The Secret of My Success

A small-town kid moves to New York and discovers the mailroom isn’t the fast track to success he imagined. He bullies his way into a higher role using fake confidence and stolen stationery. The movie stops just short of endorsing corporate espionage as career advice.

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Herbert Ross directed The Secret of My Success in 1987. See Herbert Ross's full filmography, where to start with Herbert Ross, or where to go after you've seen everything by Herbert Ross.

The Secret of My Success was released in 1987 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 111 minutes.