The Good Boss (2021)

Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after The Good Boss

• Official Competition (2021) — Same feel: smart, satirical
• Mondays in the Sun (2002) — Fernando León de Aranoa directed both
• Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) — Javier Bardem appears in both
• The Method (2005) — Same feel: manipulative, smart
• The Candidate (2018) — Same feel: cynical, smart
• Everybody Knows (2018) — Javier Bardem appears in both