2.0
No one really steps up to own proceedings, let alone the writers, and as a consequence the film drifts along from familiar beat to familiar beat witho ..
Flicks
4.5
Overall, this is one movie that is guaranteed to give some good laughs.
The Sun Daily (Malaysia)
3.0
Like a regular drinking session with your friends you know what to expect and you could be doing more constructive things, but its pretty funny.
ABC Radio (Australia)
3.0
Office Christmas Party... complicates its simple premise with an unnecessary narrative engine centered around corporate KPIs, personal debt and mass l ..
4.5
Its definitely a movie enhanced by a cinema viewing with a big audience and it has enough in it to feel that the escapism it tries to deliver. Just do ..
Jamaica Gleaner
3.0
A Christmas comedy with a better and more elaborated script than usual, with unique roles assigned to good actors and a very agile narration.
El Mundo (Spain)
2.0
The star packed cast offers decent performances that somehow overshadow the crude, silly plot.
The Star (Kenya)
4.5
A comedy that is sincere in its ambitions, and that meets expectations at being very entertaining.
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Office Christmas Party