Strictly Business

Strictly Business

A comedy about a kid who goes from the mailroom to the boardroom by improving relations between a mover & a shaker.

Directed by Kevin Hooks

Produced by Island World

199184 min5.4 / 10

A lighthearted romantic comedy about self-improvement and friendship, where a corporate climber learns to be himself while helping a friend rise from the mailroom.

Waymon has a great job in real estate and a promising future, but he's also trapped in a loveless longterm relationship. He meets Natalie, a beautiful club-hopping hipster, and quickly falls in love. Realizing he's just not cool enough to attract her on his own, he seeks the help of his friend Bobby, a free-spirited smooth talker who works in the mail room at Waymon's firm and utilizes the predicament as leverage to advance in the company.

Questions people ask

  • Is Strictly Business violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Strictly Business easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is Strictly Business scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does Strictly Business end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is Strictly Business sad? Not especially. Less sad than 73% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

7/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise12

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love7

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Strictly Business

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Strictly Business

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Strictly Business, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Strictly Business, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Strictly Business, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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