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Melissa McCarthy is a titan of industry sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading in this comedy from...
Melissa McCarthy is a titan of industry sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading in this comedy from the director of Tammy. She emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, but those she screwed over are not so quick to forgive. Co-stars Peter Dinklage, Kristen Bell and Kathy Bates.
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22 %194 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
38 %27,210 reviewsAudience score rating
"McCarthy coaxes forth just about every laugh and stray chuckle that could possibly have been extracted from the material."
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Variety
Variety"McCarthy can't save a comedy that wastes her gifts on a clichéd story of belated conscience."
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Time Out
Time Out"McCarthy is capable of much more than she’s allowing herself to do here."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Sometimes it's pleasurable enough just watching the most unlikely American comedy star since Bill Murray slip into a groove."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Many of The Boss’s troubles stem from its constant, unpredictable shifts in tone."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"As one character says of Michelle, "you're such a cliche"."
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Stuff
Stuff"Hit and miss. But when it hits, yowsa."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Its paper-thin characterizations, hackneyed plotting and overdependence on viciously profane humor put this effort more in the minor league of Tammy..."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood ReporterThe Boss | Details
- Rating
- 15, strong language, sex references, drugs misuse
- Runtime
- 98
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of origin
- USA
