Wisdom of life movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant wisdom of life movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, touching, captivating, serious, psychological and inspirational films and TV shows about / with wisdom of life, hopes, friendship, society, death, destiny, family relations, love, philosophy and waking up plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as wisdom of life: Peaceful Warrior (2006), The Tree of Life (2011), Million Dollar Baby (2004), Mr. Nobody (2009), Soul (2020), James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003), The Ultimate Life (2013), Forrest Gump (1994), The Master (2012), Community (2009).

List of wisdom of life movies

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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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The Tree of Life (2011)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his ...
Style: philosophical, surreal, artsy, atmospheric, visually stunning ...
Audience: teens, family outing
Plot: philosophy, childhood, grief, coming of age, spirituality, father son relationship, parenthood, existentialism, family relations, domineering father, hopes, religion ...
Time: 1950s, 2010s, year 2011, prehistory, 20th century ...
Place: texas, america, usa, china
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style: emotional, touching, sad, depressing, bad ending ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot: boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, human spirit, female athlete, euthanasia, boxing trainer, strong female lead ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles, europe, las vegas, london ...
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 7.7
 245K
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story: Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Style: psychological, surreal, philosophical, mind bending, thought provoking ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: time, philosophy, destiny, alternate reality, surrealism, butterfly effect, depression, choice, utopia, twists and turns, multiple outcomes, parallel world ...
Time: future, year 2009, year 2011, distant future, 2010s ...
Place: canada
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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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James' Journey to Jerusalem (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Israel
Duration: 91 min.
Story: During his journey to Jerusalem young James learns the meaning of being Israeli.
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, contemplative, biting ...
Plot: wisdom of life, fish out of water, friendship, culture clash, immigrant, society, power relations, teaching the ways of the world, boss and employee, social differences, racism, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: israel, middle east
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The Ultimate Life (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Despite his best intentions, billionaire Jason Stevens can’t find enough time to keep his beloved Alexia a priority. But when he discovers his late grandfather’s journal, he is transported back to Red Stevens’ incredible world. With everything ...
Style: emotional, touching, serious, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: christian, self discovery, rags to riches, life lesson, introspection, sent to the past, wisdom of life, family relations, teaching the ways of the world, destiny, once in a lifetime opportunity, lawsuit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, tibet, haiti
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 8.8
 2.2M
Forrest Gump (1994)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story: A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes ...
Style: inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience: date night, kids, chick flick, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot: life & death, philosophy, life philosophy, mentally challenged, destiny, love, rise to the top, human spirit, selflessness, storytelling, life, journey ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, 50s, 1950s ...
Place: usa, washington d.c., vietnam, china, alabama ...
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 7.1
 185K
The Master (2012)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World ...
Style: art house, stylized, atmospheric, philosophical, surreal ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: right hand man, psychiatry, drifter, scientology, religion, mentor, religions or cults, brainwashing, bare breasts, male orgasm, society, mentor protege relationship ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 50s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place: usa, san francisco, phoenix arizona, philadelphia, new york ...
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Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.
Style: futuristic, saga, intense, serious, stylized ...
Audience: kids, boys' night, teens, adult, preschool
Plot: alien, star wars, sword fight, jedi, space wars, good versus evil, space, apprentice, space travel, creature, outer space, master apprentice relationship ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 2016, future
Place: space western
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 8.5
 291K
Community (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
Style: sitcom, not serious, witty, funny, humorous ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot: hardcase students, college life, geek, friendship, social relations, friends, comedian, lifestyle change, immature, student life, college, silly humor ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, colorado
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There Is No Evil (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, Iran, Czech Republic
Duration: 151 min.
Story: Heshmat, an exemplary husband and father, gets up very early every day. Where does he go? Pouya cannot imagine killing another man, yet he is told he must do so. Javad doesn’t know that proposing to his beloved won’t be the only surprise on her ...
Style: psychological, intellectual, independent film, captivating, non-linear ...
Plot: society, life & death, destiny, multiple storylines, adaptation, love, human nature, friendship, wisdom of life, life is a bitch, youth, life philosophy ...
Place: iran, middle east
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Germany, USA, Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
Style: art house, stylized, atmospheric, cult classic, hood ...
Plot: african american, mafia, samurai, hitman, hip hop, loneliness, loner, racial slur, friendship, assassin, martial arts, lone wolves ...
Time: 90s, year 1999, future, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, new jersey, brooklyn new york city, japan
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Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth (2009)
Genre: Animation
Country: France
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: Teenagers, the internationally-recognized characters of the series, will be the heroes of adventures in which they will play an active role. They will be a force for change, faced with situations and problems they need to resolve. The series will be ...
Style: captivating, serious, light, tense, educational
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: global warming, wisdom of life, environmentalism, wise man, society, environmental health, imaginary, save the planet, escapades, contamination, environmental, environmental issue ...
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The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story: After an incident which nearly cost Littlefoot's grandmother her life, Littlefoot learns a series of lessons which his species call "Wisdoms". Meanwhile, a trio of dim-witted Beipiaosauruses named Loofah, Doofah and Foobie arrive in ...
Style: semi serious, touching, feel good, psychotronic, 2d animation
Audience: kids, family outing, preschool
Plot: dinosaur, land before time, friendship, disorder, friends, mischievous children, escapades, buddies, goofy hero, youth, wisdom of life, wilderness ...
Time: 2000s, prehistory
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 7.7
 122
From the Head (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Underneath Times Square, there's a strip club filled with beautiful women. Behind the club's bathroom door is Shoes, a bathroom attendant. For three years, Shoes gives advice, compliments or a sympathetic ear to his visitors, getting ...
Style: realistic, talky, captivating, psychological, contemplative ...
Plot: stripper, obsession, strip club, loneliness, sex show, workplace, wisdom of life, workplace situations, nightclub, female nudity, brother brother relationship, misogyny ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 7.2
 4K
The Red Tent (2014)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story: The Red Tent is a sweeping tale that takes place during the times of the Old Testament, told through the eyes of Dinah (Rebecca Ferguson), the daughter of Leah (Minnie Driver) and Jacob (Iain Glen). Dinah happily grows up inside the red tent where ...
Style: captivating, stylized, emotional, political, spiritual ...
Plot: siblings relations, old testament, bible, strong female character, female protagonist, destiny, ancient history, female bonding, women in society, massacre, wisdom of life, love ...
Time: biblical epic
Place: middle east, holy land, israel
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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
Style: touching, uplifting, realistic, motivational, feel good ...
Audience: date night, teens, chick flick, teen drama, adult
Plot: poverty, childhood, rags to riches, destiny, orphan, society, against the odds, life is a bitch, love, street life, cheating, ambition ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 20th century, 90s, year 2005 ...
Place: india, mumbai india, asia, britain, taj mahal
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 5.8
 105K
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced ...
Style: inspirational, romantic, touching, road movie, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly, teens, date night, chick flick
Plot: self discovery, travel, midlife crisis, lifestyle change, love, female protagonist, journey, starting over, introspection, changing lives, life, fall in love ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: italy, india, indonesia, bali, rome italy ...
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 7.0
 5K
The Prophet (2014)
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Qatar, France, Lebanon, Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion.
Style: stylized, thought provoking, anime, inspirational, mind bending ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: introspection, single mother, friendship, painter, fantasizing, healing, mute child, house arrest, girl, coming of age, biker, humanity ...
Time: 1920s, 20th 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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 6.6
 816
Easy (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy, Ukraine
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A 40-year-old loser named Isidoro at the request of his brother drives from Italy to mountainous Carpathian village in Ukraine with a coffin of a diseased Ukrainian worker, who died at a construction site in Italy.
Style: sincere, captivating, ironic, compassionate, road movie ...
Plot: cross cultural relations, goofy hero, cultural difference, changing lives, wisdom of life, misfit, mission, naivete, brother brother relationship, car trip, society, kindness ...
Place: ukraine
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 7.4
 6K
Himalaya (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Switzerland, UK, Nepal
Duration: 108 min.
Story: As the denizens of a Tibetan village prepare for their arduous annual trek to exchange salt for grain, the community's allegiances are split between aging chieftain Tinle (Thilen Lhondup) and rebellious young Karma (Gurgon Kyap). Tinle tries to ...
Style: independent film, road movie, atmospheric, spiritual, dramatic ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: buddhism, mountain, coming of age, survival, mountaineering, mountaineer, buddhist, cold weather, religion, human rights, camel, on the road ...
Time: 90s
Place: tibet, himalaya, nepal, asia
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 7.8
 95
Our Century (2019)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The saga of the Winny family through 100 years. The action begins on the eve of World War I in 1914 and ends in modern times.
Style: suspense, emotional, sad, suspenseful, compassionate ...
Audience: chick flick, family outing, girls' night
Plot: family history, mother daughter relationship, family relations, parents and children, loneliness, world war one, society, little boy, daughter, brother sister relationship, world war two, mishap ...
Time: 20th century, post world war one, 1910s, 1950s, 60s ...
Place: poland
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 6.4
 2K
7 Emotions (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Fear, anger, sadness, joy, disgust, envy, shame. Adaś Miauczyński goes back to his childhood days when, like most of us, he used to find it problematic to name the emotions that accompanied him. To improve the quality of his adult life, he decides ...
Style: philosophical, confusing, psychological, mind bending, thought provoking
Plot: doubts and hesitations, love affair, wisdom of life, family relations, love and romance, loneliness, human relationship, life changing experience, marital problem, life, destiny, adolescence ...
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The Iron Orchard (2018)
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story: “The Iron Orchard" is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter.
Style: realistic, stylized, uplifting, intense, period drama
Plot: oil field, love, oil, human relationship, storytelling, ambition, life philosophy, bittersweet, society, loneliness, justice, unlikely friendships ...
Time: 1930s
Place: texas
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Verses of Love (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Ayat-Ayat Cinta is a beautifully portrayed Islamic love story – a tale of a virtuous Muslim protagonist who overcomes all obstacles of life maintaining pure ideals.
Style: philosophical, psychological, thought provoking, mind bending, indonesian
Plot: muslim, islam, religion, student, human relationship, love affair, life changing experience, bittersweet, doubts and hesitations, adolescence, couple relations, life ...
Place: egypt, indonesia, cairo egypt
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 8.0
 16K
Ramy (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Ramy, the son of Egyptian immigrants, is on a spiritually conflicting journey in his New Jersey neighborhood, pulled between his Muslim community that thinks life is a constant test, his millennial friends who think life is full of endless ...
Style: humorous, sitcom, touching, captivating, comedy drama ...
Plot: dating, family relations, society, coming of age, prejudice, introspection, culture clash, philosophy, friendship, wisdom of life, disorder, racism ...
Time: 2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place: new jersey, egypt
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 8.8
 2.3M
Fight Club (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style: surprise ending, psychological, twist ending, cerebral, philosophical ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: twists and turns, psychology, fight, plot twist, schizophrenia, self destructing, insanity, fighting the system, split personality, losing-it hero, against the rules, nihilism ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1999, year 2013
Place: delaware, america, los angeles, iran, seattle ...
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Ricky is a defiant young city kid who finds himself on the run with his cantankerous foster uncle in the wild New Zealand bush. A national manhunt ensues, and the two are forced to put aside their differences and work together to survive.
Style: funny, touching, feel good, humorous, scenic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night
Plot: coming of age, nature, adoption, wilderness, boy, hunting, juvenile delinquent, childhood, manhunt, dog, fat boy, countryside ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016
Place: new zealand, indiana, oceania, persia
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