Mayor movies and TV shows – page 2

List of mayor movies

One Royal Holiday (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: When Anna offers a stranded mother and son shelter in a blizzard, she learns that they are the Royal Family of Galwick. Anna shows the Prince how they do Christmas in her hometown, encouraging him to open his heart and be true to himself.
Style: romantic, touching, psychological, talky, melancholic ...
Plot: christmas, christmas romance, prince, queen, hotel guest, holiday, royalty, nurse, mayor, love interest, christmas season, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new england, connecticut, boston
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Mississippi Burning (1988)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the ...
Style: political thriller, southern gothic, political, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: adult
Plot: racism, small town, police, civil rights, african american, ku klux klan, murder, politics, deep south, investigation, racial prejudice, racial segregation ...
Time: year 1964, 20th century, 60s, year 1988
Place: mississippi, southern usa, america, usa, canada
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Manon of the Spring (1986)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy, Switzerland
Duration: 113 min.
Story: In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon (Beart) has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. She plots vengeance on the men whose greedy conspiracy to acquire her father's land caused his ...
Style: touching, atmospheric, thought provoking, saga, anthology ...
Plot: revenge, female nudity, haunted by the past, spring, provincial life, wedding, cave, rural setting, rabbit, xenophobia, harmonica, marriage ...
Time: year 1986, 20th century, 1920s
Place: france, provence, europe, paris france
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 8.7
 96K
The Shield (2002)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
Style: tense, rough, crime drama, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: police corruption, law enforcement, police detective, cruelty, cop, dirty cop, police brutality, dishonesty, tough law enforcer, police protagonist, murder, corrupt cop ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, south america, usa, california
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Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Six people are lured into a small Deep South town for a Centennial celebration where the residents proceed to kill them one by one as revenge for the town's destruction during the Civil War.
Style: bloody, slasher, grindhouse, scary, southern gothic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: small town, american civil war, vengeance, maniac, exploitation, gory, murder, macabre, brutality, folk horror, sadism, mayor ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: florida, southern usa
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The Town Christmas Forgot (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become involved in the town’s home-grown Christmas pageant, they not only help solve the town’s problems but ...
Style: sincere, humorous, captivating, touching
Plot: christmas, husband wife relationship, stranded, mayor, old man, abandoned mine, interracial friendship, father son relationship, party, intergenerational friendship, contest, holiday ...
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 7.5
 2K
Queenmaker (2023)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: After a tragic accident, a powerful fixer uses her skills to transform a civil rights lawyer into the next mayor — and take down her former employer.
Style: political, thrilling, captivating, psychological, political drama
Plot: politics, mayor, election, election campaign, political campaign, civil rights, city, lawyer, politician, political conflict, political election, political unrest ...
Place: korea, seoul
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 6.3
 519
The Mayor (2017)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 130 min.
Story: For the first time in Korean history, the mayor of Seoul attempts a third term in office, with his entire campaign team ready to soil their hands.
Style: psychological, captivating, political, disturbing, political thriller ...
Plot: politics, election campaign, ambition, mayor, corruption, political intrigue, election, political candidate, political campaign, political unrest, intrigue, political leader ...
Place: seoul, korea
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 6.3
 114
Clash (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 60 min.
Story: "Engwkentro" follows two teenage brothers attempting to escape an unnamed city controlled by an iron-fisted mayor. They must first break away from the cycle of crime, while trying to run from rival gang leaders and the state's ...
Style: tense, serious, rough, disturbing, bleak ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: gang, politics, mayor, juvenile delinquency, vigilantism, moral dilemma, social decay, dishonesty, youth, rivalry, society, life is a bitch ...
Time: 21st century
Place: the philippines, asia
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Ghost Shark 2: Urban Jaws (2015)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 70 min.
Story: When Ghost Shark returns to terrorize Auckland, Mayor Broody calls in an expert ghost shark hunter to protect the citizens and finally defeat the creature.
Style: psychotronic, suspense, scary, suspenseful, natural horror
Plot: shark, mayor, ghost, election, killer animal, conspiracy, animal attack, shark attack, save the day, water, sea creature, giant animal ...
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 7.2
 517K
American Hustle (2013)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, China
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia.
Style: tense, period piece, cerebral, suspense, cynical ...
Audience: family friendly, teens, adult
Plot: partners in crime, mafia, scam, fbi, cons and scams, organized crime, fbi investigation, deception, con artists, politics, twists and turns, strip club ...
Time: 70s, 2010s, year 1978, year 2013, 90s ...
Place: new jersey, usa, boston, atlantic city new jersey, new york ...
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In the Beginning (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 130 min.
Story: France, present day. A professional conman passes himself off as the boss of a construction site building a highway extension. He cons the whole region, hires dozens of workers and cynically enjoys the profits of his scam until he meets the lady ...
Style: touching, realistic, serious, contemplative, clever
Plot: fall in love, power of love, deception, mayor, self discovery, disorder, small time, dishonesty, love and romance, con man, working class, bribery ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: france, europe, flanders
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A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado (2020)
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Erin is planning the town’s Christmas celebration and must win over firefighter Kevin in order to obtain the beautiful spruce tree from his property for the celebration.
Style: feel good, psychological, semi serious, christmas special, captivating ...
Plot: christmas, tree, christmas romance, winter, male female relationship, mayor, firefighter, christmas tree lighting, xmas, relationships, problem, love story ...
Place: colorado
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It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 83 min.
Story: When a New England Christmas decorating competition searches for the town with the most Christmas spirit, the Mayors of East and West Riverton go all out to get their towns to the top of the holiday heap.
Style: light, funny, humorous, entertaining, romantic ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: christmas, christmas eve, mayor, small town, holiday, contests and competitions, fall in love, contest, social relations, unlikely couple, love and romance, perseverance ...
Place: new england
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 6.9
 6K
Marseille (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 41 min.
TV show
Story: The longtime mayor of Marseille is preparing to hand over the reins to his protégé when a sudden and ruthless battle erupts for control of the city.
Style: erotic, sensual, political, tense, suspense ...
Plot: politics, port, mayor, rivalry, politician, family relations, political candidate, political campaign, political leader, power, twists and turns, corrupt politician ...
Place: france, marseille, south of france, provence
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Asura: The City of Madness (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A shady cop finds himself in over his head when he gets caught between Internal Affairs and the city’s corrupt mayor, in this scintillating crime drama from Korean maestro Kim Sung-soo (The Warrior).
Style: suspense, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, tense ...
Plot: corruption, mayor, police corruption, gangster, criminal, crime boss, corrupt official, political corruption, corrupt politician, government corruption, police detective, bandit ...
Place: south korea, korea
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 6.2
 24K
City Hall (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The accidental shooting of a boy in New York leads to an investigation by the Deputy Mayor, and unexpectedly far-reaching consequences.
Style: tense, political, thought provoking, suspense, realistic ...
Plot: conspiracy, political corruption, corruption, mafia, murder, lawyer, mayor, uncover truth, society, american politics, judge, politics ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, usa, harlem, brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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 6.4
 12K
Trophy Wife (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A housewife takes over her husband's umbrella business after his illness.
Style: humorous, funny, clever, unusual plot structure, visually appealing ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: workplace, farce, power relations, adultery, character study, mayor, workplace situations, love affair, love and romance, social differences, boss and employee, family business ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1977, year 1978, year 1952 ...
Place: france, europe, paris france
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The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In the small town of Shuckton, Ontario, which has just placed a bid to host the 2028 Summer Olympics, its mayor, Larry Bowman, is found murdered. As the authorities investigate, other townsfolk with a personal history to the deceased mayor conduct ...
Style: witty, humorous, not serious, clever, detective ...
Plot: amateur detective, murder, mayor, small town, murder investigation, investigation, social relations, dark humor, crumbling relationship, small town life, incompetent police, journalism ...
Time: 2020s
Place: canada
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Les Misérables (2000)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: France, Italy, Spain, Germany, USA
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story: The scene is set during the French Restoration at the beginning of the 19th century. Jean Valjean, a galley slave who was sent to prison for stealing food, is now released after serving nineteen years. At first he only encounter mistrust and closed ...
Style: period piece, costume drama, suspense, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot: redemption, justice, injustice, depression, mayor, on the run, thief, haunted by the past, ex convict, napoleonic era, revolution, manhunt ...
Time: 19th century, regency period, 1830s, 18th century
Place: europe, paris france, france
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Imaginationland: The Movie (2008)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 67 min.
Story: Some of the boys in South Park elementary find themselves on a balloon ride to an imaginary land. At arrival they're faced with an unimaginably threat.
Style: funny, parody, humorous, witty, talky ...
Audience: kids, adult
Plot: adult humor, visceral, wager, mayor, escapades, imaginary, disorder, religions or cults, satire, imagination, good versus evil, greed ...
Time: 2000s, 70s
Place: colorado
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Miller's Crossing (1990)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Set in 1929, a political boss and his advisor have a parting of the ways when they both fall for the same woman.
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, tense, stylized, cynical ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: organized crime, betrayal, mafia, corruption, gangster, shootout, irish mob, loyalty, love triangle, blackmail, mobster, prohibition era ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1990, 1920s
Place: usa, new orleans, new york
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It’s the Law (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A small Sicilian town elects a new, honest major but quickly learns that playing by the rules is not as easy as it seems
Style: captivating, feel good, sincere, entertaining, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night, date night
Plot: society, mayor, rivalry, ambition, escapades, adaptation, happy ending, obsession, danger, corruption, justice, friendship ...
Place: sicily
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 7.2
 2K
The District (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: The District is a television police drama which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000 to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s Police Department.
Style: serious, realistic, suspenseful, rough, action adventure ...
Plot: fighting crime, honest law enforcer, mayor, price of justice, workplace situations, boss and employee, police, police officer, police station, black cop, justice, president ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., usa
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Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Boardwalk Empire is a period drama focusing on Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (based on the historical Enoch L. Johnson), a political figure who rose to prominence and controlled Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition period of the ...
Style: costume drama, serious, period piece, erotic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: mafia, smuggling, mob boss, businessman, prohibition, criminal heroes, organized crime, gangster, federal agent, female nudity, corruption, crime boss ...
Time: 1920s, 20th century, 2000s, 2010s, year 2010 ...
Place: new jersey, atlantic city new jersey, cuba, atlantic city, chicago ...
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 5.9
 164
The Blue Tiger (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Johanka and Matyáš have an unusual home. The two live among the animals and plants of an enchanted botanical garden in the middle of the city, but this idyll is under threat. To the children’s horror, the mayor wants to build a theme park on the ...
Style: captivating, sincere, disturbing, psychotronic
Audience: family outing
Plot: human animal relationship, mayor, parent child relationship, big city, greed, fantasy becomes reality, mother daughter relationship, fighting the system, city life, garden, animal human communication, coping ...
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Let the Bullets Fly (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Western
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 132 min.
Story: Set in China during the Warlords Period of the1920s, notorious bandit chief Zhang descends upon a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor, an identity that he had hijacked from Old Tang, himself a small-time imposter. Hell-bent on making a ...
Style: captivating, exciting, suspenseful, semi serious, stylized ...
Plot: gang, dishonesty, strong violent content, cons and scams, heroes, mayor, uninhibited rivalry, criminal heroes, fight, making love, wench, samurai ...
Time: 20th century, 1920s, year 2010
Place: china, east asia, asia
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The Good Witch's Garden (2009)
Genre: Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Middleton prepares for its bicentennial, and Grey House is to be the party venue. Good witch Cassie is remodeling it as B&B. her first and only guest, Nick Chasen, claims to be a distant relative. He produces papers to prove he's the ...
Style: semi serious, saga, captivating, light, entertaining ...
Audience: family outing, kids
Plot: witch, good witch, small town, heir, party, sheriff, family relations, mayor, supernatural, false identity, con artists, love ...
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California Dreamin' (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: Romania
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Romanian director Cristian Nemescu's comedy California Dreamin' (aka Nesfarsit, 2007) unfolds against the backdrop of the Kosovo War, circa 1999. A NATO train rolls through a Romanian hamlet, transporting a plethora of weapons across the ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous, depressing ...
Plot: nothing goes right, father daughter relationship, ego clash, military, hopes, soldier, society, hypocrisy, disorder, culture clash, military life, mayor ...
Time: 2000s, 90s
Place: balkan, kosovo, eastern europe, europe, former yugoslavia
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 7.0
 47K
Defiance (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Defiance is an American science fiction television show that takes place in the future on a radically transformed Earth containing new species arriving from space. In the show, Joshua Nolan works as the lawman for the town of Defiance, a community ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, tense, apocalyptic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: interspecies romance, alien, alien invasion, post apocalypse, escapades, lesbian, danger, enemy, ex military, law enforcement, survival, mayor ...
Time: future, 2040s, 21st century
Place: usa
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