So none of these have won the Oscar for Best Picture. In fact most of these movies do a terrible job of portraying the sales person as a true professional of their craft. Quite the opposite in fact! The portrayal of sales people in these movies is that of sleazy slime bags. That said however these movies are thoroughly enjoyable especially when take with a pinch of salt!

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10. Suckers
Have you ever bought a new car? More
importantly, have you ever had the
pleasure of speaking with an absolutely
over the top car salesman? Well whether
you have or have not, Suckers is the
ultimate snapshot into what truly
happens at a dealership.
Ever wonder what happens when the
salesman goes to “confirm” a sales price
with his boss?
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The movie is a truly merciless snapshot into the world of car
sales

3. 9. Thank you for Smoking
“That’s the beauty of argument, if you
argue correctly, you’re never wrong.”
This line defines Nick Naylor and within
the standards of moral and legal
acceptability, it is not a true sales drama.
However, even though it is a satire, it
does not mean that the movie is not fully
focused on sales.
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4. 8. Cadillac Man
A quick office poll on Robin Williams. That
said, Cadillac Man is an excellent sales
movie. He’s completely driven by
testosterone, his life is in turmoil, he is
desperate, and if he doesn’t pull of some
miraculous sales, he is going to be on the
street.
Cadillac Man is a great movie for all of those
sales men and women out there that are
hanging on the end of their ropes.
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Robin Williams is the true definition of the stereotypical
salesman

5. 7. Lord of War
Nicolas Cage does an amazing job
portraying an on the edge gun runner
who travels the world taking advantage
of the conflicts and struggles of countries
and people of the world.
He’s not saint, but he is a hustle to the
ground pig-dog capitalist, and there’s a
little something to respect about that.
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This is not typical sales movie. However, Lord of War is a
sales movie.

6. 6. Barbarians at the Gate
The fact that is says comedy is to be
blamed on the classification system on
Amazon and nothing more, it is a satire if
nothing else.
Anyway, this is a great movie because it
is based on a true occurrence that took
place in the heart of the 80 s over a′
buyout with the Nabisco corporation.
Starched suits and big hair abound.
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This movie is a really a comedy at heart, but this is not a
normal comedy, it is a corporate buyout comedy.

7. 5. Tin Men
Two hard as steel rivals in the tin game
meet in a fender bender, but their
bruised egos turn the minor accident into
a major vendetta against each other’s
success — their Cadillacs.
In what would seem to be an end all
diss, Dreyfuss decides to seduce DeVito’s
wife, but this ends up throwing the story
into a tail spin. Nevertheless, still a great
flick.
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Cruise back to Baltimore 1963, to the time and turf of a
rare American breed: the “tin man”

8. 4. Wall Street
Wall Street is the end-all representation
of shady negotiation tactics and pressure
sales. No one else could have ever been
as great of a jerk as Michael Douglas
playing Gordon Gekko. We can all argue
how awful the tactics used in this movie
were
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“Greed is good.” Enough said.

9. 3. Tommy Boy
We know a few things about him. His dad
could sell a ketchup popsicle to a women in
white gloves, but old Tommy Boy doesn’t
seem to have the skills.
After the death of Tommy Boy Sr, the family
business is in need of some major sales. In
desperation, Tommy Boy is sent on the road
to make the annual sales trip, and hilarity
ensues. Tommy Boy and his road companion
Richard Hayden learn a lot of hard lessons
before they finally learn to make the sales
stick.
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Tommy Boy is a movie about the world’s most unlikely
brake pad salesman.

10. 2. Boiler Room
The movie surrounds a stock brokerage firm
that is selling hot and heavy. This firm brings
in the best young, energetic, and naive
salesmen it can get it’s hands on and turns
them into sales animals. “the best part, I’m
liquid.” Words to live by for sure.
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This movie goes to show that Ben Afflec and Vin Diesel are
not complete failures.

11. 1. Glengarry Glen Ross
It’s awesome! Glengarry Glen Ross is a
movie made in the heart of the 80 s and is′
an adaptation from a play written decades
earlier.
This movie has sparked countless arguments and
discussions on topics such as: “Where are the
Glengarry leads?”, “Coffee is for closers.”, and “It
takes brass balls to sell real estate.”
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It’s real estate, it’s phones, it’s knock-down-drag-out sales.

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