| Scandal (2012) | 7.7 | |
| Nip/Tuck (2003) | 7.7 | |
| Working Girl (1988) | 6.8 | |
| The Bold Type (2017) | 7.8 | |
| Elvis (2022) | 7.3 |
Career movies and TV shows – page 4
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Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Mexico, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
April is a smart aspiring journalist in her 20s who tries to balance her ambitious career with her family, which includes her widowed mom, rebellious little sister, and her grandmother. We meet April at a pivotal moment in her life: she's ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, sincere, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
journalist, cancer, dying, lesbian, coping, workplace romance, female protagonist, fighting illness, life turned upside down, love and romance, workplace, workplace situations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, massachusetts, boston
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, funny, cynical, humorous ...
Plot:
comedian, actor, humour, agent, everyday life, fame, actor's life, lifestyle, dark humor, career, showbiz, workplace ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A troubled writer discovers love and questions his beliefs.
Style:
romantic, thought provoking, suspense, psychological, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
writers, lovers, career, couple relations, fame, writer's life, rising to stardom, lifestyle, manipulation, lifestyle change, encounter, moral dilemma ...
Place:
turkey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
Doctor’s Diary is a German-Austrian medical drama, that aired for three seasons from 2008 to 2011 on RTL in a coproduction with ORF. The focus of the series is the young doctor Margarete "Gretchen“ Haase, who wants to make a career in a ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, sincere, captivating, corny
Plot:
hospital, medical, couple relations, doctors and patients, coworker relationship, love and romance, friendship, doctor, workplace intrigue, staff, workplace, career ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min.
TV show
Story:
It follows the story of middle-aged office workers struggling to survive in a turbulent workplace.
Style:
satirical, psychological, semi serious, captivating, disturbing
Plot:
career, office, workplace, office worker, lifestyle, middle class, ambitious, boss, satire, office work, co worker co worker relationship, middle aged ...
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23K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An attorney is terrorized by the criminal he put away years ago when he was a cop.
Style:
exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful, neo noir ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
psychopath, on the run, law enforcement, frame up, murder, false accusation, friendship, criminal's revenge, rivalry, haunted by the past, career, dishonesty ...
Time:
80s, year 1985, year 1983
Place:
los angeles, south central los angeles, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The struggle to survive, for a generation, torn between wanting to leave its country, yet bound by blood to home.
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, atmospheric, contemplative ...
Plot:
winter, society, unemployment, working class, love affair, social issues, marriage crisis, realism, life is a bitch, human nature, survival, family life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
iran, middle east
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45K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Talented rookie race-car driver Jimmy Bly has started losing his focus and begins to slip in the race rankings. It's no wonder, with the immense pressure being shoveled on him by his overly ambitious promoter brother as well as Bly's ...
Style:
intense, serious, realistic, stylized, fast ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
brother brother relationship, rivalry, love triangle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, racing, car race, car chase, auto racing, mentor, reconciliation, breakup, car accident ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
sydney australia, long beach california, chicago, rio de janeiro, tokyo ...
Is relevant?
38K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.
Style:
sitcom, sexy, humorous, erotic, funny ...
Plot:
hot and sexy, hollywood, sexual attraction, actor's life, lifestyle, couple relations, producer, womanizer, writer's life, showbiz, success, promiscuity ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians.
From her debut recital at Carnegie ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, sincere, romantic ...
Plot:
classical music, musician's life, orchestra, hotshot, musician, prodigy, artists and showbiz, sex, teacher, rehearsal, ego clash, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Style:
parody, humorous, absurd, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
journalism, satire, father son relationship, dog, reporter, workplace, stupidity, jealousy, friendship, rivalry, media, ambitious ...
Time:
20th century, year 2013, 70s, year 1979, year 1980 ...
Place:
new york, california, usa, manhattan new york city, san diego california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Celia and Alan are both widowed and in their seventies. When their respective grandsons put their details on Facebook, they rediscover a passionate relationship that started over sixty years ago.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, touching, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
elderly lovers, old love, middle aged, marriage, lesbian, lovers reunited, family relations, elderly, love, teacher, love and romance, parents and children ...
Time:
future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
england, yorkshire, northern england, europe
Is relevant?
84K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The Words follows young writer Rory Jansen who finally achieves long sought after literary success after publishing the next great American novel. There's only one catch - he didn't write it. As the past comes back to haunt him and his ...
Style:
suspense, romantic, intellectual, contemplative, serious ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
writers, writer's life, lovers, passion, relationships, love story, literature, guilt, white male black female relationship, survival, life philosophy, life ...
Time:
year 2012, post world war two, 21st century
Place:
usa, paris france, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every dirty trick in the book to woo powerful CEOs and close huge deals. In the board rooms, barrooms, ...
Style:
sexy, cynical, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
satire, greed, profanity, dark humor, single parent, father son relationship, african american, workplace situations, power relations, flirting, ethics, ambitious ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
22K
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 583 min.
TV show
Story:
Pan Am is an American period drama television series created by writer Jack Orman. Named for the iconic Pan American World Airways, the series features the pilots and stewardesses of the airline as it operated in the early 1960s at the beginning of ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, sentimental, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
stewardess, bohemian life, airport, airline, female protagonist, ambitious, sexism, workplace, workplace problem, sexual tension, parent child relationship, boss ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york, paris france, canada
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Taking over Leeds United, Brian Clough's abrasive approach and his clear dislike of the players' dirty style of play make it certain there is going to be friction. Glimpses of his earlier career help explain both his hostility to previous ...
Style:
inspirational, tense, factual, sexy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
soccer, football, discipline, soccer coach, biopic, football team, friendship, football player, ambition, mentor, training, rivalry ...
Time:
70s, year 1974, 20th century, year 2009, 60s
Place:
england, northern england, europe, mallorca, london ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 900 min.
TV show
Story:
The Life & Times of Tim is an HBO comedy animated television series, which premiered on September 28, 2008. The series was created by Steve Dildarian, and is about a hapless man in his mid-20's named Tim who lives in New York City with his ...
Style:
funny, adult cartoon, sitcom, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
nothing goes right, workplace, promotion, boss, couples, disorder, couple relations, dishonesty, career, humiliation, coworker, workplace situations ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, psychological, tense, witty ...
Plot:
fbi, whistleblower, psychology, mental illness, investigation, undercover, corruption, greed, spy, uncover truth, dishonesty, workplace ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 2009, 2000s, year 1994 ...
Place:
usa, illinois, hawaii, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Singer Dewey Cox overcomes adversity to become a musical legend.
Style:
funny, spoof, parody, satirical, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
musician, music, addiction, divorce, singer, marijuana, stupidity, success, rock, satire, farce, hip hop ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 80s, 90s, 60s ...
Place:
usa
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
Is relevant?
164K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
Born on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the Southern ...
Style:
touching, sincere, emotional, inspirational, dramatic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
jazz, addiction, musician, musician's life, music, african american, blindness, biopic, blind character, heroin, blind boy, disability ...
Time:
year 2004, 20th century, 1930s, 50s, 2000s ...
Place:
georgia, new york, california, indianapolis indiana, usa ...
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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?
504K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
Style:
inspirational, feel good, clever, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
baseball, mathematics, underdog, success, rise to the top, strategy, business, entrepreneurship, based on real people, biopic, entrepreneur, motivation ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, year 2002, 2000s, 80s ...
Place:
boston, california, usa, san francisco, bay area ...
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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: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn ...
Style:
sex comedy, sexy, teen sex comedy, romantic, teen ...
Audience:
teens, date night, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, teenager, youth, dream come true, teenage sex, sex, sexual relations, virginity, fall in love, lifestyle, couple relations, porn star ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
las vegas, california, usa, los angeles, cambodia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Aleksey Temnikov is a renowned ballet dancer and an acknowledged genius whose career was abruptly cut short after sustaining an injury in the 1990s. Twenty years later, Aleksey discovers that his condition is degenerative and that he will soon lose ...
Style:
emotional, melancholic, tragic ending, rough, captivating ...
Plot:
ballet, ambition, complex characters, father daughter relationship, loner, dancer, career, dance, choreography, legacy, risk, blind ambition ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
soviet union
Is relevant?
204K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films and to sound films in the late 1920s.
Style:
costume drama, visual, thrilling, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
film history, filmmaking, hedonism, orgy, party, hollywood, movie star, film industry, gambling, profanity, sex scene, graphic violence ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 2020s, 1930s, year 1932 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The tragic story of world-renowned cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.
Style:
philosophical, emotional, independent film, steamy, depressing ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
sister sister relationship, multiple sclerosis, music, musician, sex with sister in law, biopic, dysfunctional family, sisters, cellist, steamy romance, career, couples ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
england, moscow russia, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
Elzbieta (Ewa Kasprzyk) desperately wishes for her daughter, Maria (Maria Goralczyk), to become famous so she can live vicariously through her. Feeling she was deprived of her shot at fame, Elzbieta sets up auditions for Maria, even though Maria ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, serious, psychological
Plot:
teenage girl, ambition, drug, mother daughter relationship, fame, older woman younger man relationship, career, motherhood, child abuse, emotional abuse, pregnancy, age-gap relationship ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Edward Kaminsky, an aging ad man, wants a golden parachute from his agency; he must first land the Opel auto contract. Rosa, a youth with wealthy parents, wants to establish herself as an artist. The clumsy and enthusiastic Viktor, not quite honest, ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, witty, humorous, intellectual ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
marketing, advertising, rise to the top, love and romance, boss and employee, dishonesty, workplace, workplace situations, student life, job interview, campaign, career ...
Time:
21st century
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