| The Promised Land (2024) | 8.8 | |
| Janata Bar (2025) | 8.9 | |
| Children of Heaven (1997) | 8.2 | |
| Rocky (1976) | 8.1 | |
| Secretary (2002) | 6.9 |
Perseverance movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant perseverance movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out emotional, inspirational, captivating, realistic, feel good and psychological films and TV shows about / with perseverance, friendship, determination, coming of age, ambition, violence, competition, redemption, rivalry and family relations plots mostly in Drama, Sport and Comedy genres shot in USA, Japan, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as perseverance: The Karate Kid (2010), Secretary (2002), Children of Heaven (1997), Almost Like Us (2015), The African Doctor (2016), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Project 17: Side by Side (2019), Kidnap (2017), Rocky (1976), Rocky II (1979).
Best films
New films
| Janata Bar (2025) | 8.9 | |
| Kayara (2025) | 5.1 | |
| Bou Buttu Bhuta (2025) | 7.8 | |
| Deep in Love (2025) | 7.8 | |
| The Last Rodeo (2025) | 6.3 |
List of perseverance movies
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, sentimental, sincere, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
teachers and students, boy, human spirit, contests and competitions, perseverance, bullying, martial arts, coming of age, coach, underdog, kung fu, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
china, beijing china, america, asia, detroit ...
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108K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.
Style:
erotic, sexy, sexual, psychological, sex comedy ...
Audience:
chick flick, adult
Plot:
bdsm, sexual perversion, workplace romance, sadomasochism, obsession, sex scene, fetish, secretary, masochism, masochist, sexual relations, power relations ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits...
Style:
emotional, realistic, sincere, touching, sad ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
childhood, poverty, life, school, children, unemployment, family drama, running, coming of age, siblings relations, brother sister relationship, islam ...
Time:
90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, tehran iran, maghreb ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The film is a retelling the story of actor Francis Perrin and his autistic child.
Séverine and Christophe are young loving parents. Very quickly, they must recognize that in their son Tom, contrary to the falsely soothing words of pediatricians ...
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, heartfelt, bleak, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
autism, couple relations, perseverance, parenting, family drama, parents and children, coping, relationships, family relations, male female relationship, fighting illness, parenthood ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Seyolo Zantoko is a doctor from Congo who wants to get away from dictatorship and he is hired by the mayor of a small village in the north of France. The locals fear Seyolo and his family as they have never seen African people before, and Seyolo and ...
Style:
period piece, entertaining, sweet, sincere, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, kids ...
Plot:
doctor, african, integration, racial discrimination, perseverance, fish out of water, ethnicity, love, destiny, society, ambition, parents and children ...
Time:
70s, future
Place:
france, africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
"Classes" are given at the age of 10, and the presence or absence of "skills" greatly affect life. Arel, the son of "Sword Princess" Fara and "Magic King" Leon, has been branded as "Classless"... But ...
Style:
anime, inspirational
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
class system, magic, swordplay, martial arts, perseverance, determination, discrimination, friendship, parent child relationship, isekai, sword and sorcery, young adult ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, ...
Style:
clever, uplifting, inspirational, touching, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
prison, prison escape, freedom, friendship between men, hopes, friendship, corruption, human spirit, justice, prison life, life, stephen king ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 90s, year 1994, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, maine, columbus ohio, persia, iran ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: China
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Ping An is an autistic teenager who gains recognition for being a badminton prodigy. Zihao is his younger brother and a fellow badminton player. Xiao Na is a bright and cheery young woman who helps out at her grandpa's badminton court for the ...
Style:
captivating, semi serious, psychological
Plot:
competition, brother brother relationship, badminton, perseverance, autism, teenager, sport team, athlete's life, autist, teamwork, brother, autism spectrum disorder ...
Is relevant?
41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A mother (in her Minivan) stops at nothing to recover her kidnapped son.
Style:
suspense, realistic, suspenseful, serious, surprise ending ...
Plot:
kidnapping, strong female lead, child in peril, rescue, kidnapped, single mother, abduction, danger, little boy, missing child, police station, child kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa
Is relevant?
682K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, cult classic, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, underdog, fight, boxer, self esteem, training, rocky, love story, shyness, tough guy, character study, pride and honor ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, north america, usa
Is relevant?
247K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
After Rocky goes the distance with champ Apollo Creed, both try to put the fight behind them and move on. Rocky settles down with Adrian but can't put his life together outside the ring, while Creed seeks a rematch to restore his reputation. ...
Style:
inspirational, saga, sincere, rough, feel good ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, boys' night, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, underdog, training, comeback, fight, tough heroes, coma, working class, tough guy, bodybuilding, rocky ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Akira Yamazaki and Akira Kaido are new employees at Industrial Central Bank. They are both outstanding at their jobs and fierce rivals, but they come from totally different backgrounds. When Akira Yamazaki was a child, his father's factory went ...
Style:
suspenseful, serious, dramatic, exciting, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, cheating, hospital, bank, compassion, manipulation, hotel, funeral, perseverance, professional rivalry, rivalry, finance ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A social conscience thriller about a courageous Afro-Caribbean girl from Haiti, who is trapped inside a human-trafficking network in the United States. She chooses to risk her life in order to gain her freedom and expose an explosive conspiracy ...
Style:
multicultural, suspenseful, suspense, contemplative, tense ...
Plot:
female protagonist, friendship, love, chase, revenge, deception, african american, kidnapping, social justice, violence, religion, perseverance ...
Place:
florida
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Fifteen years ago 1830s muskrat trapper Dannie Mcnoun, loves Mary and sends his best friend, Jimmy, to win her over for Dannie. Jimmy married her instead. Now neighbors, Dannie works both farms as Jimmy tries to drown his problems with a bottle.
Style:
captivating, contemplative, unusual plot structure, suspenseful, suspense
Plot:
fishing, friendship, loneliness, farming, true love, perseverance, friends, love and romance, love, lifestyle, escapades, disorder ...
Time:
1830s
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
Gauche is a diligent but mediocre cellist who plays for a small town orchestra and the local cinema in the early 20th century. He struggles during rehearsals and is often berated by his conductor during preparations for an upcoming performance of ...
Style:
anime, inspirational, poignant, emotional, period piece ...
Plot:
orchestra, cello, cellist, classical music, perseverance, personal growth, character study, talking animal, discipline, small town, beethoven, magic realism ...
Time:
year 1982
Is relevant?
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
This is the life story of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, from her early Texas tomboy days to her Gold Medal triumphs at the 1932 Olympics, her remarkable career as a champion golfer, her fulfilling ...
Style:
motivational, emotional, period drama
Plot:
golf, olympics, biopic, sexism, track and field, female athlete, cancer, determination, perseverance, inspiration, competition, female empowerment ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932
Place:
texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: France
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Dreaming of going pro, a young fighter struggles to be seen until an unexpected face-off lands him a shot at the big time — and a ruthless rivalry.
Plot:
mixed martial arts, ambition, rivalry, competition, determination, perseverance, cage fighting, comeback, violence, urban, coming of age, young adult ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure
Country: India
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Cycling 2500 kms from Delhi to Chennai proves the admiration towards his idol Cricketer Dhoni in the mid summers by Gaurav and his companion-wife Ritu. This title is apt and motivates to "Achieve the Arjuna-in-you".
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, reflective, emotional, realistic ...
Plot:
cycling, perseverance, motivation, determination, journey, cricket, fan culture, tribute, personal growth, self discovery, road trip, endurance ...
Place:
delhi
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
After overcoming difficulties, a determined man joins the IPS, evolving into a tenacious force for good.
Style:
heroic, tense, inspirational, emotional, suspense
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
perseverance, law enforcement, justice, determination, police procedural, police academy, investigation, urban, rise to power, young adult, redemption, political intrigue ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Based on the life of German toymaker Margarete Steiff, the movie shows her long way from a 10-year-old girl, confined to a wheelchair, to one of the first and most successful creators of toy stuffed animals.
Style:
uplifting, emotional, sentimental, period drama
Plot:
disability, german history, determination, female protagonist, inspiration, perseverance, biopic, empowerment, entrepreneurship, heartwarming, small business, innovation ...
Time:
victorian era
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Turkey
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Born into a poor family with eight children in Kahramanmaraş, Dilber Ay endured many sorrows and hardships in the life she began in a tent. At the age of 13, she was sold to an older man for money, they married, and had children. She was beaten and ...
Style:
inspirational, disturbing, captivating, psychological, heartbreaking ...
Plot:
female protagonist, biopic, singer, violence, perseverance, domestic abuse, child marriage, musician's life, resilience, survival, musician, poverty ...
Time:
20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Super Rookie is a story of a man who gets a job in a big company because of a computer error. The drama reveals his work, love and passions in life in a very interesting way. Our hero Kang Ho doesn’t have a family background that makes him ...
Style:
entertaining, thought provoking, psychological, captivating, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
workplace, perseverance, resilience, determination, optimism, friendship, office work, workplace situations, co worker co worker relationship, office worker, lifestyle, coworker ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
seoul
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Amidst the chaos of massive budget cuts and school closures, a young female teacher introduces men's rugby to an inner-city North Philadelphia high school.
Style:
emotional, realistic, independent film
Audience:
teens
Plot:
urban, resilience, perseverance, teacher, determination, high school, underdog, teamwork, education, struggle, rugby, friendship ...
Place:
philadelphia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In 1925, a group of brave mushers travel 700 miles to save the small children of Nome, Alaska from a deadly epidemic.
Style:
tense, inspirational, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
danger, epidemic, perseverance, cold, arctic, rescue mission, winter, snow, heroism, survival, bravery, youth ...
Time:
1920s
Place:
alaska
Is relevant?
472
Genre: Animation, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Honda Goro the son of a famous baseball player loves nothing more than baseball itself. His biggest dream is to show his father that he can become the best pitcher in the world despite all the hardships he had to endure he keeps on running towards ...
Style:
anime, shounen, entertaining, light, captivating ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
baseball, ambition, coming of age, perseverance, father son relationship, determination, baseball player, direction and purpose, desire for fame, tournament, athlete and trainer, coping ...
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Unbeknownst to those around her, the staggering potential of this ashen-haired “Beast” will soon catapult her to the national stage—and down the path of a legend. Follow her journey as the gates open on this hot-blooded Cinderella story!
Style:
anime, emotional, fast paced, seinen, dramatic ...
Plot:
horse race, coming of age, underdog, competition, cinderella story, perseverance, ambition, rivalry, teamwork, inspiration, legacy, school ...
Is relevant?
403
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family
Country: Peru, Spain
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A courageous and athletic teenager, Kayara dreams that she is destined to be the first female to break into the league of Chasquis - the official messengers of the Incan empire. As she learns what it takes to be a Chasqui along with its challenges, ...
Style:
teen, inspirational, period piece, anime
Plot:
perseverance, gender roles, female empowerment, female protagonist, courage, determination, gender equality, rite of passage, coming of age, folklore, spiritual journey, community ...
Place:
peru
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Contemporary Moscow. Nikita and Afina are the perfect couple: young, smart, attractive, and in love. Well, perfect, that is, until Afina suddenly leaves Nikita for a 40-year-old dentist. How will Nikita win her back?
Style:
surprise ending, humorous, light, feel good, romantic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
breakup, love triangle, male protagonist, lost love, love and romance, loss of loved one, ex girlfriend, perseverance, couple relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, confidence, love affair ...
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a singer who, at the peak of her fame, was in a car accident and ended up chained to a hospital bed. For 12 days, the rising star Anna Herman did not regain consciousness. In those days, she had to relive the tragic events of her ...
Style:
sincere, uplifting, inspirational, suspenseful, feel good
Plot:
female singer, performer's life, love and romance, stubbornness, performer, love of one's life, perseverance, talent, tragedy, couple relations, fighting illness, biopic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Two people: Igor, an ex-athlete aimlessly living and chasing rubles to get drunk and Vera, an ugly duck librarian, try to find their luck by planning to fall in love with each other based on "psychological conditioning".
Style:
romantic, sincere, sentimental, humorous, touching
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family outing, chick flick
Plot:
dating show, love, loneliness, drunkenness, chance meeting, happy ending, perseverance, fall in love, society, librarian, loser, drinking ...
Time:
20th century
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