Is The Smell of 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.

Does The Smell of Success end with hope?

Yes. More hopeful than 81% 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 Smell of Success sad?

Barely. Less sad than 80% 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 Smell of Success violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% 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 Smell of Success scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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 Smell of Success

Name: The Smell of Success
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2011
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Téa Leoni, Mark Polish, Ed Helms, Kyle MacLachlan

Don't hold your breath!

Directed by Michael Polish

Produced by Initiate Productions

201196 min5.6 / 10

A lighthearted comedy built on puns and absurdist humor about a cosmetics saleswoman inheriting a manure company and fighting off a corporate takeover with her top salesman.

When a tragic accident ends the life of Mr. Rose, the genius behind Rose's Manure Company, the livelihood of its loyal fleet of salesmen threatens to go, as they say, into the toilet. Enter estranged daughter Rosemary, a high-class- cosmetics salesgirl, who steps in to take control. She is not sure she has a nose for the family business, but she is determined to make foul into profit. Little does she know that a ruthless, slick-talking fertilizer rep is plotting a takeover. Whether she likes it or not, she must trust her top salesman, Patrick Fitzpatrick, to devise a plan to regain Rose's rightful position on top of the heap.

Clusters

Fun Lighthearted Comedies Underdog Comedy Teams Goofy Comedy No Stakes Underdog Friendship Stories

Genres

Comedy

Questions people ask

Is The Smell of Success easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.
Does The Smell of Success end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.
Is The Smell of Success sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.
Is The Smell of Success violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is The Smell of Success scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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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