Probation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant probation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, suspenseful, serious, captivating and feel good films and TV shows about / with probation, friendship, father son relationship, cigarette smoking, suspense, telephone call, chase, teenager, family relations and photograph plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as probation: The Great & The Small (2016), Blindspotting (2018), The Last Shift (2020), Animal House (1978), Betsy & Leonard (2012), Misfits (2009), The Internship (2013), You're Ugly Too (2015), Double Jeopardy (1999), Little Woods (2018).
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List of probation movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes. He attempts to navigate his relationship with his two bit criminal of a boss and an enigmatic detective, while at ...
Plot:
homeless, probation, ex girlfriend, single mother, warden, unemployed, death of child, riding a bicycle, scam, drawing, heist, homelessness ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested ...
Style:
suspenseful, thought provoking, disturbing, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
preschoolers
Plot:
parole, probation, fight, best friend, cemetery, party, police, racism, police brutality, friendship between men, gangsters, family relations ...
Place:
oakland california, san francisco, bali, las vegas, boston ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon, Stanley's weekend takes an unexpected turn.
Style:
feel good, humorous, sentimental, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
generation gap, racism, retirement, probation, father son relationship, friendship, friends, mentor, dishonesty, food, restaurant, fast food ...
Place:
usa
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124K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
At a 1962 College, Dean Vernon Wormer is determined to expel the entire Delta Tau Chi Fraternity, but those troublemakers have other plans for him.
Style:
humorous, funny, sex comedy, light, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
college, beer, party, female nudity, marijuana, youth, teenager, revenge, lust, cheerleader, slacker, sex ...
Time:
year 1962, 70s, 80s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
pennsylvania
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When DJ Alex is placed under house arrest, he is forced to live together with his ex-girlfriend Karen.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good
Audience:
date night
Plot:
confined, reluctant partners, isolation, couple relations, couples, disorder, drug dealing, gain trust, radio dj, house arrest, probation, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe
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103K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When five young outsiders on Community Service get caught in a strange storm, they discover that they have developed superpowers.
Style:
exciting, witty, cynical, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
supernatural, supernatural ability, youth, time travel, superhero, friendship, supernatural power, teenage life, swearing, friends, superhuman powers, heroes ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
canada, europe, england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
Style:
funny, light, feel good, inspirational, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
new job, starting over, workplace, career, computers and web, rivalry, boss and employee, fish out of water, middle aged, lifestyle change, staff, computer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, san francisco
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
After her mother’s death, Stacey moves with her uncle Will to a remote region in the Irish midlands. As the two cautiously get to know each other, they have to deal with the dark shadows of the past.
Style:
humorous, realistic, sentimental, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
haunted by the past, starting over, going straight, odd couple, youth, hopes, coming of age, partners, dysfunctional relationship, uncle niece relationship, bereavement, probation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A woman framed for her husband's murder suspects he is still alive; as she has already been tried for the crime, she can't be re-prosecuted if she finds and kills him.
Style:
suspenseful, rough, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
twists and turns, false accusation, vengeance, suspense, wrongful conviction, prison, courtroom, murder, revenge, manipulation, lawyer, wrongful arrest ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new orleans, san francisco, seattle, southern usa, georgia
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
For years, Ollie has illicitly helped the struggling residents of her North Dakota oil boomtown access Canadian health care and medication. When the authorities catch on, she plans to abandon her crusade, only to be dragged in even deeper after a ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, disturbing
Plot:
unplanned pregnancy, female protagonist, two sisters, public health, sister sister relationship, breaking the law, escapades, political unrest, suspense, sisters, social problems, badass female lead ...
Place:
north dakota, canada
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224K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U. S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.
Style:
humorous, rough, absurd, ironic, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
abusive mother, figure skating, ice skater, mother daughter relationship, competition, female protagonist, violence, sexism, domestic violence, abuse, battered woman, winter olympics ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, 2000s, year 1992 ...
Place:
oregon, detroit, portland oregon, minneapolis minnesota
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young boy and his sister are drawn into one man's obsessive pursuit of his former lover.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, realistic, atmospheric, erotic ...
Plot:
mute, love triangle, stalking, unfulfilled love, love affair, haunted by the past, teenage crush, voyeurism, family problems, dark past, eavesdropping, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
england, europe, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Dramatization of the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of the 1950s, in which a teenage girl and her twenty-something boyfriend slaughtered her entire family and several others in the Dakota badlands.
Style:
road movie, rough, surreal, art house, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
serial killer, on the run, killing spree, psychopath, lovers on the run, murder, killer, father daughter relationship, first sex, violent, psychology, melancholy ...
Time:
50s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
south dakota, usa, montana, wyoming
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough
Plot:
lawyer, legal, law firm, child in peril, friendship, society, rivalry, father son relationship, social worker, dysfunctional family, community service, investigation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
philadelphia, usa, pittsburgh
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Christie Dawson always wanted to be the "cool" teacher. But her world is shaken up after a pupil's crush spirals out of control and he sexually assaults her. Suddenly, her colleagues, neighbors and even her hubby are wondering whether ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, suspenseful
Plot:
sexual assault, false accusation, teachers and students, price of justice, power relations, righting the wronged, legal, life is a bitch, youth, legal action, courtroom drama, injustice ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When bestselling celebrity biographer Lee Israel is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.
Style:
sad, tragicomedy, social, melancholic, intellectual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
forgery, cat, lesbian, writers, lgbt, female protagonist, female writer, deception, accomplice, letter, women, gay ...
Time:
future, year 1991, year 1994, year 2014, year 1939
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Set ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, the film follows Liam (Sam Claflin), an ex-con trying to win back the love and trust of his family. He has lost everything at the hands of a local crime syndicate run by Clifford Cullen (Spall), who has ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, disturbing, psychological
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, corruption, friendship, escapades, society, small town, suspense, police, rivalry, parents and children, life is a bitch, family relations ...
Time:
year 2012, year 2002, 2010s, 2000s
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An ex-con's attempts to live a quiet life are derailed when the daughter of the woman sheltering him is the victim of a vicious attack.
Style:
captivating, tense, touching
Plot:
teenage girl, haunted by the past, daring rescue, single parent, vengeance, gang, on the run, suspense, fight scenes, gain trust, mysterious character, girl ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Impeached high school president, Tim Timmerman, seeks to redeem himself and get into Yale.
Style:
humorous, captivating, realistic, romantic, teen comedy
Plot:
ambition, election, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, romantic rivalry, father daughter relationship, psychological manipulation, rivalry, class differences, politician, politics, prank, university ...
Time:
90s, year 1995, year 1994
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA, Sweden
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Ted Kennedy's life and political career become derailed in the aftermath of a fatal car accident in 1969 that claims the life of a young campaign strategist, Mary Jo Kopechne.
Style:
rough, tense, captivating, sad, political
Plot:
politics, investigation, lie, promise, tragic event, husband wife relationship, trust, lawyer, public service, doctor, christmas, cover-up ...
Time:
60s, year 1960, year 1980, year 1969, year 1972
Place:
massachusetts
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Mona, a prisoner on work release, meets Clément, a shy actor. Desperate to impress Mona, Clément recruits his extroverted friend, Abel, to help. When Mona becomes more interested in Abel, it sets off a conflict between the two friends. Meanwhile, ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, erotic, art house
Plot:
end of friendship, love triangle, unrequited love, betrayal, betrayal by friend, friendship between men, obsession, broken heart, suspense, lgbt, dark humor, lust ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
18 year-old Peter lives with his parents in a middle-class Toronto suburb and rebels constantly against their imposed middle-class goals and conventions and the materialist values they represent. He constantly mocks and belittles his family with his ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
boy, juvenile delinquent, breaking the law, pregnant girl, warden, boat ride, teenage son, unwed pregnancy, teenage love, teenage protagonist, cat, warning ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency, helped by an ex-con and various parolees.
Plot:
detective agency, murder, probation, private detective, ex convict
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A mother relentlessly tries to spearhead a movement for national anti-drunk driver legislation after her own daughter becomes the victim of a hit-and-run by a drunk driver.
Plot:
anger, mother daughter relationship, drunkenness, bureaucracy, lobbyist, killer, justice, hit and run, probation, dead girl, drunk driving, woman wearing a red dress
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
True story of Jane Duco, a young nun who also had a job as a probation officer.
Plot:
teenager, warden, nun, pregnant teenager, mother superior, pregnancy, probation, unwed pregnancy, teenage girl, teenage pregnancy, pregnant woman
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The Hamburg friends Walter, Ricco and Floyd take each day as it comes between the estates of tower blocks and fast food restaurants. All three are in their early twenties and are dreaming of another life when Floyd suddenly takes a job on a ...
Style:
road movie, semi serious, realistic, humorous, emotional ...
Plot:
friendship, soccer, intensive care, disco, friends, buddies, best friends, city life, working class, car, city, outsider ...
Time:
90s
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, singapore, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
When Martin, a former GDR citizen, is released from jail, he lately becomes confronted with the consequences of the German re-unification.
Style:
realistic, emotional, touching, humorous, serious
Plot:
fish out of water, prisoner, friendship, society, social differences, estrangement, unsociability, berlin wall, jail, taxi driver, german reunification, desperation ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
berlin germany, german democratic republic, europe, germany, east germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Milan and Goran are two criminals who smuggle illegal immigrants. One night after they complete a smuggle, they discover that one of the immigrants has left a baby behind. Milan and Goran decide to sell the baby to Lubos and Eman, who are ...
Style:
psychological, semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
racism, family relations, adoption, parents and children, terminal illness, cons and scams, black market, youth, society, love and romance, dealing with death, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
eastern europe, romania, thailand, slovakia, germany ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A rich college kid is taught a lesson after a joy ride ends up destroying a country restaurant.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, touching, sincere, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
teenage love, fall in love, rich and poor, small town, love story, social differences, teenage life, couples, youth, love triangle, teenager, high school ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jockey Jack has a bill open with a gangster just released from jail. He somehow manages to parry the gangster's knife attack backstage at a theatre and the latter ends up dead being put into a double bass case. A day later the gangster ...
Style:
surprise ending
Plot:
skeleton, actor, corpse, backstage, forger, bet, horse race, party, chase, money, nude, theater ...
Time:
60s
Place:
montmartre paris, paris france
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