A bitter ad executive, who has reached his breaking point, finds himself in a mental institution, where his career actually begins to thrive with the help of the hospital's patients.
Casts Dudley Moore, Daryl Hannah, Paul Reiser, J. T. Walsh, Bill Smitrovich, Alan North, David Paymer, Danton Stone, Paul Bates, Dick Cusack
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
Nothing to Lose
Harvey
Calm Yourself
The Woman in Red
What Women Want
Calling Dr. Gillespie
Kate & Leopold
Lars and the Real Girl
Thank You for Smoking
Kira's Reason: A Love Story
With Love, Christmas
Defending Your Life
Color of Night
The People Under the Stairs
The Good Night
Putney Swope
The House of Yes
Darling
Milwaukee, Minnesota
SIMILAR MOVIES
How to Get Ahead in Advertising
IMDB 6.2 | May , 1989
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.Nothing to Lose
IMDB 6.6 | Jul , 1997
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.Harvey
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1950
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.Calm Yourself
IMDB 4.5 | Jun , 1935
A recently-fired advertising executive starts his own company, Confidential Services, to help clients solve their unusual and problematic situations.The Woman in Red
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1984
When a happily married family man, who would never consider an affair, meets a beautiful woman in red, he is totally infatuated and desperate to make her acquaintance. However, as he tries out various schemes to sneak out to meet her, he realizes that adultery is not quite as easy as it looks.What Women Want
IMDB 6.4 | Dec , 2000
Advertising executive Nick Marshall is as cocky as they come, but what happens to a chauvinistic guy when he can suddenly hear what women are thinking? Nick gets passed over for a promotion, but after an accident enables him to hear women's thoughts, he puts his newfound talent to work against Darcy, his new boss, who seems to be infatuated with him.Calling Dr. Gillespie
IMDB 6.5 | Aug , 1942
Dr. Kildare's friend Dr. Gillespie is called in to investigate when a young man suffering from mental problems disappears on a killing spree.Kate & Leopold
IMDB 6.3 | Dec , 2001
When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes responsibility for showing Leopold the 21st century. The more time Kate spends with Leopold, the harder she falls for him. But if he doesn't return to his own time, his absence will forever alter history.Lars and the Real Girl
IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2007
Extremely shy Lars finds it impossible to make friends or socialize. His brother and sister-in-law worry about him, so when he announces that he has a girlfriend he met on the Internet, they are overjoyed. But Lars' new lady is a life-size plastic woman. On the advice of a doctor, his family and the rest of the community go along with his delusion.Thank You for Smoking
IMDB 7.2 | Sep , 2005
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.Kira's Reason: A Love Story
IMDB 5.6 | Oct , 2001
Kira and Mads try to work out their marriage, after Kira has been two years in a mental institution, but is she really ready for the real world?With Love, Christmas
IMDB 6.9 | Nov , 2017
Advertising execs Melanie Welsh and Donovan Goodwin disagree on a cellphone Christmas commercial they’re pitching. He says his sleek design will win over the client but she knows it lacks holiday spirit.Defending Your Life
IMDB 6.9 | Mar , 1991
Is there love after death? After he dies suddenly, the hapless advertising executive Daniel Miller finds himself in Judgment City, a gleaming way station where the newly deceased must prove they lived a life of sufficient courage to advance in their journey through the universe. As the self-doubting Daniel struggles to make his case, a budding relationship with the uninhibited Julia offers him a chance to finally feel alive.Color of Night
IMDB 5.7 | Aug , 1994
A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected to the crime.The People Under the Stairs
IMDB 6.5 | Nov , 1991
Trapped inside a fortified home owned by a mysterious couple, a young boy quickly learns the true nature of the homicidal inhabitants, and secret creatures hidden deep within the walls.The Good Night
IMDB 5.3 | Jan , 2007
Gary, a musician, is trapped in an unhappy relationship with his live-in lover, Dora. He becomes enthralled with a beautiful seductress who enters his dreams, and tries to control his dream-state so he can spend more and more time with her. When Gary sees his mystery woman's face on a bus billboard, he discovers she is real, and fate brings him an opportunity to meet her.Putney Swope
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1969
Swope—the only black man on the executive board of an advertising firm—is accidentally put in charge after the death of the chairman.The House of Yes
IMDB 6.2 | Oct , 1997
Jackie-O is anxiously awaiting the visit of her brother home for Thanksgiving, but isn't expecting him to bring a friend — and she's even more shocked to learn that this friend is his fiance. It soon becomes clear that her obsession with Jackie Kennedy is nothing compared to her obsession with her brother, and she isn't the only member of the family with problems.Darling
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 1965
Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.Milwaukee, Minnesota
IMDB 4.6 | Jan , 2003
Having lived his entire life under the watchful eye of his overbearing mother, Albert must fend for himself when an unidentified automobile suddenly kills her. Free for the first time, Albert quickly responds to the bait dangling in front of him, putting his aggressors against one another in a race for his trust. Using his skills that make him a gifted fisherman, Albert turns the tables on his seemingly doomed fate, capturing the heart of the woman most eager to deceive him, and fooling the man most intent on destroying him.