Phd movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant phd movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out interesting, visually appealing, weird, cult classic, humorous and suspense films and TV shows about / with phd, dialogue, storytelling, mentor, catastrophe, destiny, love, chase, death and violence plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Sci-Fi genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
phd movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as phd: Mosharafa: A Man of this Era (2011), I Origins (2014), American Splendor (2003), Mangla (2025), The Haunting (1963), Magical Mystery Tour (1967), Poltergeist (1982), Return of the Jedi (1983), After Hours (1985), The Breakfast Club (1985).

List of phd movies

Mosharafa: A Man of this Era (2011)
Genre: Biography
Country: Egypt
TV show
Story: A biographical exploration of the life of the late Egyptian scientist Ali Moustafa Mosharafa, the first Egyptian to achieve a degree in atomic science, and the hardships he faced in his line of work.
Style: serious, realistic, political, captivating, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: biopic, physicist, scientist, training, politics, physics, political unrest, politician, phd, teaching, science, determination ...
Place: egypt, cairo egypt
Is relevant?
 7.3
 140K
I Origins (2014)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab ...
Style: thought provoking, mind bending, spiritual, philosophical, enigmatic ...
Plot: reincarnation, eye, metaphysics, genetics, buddhism, religion, atheism, death, spirituality, love story, sex scene, elevator ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, 90s, year 1998, year 2005 ...
Place: india, usa, new york, asia, delhi ...
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American Splendor (2003)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
Style: realistic, stylized, dark comedy, independent film, clever ...
Plot: writer's life, artist, biopic, depression, superhero, art, antisocial behavior, loser, comic book, writers, character study, childhood ...
Time: 20th century, year 2003, 2000s, 60s, 70s ...
Place: usa, ohio, new york, cleveland ohio
Is relevant?
 6.9
 3K
Mangla (2025)
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story: It tells the inspiring story of a woman who, after surviving a brutal acid attack, refuses to be defined by society's rejection and follows her passion for music. Despite facing challenges in education and employment due to her disfigured face, ...
Style: emotional, uplifting, intense
Plot: inspiration, determination, female protagonist, empowerment, female empowerment, strength, human spirit, resilience, moving, classical music, prejudice, vocalist ...
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 7.4
 45K
The Haunting (1963)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.
Style: gothic, gothic horror, suspense, scary, creepy ...
Audience: horror for children
Plot: haunted house, supernatural, disappearance, supernatural horror, insanity, haunted, research, hearing voices, lesbian, poltergeist, obsession, mansion ...
Time: 19th century, 1940s, 1870s, 20th century, year 1963 ...
Place: boston, new england, usa, massachusetts
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Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
Story: A typically Beatlesque film originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an off-the-wall road movie with the Beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus.
Style: road movie, psychedelic, cult classic, art film, semi serious ...
Plot: the beatles, music, rock, musician, rock music, surrealism, magic realism, dancing, phd, swing, trippy, hippie ...
Place: cornwall
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, Italy, Spain
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Style: atmospheric, disturbing, surreal, biting, satirical ...
Plot: farce, bourgeoisie, high society, social commentary, absurdism, satire, social satire, surrealism, dark humor, decadence, dinner, dream ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1972
Place: europe, paris france, france, spain
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the ...
Style: cerebral, epic, saga, entertaining, futuristic ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, date night, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: space opera, star wars, outer space, robot, spaceship, rebellion, intergalactic, space station, space, wilhelm scream, space travel, space wars ...
Time: future, 20th century, 90s, year 1977, year 2016 ...
Place: space western
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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky ...
Style: futuristic, epic, visually stunning, cult classic, action packed ...
Audience: kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly, boys' night ...
Plot: star wars, space opera, outer space, space and aliens, sword fight, spacecraft, space travel, space battle, alien, creature, mentor, jedi ...
Time: future, 20th century, year 1980, 80s
Place: space western
Is relevant?
 7.3
 194K
Poltergeist (1982)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: Steve Freeling lives with his wife, Diane, and their three children, Dana, Robbie, and Carol Anne, in Southern California where he sells houses for the company that built the neighborhood. It starts with just a few odd occurrences, such as broken ...
Style: scary, psychological, suspense, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: kids, horror for children, adult
Plot: poltergeist, haunted house, supernatural, ghost, psychic, suburban life, suburbs, child in peril, children, parallel world, television, supernatural power ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place: california
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Return of the Jedi (1983)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: As Rebel leaders map their strategy for an all-out attack on the Emperor's newer, bigger Death Star. Han Solo remains frozen in the cavernous desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt, the most loathsome outlaw in the universe, who is also keeping ...
Style: futuristic, cult classic, action adventure, visually stunning, epic fantasy ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, family outing, teens, boys' night ...
Plot: star wars, space opera, alien, space and aliens, intergalactic, jedi, heroic mission, space station, space wars, space battle, good versus evil, outer space ...
Time: 20th century, future, year 1983, 80s
Place: space western
Is relevant?
 7.6
 95K
After Hours (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
Style: surreal, black comedy, funny, dark comedy, atmospheric ...
Plot: dark humor, twists and turns, subway, city life, nothing goes right, suicide, mistaken identity, artist, coincidence, female nudity, diner, nightclub ...
Time: 20th century, year 1985, 80s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Five high school students, all different stereotypes, meet in detention, where they pour their hearts out to each other, and discover how they have a lot more in common than they thought.
Style: cult classic, teen, talky, realistic, inspirational ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, date night ...
Plot: coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, teenage angst, youth, adolescence, high school life, teenage girl, detention, teen angst, high school student ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1985
Place: chicago, illinois, seattle
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Waiting for the Hearse (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Argentina
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A lot of confusion and mixed situations between relatives in the middle of Mamá Cora's wake, the grandma, who supposely commit suicide throwing herself in front of a train.
Style: hispanic, black comedy, parody, cult classic, semi serious ...
Plot: satire, housewife, neurosis, mistaken identity, dysfunctional family, family relations, confession, football, bus, widow, infidelity, wine ...
Time: 80s
Place: latin america, argentina, buenos aires argentina
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Natural Born Killers (1994)
Genre: Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and psychopathic serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
Style: controversial, sexy, black comedy, brutal, sadistic ...
Plot: dark humor, violence, serial killer, violent, psychopath, mass murder, murderous pair, insanity, satire, brutality, media, on the road ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place: new mexico, london, tokyo, europe, east asia ...
Is relevant?
 8.1
 779K
Fargo (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to ...
Style: neo noir, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: small town, snow, dark humor, crime gone awry, ransom, kidnapping, murder, satire, foul language, police, psychopath, winter ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1987, year 1996
Place: minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, north dakota, usa, persia
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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: After spending eight months in a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife.
Style: romantic, touching, romantic comedy, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: mental illness, love, family drama, bipolar disorder, depression, adaptation, character study, social misfits, supportive parent, father son relationship, male female friendship, mental patient ...
Time: 2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place: philadelphia, peru, usa, pennsylvania, america ...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and ...
Style: exciting, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot: ninja, chase, sewer, heroes, news reporter, master warrior, supernatural, vigilante, comic book, buddies, martial arts, ninja turtle ...
Time: year 2014, year 2016, 2010s, 90s, year 1999 ...
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city
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 7.1
 957K
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: When Tony Stark's world is torn apart by a formidable terrorist called the Mandarin, he starts an odyssey of rebuilding and retribution.
Style: witty, saga, visually stunning, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, chick flick, boys' night, teens ...
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, hotshot hero, flying superhero, billionaire, terrorism, rescue, revenge, kidnapping, vigilante, artificial intelligence, androids and robots ...
Time: year 2013, year 2016, year 2012, 90s, year 1999 ...
Place: malibu california, california, tennessee, seattle, switzerland ...
Is relevant?
 7.6
 352K
50/50 (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.
Style: touching, inspirational, tragicomedy, independent film, sad ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens
Plot: cancer, friendship, terminal illness, happy ending, relationships, chemotherapy, meaning of life, doctor, hopes, buddies, patient, coming of age ...
Time: year 2011, near future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: seattle, usa, washington state, iran, washington d.c. ...
Is relevant?
 7.3
 90K
Four Lions (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Four Lions tells the story of a group of British jihadists who push their abstract dreams of glory to the breaking point. As the wheels fly off, and their competing ideologies clash, what emerges is an emotionally engaging (and entirely plausible) ...
Style: unusual plot structure, satirical, humorous, funny, dark comedy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: terrorism, dark humor, suicide, stupidity, sarcasm, recruit, farce, comedy of errors, islam, terrorist, religion, goofy hero ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, britain, iraq, pakistan, northern england ...
Is relevant?
 6.6
 489K
Elysium (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, South Africa, Mexico
Duration: 109 min.
Story: In the year 2159, two classes of people exist: the very wealthy who live on a pristine man-made space station called Elysium, and the rest, who live on an overpopulated, ruined Earth. Secretary Rhodes (Jodie Foster), a hard line government ...
Style: futuristic, breathtaking, cyber, serious, stylized ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: cyberpunk, dystopian future, dystopia, space station, distopia, class conflict, space and aliens, politics, robot, dark future, ecological disaster, utopia ...
Time: future, year 2013, 2010s, near future, 22nd century
Place: los angeles, seattle, peru, africa, usa ...
Is relevant?
 6.7
 255K
Project X (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
Style: teen, teen sex comedy, humorous, not serious, sex comedy ...
Audience: teens, manly, boys' night, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot: high school, teenager, party, adolescence, youth, when the parents are away, teenage life, student, popularity, buddies, friends, birthday party ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa, pasadena california, new jersey
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 6.4
 55K
The Double (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An awkward office drone becomes increasingly unhinged after a charismatic and confident look-alike takes a job at his workplace and seduces the woman he desires.
Style: psychological, surreal, mysterious, sexy, black comedy ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: doppelganger, shyness, losing-it hero, surrealism, depression, suicide, dark humor, employer employee relationship, cemetery, office, workplace, loser ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: britain, usa
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Juan of the Dead (2011)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Horror
Country: Spain, Cuba
Duration: 92 min.
Story: While Havana is full of zombies hungry for human flesh, official media reported that the disturbances are caused by dissidents paid by the United States. Panic seizes all until Juan comes to the rescue: he discovers he can kill the undead destroying ...
Style: sexy, horror comedy, scary, dark comedy, exciting ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: zombie apocalypse, zombie, dark humor, chaos, cannibalism, heroes, plague, living dead, supernatural, survival, apocalypse, zombie outbreak ...
Place: latin america, cuba
Is relevant?
 7.8
 136K
The Best Offer (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style: twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: twists and turns, art, painting, art collector, loneliness, forgery, art theft, collector, obsession, age difference, solitude, young woman ...
Time: year 2013, y2k, 2010s, 18th century, 21st century
Place: vienna, europe, berlin germany, prague, italy
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 6.9
 121K
Trance (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A violent gang enlists the help of a hypnotherapist in an attempt to locate a painting which somehow vanished in the middle of a heist.
Style: psychological, neo noir, surprise ending, sexy, twist ending ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, adult
Plot: hypnosis, plot twist, twists and turns, amnesia, heist, memory loss, manipulation, dishonesty, disorder, art theft, skinny dipping, hot and sexy ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 70s, 21st century
Place: london, england
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 6.6
 35K
The Immigrant (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story: In 1921 New York. an immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
Style: atmospheric, emotional, harsh, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: prostitution, immigrant, immigration, corruption, brothel, family relations, confession, american dream, love affair, exploitation, society, forceful separation ...
Time: 1920s, year 2013, 20th century, 1930s
Place: poland, israel, america, usa, manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
 8.1
 903K
Inside Out (2015)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. ...
Style: touching, inspirational, emotional, motivational, 3d animation ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, pre-teens ...
Plot: joy, imaginary friend, memory, creativity, parents and children, dream, childhood, life philosophy, coming of age, friendship, anger, happy ending ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 2000s, year 2016, 21st century
Place: san francisco, minnesota, california, tibet, usa
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
Style: breathtaking, thought provoking, suspense, saga, powerful ...
Audience: teens, family friendly
Plot: post apocalypse, ape, dystopia, colony, planet of the apes, gorilla, monkey, animal attack, deadly virus, experiment gone awry, dystopian future, betrayal ...
Time: year 2014, future, 2020s, 2010s, near future ...
Place: san francisco, california, usa, north america
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