Movies about Losing a Job
Explore films and series about losing a job — Identity that disappears with the role. Watchin ranks titles by how strongly they explore this theme, so you can find something that fits how you feel tonight.
Watchin ranks 45 films and series about losing a job by how strongly each one explores the theme, using a taste model built on viewer ratings rather than genre labels.
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- Severance (2022)
- Succession (2018)
- Modern Times (1936)
- Another Round (2020)
- No Other Choice (2025)
- Happiness (1998)
- I Can Quit Whenever I Want (2014)
- A Dog's Life (1918)
- Rosetta (1999)
- Nomadland (2021)
- Distant (2002)
- Life as a House (2001)
- Labor Day (2013)
- Reprise (2006)
- Roger & Me (1989)
- Send Help (2026)
- Another Year (2010)
- Cashback (2007)
- Two Days, One Night (2014)
- Career Opportunities (1991)
- Broken (2012)
- Secretary (2002)
- Micmacs (2009)
- The Measure of a Man (2015)
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Common questions
What are the best movies about losing a job?
Watchin's highest-ranked films and series about losing a job include Severance, Succession and Modern Times. Ranking reflects how strongly each title explores the theme, not how recent or popular it is.
How does Watchin decide which titles are about losing a job?
Each title is scored against losing a job as a life topic from its story, themes and emotional tone, then ranked by audience rating among titles with enough ratings to be reliable. Titles below 250 ratings are excluded so the list is not dominated by obscure entries with a handful of perfect scores.
How many films and series about losing a job are there?
Watchin's catalogue contains 45 titles about losing a job that meet the ratings threshold. The full ranked list is free to browse.