Mentor protege relationship movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant mentor protege relationship movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, melancholic, suspense, interesting and intense films and TV shows about / with mentor protege relationship, mentor, redemption, friendship, dialogue, storytelling, death, runaway, vengeance and cigarette smoking plots mostly in Drama, Crime and Sport genres shot in USA, Germany, China and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as mentor protege relationship: Chasing Mavericks (2012), The Cider House Rules (1999), Million Dollar Baby (2004), The Good Heart (2009), Diamond Men (2000), The Royal Tutor (2017), MacGyver (2016), The Master (2012), Notes on a Scandal (2006), Suits (2011).
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List of mentor protege relationship movies
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.
Style:
realistic, serious, emotional, entertaining, sweet ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
surfing, mentor protege relationship, progress, lifestyle, drowning, friends, surfer, surf, dedication, obsessive quest, escapades, youth ...
Time:
year 2012, year 1987, 21st century
Place:
bay area, california, los angeles, usa, monterey california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life ...
Style:
touching, heartbreaking, sentimental, visually stunning, sad ...
Audience:
teens, date night, kids
Plot:
abortion, coming of age, orphan, adoption, childhood, mentor protege relationship, storytelling, justice, love triangle, sexual attraction, unwanted pregnancy, sick child ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, year 1999, 90s, year 1943 ...
Place:
maine, usa, new england, atlantic ocean, north america ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Despondent over a painful estrangement from his daughter, trainer Frankie Dunn isn't prepared for boxer Maggie Fitzgerald to enter his life. But Maggie's determined to go pro and to convince Dunn and his cohort to help her.
Style:
emotional, depressing, touching, sad, bad ending ...
Audience:
girls' night, kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
boxing, underdog, female boxer, female protagonist, determination, mentor protege relationship, athlete's life, female athlete, boxing trainer, strong female character, euthanasia, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, europe, london, las vegas ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Iceland, Denmark, USA, France, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Brian Cox stars as Jacques, the curmudgeonly owner of a gritty New York dive bar that serves as home to a motley assortment of professional drinkers. Jacques is determinedly drinking and smoking himself to death when he meets Lucas (Dano), a ...
Style:
serious, touching, realistic, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
mentor protege relationship, homelessness, homeless, friendship, heart attack, failed suicide, friends, redemption, social misfits, misfit, drifter, human nature ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
new york, san francisco, manhattan new york city, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After 30 years on the road, a veteran jewellery salesman is forced to show his young replacement the tricks of the trade. But when the kid introduces him to the ladies of the "Altoona Riding Club," the old dog is introduced to a whole new ...
Style:
ironic, touching, cynical, feel good, talky ...
Plot:
aging, mentor, character study, introspection, self discovery, workplace situations, heist, partner, mentor protege relationship, diamond, prostitute, gambling ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, australia, california
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Heine Wittgenstein is a pint-sized man given a monumental task. He's recently hired by the King of Grannzreich to whip four of his five sons into royalty material as their tutor. At first glance, the princes have all the allure and refinement ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
kingdom, mentor protege relationship, satire, tutor, teacher, prince, teenage life, royal family, mentor, teenager, palace, royalty ...
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25K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story:
20-something Angus MacGyver creates a clandestine organization where he uses his knack for solving problems in unconventional ways to help prevent disasters from happening.
Style:
exciting, tense, disturbing, captivating, cliffhanger ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
secret government organization, problem solving, agent, danger, investigation, heroes, technology, coworker relationship, around the world, fight scenes, mentor protege relationship, chase ...
Time:
future, 2010s
Place:
usa
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199K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World ...
Style:
art house, atmospheric, philosophical, cerebral, surreal ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
psychiatry, scientology, right hand man, drifter, sex, female pubic hair, mentor, religion, bare breasts, religions or cults, brainwashing, writers ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1950 ...
Place:
usa, phoenix arizona, san francisco, alabama, pennsylvania ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Style:
sexy, sexual, suspense, erotic, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
teacher, forbidden love, lesbian, age difference, older woman younger man relationship, obsession, teachers and students, adultery, older woman younger man sex, lust, blackmail, older woman teenage boy sex ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
london, united kingdom, europe, england
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534K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 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:
captivating, witty, serious, talky, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night, family outing
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, legal, photographic memory, hotshot lawyer, boss, success, corporate world, workplace situations, talented, prodigy, ambitious ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, syria
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Conner and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Conner has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences ...
Style:
suspense, detective, neo noir, surprise ending, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
murder, police, sex scene, murder mystery, surveillance, buddy cop, murder investigation, strangulation, japanese culture, police investigation, strangled to death, police detective ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
japan, los angeles, usa, tokyo, san francisco
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
Style:
tense, realistic, psychological thriller, f word
Plot:
sexual assault, drinking, teacher, secret, mentor protege relationship, philosophy, generation gap, husband wife relationship, university, psychiatrist, student, morality ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s
Place:
yale university
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Mexico, Canada, China, Spain, Taiwan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
After uncovering a mysterious amulet, an average teen assumes an unlikely destiny and sets out to save two worlds. Created by Guillermo del Toro.
Style:
exciting, captivating, entertaining, sincere, 3d animation ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, preschool
Plot:
protector, good versus evil, amulet, magical sword, friends, troll, double life, small town, supernatural, parallel world, secret life, love and romance ...
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19K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
For centuries, a secret Order of priests has existed within the Church. A renegade priest, Father Alex Bernier, is sent to Rome to investigate the mysterious death of one of the Order's most revered members. Following a series of strangely ...
Style:
suspense, gothic, atmospheric, twist ending, suspenseful ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
religions or cults, vatican, murder, supernatural, religion, uncover truth, secret organization, supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, sin, church, conspiracy theory ...
Time:
year 2003, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
rome italy, jerusalem, europe, paris france, italy ...
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Ali, once a promising young boxer from the Romani community and the only daughter of a Romani leader, falls in disgrace when she gives birth to her second child out of wedlock.
Style:
disturbing, sincere, suspense, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, single mother, mentor protege relationship, poverty, underdog, determination, strong female character, family conflict, motherhood, female protagonist, roma ...
Place:
hamburg germany, romania
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Ireland, UK, Spain, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
After the death of her family in an airplane crash on a flight that she was meant to be on, Stephanie Patrick discovers the crash was not an accident. She then seeks to uncover the truth by adapting the identity of an assassin to track down those ...
Style:
suspense, intense, serious, emotional, tense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
revenge, terrorism, female warrior, female protagonist, sex scene, murder, terrorist, mentor protege relationship, female spy, vigilante, female secret agent, vengeance ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, london, madrid, manhattan new york city, tangier morocco ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Wael, a former street child, makes a living from small scams with his adoptive mother and partner-in-crime Monique. When this unconventional duo swindles the wrong guy, Victor, an old acquaintance of Monique now in charge of a support organization ...
Style:
bleak, suspense, suspenseful, rough, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
mentor protege relationship, social misfits, graduation, social satire, social problems, dysfunctional relationship, teenage life, unlikely friendships, satire, troubled youth, cons and scams, con artists ...
Time:
future
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149K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, Netherlands
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Combat has taken its toll on Rambo, but he's finally begun to find inner peace in a monastery. When Rambo's friend and mentor Col. Trautman asks for his help on a top secret mission to Afghanistan, Rambo declines but must reconsider when ...
Style:
intense, realistic, serious, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, manly
Plot:
one man army, desert, lone hero, cold war, violence, rambo, revenge, heroes, tank, loner, gunfight, shootout ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
afghanistan, pakistan, middle east, soviet union, asia ...
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Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Nevada Smith is the young son of an Indian mother and white father. When his father is killed by three men over gold, Nevada sets out to find them and kill them. The boy is taken in by a gun merchant. The gun merchant shows him how to shoot and to ...
Style:
stylized, tense, rough, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids
Plot:
revenge, murder, tough guy, gunfight, prison, mentor, orphan, showdown, swamp, old west, one man army, native american ...
Time:
19th century, year 1966
Place:
california, louisiana, usa, nevada, arizona ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada, Denmark, Ireland, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A young Donald Trump, eager to make his name as a hungry scion of a wealthy family in 1970s New York, comes under the spell of Roy Cohn, the cutthroat attorney who would help create the Donald Trump we know today. Cohn sees in Trump the perfect ...
Style:
independent film, absurd, controversial, f word, period drama ...
Plot:
lawyer, aids, corruption, marriage, crooked lawyer, father son relationship, politics, mentor protege relationship, based on real people, female nudity, sex scene, real estate ...
Time:
year 1982, 80s, 70s, year 1986, year 1983 ...
Place:
atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey, manhattan new york city, florida, north america ...
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160K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky's career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
Style:
inspirational, saga, serious, realistic, action packed ...
Audience:
manly, teens, family outing, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, boxer, fight, underdog, betrayal, training, father son relationship, boxing trainer, showdown, street fight, gym, fistfight ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, madison square garden manhattan new york city, russia
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682K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, cult classic, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly, kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, underdog, fight, boxer, self esteem, training, rocky, love story, shyness, tough guy, character study, pride and honor ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, north america, usa
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man goes to prison and a tough, older convict takes him under his wing as a mentor.
Style:
tense, realistic, bleak, cult classic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
friendship, prison, violence, gang, murder, transvestite, prison gang, marijuana, survival, prison rape, drug, mentor protege relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, philadelphia, pennsylvania, paris france, puerto rico ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The coming of age of a youth named Sonny in a small Texas town in the 1950s.
Style:
sexy, sentimental, teen, crying, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, small town, friendship, high school, self discovery, teenager, nostalgia, death, skinny dipping, elopement, teen angst, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1971, year 1952 ...
Place:
texas, usa, oklahoma, midwest, north america ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Eddie Dodd is a burnt out former civil rights lawyer who now specializes in defending drug dealers. Roger Baron, newly graduated from law school, has followed Eddie's great cases and now wants to learn at his feet. With Roger's idealistic ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspenseful, clever, biting ...
Plot:
courtroom drama, prison, courtroom, investigation, conspiracy, neo nazi, korean american, framed for murder, marijuana, idealism, miscarriage of justice, district attorney ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, california
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A stranger mentors a young Reno gambler who weds a hooker and befriends a vulgar casino regular.
Style:
neo noir, noir, cult classic, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
gambling, blackmail, casino, prostitute, secret, redemption, murder, motel, kindness, hostage, honeymoon, wedding ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place:
las vegas, atlantic city, nevada, usa, atlantic city new jersey ...
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226K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Now the world champion, Rocky Balboa is living in luxury and only fighting opponents who pose no threat to him in the ring, until Clubber Lang challenges him to a bout. After taking a pounding from Lang, the humbled champ turns to former bitter ...
Style:
inspirational, captivating, suspenseful, action packed, saga ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night, teens, manly
Plot:
boxing, boxer, revenge, comeback, training, underdog, friendship between men, celebrity, fight, tough guy, friendship, rivalry ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa, north america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected, but cousin Bokky takes him on as an apprentice. Pat learns the game while Bokky falls in love and ...
Style:
road movie, neo noir, independent film, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
home invasion, female bartender, single mother, widower, mentor protege relationship, funeral, drifter, trailer home, grandmother grandson relationship, gypsy, sex crime, cons and scams ...
Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
north carolina, louisville kentucky, usa, new orleans
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Style:
epic, visually stunning, colorful, atmospheric, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
martial arts, sword fight, wuxia, master warrior, sword, kung fu, female martial artist, tough girl, swords and armor, warrior, hand to hand combat, unspoken love ...
Time:
18th century, year 2000, 2000s, 19th century, 17th century ...
Place:
china, beijing china, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
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9K
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
TV show
Story:
An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave sold to America and his descendants.
Style:
historical drama, captivating, rough, suspense, sincere ...
Plot:
slavery, plantation, mentor protege relationship, slave, black, african american, black history, parent child relationship, civil war, civil rights, slave trade, humiliation ...
Time:
victorian era, 18th century, 19th century, georgian era
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