American career films

List of the best American career films according to viewers: The Hunting Ground, Smiley, Our Kind of Traitor, The Seminarian, Sleepless, Bound, Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous, Tell, The Cottage, Roman J. Israel, Esq..

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary
CountryUSA
Duration02:12

From the makers of The Invisible War comes a startling expose of rape crimes on US campuses, their institutional cover-ups, and the devastating toll they take on students and their families. Weaving together verite footage and first person testimonies, the film follows the lives of several undergraduate assault survivors as they attempt to pursue - despite incredible push back, harassment and traumatic aftermath - both their education and justice.

Markimdb: 3.4
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

    After learning of an urban legend in which a demented serial killer named SMILEY can be summoned through the Internet, mentally fragile Ashley must decide whether she is losing her mind or becoming Smiley's next victim.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration02:16

    A young Oxford academic and his attorney girlfriend holiday on Antigua. They bump into a Russian millionaire who owns a peninsula and a diamond watch. He wants a game of tennis. What else he wants propels the lovers on a tortuous journey to the City of London and its unholy alliance with Britain's intelligence establishment, to Paris and the Alps.

    Markimdb: 4.1
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    The Seminarian is a story about Ryan, a closeted gay student in his final semester of seminary studies. Despite his school's hostile stance towards homosexuality, Ryan has two gay classmates - Gerald and Anthony - in whom he secretly confides. He is also close to his religiously devout mother who, as things stand, is unaware of his sexual orientation. Ryan needs to complete a solid theological thesis in order to continue doctoral work at the university of his dreams. As he works on his thesis 'The Divine Gift of Love,' Ryan begins a relationship with Bradley - a guy he has met on the Internet who seems perpetually unable to commit himself. Ryan confides in Gerald and Anthony, only to learn about their romantic struggles as well. Consequently, Ryan questions his views on God's gift of love.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genreaction, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    Undercover Las Vegas police officer Vincent Downs is caught in a high stakes web of corrupt cops and the mob-controlled casino underground. When a heist goes wrong, a crew of homicidal gangsters kidnaps Downs’ teenage son. In one sleepless night he will have to rescue his son, evade an internal affairs investigation and bring the kidnappers to justice.

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA

    The daughter of a wealthy real estate mogul falls in love with a younger man, and she is introduced to the world of BDSM. With her newly awakened sexual prowess, she is finally able to take control of her life.

    Markimdb: 8.3
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    Zach hires a camera crew to film him throughout his daily life as a part of his quest to become an over-night celebrity - even though he possesses no real talent. From Zach's attempts to become a celebrity chef or a ring-tone recording artist to purposefully going missing, he'll try any avenue to get noticed and stop at nothing until he reaches fame.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genreaction, drama, crime
    CountryUSA

    Ethan Tell is a small time crook who makes a big-time score when he steals 1 million dollars. Ironically, his life radically changes for the worst when he discovers that stealing the money was the easy part and he now must keep his partner, his wife, his parole officer, and two corrupt detectives from stealing it from him.

    Markimdb: 4.7
    Genrehorror, thriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A romance novelist (David Arquette) moves into a "cottage" behind the home of a composer and his family. He seems sweet, but what do they really know about him?

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryCanada, United Arab Emirates, USA
    Duration02:35

    Hard-nosed liberal lawyer Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner – the firm’s frontman – has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He soon discovers some unsettling truths about the firm – truths that conflict with his values of helping the poor and dispossessed – and finds himself in an existential crisis that leads to extreme actions.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:10

    Terrence J. stars as Charlie, a playboy who's convinced that relationships are dead. His two best friends, Donald Faison and Robert C. Riley, bet him that if he sticks to one woman for one month, he's bound to get attached. Charlie denies this until he crosses paths with the beautiful and mysterious Eva, played by singer/actress Cassie. They may agree to a casual affair, but eventually Charlie is questioning whether he may actually want more.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:33

    An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:54

    Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

    Markimdb: 4.9
    Genrehorror
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    A horror anthology of shorts themed around the five senses.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:40

    At the behest of Roger Dorn -- the Minnesota Twins' silver-tongued new owner -- washed-up minor league hurler Gus Cantrell steps up to the plate to take over as skipper of the club's hapless farm team. But little does he know that Dorn has an ulterior motive to generate publicity with a grudge match between the big leaguers and their ragtag Triple A affiliate.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genredrama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    The coach of a women's swim team parlays her success into an opportunity to build her school's men's golf team.

    Markimdb: 3.4
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:19

    When a disgraced architect awakens from a coma, he is confronted by an agent of evil with a proposition; kill five people to reconcile his life's misdeeds and live, or decline the offer and die. As he proceeds with his grim assignment and begins collecting the fifth and final soul, he learns that his pact may have eternally horrifying consequences…

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:20

    When a giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages across the city of Los Angeles, it is up to one clever exterminator and his security guard sidekick to kill the creature before the entire city is destroyed.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    In Shirleyville, Vermont, during the sixties, sisters Merricat and Constance, along with their ailing uncle Julian, confined to a wheelchair, live isolated in a big mansion located on the hill overlooking the town, tormented by the memories of a family tragedy occurred six years ago. The arrival of cousin Charles will threaten the fragile equilibrium of their minds, haunted by madness, fear and superstition.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredocumentary, biography
    CountryUSA

    Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genreaction, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, China, Hong Kong, Austria, United Kingdom, Morocco
    Duration02:29

      Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.

      Markimdb: 3.9
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      Former prom king and college freshman Scott returns home for Thanksgiving break and gets dumped by his long-term girlfriend. With his world turned upside down, Scott strikes an unlikely friendship with former classmate Tori, an ugly duckling who blossomed in her first semester of college, and they embark on an outrageous adventure through their hometown. But when Scott and Tori start falling in love, they realize that a few months away may have changed them more than they realized.

      Markimdb: 4.7
      Genrethriller
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:39

      Dave and Emma have found the perfect house, until they discover a stash of heroine and end up imprisoned in it by violent thugs.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredrama, sport
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:20

      The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother, an ex-marine with a tragic past.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:21

      When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrethriller, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:16

      Sam Ellis is a man on the rise — a hot-shot federal prosecutor on the cusp of a bright political future. But what was meant to be a one-time experience with an escort turns into a growing addiction — a new demon threatening to destroy his life, family, and career.

      Markimdb: 6
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:52

      Set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960s, a group of friends form a rock band and try to make it big.

      Markimdb: 3.1
      Genrehorror, action, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:37

      As Abraham Lincoln labors over the Gettysburg address, the importance of which he is fully aware, he learns that a menace from his past has returned, threatening to tear the already fractured nation to pieces. He must journey behind enemy lines to face an foe far more fearsome than the Confederate army: the walking dead.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:45

      A disaffected Texas teen spends his 16th birthday getting high, hanging out and having casual sex.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure, military
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Spain
      Duration02:16

        An Amazon princess comes to the world of Man in the grips of the First World War to confront the forces of evil and bring an end to human conflict.

        Markimdb: 7.9
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime
        CountryUSA, Mexico, Spain, Malta
        Duration00:29

        Teresa flees Mexico after her drug-runner boyfriend is murdered. Settling in Dallas, she looks to become the country's reigning drug smuggler and to avenge her lover's murder.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genredrama, military
        CountryPortugal, USA

        In 1917, outside the parish of Fátima, Portugal, a 10-year-old girl and her two younger cousins witness multiple visitations of the Virgin Mary, who tells them that only prayer and suffering will bring an end to World War I. As secularist government officials and Church leaders try to force the children to recant their story, word of the sighting spreads across the country, inspiring religious pilgrims to flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle..

        Markimdb: 6.2
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:18

        Nate, a 19 year old film student, and Margaret, a 52 year old spinster, are best friends in an odd, quirky, totally working kind of way... until Nate's audacious classmate Darla sets him up on a date with James. Nate's new life shakes apart his friendship with Margaret, just as she is trying to start a career as a stand-up comedian. Written by Anonymous (IMDB.com).

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

          Long before he even met Shrek, the notorious fighter, lover and outlaw Puss in Boots becomes a hero when he sets off on an adventure with the tough and street smart Kitty Softpaws and the mastermind Humpty Dumpty to save his town. This is the true story of The Cat, The Myth, The Legend... The Boots.

          Markimdb: 7.6
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA

          Mo Najjar who straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and "a ton of bullshit." The fictional Mo is a Palestinian refugee living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship.

          Markimdb: 5.3
          Genredrama, history
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:27

          "Stonewall" is a drama about a young man in New York caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a pivotal event widely considered the starting point for the modern gay civil rights movement.

          Markimdb: 7.4
          Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
          CountryUSA, India, China, Hong Kong
          Duration02:47

          A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

          Markimdb: 4.5
          Genrehorror, thriller, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration00:29

          A teen must resort to extreme measures to protect her family from a supernatural entity.

          Markimdb: 3.2
          Genrethriller, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:16

          Kathryn Vale is a reclusive ex-movie star with a dark secret and a daughter hoping to follow in her mother's movie-star footsteps. When Kathryn attempts to make a career comeback, she is threatened by an anonymous blackmailer. The resulting events force Kathryn to confront the truth about herself and those around her.

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