Everyone remembers the great tycoons immortalised on celluloid. Citizen Kane and Gordon Gecko are the fictional movers and shakers, who buy up or bring down business empires at a whim.
What is less celebrated are the more recognisable characters in the workplace, some of them charming and reliable, others not so nice.
Here’s a list of five nightmare work colleagues from the movies. In no particular order:
- Patrick Bateman: American Psycho
- Meredith Johnson: Disclosure
- Sam Lowry: Brazil
- Narrator: Fight Club
- Bill Foster: Falling Down
If you have any suggestions for nightmare work colleagues on film, let us know.


