The Secret of My Success fingerprintFunny.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Everyday modern life and show business
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Secret of My Success is fast-paced.
Plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit
Expect plenty of situational comedy and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life and show business
Its world is built around everyday modern life and show business.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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There's no such thing as an overnight success. Brantley Foster took two weeks.
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The Secret of My Success is included with a subscription to Netflix and fuboTV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 53/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 46%, and Metacritic 36). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States.
1 h 51 min
The Secret of My Success runs 1 h 51 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Secret of My Success higher (64) than critics (41). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $111 million worldwide, 9.2 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+59GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Secret of My Success in 73 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for The Secret of My Success, including Two-Timer Date, Corrupt Corporate Executive, Sex at Work.
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