How to Get Ahead in Advertising
1989 · 1h 35m · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy · United Kingdom · Rated R (US)
The career where two heads are better than one.
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
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Bruce Robinson6.2Smart score
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