Theory of Achievement

Theory of Achievement

1991•18m•6.2/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.2/10(13)

This short film was packaged on video with Hartley's featurette "Surviving Desire." It affectionately examines the lives of a group of "young, middle-class, white, college-educated, unskilled, broke, drunk" Brooklynites who would love to make something of their lives -- assuming they can pay the rent first.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Alive From Off Center, Yo Productions #2, Possible Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Bob Gosse

Bob Gosse

Jessica Sager

Jeffrey Howard

Elina Löwensohn

Elina Löwensohn

Bill Sage

Bill Sage

Naledi Tshazibane

Mark Chandler Bailey

Mark Chandler Bailey

Nick Gomez

Ingrid Rudefors

Ingrid Rudefors

Recommended

Surviving Desire

Surviving Desire

Jude, a college professor, is obsessed with Sophie, his student. She, in turn, is intrigued by his scholarly charm. Flirtation turns to lust and the two become lovers.

Surviving Desire

1992

6.8

Dove osano le cicogne

Dove osano le cicogne

A couple is desperately looking to conceive a child and moves to Spain to get the help of a renowned doctor. Their plans change after they meet an apparently perfect girl that volunteers to carry on the pregnancy in their place.

Dove osano le cicogne

2025

6.0

That Most Important Thing: Love

That Most Important Thing: Love

Servais Mont, a freelance photographer who works taking compromising photos, gets fascinated by Nadine Chevalier, a tormented low-budget movie actress married to an eccentric film photo collector.

That Most Important Thing: Love

1975

7.0

Vermiglio

Vermiglio

In the last days of the Second World War, a deserting soldier disrupts a tranquil and isolated mountain community. For one family, his arrival brings excitement and romance, but tragedy lies in wait.

Vermiglio

2024

7.1

King Kong Escapes

King Kong Escapes

An adaptation of the Rankin/Bass cartoon, "The King Kong Show". King Kong is brought in by the evil Dr. Who to dig for Element X in a mine when the robot Mechani-Kong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle atop Tokyo Tower.

King Kong Escapes

1967

6.2

The Zone of Interest

The Zone of Interest

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

The Zone of Interest

2023

7.0

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.

The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice

1952

7.5

Evil Does Not Exist

Evil Does Not Exist

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

Evil Does Not Exist

2023

6.8

Strange Darling

Strange Darling

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

Strange Darling

2024

6.9

The Last Week of September

The Last Week of September

Pietro Rinaldi, an elderly writer, widower and tired of life, plans to commit suicide on his birthday. After the sudden and tragic death of his daughter and son-in-law, Pietro will have to look after his teenage nephew Mattia.

The Last Week of September

2024

6.4

Becoming Led Zeppelin

Becoming Led Zeppelin

The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.

Becoming Led Zeppelin

2025

7.3

The Good Teacher

The Good Teacher

Julien, a young teacher, is wrongfully accused of sexual misconduct by a teenage girl from his class. As he faces mounting pressures from the girl’s older brother and her classmates, the situation spirals out of control. Allegations spread, the entire school is thrown into turmoil, and the teacher has to fight to clear his name.

The Good Teacher

2024

6.3