An adaptation of Herman Melville's short story "Bartleby, the Scrivener" told in the setting of a modern office.
Acting
Crispin Glover's hypnotic, unsettling stillness.
Production
The gloriously beige, soul-crushing office aesthetic.
Director
Jonathan Parker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Melville's original 1853 story was a commercial flop; this 2001 adaptation predicted the quiet quitting movement by two decades.
The office building is an actual abandoned DMV in California, which explains why it looks authentically hopeless.
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