Break Room (2026)
Director: Andrew Herzman
Cast: Laura Hetzel, Debra Kaufman, Julie Anderson Slattery, Adam Weinstock, Frank Orlik
Did you know? To ensure the vending machine’s consistent malfunction, the prop department rigged it with a hidden button under the break table, which the actors would secretly press to simulate the “stolen” money throughout the single-take-style filming.
Why Watch: "Break Room" turns the mundane into a masterclass in comic tension, delivering non-stop laughs as a rotating cast of office workers hilariously unravels over a broken vending machine and burnt coffee. It’s a razor-sharp, real-time ensemble comedy that proves the most relatable drama happens between the microwave and the water cooler. If you’ve ever dreaded a Monday morning meeting, this film is your cathartic, must-watch escape.
Inside the break room of SMA, Inc.—a faceless American company—a chaotic morning unfolds in real time. Coworkers stream in and out, snatching coffee, microwaving leftovers, bickering, bonding, debating life’s big questions, and feeding their hard-earned cash into a perpetually broken vending machine. This single-location ensemble comedy captures the frantic, funny rhythm of corporate survival in one room.