

Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters
Director & Crew
Hal Hartley
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 6.3/10 based on 14 votes.
Who directed Theory of Achievement?
Theory of Achievement was directed by Hal Hartley and released in 1991.
How long is Theory of Achievement?
Theory of Achievement has a runtime of 0 hours and 18 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1991-03-07
- Status
- Released





