Story Line
After falling asleep in a Target dressing room, an unhappy heiress wakes up locked inside the store overnight with a local slacker and notorious liar, leading the two unlikely companions to bond over their shared desire to escape their lives.
“He took the job that no one wanted... and got the girl that everyone did.”
Top Cast
Frank Whaley
Jim Dodge
Jennifer Connelly
Josie McClellan
Dermot Mulroney
Nestor Pyle
Kieran Mulroney
Gil Kinney
John M. Jackson
Bud Dodge
Jenny O'Hara
Dotty Dodge
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Rating
6.9/ 10
Release Date
1991-03-29
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
RomanceComedy
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User Reviews (2)
s6kx
7/10
•5/28/2025Career Opportunities falls short in several key areas. First, the film never explores Jim and Josie’s school days, leaving their relationship superficial and motivations unclear. Second, it fails to reveal how Jim connected Nestor and Gil to the Salz...
JPV852
5/10
•9/7/2025I've heard about this movie thanks to that one meme. But decided to finally watch this John Hughes written rom-com-crime and thought none of it really worked. I didn't buy either Frank Whaley or Jennifer Connelly in their roles nor their time togethe...