Work ethic movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant work ethic movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, inspirational, psychological, realistic, emotional and humorous films and TV shows about / with work ethic, coming of age, ambition, perseverance, slice of life, workplace, friendship, resilience, redemption and workplace situations plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Japan, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as work ethic: Morning Glory (2010), StartUp (2014), Abducted on air (2020), Shattered Glass (2003), The Ordinary People (2009), Better Off Ted (2009), First Penguin! (2022), Successor (2024), Mylodrama (2019), Vijayanand (2022).
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List of work ethic movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news ...
Style:
rom com, light, romantic, feel good, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
workaholic, journalism, hotshot, work ethic, media, showbiz, female protagonist, satire, life philosophy, reporter, journalist, coworker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Fifteen young ambitious people are all working together in an empty building, some also live there. They try to achieve the same goal: having a selfmade business. Despite having the same goal, they're different people with different opinions ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspense, tension, realistic
Plot:
secrets, workplace, rivalry, work ethic, friendship, ambition, entrepreneurship, startup, secret, youth, conflict, relationships ...
Place:
netherlands
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sasha wants to be a star news reporter but is stuck covering community events at the local TV station. However, when she is kidnapped and held captive, she suddenly becomes the story.
Style:
psychological, psychological thriller, realistic, suspense
Plot:
workplace problem, villainess, female villain, life philosophy, workplace, workaholic, ambition, antisocial behavior, employer employee relationship, career, reporter, work ethic ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Labor Standards Inspectors... are you aware of their existence? For the sake of the 52 million actively employed people across the nation, the government had set up this body to help ensure that there is safety at workplaces. Danda Rin, is an ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, satirical, disturbing, inspirational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, strong female lead, female protagonist, work ethic, workplace situations, coworker, workaholic, protection, working conditions, employer employee relationship, workplace, employee employee relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Fact-based 2003 drama about the young journalist Stephen Glass, who got a job at The New Republic in 1995 and for three years fabricated at least half of the stories he wrote.
Style:
suspenseful, enigmatic, captivating, disturbing, mindfuck ...
Plot:
journalism, writers, ethics, workplace, politics, media, fake news report, homosexual, research, workaholic, suspicion, career ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 20th century
Place:
washington d.c., palo alto california, haiti
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The Muller company organizes a reception to mark the launch of a new product. During the evening, we discover that this is actually a coaching exercise for company executives. Gradually, rumours about the upcoming acquisition of the company start to ...
Style:
cynical, realistic, psychological, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
labor union, power relations, pharmaceutical company, corporate world, role playing, workplace intrigue, party, gossip, economist, skyscraper, workplace situations, workplace ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Better Off Ted is an American satirical situation comedy series, created by Victor Fresco, who also served as the show's Executive Producer. The series ran on the ABC network from March 18, 2009 to January 26, 2010.
Better Off Ted focuses on ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, funny ...
Plot:
workplace, office, research, workplace romance, workplace situations, corporate world, team, success, coworker, experiment, ethics, evil corporation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The "first penguin" is the courageous first penguin that dives into the sea filled with enemies. Iwasaki Nodoka is a young single mother with no money, no house, and no work. While Nodoka decides that she will do anything to eat, she meets ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, realistic, inspirational
Plot:
female protagonist, single mother, entrepreneurship, work ethic, social problems, changing lives, lifestyle change, ambition, coping, fishing, single parent, fishing village ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Ma Chenggang, a wealthy man in Xihong City, worries that his eldest son is too spoiled to succeed him. Determined to raise a capable successor, he takes an unconventional approach. They conceal their wealth, moving the family to a dilapidated ...
Style:
inspirational, emotional, dramatic
Plot:
parenting, perseverance, family drama, work ethic, determination, responsibility, father son relationship, hardship, social class, resilience, domestic drama, hopes ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
In order to bring down the shares of the channel, the board of directors decides to put the general director of the petty refueling tanker in the chair and entrust him with shooting the series. In a short time, the unfortunate boss manages to create ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, sweet, inspirational, light ...
Plot:
antisocial behavior, desperation, ambitious, boss, temperamental, ambition, workplace problem, life philosophy, verbal byplay, relationship vs career, coworker, workplace ...
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Genre: Biography
Country: India
Duration: 159 min.
Story:
Vijay, a 19-year-old boy, starts his transport business at a very young age from Gadag, a small city in the heart of North Karnataka. Although he faced many difficulties in the beginning, he bravely faced all of them and started his business with ...
Style:
motivational, inspirational, uplifting, tense
Plot:
determination, entrepreneurship, rags to riches, trucking, biopic, work ethic, hardship, perseverance, father son relationship, ambition, legacy, family conflict ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
In the late 1990s, Liu Jun returned to Donghai after studying in Germany. He aimed to transform his father's old machinery factory into a modern, technologically advanced facility. Despite facing challenges in technology, funding, and ...
Style:
inspirational, period drama
Plot:
perseverance, determination, entrepreneurship, work ethic, leadership, ambition, friendship, problem solving, business
Time:
90s
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The story line follows a wealthy family with three not so great sons whose father believes each to be exceptional. After realizing his first son is dull minded, his second a liar and his third a womanizer, the father punishes them by making them ...
Style:
period piece, sentimental, romantic comedy, light hearted
Plot:
turk, life lesson, redemption, family drama, factory, brothers, father son relationship, social class, class conflict, siblings, parenting, transformation ...
Time:
70s
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After going through all the details of the old combine with his own hands, the pioneer virgin landowner granddad Yakushenko met his last great suffering - harvesting bread - in the most dignified manner. Aleksei, Irina and Dmitriy decide to help ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, art house
Audience:
adult
Plot:
kolkhoz, harvest, dignity, resilience, perseverance, work ethic, elderly man, humanism, village life, friendship, small town, sacrifice ...
Time:
60s
Place:
soviet union, ussr
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
When his spoiled family forgets his birthday, hardworking and generous successful executive Antonio decides to cut them off unless they work for their money.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, light, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family drama, relationships, family relations, wealth, husband wife relationship, wealthy family, couple relations, parents and children, rich man, couples, love and romance, love ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Yao Yuan is a man who fought many setbacks to achieve a breakthrough in the field of online express delivery. This story revolves around 20 years of ups and downs in his life. Yao Yuan (Liu Ye) worked his parents shifts in long-haul transports after ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, personal growth, entrepreneurship, perseverance, resilience, business rivalry, friendship, job, life is a bitch, tragic love, delivery, couple relations ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bobby Rose, a recent college graduate, returns home to Beverly Hills to work for his father, a successful carpet manufacturer. Bobby's dreams of a cushy junior executive position are soon quashed when his father employs him as one of the ...
Style:
retro, period piece, independent film
Plot:
father son relationship, coming of age, workplace, theft, small business, personal growth, blue collar, work ethic, ethics, redemption, class conflict, factory ...
Time:
year 1978, 70s
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
The overall plot of this movie is between the father who is worried about the future and forgets the present and wanders behind astrology to the son who makes us realize that our work is honest in the present and our behavior is our future
Style:
emotional, inspirational, heartfelt, sentimental, feel good ...
Plot:
father son relationship, honesty, family values, family drama, life lesson, astrology, work ethic, morality, ethical dilemma, empathy, slice of life, social commentary ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada, Sweden
TV show
Story:
From a small town in Sweden to an NHL icon - the inspiring story of hockey legend Börje Salming and his road to international stardom and passionate love.
Style:
inspirational, heroic, emotional, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biopic, hockey, underdog, work ethic, legacy, athlete, triumph, dedication, perseverance, swedish, male protagonist, ice hockey ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
north america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A Turkish remake of the blockbuster Russian comedy of the same name. A young man born into an oligarch family is so spoiled that he believes he's above the law. When he faces jail, his father decides to 'rehabilitate' his son. An ...
Style:
lighthearted, costume drama, action comedy
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
class conflict, social satire, fish out of water, work ethic, culture clash, travel and leisure, coming of age, social experiment, time travel, rehabilitation, village, spoiled brat ...
Place:
ottoman empire
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Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A high-stakes, character-driven docuseries that uncovers the devotion and resilience of Overtime Elite’s (OTE) players and coaches through every loss and victory—on and off the court.
Style:
intense, emotional, motivational
Plot:
basketball, ambition, resilience, competition, contest, athlete's life, athlete and trainer, basketball player, professional sports, multiple storylines, basketball coach, career ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Colombia, Argentina
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This is a Colombian remake of the Mexican movie "Nosotros los Nobles". Three rich adult children are tricked by their father into believing that they are bankrupt and have to go into hiding in an attempt to get them to become more ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, feel good, light, funny ...
Plot:
wealth, privilege, parents and children, family relations, humour, life lesson, kids and family, single parent, father son relationship, widower, single father, satire ...
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Genre: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
Byun So Ra comes from an ordinary background, but she works very hard. She is then betrayed by her boyfriend and her dreams of becoming a professor fails. Byun So-Ra then joins a cosmetics company and she also meets a rival with whom she clashes in ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, dorama
Plot:
female protagonist, women, ambitious woman, workplace intrigue, social climber, beautician, coworker, workplace situations, relationship vs career, competitor, relationships, problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The inspirational true story of a woman who decides to bake 100 apple cakes and sell them at $40 each in order to save her home – and how this idea completely changes her and her family.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, uplifting, inspirational
Plot:
single mother, baking, hardship, financial problem, family drama, motherhood, foreclosure, cooking and food, social problems, female protagonist, single parent, lifestyle ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story:
Haru Tezuka's parents run a bar in Kamata, Tokyo. She is honest and bright, but she can't lie which sometimes causes her to get in trouble. Haru finds it difficult to get a job. Haru then notices an application guideline from airline ...
Style:
light, feel good, entertaining, satirical, funny ...
Plot:
aviation, female protagonist, determination, airline, resilience, aspiration, female pilot, pilot, ambitious woman, co pilot, male female relationship, coworker ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Chen Jianghe is an orphan, picked up and taken home by Chen Jinshui. While growing up, he picked up various business strategies from the adults around him. Now an adult, he nurtures this business acumen by travelling throughout China. It is during ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, family saga, inspirational, period drama
Plot:
generation gap, business, rags to riches, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, society, high society, social relations, disagreement, ambition, perseverance, work ethic ...
Time:
80s
Place:
china
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Satoshi Nomura, a top-level bureaucrat of a prefecture government, has passion for his career. One day, he is hired by the fixed-term personnel exchange training between public and private businesses. This personnel exchange training is part of some ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, satirical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
supermarket, workplace, ambition, working class, bureaucracy, fish out of water, job, satire, workplace situations, conflict, work ethic, character study ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Story:
Vetri Kodi Kattu is a Tamil film directed by Cheran starring Murali, Parthiban, Meena, Manorama and Malavika. It is about 2 men who find the way to prosperity with their effort in their own country after being cheated by a man who promised them a ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, satirical, thrilling, semi serious ...
Plot:
perseverance, lifestyle change, con artists, escapades, problem, switching roles, deception, satire, fight, family drama, work ethic, resilience ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Chiyuki Fujito was going to be a professional runway model until she stopped growing. Poor Ikuto Tsumura is not even sure if he wants to be a fashion designer because of his family responsibilities. Faced with overwhelming adversity, they need to ...
Style:
anime, emotional, shoujo, inspirational, touching ...
Plot:
ambition, rising to stardom, determination, dream, modeling, fashion, underdog, passion, perseverance, aspiration, design, idealism ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, paris france
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Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The story begins with the good, but poor Potter, who once finds Flint, a magical artifact that makes its owner rich, but instead sends a death curse. Potter can be saved only by the dedication of the main character - a girl named Twinkle. Without ...
Style:
fairy tale, sincere, thought provoking, captivating, folk tale ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
friendship, magical object, self sacrifice, good versus evil, magic, curse, female protagonist, heroine, magician, saving a life, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals ...
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