The Ad and the Ego
The Ad and the Ego
1997, English. Directed by Harold Boihem.
Witty, slick, sexy and sarcastic, shameless and in your face, The Ad and the Ego takes on advertising on its own terms. Intercutting thousands of contemporary and classic television commercials with insights by Stuart Ewen, Jean Kilbourne, Sut JhalIy and others, this film scrutinizes late 20th century American society and its prime inhabitant, Consumer Man. You will never look at an ad the same way again after viewing what critics are calling "the first comprehensive documentary on the cultural impact of advertising in America."
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- 0h 57m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 6 May 1997
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The Ad and the Ego runs 57 minutes (0h 57m).
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The Ad and the Ego isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 May 1997. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Ad and the Ego?
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Who directed The Ad and the Ego?
The Ad and the Ego (1997) was directed by Harold Boihem.