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  • The Promotion
  • Opened June 6, 2008 | Runtime:1 hr. 25 min.
  • R
    language including sexual references, and some drug use
  • Information for parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 16+. Read More
  • Personality quirks and inadequacies come to the surface when two men (Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly) vie for the top job in a grocery chain's new store.
  • Cast: Seann William Scott, John C. Reilly, Jenna Fischer, Lili Taylor, Fred Armisen
  • Director: Steven Conrad
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy

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The Promotion Recent Fan Reviews

  • Must Go!

    Promotion/GO SEE IT, unless you are an American Pie idiot

    I almost did not go to this movie becuase of the lead actors association with one of the worst characters in film. Especially, when I saw NO on the fan meter. Luck of the draw, I went. Within a few minutes I realized that it is the idiots that liked American Pie and his character that have said NO. This is easily one of the best comedies in ages, and unfortauntley the Stifler fans may have a profound affect on the audience turnout. The movie is intelligent, well written and the acting is incredible. It is not predicatble. I recceomend this movie to people who like intelligent comedy, not slapstick "focus group" films. The small audience loved it.

  • Must Go!

    I loved it!

    I really wish Fandango would get rid of these little speech bubbles with 'oh no!' or 'must go!' ....page after page of so-called user reviews are simply these stupid bubbles, and they are not at all helpful in deciding whether to see a film or not; anyone with half a brain can write a few words about why they loved or hated a film. We don't care about the opinions of anyone who possesses less!!! I really, really, enjoyed this smart and 'little' comedy/drama. It was wonderfully executed and it cemented in my mind that Sean William Scott is truly a good actor, despite those American Pie movies! I've always been a fan of John C. Reilly, he was excellent. The only thing that slightly bugged me was his wife's character being Scottish- no offense to the Scots, and I love Lili Taylor, but the accent did not work; it was distracting in its fakeness, and it was just unnecessary. I loved the Fred Armisen character, he was spot-on. This movie is the new 'Clerks'.

  • So-so

    The Promo-shunned

    This movie was a super solid MEH. Considering the stellar cast, I was hoping for so much more but this movie pretty much had maybe 2-3 laugh out loud moments tops (definitely the "black apples" part) so I would have to say this is a DVD rental if even that. Sorry, but this movie really really could have (SHOULD HAVE) been so much better.

The Promotion Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Steven Rea

    It's totally down-to-earth, as real as a trip to the supermarket.

  • 63
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    A good, occasionally insightful workplace comedy.

  • 60
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    As this sweet, ineffectual comedy follows two sad sacks competing for the job...

  • 60
    New York Daily News | Elizabeth Weitzman

    There's still a lot to like here, but ultimately the movie reflects its hapless...

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