Extract (2009) vs Parents (1989)

Extract is a 2009 American comedy film written and directed by Mike Judge. Jason Bateman plays Joel Reynolds, the owner of a small flavor-extract factory whose work and personal life become entangled in a series of complications. The film uses the factory and its employees as the setting for an ensemble workplace story that includes Ben Affleck in the cast.

Parents is a 1989 American horror comedy directed by Bob Balaban in his feature directorial debut. Set in a stylized 1950s suburban household, the film follows young Michael Laemle, who becomes increasingly convinced that his seemingly ordinary parents are cannibalistic murderers. Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt play Michael's parents, while the story uses domestic routines, childhood uncertainty,...