Jon (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is house-proud, health-conscious and a reasonably devout Christian. He is also aggressive, promiscuous and addicted to pornography. While out one night drinking with his friends, Jon lays eyes on Barbara (Scarlett Johansson), and, convinced that it is love at first sight, tracks her down through Facebook and invites her out for coffee.…

Everything sells, if you know how to convince the public to dig deep into their wallets and purses. In these economically-challenged times when we should be saving not spending, the clamour for must-have goods – or goods we’ve been told are must-have – is as strong as ever. The Joneses is a timely satire about consumerism run rampant and the catastrophe that awaits a credit-driven society determined to buy now and pay later – much, much later.