The Boss of It All
2006
· Movie
· 99 min
C
MEANRANK
67/100
Every rating
54–74
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 74.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The owner of an IT firm wants to sell his business for profit; however, when he started his firm, he invented a nonexistent president to hide behind when unpopular steps needed to be taken. When potential purchasers insist on negotiating with 'The Boss' face to face, the owner hires a failed actor to play the part.
Details
- Director
- Lars von Trier
- Writer
- Lars von Trier
- Released
- 8 December 2006
- Country
- Denmark, France, Italy, Sweden, Germany
- Language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rated
- NR
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $3.1M
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