Keyword: advertising

Two and a Half Men

7.6

2003

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The Harper brothers Charlie and Alan are almost opposites but form a great team. They have little in common except their dislike for their mundane, maternally cold and domineering mother, Evelyn. Alan, a compulsively neat chiropractor and control-freak, is thrown out by his manipulative wife Judith who nevertheless gets him to pay for everything and do most jobs in the house. Charlie is a freelance jingle composer and irresistible Cassanova who lives in a luxurious beach-house and rarely gets up before noon. Charlie temporarily allows Alan and his son Jake, a food-obsessed, lazy kid who shuttles between his parents, to move in with them after Alans separation/divorce. The sitcom revolves around their conflicting lifestyles, raising Jake (who has the efficient, caring dad while having a ball with his fun-loving sugar uncle who teaches him boyish things), and bantering with Evelyn and various other friends and family. Other fairly regular characters include Charlies cleaning lady Berta and his rich, self-confessed stalker neighbor Rose who often sneaks in to spy on Charlie.

Mad Men

8.3

2007

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The professional and personal lives of those who work in advertising on Madison Avenue - self-coined mad men - in the 1960s are presented. The stories focus on those at one of the avenues smaller firms, Sterling Cooper, and its various incarnations over the decade. At the heart of these stories is Donald Draper, the creative genius of the company. That professional creative brilliance belies the fact of a troubled childhood, one that he would rather forget and not let anyone know about except for a select few, but one that shaped who he is as an adult and as an ad man in the need not only to sell products but sell himself to the outside world. His outward confidence also masks many insecurities as evidenced through his many vices, such as excessive smoking, drinking and womanizing - the latter despite being a family man - and how he deals with the aftermath of some of the negative aspects of his life.

The Crazy Ones

7

2013

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Out-of-the-box Simon Roberts runs an ad agency with his Type-A daughter Sydney.

The Gruen Transfer

7.9

2008

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The Gruen Transfer (TGT) is a show about advertising, how it works, and how it works on us. Hosted by the inimitable Wil Anderson, TGT decodes and defuses the commercial messages that swirl through our lives, with the help of a panel of ad industry experts.

The Real Mad Men of Advertising

7.4

2017

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A new Smithsonian Channel four-part series provides an inside look into the men and women who re-invented the advertising industry from post-WWII America through the 1980s.

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

6.5

2006

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Number one NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobbys talent and devotion are put to the test.

The Stuff

6.3

1985

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A delicious, mysterious goo that oozes from the earth is marketed as the newest dessert sensation, but the tasty treat rots more than teeth when zombie-like snackers who only want to consume more of the strange substance at any cost begin infesting the world.

They Have Changed Their Face

6.7

1971

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In this allegory on capitalism, director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa to give him the good news. He just got promoted. However, the old man is not what he seems and promotion has a price.

The Beauty Inside

7.3

2015

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Helvetica

7.2

2007

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A documentary about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture.

Passion

4.9

2012

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The rivalry between the manipulative boss of an advertising agency and her talented protégée escalates from stealing credit to public humiliation to murder.

Men Are Such Fools

5.3

1938

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I'll Never Forget What's'isname

6.5

1967

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The professional and romantic misadventures of an advertising executive in 1960s swinging London.

Lover Come Back

7.3

1961

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A series of misunderstandings leaves an advertising executive with a campaign for a product which has not yet been invented, while he romances his rival in the guise of its inventor.

The Corporation

8.1

2003

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Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.

The Hucksters

6.7

1947

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A World War II veteran wants to return to advertising on his own terms, but finds it difficult to be successful and maintain his integrity.

The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

6.6

2011

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A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.