Sorry to Bother You
“Destiny is calling.”
In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.
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Cast
93 people
LaKeith Stanfield
Cassius Green
Known for
Uncut Gems
Death Note
Tessa Thompson
Detroit
Known for
Westworld
Men in Black: International
Jermaine Fowler
Salvador
Known for
A Murder at the End of the World
Only Murders in the Building
Omari Hardwick
Mr. _______
Known for
Power
Army of the Dead
Terry Crews
Sergio
Known for
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Everybody Hates Chris
Kate Berlant
Diana DeBauchery
Known for
Loki
A League of Their Own
Michael X. Sommers
Johnny
Known for
Sense8
The Matrix Resurrections
Danny Glover
Langston
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Steven Yeun
Squeeze
Known for
The Walking Dead
INVINCIBLE
Armie Hammer
Steve Lift
Known for
Call Me by Your Name
The Social Network
Robert Longstreet
Anderson
Known for
The Haunting of Hill House
Midnight Mass
David Cross
Cassius Green's White Voice (voice)
Known for
Arrested Development
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Boots Riley Director · Merrill Garbus Composer Nate Brenner Composer
Worldwide gross $18M · Budget $3.2M · United States release July 6, 2018
Box office
Budget
$3,200,000
Worldwide gross
$18,200,000
Gross vs. budget
5.7×
Production
Cinereach
Production
Significant Productions
Production
MACRO
Production
MNM Creative
Production
The Space Program
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2018
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · July 6, 2018
Limited theatrical
United States · October 9, 2018
Digital
United States
March 11, 2018 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
April 12, 2018 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
June 2, 2018 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 20, 2018 · Premiere · BAMcinemaFest
October 23, 2018 · Physical
Australia
October 29, 2018 · Theatrical
Denmark
October 1, 2018 · Premiere · CPH: PIX
Estonia
May 10, 2019 · Theatrical
France
December 9, 2018 · Premiere · Paris International Fantastic Film Festival
January 30, 2019 · Theatrical
June 1, 2019 · Physical · DVD
May 18, 2020 · Digital · VOD
February 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
September 5, 2019 · Digital
Hungary
January 6, 2021 · Digital
Ireland
December 7, 2018 · Theatrical
Italy
September 9, 2018 · Digital · VOD
Latvia
March 9, 2019 · Premiere · American Independent Film Festival
Mexico
November 9, 2018 · Premiere · Los Cabos International Film Festival
Netherlands
April 17, 2019 · Physical · DVD
Poland
March 15, 2019 · Digital
Russia
September 5, 2019 · Premiere · Feeling Film Festival
Singapore
December 3, 2018 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
April 12, 2019 · Physical
Spain
March 14, 2019 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 2, 2018 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
December 7, 2018 · Theatrical
April 15, 2019 · Physical
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