20 best movies like Mad Men (2007)

List of the best movies like Mad Men (2007): Second Act, This Is Our Time, The Devil Wears Prada, The Social Network, Executive Suite, Toni Erdmann, Ray, The Wizard of Lies, We Are Your Friends, The Forty-Year-Old Version.

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Markimdb: 5.8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

Maya, a 40-year-old woman struggling with frustrations from unfulfilled dreams. Until that is, she gets the chance to prove to Madison Avenue that street smarts are as valuable as book smarts, and that it is never too late for a second act.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genredrama
CountryUSA, India
Duration01:44

After graduation, five friends set out to make a difference in the world for God. Their ambitions are high, their passions are strong but will they have the courage to fulfill their calling regardless of what comes their way. The sacrifice they are asked to pay may just be too high. Through Godly council from an outside source, the group realizes that this is not their time after all, it's all His.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, France
Duration01:49

The Devil Wears Prada is about a young journalist who moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss however is extremely demanding and cruel and won’t let her succeed if she doesn’t fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine when all she really wants to be a good journalist.

Markimdb: 7.7
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

    On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. In a fury of blogging and programming, what begins in his dorm room as a small site among friends soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication. A mere six years and 500 million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history... but for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:44

    When the head of a large manufacturing firm dies suddenly from a stroke, his vice-presidents vie to see who will replace him.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryGermany, Austria
    Duration02:15

    Without warning a father comes to visit his daughter abroad. He believes that she lost her humor and therefore surprises her with a rampage of jokes.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:32

    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 musical circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation and then exploded with worldwide fame when he pioneered couping gospel and country together.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genredrama, crime, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:21

    A look behind the scenes at Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme, how it was perpetrated on the public and the trail of destruction it left in its wake, both for the victims and Madoff's family.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genremelodrama, drama, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, France, USA
    Duration03:21

      Young Cole Carter dreams of hitting the big time as a Hollywood disc jockey, spending his days and nights hanging with buddies and working on the one track that will set the world on fire. Opportunity comes knocking when he meets James Reed, a charismatic DJ who takes the 23-year-old under his wing. Soon, his seemingly clear path to success gets complicated when he starts falling for his mentor's girlfriend, jeopardizing his new friendship and the future he seems destined to fulfill.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genredrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

      Senior investment banker Naomi Bishop’s world of high-power big money is brutal and fierce, and one she thrives in. When a controversial IPO threatens the fragile balance of power and confidentiality, Naomi finds herself entangled in a web of politics and deception.

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:20

      Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:18

      A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.

      Markimdb: 8.2
      Genrecomedy, drama, crime, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration03:00

        A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genremelodrama, drama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:17

          As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.

          Markimdb: 7
          Genrethriller, melodrama, drama, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:43

            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 literary star continues to rise, Jansen is forced to confront the steep price that must be paid for stealing another man's work, and for placing ambition and success above life's most fundamental three words.

            Markimdb: 7.2
            Genredrama, family, biography, history, sport
            CountryUSA
            Duration01:56

              Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. Against all odds, Chenery - with the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin - manages to navigate the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years.

              Markimdb: 4.6
              Genrecomedy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:30

              Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy?

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genredrama, musical, biography
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:25

              The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

              Markimdb: 7.7
              Genredrama, crime, detective
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:40

              Glengarry Glen Ross, follows the lives of four unethical Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to go to any lengths (legal or illegal) to unload undesirable real estate on unwilling prospective buyers.

              Markimdb: 5.5
              Genrecomedy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:16

              When underappreciated video specialist Joe Scheffer is brutally humiliated by the office bully Mark McKinney in front of his daughter, Joe begins a quest for personal redemption. He proceeds by enduring a personal make-over and takes martial arts lessons from a B-action star. As news spreads of his rematch with Mark, Joe suddenly finds himself the center of attention, ascending the corporate ladder and growing in popularity. He's determined to show everyone in his life that he is not a nobody, but a force to be reckoned with.

              Markimdb: 7.2
              Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, USA
              Duration01:46

              A naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.

              Markimdb: 6.1
              Genremelodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:04

              Tally Atwater has a dream: to be a prime-time network newscaster. She pursues this dream with nothing but ambition, raw talent and a homemade demo tape. Warren Justice is a brilliant, hard edged, veteran newsman. He sees Tally has talent and becomes her mentor. Tally’s career takes a meteoric rise and she and Warren fall in love. The romance that results is as intense and revealing as television news itself. Yet, each breaking story, every videotaped crisis that brings them together, also threatens to drive them apart...

              Markimdb: 6.8
              Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
              CountryRussia, USA
              Duration02:00

              A chronicle of Russia's transition from communism to capitalism.

              Markimdb: 6.5
              Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:42

              A young and devoted morning television producer is hired as an executive producer on a long-running morning show at a once-prominent but currently failing station in New York City. Eager to keep the show on air, she recruits a former news journalist and anchor who disapproves of co-hosting a show that does not deal with real news stories.

              Markimdb: 6.1
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryIsrael, USA

              A financial schemer finds himself in the middle of an international scandal after he becomes a political adviser to the new Prime Minister of Israel.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
              CountryUSA, Germany

              When relaxed and charming Ben Wrightman meets workaholic Lindsey Meeks she finds him sweet and charming, they hit it off and when it is winter Ben can spend every waking hour with Lindsey, but when summer comes around the corner Lindsey discovers Ben's obsession with the Boston Red Sox. She thinks it is perfect until everything goes downhill for them.

              Markimdb: 5.4
              Genrecomedy, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:32

              A middle aged, middle class, former music industry executive with a stay-at-home wife and son toils away at a supermarket chain. When a new high energy boss enters the company, she increases his fortunes and responsibilities while also creating tension in both his professional and personal life.

              Markimdb: 7.1
              Genrethriller, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:41

                Dirty tricks stand to soil an ambitious young press spokesman's idealism in a cutthroat presidential campaign where 'victory' is relative.

                Markimdb: 7.8
                Genredrama, crime, biography
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                Duration02:37

                Following the death of his employer and mentor, Bumpy Johnson, Frank Lucas establishes himself as the number one importer of heroin in the Harlem district of Manhattan. He does so by buying heroin directly from the source in South East Asia and he comes up with a unique way of importing the drugs into the United States. Based on a true story.

                Markimdb: 7.7
                Genredrama, music, biography
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Australia, Japan, France
                Duration02:02

                Control is the biography of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, taking his story from schoolboy days of 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.

                Markimdb: 7.3
                Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, sport
                CountryUSA
                Duration02:19

                Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

                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: 7.8
                Genrecomedy, drama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:41

                  A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

                  Markimdb: 7.2
                  Genredrama, biography, history
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:35

                  This film is the semi-humorous documentary about the men who made the world of technology what it is today, their struggles during college, the founding of their companies, and the ingenious actions they took to build up the global corporate empires of Apple Computer Inc. and Microsoft Corporation.

                  Markimdb: 6.2
                  Genredrama, music, biography
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:48

                  The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public.

                  Markimdb: 6
                  Genrecomedy, drama, biography
                  CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                  Duration01:39

                  Paul Raymond builds a porn, entertainment and real estate empire that makes him the wealthiest man in Britain, but drugs doom his beloved daughter, Debbie.

                  Markimdb: 7.3
                  Genredrama, history, sport
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:20

                  True story of the undersized Depression-era racehorse whose victories lifted not only the spirits of the team behind it but also those of their nation.

                  Markimdb: 8
                  Genredrama, biography
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration01:57

                  A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional career.

                  Markimdb: 7.6
                  Genredrama, biography, sport
                  CountryUSA
                  Duration02:06

                    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.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genredrama, crime
                    CountryUSA

                    Las Vegas is an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the fictional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and restaurant management to casino security. The series originally aired on Monday nights, though NBC later moved the series to Friday nights first to 9 PM Eastern/8 PM Central and then to 10 PM Eastern/9 PM Central. The show ended syndication in the United States in July 2013 after a long run of weekday back to back episodes it was moved to a graveyard slot of 4 am- then removed totally from TNT's lineup.The series originally centered around Ed Deline, a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President of Operations of the Montecito, whose job is to run the day-to-day operations of the casino. Following his departure from the series in Season 5, former Marine Danny McCoy, Ed's former protégé, became the Montecito's new President of Operations.The series abruptly ended with a cliffhanger because NBC canceled Las Vegas in the offseason following season five.

                    Markimdb: 7.2
                    Genredrama, biography, history
                    CountryUSA, Canada
                    Duration01:39

                    The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.

                    Markimdb: 7.3
                    Genredrama, biography
                    CountryUSA

                    Based on the true story of Evelyn Ryan, a midwestern housewife who managed to rescue her family from debt by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies.

                    Markimdb: 6
                    Genredrama, biography
                    CountryUSA, Luxembourg
                    Duration02:02

                    The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

                    Markimdb: 5.8
                    Genrehorror, fantastic, fantastic, thriller, thriller, drama, drama
                    CountryUSA, Germany, Canada, France
                    Duration02:02

                    Survivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genrethriller, fantasy, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA, Germany
                    Duration02:24

                    A hotshot lawyer gets more than he bargained for when he learns his new boss is Lucifer himself.

                    Markimdb: 5.7
                    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:45

                    A former sports star who's fallen on hard times starts coaching his son's soccer team in an attempt to get his life together.

                    Markimdb: 5.9
                    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:54

                    On his way up the corporate ladder, David Basner confronts his greatest challenge: his father.

                    Markimdb: 6.9
                    Genrecomedy, drama
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:46

                    After breaking up with his lover and boss, a smooth-talking man takes his teenaged nephew out on the town in search of sex.

                    Markimdb: 7.5
                    Genredrama, biography
                    CountryUSA, Germany
                    Duration02:43

                    A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.




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