Rob Gordon spends most of his workday arguing about records in High Fidelity. Andy Sachs gets sent to Paris Fashion Week in The Devil Wears Prada, and the kids in School of Rock spend their school days rehearsing with a teacher who isn’t even qualified for the job. None of them seem particularly worried about ordinary things like paperwork or getting through a shift without something going wrong. Movie characters have a habit of finding excitement in jobs that usually involve long hours, repetitive tasks, and difficult customers. Even a position as an office intern can turn into a surprisingly busy adventure. Here are 15 movies that gave everyday jobs a little more excitement than most people experience.IMDbMagazine Assistant, The Devil Wears PradaAndy Sachs starts out answering phones and fetching coffee, but her job at Runway soon involves designer clothes, impossible demands, and a trip to Paris Fashion Week.IMDbMuseum Security Guard, Night at the MuseumLarry Daley takes a night security job expecting empty galleries and quiet hallways, only to discover that the museum’s exhibits come alive after closing.IMDbRecord Store Owner, High FidelityRob Gordon spends his workdays discussing music, making obsessive top-five lists, and arguing with his employees at Championship Vinyl instead of selling many records.IMDbCafé Waitress, AmélieAmélie works at a Paris café filled with eccentric regulars, then turns her spare time into an elaborate series of secret missions to improve their lives.IMDbHotel Concierge, The Grand Budapest HotelMonsieur Gustave’s hospitality career includes pampering wealthy guests, mentoring a young lobby boy, and getting tangled up in a stolen painting and a family fortune.IMDbPhoto Archive Manager, The Secret Life of Walter MittyWalter spends his days managing photographic negatives at Life magazine until one missing image sends him on an unexpected journey far beyond his office.IMDbAmusement Park Attendant, AdventurelandJames Brennan takes a summer job running games at an amusement park, where cheap prizes, eccentric coworkers, and complicated romances make every shift unexpectedly eventful.IMDbOffice Secretary, Working GirlTess McGill refuses to stay behind her desk after discovering that her boss stole her business idea, eventually pursuing a major corporate deal herself.IMDbKitchen Assistant, RatatouilleLinguini starts as the garbage boy at a Paris restaurant before accidentally becoming a culinary sensation with help from a rat hiding beneath his chef’s hat.IMDbTelevision News Producer, Broadcast NewsJane Craig handles newsroom emergencies, demanding anchors, and live broadcasts with the intensity of someone whose entire life depends on getting the next segment on air.IMDbPublishing Assistant, The ProposalAndrew Paxton’s job involves serving an intimidating book editor, until she suddenly demands that he pretend to be her fiancé to avoid deportation.IMDbFood Truck Chef, ChefCarl Casper trades his restaurant kitchen for a food truck, traveling across the country with his son and a friend while serving Cuban sandwiches.IMDbSubstitute Teacher, School of RockDewey Finn impersonates a substitute teacher and turns his classroom into a rock band, complete with rehearsals, instruments, and preparations for a music competition.IMDbIRS Auditor, Stranger Than FictionHarold Crick’s routine job inspecting tax returns becomes considerably stranger when he starts hearing a narrator describing his actions and predicting his death.IMDbSenior Intern, The InternSeventy-year-old Ben Whittaker joins an online fashion company as an intern and becomes an unlikely confidant to its busy founder, Jules Ostin.The post 15 Movies That Made Ordinary Jobs Look Way More Exciting Than They Are appeared first on Den of Geek.