Rise and fall movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant rise and fall movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, stylized, interesting and talky films and TV shows about / with rise and fall, ambition, corruption, biopic, storytelling, dialogue, mentor, greed, husband wife relationship and violence plots mostly in Drama, Biography and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as rise and fall: Barry Lyndon (1975), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Blow (2001), War Dogs (2016), Southpaw (2015), Goodfellas (1990), American Gangster (2007), Casino (1995), Spartacus (2004), The Business (2005).
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| Boxer (2024) | 6.5 |
List of rise and fall movies
202K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
In the Eighteenth Century, in a small village in Ireland, Redmond Barry is a young farm boy in love with his cousin Nora Brady. When Nora engages to the British Captain John Quin, Barry challenges him for a duel of pistols. He wins and escapes to ...
Style:
period piece, costume drama, epic, visually appealing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
nobility, rise and fall, aristocracy, opportunist, duel, card playing, british army, pistol duel, wealth, soldier, social climber, literary ...
Time:
18th century, georgian era, 20th century, year 1975, 19th century ...
Place:
ireland, england, prussia, berlin germany, britain ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, cynical, captivating, motivational, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, wall street, business, rise and fall, addiction, stock market, stock broker, success, wealth, greed, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 20th century, year 1987 ...
Place:
new york, usa, geneva switzerland, big ben london, italy ...
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286K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A boy named George Jung grows up in a struggling family in the 1950's. His mother nags at her husband as he is trying to make a living for the family. It is finally revealed that George's father cannot make a living and the family goes ...
Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, dramatic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
drug addiction, drug lord, drug dealing, drug abuse, drug, drug traffic, drug cartel, rise and fall, drug use, friendship, addiction, gangster ...
Time:
year 2001, 70s, 80s, 20th century, near future ...
Place:
latin america, california, south america, usa, colombia ...
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293K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, War
Country: USA, Romania
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of two young men, David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, who won a $300 million contract from the Pentagon to arm America's allies in Afghanistan.
Style:
funny, humorous, realistic, suspense, intense ...
Plot:
corruption, arms dealer, smuggling, friendship, rise and fall, gunrunner, marketing, military, arms smuggling, drug, con artists, fraud ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 2000s, year 2008, year 2005 ...
Place:
afghanistan, las vegas, iraq, baghdad iraq, jordan ...
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276K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Billy "The Great" Hope, the reigning junior middleweight boxing champion, has an impressive career, a loving wife and daughter, and a lavish lifestyle. However, when tragedy strikes, Billy hits rock bottom, losing his family, his house and ...
Style:
touching, serious, sentimental, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, death of wife, father daughter relationship, athlete's life, tragedy, contests and competitions, down on your luck, grief, parenthood, fight, boxing training ...
Time:
year 2015, year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, usa, new york, las vegas, manhattan new york city ...
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1.4M
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
The true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance of Jimmy Conway.
Style:
rough, homoerotic, realistic, epic, inspirational ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, gangster, rise and fall, violence, mentor, mobster, drug traffic, cosa nostra, italian mafia, murder, psychopath ...
Time:
50s, 70s, 90s, year 1990, year 1980 ...
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york, florida, italy, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he ...
Style:
tense, realistic, clever, serious, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
mafia, organized crime, gangster, drug lord, mob boss, drug traffic, heroin, violence, smuggling, crime boss, ghetto, police ...
Time:
60s, 70s, year 1968, year 1970, year 2007 ...
Place:
new jersey, new york, vietnam, brooklyn new york city, cuba ...
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613K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
The life of the gambling paradise – Las Vegas – and its dark mafia underbelly.
Style:
realistic, clever, rough, neo noir, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
organized crime, mafia, casino, rise and fall, gangster, betrayal, money, gambling, greed, criminal heroes, mobster, cosa nostra ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 90s, 80s, year 1973 ...
Place:
las vegas, chicago, missouri, israel, usa ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The story of Heidi Fleiss, known as "The Hollywood Madam", who was the daughter of a prominent Los Angeles doctor and eventually became a prostitute for a well-known Los Angeles madam. She took over her boss' operation and soon was ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, captivating, thought provoking ...
Plot:
rise and fall, prostitute, female nudity, escort, scandal, hollywood, brothel, father daughter relationship, lifestyle, destructive relationship, ambition, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story:
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an ...
Style:
epic, serious, atmospheric, realistic, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ancient rome, roman empire, ancient history, rebellion, tragic hero, slavery, gladiator, leadership, righting the wronged, dishonesty, hopes, graphic violence ...
Time:
ancient times, 1st century, 1st century b.c.
Place:
rome italy
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the '80s, a young man named Frankie dreams of escaping London's South East region, and his mother's thug of a boyfriend gives him just the opportunity. After beating up the abusive beau, Frankie runs off to Spain, where he ...
Style:
captivating, serious, suspenseful, rough, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, gang, drug dealing, drug dealer, organized crime, femme fatale, on the run, gangster, drug abuse, murder, british gangster, ambition ...
Time:
80s, year 2005, 20th century
Place:
colombia, britain, england, spain, london
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1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the ...
Style:
exciting, serious, cult classic, breathtaking, rough ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, manly, adult
Plot:
gangster, mafia, organized crime, drug lord, gunfight, mob boss, drug cartel, drug dealing, cocaine, drug abuse, violence, badass ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1983, year 1980
Place:
miami, miami beach, bolivia, cuba, florida ...
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407K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his ...
Style:
bloody, breathtaking, depressing, harsh, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
boxing, character study, redemption, rise and fall, boxer, violent, bad temper, brutality, mafia, jealousy, dysfunctional family, rage ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1980, 60s ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, chicago, italy, florida ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, Ireland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
An old gangster is advised that Freddie Mays would leave jail after thirty years in prison. His mood changes and he recalls when he was a young punk, who joined Freddie Mays' gang, a man he both envied and ultimately betrayed.
Style:
intense, tense, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, gangster, violence, organized crime, gang, torture, revenge, psychopath, mafia, betrayal, violent, brutality ...
Time:
year 2000, future, 60s, 20th century, 80s ...
Place:
london, england, europe
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405K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe ...
Style:
epic, inspirational, realistic, period piece, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mental illness, success, aviation, entrepreneurship, businessman, test pilot, entrepreneur, biopic, business, filmmaking, obsessive compulsive disorder, corruption ...
Time:
1930s, year 2004, 1920s, 1900s, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, california, connecticut, new york, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Charting the rise and fall of three corrupt real estate agents who accumulate absurd wealth in no time but fall into a vortex of fraud, greed and drugs.
Style:
suspenseful, serious, humorous, captivating, intellectual ...
Plot:
adultery, rise and fall, money, unfaithful wife, cheating wife, real estate agent, mountain, oral sex, dysfunctional family, false identity, criminal, drug dealer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
berlin germany, central europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, France, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the ...
Style:
serious, cynical, suspenseful, realistic, political thriller ...
Plot:
rise to the top, society, politics, betrayal, rise and fall, campaign, state affairs, life is a bitch, political corruption, student life, assassination, gangster ...
Place:
russia
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357K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Germany, USA, France
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most ...
Style:
clever, realistic, thought provoking, suspense, cerebral ...
Audience:
manly, kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
business, corruption, arms dealer, arms dealing, smuggling, success, millionaire, greed, gunrunner, notoriety, cynic, cold war ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, 20th century, year 2001 ...
Place:
bolivia, africa, liberia, sierra leone, new york ...
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256K
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, visually stunning ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
lesbian, queen, lgbt, aristocracy, british history, power struggle, queen of england, fight for supremacy, female rivalry, violence, british aristocracy, politics ...
Time:
18th century, 2010s, victorian era, 19th century
Place:
britain, england
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. An FBI agent makes it his mission to put him behind bars. But Frank not ...
Style:
clever, exciting, captivating, entertaining, inspirational ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
con artists, adaptation, master criminal, creativity, deception, fbi, fraud, con man, impostor, prodigy, business, biopic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1967, 70s, year 2002 ...
Place:
los angeles, new orleans, new york, washington d.c., france ...
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60K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
Style:
sexy, humorous, captivating, feel good, serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
rock, rock music, heavy metal, guitarist, rock band, bassist, music band, singer, celebrity, drug, drummer, price of fame ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
los angeles, seattle
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Based on Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Ball’s widely-read book "House of Versace: The Untold Story of Genius, Murder, and Survival", the movie brings to light the story of Donatella, who, following the brazen murder of her ...
Style:
touching, serious, stylized, realistic
Plot:
fashion, fashion industry, family business, fashion designer, drug abuse, fashion show, workplace, life is a bitch, family relations, siblings relations, addiction, model ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
It's 1997. Frank Verstraeten, a computer genius with a nose for business, a fascination for nightlife and an unhealthy urge to prove himself, only wants one thing: his own disco that not only outperforms the competition but simply humiliates ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, period piece, fast paced ...
Plot:
rise and fall, disco, nightlife, nightclub, sexual content, lifestyle, drug, decadence, glamour, arrogance, obsession, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
antwerp, belgium
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106K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Style:
psychedelic, sexy, factual, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
rock and roll, music band, musician, drug addiction, addiction, musician's life, life philosophy, music, biopic, drug abuse, rise and fall, hippie ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s, year 1965, year 1969 ...
Place:
california, paris france, los angeles, usa, miami ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The rise and fall of a blind artist who has the extraordinary gift of making true-to-life portraits just by listening to human voices, and of becoming a TV-junk star. A fable on the need to rediscover the miraculous power of dignity in a world where ...
Style:
captivating, art house, poignant, melancholic, suspenseful ...
Plot:
rise and fall, artist, blind man, painter, blindness and impaired vision, artists' life, blind character, slice of life, lifestyle, society, social issues, performer's life ...
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521
Genre: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A broken down collegiate football hero gets a shot at stardom during the eleventh hour of LA's nihilistic sub-prime mortgage boom.
Style:
tense, serious, realistic, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
rise and fall, ambition, corporate crime, real estate agent, cons and scams, dishonesty, greed, real estate, downfall, materialism, wall street, corruption ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, las vegas, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Big Hair. Guyliner. Someone lamenting by crashing waves on a beach or to their reflection in a fountain. Yes, we're talking about the 80s! Todd and BJ, two lonely wannabe artists, find one another and create the not-so-dynamic R&B duo ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, not serious, captivating, parody ...
Plot:
rise and fall, friendship, desire for fame, ambition, hopes, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, buddies, showbiz, music band, music, music industry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, midwest, usa, california
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222K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running ...
Style:
realistic, brutal, period piece, intense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gang, mafia, gangster, violent, psychopath, gay interest, organized crime, abusive husband, rise and fall, brother brother relationship, homosexual, relationships ...
Time:
60s, year 2015, year 1957, 90s, 2010s ...
Place:
england, london, east end london, europe, west end london ...
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19K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establisment as too obscene for the public.
Style:
black and white, psychological, atmospheric, clever, realistic ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, drug abuse, judaism, showbiz, addiction, biopic, rise and fall, adult humor, courtroom, drug addiction, civil rights, drug ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, year 1974, 50s, 70s
Place:
usa
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279K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Style:
sentimental, touching, inspirational, period piece, road movie ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
music, rock and roll, country music, musician's life, musician, marriage, addiction, biopic, accident, prison, drug, concert ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 50s, 1950s, 2000s ...
Place:
memphis, tennessee, southern usa, usa, arkansas ...
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