Ambitious woman movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant ambitious woman movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, entertaining, feel good, realistic, funny and psychological films and TV shows about / with ambitious woman, ambition, female protagonist, women, direction and purpose, love and romance, woman, lifestyle, female nudity and friendship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Mexico, UK and other countries.
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ambitious woman movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as ambitious woman: Second Act (2018), Russian Affairs (2019), Losing Alice (2020), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), Cashmere Mafia (2008), Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019), Godmothered (2020), Buy Me (2018), The Favourite (2018), Everyone Else (2016).

List of ambitious 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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Russian Affairs (2019)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story: Moscow, present day. The city of big money, passion, gorgeous women and wealthy men, receptions and dangerous intrigue. Dasha, an art historian from the province, who came to the capital, dreams of a new, better life, but a mysterious and cruel ...
Style: disturbing, suspense, tense, thought provoking, intellectual ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick
Plot: ambitious woman, female nudity, danger, betrayal, dishonesty, society, model, rivalry, heroine, lifestyle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love triangle ...
Place: moscow russia
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 6.6
 2K
Losing Alice (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: Israel
Duration: 381 min.
TV show
Story: The story of Alice, an ambitious 47 year old female film director who becomes obsessed with 24 year old femme-fatale Sophie and eventually surrenders all moral integrity in order to achieve power, success and unlimited relevance.
Style: psychological thriller, suspenseful, tense, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot: ambitious woman, sex scene, seductress, older woman younger woman relationship, film industry, female protagonist, mysterious disappearance, female nudity, manipulative woman, mind game, femme fatale, lesbian ...
Place: israel
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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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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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Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A young woman decides to make positive changes in her life by training for the New York City Marathon.
Style: sincere, psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, feel good ...
Plot: weight loss, running, marathon, friends, dream, transformation, female protagonist, escapades, society, direction and purpose, runner, ambitious woman ...
Place: new york
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 6.1
 14K
Godmothered (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A young and unskilled fairy godmother that ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. What she discovers is that the girl has now become a grown woman in need of something very ...
Style: fairy tale, sincere, humorous, light, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family friendly
Plot: fairy, christmas, magical girl, fairy godmother, magic, young girl, christmas season, snow, magical, female protagonist, new year, ambitious woman ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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 5.3
 600
Buy Me (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Buy me is the dramatic story about hunger for fame. Katya, a young girl from a good family, a student of philology is awarded a grant to study archives in Paris but instead of heading to Paris she travels to the Arab Emirates to start international ...
Style: captivating, tense, thought provoking, realistic, touching
Plot: life is a bitch, teenage prostitute, rape, prostitution, dishonesty, sex slavery, prostitute, seduction, female friendship, brutality, forced prostitution, deception ...
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 7.5
 228K
The Favourite (2018)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Style: period piece, factual, costume drama, historical drama, political ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, queen, aristocracy, bossy woman, power struggle, fight for supremacy, british royal family, british history, female rivalry, british aristocracy, violence ...
Time: 18th century, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place: britain, england
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 7.3
 51K
Everyone Else (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Austria, Monaco, Romania, France, Switzerland
Duration: 162 min.
Story: Without warning a father comes to visit his daughter abroad. He believes that she lost her humor and therefore surprises her with a rampage of jokes.
Style: realistic, emotional, melancholic, art house, satirical ...
Plot: father daughter relationship, estranged daughter, father daughter conflict, birthday party, parenthood, ambitious woman, culture clash, practical joke, sex with coworker, life, capitalism, awkward situation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2016
Place: romania, germany, bucharest, bulgaria
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 5.0
 662
Tod@s Caen (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A pair of seducers try to prove who has the best techniques while trying not to fall in love with each other.
Style: light, humorous, entertaining, funny, sincere ...
Plot: attempted seduction, ambitious woman, love, male female relationship, fall in love, love and romance, couple relations, relationship vs career, battle of the sexes, artists and showbiz, love affair, couples ...
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 7.0
 20K
Girlboss (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story: Sophia is a rebellious, broke anarchist who refuses to grow up. She stumbles upon her passion of selling vintage clothes online and becomes an unlikely businesswoman. As she builds her retail fashion empire, she realizes the value and the difficulty ...
Style: motivational, inspirational, feel good, uplifting, captivating ...
Plot: entrepreneur, fashion industry, business, ambitious woman, entrepreneurship, fashion, women, slacker, rise to the top, strong female lead, ambition, salesman ...
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 6.5
 2K
Queens (2021)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Estranged and out-of-touch, four women in their 40s reunite for a chance to recapture their fame and regain the swagger they had as the Nasty Bitches—their ‘90s group that made them legends in the hip-hop world.
Style: entertaining, captivating, queer cinema
Plot: rap, hip hop, ambitious woman, desire for fame, reunited friends, music band, female protagonist, female singer, rising to stardom, women, musician, performer ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young ladies in show business.
Style: cynical, cult classic, stylized, serious, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: drug addiction, husband wife relationship, glamour, showbiz, price of fame, rise and fall, terminal illness, singer, porn actress, actress, psychiatric nurse, drinking ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: manhattan new york city, usa, los angeles, new york, new england ...
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 8.0
 2K
Rubi (2004)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 210 min.
TV show
Story: Rubí is a Mexican telenovela produced by José Alberto Castro for Televisa. It is based on a short story by Yolanda Vargas Dulché, published as a serial on the 1960s Mexican comic book Lágrimas, Risas y Amor. Bárbara Mori stars as a dual ...
Style: novela, captivating, realistic, emotional, serious ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: social differences, manipulation, unfulfillment, dishonesty, society, ambitious woman, feminine wiles, attempted seduction, betrayal, family relations, unfulfilled love, femme fatale ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mexico, latin america
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Story of Yanxi Palace (2018)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: The smart and witty Wei Yingluo enters the palace as a seamstress to find the truth behind her older sister’s death. Believing the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng to be her sister's killer, Yingluo purposely attracts the attention of his sister ...
Style: scenic, stylized, suspenseful, costume drama, factual ...
Plot: qing dynasty, chinese emperor, palace intrigue, chinese history, palace, mistress, rivalry, chambermaid, revenge, female protagonist, betrayal, ambitious woman ...
Time: 18th century
Place: china
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Under Her Control (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 109 min.
Story: When a fashion employee thinks she will have to end her promising career after getting pregnant, her boss offers to adopt the child.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological
Plot: career, pregnancy, ambitious woman, empire fashion, unwanted pregnancy, pregnant woman, fashion model, male female relationship, model, fashion, problem, fashion industry ...
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LEGO Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit (2018)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story: It's 2012, and Simon Masrani has an idea for a new attraction that is guaranteed to keep Jurassic World at the forefront of theme park entertainment. It's the greatest thing since the discovery of dinosaurs, but in order for it to succeed, ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, not serious, visually appealing
Plot: lego, dinosaur, jurassic park, male female partnership, saboteur, ambitious woman, team, fantasy world, animal attack, amusement park, dangerous animal, chase ...
Time: jurassic
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The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Near the end of World War II, Maria marries Hermann, who is immediately sent off to battle. When the war concludes, Maria believes that Hermann is dead. She starts working at an Allied bar, where she meets American soldier Bill. They start a ...
Style: psychological, emotional, touching, surreal, realistic ...
Plot: marriage, world war two, infidelity, wartime life, lovers reunited, rise to the top, couples, life is a bitch, love and romance, danger, human nature, survival ...
Time: 1940s, year 1979, post world war two, 20th century, 1950s ...
Place: germany, berlin germany, europe, west germany
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 5.1
 310
Ring Girls (2005)
Genre: Action
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Based on true events, Ring Girls is a fast paced story about five gorgeous young American women from Las Vegas who train under their mentor, Master Toddy. These five fighters take on the ultimate challenge of fighting the best female Muay Thai ...
Style: thrilling, captivating
Plot: boxing, female fight, boxer, muay thai, martial arts tournament, professional sports, female athlete, female protagonist, martial arts, boxing champion, boxing match, female boxer ...
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 7.4
 92K
Tár (2022)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Renowned musician Lydia Tár is days away from recording the symphony that will elevate her career. However, Lydia's elaborate facade begins to unravel, revealing dirty secrets and the corrosive nature of power.
Style: captivating, thrilling, psychological, powerful, dorama ...
Audience: adult
Plot: orchestra, classical music, lgbt, lesbian, composer, music, musician, music conductor, orchestra conductor, female protagonist, massage parlor, infidelity ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
Place: berlin germany, the philippines, germany, southeast asia, manhattan new york city ...
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The Little Queen (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Julie, star cyclist, is two races away from winning the World Cup. It is the culmination of years of effort. Julie loves the spotlight. Her entourage too. Encouraged by her coach and doctor, she has been doping since the age of 14. When her doctor ...
Style: psychological, semi autobiographical, suspense, disturbing, captivating
Plot: cycling, world cup, doping, ambitious woman, cyclist, direction and purpose, athlete's life, betrayal, bicycle, drug abuse, drug use, athlete and trainer ...
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 7.6
 342
My Gimpy Life (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story: The awkward adventures of a driven actress trying to navigate Hollywood in a wheelchair.
Style: semi serious, sincere, touching, humorous, realistic ...
Plot: disability, hollywood, actor's life, artists and showbiz, misfit, audition, actress, direction and purpose, desire for fame, longing, ambitious woman, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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The Flight to Victory (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: Victoria is a free spirited girl from a humble background and an aspirant Sprinter. She was abandoned by her biological mother when she was a child. A woman named Chencha took her in and treated her as her own daughter. Victoria dreams to become a ...
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, telenovela
Plot: love triangle, love affair, ambitious woman, aspiration, romantic rivalry, male female relationship, romantic triangle, athlete's life, runner, coping, romantic relationship, foster child ...
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Anything But Plain (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: Lichita (Maite Perroni) has been working at Iconika Ad Agency for 10 years but feels undervalued and invisible. She decides to make a change and transforms herself from the office “whipping girl” into the empowered Alicia. However, no climb to ...
Style: light, feel good, humorous, entertaining, funny ...
Plot: social climber, career change, ambitious woman, workplace situations, humour, relationship vs career, ambition, employer employee relationship, workplace, blind ambition, career, coworker
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Falling for Figaro (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK, Australia, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Millie is a brilliant young fund manager who decides to leave her unfulfilling job and long-term boyfriend behind to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singer…in the Scottish Highlands! She begins intense vocal training lessons with ...
Style: entertaining, sincere, captivating, disturbing, feel good
Plot: opera singer, female singer, follow your dream, ambitious woman, changing lives, musician, musician's life, classical music, direction and purpose, music, aspiration, dream ...
Time: future
Place: scotland
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 6.8
 11K
Patti Cake$ (2017)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory.
Style: sincere, disturbing, captivating, exciting, independent film ...
Plot: fat woman, rap, musician, aspiring musician, black american, rapper, friendship, loneliness, aspiration, depression, overweight woman, mother daughter relationship ...
Time: year 2017
Place: new jersey, new york
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The Harper House (2021)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: An overconfident female head-of-a-household struggles to regain a higher status for herself, and for her family of oddballs, after losing her job and moving from the rich side to the poor side of an Arkansas small town. To save money, they’ve ...
Style: feel good, captivating, semi serious, funny, humorous ...
Audience: adult
Plot: family relations, mother, kids and family, ambitious woman, lifestyle, family life, husband wife relationship, absurd humor, woman, eccentric family, lifestyle change, silly humor ...
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 6.6
 3K
Edie (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: To try and overcome a lifetime of bitterness and resentment, an older lady decides to climb a mountain in Scotland.
Style: psychological, thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, inspirational
Plot: senior citizen, road not taken, old woman, guide, mountain climbing, nature, elderly, ambitious woman, elderly woman, ambition, direction and purpose, elderly man ...
Place: scotland, scottish highlands
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Being Mary Jane (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Mary Jane Paul is a one-woman-show: a successful TV news anchor, and an entirely self-sufficient powerhouse who remains devoted to a family that doesn't share her motivation. Intense drama and unforgettable moments unfold as Mary Jane juggles ...
Style: sincere, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: relationship vs career, female protagonist, family values, workplace, family relations, producer, workplace situations, black, woman, urban, ambitious woman, television ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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