Direction and purpose movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant direction and purpose movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, serious, thought provoking, touching and independent film films and TV shows about / with direction and purpose, friendship, coming of age, family relations, youth, life, school, teenager, relationships and mother daughter relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Adventure genres shot in USA, Japan, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as direction and purpose: An Education (2009), Black Clover (2017), Swallowed Star (2020), Kakegurui (2017), Wish I Was Here (2014), Attack on Titan (2013), Hazbin Hotel (2019), In the House (2012), Twenty Five Twenty One (2022), Frances Ha (2012).
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List of direction and purpose movies
141K
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, sexy, period piece, costume drama, 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, teenage life, teenager, love, self discovery, direction and purpose, older man young girl relationship, betrayal ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 1900s, 60s, year 1961
Place:
london, paris france, france, united kingdom, britain ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Asta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church, and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus. However, as they grew up, some ...
Style:
anime, exciting, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
direction and purpose, battles, friendship, magical, jousting, orphan, fantasy world, wizard, magic, magician, sword, chosen one ...
Time:
18th century, 16th century
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: China
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
One day, an unexplained RR virus appeared on the earth, drawing the world into disaster. Infected animals mutated into terrible monsters, invaded massively, and humans built walls around the destruction and established the base city as the last ...
Style:
captivating, anime, tense, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
martial arts, battles, direction and purpose, warrior, fight, supernatural being, humanity, struggle for survival, against humanity, survival, post apocalypse, angry ...
Time:
distant future
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17K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Hyakkaou Private Academy. An institution for the privileged with a very peculiar curriculum. You see, when you're the sons and daughters of the wealthiest of the wealthy, it's not athletic prowess or book smarts that keep you ahead. ...
Style:
anime, social, intellectual, suspense, thought provoking ...
Plot:
gambling, gambler, direction and purpose, struggle for survival, power struggle, fighting the system, academy, poker, humiliation, social differences, submission, fight for supremacy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Aidan Bloom, a struggling actor, father and husband, is 35 years old and still trying to find a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic ...
Style:
independent film, emotional, sweet, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
self discovery, direction and purpose, father son relationship, justice, midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, happy ending, redemption, tragedy, cancer, actor's life, thirtysomething life ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, new jersey
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by Titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A ...
Style:
anime, serious, mysterious, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
tragedy, giant, giant monster, life turned upside down, threat, transformation, friendship, titan, direction and purpose, chaos and mayhem, danger, friends ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Philippines, USA
Duration: 32 min.
TV show
Story:
In attempt to find a non-violent alternative for reducing Hell's overpopulation, the daughter of Lucifer opens a rehabilitation hotel that offers a group of misfit demons a chance at redemption.
Style:
adult animation, colorful, dark comedy, anime, horror musical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hell, hotel, demon, redemption, afterlife, direction and purpose, follow your dream, violence, punishment, heaven and hell, bigger dreams, heaven ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A sixteen-year-old boy insinuates himself into the house of a fellow student from his literature class and writes about it in essays for his French teacher. Faced with this gifted and unusual pupil, the teacher rediscovers his enthusiasm for his ...
Style:
suspense, witty, disturbing, surreal, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
writers, teacher, obsession, high school, privacy invasion, mind game, student, stalking, direction and purpose, art, desire, high school life ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A spunky female weightlifter and free-spirited male swimmer meet on campus, only to find out their pasts may be intertwined.
Style:
dorama, romantic, touching, sweet, humorous ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
weightlifting, friendship, childhood friend, teen romance, college, friends, direction and purpose, love, teenage life, follow your dream, youth, adolescence ...
Place:
korea, thailand
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
The dreams of two young people are crushed by an overwhelming financial crisis in the 1990s. But when they reunite at the ages of 25 and 21, the spirited pair finds friendship and affection in times of adversity as they venture into adulthood ...
Style:
dorama, sincere, captivating, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot:
friendship, couple relations, first love, fencing, direction and purpose, first kiss, teenage life, adolescence, beach, breakup, scandal, ballet ...
Time:
year 2001, 90s, year 2000
Place:
new york, paris france
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102K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Brazil
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
Style:
mumblecore, realistic, poignant, sexy, sweet ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
female friendship, friendship, coming of age, bittersweet, best friend, relationships, female protagonist, dancer, self discovery, direction and purpose, dark humor, profanity ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2013, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, sacramento california, paris france, france ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two sisters, their families, and sometimes complicated lives.
Style:
realistic, compassionate, sincere, cynical, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
direction and purpose, family relations, aspiring writer, rising to stardom, disorder, life turned upside down, sister sister relationship, price of fame, parent child relationship, working mom, mother daughter relationship, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france
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23K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Three friends in San Francisco who explore the fun and sometimes overwhelming options available to a new generation of gay men.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, sincere, realistic, saga ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay couple, gay relationship, gay interest, gays and lesbians, gay latino, homosexuality, lgbt, male male relationship, friendship, group of friends, friendship between men ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco, idaho, california, los angeles, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Style:
breathtaking, realistic, captivating, tense, inspirational ...
Audience:
manly, date night, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
war, world war two, military, courage, battles, self sacrifice, sniper, friendship, nazi, combat, army, machine gun ...
Time:
1940s, year 1944, year 1998, 90s, year 2013 ...
Place:
normandy, france, germany, poland, europe ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
When the entire world blacks out for two minutes and seventeen seconds, everyone sees a flash of their own future 6 months from the present. For some, the future is hopeful, while for others, it is unexpected. For a few, it doesn't seem to ...
Style:
suspenseful, mind bending, stylized, surreal, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
investigation, destiny, uncover truth, time loop, direction and purpose, paranormal activity, foreknowledge, premonition, supernatural, worldwide chaos, team, talented ...
Time:
2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A group of rodeo trick-riders recruits a young girl to join them.
Style:
realistic, feel good, serious, sentimental
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
horse, rodeo, youth, hopes, direction and purpose, friendship, self discovery, parents and children, family relations, cowgirl, search for father, girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
oklahoma city, texas, usa, kansas, oklahoma
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Beth, a bookish teenager, befriends Emilia, an aspiring novelist who has just arrived in town. Emilia soon begins an affair with Beth's father that threatens to have devastating consequences.
Style:
semi serious, touching, sincere, humorous, independent film ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
friendship, sexual relations, coming of age, teenage life, direction and purpose, lifestyle, marriage crisis, youth, love and romance, dishonesty, parents and children, infidelity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, oxford university
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Drama exploring the relationship between a convicted murderer and his probation officer.
Style:
captivating, touching, serious, realistic, detective ...
Plot:
direction and purpose, starting over, haunted by the past, hopes, life is a bitch, love and romance, social misfits, society, disgraced, rage, released from prison, legal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Based on the 2013 Academy Award® winning short film 'Curfew'. At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his eleven-year-old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
Style:
depressing, emotional, melancholic, surreal, independent film ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
suicide attempt, depression, mental illness, self discovery, life, coming of age, regret, loneliness, direction and purpose, low lives, relationships, dysfunctional family ...
Time:
y2k
Place:
new jersey, new york
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Taiwan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Shuhao is a 24 year old Taiwanese university graduate. His older brother Shuwei, whom he has idolized since childhood, dies on a bicycle ride to Lhasa. He decides to complete Shuwei's journey, hoping to prove himself through this challenging ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, realistic, captivating, road movie
Plot:
mountain, cycling, last wish, dead brother, direction and purpose, on the road, self discovery, escapades, danger, wilderness, mountaineer, freedom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tibet, asia, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A reclusive princess and a directionless young man embark on a quest to save the world's mythical creatures from becoming extinct.
Style:
fairy tale, touching, humorous, feel good, semi serious
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot:
mermaid, healer, fairy, direction and purpose, rescue, fall in love, mistaken identity, disorder, danger, escapades, love and romance, imaginary ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
48K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A hard-living Hollywood actor re-examines his life after his 11-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit.
Style:
art house, independent film, meditative, surreal, psychological ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, luxury hotel, character study, male nudity, estranged father, hotel, loneliness, parent child relationship, swimming pool, actor, obsession, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, italy, europe, usa ...
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
Huff is an American television comedy-drama series produced by Sony Pictures Television for Showtime. The series was created by Bob Lowry and features Hank Azaria as Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt, a psychiatrist whose life changes abruptly ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, serious, sentimental, funny ...
Plot:
disorder, psychiatrist, sexual perversion, dysfunctional family, self fulfillment, direction and purpose, mental disorder, family relations, family problems, sanity, life is a bitch, fighting illness ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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29K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence. Now he has to return to a world he no longer knows and his reentry into the outside ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, serious, realistic, cerebral ...
Plot:
wrongful conviction, ex convict, death row, lawyer, rape, starting over, haunted by the past, innocence, direction and purpose, homecoming, life is a bitch, society ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
syria, georgia, usa, southern usa, europe
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...”
During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she ...
Style:
anime, satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
musician, satire, rock band, music, introvert, shyness, music band, direction and purpose, social anxiety, high school student, rock, rock music ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the world of AAU basketball in the nation’s capital, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
basketball, basketball player, athlete's life, professional rivalry, direction and purpose, athlete and trainer, basketball team, sport team, following a dream, family problems, aspiration, lifestyle ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
The Billionaire tells the story of Aitthipat Kulapongvanich and how he, at the age of nineteen, dropped out from university to launch a packaged fried seaweed business that is now Taokaenoi Food & Marketing and became one of Thailand's ...
Style:
inspirational, motivational, thought provoking, realistic, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
rise to the top, success, entrepreneur, teenage protagonist, business, coping, rags to riches, dream, businessman, get rich quick scheme, billionaire, direction and purpose ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
A woman puts everything on the line to achieve her goal of being able to move into a luxury penthouse in the Gangnam District. In the process, she gradually finds herself turning into a monster.
Style:
dorama, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot:
high society, husband wife relationship, bullying, violence, betrayal, revenge, penthouse, rivalry, greed, motherhood, family relations, school ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose ...
Style:
social, suspense, serious, stylized, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
gambling, gambler, one last chance, direction and purpose, high school, society, love and romance, social differences, wealth, luxury, academy, fighting the system ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.
Style:
sweet, light, feel good, captivating, 3d animation ...
Audience:
pre-teens, teens, kids
Plot:
friendship, direction and purpose, animal, imagination, thrill ride, starting over, faith, magic, mother daughter relationship, animals family, creativity, anxiety ...
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