Does The Secret of My Success end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Secret of My Success sad?

Barely. Less sad than 89% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Secret of My Success easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Secret of My Success violent?

Barely. Less violent than 86% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Secret of My Success scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Secret of My Success

Name: The Secret of My Success
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1987
Duration: 111 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Helen Slater, Richard Jordan, Margaret Whitton, John Pankow

There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.

Directed by Herbert Ross

Produced by Universal Pictures, Rastar Productions

1987111 min6.5 / 10

A buoyant 1980s comedy about a small-town dreamer using mistaken identity and charm to climb the corporate ladder while pursuing romance in New York City.

Brantley Foster, a well-educated kid from Kansas, has always dreamed of making it big in New York City, but once there, he learns that jobs - and girls - are hard to get. When he visits his uncle, Howard Prescott, who runs a multi-million-dollar company, he is given a job in the mail room.

Clusters

Lighthearted Musical Comedies Workplace Movies American City Movies Urban and Small-Town Settings Getting Fired And Promoted

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

New York City Dual Identity Mistake In Person Success Wealth Corporate Downsizing Workplace Romance College Graduate Corporate Ladder Office Building Hilarious Country Boy Moves To Big City

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Questions people ask

Does The Secret of My Success end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is The Secret of My Success sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
Is The Secret of My Success easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Is The Secret of My Success violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.
Is The Secret of My Success scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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