Moral transformation movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant moral transformation movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, psychological, emotional, feel good, touching and entertaining films and TV shows about / with moral transformation, redemption, friendship, changing lives, moral dilemma, urban, lifestyle change, small town, family relations and second chance plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in UK, USA, Russia and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as moral transformation: A Street Cat Named Bob (2016), Catching Hearts (2012), As Good as It Gets (1997), A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020), Better (2023), How I Became a Gangster (2019), It's Hard to Be Nice (2007), Black Sheep (2010), The Confession (2016), Just Like A Woman (2020).
Best films
List of moral transformation movies
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: UK, China
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat.
Style:
touching, feel good, sincere, psychological, realistic ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens
Plot:
cat, homeless, human animal relationship, street musician, pet cat, guitarist, addiction, drug addict, friendship, animal actor, singer, musician ...
Time:
year 2016
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
"What happens when a bestselling atheist author Professor Mark Gavin loses his faith in atheism? This intense drama asks tough questions and explores why there is no such thing as coincidence."
Style:
captivating, thought provoking, intense, serious, philosophical ...
Plot:
faith, religion, atheism, moral transformation, crisis of faith, religious conversion, atheist, religious, religious faith, change of heart, lifestyle change, character change ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will ...
Style:
feel good, touching, sentimental, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
dog, mental illness, neighbor, friendship, writers, gender, artist, love story, depression, gay, single mother, waitress ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, maryland, baltimore ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
James Bowen finds himself the target of an animal welfare investigation that threatens to take away his beloved cat, Bob, at Christmas.
Style:
sweet, touching, feel good, sincere
Plot:
christmas, human animal relationship, cat, street musician, father son estrangement, homelessness, lone hero, friendship, pets, self discovery, creativity, dream ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
After a family tragedy is narrowly averted, a corrupt police detective undergoes a painful moral awakening and decides to put right twenty years of wrongdoing but satisfying her newfound conscience won't be straightforward.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
police corruption, moral transformation, detective inspector, life is a bitch, police officer, corrupt cop, police investigation, corruption, criminal, moral corruption, police, police detective ...
Place:
yorkshire
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A polish gangster discovers the senselessness of his life.
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense, visually appealing
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
criminal underworld, criminal gang, criminal as protagonist, group of criminals, lifestyle change, changing lives, true crime, moral transformation, organized crime, character change, mafia, personality change ...
Place:
europe, poland
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain, Portugal
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
George, an agoraphobic young woman, cannot go more than 522 steps away from her home. One day, a personal tragedy forces her to embark on a journey from Spain to her native Portugal. Along the way, George's whole world begins to widen…
Style:
captivating, touching, psychological, sentimental, sincere ...
Plot:
road trip, agoraphobia, pet cat, mental illness, cat, friendship, female protagonist, fear, self discovery, obsessive quest, life turned upside down, coping ...
Place:
spain, portugal
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Slovenia, Serbia, Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Story about a forty-something Sarajevo taxi driver named Fudo (Saša Petrović) who decides to take control of his own destiny. Fudo doesn't earn much, so he supplements his income by offering tips to the local criminal syndicate and turning a ...
Style:
realistic, crime drama, emotional, dark comedy, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
taxi driver, redemption, working class, family drama, moral dilemma, moral transformation, loan shark, regret, corruption, black market, debt, determination ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
bosnia, sarajevo, bosnia herzegovina, former yugoslavia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Ukraine, Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The story is set during the World War II. Seven prisoners manage to escape from the penitentiary and hide in a small village forsaken of God and men. Soon after they respire, they face a new hardship - a German subversive group appears near the ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, grim ...
Plot:
patriotism, world war two, nazi occupation, redemption, resistance, moral transformation, wartime, great patriotic war, war, escaped prisoner, military, protector ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Under the German occupation, in a small French town, the arrival of a new priest arouses the interest of all women... Barny, a young communist and atheist woman, can not however be more indifferent. Driven by curiosity, the young skeptic went to the ...
Style:
spiritual, disturbing, psychological, captivating
Plot:
faith, belief in god, priest in love, religious faith, nazi occupation, religion, confession, atheist, moral transformation, priest, life is a bitch, changing lives ...
Time:
year 2016, 1940s
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Eleonore Berthier, 34 years old, keeps living as a teenager, collecting odd jobs and one night stands. Following a burnout, her mother and sister decide to take action to help her make a fresh start.
Style:
captivating, light, entertaining, romantic, spiritual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, new beginning, publishing house, coworker, transformation, moral transformation, female writer, workplace situations, relationships, co worker co worker relationship, relationship vs career, male female relationship ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life, as Henry and Anna realise their seriously ill teenage daughter Milla has fallen madly in love with a drug dealer, Moses. This ...
Style:
sad, touching, romantic, sweet, indie film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
first love, beach, coming of age, family relations, telephone call, dog, swimming pool, pills, hospital, love, defloration, teenager ...
Place:
australia, mexico, new zealand
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Genre: Action
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Wartime, summer 1941. Train carrying criminals gets under enemy fire and crashed. Out of all of the living are only a young lieutenant of the NKVD and two prisoners - the thief and repressed Communist party worker.
Style:
exciting, suspense, thought provoking, epic, disturbing
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, good versus evil, battles, fight, criminal, heroism, life & death, criminal heroes, moral transformation, unlikely friendships, friendship, killing ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941
Place:
ussr
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a family man finds out he was misdiagnosed with a terminal illness, he must now make good on the promises he made to God if he were to be healed.
Style:
satirical, feel good, captivating, entertaining, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
christian, promise, family relations, family drama, fatherhood, moral transformation, oath, changing lives, male protagonist, faith, healing, satire ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tessa is a young, brilliant barrister. From working class origins, she has reached the top of her game. An unexpected event forces her to confront the lines where the patriarchal power of the law, burden of proof and morals diverge.
Style:
psychological, thought provoking, emotional, social, suspenseful ...
Plot:
lawyer, female lawyer, justice, courtroom, barrister, trauma, female protagonist, patriarchy, law, lifestyle change, social problems, problem ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
An inspired experimental chemist, wakes up in a New Orleans jail, accused of arson that's linked to an illegal drug-manufacturing ring. Suffering from amnesia, he's unexpectedly released on bail, determined to find his missing girlfriend.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, philosophical ...
Plot:
amnesia, arson, moral dilemma, memory loss, illegal drugs, chemist, travel, morality, dream, amnesiac, memory lapse, lifestyle change ...
Place:
new orleans
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 159 min.
TV show
Story:
John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at a one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road, he collides with a kangaroo, and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
male objectification, outback, isolation, gambling, character study, money problems, male protagonist, social problems, financial problem, moral transformation, life is a bitch, teacher ...
Place:
australia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A man dedicated to religion and very faithful husband suddenly finds himself single. The new shop assistant in his shop will overwhelm his life.
Style:
feel good, touching, captivating, semi serious, satirical ...
Plot:
bachelor, changing lives, destiny, youth, escapades, lifestyle change, satire, moral transformation, silly humor, lifestyle, religious faith, religious conversion ...
Place:
italy
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After the end of Apartheid, Archbishop Desmond Tutu meets with a brutal murderer seeking redemption.
Style:
suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot:
archbishop, murderer, killer, antichrist, faith, racist, black, forgiveness, priest, changing lives, redemption, serial killer ...
Place:
africa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
The series is about how an American spy infiltrated the largest gas producing company in Russia.
Style:
feel good, humorous, light, entertaining, suspenseful ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
culture clash, foreigner, secret agent, heroes, adaptation, society, transformation, escapades, relationships, cultural difference, mission, espionage ...
Place:
russia, siberia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
A teen's cancer diagnosis makes her more popular at school, so when she goes into remission, she decides to conceal the news.
Style:
sentimental, light, feel good, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
cancer, friendship, high school, hopes, female protagonist, coming of age, lifestyle, optimism, life philosophy, changing lives, relationships, new life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 51 min.
TV show
Story:
Russian scientists created an android policeman. Ideal in all respects, Captain Anna Nikolaevna Korolkevich goes to serve in a provincial town to see real life and become a human. Colleagues think that Anna Nikolaevna is the daughter of the Deputy ...
Plot:
human android relationship, fighting crime, female police officer, humanoid robot, artificial intelligence, science runs amok, police, adaptation, provincial life, province, crime fighter, moral transformation ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A couple at their wits' end with their video game addicted son turn to God for help.
Style:
christian film, inspirational, dramatic, serious, uplifting
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
religious conversion, faith, redemption, religious, evangelist, family drama, moral transformation, recovery, parent child relationship, testimony, spiritual warfare, getting home ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Convicted murderer Clyde Thompson receives the death penalty for shooting two men in Texas in 1928. When the governor spares his life, Thompson gains a reputation as the meanest man in the state while working hard labor in prison.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, period piece, bleak ...
Plot:
redemption, faith, biopic, convict, murderer, historical figure, changing lives, parole, serial killer, in love, fall in love, character change ...
Time:
1930s, 1920s
Place:
texas
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A curse is placed on grinchy Chuy, who wakes up to find he's lived a full year, but is doomed to remember only Christmas Day. Every year. From now on.
Style:
feel good, light, humorous, funny, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, birthday, family relations, wizards and magicians, fairy, family dinner, kids and family, family life, children, sorceress ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
When convicted embezzler Witt Hampton (Gene Bicknell) escapes from prison, a lonely barn serves as the perfect hideout -- until a pair of tykes stumbles on him. Telling the tots he's a ghost, Witt strikes up a friendship with the pair. Soon, ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, pastoral, independent film
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
escaped prisoner, farmhouse, convict, prison escape, family relations, second chance, redemption, friendship, deception, life is a bitch, family drama, empathy ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
2016 Indian Malayalam childrens film directed by Midhun Manuel Thomas and written by Thomas and John Manthrichal. Produced by Alice George under the banner of Goodwill Entertainments, the film stars Baby Sara, Sunny Wayne, and Aju Varghese.
Style:
captivating, psychological, thrilling, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
friendship, school, child protagonist, children, families, relationships, school teacher, lifestyle, schoolgirl, relationship problems, satire, friends ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
An undercover cop goes into the big bad world, a place taken over by a don, where his safety may be compromised.
Style:
dramatic, tense, suspenseful, crime drama, harsh ...
Plot:
moral dilemma, gangster, undercover cop, moral ambiguity, undercover police officer, danger, mafia don, mafia, peril, threat, working undercover, insecurity ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Tae-Il lives a fast life as low level thug. He then learns that he has a terminal illness and not much time left to live. Then, for the first time in his life, he falls in love.
Style:
romantic, uplifting, semi serious, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
terminal illness, unrequited love, opposites attract, bandit, bittersweet, tragic love, love and romance, gang war, family relations, redemption, cancer, sacrifice ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Shankar Dada (Chiranjeevi) is a local dada and ATM (Any Time Murder) (Srikanth) is like his brother. Shankar is in love with Jahnavi (Karishma Kotak) who works at a radio station. She also owns the second innings house. The only problem is that she ...
Style:
social message, masala, feel good, emotional, uplifting ...
Plot:
non violence, mistaken identity, community, redemption, love story, music and dance, social activism, moral transformation, family drama, corruption, urban, masquerade ...
Time:
2000s
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