Role model movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant role model movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, feel good, semi serious, serious and crying films and TV shows about / with role model, teenager, friendship, friends, coming of age, family relations, school, violence, youth and teenage boy plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as role model: Play It Again, Sam (1972), Fashionably Yours (2020), The Young Offenders (2016), Jack's Back (1988), The Hard Way (1991), Tim Timmerman: Hope of America (2017), American History X (1998), Flying Colors (2015), Vikes (2017), Yesterday (1985).

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Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of ...
Style: funny, talky, witty, humorous, parody ...
Audience: date night
Plot: dating, love, infidelity, nymphomaniac, art, friendship, adultery, imaginary friend, divorce, farce, filmmaking, bittersweet ...
Time: 70s, year 1972, 20th century
Place: san francisco, usa
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Fashionably Yours (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: After years of organizing fashion in the city, Lauren decides to move home. In exchange for her organizing services, mover Rob makes it his mission to help her see the beauty of Seattle.
Style: light, romantic, feel good, visually appealing
Audience: girls' night
Plot: love story, relationship vs career, city life, workplace, workplace situations, happy ending, flirting, disorder, holiday, moving, bet, high school friends ...
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The Young Offenders (2016)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Two teenage boys cycle 160 km on stolen bikes pursued by police to find a missing bale of cocaine worth 7 million euro. Set around the real event of Ireland's biggest cocaine seizure in 2007 of 440 million euro.
Style: light, tense, humorous, absurd, road movie ...
Audience: teens
Plot: teenager, friendship, cocaine, juvenile delinquent, police, road trip, drug, drunkenness, escapades, danger, coming of age, poverty ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s
Place: ireland
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 5.8
 4K
Jack's Back (1988)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A young doctor is suspected when a series of Jack the Ripper copycat killings is committed. However, when the doctor himself is murdered, his identical twin brother claims to have seen visions of the true killer.
Style: slasher, detective, sexy, scary, psychological ...
Plot: serial killer, jack the ripper, murder of a prostitute, prostitute, doppelganger, serial murder, evil twin, lookalikes, whodunit, erotica, teenager, name calling ...
Time: 80s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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 6.3
 22K
The Hard Way (1991)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. ...
Style: detective, talky, suspenseful, exciting, semi serious ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: buddy cop, movie star, serial killer, police, buddy, police investigation, law enforcement, odd couple, fish out of water, undercover cop, justice, amateur detective ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Tim Timmerman: Hope of America (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Impeached high school president, Tim Timmerman, seeks to redeem himself and get into Yale.
Style: humorous, realistic, captivating, romantic, rom com ...
Plot: cheerleader, ambition, romantic rivalry, psychological manipulation, politician, prank, rivalry, class differences, politics, father daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, election ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, year 1994
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American History X (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Derek Vineyard is paroled after serving 3 years in prison for killing two thugs who tried to break into/steal his truck. Through his brother, Danny Vineyard's narration, we learn that before going to prison, Derek was a skinhead and the leader ...
Style: dramatic, serious, cerebral, rough, tense ...
Audience: boys' night, date night, teens, teen drama
Plot: skinhead, prison, racism, gang, neo nazi, racial slur, nazism, character change, juvenile delinquency, rape, african american, racial prejudice ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, year 1998
Place: los angeles, usa, california, america, north america ...
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Flying Colors (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story: A high school girl, Sayaka Kudō was the bottom of the class. After a year, she improved her deviation value from 30 to 70, then passed Keio University that is considered one of the most difficult to enter in Japan.
Style: captivating, romantic, manga, crying, sexy ...
Plot: university, japanese schoolgirl, pretty girl, teenage girl, college, thigh high boots, japanese teenager, high school, teacher, hot chick, father daughter relationship, schoolgirl ...
Place: tokyo, japan
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 4.9
 174
Vikes (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: High school kid, Thorvald, embarks on an effort to change the name of his school's sports and academic teams from the "Vikings", to something less offensive to Norwegians. It's a love story.
Style: captivating, visually appealing, thought provoking, romantic, humorous ...
Audience: teens
Plot: cheerleader, american football, bully, high school, teen romance, unhappiness, crush, coming of age, police brutality, protest, young love, parents ...
Time: 21st century
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 6.9
 248
Yesterday (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Set in the 60's in a provincial town: four high school teenagers approach graduation, but all they think about are The Beatles.
Audience: teens
Plot: first love, youth, role model, suicide attempt, idol, high school, high school student, electric shock, provincial life, fan, coming of age, hair ...
Time: 60s
Place: poland
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2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story: The team of smart-talkin' toddlers known as Everything Is Terrible! have once again emerged from their VHS cocoons to conjure a jam on culture so culture-jamtastic that we're sorry we can't be there to hold your hand as you watch in ...
Plot: stoned, stoner, school, singing, beach, beer, swimming pool, prostitute, dancing, irreverence, videotaping, devil worship ...
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The Burning Snail (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In this grim German drama, a troubled 14-year-old boy's pent-up rage and frustration leads him to involvement with a bad crowd and gets him caught up in an inescapable spiral of increasingly self-destructive and deadly violence.
Style: gaming
Plot: coming of age, gay, teenage gang, peer pressure, parent child relationship, bare chested male, cycling, man in underwear, pets, director, surprise, killing a pet ...
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The Foot Fist Way (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: An inept taekwondo instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow taekwondo enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Williams.
Style: funny, humorous, dark comedy, harsh, stylized ...
Audience: teens
Plot: martial arts, obsession, disorder, life is a bitch, buddies, ambition, breaking point, dark humor, contests and competitions, goofy hero, infidelity, school ...
Time: 21st century
Place: north carolina, usa
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A Way Back Home (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Famous country singer Trey Cole is finally returning home after cruelly abandoning the town many years ago and never looking back, even when his brother died serving in the military. Now, realizing he's lost himself along the way, Trey ...
Style: atmospheric, realistic, emotional, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: homecoming, parents and children, small town, family relations, store, friends, memories, barbershop, death of friend, regret, musician, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.2
 921
Flocking (2015)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 110 min.
Story: After a teenage girl reports a rape, her village ostracizes her and her family.
Style: realistic, serious, tense, suspenseful, crime thriller ...
Plot: family relations, youth, teenage life, society, life turned upside down, parents and children, social relations, friendship, mother daughter relationship, young love, generation gap, child's point of view ...
Time: 21st century
Place: eastern europe
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 6.6
 21K
Snowtown (2011)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Australia
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Based on true events, 16 year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.
Style: psychological, disturbing, serious, tense, realistic ...
Plot: serial killer, psychopath, true crime, male rape victim, murder, mother's boyfriend, tortured to death, torture, suspicion, manipulation, single mother, gang ...
Time: 2010s, 90s, year 1998, 20th century, year 1999
Place: australia, oceania, south australia, adelaide south australia
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Wedding Crashers (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: John and his buddy, Jeremy are emotional criminals who know how to use a woman's hopes and dreams for their own carnal gain. Their modus operandi: crashing weddings. Normally, they meet guests who want to toast the romantic day with a random ...
Style: funny, sex comedy, romantic, light, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, date night, boys' night, adult
Plot: wedding, seduction, fiance fiancee relationship, wedding party, love and romance, looking for sex, marriage, love story, stereotypes, twists and turns, party, friends ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 21st century
Place: maryland, usa, salt lake city utah, denver colorado, vermont ...
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 7.0
 33K
Son of Rambow (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: UK, France, Germany, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) is looking for an escape from his family's stifling home life when he encounters Lee Carter (Will Poulter), the school bully. Armed with a video camera and a copy of "Rambo: First Blood", Lee plans to make ...
Style: feel good, touching, stylized, humorous, melancholic ...
Audience: kids, family outing
Plot: childhood, friendship, coming of age, filmmaking, youth, small town, bullying, teenager, friendship between boys, school, children, family relations ...
Time: year 2007, 20th century, 80s
Place: england, europe
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 6.1
 23K
Smart People (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Professor Lawrence Wetherhold (Dennis Quaid) might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant -- but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he's as downright flummoxed as the next guy.
Style: humorous, talky, melancholic, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, writers, father daughter relationship, self discovery, eccentricity, happy ending, family relations, parents and children, teacher, couples, family life, couple relations ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: usa, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, new york
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 5.2
 10K
Sidekicks (1992)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Barry is an asthmatic kid having trouble in life. He lives with his father, a computer programmer, in Texas. Barry is struggling to get by in life, dealing with his rough school life, bullies, as well as his health. Barry's only source of ...
Style: humorous, suspense, epic, sentimental, cult classic ...
Audience: teens, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot: asthmatic, karate, childhood, martial arts, school, youth, bully, asthma, mentor, bike, martial arts tournament, coming of age ...
Time: 90s
Place: austin texas, usa
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Sex and the City (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story: A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.
Style: light, romantic, witty, romantic comedy, sexy ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, teen drama
Plot: fashion, women, love and romance, couple relations, lifestyle, city life, best friend, friendship, friends, couples, urban, sexual relations ...
Time: 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, malibu california, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
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Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story: Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of the most extravagant vacation destinations on the planet and offers to bring them all along, ...
Style: romantic, teen, romantic comedy, visually appealing, sex comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night, teen drama
Plot: fashion, friendship, lifestyle, wedding, female protagonist, happy ending, stereotypes, infidelity, sex, adultery, shopping, lasciviousness ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, year 1988, 80s, year 1986 ...
Place: new york, middle east, manhattan new york city
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Only the Strong (1993)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Former Green Beret Louis Stevens returns to his hometown of Miami after completing military service in Brazil, only to learn that his old high school has become a haven for gangs and drug dealers. After Stevens uses his capoeira skills to kick ...
Style: serious, rough, realistic, independent film
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: martial arts, fight, high school, kung fu, mixed martial arts, capoeira, friends, school, youth, teacher, karate, hardcore ...
Time: 90s, year 1993
Place: usa, miami, florida
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 6.0
 37K
Nim's Island (2008)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading.
Style: exciting, scenic, captivating, sad, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: island, little girl, young heroes, exotic island, imaginary friend, writers, family relations, single father, danger, scientist, jungle, poacher ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: fictional island, san francisco, patagonia, pacific ocean, indonesia ...
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 7.4
 23K
Lean on Me (1989)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: When principal Joe Clark takes over decaying Eastside High School, he's faced with students wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to do anything he must to turn the school around, he expels suspected drug dealers, padlocks ...
Style: inspirational, feel good, hood, realistic, political ...
Audience: teens
Plot: african american, high school, teacher, black, education, mentor, school, teenager, urban, teaching, teenage pregnancy, violence ...
Time: 80s, year 1989, 20th century, 60s
Place: new jersey
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Jack Spade returns from the army in his old ghetto neighbourhood when his brother, June Bug, dies. Jack declares war on Mr. Big, powerful local crimelord. His army is led by John Slade, his childhood idol who used to fight bad guys in the 70s.
Style: parody, spoof, funny, hood, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: blaxploitation, hip hop, satire, ghetto, pimp, black, urban, black history, heroes, gunfight, violence, stupidity ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: indiana, usa
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The Longest Ride (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: The lives of a young couple intertwine with a much older man as he reflects back on a lost love while he's trapped in an automobile crash.
Style: romantic, sentimental, emotional, inspirational, teen ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, date night, teens
Plot: love, love story, couples, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love and romance, love affair, opposites attract, art collector, relationships, cowboy, happy ending, passion ...
Time: year 2015, 20th century, year 1941, 1940s, 21st century
Place: usa, north carolina
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 6.5
 10K
Dear Wendy (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Denmark, France, Germany, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In a blue-collar American town, a group of teens bands together to form the Dandies, a gang of gunslingers led by Dick Dandelion. Following a code of strict pacifism at odds with the fact that they all carry guns, the group eventually lets in ...
Style: harsh, disturbing, serious, realistic, offbeat ...
Plot: obsession, friendship, violence, coming of age, character study, self esteem, underdog, juvenile delinquency, social misfits, forbidden love, love and romance, teenage life ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: west virginia, virginia
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 6.9
 23K
Clockers (1995)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Strike is a young city drug pusher under the tutelage of drug lord Rodney Little. When a night manager at a fast-food restaurant is found with four bullets in his body, Strike's older brother turns himself in as the killer. Det. Rocco Klein ...
Style: hood, detective, grim, neo noir, realistic ...
Plot: ghetto, hip hop, urban, organized crime, drug, violence, blaxploitation, black, gangster, murder, gang, investigation ...
Time: year 1995, 90s
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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You'll Get Over It (2002)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 86 min.
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Story: When Vincent finds himself a victim of outing in his high school, he must accept to live with the drastic changes it provokes, and redefine his relationships with his friends and family.
Style: touching, sexual, semi serious, sincere, disturbing ...
Audience: teens
Plot: gay, youth, friendship, high school, gay teenager, teenage life, high school life, gays and lesbians, gay slur, lifestyle, gay athlete, love and romance ...
Place: europe, france, paris france
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