Get a Job (2016): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Get a Job is a 2016 comedy directed by Dylan Kidd. It runs 1 hour 23 minutes and earned $23,910 worldwide. Critics gave it 31 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.3/10.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 23m (83 min)
- Director
- Dylan Kidd
- Genre
- Comedy
- Original language
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English - Studio
- CBS Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Get a Job About?
The premise of Get a Job without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After losing his job, a man finds himself facing financial hardship and turns to his friends for help. He proposes a unique and somewhat desperate plan, leaving them to decide whether to support him or challenge his request. The film follows his journey as he navigates this difficult situation and tries to get back on his feet.
Get a Job Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- lap dance
- recognition
- laid off
- intern
- female topless nudity
- pole dancer
- toasting a mashmallow
- fisher burner
- school laboratory
- drinking deer semen
- newton's cradle
- necktie
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- gps tracking
- drug dealer
- tootsie pop
- false fire alarm
- female singer
- apologizing
- christmas party
- man vomits
- sex on a chair
- begins with childhood flashback
- warren buffett character
- internship
- laid off from a job
- elementary school teacher
- workplace comedy
- cringe comedy
- raunchy comedy
- youtube video
- flat screen television
- television set
- playing a video game
- ringing telephone
- job interview
- text message
- cell phone
- double date
- restaurant
- fully clothed sex
- interracial friendship
- quitting a job
- video camera
- strip club
- stripper
- losing a job
- commercial
- scene during end credits
- motel
- presentation
The Director of Get a Job
Directed by Dylan Kidd.
- Director Dylan Kidd
More from Dylan Kidd
More films directed by Dylan Kidd, best-rated first: Roger Dodger, P.S. and Party Boat.
Get a Job Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave Get a Job 31 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.3/10.
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IMDb 5.3 /10
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Metacritic 31 Metascore
User score 5.5
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TMDB 53% User score
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Letterboxd 2.2 /5
3 ratings
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Movie Insider 2.3 /5
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Get a Job Plot Summary
What happens in Get a Job from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Will Davis’s post‑college life kicks off with ambitious plans and sudden obstacles. Fresh out of school, the millennial dreams of landing a real gig in video production with LA Weekly are crushed when downsizing eliminates the internship‑to‑job promise. With mounting pressure from his parents and his success‑driven girlfriend Jillian, and the rent looming on the house he shares with three roommates—Luke, Ethan, and Charlie—Will is forced into a rapid, uncertain scramble. He asks his father, Roger Davis, for money, only to discover that Roger has just lost the steady job he held for three decades. The scene is set for a string of rough choices that test loyalty, ingenuity, and resolve.
Full summary
The whole story of Get a Job, scene by scene
Get a Job Box Office
Get a Job grossed $23,910 worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$23.9K
- International
- $23.9K
Get a Job Trailers & Videos
The trailer of Get a Job.
How Well Do You Know Get a Job?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
- Question 3: not answered
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- Question 5: not answered
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- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What field is Will Davis originally hired to work in?
Cars in Get a Job
13 cars on screen, including the 2012 BMW 3 F30 and the 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado.
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2012 BMW 3 F30 Minor role -
1971 Cadillac Fleetwood Eldorado Minor role -
2000 Ford Crown Victoria Minor role -
1975 Ford Econoline Minor role
Get a Job Also Known As
16 alternative titles, including “겟 어 잡” and “ゲット･ア･ジョブ～僕たちの就職戦線”.
- Also known as
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- 겟 어 잡
- ゲット･ア･ジョブ～僕たちの就職戦線
- להשיג עבודה
- Охота на работу
- Arrume um Emprego
- 求职记
- Хвани се на работа
- Полювання на роботу
- Bir İş Bul
- 22K人力銀行
- Busca un trabajo
- Na dlažbě
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- احصل على وظيفة
- ゲット・ア・ジョブ 僕たちの就職戦線
- Érettségi után, érettség előtt
- Do práce!
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Get a Job FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings and post-credit scenes of Get a Job, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Get a Job?
Get a Job runs 1 hour 23 minutes (83 minutes).
When was Get a Job released?
Get a Job was released on March 25, 2016.
Who directed Get a Job?
Get a Job was directed by Dylan Kidd.
More films by Dylan Kidd How much did Get a Job make at the box office?
Get a Job grossed $23,910 worldwide.
How is Get a Job rated?
Get a Job has 5.3/10 on IMDb, 31 on Metacritic, 53% on TMDB and 2.2/5 on Letterboxd.
Does Get a Job have a post-credit scene?
No. Get a Job has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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