9 Movies That Every Salesperson Should Watch!

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Here’s a list of movies that every salesperson should watch to have a chillaxing evening and be ready for the next day with the geared-up spirits!

Salesman (1969): 4 Salesman trying to sell the Bible at high-rates to the working-class Catholics too in the 1960s! Now that’s a good beginning to the blog of movies that every salesperson should watch.

Stars: Paul Brennan as The Badger, Charles McDevitt as The Gipper, James Baker as The Rabbit and Raymond Martos as The Bull
Director: Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin
Genre: Documentary
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Awards: Cinema Eye Honors Award, US (2014, 2015, 2016), National Film Registry (1992)
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10

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Used Cars (1980): A comedy-drama about a salesman who tries to save the business of a dead & struggling owner of used-cars from the hands of his brother and rival.

Stars: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham
Genre: Comedy
Director: Robert Zemeckis; Writer: Bob Gale
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Awards: NA
IMDb Rating: 6.8/10

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Death of a Salesman (1985): Death of a Salesman is based on the play written by Arthur Miller. It is directed by Volker Schlöndorff. It is a drama around the grey-hair salesman who feels the emptiness of his life and tries to correct it.

Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Kate Reid, John Malkovich
Writer & Director: Volker Schlöndorff
Genre: Drama
Where to Watch: Amazon Prime Video
Awards: Golden Globe Awards (1986) and Primetime Emmy Awards (1986), TCA Award (1986) and Sant Jordi Awards (1990)
IMDb Rating: 7.3/10

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Tin Men (1987): Want some good-time laughing after selling? Meet these 2-rival Aluminium-Siding Salesmen: BB Babowsky and Ernest Tilley. See them go all funny and ridiculous competing with each after a small car accident.

Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito, Barbara Hershey
Writer & Director: Barry Levinson
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Where to Watch: Netflix
Awards: NA
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10

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Cadillac Man (1990): Ever sold a dozen of your products in merely 2-days? Meet Joey O’ Brien, who has 12-cars in just 2 days, and mind this–along with keeping his “girlfriends” satisfied. And well–there’s more drama and tragedy to it when the machine-gun equipped guy enters the scene. Uff! What do you think, “How’s Joey Doin’?”

Stars: Robin Williams, Tim Robbins, Pamela Reed
Director: Roger Donaldson; Writer: Ken Friedman
Genre: Black Comedy
Where to Watch: DIRECTV, Starz, Starz Play Amazon
Awards: NA
IMDb Rating: 5.7/10The Big Kahuna (1999)

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The Big Kahuna (1999): Based on the play written by Rueff, Hospitality Suite, this comic-drama film is about the 2 super salesmen of a Lubricant Company, Larry Mann and Phil Cooper, who use their skills to pitch an urgent client, Dick Fuller who is “The Big Kahuna”.

Stars: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli
Director: John Swanbeck; Writers: Roger Rueff
Genre: Business Comedy & Drama
Where to Watch: Vudu, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Awards: NA
IMDb Rating: 6.6/10

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Door to Door (2002): Concerned about your health or looks while dealing with potential consumers? Hey, you need to see Bill Porter. He is determined to be a successful salesman for Watkins. But here’s the twist–he suffers from cerebral palsy.

Stars: William H. Macy, Helen Mirren, Michael Shanks, Kyra Sedgwick, Kathy Baker
Director: Steven Schachter; Writers: William H. Macy & Steven Schachter
Genre: Drama (Television Film)
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon
Awards: 6 Emmy Awards, Peabody Award
IMDb Rating: 7.8/10

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The Internship (2013): Feeling sad about being a salesperson? Well, here are again 2-salesmen, Billy McMahon and Nick Campbell, whose careers have fallen due to the modern digital age. So, the guys start from scratch, doing internships at Google, competing with the young & tech-savvy geniuses.

Stars: Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi, Tiya Sircar
Director: Shawn Levy; Writers: Vince Vaughn, Jared Stern
Genre: Comedy
Where to Watch: Google Play Movies & TV, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video
Awards: NA
IMDb Rating: 6.3/10

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The Founder (2016): Ever wondered how McDonald’s was able to build such a massive chain of fast-food restaurants, which is somewhat unbreakable? Here’s the story of Ray Kroc, the mastermind behind the most innovative and leading fast-food brand–McDonald’s.

Stars: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch
Director: John Lee Hancock; Writer: Robert Siegel
Genre: Biography & Drama
Where to Watch: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video
Awards: Capri Actor Award (2016)
IMDb Rating: 7.2/10

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