The Boss of It All Movie (2006): Where to watch and stream online

The Boss of It All

2006, Movie, 1h 39min

For years, company director Ravn has led his staff to believe that the firm head is an absentee named Svend. Now Ravn wants to sell out to Finnur, but Finnur will deal only with Svend. Ravn hires actor Kristoffer to portray Svend in order for the deal to go through, but complications arise when Kristoffer must extend the performance.

Country: Sweden,France,Italy,Denmark,Germany

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Reviews

Critic Scott Tobias

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...the abstract concept of "comedy," in Brechtian quotation marks, makes for an interesting experiment for cinema's reigning provocateur.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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This new film returns the filmmaker to a Danish-language picture and filmmaking on a smaller scale...

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Kasper Christoffer Larsen

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...mere et eksperiment med form og genre end nogen egentlig helstøbt historie.

Read full review at Cinemazone

Critic Carl-Johan Malmberg

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...Trier har gjort en elegant komedi, en sentida pièce bien faite, spirituellt så flödig att kameran verkar ha svårt att hänga med.

Read full review at Svenska Dagbladet

Frequently asked questions

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The Boss of It All is a comedy film about a man who creates a fictional president for his IT company to avoid taking responsibility for unpopular decisions. When the company is sold, the new owner wants to meet the president in person, forcing the main character to hire an actor to play the role. As the actor improvises his lines, he begins to question his own morality and the true nature of his character. The film explores themes of identity, power, and the blurred lines between reality and fiction.

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You can stream The Boss of It All on: Mubi

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Boss of It All include Superbad, Keeping Mum, St Trinian's, Count Axel, Bad Teacher, A Swedish Midsummer Sex Comedy.