Movies Like The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists
If you liked The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, a movie directed by George Moore, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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The Assistant (2020)
★ 6.3/10A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
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Nine to Five (1980)
★ 7/10Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.
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Nothing But a Man (1964)
★ 7.4/10Railroad laborer Duff Anderson struggles to maintain his dignity and marriage to a preacher's daughter in the racially segregated South.
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F.I.S.T. (1978)
★ 6.5/10Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts…
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Never Back Down: Revolt (2021)
★ 6.3/10An amateur fighter is lured by a trafficking syndicate specializing in elite underground fighting where her brutal captor forces her to fight or face certain death.
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Salt of the Earth (1954)
★ 7/10At New Mexico's Empire Zinc mine, Mexican-American workers protest the unsafe work conditions and unequal wages compared to their Anglo counterparts. Ramon Quintero helps organize the strike, but he is shown to be a…
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Roger & Me (1989)
★ 7.1/10A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.
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Original Sin (2001)
★ 6.2/10A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.
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The Girl in the Book (2015)
★ 5.8/10The story of a young writer's transformation when her past invades her present.
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Real Women Have Curves (2002)
★ 6.1/10In East Los Angeles, an 18-year-old struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her domineering mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned…
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In Good Company (2004)
★ 6.1/10Dan Foreman is a seasoned advertisement sales executive at a high-ranking publication when a corporate takeover results in him being placed under naive supervisor Carter Duryea, who is half his age. Matters are made…
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Sorry We Missed You (2019)
★ 7.3/10Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of modern-day labour exploitation.
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Corner Office (2023)
★ 6.5/10In this office satire, Orson, a straight-laced employee, retreats to a blissfully empty corner office to get away from his lackluster colleagues. But why does this seem to upset them so much?
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Hands of Stone (2016)
★ 6.6/10The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.
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Elevator Girl (2010)
★ 6/10A smart, uptight attorney and a disorganized yet passionate and creative woman meet in a stuck elevator, and sparks ignite instantly. Will opposites attract, or are they simply passing time before getting off on…
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In Dubious Battle (2016)
★ 5.8/10In the California apple country, 900 migratory workers rise 'in dubious battle' against the landowners. The group takes on a life of its own—stronger than its individual members, and more frightening. Led by the doomed…
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The Burial (2023)
★ 7.1/10When a handshake deal goes sour, funeral home owner Jeremiah O'Keefe enlists charismatic, smooth-talking attorney Willie E. Gary to save his family business. Tempers flare and laughter ensues as the unlikely pair bond…
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960)
★ 7/10A 22-year-old factory worker lets loose on the weekends: drinking, brawling, and dating two women, one of whom is older and married.
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Swimming with Sharks (1994)
★ 6.6/10Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out…
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Flamin' Hot (2023)
★ 8/10The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin' Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and…