| The Big Short (2015) | 7.8 | |
| Steve Jobs (2015) | 7.2 | |
| Attachments (2000) | 7.7 | |
| Startup Girls (2019) | 6.1 | |
| StartUp (2016) | 7.8 |
Startup movies and TV shows – page 2
Best films
New films
| Start-Up (2020) | 7.9 | |
| Greek Salad (2023) | 7.3 | |
| Oh Manapenne (2021) | 7.1 | |
| Chasing Unicorns (2019) | 6.8 | |
| Brewing Love (2024) | 7.0 |
List of startup movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in the popular Austin scene with a backdrop of the sites and live sounds of the city, Funemployment explores the burn out culture many post grads experience as they navigate the startup world. Torn between making money and following their ...
Style:
romantic comedy, humorous, independent film
Plot:
startup, entrepreneurship, friendship, young adult, burnout, self discovery, millennial, layoff, identity crisis, ambition, ambitious woman, debt ...
Place:
austin texas
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Genre: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Cha Ki Joon is a well-educated young man who begins his career in an enviable entry-level job at a large corporation. But he is not happy with his life. On a whim, Ki Joon decides to quit his job and start up a new business with his two childhood ...
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating, feel good, light ...
Plot:
friendship, relationships, business, friends to lovers, startup, entrepreneurship, girlfriend, youth, group of friends, corporation, friend, corporate world ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When their startup goes deep into debt, three entrepreneurs stage a risky scam using a Buddhist temple to pay back a massive loan before time runs out.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, dark comedy, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
debt, business, money, exploitation, startup, temple, buddhism, scam, financial ruin, religion, criminal, problem ...
Place:
southeast asia
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Claudia Harrison and Justin Pierre star as Mike and Luce, a married couple who also run a startup company that produces a music website.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, romantic drama, soap opera ...
Plot:
ambition, startup, love story, problem, love interest, lifestyle, love affair, workplace, entrepreneurship, friendship, office politics, office romance ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Fifteen young ambitious people are all working together in an empty building, some also live there. They try to achieve the same goal: having a selfmade business. Despite having the same goal, they're different people with different opinions ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, tension, realistic
Plot:
secrets, workplace, rivalry, work ethic, friendship, ambition, entrepreneurship, startup, secret, youth, conflict, relationships ...
Place:
netherlands
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A brilliant radio journalist, husband, and father of two is about to do something crazy — quit his job and start his own company. He quickly discovers it’s going to be a lot harder than he thought.
Style:
sitcom, sweet, inspirational, captivating, touching ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
leadership, new job, family relations, male protagonist, new beginning, career change, entrepreneurship, startup, partner, parents and children, fired from the job, quitting a job ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
With the first place in a university business competition and a father running a time-honored leather bag store, Yusuke Tsuruta is in the "outstanding" category among university students. After graduation, Yusuke decides to start a ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
workplace, ambition, business venture, business, company, ceo, corporation, startup, entrepreneurship, workplace situations, ambitious, coworker ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When Tang Chen's career was booming, he had to declare bankruptcy when he was "sold out" by his girlfriend Shuo Bing. But soon he withdrew from the swamp of failure and actively devoted himself to a second venture. Sha Zhou, a good ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, dramatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, betrayal, business competition, cheating girlfriend, urban, startup, entrepreneurship, public relations, cheating, businessman, life is a bitch, resilience ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Hinako is the executive assistant to the CEO of Relation Gate, a startup company growing at breakneck speed.
Apt to listen to his gut feelings, her boss bombards her day in and day out with tall orders he concocts on a whim.
Life is far from chill ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, entertaining, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
workplace, office politics, office romance, employer employee relationship, female protagonist, office, workplace romance, startup, female boss, relationship vs career, boss, career ...
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An aspiring entrepreneur breaks new ground with the launch of a startup courier service that brings new opportunities — and powerful enemies.
Style:
crime thriller, intense, tense, dramatic, suspense ...
Plot:
startup, male protagonist, ambition, street life, risk, urban, entrepreneurship, youth, coming of age, corruption, power struggle, betrayal ...
Place:
thailand, bangkok thailand
Is relevant?
2.5M
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:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, kids, teens ...
Plot:
life philosophy, philosophy, life, mentally challenged, destiny, storytelling, love, rise to the top, human spirit, selflessness, vietnam war, life & death ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 50s, 60s, 1950s ...
Place:
china, alabama, vietnam, america, savannah georgia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
August is a 2008 drama film directed by Austin Chick and produced by 57th & Irving. The screenplay by Howard A. Rodman focuses on two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs attempting to keep their company afloat as the stock market ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sincere, suspense, touching
Plot:
brother brother relationship, wall street, family relations, siblings relations, rise and fall, workplace, down on your luck, parents and children, life is a bitch, interracial couple, finance, father son relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year is the sometimes thoughtless, sometimes thoughtful story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, inspirational, melancholic ...
Plot:
business, ambition, salesman, rise to the top, follow your dream, workplace situations, working class, workplace, misfit, college graduate, fish out of water, success ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
india, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Yao Yuan is a man who fought many setbacks to achieve a breakthrough in the field of online express delivery. This story revolves around 20 years of ups and downs in his life. Yao Yuan (Liu Ye) worked his parents shifts in long-haul transports after ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, personal growth, entrepreneurship, perseverance, resilience, business rivalry, friendship, job, life is a bitch, tragic love, delivery, couple relations ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Four friends who become multi-millionaires when they sell their video game company for a clean £246 million and overnight, the four friends are transformed from "people who play games" to "serious players in the game..." - or ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, entertaining, light, comedy drama ...
Plot:
game, friends, video game, job, success, money, corporation, business, wealth, computer game, family relations, startup ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Gaston is a new guy at the Peticoin start-up. With his delusional inventions, he will change the lives of his colleagues. Cat, seagull, cow, and gaffophone will be at the center of the mishaps of this genius laidback handyman who wants only to do ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, captivating, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids
Plot:
inventor, slacker, workplace situations, disorder, buddies, everyday life, friendship, office, cat, chaos, startup, cow ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story of Meera, who left India and her inheritance behind and now runs her own startup. When a problem threatens her company, marriage is exactly what she needs to solve it.
Style:
semi serious, romantic comedy, psychological, satirical, romantic ...
Plot:
female protagonist, arranged marriage, businessman, relationships, satire, couples, love affair, husband wife relationship, career, relationship vs career, family relations, male female relationship ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
After finally quitting her job at a major public firm, Sarah finds herself as the Senior Accountant for SUNRYZER A.I., a fast-track to IPO tech start-up that is preparing for their annual year-end audit. While she's trying to make a good ...
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, lighthearted
Plot:
new job, accountant, accounting, problem, co worker co worker relationship, coworker, female protagonist, career, workplace problem, satire, teamwork, workplace ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 17 min.
TV show
Story:
Choco Bank is about a guy named Kim Eun Haeng, who is a college graduate entering the workforce. His father made sure he had a lucky start in life by giving him a name that meant money. Eun Haeng (meaning Bank in Korean) will deal with the concerns ...
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, touching, dorama ...
Plot:
job seeking, business, tragic past, love triangle, destiny, finance, young adult, banking, personal growth, love and romance, couple relations, crush ...
Place:
korea, seoul
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Set in Tokyo's otaku mecca Akihabara, "Akihabara@DEEP" tells the story of five otaku who drop out of society and end up founding their own successful IT venture called Crook. But Nakagomi, president of an influential electronics ...
Plot:
technology, internet culture, urban, subculture, startup, ambition, friendship, power struggle, obsession, hacking, corporate corruption, betrayal ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
3K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bezos chronicles the true-life story of Jeff Bezos-a humble yet awkward entrepreneur on his mission to create Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce company, and turning himself into the richest man in the world.
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, thrilling, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
ambition, business, businessman, business and finance, biopic, entrepreneurship, powerful corporation, corporation, lifestyle, historical figure, historical character, startup ...
Time:
90s, 2000s
Place:
seattle
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A live-action sitcom about two 12-year-old girls who start a multi-million-dollar gaming company and take on rap superstar Double G as a business partner.
Style:
sitcom, funny, humorous, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
friendship, teenage life, children, classmate, school, business, computer game, video game, creativity, startup, entrepreneurship, success ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Nan Qiao has an ugly breakup with cheating fiance Zhou Ran, who then withdraws all his capital from her drone designing business and prevents other potential investors from funding the company. Shi Yue decides to invest in Nan Qiao’s company after ...
Style:
romantic drama, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, business, betrayal, female protagonist, adultery, male female friendship, couple relations, unfaithful, new love, ex husband ex wife relationship, husband wife relationship, female friendship ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Munthiri Monchan is a feel good urban romantic comedy revolves around Vivek Viswanath, a young marketing guy working in an cinema advertising firm and his accidental meeting with Ima Rajiv, who runs an online lending library startup. Deepika enters ...
Style:
feel good, romantic comedy, lighthearted
Plot:
urban, meet cute, love triangle, friendship, serendipity, city life, startup, slice of life, everyday life, young adult, millennial, train travel ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
After being fired from her job at a TV home shopping channel, Ha-Nee decides to start her own fashion company and soon becomes involved with Han-Kyul, a merchandiser for the shopping channel.
Style:
captivating, sincere, exciting, light, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, friends, society, dishonesty, youth, school, life changing experience, friendship between teens, failed attempt, friend, high school, life philosophy ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A tech geek lands an investor for his matchmaking app. But when his app matches him with a beautiful girl who doesn't speak English, he travels with his buddies to wine country in Baja California, Mexico to prove his algorithm isn't screwy.
Style:
sexy, romantic, romantic comedy, talky, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
lovers, love triangle, young lovers, love and romance, language barrier, fall in love, couples, love interest, love, love affair, youth, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A heartfelt adventure about a milquetoast accountant, Medor, whose perfect life is ruined when he discovers his wife having an affair with his boss. Having lost everything, he finds refuge in his estranged, deadbeat nephew and together, they chase ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious, culinary ...
Plot:
infidelity, restaurant, chef, cheating wife, cookery, marital infidelity, changing lives, ambitious man, dream, ambition, follow your dream, lifestyle change ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
The true story of a young man who turned a tiny vegetable store into a nationwide franchise. Based on a book published in 2003 about Lee Young Suk's life. He started his vegetable stand in 1998 and eventually expanded it to 33 stores around ...
Style:
romantic, captivating, psychological, disturbing, feel good ...
Plot:
love triangle, ambition, romantic triangle, love and romance, love interest, couple relations, love affair, relationship vs career, relationships, coworker, male female relationship, romantic relationship ...
Time:
2000s, 90s
Place:
south korea, korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Hyuga began his career with a website he built out of interest. Later, he developed an IT company and became a billionaire while Makoto encountered a lot of hardships in job hunting. Their personalities were radically different. Even though they ...
Style:
feel good, dorama, romantic drama, romantic, touching ...
Plot:
rich man poor woman, opposites attract, business, prodigy, job seeking, social differences, betrayal, love triangle, ceo, workplace romance, urban, young adult ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan, tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
The series tells the remarkable story of how three young men, Gottfrid Svartholm Warg, Peter Sunde and Fredrik Neij, united in the fight for a free internet and founded the download site The Pirate Bay. Their idea of free access to information, ...
Style:
controversial, period piece
Plot:
biopic, internet culture, activism, hacker, moral ambiguity, privacy, courtroom drama, anti establishment, entrepreneurship, revolutionary, collaboration, innovation ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
eastern europe
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