Mentor movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant mentor movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, inspirational, cult classic, interesting and epic films and TV shows about / with mentor, live action, friendship, power relations, profanity, rivalry, motivation, death, flashback and hopes plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
mentor
TOP 10 movies tagged as mentor: Whiplash (2014), The Intern (2015), Finding Forrester (2000), Scent of a Woman (1992), Léon: The Professional (1994), Peaceful Warrior (2006), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), Coach Carter (2005), Dead Poets Society (1989), About a Boy (2002).
Best films
New films
Shy (2023) | 6.3 | |
Everybody's Talking About Jamie (2021) | 6.6 | |
Sing 2 (2021) | 7.4 | |
Hawkeye (2021) | 7.5 | |
Gran Turismo (2023) | 7.2 |
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976K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Style:
motivational, dramatic, psychological, inspirational, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot:
music, jazz, obsession, mentor, teachers and students, follow your dream, emotional abuse, desire for fame, drummer, musician's life, musician, public humiliation ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
peru, manhattan new york city, new york, usa
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272K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, light, sweet, touching ...
Audience:
chick flick, family outing, teens, girls' night
Plot:
workplace, mentor, friendship, elderly, office, life philosophy, unlikely friendships, prejudice, fashion, workplace situations, intern, internet ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, san francisco, peru ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Gus van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, feel good, uplifting, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
mentor, friendship, dedicated educator, prejudice, literature, basketball, teacher, african american, prodigy, writers, coming of age, writer's life ...
Time:
year 2000, 20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, scotland, usa, bronx new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
Charlie Simms is a student at a private preparatory school who comes from a poor family. To earn the money for his flight home to Gresham, Oregon for Christmas, Charlie takes a job over Thanksgiving looking after retired U.S. Army officer Lieutenant ...
Style:
inspirational, sentimental, dramatic, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, blindness, mentor, blind character, thanksgiving, tango, human spirit, human nature, loneliness, coming of age, disability, preparatory school ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, new england, usa
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Leon, the top hit man in New York, has earned a rep as an effective "cleaner". But when his next-door neighbors are wiped out by a loose-cannon DEA agent, he becomes the unwilling custodian of 12-year-old Mathilda. Before long, ...
Style:
neo noir, rough, suspenseful, touching, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
hitman, mentor, revenge, friendship, loneliness, organized crime, murder, sniper, redemption, loner, life philosophy, killings ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1994
Place:
new york, usa, france, paris france, iran ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
Style:
inspirational, philosophical, spiritual, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
self discovery, mentor, teaching the ways of the world, wisdom of life, enlightenment, wise man, philosophy, human spirit, life philosophy, gymnastics, athlete and trainer, coach ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
tibet, california, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, feel good, intelligent ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
chess, child prodigy, prodigy, mentor, genius, tournament, children, teacher, competition, coming of age, childhood, obsession ...
Time:
year 1993, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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170K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Style:
inspirational, motivational, touching, hood, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, kids, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
basketball, teacher, high school, mentor, teachers and students, underdog, athlete and trainer, life philosophy, athlete's life, human spirit, dedicated educator, sport team ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, new jersey, usa, san francisco, sacramento california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Style:
philosophical, inspirational, sentimental, uplifting, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, kids, family outing, teen drama ...
Plot:
teacher, suicide, coming of age, friendship, poetry, poet, mentor, philosophy, teachers and students, literature, youth, teenager ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1989, year 1959
Place:
vermont, new england, usa, harvard university
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191K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Will Freeman is a hip Londoner who one day realizes that his friends are all involved with the responsibilities of married life and that leaves him alone in the cold. Passing himself off as a single father, he starts to meet a string of single mums, ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, romantic, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, date night, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
coming of age, childhood, dating, bullying, friendship, dysfunctional family, father son relationship, christmas, boy, mentor, motherhood, couples ...
Time:
year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, France, Italy, UK, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Charlie Croker pulled off the crime of a lifetime. The one thing that he didn't plan on was being double-crossed. Along with a drop-dead gorgeous safecracker, Croker and his team take off to re-steal the loot and end up in a pulse-pounding, ...
Style:
suspense, clever, exciting, action packed, funny ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, date night, family friendly
Plot:
heist, caper, robbery, car chase, vengeance, mentor, bank robbery, chase, perfect crime, gold, revenge, conspiracy ...
Time:
year 2003, 90s, 21st century
Place:
italy, venice, philadelphia, los angeles, california ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The true story of a brilliant but politically radical debate team coach who uses the power of words to transform a group of underdog African American college students into an historical powerhouse that took on the Harvard elite.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, touching, political, emotional ...
Plot:
racism, teacher, debate, mentor, african american, professor, biopic, segregation, college, discrimination, black american, racial segregation ...
Time:
1930s, year 2007, 20th century
Place:
texas, africa, oklahoma, harvard university, harlem ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA, Australia
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern, Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword ...
Style:
epic, entertaining, suspense, arthurian, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
king arthur, knight, legend, warrior, medieval, excalibur, mythology, throne, chosen one, king, mentor, training ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2017, medieval times, 6th century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, clever, stylized, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, family friendly, boys' night ...
Plot:
secret agent, spy, espionage, secret service, secret organization, undercover, mentor, british, tough guy, chase, undercover agent, murder ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, year 1997, 21st century
Place:
england, london, britain, kentucky, united kingdom ...
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309K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson, the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed.
Style:
inspirational, suspense, emotional, brutal, sentimental ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, teens, family outing, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, boxer, fight, training, athlete and trainer, coach, legacy, mentor, boxing match, courage, gym ...
Time:
2010s, year 2015, year 2016, year 1998, 90s ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa, mexico, pennsylvania, los angeles ...
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473K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 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:
stylized, captivating, witty, serious, talky ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, date night, family outing
Plot:
lawyer, legal, law firm, photographic memory, hotshot lawyer, ambition, boss, success, corporate world, workplace situations, lawsuit, ambitious ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, syria
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Switzerland, UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, dramatic, costume drama, period piece ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
vengeance, sword fight, treason, treasure, corruption, betrayal, lone hero, prison, greed, revenge, twists and turns, confined ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era, 18th century, 1800s, year 2002 ...
Place:
france, ireland, marseille, europe, paris france
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159K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Set in the Bronx during the tumultuous 1960s, an adolescent boy is torn between his honest, working-class father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss. Complicating matters is the youngster's growing attraction - forbidden in his ...
Style:
sentimental, intense, suspense, hood, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
mafia, gangster, coming of age, organized crime, mentor, mobster, loyalty, gang leader, cosa nostra, father son relationship, friendship, mob boss ...
Time:
60s, year 1960, 20th century, year 1993, 90s ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, usa, new york state
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171K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Arthur Bishop is a 'mechanic' - an elite assassin with a strict code and unique talent for cleanly eliminating targets. It's a job that requires professional perfection and total detachment, and Bishop is the best in the business. But ...
Style:
clever, stylized, brutal, tense, suspense ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
hitman, assassin, chase, mentor, lone hero, loner, martial arts, tough guy, vengeance, revenge, deception, arms dealer ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new orleans, colombia, chicago, usa
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146K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
He fought his first battle on the Scottish Highlands in 1536. He will fight his greatest battle on the streets of New York City in 1986. His name is Connor MacLeod. He is immortal.
Style:
suspense, exciting, suspenseful, sincere, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
immortality, mentor, sword fight, medieval, magic, supernatural, immortal, good versus evil, master warrior, fight scenes, duel, mythology ...
Time:
80s, middle ages, 20th century, 16th century, 1940s ...
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, usa, europe, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Following the murder of his fiancée, Mitch Rapp trains under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley. The pair then is enlisted to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on military and civilian targets.
Style:
psychotronic, action adventure, exciting, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
cia, terrorism, counter terrorism, terrorist, terrorist plot, one against many, revenge, mentor, spy, training, kickboxing, government agent ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s
Place:
london, turkey, italy, rome italy, virginia ...
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407K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Russia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Doormat Wesley Gibson discovers that his recently murdered father – who Wesley never knew – belonged to a secret guild of assassins. After a leather-clad sexpot drafts Wesley into the society, he hones his innate killing skills and turns avenger.
Style:
exciting, action packed, entertaining, intense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, manly, boys' night
Plot:
hitman, gunfight, revenge, assassin, femme fatale, mentor, escapades, car chase, betrayal, twists and turns, mission, superhuman powers ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, europe
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166K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Japan, France, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Veteran spy Nathan Muir is on the verge of retiring from the CIA when he learns that his one-time protégé and close friend, Tom Bishop, is a political prisoner sentenced to die in Beijing. Although their friendship has been marred by bad blood and ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, stylized, rough, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
spy, cia, espionage, mentor, undercover, working undercover, government agency, conspiracy, secret agent, terrorist, cold war, against the rules ...
Time:
year 2001, 90s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
china, washington d.c., saigon, cyprus, shanghai ...
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31K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned cases that have never been solved. Detective Lilly Rush combines her natural instincts with the updated technology available today to bring about ...
Style:
detective, atmospheric, serious, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
female detective, police detective, murder investigation, policewoman, mentor, who done it, police, homicide detective, investigation, unsolved crime, police procedural, uncover truth ...
Time:
90s, 70s, 60s, 80s, 1930s ...
Place:
philadelphia, usa
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
Style:
clever, captivating, motivational, cynical, dramatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
money, corruption, business, wall street, rise and fall, greed, stock market, addiction, success, stock broker, wealth, rags to riches ...
Time:
80s, year 2013, 90s, 2010s, 20th century ...
Place:
new york, usa, america, geneva switzerland, italy ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 178 min.
Story:
When the grim reaper comes to collect the soul of megamogul Bill Parrish, he arrives with a proposition: Host him for a "vacation" among the living in trade for a few more days of existence. Parrish agrees, and using the pseudonym Joe ...
Style:
touching, romantic, sentimental, philosophical, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, family outing
Plot:
love, afterlife, life philosophy, love and romance, life & death, dealing with death, supernatural, love at first sight, mysterious character, lifestyle change, supernatural romance, family relations ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s
Place:
new york, rhode island, usa, manhattan new york city
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425K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri – now confined to an insane asylum.
Style:
inspirational, epic, costume drama, clever, period piece ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
music, classical music, composer, genius, mozart, envy, opera, musician, musician's life, mentor, obsession, bohemian life ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1820s, 1800s, georgian era ...
Place:
vienna, austria, eastern europe, italy, europe ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Germany
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he ...
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, stylized, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
revolution, distopia, revenge, vengeance, dystopia, fighting the system, freedom, vigilante, anti hero, society, protest, mentor ...
Time:
future, year 2005, near future, 2000s, year 2006 ...
Place:
london, england, britain, big ben london, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he solves a difficult graduate-level math problem, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, philosophical, sentimental, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
mathematics, professor, genius, prodigy, philosophy, psychology, life philosophy, life, university, psychotherapy, mentor, existentialism ...
Time:
20th century, year 1997, 90s, 2010s
Place:
boston, harvard university, massachusetts, america, persia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Style:
inspirational, touching, uplifting, feel good, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, kids
Plot:
teacher, underdog, coach, track and field, high school, athlete and trainer, human spirit, mentor, teenager, school, competition, dedicated educator ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, palo alto california
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