# How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)

> A ruthless advertising executive’s creative crisis mutates into a grotesque argument with his own talking boil about the moral cost of selling desire.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8785

## Facts

- Runtime: 95 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
- Director: Bruce Robinson
- Cast: Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward, Richard Wilson, Jacqueline Tong, Susan Wooldridge, John Shrapnel, Hugh Armstrong, Mick Ford
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097531/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: sardonic, abrasive, surreal, cult movie night, dark comedy night

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