Bartleby is a 2001 comedy/drama film adaptation of
Herman Melville's short story "
Bartleby, the Scrivener". The film was directed by Jonathan Parker, and stars
Crispin Glover as Bartleby, and
David Paymer as his boss. The film diverges from Melville's story, setting it in a modern office and adding sitcom-style humor, with an element of surrealism.