Theory of Achievement
Movie| Title | Theory of Achievement |
| User score | 6.2 |
| Release date | Mar 7, 1991 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Director | Hal Hartley |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Alive From Off Center, Yo Productions #2, Possible Films |
| Run time | 18 min. |
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.
