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  • Bartleby
  • Opened May 31, 2002 | Runtime:1 hr. 23 min.
  • PG-13
    some sexual content
  • Updated from Herman Melville's novella Bartleby and the Scrivener, this dramatic feature involves a kindly employer's (David Paymer) frustrations with a clerk who refuses to do any task that's unrelated to filing.
  • Cast: David Paymer, Crispin Glover, Glenne Headly, Joe Piscopo, Maury Chaykin
  • Director: Jonathan Parker
  • Genres: Comedy Drama, Workplace Comedy

Bartleby Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 90
    L.A. Weekly | Chuck Wilson

    While Parker and co-writer Catherine di Napoli are faithful to Melville’s...

  • 90
    The New York Times | Dana Stevens

    Mr. Parker has brilliantly updated his source and grasped its essence,...

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    This is a shrewd and effective film from a director who understands how to...

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The film has been directed by Jonathan Parker; he adapted the Melville story...

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