Teaching the ways of the world movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant teaching the ways of the world movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, feel good, touching, sentimental, serious and inspirational films and TV shows about / with teaching the ways of the world, friendship, youth, coming of age, power relations, family relations, mentor, love, teenage girl and friends plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres shot in USA, Canada, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as teaching the ways of the world: The Giver (2014), Peaceful Warrior (2006), Anne of Green Gables (1985), Kyle XY (2006), Monsieur Ibrahim (2003), Soul (2020), Like Stars on Earth (2007), Hearts in Atlantis (2001), Get Hard (2015), The Karate Kid (1984).

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 6.4
 125K
The Giver (2014)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, South Africa, Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: In a seemingly perfect community, without war, pain, suffering, differences or choice, a young boy is chosen to learn from an elderly man about the true pain and pleasure of the "real" world.
Style: thought provoking, futuristic, atmospheric, exciting, philosophical ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, date night, kids, family outing
Plot: distopia, youth, dystopia, community, utopia, post apocalypse, society, life is a bitch, humanity, memory, danger, rebelliousness ...
Time: future, 2010s, near future, year 2014, 2040s
Place: peru
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Peaceful Warrior (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
Style: inspirational, philosophical, spiritual, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience: teens
Plot: self discovery, mentor, teaching the ways of the world, wisdom of life, enlightenment, wise man, philosophy, human spirit, life philosophy, gymnastics, athlete and trainer, coach ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: tibet, california, usa
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Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada, West Germany, USA
Duration: 199 min.
TV show
Story: At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley. ...
Style: touching, sentimental, period piece, emotional, humorous ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot: adoption, orphan, imagination, teaching the ways of the world, teenage love, coming of age, countryside, best friend, young heroes, love and romance, foster home, little girl ...
Time: 1900s, edwardian era, victorian era, 1800s, year 1985 ...
Place: canada, america
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 7.5
 31K
Kyle XY (2006)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A suburban family that takes in a mysterious teen naive to the world around him. As Kyle begins to show signs of brilliance, solving the mystery of his origin and potential abilities becomes the family's mission.
Style: entertaining, suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, thrilling ...
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: supernatural ability, experiment, foster child, supernatural, genius, teenage life, mysterious character, self discovery, teenage love, fish out of water, teaching the ways of the world, secret organization ...
Time: 21st century
Place: seattle, washington d.c., usa
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Monsieur Ibrahim (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Monsieur Ibrahim is a story about a young Jewish boy in Paris who meets an old Muslim Turkish grocery store owner. The film touches the themes of friendship and love as the old man is a father figure to the boy as he teaches him of the Koran. The ...
Style: touching, sentimental, sweet, emotional, uplifting ...
Audience: teens
Plot: coming of age, muslim, adoption, religion, friendship, self discovery, youth, man boy relationship, childhood, koran, generation gap, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 90s, year 2003
Place: paris france, europe, middle east, switzerland, turkey ...
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 8.0
 375K
Soul (2020)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful gig at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls ...
Style: 3d animation, touching, philosophical, sincere, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: jazz, self discovery, life after death, afterlife, meaning of life, lifestyle change, acceptance, life & death, following a dream, life, teaching the ways of the world, death ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place: hawaii, tibet, manhattan new york city, new york
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Like Stars on Earth (2007)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and ...
Style: motivational, touching, inspirational, captivating, educational ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: dyslexia, teachers and students, teacher, teaching the ways of the world, childhood, self discovery, dedicated educator, young heroes, coming of age, shyness, school, learning disability ...
Time: future, year 2007, 2010s, 21st century
Place: india, middle east, asia, mumbai india
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Hearts in Atlantis (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.
Style: touching, sincere, sentimental, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot: small town, childhood, coming of age, single mother, childhood memory, friendship, stephen king, mysterious stranger, childhood friend, father figure, parents and children, selflessness ...
Time: 60s, 1950s, year 2001, 20th century
Place: virginia, new york, usa, connecticut
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 6.0
 146K
Get Hard (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, ...
Style: funny, parody, humorous, hilarious, harsh ...
Audience: teens
Plot: dumb, prison, wealth, millionaire, training, teaching the ways of the world, car wash, countdown, mentor, rags to riches, greed, creativity ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, south central los angeles
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 7.3
 243K
The Karate Kid (1984)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso has his share of adolescent woes. Luckily, his apartment building houses a resident martial arts master: Kesuke Miyagi, who agrees to train Daniel ... and ends up teaching him much more than ...
Style: feel good, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting, touching ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot: martial arts, teenager, karate, human spirit, teaching the ways of the world, underdog, teacher, bullying, coming of age, high school, childhood, martial arts tournament ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1984
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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 7.3
 138K
An Education (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, and how her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice her age.
Style: realistic, period piece, costume drama, feel good, romantic ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: age difference, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, love affair, lolita, self discovery, teenage girl, betrayal, virginity, teenage life, older man young girl relationship, culture ...
Time: 20th century, year 2009, 1900s, year 1961, 60s
Place: london, france, oxford university, paris france, britain ...
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 7.6
 1K
Pollyanna (2003)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Pollyanna Whittier goes to live with her wealthy but bitter aunt after the tragic death of her father. Pollyanna shares a game her father taught her -- the 'Glad Game' -- in which everyone can find a silver lining in even the darkest ...
Style: touching, feel good, uplifting, sentimental, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: friendship, optimism, teaching the ways of the world, small town life, countryside, young heroes, small town, hopes, orphan, friends, change of heart, family relations ...
Time: 20th century, victorian era, edwardian era, 1900s, 1910s
Place: england, europe
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Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Anne, now a middle-aged woman, is troubled by recent events in her life. Her husband, Gilbert, has been killed overseas as a medical doctor during World War II. Her two daughters are pre-occupied with their own young families and her adopted son ...
Style: sincere, feel good, captivating, psychological, realistic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: couples, teaching the ways of the world, orphan, family life, friendship, adoption, widow, doctors and patients, family relations, estrangement, homecoming, anne of green gables ...
Time: 20th century
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The Man Without a Face (1993)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The story of a relationship between a teacher and his troubled pupil. Justin McLeod is a former teacher who lives as a recluse on the edge of town. His face is disfigured from an automobile accident and fire ten years before in which a boy was ...
Style: touching, inspirational, sincere, realistic, melancholic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: teacher, friendship, coming of age, mentor, loneliness, injustice, teaching the ways of the world, false accusation, teaching, education, disfigurement, children ...
Time: 60s, year 1993, 20th century
Place: maine, usa
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Dead Poets Society (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Style: philosophical, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, kids, family outing, teen drama ...
Plot: teacher, suicide, coming of age, friendship, poetry, poet, mentor, philosophy, teachers and students, literature, youth, teenager ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1989, year 1959
Place: vermont, new england, usa, harvard university
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The Ultimate Gift (2006)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: When his wealthy grandfather finally dies, Jason Stevens fully expects to benefit when it comes to the reading of the will. But instead of a sizable inheritance, Jason receives a test, a series of tasks he must complete before he can get any money.
Style: inspirational, touching, sincere, emotional, romantic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, adult
Plot: self discovery, terminal illness, inheritance, christian, lawyer, ranch, life is a bitch, cancer, introspection, youth, friendship, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2006
Place: tibet, south america, ecuador, texas
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Scent of a Woman (1992)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story: Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant ...
Style: inspirational, sentimental, dramatic, realistic, touching ...
Audience: teens
Plot: friendship, blindness, mentor, blind character, thanksgiving, tango, human spirit, human nature, loneliness, coming of age, disability, preparatory school ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, new england, usa
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 8.0
 14K
Quarry (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. As he struggles to cope with his experiences at war, Conway is drawn into a network of ...
Style: serious, captivating, tense, realistic, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: teaching the ways of the world, vietnam veteran, assassination, working undercover, corruption, homecoming, haunted by the past, money, murder, blackmail, sex scene, adaptation ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place: usa, mississippi, memphis
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My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister ...
Style: anime, feel good, atmospheric, sweet, touching ...
Audience: family outing, family friendly, kids, toddlers, preschool
Plot: children, friendship, magical, magic, countryside, sisters, child protagonist, parents and children, young heroes, sister sister relationship, hospital, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: year 1988, 1950s, 20th century, 50s
Place: japan, asia
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My Awkward Sexual Adventure (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A hyper-repressed and schlubby accountant (Jonas Chernick) strikes a deal with a worldly but disorganized stripper (Emily Hampshire): he'll help her with her crushing debt if she helps him become a better lover. Sharp direction by the versatile ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, romantic, sex comedy, feel good ...
Plot: couples, coitus, exotic dancer, stripper, sexual awakening, accountant, looking for sex, bondage, lesbian sex, sex scene, win over, anonymous sex ...
Time: 21st century
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 7.4
 108
The Gromovs (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
TV show
Story: At the end of 70s in little miner's town lives Gromovs family: Mary, Feyodor and their children - Nastya, Sasha, Sava and little Nick. Feyodor works at mine, Mary - the teacher. Their measured life full of daily cares, troubles and pleasures. ...
Style: touching, compassionate, disturbing, emotional, tear jerker ...
Audience: family outing, chick flick
Plot: life is a bitch, orphan, society, parents and children, teaching the ways of the world, family relations, family history, brother brother relationship, destiny, single mother, loneliness, poverty ...
Time: 20th century
Place: soviet union
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, ...
Style: neo noir, rough, suspenseful, touching, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, date night, adult
Plot: hitman, mentor, revenge, friendship, loneliness, organized crime, murder, sniper, redemption, loner, life philosophy, killings ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place: new york, usa, france, paris france, iran ...
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He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Remember that really cute guy who said he'd call – and didn't? Maybe he lost your number. Maybe he's in the hospital. Maybe he's awed by your beauty, brains or success. Or maybe... he's just not that into you.
Style: romantic, sexy, funny, sweet, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot: women, love story, love affair, love and romance, looking for love, couple relations, singleness, infidelity, single woman, best friends in love, dating, mentor ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: baltimore, maryland, usa
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Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Canada, UK, South Africa, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Hector is a quirky psychiatrist who has become increasingly tired of his humdrum life. As he tells his girlfriend, Clara, he feels like a fraud: he hasn’t really tasted life, and yet he’s offering advice to patients who are just not getting any ...
Style: feel good, sentimental, entertaining, emotional, semi serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: travel, self discovery, life, psychiatrist, life philosophy, relationships, existentialism, introspection, happiness, teaching the ways of the world, friendship, loneliness ...
Time: year 2014, 21st century
Place: africa, china, tibet, england, london ...
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 6.8
 240K
Role Models (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Two salesmen trash a company truck on an energy drink-fueled bender. Upon their arrest, the court gives them a choice: do hard time or spend 150 service hours with a mentorship program. After one day with the kids, however, jail doesn't look ...
Style: funny, hilarious, entertaining, feel good, slapstick ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick
Plot: community service, lifestyle change, dimwit, friendship, adolescence, friends, teaching the ways of the world, youth, character change, stoner, young heroes, farce ...
Time: year 2008, medieval times, 21st century
Place: los angeles, middle east, california, usa, venice beach california
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 6.6
 334K
Hitch (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara ...
Style: feel good, romantic, funny, light, rom com ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family friendly
Plot: flirting, love, love and romance, dating, looking for love, interracial romance, power of love, love story, wooing, eligible bachelor, slick, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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 5.6
 9K
Life-Size (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story: After her mom's death, Casey pulls away from everyone in her life, including her emotionally distant dad. With help from a magic spell, she tries to bring her mother back from the dead; instead, Casey's words accidentally awaken one of her ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, humorous, touching, teen ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, family outing, girls' night ...
Plot: curses spells and rituals, mischievous children, american football, teaching the ways of the world, teenage girl, intergenerational friendship, friendship, child's point of view, doll, teenager, bookstore, interracial ...
Time: year 2000
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Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends is an animated television series that aired from August 2004 to May 2009 for a total of 79 episodes in six seasons. The premise is based on a simple question: In a world... where imaginary friends are living, ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, entertaining, adult animation, spooky ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens
Plot: imaginary friend, imaginary character, naivete, teenager, friendship, troublemaker, young heroes, imaginary, youth, rescue, adoption, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time: year 1997, year 1994, year 1990, year 1973, year 1984 ...
Place: paris france, las vegas
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the galaxy is on the brink of civil war. Under the leadership of a renegade Jedi named Count Dooku, thousands of solar systems threaten to break away from the Galactic Republic. When an assassination attempt is ...
Style: saga, futuristic, epic, exciting, light ...
Audience: kids, teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: star wars, space opera, intergalactic, robot, alien, fantasy world, space travel, sword fight, jedi, space wars, clone, space ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, future, year 2016, year 2002
Place: space western
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The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A young Englishman is dispatched to Sarawak to become part of the British colonial government. He encounters some unorthodox local traditions, and finds himself faced with tough decisions of the heart involving the beautiful Selima, the unwitting ...
Style: romantic, sexy, erotic, scenic, captivating ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: love story, forbidden love, interracial romance, jungle, love, stereotypes, culture clash, opposites attract, husband wife relationship, love and romance, mentor, impossible love ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century
Place: borneo, malaysia
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