| The Bold Type (2017) | 7.8 | |
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| The Intern (2015) | 7.1 | |
| Black Books (2000) | 8.4 | |
| 9 to 5 (1980) | 6.9 |
Workplace movies and TV shows – page 2
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made worse when Dan's new ...
Style:
feel good, sexy, emotional, realistic, touching ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
workplace, advertising, business, father daughter relationship, boss, father son relationship, unlikely friendships, love and romance, couple relations, love affair, rivalry, new job ...
Time:
year 2004, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The House of Eliott is a British television series produced and broadcast by the BBC in three series between 1991 and 1994. The series starred Stella Gonet and Louise Lombard as two sisters in 1920s London who establish a dressmaking business and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, costume drama, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
fashion, society, workplace, lifestyle, family relations, workplace situations, fashion designer, dressmaker, rise to the top, sister sister relationship, media sensation, siblings relations ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, britain
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, satirical, sexy, humorous ...
Plot:
shopping mall, dark humor, workplace, security guard, farce, unrequited love, justice, delusion, police investigation, thief, workplace situations, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The Unusuals is a comedy-drama television series that aired on ABC from April 8 to June 17, 2009 in the U.S. and Global in Canada. The pilot and first episode were written by Noah Hawley, a former writer and producer for Fox's Bones. An ABC ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, semi serious, detective ...
Plot:
police detective, police station, workplace, friendship, policewoman, fighting crime, workplace situations, partner, cop, police officer, law enforcement, coworker ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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62K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, tense, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
search and rescue, medicine, fire brigade, emergency, 911, firefighter, saving a life, misadventure, medical, daring rescue, ambulance, chore ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago, los angeles, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Black Books centres around the foul tempered and wildly eccentric bookshop owner Bernard Black. Bernard’s devotion to the twin pleasures of drunkenness and wilful antagonism deepens and enriches both his life and that of Manny, his assistant. ...
Style:
humorous, sitcom, witty, not serious, talky ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly
Plot:
bookstore, workplace, friends, workplace situations, uptight character, workplace problem, store, best friend, drunkenness, farce, coworker, weirdo ...
Time:
near future, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
When he hears that the new female employee digs ambitious men who are the store employee of the month, a slacker gets his act together but finds himself in competition with his rival, an ambitious co-worker.
Style:
romantic, teen, light, funny, not serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
store, workplace, boss and employee, uninhibited rivalry, contests and competitions, life philosophy, love triangle, transformation, stereotypes, chase, ambition, workplace situations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Dead Like Me follows a group of undead grim reapers tasked with shepherding the recently departed into the afterlife.
Style:
witty, sentimental, black comedy, cynical, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
supernatural, afterlife, dealing with death, dark humor, supernatural ability, employer employee relationship, young man, unfulfillment, loser, death, tragic event, workplace ...
Place:
seattle
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Regular Show is an American animated television series created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network that premiered on September 6, 2010. The series revolves around the lives of two friends, a Blue Jay named Mordecai and a raccoon named Rigby —both ...
Style:
not serious, adult animation, humorous, adult cartoon, sitcom ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
slacker, boss, giant bird, disorder, coworker, workplace, irresponsible, friendship, anthropomorphism, friends, workplace situations, creature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north america
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. The Paradise revolves around the lives of the people who live and work in the store, each bound in their own way by the power of the world they live in, and the ...
Style:
captivating, costume drama, period piece, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
fashion, workplace situations, rise to the top, high society, success, workplace, love affair, nouveau riche, love and romance, department store, hot and sexy, workplace problem ...
Time:
19th century, 1900s, victorian era, 1870s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The relationship between four female temps all working for the same credit company is threatened with the arrival of a new hire, who lands a permanent position one of the women was vying for.
Style:
atmospheric, melancholic, satirical, dark comedy, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
office, workplace, women, friendship, office politics, existentialism, storytelling, loneliness, workplace situations, heist, fighting the system, secretary ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Exploring what happens when a bunch of white lies spiral out of control and the effect it has on an ordinary group of colleagues and friends.
Style:
realistic, witty, serious, captivating, tension ...
Plot:
workplace, boss, family problems, couples, workplace situations, disorder, power relations, crumbling marriage, dishonesty, boss and employee, deception, colleague ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This day-in-the-life cult comedy focuses on a group of friends working at Sully Boyar's Car Wash in the Los Angeles ghetto. The team meets dozens of eccentric customers -- including a smooth-talking preacher, a wacky cab driver and an ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
car wash, blaxploitation, workplace, black, culture clash, ambition, misfit, interracial relations, workplace situations, car, muslim, fired from the job ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, san francisco, north america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their ...
Style:
romantic, funny, feel good, romantic drama, teen ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot:
fashion, fashion industry, women, city life, journalism, workplace intrigue, strong female character, workplace situations, career woman, relationship vs career, designer, journalist ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, miami, boston, france ...
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.
Style:
stylized, romantic, period piece, captivating, erotic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
female protagonist, female friendship, job, workplace, women, independence, love and romance, workplace romance, female nudity, spanish civil war, woman, class differences ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 1930s
Place:
spain, new mexico
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, Iceland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
Style:
surreal, black comedy, cult classic, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
workplace, office, actor, dishonesty, director, contract, business meeting, dark humor, employer employee relationship, boss and employee, comedy of errors, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
denmark, europe, new jersey
Is relevant?
19K
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
NewsRadio is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from 1995 to 1999. The series was created by executive producer Paul Simms, and was filmed in front of a studio audience at CBS Studio Center and Sunset Gower Studios. The ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
workplace, radio, radio station, producer, employer employee relationship, boss and employee, friendship, power relations, workplace intrigue, workplace situations, office, ceo ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, wisconsin
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed.
Style:
sexy, light, feel good, entertaining, funny ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
robbery, heist, bank robbery, workplace, cons and scams, unlikely criminals, dishonesty, caper, money, crime gone awry, criminal heroes, workplace situations ...
Time:
year 2008, 21st century
Place:
missouri, kansas, usa, san francisco
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, talky, not serious ...
Plot:
journalism, workplace, female protagonist, television reporter, media satire, workplace situations, single parent, news anchor, mother daughter relationship, female journalist, journalist, feminist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 80s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c.
Is relevant?
64K
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Publisher Will Randall becomes a werewolf and has to fight to keep his job.
Style:
gothic, creepy, suspense, psychological, romantic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
werewolf, supernatural, dangerous attraction, wolf, workplace, transformation, police investigation, revenge, blood, publisher, shapeshifter, deadly creature ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
vermont, manhattan new york city, new york, persia, usa
Is relevant?
94K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Belgium
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After a painful breakup, Ben develops insomnia. To kill time, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket, where his artistic imagination runs wild.
Style:
sexy, humorous, surreal, philosophical, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
breakup, introspection, artist, supermarket, stopped time, sexual attraction, nudity, girlfriend, insomnia, workplace, time freeze, time ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, y2k, 21st century
Place:
london, britain, united kingdom, england, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, sincere, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
small town, older woman younger man relationship, dull life, suicide, blackmail, dysfunctional marriage, infidelity, workplace, sexual content, dark humor, temptation, adultery ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, california
Is relevant?
17K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchetman Alicia Clark, ...
Style:
black comedy, talky, sentimental, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
journalism, newspaper, newspaper editor, workaholic, satire, media, workplace, newspaper reporter, husband wife relationship, quarrel, scapegoat, father daughter estrangement ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The owner of a factory that produces flavor extracts, Joel Reynold seems to have it all, but really doesn't. What's missing is sexual attention from his wife, Suzie. Joel hatches a convoluted plan to get Suzie to cheat on him, thereby ...
Style:
witty, humorous, funny, black comedy, talky ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
workplace, infidelity, adaptation, crime gone awry, family problems, disorder, workplace situations, friends, unsupportive coworkers, boss and employee, nothing goes right, weed ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 21st century
Place:
usa, california
Is relevant?
51K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Jenna is a pregnant, unhappily married waitress in the deep south. She meets a newcomer to her town and falls into an unlikely relationship as a last attempt at happiness.
Style:
sentimental, sexy, touching, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, date night, toddlers ...
Plot:
pregnancy, domestic violence, small town, abusive husband, lovers, unwanted pregnancy, waitress, cooking and food, infidelity, marital problem, single mother, doctor ...
Time:
90s, year 2007, 21st century
Place:
southern usa, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop as nothing but a burden and waste of his time. After selling the shop to a local loan shark, ...
Style:
black comedy, satirical, hood, funny, feel good ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
workplace, beauty salon, hairdresser, urban, black, family business, hip hop, blaxploitation, african american, family relations, society, buddies ...
Time:
year 2002, 21st century
Place:
chicago, indiana, usa, north america, illinois ...
Is relevant?
240K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.
Style:
clever, funny, philosophical, independent film, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
friendship, sarcasm, satire, slacker, workplace, everyday life, weed, stupidity, loser, stoner, one day, hipster ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, 20th century, year 1993
Place:
new jersey, seattle, usa, north america
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Amy, a naive college graduate who believes she's destined to be a great poet, begrudgingly accepts a job at a sex shop while she pursues a mentorship with reclusive writer Rat Billings.
Style:
sexy, independent film, sincere, teen, melancholic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
coming of age, art, sex shop, poetry, writers, workplace, self discovery, loneliness, creativity, adolescence vs adulthood, workplace situations, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Jack McCall is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time, any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) for his own selfish purposes. But Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack’s life comes unglued after a ...
Style:
light, entertaining, humorous, touching, inspirational ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
life & death, guru, change of heart, liar, workplace, buddhist, life philosophy, family relations, life turned upside down, imaginary, communication problem, redemption ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Party Down is an American comedy television series that follows a Los Angeles, California, catering team for the titular company. The sextet of aspiring Hollywood actors and writers, as well as drifting lost souls, work small-time catering gigs ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, cynical ...
Plot:
comedian, workplace, party, actor, desire for fame, friendship, workplace situations, partner, disorder, team, coworker, hollywood ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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