Manager movies and TV shows – page 2

List of manager movies

Brass Knuckle Boys (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story: A record company office worker named Kanna discovers a punk rock band called Shonen Meriken Sakku 'Brass Knuckle Boys' through the internet and subsequently decides to represent them on behalf of her company. What Kanna did not know was ...
Style: satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, feel good
Plot: punk rock, record company, punk band, punk, manager, management, rock, music band, talent agent, music business, problem, escapades ...
Place: japan
Is relevant?
 8.2
 2K
Stove League (2019)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Se Young is the youngest head of the management team of Dreams, a cellar-dwelling baseball team. She's highly recognized for her perseverance and intense passion for the team. One day, Seung Su is appointed as a general manager. Although ...
Style: dorama, realistic, witty, feel good, inspirational ...
Plot: sport team, teamwork, baseball, manager, target, determination, rise to the top, success, passion, lifestyle, hopes, rivalry ...
Is relevant?
 7.6
 38
Awl (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story: The drama tells the story of average workers, who silently work hard on each one’s own task. They finally pull together as a team to fight through a difficult and unfair situation. Lee Soo-In has the kind of temperament where he has to do the ...
Style: suspenseful, psychological, captivating
Plot: supermarket, labor strike, labor union, manager, management, layoff, worker, employer, boss, employment, corporation, strike ...
Place: korea
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WWE: Bobby 'The Brain' Heenan (2010)
Genre: Documentary, Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Fans loved to boo Bobby Heenan but despite their vocal displeasure with The Weasel, everyone acknowledges he's the greatest manager in the history of sports entertainment. He guided members of the infamous Heenan Family to great heights in both ...
Style: smart, clever
Plot: wrestling, manager, charisma, professional wrestling, interview, nostalgia, legacy, celebration, tribute, fan culture, sports history, pop culture ...
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Mike Bassett: Manager (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Mike Bassett: Manager is a British TV comedy series, which began transmitting from 29 September 2005 on ITV. It is a follow-up to the film Mike Bassett: England Manager, and stars Ricky Tomlinson in the title role, Steve Edge as his assistant, and ...
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, mockumentary
Plot: soccer, football, ambition, rivalry, athlete and trainer, contests and competitions, sport team, underdog, manager, british, satire, team building ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: england, europe
Is relevant?
 5.9
 84K
Rock of Ages (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Style: sexy, entertaining, feel good, visually appealing, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot: rock, teenager, broadway, rock and roll, sex scene, dancing, music, nightclub, love story, fall in love, rock star, musician ...
Time: 80s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1987
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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That Thing You Do! (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A Pennsylvania band scores a hit in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as it can, with lots of help from its manager.
Style: sexy, sentimental, humorous, period piece, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night, teens, girls' night ...
Plot: music, rock and roll, drummer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, recording studio, fictional band, small town, showbiz, rock band, dentist, music industry, breakup ...
Time: 60s, year 1996, 90s, 50s, 20th century
Place: pennsylvania, los angeles, wisconsin, illinois, pittsburgh ...
Is relevant?
 5.3
 119
Color Me Love (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 96 min.
Story: The plot is vaguely reminiscent of The Devil Wears Prada. The heroine is a new fashion editor who has to deal with her female boss and boyfriend, an arrogant young painter who has a chaotic past with other girls.
Style: light, entertaining, captivating, romantic, emotional ...
Plot: fashion, relationships, artist, male female relationship, manager, love and romance, love affair, romantic relationship, relationship vs career, couple relations, love story, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 2010s
Place: taiwan
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A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas (2019)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Hotel manager Willow returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister plan a Christmas wedding at the inn her family once owned. She must work with current owner and single dad David, who wants to let go of the past.
Style: feel good, psychological, christmas special, captivating, romantic
Audience: family outing
Plot: christmas, wedding planning, christmas romance, holiday, inn, hometown, manager, hotel manager, xmas, relationships, romantic relationship, male female relationship ...
Place: new york
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My Little Chef (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Seri, an unknown yet talented female chef from the country, arrives in Tokyo to work at French restaurant, Etoire, but discovers that they have gone out of business due to the departure of their main chef. Together with the restaurant's former ...
Style: semi serious, psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional ...
Plot: chef, restaurant, workplace, food, female chef, manager, cooking, relationships, workplace situations, restaurant owner, cookery, perseverance ...
Place: tokyo
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Charity Shop Sue (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
TV show
Story: In 2014, three local filmmakers in Nottingham were invited to document the life of charity shop manager Sue Tuke. In an attempt to raise the shop's profile, Sue planned to get the business 'on the net' to prevent the store from ...
Style: satirical, mockumentary, feel good, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience: adult
Plot: satire, manager, problem, changing lives, escapades, workplace situations, job, lifestyle, female protagonist, character study, found footage, ambition ...
Time: 2010s
Is relevant?
Hospital People (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story: Set in a fictional hospital, this mockumentary follows the lives of porters, hospital radio DJs, chaplains and managers asking who exactly are all these people, and should any of them be remotely near a hospital?
Style: mockumentary, satirical, semi serious, feel good, entertaining ...
Plot: hospital, satire, manager, coworker, medical, physician, doctor, teamwork, doctors and patients, medicine, social satire, workplace situations ...
Time: 2010s
Place: northern england, yorkshire
Is relevant?
 7.4
 145
No Side Game (2019)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Mr Kimijima's star at the conglomerate is on the rise until he objects to his manager's pet project. Consequently, he is transferred to a manufacturing factory out in the provinces. Moreover, he is given the reins of the company's ...
Style: captivating, entertaining, psychological, disturbing, inspirational ...
Plot: ambition, rugby, manager, teamwork, management, sport team, co worker co worker relationship, workplace, professional sports, competitor, determination, resilience ...
Place: japan
Is relevant?
A Beautiful Life (2023)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Denmark
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he's ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.
Style: entertaining, captivating, exciting, dramatic, emotional ...
Plot: singer, performer, fisherman, journey, teenage boy, life, teenager, manager, love, job, parents, young boy ...
Time: 21st century
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Second chance (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
TV show
Story: The main character is Monika Borecka, TV producer and manager. She is a modern woman of success - strong, attractive, hard-working and self-confident. Seemingly, she's leading a perfect life: she's on the peak of her career, makes money, ...
Style: dramatic, thought provoking, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot: showbiz, betrayal, hospital, drug dealing, manager, female protagonist, redemption, second chance, city, money, artists and showbiz, big city ...
Time: 2010s
Place: poland
Is relevant?
 7.3
 162K
Hustle (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout takes it upon himself to bring the phenom to the States without his team's approval. Against the odds, they have one final shot to prove ...
Style: inspirational, feel good, disturbing, psychological, captivating ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: basketball player, basketball, coping, basketball coach, opportunity, training, sport team, teenage pregnancy, career, manager, ambition, athlete's life ...
Place: spain, new york, philadelphia, china, nigeria ...
Is relevant?
 6.1
 187
Kids Run (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Germany
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Andi's life is a constant battle for his home, his three children and the woman he still loves. He only has two weeks to pay her back the borrowed 5,000 EUR. When he loses his job, an amateur boxing tournament looks like the only solution.
Style: psychological, captivating, disturbing, unusual plot structure, suspenseful ...
Plot: poverty, boxer, money, family relations, boxing, love, boxing match, family conflict, mother daughter relationship, single father, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, assault ...
Time: 21st century
Place: germany
Is relevant?
 7.0
 60K
The Dirt (2019)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The story of Mötley Crüe and their rise from the Sunset Strip club scene of the early 1980s to superstardom.
Style: sexy, humorous, captivating, feel good, serious ...
Audience: date night
Plot: rock, rock music, heavy metal, guitarist, rock band, bassist, music band, singer, celebrity, drug, drummer, price of fame ...
Time: 80s, 70s
Place: los angeles, seattle
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 6.5
 19
Ball (2012)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Philippines
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Lester, the star player of their community basketball team who dreams of playing at the country's premier league, but encounters a problem on the way to PBA (Philippine Basketball Association). He meets Pandy (Arnel Ignacio), a couturier who is ...
Style: suspense, psychological, disturbing, captivating
Plot: basketball, basketball team, manager, corruption, corporate corruption, relationship problems, team, relationships, sport team, basketball coach, corporate crime, corporate world ...
Place: the philippines
Is relevant?
The Rack Pack (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: The 1980s snooker rivalry between Alex “Hurricane” Higgins and Steve “The Nugget” Davis, two very different personalities who helped popularise the sport on TV.
Style: unusual plot structure, captivating, sincere, disturbing, humorous ...
Plot: snooker, alcohol abuse, professional sports, british, professional athlete, self destructing, manager, rivalry, husband wife relationship, professional rivalry, family man, sports hero ...
Time: 80s, year 1982, 70s
Is relevant?
 6.6
 371
Revival (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story: The comedy Revival tells the story of four musicians whose rock band SMOKE broke up under uncertain circumstances in 1972 and who, each for their own reasons, decide to attempt a spectacular comeback. The reasons vary - money, longing for lost fame, ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous
Plot: aging, music band, rocker, musician's life, elderly, artists and showbiz, buddies, music, friends, rock, bossy wife, rebirth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, czech republic
Is relevant?
 5.9
 4K
Flakes (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, brings in an offbeat crew of locals, who debate the arcana of cereal history and ideal milk/flake ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, captivating ...
Audience: teens, chick flick
Plot: coming of age, hippie, musician's life, love and romance, workplace situations, food, cliche, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, restaurant owner, rock band, employment, manager ...
Place: usa
Is relevant?
 5.8
 1K
Believe (2013)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A young, gifted soccer player who gets into trouble for a petty crime is brought to the attention of former Manchester United coach Matt Busby, who comes out of retirement to help the boy and his teammates.
Style: realistic, captivating, inspirational, serious, touching ...
Plot: football player, boy, child protagonist, sport team, rivalry, follow your dream, hopes, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, orphan, coming of age, football ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1984
Place: england
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WWE: Ladies and Gentlemen, My Name Is Paul Heyman (2014)
Genre: Documentary, Action, Biography, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: This wrestling documentary covers one of the most controversial managers and figures in WCW, ECW and WWE history! For the first time ever, fans get the full story of the life and career of Paul Heyman. From his beginnings as a ringside photographer ...
Style: intense, cult classic, emotional
Plot: wrestling, interview, manager, legacy, behind the scenes, fan culture, character study, rise and fall, professional wrestling, world championship wrestling, photographer, corporate executive ...
Time: 80s, 90s, 2010s, 2000s
Place: memphis, minneapolis minnesota, philadelphia
Is relevant?
 6.7
 495
Entertainer (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Shin Suk-Ho worked for the biggest entertainment company as a director, but he is now the CEO of a new and tiny entertainment company. He gathers people to form a band. Through various incidents, Shin Suk-Ho becomes a real and successful manager.
Style: sincere, disturbing, entertaining, captivating, comedy drama ...
Plot: businessman, unrequited love, manager, workplace, behind the scenes, music industry, workplace situations, changing lives, showbiz, lifestyle, satire, business ...
Time: 2010s
Place: seoul, korea
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The Ordinary Glory (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story: A workplace drama that follows a manager who has been repeatedly passed over for a promotion and his new intern. They work hard to make it in the financial sector in Shanghai.
Style: entertaining, captivating, disturbing, realistic
Plot: workplace, internship, personal growth, financier, coworker, manager, workplace situations, co worker co worker relationship, bank manager, employer employee relationship, teamwork, trainee ...
Place: shanghai
Is relevant?
 3.2
 199
In the Dark (2006)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A Hollywood messenger must endure cruelty and humiliation as he struggles for a chance to succeed. But when he's offered a lucrative opportunity, he must decide between compromising his closest friendship or giving his racist bosses the ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: hollywood, racism, ambition, showbiz, artists and showbiz, introspection, human nature, filmmaking, manipulation, moral dilemma, manager, found footage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant?
 6.5
 3K
Jawbone (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter ...
Style: rough, tense, inspirational, powerful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, boxer, opponent, career, rivalry, athlete's life, life is a bitch, change of luck, title bout, manager, ex boxer, athlete and trainer ...
Place: usa
Is relevant?
Drucker in the Dug-Out (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Story: The movie is about Minami Kawashima, a high school girl who becomes the manager of her school's baseball team in place of her hospitalized friend, Yuki Miyata. She tries to lead the team to the National High School Baseball Championship by ...
Style: captivating, sincere, uplifting, psychological
Plot: baseball, school, japanese schoolgirl, contests and competitions, sport team, disability, manager, rivalry, society, friendship, human spirit, japanese girl ...
Place: japan
Is relevant?
 8.2
 153K
Chuck (2007)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: Chuck is an American action-comedy/spy-drama television series created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. The series is about an "average computer-whiz-next-door" named Chuck, played by Zachary Levi, who receives an encoded e-mail from an ...
Style: spy action, light, semi serious, humorous, spoof ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: geek, secret agent, double life, espionage, cia, spy, undercover, misfit, enemy, peril, lifestyle change, dishonesty ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
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