| Uyare (2019) | 8.0 | |
| Hataraki Man (2006) | 6.8 | |
| Everyone Else (2016) | 7.3 | |
| Hello, Joann (2016) | 8.2 | |
| Master of My Own (2022) | 7.5 |
Ambitious woman movies and TV shows – page 4
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A precocious young writer becomes involved with her high school creative writing teacher in a dark coming-of-age drama that examines the blurred lines of emotional connectivity between professor and protégé.
Style:
humorous, suspenseful, bleak, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
teacher student relationship, male teacher female student affair, male female relationship, college student, female protagonist, reality versus fantasy, imaginary, couples, relationships, aspiring writer, youth, student ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Pakistan
TV show
Story:
The story revolves around a girl belonging to a lower-middle-class family and, studying in college she is often looked down upon her parents which concentrate on the education of their son who they wish to become a doctor.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, romantic drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, parent child relationship, family drama, aspiration, ambitious woman, ambition, male female relationship, life is a bitch, relationships, family problems, family relations, direction and purpose ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
pakistan
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Naati Pinky Ki Lambi Love Story is an Indian television drama series which premiered on 27 January 2020 on Colors TV. Produced by Cockrow Entertainment and Shaika Films, it stars Riya Shukla and Puneett Chouksey.
Style:
thrilling, romantic, psychological, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot:
female protagonist, female comedian, courage, family drama, resilience, female empowerment, relationships, changing lives, love and romance, ambitious woman, comedian, ambition ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Sport
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In Hong Kong's Paradise Cove Sharon (Chrissie Chau) and Rachel (Theresa Fu) work at a restaurant of their kung fu master uncle Tao (Lo Mang) while taking on rivals in beach volleyball matches. The wealthy Bu family has plans to have the beach ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, feel good, light hearted
Plot:
volleyball, rivalry, beach, kung fu, competition, beach volleyball, female friendship, ambitious woman, women, competitor, sport team, ambition ...
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Janie is an ambitious student who dreams of a better life. Dee is a gorgeous socialite who dreams of a rich husband. They're already not the best of friends...or the best of roommates. But when Janie gets the opportunity of a lifetime, Dee ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, psychological, captivating, dark comedy
Plot:
roommate, neighbor neighbor relationship, girl next door, women, college student, female student, ambitious woman, female protagonist, opposites attract, relationship problems, neighbor, competition ...
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Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The American Embassy is an American drama series that aired on Fox from March to April 2002. The series was created by James D. Parriott, and executive produced by Danny DeVito.
Style:
captivating, satirical, disturbing, semi serious, tension ...
Plot:
female protagonist, diplomacy, ambition, embassy, cia, consul, satire, workplace, consulate, coworker, ambitious woman, social climber ...
Place:
london, united kingdom, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Rika Inaba is a beautiful and strong-headed director at the Teito Television Broadcasting Company. Ever since she was young, she had dreamed of becoming the best news reporter in the business, but on into her fifth year with the TV station, she ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, heartfelt, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, aviation, second chance, female reporter, career, dream, career change, ambition, social issues, problem, life is a bitch, social problems ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Former pro golfer, John Lee, leads two women to become the next golf queens. John Lee became the first Korean to win a PGA title. His background was a mystery other than the fact that he was an adoptee. Even though he found success by winning the ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, emotional, feel good ...
Plot:
golf, love triangle, mother daughter relationship, tournament, golfer, relationships, family relations, athlete's life, problem, ambitious woman, ambition, female protagonist ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Seoyoung cuts off her cable with her incompetent and troublesome father, trying to get out of her misery. Family is tied not only by blood but also by love.
Style:
satirical, psychological, captivating, disturbing, dorama ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
father daughter relationship, family relations, family problems, dysfunctional family, father daughter estrangement, relationship problems, dream, follow your dream, ambitious woman, ambition, alienation, satire ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Cameroon
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A 12-year old girl - Ekah (Faith Fidel) is inspired by the story of the youngest Noble Peace Prize Winner - Malala Yousafzai's. She is determined to go to school in a village of fisherman where the education of a girl child is considered to be ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot:
social problems, women's rights, father daughter relationship, father daughter conflict, social issues, family problems, society, teenage life, family secret, small village, social differences, secret ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: China, South Korea
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
As the eldest daughter of the Fang Conglomerate, Fang Yu was raised to become the sole successor of the company, yet she goes against her family's objections to pursue boxing and won the championship title at the young age of 18. On the other ...
Style:
romantic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
kick-butt women, youth, student, boxing, martial arts, tournament, female boxer, competition, fight, athlete's life, love interest, male female relationship ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Devoted to becoming an international lawyer, Ayukawa Wakaba is full of ambition. Her hard work pays off when she lands a job at an international law firm, but to her disappointment, the first prestigious assignment that is given to her is to babysit ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, entertaining, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
female protagonist, single parent, ambition, nanny, male female relationship, co worker co worker relationship, ambitious woman, satire, employer employee relationship, workplace, relationships, coworker ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Clémence, the fearless mayor of a town near Paris, is completing the final term of her political career. With her faithful right-hand man Yazid, she has long fought for this town plagued by inequality, unemployment and slumlords. However, when ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, political drama
Plot:
politics, female protagonist, ambition, political activist, political intrigue, ambitious woman, political party, political leader, political unrest, political activism, political candidate, political campaign ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story:
A mysterious blonde bombshell takes over Los Angeles billboards in the mid-80s, ushering in the era of famous-for-being-famous influencer culture.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, semi autobiographical, suspense ...
Plot:
fame, musician, cultural icon, vanity, egocentric, price of fame, female protagonist, desire for fame, popularity, rising to stardom, female singer, ambitious woman ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Lila, grows up in the high-rises of the Marolles in Brussels. Along with her sister and her friends, she dreams of becoming a dancer and revolutionising the world of hip-hop. While her friends stay in Brussels, Lila leaves everything - comfort, ...
Style:
light, satirical, semi serious, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
female protagonist, ambition, dance, coming of age, stand up comedian, joke, ambitious woman, humour, satire, direction and purpose, lifestyle, dream ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
paris france, brussels
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Hungary
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.
Style:
period piece, disturbing, captivating, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
fashion, haute couture, cleaning lady, widow, fashion model, fashion designer, fashion show, dream, bigger dreams, female protagonist, culture, direction and purpose ...
Time:
20th century, year 1957, 1950s, 50s
Place:
paris france, london, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into Harvard, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin. Willing to do whatever it takes, Honor concocts a Machiavellian-like ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, semi serious, romantic, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
relationships, teenage girl, school, friendship, teenage life, romantic relationship, teenage love, couples, love and romance, fall in love, teenager, coming of age ...
Place:
harvard university
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
When Stargirl's mother is hired as the costume designer on a movie, they relocate to L.A., where Stargirl quickly becomes involved with an eclectic assortment of characters.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, entertaining, captivating, teen comedy
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
coming of age, hollywood, small town, female protagonist, young girl, satire, ambition, music, lifestyle, film industry, music business, music industry ...
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of Elizabeth Holmes, the enigmatic Stanford dropout who founded medical testing start-up Theranos. Lauded as a Steve Jobs for the next tech generation and once worth billions of dollars, the myth crumbled when it was revealed that none of ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, disturbing, tense, medical drama
Plot:
medical, business, hospital, technology, doctor, women, ambition, public health, job, corporate world, female protagonist, direction and purpose ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
A goal kicking comedy drama about girls who are abandoning the sidelines and starting their local football club’s first all-female team. Against the odds, they’ll stand united and overcome any challenge the club, the boys or the opposition can ...
Style:
semi serious, disturbing, captivating, uplifting, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
soccer, football, friendship, female friendship, teamwork, football team, female empowerment, sport team, coping, female protagonist, ambitious woman, women ...
Place:
australia
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Genre: Drama, Family, History, Music, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The 74th NHK Asadora Drama is Junjo Kirari, which means something along the lines of "pure-hearted Kirari." The story is set in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture in the era around the Second World War. When the story opens in 1928, the ...
Style:
asadora, disturbing, captivating, psychological, inspirational ...
Plot:
female protagonist, jazz, piano, military life, wartime life, social problems, war, ambition, life is a bitch, world war two, direction and purpose, musician's life ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
607
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A group of young hopeful teenagers who have come to Hollywood in the hopes of an acting career find that the business is harder than they had ever imagined.
Style:
bleak, captivating, independent film
Plot:
aspiring actress, teenager, sexploitation, frustration, teenage prostitution, poverty, desperation, survival, urban, street prostitution, sex work, friendship ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Goddess of Fire is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Moon Geun-young, Lee Sang-yoon, Kim Bum, Park Gun-hyung, Seo Hyun-jin, Jun Kwang-ryul, Jeong Bo-seok, Byun Hee-bong, Han Go-eun, and Lee Kwang-soo. It airs on MBC on Mondays and ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense, romantic
Plot:
forbidden love, medieval, asian history, relationships, ambition, love affair, royal family, in love, unfulfilled love, prince, relationship problems, male female relationship ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
korea
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Genre: Family
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When the University of Oklahoma Sooners lose their star gymnast, Brenna Dowell, the rest of the team have to find a way to believe in themselves in order to win their second National Gymnastics Championship. With the help of Riley, a local ...
Style:
feel good, uplifting, motivational, inspirational, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly
Plot:
gymnastics, teamwork, rivalry, gymnast, never give up, believe in yourself, sport team, direction and purpose, confidence, resilience, personal growth, competition ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
oklahoma
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
When Arihara Tsubasa enters Rigahama Municipal High School and learns that it has no baseball club, she starts up the Girls' Baseball Club on her own. Drawn to the club are girls who have never played baseball before, girls who once played it ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, disturbing, captivating, super sentai
Plot:
baseball, schoolgirl, school, all female cast, baseball team, sport team, teamwork, baseball player, baseball coach, teenager, slice of life, teenage girl ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
4K
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
An aspiring pilot fights for her future -- and justice -- after surviving an acid attack from her abusive boyfriend.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, pilot, female pilot, empowerment, trauma, recovery, perseverance, domestic abuse, hopes, personal growth, resilience, ambition ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The Story of Zheng Yang Gate
Style:
thought provoking, disturbing, captivating, psychological, historical drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, survival, resilience, family drama, ordinary people, social change, small business, lifestyle change, society, ambition, political unrest, coping ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Drama, Family, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min.
TV show
Story:
The 95th NHK Asadora is about Sumire, a girl born in the uptown of Kobe in the early Showa period. In the wake of wartime devastation, she works hard toward making children's clothes for a living, and later establishes a first-ever ...
Style:
asadora, romantic, light, disturbing, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
designer, fashion, fashion designer, fashion industry, resilience, entrepreneurship, businesswoman, ambitious woman, lifestyle, empire fashion, haute couture, female protagonist ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
It's Borat with Boobs! A hottie from Uzbekistan fends off perverts and porn stars, spins with strippers and finds the American dream.
Style:
mockumentary, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light ...
Plot:
stripper, priest, female nudity, narration, society, immigrant, satire, silly humor, attempted seduction, seduction, female protagonist, social satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
colorado
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Yoo Ji-Na has been a popular singer for the past 20 years, but she holds pain inside because of something she abandoned when she was younger. Meanwhile, Jung Hae-Dang began working as a Yoo Ji-Na impersonator to support her family after her father ...
Style:
psychological, sincere, disturbing, captivating, heartfelt ...
Plot:
price of fame, dysfunctional family, impostor, pop singer, bonding, blind ambition, love affair, love and romance, desire for fame, social problems, singer, couple relations ...
Place:
south korea, seoul, korea
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