| Lights Out (2011) | 8.0 | |
| Golden Life (2015) | 8.7 | |
| The Pursuit of Happyness (2006) | 8.0 | |
| Peep Show (2003) | 8.7 | |
| Cheers (1982) | 8.0 |
Financial problem movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant financial problem movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, melancholic, harsh, serious, touching and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with financial problem, money, mentor, family relations, greed, storytelling, life is a bitch, runaway, profanity and hopes plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as financial problem: Student Services (2010), Irina Palm (2007), Maria Full of Grace (2004), Hung (2009), 2 Broke Girls (2011), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), People Like Us (2012), Margin Call (2011), Small-Time Traders (2016), Nobody Knows (2004).
Best films
New films
| Goodrich (2024) | 6.3 | |
| Paradise Highway (2022) | 5.7 | |
| Finestkind (2023) | 6.1 | |
| Quiz Lady (2023) | 6.7 | |
| Black Rabbit (2025) | 7.3 |
List of financial problem movies
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Laura is a 19-year-old university freshman who desperately wants to do well in school. She works a part-time job but cannot make ends meet. One evening in which she is short of funds, she answers a personal ad online by "Joe," 57, who ...
Style:
realistic, psychological, sexy, erotic, sensual ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
innocence lost, prostitution, money problems, misogynist, prostitute, student life, lust, sexual promiscuity, lifestyle, gang rape, financial problem, university ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, UK, France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Maggie, a quiet retiring grandmother, finds herself helpless as her grandson’s health deteriorates. When one last chance appears, but money is desperately short, Maggie acts to raise the cash in a fashion that surprises everyone but her...
Style:
realistic, erotic, touching, semi serious, sexual ...
Plot:
prostitute, financial problem, sex worker, making love, sexual relations, sick child, mother in law daughter in law relationship, employer employee relationship, ambulance, hospital, parent child relationship, treatment ...
Time:
year 2007
Place:
england, london, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Colombia, Ecuador
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, independent film, depressing, touching ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
drug dealing, immigrant, human trafficking, friendship, coming of age, depression, drug, illegal immigration, women, drug abuse, addiction, character study ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, new york, south america, new jersey, latin america ...
Is relevant?
24K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Desperate times call for desperate measures and Ray Drecker's situation couldn't be much tougher. The former high school sports legend turned middle-aged high school basketball coach is divorced and struggling to provide for his kids when ...
Style:
sexual, humorous, erotic, semi serious, satirical ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
gigolo, housewife, hot and sexy, sexual relations, lifestyle change, middle aged, adolescence, male escort, male nudity, prostitution, family life, lifestyle ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century
Place:
michigan, detroit, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Comedy about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different young women who meet waitressing at a diner in trendy Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and form a bond over one day owning their own successful cupcake business. Only one thing ...
Style:
sitcom, not serious, feel good, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
ambitious, financial problem, money raising, everyday life, lifestyle change, female friendship, workplace situations, friends, friendship, diner, adult humor, waitress ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, sentimental, uplifting, motivational ...
Audience:
family outing, chick flick, teens, family friendly
Plot:
homeless, life, human spirit, rags to riches, life philosophy, success, single father, poverty, rise to the top, family drama, life is a bitch, biopic ...
Time:
80s, year 2006, 2010s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, bay area, san francisco, america
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
It tells the story of a struggling man who, after flying home to L.A. for the funeral of his estranged record-producer father, discovers that the will stipulates that he must deliver $150,000 in cash to a 30-year-old alcoholic sister he never knew ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, intense, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
relationships, family secret, salesman, half brother half sister relationship, family bonds, inheritance, funeral, family relations, single mother, siblings relations, drinking problem, family life ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
Is relevant?
160K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
Style:
clever, realistic, captivating, serious, political ...
Plot:
stock market, financial crisis, wall street, businessman, finance, greed, stock market crash, corporation, corporate america, investments, bankruptcy, marketing ...
Time:
year 2011, 2000s, year 2008, 2010s, 70s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, usa, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
It's a story about strong women of the mid 1990s in post-soviet Russia. About the women who had to carry on their shoulders all the hardships of providing for families during the period of «original accumulation of capital».
Style:
realistic, inspirational, emotional, sincere, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
rivalry, family life, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, workplace problem, temper, money problems, financial problem, women, new life, life is a bitch, social problems, working class ...
Time:
90s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
In a small Tokyo apartment, twelve-year-old Akira must care for his younger siblings after their mother leaves them and shows no sign of returning.
Style:
touching, depressing, atmospheric, gloomy, bleak ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
poverty, childhood, children, young kid, child abandonment, dysfunctional family, brother brother relationship, innocence lost, responsibility, neglect, jailbait, family relations ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, east asia, asia, california ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Musical
Country: Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, USA, UK, France, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma ...
Style:
disturbing, bleak, depressing, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
death sentence, factory worker, destiny, blindness, life is a bitch, tragedy, dancing, immigrant, secret, murder, hanging, tragic hero ...
Time:
90s, year 2000, 20th century, year 1964, 2000s
Place:
nebraska, usa, washington d.c., washington state
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Lucky Louie is an American television sitcom created by Louis C.K., which aired on HBO for one season in 2006. In addition to being the creator, writer and executive producer of the series, C.K. starred as the eponymous Louie, a part-time mechanic. ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, witty, realistic ...
Plot:
profanity, nothing goes right, financial problem, parenthood, family problems, couple relations, family life, parents and children, ordinary person, society, down on your luck, working class ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
boston, usa
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A faithful wife takes action when it becomes clear to her that her devious husband has betrayed her.
Style:
rom com, emotional, tragic ending, rough, psychological ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
attempted murder, nervous breakdown, depression, divorce, courtroom, female psychopath, deception, financial problem, revenge, unfaithful husband, borderline personality disorder, husband wife relationship ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
When Anna Wyncomb is introduced to an an underground, all-female fight club in order to turn the mess of her life around, she discovers she is much more personally connected to the history of the club than she could ever imagine.
Style:
inspirational, semi serious, humorous, uplifting
Plot:
female fighter, financial problem, female boxer, female friendship, coach, female protagonist, fight, hopes, tragedy, mentor, strong female character, tragic event ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, emotional, factual, disturbing ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
courtroom drama, feminism, sexual harassment, small town, lawsuit, rape, feminist, court, lawyer, labor union, courtroom, sexism ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 70s, 80s
Place:
minnesota, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, realistic, rough, gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, drug dealer, small town, justice, vigilante, disappearance, deadend life, vigilantism, financial problem, violent, brothers ...
Time:
year 2013, 80s, 20th century, year 2008, 2010s ...
Place:
new jersey, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, indiana, appalachia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
How Not to Live Your Life is a British sitcom, written by and starring Dan Clark that aired between 27 September 2007 and 22 December 2011, about a neurotic twenty-nine-year-old man who is trying to navigate his way through life but is not helped by ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, not serious, light, funny ...
Plot:
down on your luck, lifestyle, roommate, financial problem, crush, debt, unfulfillment, love and romance, failed attempt, nothing goes right, humour, comedy of errors ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: West Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Fox, a former circus performer, wins the lottery of DM 500,000 and can now have the life and things that he has always wanted. While he wants to climb up the social ladder, it isn't without turmoil, and being torn between his old working class ...
Style:
disturbing, sexual, serious, art house, bleak ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, infidelity, politics, subculture, working class, friends, money, betrayal, friendship, life is a bitch, rise to the top ...
Time:
year 1975, 70s, 20th century
Place:
munich germany, africa, germany, morocco, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Three friends face mid-life crises. Paul is a writer who's blocked. François has lost his ideals and practices medicine for the money; his wife grows distant, even hostile. The charming Vincent, everyone's favorite, faces bankruptcy, his ...
Style:
art house, contemplative, realistic, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
friendship, small business owner, group of friends, male bonding, financial problem, small business, writers, marital crisis, male female relationship, sexuality, drunk, heart attack ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s
Place:
europe, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The true story of boxer, Jim Braddock who, in the 1920’s after his retirement, has a surprise comeback in order to get him and his family out of a socially poor state.
Style:
touching, inspirational, sentimental, motivational, uplifting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, underdog, human spirit, great depression, boxer, biopic, athlete's life, roman empire, poverty, fight scenes, depression, protective male ...
Time:
1930s, year 2005, 2000s, year 2006, 1920s ...
Place:
netherlands, usa, new jersey, new york, madison square garden manhattan new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.
Style:
atmospheric, depressing, black comedy, meditative, contemplative ...
Plot:
music, homeless, musician, loneliness, musician's life, cat, character study, depression, financial problem, aspiring singer, road trip, melancholy ...
Time:
60s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1961, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, indiana, chicago, somalia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
After the death of their father three sisters, sixteen year old Lou, Charly who is in her early twenties and Emmie who is a mere child, have to try and run the family's horse farm between them. They have to overcome all manner of adversity in ...
Style:
sincere, disturbing, captivating
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
girl horse relationship, three sisters, horse ranch, teenage girl, horse riding, financial problem, rider horse relationship, sister sister relationship, death of father, horse trainer, family farm, family problems ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Four best friends, about to graduate from high school, must find a way to raise money to help a family member in need. When one of them discovers her banker father having an affair, the foursome plots to rob his bank during graduation ceremonies. ...
Style:
touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
graduation, financial problem, criminal heroes, crime gone awry, friendship, unlikely criminals, youth, buddies, high school, cons and scams, high school life, teenage life ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A boy and a girl fall in love during summer camp and promise to stay in touch, but they don't. Fifteen years later they meet again in the same camp under very different circumstances. What will happen to the camp and will they try again?
Style:
romantic, light, captivating, entertaining
Plot:
abandoned by mother, financial problem, enemies to lovers, businessman, fall in love, couple relations, renovation, romantic relationship, relationships, social relations, social activist, love and romance ...
Place:
seattle
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Shamed by his father's dying words, con man Attila Miklosi tries to go straight but eventually succumbs to pressure from his demanding wife Janka and his boss, Endre Hollos, and returns to his life of crime. When his son tries to follow him ...
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, crime drama, grim ...
Plot:
corruption, corrupt businessman, businessman, financial problem, family problems, showdown, police corruption, social problems, anti hero, organized crime, father son relationship, moral dilemma ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hungary, budapest
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Detectives Jimmy and Paul, despite nine years as partners, can still sometimes seem like polar opposites – especially when Paul's unpredictable antics get them suspended without pay. Already strapped for cash and trying to pay for his ...
Style:
buddy comedy, humorous, entertaining, funny, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, adult
Plot:
buddies, law enforcement, wedding, buddy, police investigation, buddy cop, gangster, chase, justice, money laundering, robbery, rescue ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, seattle, new jersey
Is relevant?
20K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Thailand
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
An autistic woman with powerful martial art skills looks to settle her ailing mother's debts by seeking out the ruthless gangs that owe her family money.
Style:
brutal, rough, realistic, serious, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, gangster, girl heroine, muay thai, debt, vengeance, female martial artist, yakuza, wuxia, revenge, tough girl ...
Time:
year 2008, 80s, 21st century
Place:
thailand, asia, tokyo, hong kong, japan
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, emotional, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
astronaut, rocket, space travel, nasa, hopes, space, follow your dream, farm, obsessive quest, space adventure, fbi, family relations ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
texas, usa, austin texas
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Finland, Germany, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The second part of Aki Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy, the film follows a man who arrives in Helsinki and gets beaten up so severely he develops amnesia. Unable to remember his name or anything from his past life, he cannot get a job ...
Style:
satirical, black comedy, semi serious, touching, humorous ...
Plot:
amnesia, poverty, generosity, memory loss, friendship, couple relations, hopes, presumed dead, robbery, eccentricity, starting over, family relations ...
Time:
90s, year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
estonia, europe, north korea, helsinki finland, finland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Uncle Drew recruits a squad of older basketball players to return to the court to compete in a tournament.
Style:
funny, light, entertaining, humorous
Audience:
adult
Plot:
basketball, tournament, comeback, follow your dream, athlete's life, sport team, financial problem, contests and competitions, against the odds, ambitious, celebrity culture, rise to the top ...
Place:
new york, harlem, new york city, harlem
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