Based upon Matt Thorne's award-winning novel about life in a call centre, "Eight Minutes Idle" is a warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life 'on hold'! Dan Thomas has always taken the path of least resistance - in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he's faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where he works. Suddenly, everything that he's previously taken for granted - a well-stocked fridge, clean clothes, his friends, his self respect, even his beloved cat - are either disappearing or conspiring against him. As Dan's work/life balance spirals dangerously out of control, he's forced to break out of old habits and to dare to do something he has never had to do before - really care about someone other than himself.
8 Minutes Idle has generally received mixed reviews.
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8 Minutes Idle was released in 2012 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 10 reviews, giving 8 Minutes Idle (2012) an average rating of 52%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 60%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 46%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with 8 Minutes Idle than critics were.
With a score of 52%, 8 Minutes Idle is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2012, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 2012 with similar scores include films like Battleship, Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie and Detention.
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