🏷 Discover The Best Debt Movies & TV Shows To Watch Today

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Breaking the Cycle of Debt: Exploring Movies and TV Shows that Get it Right

Debt can be a heavy burden to carry, but it's also a relatable theme that has been explored in various forms of media. From heart-wrenching dramas to thought-provoking documentaries, movies and TV shows offer a unique perspective on the complexities of debt. In this article, we'll delve into some of the best movies and TV shows related to debt, highlighting their key takeaways and what you can learn from them.

Last Twilight
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Jitaraphol Potiwihok Jitaraphol Potiwihok
Tawinan Anukoolprasert Tawinan Anukoolprasert
Tipnaree Weerawatnodom Tipnaree Weerawatnodom
Pakin Kuna-anuwit Pakin Kuna-anuwit
9.5 36 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Story:  A struggling student becomes a caregiver to a fading badminton star, and as his sight slips away, the two forge a bond tested by time and fate.
Plot:  suicide, smoking, car mechanic, pregnancy, friendship, unrequited love, debt, car accident, ...
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Wandee Goodday
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Sapol Assawamunkong Sapol Assawamunkong
Sarin Ronnakiat Sarin Ronnakiat
Thinnaphan Tantui Thinnaphan Tantui
Nattanon Tongsaeng Nattanon Tongsaeng
8.7 34 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Story:  Because of a broken heart and drunkenness, Dr. Wandee goes from darling to daring, entangling himself with Muay Thai fighter Yoryak Phadetseuk. A one-night stand somehow turns into a fake boyfriends with benefits relationship.
Plot:  competition, based on novel or book, boxer, friendship, unrequited love, muay thai, debt, illness, ...
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Love In The Air
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Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya Chaikamon Sermsongwittaya
Nuttarat Tangwai Nuttarat Tangwai
Thitipong Sangngey Thitipong Sangngey
Wasuthorn Chaijindar Wasuthorn Chaijindar
8.5 66 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Thailand
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Rain plots to make Phayu fall for him to ruin his reputation, while Sky grapples with his feelings for Prapai, in this whirlwind of emotions and growing love.
Plot:  love at first sight, based on novel or book, kidnapping, blackmail, architect, trauma, one-night stand, friendship, ...
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Bloodhounds
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Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan
Lee Sang-yi Lee Sang-yi
Rain Rain
8.5 751 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 15
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Faced with ruthless foes with a violent thirst, two young boxers band together — risking life and limb to bring justice and protect their loved ones.
Plot:  boxer, debt, bromance, loan shark, boxing, skilled fighter, teamwork, based on webcomic or webtoon, ...
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Ouran High School Host Club
8.2 255 votes
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26
Audience: TV-14
Story:  New student Haruhi stumbles on the Ouran High School Host Club, an all-male group that makes money by entertaining the girls of the school.
Plot:  high school, debt, cross dressing, based on manga, shoujo, anime, bishounen
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Record of Youth
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Park Bo-gum Park Bo-gum
Park So-dam Park So-dam
Byeon Woo-seok Byeon Woo-seok
Lee Chang-hoon Lee Chang-hoon
8.1 238 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16
Audience: TV-14
Story:  In a cutthroat world where the life you’re born into decides your success, three aspiring youths are determined to change that perception as they fight for their dreams.
Plot:  love triangle, suicide, regret, photographer, professor, strong woman, beauty, banker, ...
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Barry Lyndon
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Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal
Marisa Berenson Marisa Berenson
Patrick Magee Patrick Magee
Hardy Kru00fcger Hardy Kru00fcger
8.0 3.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 188 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.
Plot:  based on novel or book, gambling, desertion, fencing, palace, british army, opportunist, wealth, ...
Time:  18th century
Place:  ireland
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Dancer in the Dark
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Bju00f6rk Bju00f6rk
Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve
David Morse David Morse
Peter Stormare Peter Stormare
7.8 2.0K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Denmark, Finland
Duration: 140 min.
Audience: R
Story:  Selma, a Czech immigrant on the verge of blindness, struggles to make ends meet for herself and her son, who has inherited the same genetic disorder and will suffer the same fate without an expensive operation. When life gets too difficult, Selma learns to cope through her love of musicals, dreaming up little numbers to the rhythmic beats of her surroundings.
Plot:  factory worker, individual, immigrant, blindness and impaired vision, dancing, eye operation, small town, naivety, ...
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Kakegurui
7.8 182 votes
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Japan
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 15
Story:  Children from influential families in politics and businesses attend the Hyakkaou Private Academy. There, the hierarchy of the students are classified by a series of games. Students that win the games are on the ruling side and the students who lose become slaves. One day, a mysterious girl, Yumeko Jabami (Minami Hamabe), is transferred to Hyakkaou Private Academy. She looks pure and pretty, but she is actually a compulsive gambler and seeks out the thrill of taking calculated risks.
Style:  psychological
Plot:  gambling, friendship, debt, based on manga, japanese high school, girls' love (gl), blood, youth, ...
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Black Cat, White Cat
7.7 829 votes
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 127 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A small-time hustler makes a deal with a notorious gangster to whom he owes money: marry his teenage son to the latter's daughter. However, the young lovers are not as agreeable.
Plot:  sibling relationship, gypsy, parent child relationship, grandparent grandchild relationship, black market, unexpected happiness, superstition, bathing, ...
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The Sound of Magic
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Ji Chang-wook Ji Chang-wook
Choi Sung-eun Choi Sung-eun
Hwang In-youp Hwang In-youp
Chi Hae-won Chi Hae-won
7.7 190 votes
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Audience: TV-14
Story:  An enigmatic magician living in an abandoned amusement park introduces magic into the life of a high schooler struggling with harsh realities.
Style:  psychological
Plot:  musical, high school, based on comic, growing up, debt, student, based on webcomic or webtoon, melodrama, ...
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LIAR GAME
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Saya Hitomi Saya Hitomi
Takeo Otsuka Takeo Otsuka
Kazuhiro Nakaya Kazuhiro Nakaya
Nobuo Tobita Nobuo Tobita
7.5 13 votes
Genre: Animation, Drama
Country: Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
Audience: TV-14
Story:  When Nao Kanzaki receives a strange letter and a suitcase containing 100 million yen, she learns that she has been selected to participate in the LIAR GAME. In this high-stakes psychological battle, lies, deception, and betrayal reign supreme. Naïve and honest, Nao turns to Shinichi Akiyama, a brilliant former con artist, to survive the twisted game. In a game built on lies, can honesty prevail?
Style:  psychological
Plot:  naivety, honesty, con artist, debt, scam, psychological thriller, based on manga, trust, ...
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Cigarette Burns
Cast
Norman Reedus Norman Reedus
Udo Kier Udo Kier
Christopher Redman Christopher Redman
Chris Gauthier Chris Gauthier
7.4 140 votes
Genre: Horror, TV Movie
Country: Canada, United States of America
Duration: 59 min.
Story:  With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie theatre owner is hired to search for the only existing print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidally insane.
Plot:  new york city, paris, france, angel, junkie, collector, flashback, debt, ...
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Chocolate
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JeeJa Yanin JeeJa Yanin
Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe
Pongpat Wachirabunjong Pongpat Wachirabunjong
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Taphon Phopwandee
7.3 568 votes
Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Thailand
Duration: 93 min.
Story:  Zen, an autistic teenage girl with powerful martial arts skills, gets money to pay for her sick mother Zin's treatment by seeking out all the people who owe Zin money and making them pay.
Plot:  autism, yakuza, gang, debt, female martial artist, martial arts school, sick mother, mob
Place:  thailand
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Payback
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Thanakorn Wichanukhor Thanakorn Wichanukhor
Jarukit Kaewmoonrueang Jarukit Kaewmoonrueang
Paramee Thesdaroon Paramee Thesdaroon
Thanawat Shinawatra Thanawat Shinawatra
7.3 5 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: Thailand, Japan
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Story:  A grieving debt collector enters the entertainment world for revenge, only to fall into a dangerous attraction with a powerful executive.
Plot:  revenge, debt, based on webcomic or webtoon, boys' love (bl), comforting, showbiz
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Stroszek
Cast
Bruno S. Bruno S.
Eva Mattes Eva Mattes
Clemens Scheitz Clemens Scheitz
Wilhelm von Homburg Wilhelm von Homburg
7.3 301 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
Plot:  new york city, van, prostitute, unexpected happiness, release from prison, wisconsin, american dream, accordion, ...
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Uncut Gems
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Adam Sandler Adam Sandler
LaKeith Stanfield LaKeith Stanfield
Julia Fox Julia Fox
Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett
7.2 5.4K votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: United States of America
Duration: 136 min.
Audience: R
Story:  A charismatic New York City jeweler always on the lookout for the next big score makes a series of high-stakes bets that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. Howard must perform a precarious high-wire act, balancing business, family, and encroaching adversaries on all sides in his relentless pursuit of the ultimate win.
Style:  suspenseful
Plot:  bet, infidelity, new york city, gambling, auction, dark comedy, basketball, money, ...
Time:  2010s
Place:  ethiopia
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Punjabi House
Cast
Dileep Dileep
Harisree Ashokan Harisree Ashokan
Cochin Haneefa Cochin Haneefa
Mohini Mohini
7.1 25 votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 146 min.
Story:  A fisherman saves a suicidal Unni, only to sell him to a Punjabi moneylender in Kerala. Unni is then forced to pose as a man with hearing and speech impairment, resulting in hilarious consequences.
Plot:  suicide, fake identity, debt
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Ikatan Darah
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Livi Ciananta Livi Ciananta
Derby Romero Derby Romero
Ismi Melinda Ismi Melinda
Lydia Kandou Lydia Kandou
7.0 7 votes
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 119 min.
Story:  A former martial arts athlete must face a network of loan sharks to save her younger brother, who is trapped in online gambling debt and risking their family’s safety.
Style:  intense
Plot:  martial arts, gambling, fight, gangster, revenge, gang, debt, female protagonist, ...
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Black Rabbit
7.0 200 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  A rising-star restaurateur is forced into New York's criminal underworld when his chaotic brother returns to town with loan sharks on his trail.
Style:  cynical, suspenseful
Plot:  new york city, sibling relationship, gambling, restaurant, bartender, duty, debt, miniseries, ...
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