The Promotion

Get ready for a war of wills when two guys want to run the same grocery store in this offbeat comedy from writer and director Steven Conrad. Doug (Seann William Scott) a seemingly ordinary guy works as the assistant manager of a supermarket near Chicago. When the owners of the market announce they're opening a new branch near Doug's neighbourhood he applies to become manager of the new store and both he and his wife (Jenna Fischer) assume he's a shoo-in to get the job. But Richard (John C. Reilley) a gregarious recent hire at the store who has relocated to Illinois from Canada announces he's also applying for the management position and a keen rivalry develops between Doug and Richard even as they strive to act like friends on the surface. As the competition grows between the two their personality flaws become increasingly evident - Doug's short temper Richard's history of drug abuse - and when Richard's wife (Lili Taylor) leaves him the battle lines are well and truly drawn for the ultimate showdown for the coveted prize The Promotion.