Highest-Rated Movies about 'Advertising', Sort by Popularity

Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (2011), It Should Happen to You (1954), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938), Good Neighbor Sam (1964), Take a Letter, Darling (1942), The Girl From Mexico (1939), FM (1978), Mexicali Rose (1939) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Advertising movies.

#2. It Should Happen to You (1954)

Storyline: Gladys Glover has just lost her modeling job when she meets filmmaker Pete Sheppard shooting a documentary in Central Park. For Pete it's love at first sight, but Gladys has her mind on other things -- like making a name for herself. Through a fluke of advertising she winds up with her name plastered on six billboards throughout city. Suddenly all of New York is clamoring for Gladys Glover without knowing why, and playboy Evan Adams III is making a play for Gladys that even Pete knows will be hard to beat.—A.L.Beneteau <albl@inforamp.net>

Plot Keywords: model, actress, businessman, documentarian, receptionist, witty, endearing ...

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#4. Good Neighbor Sam (1964)

Storyline: Sam Bissel is a wholesome family man with a loving wife, Min, and two loving daughters. They lead a happy suburban life. The only part of Sam's life that he is not happy about is his job as a lowly cog in the art department of the advertising firm of Burke & Hare. Sam's professional life takes a major turn when he is made executive of the Nurdlinger Dairy account. Simon Nurdlinger is a wholesome family man who wants a wholesome family man with wholesome family ideals heading his account, Sam the only one in Burke & Hare that fits the bill. Sam's home life also takes a major turn when Min's college friend, Janet Lagerlof, moves in next door. Janet stands to inherit $15 million from her grandfather's estate, but the will has a clause that she must be happily married to inherit the money. Janet is technically divorced from Howard Ebbets, and states that getting back with Howard is not worth $15 million. But when Jack Bailey and Irene Krump - two of Janet's relatives who would like to find any excuse to contest the will - come by for an unexpected visit, Janet impetuously introduces Sam as her husband, Howard. Things get more complicated for Sam when he is later forced to introduce Janet as Mrs. Bissel to both Burke and Nurdlinger. Sam and by association Min go along with the ruse, and for their troubles Janet offers to give them $1 million of her inheritance. After that, further complications occur: Janet notices a private investigator snooping around the neighborhood, the P.I. hired by Janet's relatives; Howard, Janet's ex-husband comes back wanting to reconcile with her; and without Sam's knowledge, the Nurdlinger creative includes billboards featuring a wholesome couple espousing the goodness of Nurdlinger milk, that wholesome couple being Sam and Janet as Mr. & Mrs. Sam Bissel. They just have to continue dealing with these complications until the legal hearing. But Min may just have had enough of this plan before they get the money.—Huggo

Plot Keywords: ad executive, boss, heiress, wife, amusing, airy, madcap ...

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#6. The Girl From Mexico (1939)

Storyline: In the first entry of an unintended-series that turned into a long-running series for RKO, Carmelita Fuentes is a fiery-Latin singer/dancer in Mexico City who has designs on Dennis Lindsay, an American publicity agent, for unclear reasons, while Lindsay's shiftless uncle, Matthew Lindsay, aids and abets her every step of the way to the marriage altar.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: advertising executive, singer, uncle, fiancée, wealthy man, wrestler, spirited ...

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#7. FM (1978)

Storyline: Q-SKY is the #1 radio station in Los Angeles mainly because of the music they play, and running the station the way they want to. It has led them to a ratings success. The interesting radio personalities include: Jeff Dugan, rebellious head of the radio station; Mother, who is burned out from being a DJ; Eric Swan, a self centered romantic who wants more than just being a DJ; The Prince of Darkness, the hip night DJ; and Laura Coe, the easy-going type. The movie focuses on the battle between Jeff and his corporate bosses, who want more advertising and less music.—Pat McCurry <ccgrad97@aol.com>

Plot Keywords: radio personality, radio station manager, sales manager, boss, dj, fan, amusing ...

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#8. Mexicali Rose (1939)

Storyline: Carruthers has sold shares in a phony oil well and when Gene investigates he finds the well is a fake. Gene has a plan to recoup everyone's money. Pouring some oil in a recommended location gets Corruthers to drill a real well. Gene plans to let him know it's a fake and redeem the shares before the oil comes in.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: gene autry, sidekick, beautiful woman, mexican, swindler, radio personality, suspenseful ...

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#9. Housewife (1934)

Storyline: Nan Reynolds encourages her copywriter husband Bill to open his own agency. Nearly out of business, he finally gets a client. Former girlfriend Patricia Berkeley writes a very successful commercial for the client and neats up their old romance. Wife and girlfriend struggle over Bill.—Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>

Plot Keywords: housewife, ad copywriter, lover, husband, son, old friend, witty ...

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#10. Artists and Models (1937)

Storyline: Mac Brewster (Benny) is head of an advertising firm that is in debt. The million-dollar Townsend Silver contract could save the firm, but the wealthy playboy Alan Townsend (Arlen) wants an amateur from high society rather than a professional model to become "the Townsend Girl." Upset that she was passed over sight-unseen as a professional, Brewster's top model (Lupino) goes to Miami with plans to bump into Townsend and pass as a society debutante.—LJ Copley

Plot Keywords: ad executive, girlfriend, model, business owner, socialite, chairman, winsome ...

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#11. Crazy People (1990)

Storyline: Emory works in advertising, and is beginning to crack-up. His latest idea is honesty, e.g. "Volvos, Yes they are boxy, but they're safe". This doesn't go down too well with the boss, so Emory is sent to a psychiatric hospital to 'recover'. Meanwhile, back at the office, Emory's work is accidentally sent to the printers. His ads are a huge success. But now Emory has fallen for Kathy (another patient) and so doesn't want to leave.—Rob Hartill

Plot Keywords: ad executive, patient, love interest, doctor, friend, amusing, airy ...

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#12. Looker (1981)

Storyline: Plastic surgeon Larry Roberts performs a series of minor alterations on a group of models who are seeking perfection. The operations are a resounding success. But when someone starts killing his beautiful patients, Dr. Roberts becomes suspicious and starts investigating. What he uncovers are the mysterious - and perhaps murderous - activities of a high-tech computer company called Digital Matrix.—alfiehitchie

Plot Keywords: plastic surgeon, ceo, model, senator, doctor, outlandish, thrilling ...

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#13. Her Husband's Affairs (1947)

Storyline: Ad man/genius William Weldon resents his wife Margaret's meddling in his business, even though her suggestions are often on target. The situation gets put to its toughest test when Weldon tries to market an eccentric inventor's embalming fluid, which turns out to be a hair remover.—Daniel Bubbeo <dbubbeo@aol.com>

Plot Keywords: advertising executive, wife, mad scientist, boss, mayor, hilarious, melodramatic ...

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#15. Cold Turkey (1971)

Storyline: In the depressed town of Eagle Rock, Reverend Brooks (Dick Van Dyke) spearheads his community's effort to rise to the Cold Turkey challenge. The Valiant Tobacco Company has promised a $25,000 cash prize to any town in America that can quit smoking for 30 days. So Brooks leads the charge in this Battle of the Butts, hoping to become the local hero in the process. However, when ad executive Merwin Wren (Bob Newhart) shows up to undermine his efforts, this wicked comedy kicks into high gear.

Plot Keywords: ad executive, preacher, executive, doctor, hilarious, witty, quirky ...

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