The Promotion (2008)

"We're all just out here trying to get some food.

Sometimes, we bump into each other."

Doug Stauber (Seann William Scott) is a grocery store assistant manager who has to do more than his share of dealing with problems on the premises, but he aspires to earn a promotion to manager of a new store under construction in a nearby Chicago suburb. Doug and his wife Jen (Jenna Fischer) are eager to start a family but Doug doesn't feel that's possible until he's finally established as a manager.

While trying to prove his merit, another employee of the chain transfers in from Québec and it's soon apparent that this Richard Wehler (John C. Reilly) also hopes for the promotion. He's arrived with his wife Lori (Lili Taylor) and their young daughter.

So what will it take to win this job? And what is each of the contenders willing to do to promote themselves -- and perhaps do to assure the other won't succeed?

Others appearing include Fred Armisen, Bobby Cannavale, Chris Conrad, Gil Bellows with Jason Bateman in a small role as a corporate retreat leader.

Written and directed by Steve Conrad.

Run time: 1 hour, 26 minutes

Rated R for language including sexual references, and some drug use.

My personal rating: B-