# The Promotion (2008)

> A decent supermarket assistant manager faces an increasingly personal rivalry when a personable Canadian transfer competes for the promotion he was promised.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7583

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Comedy
- Director: Steven Conrad
- Cast: Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Lili Taylor, Gil Bellows, Rick Gonzalez, Adrian Martinez, Fred Armisen
- TMDB rating: 5.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803057/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: awkward, sardonic, grounded, lazy weekend, workplace comedy night

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