PickFlick

Rotlicht!

1986•1h 30m
Comedy

An advertising man, young, casual and a yuppie, stands up his girlfriend and suddenly finds himself relegated to the role of the fifth wheel, which seriously questions his self-esteem.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Cinéfilm AG, Schweizer Fernsehen DRS

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Ochsenknecht

Uwe Rühle

Anouschka Renzi

Anouschka Renzi

Ariela

Michaela Galli

Nora

Yvonne Kupper

Frau Hartmann-Hartmann

Thomas Hostettler

Werbekunde

Léon Huber

Tagesschausprecher

Ariane Pestalozzi

Graphikerin

Similar Movies

The Taming of the Scoundrel

The Taming of the Scoundrel

7.1
1980
Movie

A rich farmer is well known for being very unkind. He's misanthropic, misogynous and cantankerous. Until he meets by chance a gorgeous girl...

The Taming of the Scoundrel

1980
7.1
Great Choice

Great Choice

6.7
2017
Movie

A woman gets stuck in a Red Lobster commercial, in Robin Comisar’s horror-comedy that won Best Short at the Overlook Film Festival.

Great Choice

2017
6.7
A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

6.3
2006
Movie

A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court.

A Prairie Home Companion

2006
6.3
Advertising Rules!

Advertising Rules!

5.5
2001
Movie

Edward Kaminsky, an aging ad man, wants a golden parachute from his agency; he must first land the Opel auto contract. Rosa, a youth with wealthy parents, wants to establish herself as an artist. The clumsy and enthusiastic Viktor, not quite honest, wants work. When he wanders into Kaminsky's meeting with Opel and says something about irony, the Opel director wants him in on the campaign. Then he steals an idea from Rosa that the Opel director loves. Before Rosa discovers he's expropriated her idea, Rosa and Viktor become lovers. Father-son feelings materialize between Kaminsky and Viktor. Can the impulsive Viktor hold it together before Rosa learns the truth and flies away?

Advertising Rules!

2001
5.5
Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation

7.4
2003
Movie

Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.

Lost in Translation

2003
7.4
Carnations in Aspic

Carnations in Aspic

6.5
1976
Movie

A commercial artist with a lisp chooses silence, unexpectedly propelling his career. His perceived innovation leads to rapid advancement in an ad agency. Mueller-Stahl shines in this biting critique of East German workplace culture.

Carnations in Aspic

1976
6.5
The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

6.2
1977
Movie

A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977
6.2
Renaissance Man

Renaissance Man

6.1
1994
Movie

An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.

Renaissance Man

1994
6.1
The Icicle Thief

The Icicle Thief

7.3
1989
Movie

Director Maurizio Nichetti is invited on TV to introduce a screening of his neo-realist classic 'The Icicle Thief'. He is horrified to discover that his black-and-white tale of life in poverty is constantly interrupted by garish color commercials, and even more horrified when a power cut in the studio causes film and commercials to mix up – a glamorous model finds herself in the arms of an unemployed pauper, while his wife finds herself in consumers' heaven. Nichetti has to break into the film to try to sort everything out.

The Icicle Thief

1989
7.3
Rejected

Rejected

7.3
2000
Movie

A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.

Rejected

2000
7.3
Heart Eyes

Heart Eyes

6.3
2025
Movie

When the "Heart Eyes Killer" strikes Seattle, a pair of co-workers pulling overtime on Valentine's Day are mistaken for a couple by the elusive couple-hunting killer. Now, they must spend the most romantic night of the year running for their lives.

Heart Eyes

2025
6.3
You're the Judge

You're the Judge

1965
Movie

High-schoolers Sally and Faith scheme to get the attention of classmates Bill and Frank by challenging them to a bake-off for a party. When the boys fail miserably to measure up, the girls give the them credit for their own excellent wares to cement a date. Sponsored by Crisco, which is featured prominently.

You're the Judge

1965