School for Scoundrels (2006)

An unlucky meter reader enrolls in a confidence-building class so he can win the love of the girl of his dreams. The class turns out to be something quite different when it becomes clear to the young man that his professor has his sights set on the same girl.

In the British farce School for Scoundrels, Ian Carmichael plays a naive young loser, Henry Palfrey, who is anxious to get ahead in the world. He enrolls in a "school" that specializes in teaching one-upmanship – the slogan is "How to win without actually cheating." Through fair means and foul, Henry learns how to come out top dog in any situation, with such experts as (the real-life) Stephen Potter (Alastair Sim) as his guide. A perceptive series of comic blackouts exposing the essential hypocrisy in all walks of life, School for Scoundrels was based on the book by Potter.

Director: Todd Phillips
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder and Jacinda Barrett
Production land: USA
Premiere Date: 29 September 2006 USA
IMDb - 5.9 (18539 votes)