Unemployment office movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant unemployment office movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, feel good, touching, talky and melancholic films and TV shows about / with unemployment office, unemployment, friendship, runaway, suprisingly clever, nude, mentor, drinking alcohol, drinking and culture clash plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Germany, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as unemployment office: That Touch of Mink (1962), 101 Reykjavík (2000), Dear Brigitte (1965), Agent 8 3/4 (1964), Working Man (2019), Lost in America (1985), Baby Jane (2019), Small Town Crime (2017), Once a Thief (1965), The Man Without a Past (2002).
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save her virginity for marriage.
Style:
witty, romantic comedy, retro, sex comedy, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
new york yankees, unemployment office, insider trading, screwball, love, idealism, fall in love, farce, hotel, psychiatrist, mistaken identity, marriage ...
Time:
year 1962, 20th century, 60s, 80s, 70s
Place:
new york, usa, baltimore, philadelphia, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Iceland, Denmark, France, Norway, Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Thirty-year-old Hlynur still lives with his mother and spends his days drinking, watching porn and surfing the net while living off unemployment checks. A girl is interested in him, but he stands back from commitment. His mother's Spanish ...
Style:
sexual, atmospheric, dark comedy, black comedy, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lesbian, sex scene, sexuality, christmas, unfaithfulness, female nudity, nude, pregnant girlfriend, new year, lgbt, porn, female pubic hair ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
reykjavik iceland, iceland, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Professor Leaf, an absent-minded poet with a prejudice against the sciences, is forced to face the fact that his son is a math prodigy with little artistic talent of his own.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
professor, father son relationship, youth, family relations, mathematics, prodigy, misfit, obsessive quest, parents and children, impossible love, family life, eccentric family ...
Time:
60s
Place:
paris france, san francisco, france
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young man travels to Prague for his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.
Style:
parody, political thriller, not serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
spy, cold war, espionage, james bond spoof, farce, secret agent, disorder, iron curtain, working undercover, escapades, heroes, danger ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
prague, europe, czech republic, czechoslovakia, central europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When the last factory in a small Rust Belt town closes its doors, an unlikely hero emerges in dutiful, quiet Allery Parkes. A career employee of the factory, the aging Allery can't reconcile how to live a life simply sitting at home doing ...
Style:
disturbing, rough, melancholic, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot:
factory worker, neighbor, factory, small town, estranged couple, husband wife estrangement, dream, husband wife relationship, family relations, friendship, society, mental illness ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, talky, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
road trip, satire, on the road, motor home, self discovery, quitting a job, cross country trip, married couple, fired from the job, marriage, couples, fish out of water ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1985
Place:
las vegas, arizona, nevada, new york, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Finland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jane, a small-town girl, has moved to Helsinki and the world is finally open for her. Passionate and excited, she seeks adventure, all the things she has yearned for so long. Jane gravitates to a gay bar at night, staggers in her nervous state of ...
Style:
melancholic, contemplative, psychological, sexy, touching
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian relationship, mental disorder, mental illness, lgbt, lgbtq, anxiety, lesbian interest, mental health, jealousy, love, love and romance ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
helsinki finland, finland
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Mike Kendall, a disgraced ex-cop, is fighting a losing battle with the bottle. When he finds a woman left for dead at the side of a road, Kendall turns private eye to track down her killers, taking one last shot at redemption.
Style:
neo noir, disturbing, suspenseful, tense, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
private investigation, redemption, ex-cop, investigation, prostitute, murder, violence, danger, disorder, society, death, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
utah, idaho, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
Style:
neo noir, retro, noir, serious, realistic ...
Plot:
heist, jazz, bare chested male, homosexual subtext, robbery, woman with a gun, music and dance, explosions, family relations, siblings relations, false arrest, hopes ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
california, san francisco, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Germany, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job ...
Style:
satirical, black comedy, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
amnesia, poverty, generosity, memory loss, friendship, couple relations, hopes, presumed dead, robbery, eccentricity, starting over, family relations ...
Time:
90s, year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
estonia, europe, north korea, helsinki finland, finland
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Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The lives of three strong-willed women and a young musician cross paths in Tehran’s schizophrenic society where sex, adultery, corruption, prostitution and drugs coexist with strict religious law. In this bustling modern metropolis, avoiding ...
Style:
adult animation, serious, realistic, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
taboo, women, cat, drug, prison, virginity, prostitution, prostitute, loss of virginity, pregnancy, women's rights, social issues ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
iran, tehran iran, middle east
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan, Netherlands, Hong Kong
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Ryûhei Sasaki (Teruyuki Kagawa) is keeping a secret from his wife, Megumi (Kyôko Koizumi), and his two teenage sons. Even though he leaves the house every day, he's not really going to work. He's going to an employment office. He ...
Style:
lyrical, talky, stylized, serious, touching ...
Plot:
unemployment, alienation, rebellion, youth, hopes, chinawoman, job seeking, housewife, layoff, family secret, human nature, life is a bitch ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, east asia, asia, china ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Manchester, the present. Michael divides his time between the job center and the pub. A chance meeting with Lee, an introduction to her Uncle Ian and a heavy night on the lash lead to a job working the door at a Northern Quarter massage parlor. ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, rough, psychological, dark ...
Plot:
childhood trauma, violence against women, violent death, massage parlor, witness, crime boss, violence, chance meeting, childhood memory, secret, brothel, murder ...
Place:
manchester
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mountain Rivera is at the end of his boxing career after a knockout by Cassius Clay in the seventh round. His left eye is one punch from permanent trauma, his ears turned to cauliflower, his speech slurred from "being hit a million times," ...
Style:
black and white, bleak, atmospheric, retro, contemplative ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, second chance, social worker, aging, boxing match, drunkenness, troubled, martial arts, wrestling, champion, prizefight ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, future
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.
Style:
semi serious, sincere, touching, humorous, romantic drama ...
Plot:
golf, self discovery, past, false identity, missing person, on the road, father son relationship, chance meeting, unlikely couple, disorder, family problems, escapades ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It's non stop romps as the Carry On team deliver the goods in one of the rudest and funniest of the Carry On films. The cast are all on top form as a bunch of no-hoppers who join an agency in the search for a job. The anarchy mounts as they do ...
Style:
sex comedy, black and white, sketch comedy, spoof, independent film ...
Plot:
carry on, railway, satire, amor, landlord, chimpanzee, demonstration, misunderstanding, translator, nurse, photograph, sex spoof ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A young woman commits a hit-and-run, then finds her fate tied to her victim.
Style:
dark comedy, sexy, disturbing, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
survival, dark humor, homeless, taxi, female protagonist, nightclub, trapped, psychopath, murder, introspection, vengeance, moral dilemma ...
Place:
california, new jersey, canada, texas
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Genre: Comedy, History, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, slapstick, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
roman empire, spanish inquisition, satire, marijuana, inquisition, empress, torture, ancient, caveman, peplum, revolution, farce ...
Time:
18th century, 20th century, 1st century, year 1981, future ...
Place:
rome italy, france, ancient greece, arizona, greece ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Christophe agrees to be filmed by his roommate Stéphane, while he is searching for a meaningful engineering job. Since he voluntarily resigned his job when he was to be moved to quality control, he does not get unemployment benefits, and goes to ...
Style:
mockumentary
Plot:
job seeking, filmmaking, found footage, roommate, friendship, realism, slice of life, everyday life, unemployment, intimacy, social realism, intimate ...
Place:
quebec, montreal
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.
Style:
cynical, semi serious, witty, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
obsession, friendship, introspection, lifestyle, workplace, disorder, looking for love, workplace situations, workplace romance, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, obsessed fan, expert ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, portland oregon
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A married, middle-class London couple are shocked when they seem to have been blessed — or cursed — with an immaculate conception.
Style:
emotional, realistic, sentimental, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
family relations, pregnancy, family life, family problems, realism, husband wife relationship, marriage, psychiatrist, baby, working class, women of color, teenage son ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, england
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dramatisation of the true story of the life of Neil "Nello" Baldwin. Born with a mild learning disability but without the burden of social embarrassment & how his inexhaustible ability to see the good in any situation overcame any ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
human spirit, disability, hopes, society, sport team, clergy, football, soccer, special needs, friendship, clown, death of mother ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sol Goode, a charismatic L.A. twenty-something, has always relied on charm, good looks, and fast talk to glide through life. But his luck may have run out; faced with eviction from his hipster apartment, totaling his car, and the threat of having to ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, feel good, sex comedy ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
ejaculation, womanizer, self discovery, lifestyle, love and romance, couple relations, looking for love, couples, singleness, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, pasadena california
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In this uplifting film based on a true story, coach Jim Ellis (Terrence Howard) shocks the community and changes lives when, aided by a local janitor (Bernie Mac), he sets out to form Philadelphia's first black swim team. But the odds are ...
Style:
inspirational, serious, uplifting, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
racism, swimming, life is a bitch, against the odds, teacher, african american, human spirit, rivalry, athlete's life, youth, swimmer, black ...
Time:
70s, year 2007, 20th century, 60s
Place:
philadelphia, africa, usa, new jersey, new orleans
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After a confrontation with one of his idols dashes his dreams of studying public speaking in college, Richard Pimentel joins the Army and ships off to Vietnam. During his service, Richard loses nearly all of his hearing. Joining a new circle of ...
Style:
serious, touching, sentimental, realistic, uplifting ...
Plot:
disability, hippie, vietnam war, hopes, friendship, social activist, mute or deaf, society, human spirit, injustice, self discovery, dignity ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 2007, 70s, 60s ...
Place:
california, vietnam, portland oregon, seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and ...
Style:
sincere, touching, realistic, political, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
working class, unemployment, seaport, friendship, society, redemption, small town, working conditions, job seeking, self esteem, life is a bitch, breaking point ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
iberian peninsula, europe, galicia, switzerland, spain ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland, Germany, France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Tram driver Lauri looses his job. Shortly later, the restaurant where his wife Ilona works as a headwaitress is closed. Too proud, to receive money from the social welfare system, they hardly try to find new jobs. But they are completely unlucky and ...
Style:
dark comedy, realistic, touching, uplifting, inspirational ...
Plot:
food, unemployment, labor, working class, suffering, psychology, social injustice, loser, gourmet, employment, minimalism, entertainment ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s
Place:
europe, helsinki finland, finland, spain, california
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Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
When an upwardly mobile couple find themselves unemployed and in debt, they turn to armed robbery in desperation.
Style:
humorous, feel good, intense, light, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heist, unemployment, unlikely criminals, bank robbery, police investigation, couples, survival, robbery, bankruptcy, cons and scams, couple relations, kids and family ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns (Greg Kinnear) goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly ...
Style:
inspirational, thought provoking, sentimental, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
business, underdog, inventor, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, legal, lawsuit, marketing, courtroom, lawyer, car, justice ...
Time:
20th century, year 2008, 60s, 70s, 80s
Place:
michigan, usa, detroit, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An ex-office worker becomes a ventriloquist, leading to a date with his unemployment counselor; but his quirky family and a gauche female friend may thwart his new career and love life.
Style:
touching, humorous, dark comedy, sentimental, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
dark humor, ventriloquist, eccentricity, unemployment, lifestyle, looking for love, siblings relations, parents and children, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, small town, shyness ...
Time:
year 2002
Place:
new jersey
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