Career woman movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant career woman movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, captivating, humorous, feel good, light and semi serious films and TV shows about / with career woman, female protagonist, love and romance, couples, women, workplace, business, strong female lead, feminism and male female relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as career woman: Second Act (2018), Joy (2015), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Miss Sloane (2016), The Secret (2000), Price Check (2012), The Morning Show (2019), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Life or Something Like It (2002), Summer Love (2016).

List of career woman movies

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 5.8
 30K
Second Act (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams. Until, that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a Second Act.
Style: light, inspirational, feel good, sweet, uplifting ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: ambitious woman, career woman, job seeking, female protagonist, best friend, job interview, deception, businesswoman, businessman, career, new job, women ...
Place: new york
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 6.6
 144K
Joy (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Style: inspirational, stylized, emotional, motivational, intense ...
Plot: entrepreneur, business, businesswoman, career woman, inventor, entrepreneurship, strong female lead, ambition, divorce, career, women, female protagonist ...
Time: 80s, year 2015, 2010s, 20th century, 70s ...
Place: boston, usa, california, new jersey, new york state ...
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their ...
Style: romantic, feel good, funny, romantic comedy, teen ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: fashion, fashion industry, women, journalism, city life, strong female character, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, journalist, career woman, designer, relationship vs career ...
Time: 2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, boston, miami ...
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 7.5
 82K
Miss Sloane (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, France, Canada, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: An ambitious lobbyist faces off against the powerful gun lobby in an attempt to pass gun control legislation.
Style: political, suspense, clever, tense, intellectual ...
Plot: twists and turns, politics, lobbyist, career woman, courtroom, determination, lawyer, female protagonist, strong female lead, world politics, strong female character, fighting the system ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., maryland, chicago, charleston south carolina, michigan ...
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 6.1
 811
The Secret (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Marie, who works as a successful door-to-door encyclopedia salesperson, has been married to her husband Francois for 12 years and has a two-year-old son. Though she is relatively content with her life, she feels something is wanting. Enter 50-year ...
Style: sexy, realistic, serious, erotic, captivating ...
Audience: adult
Plot: cheating wife, sexual relations, unfaithful wife, bored housewife, interracial sex, cuckold, sexual obsession, marital crisis, extramarital affair, erotica, rough sex, black man white woman relationship ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: paris france, france
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 5.5
 2K
Price Check (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Pete is a good guy who used to be cool. Once living his dream in the music industry, he now toils away in the pricing department of a failing supermarket chain to provide for his loving wife and young son. When Pete’s new boss, Susan, takes over ...
Style: humorous, captivating, light, feel good, independent film ...
Plot: family relations, family life, couples, boss and employee, career woman, workplace romance, ambition, workplace, office work, business, gambling, extramarital affair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Morning Show (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A behind-the-scenes look at the lives of the people who help America wake up in the morning, exploring the unique challenges faced by the men and women who carry out this daily televised ritual.
Style: social, disturbing, suspense, emotional, captivating ...
Plot: women, television, career woman, journalist, scandal, job, protest, journalism, workplace situations, co worker co worker relationship, feminism, employer employee relationship ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: New York fashion designer Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But Melanie's past holds many secrets, including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce ...
Style: feel good, romantic, sentimental, sweet, romantic comedy ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot: fashion, small town, love and romance, homecoming, wedding, couples, marriage proposal, husband wife relationship, lovers reunited, lifestyle, marriage, canceled wedding ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place: alabama, new york, usa, southern usa
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Life or Something Like It (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A reporter Lanie Kerrigan interviews a psychic homeless man for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead he tells her that her life has no meaning and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change ...
Style: romantic, feel good, light, sentimental, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: journalism, career woman, life & death, life philosophy, homeless man, oracle, rise to the top, love and romance, opposites attract, family relations, workplace romance, love story ...
Place: seattle, new york, washington state, usa
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 6.4
 2K
Summer Love (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Maya Sulliway is a struggling single mom who's studying to become an accountant. When her young daughter goes off to sleepaway camp, Maya accepts a summer internship at Kizzmit, a tech company known for developing a popular social app, in order ...
Style: romantic, captivating, light, romantic drama, emotional
Plot: career woman, mother daughter relationship, widow, internship, love story, romantic relationship, love and romance, relationship vs career, trainee, male female relationship, love affair, fall in love ...
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 5.6
 4K
Equity (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of ...
Style: captivating, psychological, suspense, touching
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: stock market, finance, female executive, wall street, corruption, career woman, female protagonist, female empowerment, ambition, economics, trading, coworker ...
Time: 2010s
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 7.8
 24K
The Bold Type (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A glimpse into the outrageous lives and loves of those responsible for a global women's magazine. Their struggles are about finding your identity, managing friendships and getting your heart broken, all while wearing the perfect jeans to ...
Style: feel good, sincere, light, sentimental, queer cinema
Audience: teens
Plot: female friendship, fashion, lesbian, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, career, lgbt, workplace situations, lesbian love, female protagonist, workplace, love and romance, party ...
Time: 2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york
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No Time for Love (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Circumstances force the unstructured yet charming Danish Bohemian novelist, Simon, to share his flat in Copenhagen with the very organized and beautiful Swedish lawyer, Malou. Simon dreams of children and a family. Malou is solely focused on her ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, romantic drama
Audience: date night
Plot: opposites attract, law firm, relationship vs career, hotshot lawyer, love and romance, writer's life, ambition, couples, career woman, disorder, high priced lawyer, female nudity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: denmark, copenhagen
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 6.3
 19K
Baby Boom (1987)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The life of super-yuppie J.C. is thrown into turmoil when she inherits a baby from a distant relative.
Style: light, touching, sentimental, sweet, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: adoption, baby, babies and infants, career woman, love affair, single mother, motherhood, women, single parent, starting over, relationship problems, business ...
Time: 80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place: new york, vermont, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state ...
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 6.8
 62K
Working Girl (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Witty, romantic look at life in the corporate jungle. Tess McGill is an ambitious secretary with a unique approach for climbing the ladder to success. When her classy, but villainous boss breaks a leg skiing, Tess takes over her office, her ...
Style: feel good, inspirational, captivating, light, talky ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: business, women, workplace, secretary, workplace romance, career woman, rise to the top, female protagonist, love and romance, career, boss, strong female character ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 7.6
 24K
Mildred Pierce (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 336 min.
TV show
Story: A newly divorced, uniquely independent woman struggles to carve out a new life for herself and her family in Depression-era California.
Style: emotional, serious, costume drama, atmospheric, period piece ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: housewife, single parent, tragic event, struggle, divorce, depression, friendship, ambitious, family relations, social differences, heroine, suffering ...
Time: 1930s, 1920s, year 2011, 2010s, 20th century
Place: california, los angeles, usa, glendale california
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 5.9
 610
Number One (2017)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A brilliant and determined female engineer is approached by a network of powerful women with an offer to help become the head of a CAC 40 firm. The conguest, which was at first thrilling, turns to complete war with the men who still dominate.
Style: realistic, serious, talky, suspense, tragic
Plot: business, corporation, husband wife relationship, strong female lead, career woman, job, choice, society, business competition, management, manager, hospital ...
Time: year 2017
Place: paris france
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Lipstick Jungle (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also ...
Style: sexy, humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky ...
Plot: family life, city life, office, couples, friends, ambition, workplace intrigue, thirtysomething life, workplace, workplace situations, friendship, career woman ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Working Girls (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min.
Story: GMA Films and Viva Films are releasing a sequel to the 25-year old iconic sexy comedy film and they are calling it Working Girls 2010. The movie will include in the cast four of the original lead stars namely Maria Isabel Lopez, Gina Pareno, Carmi ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, humorous
Plot: working woman, career woman, women's rights, widow, inheritance, urban setting, feminism, stepmother stepdaughter relationship, rise to the top, female protagonist, radio announcer, womanizer ...
Place: the philippines
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 5.4
 49K
The Boss (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
Style: humorous, absurd, parody, hilarious, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick, family outing
Plot: business, foul language, betrayal, women, stereotypes, redemption, greed, stupidity, fired from the job, entrepreneur, prison, mentor ...
Time: year 2016
Place: chicago
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Cashmere Mafia (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Cashmere Mafia is an American television comedy-drama which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake and Michael ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, humorous, sincere, anime ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: ambitious woman, female protagonist, friendship, relationship vs career, lifestyle, workplace, love and romance, female friendship, best friend, ambition, couple relations, gender ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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The Politician's Husband (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: Aiden Hoynes is a senior cabinet minister who has always put his career before family, with the support of Freya, his devoted wife and mother to their two young children. But when Freya's own political career takes off and threatens to ...
Style: captivating, realistic, serious, tense, political ...
Audience: teens
Plot: politics, betrayal, political intrigue, relationship vs career, ambition, couples, blind ambition, state affairs, husband wife relationship, career woman, british politics, politician ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london
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 6.4
 1K
Keeping Rosy (2014)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A woman becomes enraged after being passed over for a promotion at her job.
Style: tense, serious, psychological, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: rivalry, workplace, life turned upside down, workplace intrigue, danger, career woman, female protagonist, redemption, self discovery, strong female presence, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Time: 21st century
Place: london, england
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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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Girlfriend Killer (2017)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: A business woman who creates the perfect marriage proposals for wealthy men, becomes the target of a crazy client's obsession when she shows him compassion after his girlfriend publicly rejects him.
Style: tense, suspense, captivating
Plot: rejection, marriage proposal, killer, career woman, obsession, stalker, threat to kill, threat, relationships, love interest, murder, death threat ...
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Professional Secrecy (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: 40-year-old Julia Zurawska, after graduating from law studies in Warsaw, returned to her hometown, where she became associated with a local doctor, surgeon and gynecologist - Andrzej Zurawski. As a wife and mother of two daughters, she lives in her ...
Style: realistic, psychological, captivating, thrilling
Plot: lawyer, female lawyer, career woman, advocate, slice of life, doctor, investigation, male female relationship, female protagonist, husband wife relationship, secret, family relations ...
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Bhaskar The Rascal (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 160 min.
Story: Businessman Bhaskaran Pillai builds a large commercial empire until his wife dies. Under pressure from his son, Bhaskaran goes on a trip where he meets Hima, a small-business owner.
Style: humorous, captivating, funny, entertaining, light
Plot: career woman, single mother, single father, dead, gunfight, business and finance, father son relationship, businessman, business, father and son, father, son ...
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Love Yourself (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: Television reporter Sun Yihe, corporate manager Ren Ran, the optimistic Dingding and single mother Xue Kairui are all on the cusp of turning thirty and have reached career bottlenecks. Their love lives don’t go too smoothly either, as all sorts of ...
Style: dramatic, exciting, witty, captivating
Plot: career woman, friendship, single mother, woman power, relationships, love affair, friends, male female relationship, love and romance, thirtysomething life, strongman, couple relations ...
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 7.6
 369
Find Yourself (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: A determined entrepreneur navigates a love triangle between a young charmer and an older executive, leading her down an unconventional path to love.
Style: romantic, touching, feel good, semi serious, dorama ...
Plot: office romance, love triangle, older woman younger man relationship, career woman, female protagonist, age difference, society, love and romance, relationship vs career, unlikely couple, looking for love, social differences ...
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A Woman of Substance (1984)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 300 min.
TV show
Story: A Woman of Substance charts the life of Emma Harte, from kitchen maid at the beginning of the 20th Century, to respected business woman and Grandmother in the 1980's. From humble beginnings Emma Harte starts her business with a small shop, but ...
Style: costume drama, romantic drama, historical drama, stylized, emotional ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: female protagonist, master and servant, inheritance, professional, control, family relations, world war one, ambition, working class, pregnancy, career woman, heiress ...
Time: victorian era, 1920s, 1930s, 1900s, 1910s ...
Place: england, britain, yorkshire
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