| The Punisher (2017) | 8.4 | |
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| The Matrix (1999) | 8.7 | |
| Joker (2019) | 8.3 | |
| Solo Leveling (2024) | 8.5 |
Male protagonist movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant male protagonist movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, entertaining, anime, serious, suspenseful and psychotronic films and TV shows about / with male protagonist, friendship, family relations, heroes, redemption, magic, teenager, danger, friends and coming of age plots mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as male protagonist: Suits (2011), Riverdale (2017), The Girl Downstairs (2023), KinnPorsche: The Series (2022), Community (2009), Throne of Seal (2022), The Long Walk (2025), The Rookie (2018), Return to Silent Hill (2026), Saturday Night Fever (1977).
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List of male protagonist movies
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
After a god accidentally slays him, Takumi’s reborn with new skills in a monster-filled forest where he stumbles upon twins. They’re sweet, adorable, and super strong! Won over instantly, he names them Alan and Elena, becomes their guardian, and ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, captivating, iyashikei
Plot:
reincarnation, magic, isekai, god, adventurer, male protagonist, travel, deity, food, parenthood, fantasy world, fatherhood ...
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534K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by ...
Style:
captivating, witty, serious, talky, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night, family outing
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, legal, photographic memory, hotshot lawyer, boss, success, corporate world, workplace situations, talented, prodigy, ambitious ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, syria
Is relevant?
165K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, tense, biting, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, investigation, friendship, youth, small town, amateur detective, murder investigation, friends, danger, mysterious death, teenage life ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
chicago
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: China, South Korea
Duration: 13 min.
TV show
Story:
Freshman Yuan Juntang applied for Minsong University in order to get closer to Zhu Zhu, whom he has had a crush on. At the university, he meets Li Shiya who used to be his idol and took a temporary absence from school. Li Shiya takes the initiative ...
Style:
anime, romantic comedy, captivating, shoujo, semi serious ...
Plot:
male female relationship, relationships, idol, love triangle, love, male protagonist, college, college student, celebrity, love interest, love affair, school ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Thailand
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Kinn, the second son of a prominent mafia head, is ambushed by an enemy and meets Porsche, a college student who comes to his rescue, thus beginning their reluctant relationship as boss and bodyguard, which soon turns into something more.
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tear jerker, tense, yaoi ...
Plot:
mafia, fight, lgbt, bodyguard, gay relationship, boys love, mob hit, rivalry, gang leader, battles, martial arts, gay romance ...
Is relevant?
309K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.
Style:
sitcom, not serious, witty, parody, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
hardcase students, college life, geek, friendship, social relations, friends, male protagonist, satire, comedian, college, immature, lifestyle change ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, colorado, seattle
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: New Zealand, USA
Duration: 179 min.
Story:
Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fellowship members at the Orthanc Tower in Isengard.
Style:
epic, atmospheric, captivating, dark fantasy, exciting ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, manly, chick flick ...
Plot:
magic, fantasy world, sword fight, wizard, magical, friendship, mission, good versus evil, monster, middle earth, sword and sorcery, mythology ...
Time:
2000s, year 2002, prehistoric times, prehistory
Place:
iran, new zealand
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Six thousand years ago, the Demon God appeared and creatures were turned into demons. The mankind created six Temples to fight the demons. Long Haochen joins the Knights Temple. As he grows, an adventure unfolds. He wins the recognition of others ...
Style:
3d animation, captivating, exciting
Plot:
throne, martial arts, swordplay, demon, magic, god, temple, young heroes, adventure hero, demon hunter, save the world, power struggle ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In a dystopian, alternate-America ruled by a totalitarian regime, 50 teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains.
Style:
ambiguous ending, teen horror, psychological horror, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
stephen king, self sacrifice, teenage boy, friendship, male protagonist, death of protagonist, suicide, survival, dystopian society, camaraderie, corporal punishment, sole survivor ...
Time:
70s, near future
Is relevant?
120K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Starting over isn’t easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force’s oldest rookie, he’s met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as ...
Style:
suspense, captivating, tense, crime drama, serious ...
Plot:
lapd, police officer, police, male protagonist, police station, crime investigation, daring rescue, life risking, race against time, terrorism, forced into action, criminality ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: France, USA, UK, Germany, Serbia, Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
When James receives a mysterious letter from his lost love Mary, he is drawn to Silent Hill—a once-familiar town now consumed by darkness. As he searches for her, James faces monstrous creatures and unravels a terrifying truth that will push him ...
Style:
psychological horror, atmospheric, dark fantasy, surreal, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male protagonist, supernatural, monster, driven mad, guilt, psychological trauma, isolation, obsession, small town, psychosis, memory, investigation ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
After dying in the act of stopping a crime in modern Japan, our hero is reincarnated as Cain von Silford, third son of a noble family in a world of swords and sorcery. In his new life, all children receive a blessing from the gods...but Cain is ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, ecchi ...
Plot:
reincarnation, harem, magic, god, nobility, lifestyle change, male protagonist, changing lives, fantasy world, magical power, aristocrat, swordplay ...
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Tony Manero is a Brooklyn paint-store clerk who'd give anything to break out of his dead-end existence. In life, Tony is a peasant; on the disco dance floor, he's a king. As the soundtrack plays one Bee Gees hit after another, white-suited ...
Style:
sexy, sentimental, rough, teen, light ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
dancing, disco, dance, coming of age, dancer, nightclub, friendship, profanity, music, working class, slut, pizza ...
Time:
70s, year 1977, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city, north america, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Isekai'd into another world, Haruka makes use of seemingly underpowered skills to live as a lone wolf.
Style:
anime, shounen, sarcastic, lighthearted, ecchi
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
isekai, magic, loner, parallel world, monster, high school student, demon, deity, classmate classmate relationship, male protagonist, dungeon, loneliness ...
Is relevant?
176K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
One man’s campaign for vengeance takes on national stakes after he is revealed to be a former operative of a powerful and clandestine organization known as Beekeepers.
Style:
captivating, tense, thrilling, crime thriller, dark comedy ...
Plot:
scam, conspiracy, call center, suicide, fbi agent, vengeance, secret organization, beekeeper, revenge, hitman, criminal's revenge, murderer ...
Place:
massachusetts, washington d.c., boston
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Nearly 20 years ago, Owen Strand was the lone survivor of his Manhattan firehouse on 9/11. In the wake of the attack, Owen had the unenviable task of rebuilding his station. After a similar tragedy happens to a firehouse in Austin, Owen, along with ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, disturbing, psychological, medical drama ...
Plot:
fire department, lgbtq, lgbt, rescue, family relations, friendship, father son relationship, destiny, firefighter, gay, society, medical ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
texas, austin texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: China
TV show
Story:
As the superpower awoke, everyone was sparing no effort to cultivate. Lu Shu was the only one who could get stronger by collecting others’ negative feelings and calling people names! All he ever wanted was to protect his little sister, but no one ...
Style:
anime, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, 2d animation ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
martial arts, magic, wizards and magicians, supernatural ability, school, male protagonist, lost civilization, orphan, battles, supernatural power, fight, adventure hero ...
Is relevant?
177K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story:
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his problematic new identity with his day-to-day ...
Style:
touching, suspenseful, serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama, adult
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, supernatural ability, high school, lycanthropy, youth, high school life, high school student, peril, friends, life turned upside down, team ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico, idaho, california, japan ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Neverland. There, she ...
Style:
fairy tale, semi serious, feel good, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
peter pan, eternal youth, brother brother relationship, fantasy world, pirate, island, fairy, male protagonist, rescue, fight, immortality, pirate captain ...
Place:
england, london, big ben london
Is relevant?
154K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
Style:
scary, computer animated, 3d animation, teen, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, girls' night, toddlers, family outing ...
Plot:
halloween, haunted house, suburbs, children, ghost, neighbor, supernatural, monster, human versus monster, old dark house, babysitter, three friends ...
Time:
1930s, year 1983, year 1938, 80s, 20th century ...
Place:
north america
Is relevant?
139K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
After Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt discovers he's descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known as "Grimms," he increasingly finds his responsibilities as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as a ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, fairy tale, detective, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, werewolf, legends and myths, creature, monster, supernatural ability, police detective, partners against crime, good versus evil, peril, protector, hunt down ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
portland oregon, oregon, usa
Is relevant?
80K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off from the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Angel, a 240-year old vampire cursed with a conscience, haunts the dark streets of Los Angeles alone. But after he meets a half-demon with ...
Style:
gothic, sentimental, supernatural thriller, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
vampire, supernatural ability, hopes, vampire human love, imaginary, investigator, supernatural, amateur detective, curse, dracula, werewolf, vampire vs vampire ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005, with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly
Plot:
hotel, brother brother relationship, twins, youth, family relations, family life, prank, manager, male protagonist, child protagonist, adolescence, single parent ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, boston
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Times are changing for Manny the moody mammoth, Sid the motor mouthed sloth and Diego the crafty saber-toothed tiger. Life heats up for our heroes when they meet some new and none-too-friendly neighbors – the mighty dinosaurs.
Style:
humorous, funny, computer animated, 3d animation, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, girls' night, family friendly, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dinosaur, jungle, talking animal, fantasy world, ice age, friendship, birth, rescue, parenthood, bonding, animal life, iceberg ...
Time:
prehistoric times, prehistory, 20th century, year 2009, 2000s
Place:
antarctic
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his ...
Style:
feel good, exciting, funny, light, cult classic ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot:
time travel, time machine, mad scientist, time, time loop, destiny, teenager, scientist, changing the past or future, inventor, fish out of water, high school ...
Time:
future, 80s, 1950s, year 1985, 20th century ...
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, Philippines, UK, South Korea, Canada, Ireland
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The popular cartoon cat and mouse are thrown into a feature film. The story has the twosome trying to help an orphan girl who is being berated and exploited by a greedy guardian.
Style:
sentimental, feel good, humorous, not serious, slapstick comedy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
tom and jerry, cartoon mouse, male protagonist, dogcatcher, female villain, chase, talking cat, talking mouse, puppet, runaway, female antagonist, parrot ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s
Place:
tibet
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
Plot under wraps
Style:
futuristic, exciting, saga, action adventure, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
star wars, outer space, space travel, space opera, bounty hunter, warrior, loner, space and aliens, one man army, alien civilization, tough guy, space adventure ...
Time:
90s, future
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 49 min.
TV show
Story:
Back in his high school years, Kazama Masamune had a girlfriend four years his senior, who one day left to go study abroad. Now, six years later, Kazama hears that his girlfriend has passed away, and that she had secretly given birth to their ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, emotional, sentimental ...
Plot:
male protagonist, single parent, family drama, family bonds, parenting, child protagonist, single father, parent child relationship, paternity revealed, family relations, father daughter relationship, parenthood ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
I Am Yu Huanshui is a story for the underdogs about a man who tolerates as much as he can, yet things change when he discovers that he is terminal ill.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, tragicomedy, satirical ...
Plot:
cancer, male protagonist, terminal illness, hardship, social problems, character study, mortality, working class, midlife crisis, illness, coping, family problems ...
Is relevant?
861K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation ...
Style:
satanic, visually stunning, exciting, serious, epic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, good versus evil, secret identity, vigilante, alien invasion, alien, superpower, alien superhero, earth, superman, alien civilization ...
Time:
year 2013, year 1988, future, year 1997, year 1980 ...
Place:
usa, kansas, canada, north america
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