Ambition movies and TV shows – page 7
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List of ambition movies
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Her father passed away very early and her mother lives and works in a crowded Chinese restaurant. Kitajima Maya, a 13-year old girl, has to carry the burden of making ends meet as she fights against her ill fate. However, she is able to overcome the ...
Style:
anime, shoujo, captivating, psychological, inspirational
Plot:
female protagonist, theater, ambition, rivalry, coming of age, actress, competition, youth, female rivalry, dream, perseverance, class differences ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Ravi is an assistant director who dreams of making his own film, but producers are hesitant. Meanwhile, he falls in love with dancer Sandhya, an aspiring heroine with struggles of her own.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
ambition, struggle, film industry, director, battles, filmmaker, fight, struggling artist, behind the scenes, perseverance, determination, cancer ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Gwei Lun-mei-starring drama series “Women in Taipei,” as a spin-off from the “Women in Tokyo” series.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
female protagonist, ambition, city life, aunt niece relationship, ambitious woman, lifestyle, coping, family relations, self discovery, struggle, aspiration, slice of life ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
taiwan, taipei
Is relevant?
519
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
Though stuck at the bottom of the social ladder with no money or contacts, aspiring artist Vgly and his crew strive to break into the music business.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, psychological, thrilling, emotional ...
Plot:
ambition, music industry, struggle, musician, ambitious, musician's life, music, direction and purpose, survival, poverty, youth culture, struggling artist ...
Place:
latin america
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Genre: Romance, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A young man comes up with a dream plan to help society, but things take a turn when he meets a man who promises to finance his project.
Style:
entertaining, suspenseful, captivating, exciting, inspirational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, friendship, friends, husband and wife, city, wife, friend, water shortage, girlfriend, ambitious, ambitious man, social issues ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Dawid, Vanessa and Ludwig are the finalists at a pitch-competition for a movie about the German Rap phenomenon CRO. As the three youngsters work out their extraordinary film ideas, they must fight through unexpected personal challenges.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, absurd, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
youth, ambition, social relations, music industry, musician's life, shallowness, popularity, rise and fall, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, initially antagonists, socially awkward ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
With the first place in a university business competition and a father running a time-honored leather bag store, Yusuke Tsuruta is in the "outstanding" category among university students. After graduation, Yusuke decides to start a ...
Style:
captivating, feel good, satirical, entertaining, semi serious ...
Plot:
workplace, ambition, business venture, business, company, ceo, corporation, startup, entrepreneurship, workplace situations, ambitious, coworker ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
TV show
Story:
In a world where rules are set by men, Dr Deepika Sinha, a surgeon, enters FMS hospital. But for her to live her dream, she must struggle against gender bias, judgment, as well as her own past.
Style:
medical drama, thrilling, captivating, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
ambition, doctor, hospital, coping, gender issues, medical, female doctor, social issues, female protagonist, social problems, physician, career ...
Place:
india
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Lennart Johansson grows up with one dream - to lead a Swedish dance band in the spirit of the Swedish legends "Vikingarna". He is a Swedish at heart, however he finds prejudice from all the bands he wants to be part of on his journey, all ...
Style:
semi serious, psychological, thrilling, captivating, multicultural ...
Plot:
friendship, ambition, prejudice, friends, racial issues, musician, dancer, ambitious man, musician's life, music, racial stereotype, dance ...
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
An assassination attempt on Mumbai's most powerful politician triggers a dirty game of power and politics in the Gaikwad family. With his son and daughter racing to the throne, lines between moral and immoral blur and a lot is at stake
Style:
tense, disturbing, suspense, captivating, political thriller ...
Plot:
power struggle, ambition, politics, family feud, competitor, fight, political intrigue, business competition, fight for supremacy, political unrest, rivalry, eccentric family ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
TV show
Story:
This show is about a young girl who comes to Mumbai to live her dreams and aim at her aspirations. It is about her journey in the big city.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, emotional, inspirational
Plot:
city life, dream, ambition, aspiration, coming of age, self discovery, personal growth, direction and purpose, changing lives, coping, ambitious woman, female protagonist ...
Place:
mumbai india, india
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Man-ho is a pacemaker for Korean national marathon team. His purpose is to stay ahead of others until the 30km mark. But he gradually grows a desire to run for the victory.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, inspirational, motivational ...
Plot:
marathon, athlete, ambition, determination, running, perseverance, track and field, runner, direction and purpose, male protagonist, professional sports, athlete's life ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
What does it take to become the ultimate volleyball player? The smash hit manga spikes its way onto the TV screen for the first time!
A smash hit manga spikes its way onto the TV screen for the first time! Kozue, a positive and cheerful high school ...
Style:
anime, psychological, captivating, thrilling, motivational ...
Plot:
volleyball, rivalry, ambition, high school, perseverance, determination, competition, female protagonist, teamwork, direction and purpose, aspiration, japanese woman ...
Place:
japan, mount fuji
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Caught between her Roma roots and pressure from her friends, a 17-year-old girl aspires to become a hip-hop musician despite her parents' strict rules.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, emotional, tension ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
hip hop, female protagonist, teenage girl, teenager, ambition, musician, music, aspiring musician, coming of age, family conflict, roma, ambitious woman ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
Picking up where the original movie leaves off, it's 1990 in New York City at the height of rap's "Golden Age" of creativity, but corporate America has been hesitant to embrace the genre. Nikki lands a dream job as the assistant ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, realistic, period drama
Plot:
hip hop, rap, friendship, ambition, black cast, black, music industry, friends, direction and purpose, musician's life, rap star, rapper ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, bronx new york city
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Hiroko Matsukata’s determined to work her way to the top, and at only 28, she’s now an editor at Jidai Weekly. But she’s had to dedicate her life to work while suppressing her feminine character traits to blend in with her uncouth male ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, psychological, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
slice of life, female protagonist, journalism, ambition, ambitious woman, workaholic, workplace, office, satire, love affair, relationship vs career, relationships ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Sana Haitani (Kasumi Yamaya) is a member of an idol group. She's following the dreams of her now deceased older sister who always wanted to become a top idol. Unfortunately, Sana's idol group is disbanded. She is then kidnapped and taken ...
Style:
thrilling, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, intense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
kidnapping, game of death, idol, ambition, dark humor, murder, card playing, survival, death match, kidnapped, abduction, fight ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: United Arab Emirates
TV show
Story:
The show follows an ambitious young Arab female lawyer who got her law degree in the US and instead of joining her father's law firm back at home (UAE) she decides to go out on her own as a defense attorney, pushing the legal and cultural ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, thought provoking, tense ...
Plot:
female lawyer, female protagonist, ambition, father daughter relationship, attorney, courtroom, independent woman, defense attorney, female empowerment, hotshot lawyer, job, lawyer ...
Place:
dubai
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
In the Sydney underworld, the lives of gangsters, the Instagram generation, and the glamorous social elite intertwine.
Style:
tense, crime drama, disturbing, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
gangster, ambition, revenge, criminal underworld, criminal's revenge, crime boss, organized crime, society, criminal, satire, betrayal, power struggle ...
Place:
sydney australia
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In pursuit of her dreams to become a figure skater, Ha-ru goes to Seoul where she is reunited with her stepbrother.
Style:
disturbing, captivating, inspirational, emotional, melancholic
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
figure skating, dream, ambition, skating, ice skater, brother sister relationship, katana, half brother, friendship, follow your dream, changing lives, lifestyle ...
Place:
korea, south korea, seoul
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Sasuke Furuta is a vassal of the great warlord Nobunaga Oda and a man obsessed with tea ceremony and material desires in his pursuit of a fortuitous life. Having learned from Nobunaga and the legendary tea master Soueki Senne, Sasuke walks the way ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, philosophical ...
Plot:
samurai, ambition, tea, master servant relationship, political intrigue, ambitious man, political unrest, military, politician, obsession, palace intrigue, character study ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Two lifelong best friends and roommates are planning the greatest musical act in the history of the modern world.
Style:
funny, sitcom, captivating, semi serious, ironic ...
Plot:
ambition, satire, friendship, irony, comedian, humour, follow your dream, roommate, daydreamer, obsession, deadpan, slacker ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
toronto ontario canada
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Genre: Animation, Music
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Although the idol group TiNgS is chasing after big dreams, so far their accomplishments have only been small — and now, suddenly, they're facing a potential break up! Hope seems lost, but when a new manager with a special skillset takes them ...
Style:
anime, captivating, satirical, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
idol, music industry, ambition, musician, music, teamwork, friendship, concert, satire, teenager, price of fame, music band ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Tsubasa is a new hire in the A&R department of the major recording company Gandala Music. Tsubasa is immediately assigned to oversee the idol unit "B-PROJECT," which is made up of three idol groups: Kitakore, Thrive, and MooNs. This is ...
Style:
anime, captivating, disturbing, lighthearted, emotional ...
Plot:
idol, ambition, aspiration, celebrity, musician, desire for fame, music business, music, slice of life, musician's life, showbiz, competitor ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Ever since, at the age of six, Dario Cavalieri saw live images of the first moon landing, he has never stopped wanting to go there. Mario Cavalieri runs a neighborhood hardware store in Rome, until the day his existence is upset by the phone ring. ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, satirical, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
brothers, moon, ambition, rocket, two brothers, brother brother relationship, dream, rocket launching, satire, cosmology, daydreamer, dreaming ...
Place:
rome italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Floyd Mooney is a young African-American comedian whose star is on the rise. But the path to stardom is a minefield that Floyd must navigate to maintain his credibility while attempting to become “white famous.”
Style:
satirical, erotic, light, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
comedian, ambition, satire, african american, stand up comedy, interracial relations, fame, african american man, direction and purpose, aspiration, humour, desire for fame ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Romance
Country: China
Duration: 46 min.
TV show
Story:
The story focuses on two adopted sisters, An Qi and An Na, and their trials and tribulations in the fashion industry. An Qi is the older, nicer sister who is framed by An Na. She returns after five years of wrongful imprisonment as a talented ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, psychological, twisted, suspense ...
Plot:
fashion industry, fashion designer, ambition, fashion model, sisters, model, betrayal, foster child, female protagonist, ambitious woman, empire fashion, sister sister relationship ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Mexico
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A professional coach has under his wing the team that is expected to qualify and play the FIFA U-17 World Cup. A fictionalized drama inspired by the story of Jesús Ramírez, the mexican coach.
Style:
inspirational, captivating, disturbing, motivational, dramatic ...
Plot:
teamwork, football, ambition, football team, soccer, rise and fall, sport team, determination, perseverance, aspiration, athlete's life, football player ...
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
“The Iron Orchard" is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through the ranks to ultimately become a formidable wildcatter.
Style:
realistic, stylized, uplifting, intense, historical drama ...
Plot:
ambition, rags to riches, oil field, oil, love, human relationship, loneliness, unlikely friendships, storytelling, wisdom of life, life philosophy, justice ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
texas
Is relevant?
298
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Jérôme, a senior executive, has just left his company. Determined to never work for nobody else ever again, he attempts to set up his own company, come what may, even ignoring the reluctance of his wife Laura. Ugo, their 11-year-old son, is a ...
Style:
semi serious, thought provoking, touching, talky, sincere ...
Plot:
father son relationship, tennis, ambition, competition, family drama, job seeking, marital problem, deception, determination, family conflict, ethical dilemma, coming of age ...
Place:
france, flanders
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