Ambitious man movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant ambitious man movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, entertaining, humorous, feel good and thrilling films and TV shows about / with ambitious man, ambition, direction and purpose, friendship, aspiration, lifestyle, satire, urban, coming of age and friends plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Action genres shot in USA, Japan, Czech Republic and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as ambitious man: The Informant (2020), Captain Barbell (2006), Lazare (2020), Freddy Heineken (2013), The King of TV (2022), I, Mattoni (2016), Heart of Greed (2007), David Brent: Life on the Road (2016), Takeaway (2022), American Bistro (2019).
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia
Duration: 78 min.
TV show
Story:
The first half of the fifties, Czechoslovakia, Prague. Stanislav Láník is a talented actor. However, his position affects the staff profile. The father died in the resistance, the mother was killed after a neighbor was accused of allegedly ...
Style:
political thriller, tense, contemplative, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
closeted gay, closeted homosexual, communism, actor, double life, spy, secret agent, coworker relationship, gay lead character, secret mission, social climber, brother sister relationship ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century
Place:
central europe, europe
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Philippines
TV show
Story:
Captain Barbell is a superhero drama television series based on a character of the same name created by Mars Ravelo. It was aired on Philippine television by GMA Network during weeknights on its primetime block. The series premiered on May 29, 2006, ...
Style:
captivating, futuristic
Plot:
ambitious man, childhood friend, superhuman powers, superhero, experiment, spacecraft, gypsy, man versus machine, police, cloning, scientist, cyborgs ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A team of French-Brazilian actors goes to Bucharest in Romania to shoot a film at a lower cost. But the Romanian technical team secretly shoot their own film.
Style:
avant garde, psychotronic, contemplative, stylized, independent film ...
Plot:
lgbt, movie actress, schizophrenic, conspiracy, filmmaking, paranoia, backstage, schizophrenia, ambitious man, producer, bisexual, mistaken identity ...
Place:
europe, romania
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Dutch beer-brewing scion and businessman Freddy Heineken secures his family's legacy through years of ambitious dealings and one infamous kidnapping.
Style:
witty, exciting, captivating, serious, suspense ...
Plot:
ambition, business, beer, ambitious man, biopic, kidnapping, sex, lifestyle, women, businessman, autobiography, life ...
Time:
70s, 60s, 80s
Place:
netherlands, amsterdam
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
1988. Diagnosed with a serious ailment that could bring an end to his career in front of the cameras, Brazilian TV presenter Silvio Santos looks back on his journey to becoming one of the biggest presenters in all of Brazil.
Style:
psychological, semi autobiographical, captivating, thought provoking, thrilling ...
Plot:
brazilian history, television studio, entrepreneur, television, backstage, slice of life, ambition, ambitious man, tv star, grownups, historical figure, tv host ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czech Republic
TV show
Story:
Biographical series about Heinrich Mattoni, capitalist of the early period of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, founder of the world-famous mineral water bottling company, a man of a dynamic and controversial fate.
Style:
family saga, semi autobiographical, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family business, self made man, husband wife relationship, flashback, ambition, biopic, capitalism, entrepreneurship, mogul, ambitious man, businessman, male female relationship ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century
Place:
central europe, czech republic
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Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An abalone that has been passed on for generations. A legacy of a hundred million dollars that everybody wants a share. "Heart of Greed" is a story of a renowned sea-products retailer and a big traditional family, in which there are those ...
Style:
dramatic, psychological, disturbing, sincere, captivating
Plot:
ambition, greed, wealthy family, family business, family drama, family feud, ambitious man, eccentric family, business, relationships, kids and family, family relations ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, "The Office" as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.
Style:
mockumentary, witty, cynical, humorous, not serious ...
Plot:
music, satire, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, follow your dream, obsession, musician, on the road, disorder, down on your luck, office, direction and purpose ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A racewalking athlete Maria runs a petrol station with a takeaway shop in a desolate mountain village, she is almost 30 years old, she may have little chance to fulfill her lifelong dream of success but at what cost?
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating, poignant, melancholic
Plot:
athletics, track and field, ambition, athlete, direction and purpose, aspiration, ambitious man, perseverance, determination, female protagonist, mountain village, bittersweet ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A heartfelt adventure about a milquetoast accountant, Medor, whose perfect life is ruined when he discovers his wife having an affair with his boss. Having lost everything, he finds refuge in his estranged, deadbeat nephew and together, they chase ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious, culinary ...
Plot:
infidelity, restaurant, chef, cheating wife, cookery, marital infidelity, changing lives, ambitious man, dream, ambition, follow your dream, lifestyle change ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
We need not always understand the dreams of our loved ones, but we should understand that we all have our dreams. That could be the motto for this serial set in a present-day village, a story about a farmer named Hrabe (Count) and his four ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
ambition, slice of life, family relations, countryside, family drama, family farm, family conflict, dream, husband wife relationship, relationships, dreaming, farm ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
czech republic
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Best friends Richie and Benji are typical teenage boys who dream of inventing the world's coolest, most portable soft drink, Soda Plops (just plop a tablet in a glass of water for instant fizzy refreshment!). Their dreams of being Soda Kings ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
friendship, small town, teenage dreams, friends, ambitious man, satire, ambition, teenager, scientist, small town life, best friend, teenage protagonist ...
Place:
florida
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Thailand
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
A young man moves to Thailand to attend a prestigious academy and realise his dreams of becoming a famous musical artist just like his late father.
Style:
psychological, romantic, thrilling, captivating
Plot:
school, music, youth, romantic relationship, love story, romantic rivalry, love interest, direction and purpose, love and romance, teenager, love triangle, adolescence ...
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Genre: Biography, Sport
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
How many barriers does a champion have to overcome to become the black icon of his generation? Anderson Spider Silva's journey through victories and defeats, in and out of the ring.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, reflective, emotional
Plot:
athlete's life, championship, boxing, legacy, martial arts, inspiration, discipline, perseverance, mixed martial arts, sport team, ambitious man, champion ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, latin america
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Sport, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Bird Kazami (Robin Kazami), aiming to become a professional, meets former champion Ekusu Kurosu (Jaxon Cross) also known as 'Kamen X' (Blader X), and forms a team so that they can aim for the "top" of the X Tower. But what awaits ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, shounen
Plot:
professional sports, athlete's life, professional athlete, direction and purpose, ambition, sport competition, ambitious man, tower, restaurant, friend, rivals, young boy ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A poor kid nicknamed Kubrick loves movies and dreams about being an award winning director. One day, he stumbles upon a movie shoot, gets confused with a real movie maker and takes the equipment he needs to shoot his movie.
Style:
captivating, humorous, funny, satirical, light ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mistaken identity, filmmaking, filmmaker, friends, movie actor, ambitious man, direction and purpose, escapades, friendship, satire, film industry, comedy of errors ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Sanya is not afraid to dream big, although he is forced to look at the world from a height of 135 centimeters. He is also not afraid to take risks, so he gives up everything for the opportunity to get into the world of cinema and show business. So ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, light, feel good ...
Plot:
filmmaking, love interest, relationship vs career, ambition, fall in love, desire for fame, direction and purpose, male female relationship, movie business, humour, relationships, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
There’s Byung-Soo and Young-Chae who have grown up together ever since they were little. They seem to share everything, not to mention their dream so in order to together make their dream come true, they enter the same film company. And there’s ...
Style:
thrilling, psychological, captivating
Plot:
film industry, ambition, ambitious man, film producer, movie business, friendship, filmmaker, follow your dream, direction and purpose, aspiration, movie studio, friends ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Animation, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Kenji Hatano originally wanted to be a Baseball superstar, but didn't like how one player's mistake can hurt the whole team. Upon being shown a kyotei (hydroboat) race by his Principal and seeing a special turn called a Monkey Turn, he ...
Style:
anime, exciting, entertaining, captivating, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ambition, rivalry, male protagonist, race, ambitious man, competitor, boat, professional sports, direction and purpose, sport team, athlete's life, determination ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Everybody has a dream, and for Shou Kazamatsuri, that dream is simple: he wants to be the best soccer player he can possibly be. Although he is not very good at the game and he's not very tall.
Style:
anime, semi serious, feel good, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
football team, football player, soccer, high school football, college football, middle school, school, tournament, soccer match, direction and purpose, sport team, friends ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
TV show
Story:
This drama mini-series follows a group of friends from the South Sudanese community living in Sunshine, a suburb in the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. The young men get entangled in a crime as they are hoping to make it as professional ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, tension ...
Plot:
ambition, dream, community, social problems, sport team, athlete's life, high school basketball, social issues, athlete and trainer, basketball player, ambitious man, basketball coach ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: China
TV show
Story:
On April 26, 1970, the third boy (Guo Jinglin) of the Guo family in Beijing's Hutong was born. However, in a slapstick, Big Brother (Jiang Wu) but lost his knife with a knife to the neighbor's older son David directly stabbed his brother ...
Style:
semi serious, feel good, satirical, captivating
Plot:
eccentric family, problem, brothers, love story, romantic relationship, social problems, social satire, business, ambitious man, satire, businessman, family problems ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A movie directed by comedian Lee Kyeong-kyu about the laughter and inspiration of competitiors in the process of getting prepared for the singing comtest that has become one of Korea's representing event.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, comedy drama, sentimental
Plot:
musician, aspiring singer, music competition, small town life, music, desire for fame, musician's life, contests and competitions, direction and purpose, aspiration, pop singer, rivalry ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: Taiwan, China
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A policeman, who is fearless to death, can do anything for just one truth, while a gangster, who fears death the most, has drew life threats from his risky action all for love. One policeman and one gangster can be great partners that you have never ...
Style:
feel good, exciting, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
police, gangster, police officer, unlikely hero, fighting crime, buddy cop, bandit, ambitious man, criminal gang, race against time, satire, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
taiwan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
Ustad Hotel is a quaint place run by a foodie named Kareem, who is fondly called Ustad, on a beach in Kozhikode. He sells biriyani – not to make money but to ensure that his biriyani has his customers Faizie's stay in Kozhikode continues for ...
Style:
captivating, sincere, touching, humorous, romantic ...
Plot:
food, muslim, hotel, chef, father son relationship, business, land grab, debt, hotel manager, widower, eviction, loss of wife ...
Place:
dubai, india
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after taking a job there working the night shift to put themselves through USC.
Style:
humorous, feel good, satirical, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
nightclub, friendship, elderly, retirement home, intergenerational friendship, satire, group of friends, ambitious man, ambition, friends, club, escapades ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Animation, Action, Romance, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
With high school graduation right around the corner, Takumi Fujiwara has a lot on his mind and a lot to prepare for. Everything becomes even more complicated when Takumi is offered a spot on Ryosuke Takahashi's elite Kengai Racing Team, which ...
Style:
anime, captivating, tense, adult animation, seinen
Plot:
car race, race car, motor sport, contests and competitions, car chase, race, auto racing, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, extreme sport, sport team, desire for fame, professional sports ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Fastlife: always go further, faster, to shine in the eyes of others: this is the motto of Franklin. Franklin is a megalomaniac obsessed by the desire to shine at any price. He will have to choose between becoming a man or continue to live the ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
ambition, megalomaniac, against the odds, obsessive quest, hopes, blind ambition, escapades, contests and competitions, adolescence vs adulthood, desire for fame, choice, ambitious man ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
light, romantic, captivating, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
friends, friendship, ambition, love and romance, relationship vs career, changing lives, male female relationship, romantic relationship, husband wife relationship, love affair, marital crisis, jealousy ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ulrich Mott, an ambitious social climber, marries a wealthy widow in Washington D.C. in order to mix with powerful political players.
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, factual, political ...
Plot:
social climbing, elderly woman, stepfather stepdaughter relationship, lie, investigation, age difference, widow, relationship vs career, ambition, breaking the law, couple relations, love affair ...
Time:
year 2007, year 1999, year 2004, year 2000, year 2006 ...
Place:
washington d.c., england, middle east, new york, empire state building manhattan new york city ...
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