Globalization movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant globalization movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, realistic, tense, thought provoking, serious and dark comedy films and TV shows about / with globalization, satire, ambition, social commentary, moral ambiguity, society, politics, capitalism, business and corruption plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Thriller genres shot in USA, Germany, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as globalization: Interreflections (2020), Syriana (2005), A Wonderful World (2006), Boy & the World (2013), The Great Match (2006), Postales (2010), The Rice Bomber (2014), The Mafia, The Salesman (2007), Euphoria (2022), The Domino Effect (2012).
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
In a quest for a new, more humane society, a counter-culture revolution takes the world by storm. In the first of the InterReflections Trilogy, we look back to the modern world and wonder how it was we managed to survive as long as we had.
Style:
philosophical, factual, thought provoking, disturbing, mind blowing
Plot:
atheism, globalization, propaganda, exploitation, environment, fighting the system, rebellion, social problems, dishonesty, politics, humanity, society ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: United Arab Emirates, USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The Middle Eastern oil industry is the backdrop of this tense drama, which weaves together numerous story lines. Bennett Holiday is an American lawyer in charge of facilitating a dubious merger of oil companies, while Bryan Woodman, a ...
Style:
political thriller, cerebral, political, intense, serious ...
Plot:
terrorism, espionage, corruption, cia, capitalism, spy, oil, globalization, conspiracy, middle east conflict, politics, terrorist ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 2005, 21st century
Place:
middle east, iran, lebanon, usa, israel ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Mexico
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A fairy tale about the political and socioeconomic realities of Mexico.
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, social, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
satire, social decay, rich and poor, society, mistaken identity, politics, political conspiracy, disorder, suicide, ambition, immigrant, political corruption ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
mexico, latin america
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
Country: Brazil
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Suffering because of his father departure to the big city, a boy leaves his village and discovers a fantastic world dominated by bug-engines and strange beings. An unusual animation with various artistic techniques that portrays the issues of the ...
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, touching, adult animation, claymation ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
globalization, youth, little boy, very little dialogue, obsessive quest, self discovery, imaginary, escapades, surrealism, coming of age, travel, working class ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Spain, Germany
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A comedy about the attempts of tribal groups around the world to watch a soccer match.
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, witty, sentimental
Plot:
nothing goes right, soccer, obsessive quest, football, disorder, ambition, escapades, fish out of water, globalization, travel, world cup, desert ...
Place:
mongolia, latin america, brazil, asia
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Peru
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In the streets of Cusco, Peru, the lives of an American businessman and his family become irreversibly intertwined with those of a rural Peruvian family struggling day to day to survive. As the construction of a new hotel is finalized, both families ...
Style:
intercultural, multicultural, touching, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
globalization, poverty, love, street kid, class differences, change of heart, family drama, businessman, tourism, empathy, understanding, survival ...
Place:
peru, south america
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Based on a true social event, The Rice Bomber depicts a series of bombing events in Taiwan a decade ago. It is a time when the agriculture is struggling to survive. A man strives to arouse the government’s attention and to revive its conscience by ...
Style:
realistic, serious, controversial, tense, independent film ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fighting the system, forced into action, political unrest, society, family relations, globalization, state affairs, rebelliousness, ethical dilemma, village life, moral ambiguity, activism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
taiwan
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, Romania, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A reenactment of the final days of the 2001 G8 Summit.
Style:
thought provoking, tense, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
police brutality, bullying, political protest, rebelliousness, fighting the system, globalization, political unrest, violence spree, anarchist, violence, demonstration, police ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, italy
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
With the looming free trade agreement between the US and South Korea, even a mafia gang thinks it should become more globalized and professional. Doo-shik is picked to infiltrate a mega corporation and steal their methods for success.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, dark comedy, crime drama ...
Plot:
mafia, satire, globalization, organized crime, escapades, mafioso, mob boss, gang member, fight, bandit, criminal gang, gang leader ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt creates elaborately staged films that investigate the power of language and the conventions of cinema as an allegory for societal and individual behaviors. With the multi-channel film installation Euphoria he ...
Style:
experimental, avant garde, allegory, thought provoking, intellectual ...
Plot:
capitalism, consumerism, social commentary, modern art, globalization, symbolism, materialism, colonialism, inequality, confrontation, satire, video art
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Netherlands
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
If global economy came to a sudden stop what would be the effect on families worldwide? People in different countries or continents might not seem to be interrelated but there is more than meets the eye and we might be more connected than we ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, psychological, contemplative ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
politics, international crisis, society, materialism, state affairs, life is a bitch, family relations, adaptation, rivalry, globalization, financial crisis, unemployment ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Finland
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Made in Finland is a reality-based drama about telecommunication company Nokia's first steps towards global success. Who were the young and resourceful lawyers, the brilliant engineers and the and the forward-thinking director whose courage ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, inspirational, historical drama, suspenseful ...
Plot:
leadership, business, rise and fall, big business, lawyer, mobile phone, ceo, engineer, innovation, technology, corporation, hi-tech ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
finland
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Tech entrepreneur Jimmy Van Horn arrives in China armed with an invention and confidence, only to learn that being American is not enough to succeed.
Style:
intercultural, neo noir, independent film, art house, ambiguous ending ...
Plot:
technology, entrepreneur, culture clash, fish out of water, identity, satire, corruption, ambition, globalization, entrepreneurship, identity crisis, dark humor ...
Place:
texas, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico, Spain, Argentina, France, Brazil, UK
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Adaptation and unification in a single story of several stories by the writer Rubem Fonseca, where the theme of violence in contemporary society is explored.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
violence, serial killer, killing, who done it, antisocial behavior, life is a bitch, murder, murderer, criminal, social problems, moral ambiguity, globalization ...
Place:
brazil, new york, miami
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman heads to India to train his replacement.
Style:
humorous, realistic, romantic, light, talky ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
workplace, self discovery, arts and culture, human nature, travel, boss, office, fish out of water, call center, boss and employee, love and romance, corporate world ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, seattle, asia, bombay india, san francisco
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Mercato takes us behind the scenes of today's soccer, a global industry with interests running into billions. Driss, a player agent, has seven days to save his skin before the end of the mercato...
Style:
tension
Plot:
soccer, football, negotiation, rivalry, agent, money, deadline, realism, greed, globalization, ambition, industry ...
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Country: Austria
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
It is a fairy tale, comedy, and drama that caricatures the global omnipresence of Western imagery and Hollywood pictures with humour and irony, without forgetting to make fun of itself, the illusion film, and the genre road movie.
Style:
road movie, experimental, surreal, art house, fairy tale ...
Plot:
irony, satire, journey, festival, travel, globalization, symbolism, artist, sex scene, bare breasts, gas station, cardinal the priest ...
Place:
los angeles, rome italy
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Country: China
TV show
Story:
Each episode is a true record of a meeting. As the core of the program, "non" borrows a formal and solemn concept to talk about various topics loved by ordinary people and enhance cultural exchanges between China and the world.
Style:
educational, insightful, informative, thought provoking, lighthearted ...
Plot:
talk show, debate, multiculturalism, social issues, social commentary, interview, young adult, current affairs, globalization, language learning, youth culture, urban ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Asako in Ruby Shoes succeeds in providing yet another challenge to views of a homogeneous South Korea by presenting to us the Asian side of modern globalization. The film jumps back and forth from Korea and Japan, with each main character feeling ...
Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, melancholic ...
Plot:
romantic relationship, couple relations, relationships, love and romance, male female relationship, love affair, life is a bitch, love interest, nude model, true love, relationship problems, alienation ...
Place:
korea, japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: China, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A pig farmer, a busboy, a salon owner, an expat architect and a jaded rich girl cross paths as thousands of dead pigs float down the Yangtze River toward Shanghai.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
satire, social satire, class conflict, urbanization, epidemic, pig, killing an animal, virus, fate of humanity, multiple storylines, animal, ecological disaster ...
Time:
2010s, future
Place:
shanghai, china
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Six young contestants undergo bizarre tests and stop at nothing to top the list of the young faces responsible for shaping 'The New India' and eventually meet George Bush.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, social satire, social commentary, escapades, contests and competitions, politician, youth, politics, competitor, contest, competition ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india, new delhi
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a small Gernan Village 3 old people die. Their Kids decide to keep acting as if their were alive, so they can get their retirement benefit.
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, dark, absurd, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father son relationship, greed, moral ambiguity, social commentary, satire, cover up, macabre, unemployment, provincial life, secrets, deadpan, family conflict ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Documentary, Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
ESPN Films, creators of the critically-acclaimed 30 for 30 film series, will premiere a new series in April surrounding the 2014 FIFA World Cup on ESPN. 30 for 30: Soccer Stories will include a mix of standalone feature-length and 30-minute-long ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic
Plot:
soccer, rivalry, athlete's life, rise to the top, ambition, rising to stardom, athlete and trainer, sport team, contests and competitions, rise and fall, society, interview ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
chile
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
cowboy from “Tampopo”) who appears to have gone native but actually maintains a cynical detachment from everything around him. As does the movie, which holds Nippon materialism, corrupt military governments and insurgent opportunism in equal ...
Style:
lighthearted, witty, buddy comedy, fast paced, cynical
Plot:
competitiveness, negotiation, ambition, business trip, business, office politics, strategy, satire, globalization, urban, bureaucracy, corruption ...
Time:
90s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
A successful producer and a woke writer and director are brought closer by a creeping attraction and a feeling that they are just pawns in the studio's agenda for a Saudi Arabian buyout.
Style:
satirical, thrilling, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
satire, problem, social problems, filmmaker, lifestyle, movie business, filmmaking, screenwriter, film producer, film industry, social commentary, media satire ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Thousands of activists arrive in Seattle, Washington in masses to protest the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 (World Trade Organization). Although it began as a peaceful protest with a goal of stopping the WTO talks, it escalated into a ...
Style:
political, serious, emotional, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
politics, protest, police brutality, fighting the system, idealism, hopes, political unrest, chaos and mayhem, state affairs, rebelliousness, resistance, rebellion ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1999, 80s
Place:
usa, seattle, washington d.c., canada, latin america
Is relevant?
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, self destructing, psychology, split personality, plot twist, nihilism, insanity, obsession, dissociative identity disorder, insomnia, identity crisis, mental illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
delaware, seattle, iran, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Pamma is an ambitious youngster from Punjab who wants to go abroad. But this one dream turns his life around as he becomes caught in dangerous situations. Will Pamma be able to make it out of the jungles of Mexico?
Style:
crime drama, tense, realistic, suspenseful, emotional
Plot:
punjabi, immigration, journey, danger, risk, human trafficking, violence, social commentary, desperation, ambition, escape, organized crime ...
Place:
mexico
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Öllers and Niederländer have everything under control. For the past six years, the two successful business consultants have been traveling through some of the seediest countries around the world in order to satisfy their clients greed. They have ...
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, captivating, disturbing, satirical ...
Plot:
greed, money, business, satire, office politics, businessman, counselor, corporate greed, job, power struggle, ambition, absurdism ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Switzerland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Two guys against globalization want to plant a virus in the network of a finance corporation. On the day of the attack Alex has an accident and cannot remember anything.
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, mind bending, intense, psychological horror ...
Plot:
hacker, memory loss, computer, conspiracy, paranoia, political activism, identity crisis, cybercrime, investigation, surveillance, moral ambiguity, suspicion ...
Place:
geneva switzerland, switzerland
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