David Brent: Life on the Road

"The boss is back"

2016 1h 36m EN

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6.1

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57%

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6.3

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★6.1TMDB · 413🥫57%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.3IMDB · 23,245

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Synopsis

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A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.

“The boss is back”

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Cast

Ricky Gervais
David Brent
Ben Bailey Smith
Dom Johnson
Rebecca Gethings
Miriam Clarke
Jo Hartley
Pauline Gray
Andrew Brooke
Jerry 'Jezza' Collins
Tom Bennett
Nigel Martin
Tom Basden
Dan
Mandeep Dhillon
Karen Parashar

Credits

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Director: Ricky Gervais
Writers: Ricky Gervais
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ricky Gervais, shot by Remi Adefarasin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gary Dollner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ricky Gervais and Ben Bailey Smith and Rebecca Gethings carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The boss is back".

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IMDB entry: tt3137630 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Ricky Gervais directs. Remi Adefarasin behind the camera. Gary Dollner cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Ricky Gervais, shot by Remi Adefarasin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Gary Dollner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Ricky Gervais and Ben Bailey Smith and Rebecca Gethings carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The boss is back".
6IMDB entry: tt3137630 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin
Editing: Gary Dollner
Runtime: 96 min · 1h 36m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): 14
IMDB: David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 57% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 54/100
IMDB rating: 6.3/10 · 23,245 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

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1 win & 2 nominations total

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Crazypiglady2023-02-09
★ 7/10
I really want to dislike Ricky Gervais but actually he's pretty good at what he does. There's a 'post alternative' aspect of British comedy that Brent (and Gervais more generally) bandwagons. The alternative comedy scene of the 80s was an alternative to the racist, homophobic, mysoginist "jokes" that preceded it. The right on, politically correct alternative comedy of the 80s and 90s has been partly circumvented by the racist-but-its-ok-because-he's-wrong viewpoint, highlighted in the utterly crass Little Britain (nothing to do with Gervaise BTW). This is ideal for fans of the office and the music could actually be quite good if it wasn't turned into something that makes you squirm (that's what makes it funny) by Brents lyrics. I think this film, although nowhere near as good as The Office, benefits you if you've have had the office experience to appreciate Brent. Alternativly it could save you watching two series of the office. Both hint at a deeper meaning to life (6/10)

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