American dream movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant american dream movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, independent film, emotional, serious and dramatic films and TV shows about / with american dream, hopes, husband wife relationship, society, dialogue, mentor, survival, runaway, family relations and ambition plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, United Arab Emirates, Australia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as american dream: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), A Most Violent Year (2014), Pain & Gain (2013), Miss Juneteenth (2020), Bless the Harts (2019), Pleasantville (1998), Between Us (2009), The Great Gatsby (2013), The Rookie (2002).
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List of american dream movies
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their ...
Style:
surreal, psychedelic, road movie, black comedy, cerebral ...
Audience:
teen drama, adult
Plot:
drug abuse, road trip, lsd, journalism, psychedelia, trippy, addiction, surrealism, american dream, casino, marijuana, hallucination ...
Time:
70s, 90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
las vegas, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on a the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on ...
Style:
period piece, suspenseful, bleak, depressing, rough ...
Plot:
oil, mafia, american dream, immigrant, corruption, business ethics, organized crime, gangster, twists and turns, orthodox jew, winter, greed ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 20th century, year 1981, 80s ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Daniel Lugo, manager of the Sun Gym in 1990s Miami, decides that there is only one way to achieve his version of the American dream: extortion. To achieve his goal, he recruits musclemen Paul and Adrian as accomplices. After several failed attempts, ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, humorous, sexy, funny ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
american dream, kidnapping, money, athlete's life, group of criminals, hot and sexy, stupidity, scam, bodybuilder, sex scene, escape, buddies ...
Time:
2010s, year 2013, 20th century, year 1995, year 1994 ...
Place:
miami, florida, usa, bahamas, mexico ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Turquoise, a former beauty queen turned hardworking single mother, prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the “Miss Juneteenth” pageant, hoping to keep her from repeating the same mistakes in life that she did.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
cheerleader, teenage girl, american dream, beauty queen, single mother, african american, black, money problems, competition, overprotective mother, talent show, freedom ...
Time:
2020s, year 2019, year 2004, year 1865
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives of a group of Southerners who are always broke as a joke and struggling for the American dream of status and wealth. What they don’t realize is that they’re already rich — in friends, family and laughter.
Style:
adult animation, funny, humorous, light, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
american dream, parents and children, family relations, television, working class, friendship, small town, heartwarming, family bonds, blue collar, social commentary, mother daughter relationship ...
Place:
north carolina
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's ...
Style:
touching, retro, humorous, teen, clever ...
Audience:
date night, teens, kids, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
small town, coming of age, time travel, alternate reality, adolescence, parallel world, satire, utopia, siblings relations, fantasy world, small town life, american dream ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 90s, future, year 1998 ...
Place:
america, france, paris france
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.
Style:
inspirational, thought provoking, period piece, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
rags to riches, american dream, hair, entrepreneur, black, women, black history, black lives matter, biopic, strong female lead, social climbing, glory ...
Time:
edwardian era, 19th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Abruptly abandoned by her husband in a country completely foreign to her, Colombian native Mariana (Paola Mendoza) struggles to take care of herself and her two young children on the unforgiving streets of New York City. Sebastian Villada, Laura ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious
Plot:
poverty, immigrant, family relations, urban setting, human spirit, starting over, family problems, working class, hopes, life is a bitch, american dream, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
latin america, new york, colombia, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche ...
Style:
romantic, sentimental, bad ending, stylized, colorful ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, date night, adult
Plot:
high society, obsession, love, social differences, loneliness, love triangle, millionaire, couples, love and romance, love story, destructive relationship, infidelity ...
Time:
1920s, year 2013, 2010s, 90s, 1900s ...
Place:
usa, new york, los angeles, long island, midwest
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children high-school chemistry teacher and baseball coach in Texas, Jim's team makes a deal with him: if ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, inspirational, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, preschool ...
Plot:
baseball, underdog, baseball coach, father son relationship, high school, hopes, major league, baseball player, following a dream, rags to riches, teacher, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 2002, 80s, 90s
Place:
texas, midwest, austin texas, usa, orlando florida ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 533 min.
TV show
Story:
An anthology series that goes beyond the headlines to look at the funny, romantic, heartfelt, inspiring and surprising stories of immigrants in America at a time when they are more relevant than ever.
Style:
anthology, funny, uplifting, sincere, sad ...
Plot:
immigrant, immigration, american dream, family values, parents and children, life is a bitch, stubbornness, education, hard labor, culture, satire, humour ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
usa, america
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while traveling across town to perform landscaping work for the city's wealthy landowners.
Style:
touching, realistic, sincere, thought provoking, inspirational ...
Plot:
immigrant, u.s. mexico border, single father, truck, father son relationship, theft, single parent, parenthood, character study, teenage life, working class, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, september 11 2001, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, mexico, southern california, south america ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Salesman Willy Loman is in a crisis. He's about to lose his job, he can't pay his bills, and his sons Biff and Happy don't respect him and can't seem to live up to their potential. He wonders what went wrong and how he can make ...
Style:
emotional, psychological, atmospheric, philosophical, art house ...
Plot:
elderly, american football, dysfunctional family, family relations, mental illness, american dream, estrangement, parents and children, parent child relationship, family problems, family in crisis, siblings relations ...
Time:
20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place:
new england, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In 1921 New York. an immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Style:
atmospheric, emotional, harsh, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
prostitution, immigrant, immigration, corruption, brothel, family relations, confession, american dream, love affair, exploitation, society, forceful separation ...
Time:
1920s, year 2013, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
poland, israel, america, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A young man (Cruise) leaves Ireland with his landlord's daughter (Kidman) after some trouble with her father, and they dream of owning land at the big giveaway in Oklahoma ca. 1893. When they get to the new land, they find jobs and begin saving ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, intense, serious, rom com ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
love, love and romance, enemies to lovers, boxing, ambition, love story, immigrant, boxer, obsessive quest, against the odds, american dream, rise and fall ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 1890s, turn of the century, 1800s ...
Place:
usa, ireland, oklahoma, oklahoma city, europe ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A series of horrifying murders, the victims, always couples, staged in bizarre collage dioramas with cardboard cutouts and scribbled, childlike messages about the corrupting power of love. The killer's on the loose, and the FBI is looking for a ...
Style:
suspenseful, suspense, bleak, disturbing, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
truck driver, fbi, american dream, serial killer, murder, dead son, maniac, murder mystery, death, danger, violence, couples ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, emotional, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
astronaut, rocket, space travel, nasa, hopes, space, follow your dream, farm, obsessive quest, space adventure, fbi, family relations ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A corrupted young man ventures to the United States in quest of the American Dream, and forms a band of robbers to obtain it.
Style:
dramatic, tense, suspenseful, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
organized crime, american dream, gang, immigration, thievery, african american woman, african american man, gang of thieves, burglar, bandit, thief, gang of outlaws ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
jamaica, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A young Filipina woman agrees to marry an American citizen so she can stay in the US and fulfill her American dream, leading to unexpected results.
Style:
romantic comedy, light, romantic, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
american dream, love and romance, marriage of convenience, immigration, fake marriage, love story, relationships, romantic relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, love affair, opposites attract ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Five siblings living in modern day Houston, TX must learn to survive after their father dies and their mother is deported back to Mexico. All the while surviving in the shadow of the American dream and harsh realities of the city.
Style:
captivating, sincere, emotional, realistic, bilingual
Audience:
adult
Plot:
american dream, siblings, dream, immigration, family drama, family bonds, deportation, brother sister relationship, bigger dreams, siblings relations, family problems, family relations ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Trying to make a name for themselves in New York's competitive fashion scene, Ben Epstein and his friend and business partner Cam Calderon use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition. With the help of ...
Style:
erotic, semi serious, stylized, sensual, captivating ...
Plot:
entrepreneur, businessman, follow your dream, group of friends, determination, party, young woman, lifestyle, ambition, ambitious, success, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A satire about desperate hustling, pop philosophy and big money.
Style:
independent film, humorous, captivating, light, witty ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, showbiz, film producer, american dream, danger, guru, filmmaking, husband wife relationship, rivalry, artists and showbiz, destiny ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 420 min.
TV show
Story:
The lives and struggles of some of the countless immigrants who arrived on Ellis Island during the 19th century in search of the American Dream.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, family saga, poignant, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
american dream, immigration, assimilation, hopes, struggle, survival, poverty, social realism, discrimination, identity, adaptation, class conflict ...
Time:
turn of the century, 19th century, 1910s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A ten year old boy gets tired of life with abusive parents and cashes in his piggy bank and steals a Mustang. He rides off into a surreal America playing "Motorama," a game sponsored by Chimera Gas Company. He has various encounters with ...
Style:
road movie, surreal, semi serious, humorous, grim ...
Plot:
boy, on the road, youth, juvenile delinquent, american dream, coming of age, partner, contests and competitions, rivalry, obsessive quest, buddies, chases and races ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A powerful socialite and a promising ballet dancer begin a dangerous affair. When he secretly crosses the US-Mexico border, she takes desperate measures to protect their future together.
Style:
tension, psychological thriller
Audience:
adult
Plot:
obsession, mexican immigrant, philanthropist, charity, older woman younger man relationship, ballet, american dream, socialite, dance, sacrifice, ambition, self discovery ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
mexico city, san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Yearning to leave behind his life of misfortune in the Middle East, Ibrahim Jarrah wins the U.S. Green Card Lottery for a chance to become an American citizen. Ibrahim lands in New York City the day before 9/11…and the events of the September ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, uplifting, psychological ...
Plot:
hopes, starting over, immigrant, society, 9/11, urban, immigration, rivalry, xenophobia, green card, perseverance, identity crisis ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In 1973, the Loud family became a television sensation of a new kind. It was long before a metal rock star showed his eccentric family on the small screen and decades before housewives had screaming matches with each other on camera in public. ...
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, realistic, sentimental, independent film ...
Plot:
filmmaking, lifestyle, private vs public, privacy invasion, self fulfillment, family life, showbiz, family problems, american dream, parents and children, youth, human nature ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1971
Place:
california, usa, manhattan new york city, paris france, new york ...
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Genre: Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
A coming of age drama set in Texas, about a suburban teen boy, estranged from his family, who enlists the help of his dysfunctional friends to become a professional motorcycle racer.
Style:
light, psychological, tense, captivating, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenage boy, american dream, desert, adolescence, suburbs, motorcycle racing, dream, friendship, youth, identity, small town ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Four creative and sexually confused high school seniors are forced to deal with their sense of isolation while attending a booze-soaked party in New York City.
Style:
unusual plot structure, captivating, contemplative, psychological, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, party, friendship, american dream, high school friends, rebellious teenager, nightlife, teenager, friends, youth, dream, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
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