PG-13

The Secret of My Success

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

1987 • 111 min • Comedy

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 13

Movie Knight Score

709 reviews

65 Audience · 709 · 100%

Brantley Foster, a bright college grad from Kansas, moves to NYC for success but finds jobs scarce. He starts in the mailroom of his uncle's company, but through an office mix-up, he assumes a new identity and rapidly climbs the corporate ladder while navigating workplace romance and deception.

Violence & peril: 1/10
Language: 3/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 4/10
Scary moments: 0/10

Heads up

Some suggestive situations and implied intimacy.
Light drinking at social events.
Mild crude humor and language.

What it models well

Ambition and hard work
Resourcefulness in new environments
Overcoming challenges

Talk about it after

The ethics of pretending to be someone else to get ahead.
Balancing personal integrity with career aspirations.
The challenges of starting a career in a big city.

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