5 films where a boss-employee relationship takes a dark turn

Disclosure (1994)

It explores how authority, ambition and personal vendettas collide. As accusations and power plays escalate the professional relationship becomes a battleground

Swimming With The Sharks (1994)

The film looks at abusive power structures. A young assistant trapped under a sadistic boss. Humiliation, control, and manipulation gradually turn into violence

Send Help (2026)

It places a corporate superior and his employee in an extreme situation where titles mean nothing. As they struggle to survive, long-suppressed resentment rises

Horrible Bosses (2011)

It exaggerates toxic authority figures to absurd extremes, showing how manipulative, abusive bosses can push employees toward reckless and desperate choices

The Assistant (2019)

Through subtle routines and silent compliance, it exposes how dangerous systems can be - protecting authority and leaving employees vulnerable under them