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A war of wills takes place between two men who want to run the same grocery store in this offbeat comedy from writer and director Steven Conrad. Doug (Seann William Scott) is a seemingly ordinary guy who works as the assistant manager of a supermarket near Chicago. When the owners of the market announce they're opening a new branch near Doug's neighborhood, he applies to become manager of the new store, and both he and his wife (Jenna Fischer) assume he's a shoo-in to get the job. But Richard (John C. Reilly), a gregarious recent hire at the store who has relocated to Illinois from Canada, announces he's also applying for the management position, and a keen rivalry develops between Doug and Richard even as they strive to act like friends on the surface. As the competition grows between the two, their personality flaws become increasingly evident -- Doug's short temper, Richard's history of drug abuse -- and when Richard's wife (Lili Taylor) leaves him, the contest starts taking an uncomfortable turn.

Seann William Scott and John C. Reilly star in this comedy following two men competing for a managerial position at a chain store in Chicago. 33-year-old Doug Stauber (Scott) is the assistant manager of his local Donaldson's supermarket. When developments for a new store get underway, he is the only likely candidate for the managerial post until Richard Wehlner (Reilly) arrives from Canada. As they go all out to impress their boss, Scott Fargas (Fred Armisen), and Donaldson's board of directors, their family relationships suffer. Soon their competitiveness puts the chances of either of them being successful in jeopardy.