Movies Like How to Get Ahead in Advertising

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Withnail & I

1987·1h 48m·★ 7.5·Bruce Robinson

2 shared crewDir. Bruce RobinsonDP: Peter Hannan

99 Francs

2007·1h 44m·★ 7.1·Jan Kounen

Themes: advertising agency, advertising executiveTMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

Crazy People

1990·1h 30m·★ 6.0·Tony Bill

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

1975·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Terry Jones

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Nashville

1975·2h 40m·★ 7.6·Robert Altman

TMDB recommendsDrama & Comedy

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984·1h 50m·★ 5.8·Tony Richardson

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A Thousand Words

2012·1h 31m·★ 5.9·Brian Robbins

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The Great Dictator

1940·2h 5m·★ 8.4·Charlie Chaplin

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That Man from Rio

1964·1h 56m·★ 7.0·Philippe de Broca

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A Fish Called Wanda

1988·1h 49m·★ 7.5·Charles Crichton

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Code 3

2025·1h 40m·★ 7.2·Christopher Leone

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Barney's Version

2010·2h 14m·★ 7.3·Richard J. Lewis

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Little

2019·1h 48m·★ 5.6·Tina Gordon

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Beau Is Afraid

2023·2h 59m·★ 6.6·Ari Aster

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Dream Scenario

2023·1h 42m·★ 6.8·Kristoffer Borgli

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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie

1996·1h 13m·★ 7.1·Jim Mallon

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What Women Want

2000·2h 7m·★ 6.5·Nancy Meyers

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Still Breathing

1997·1h 49m·★ 6.4·James F. Robinson

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The Belles of St. Trinian's

1954·1h 31m·★ 6.7·Frank Launder

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Mainstream

2021·1h 35m·★ 5.1·Gia Coppola

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