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From Poverty to Prosperity: The Most Inspiring Rags-to-Riches Movies and TV Shows

Get ready to be inspired by the incredible true stories of people who rose from humble beginnings to achieve greatness. From struggling artists to successful entrepreneurs, we've curated a list of the best movies and TV shows that showcase the rags-to-riches journey. Whether you're a fan of drama, comedy, or biographical tales, there's something for everyone in this collection of inspiring stories.

Fighting Spirit
Cast
Kohei Kiyasu Kohei Kiyasu
Rikiya Koyama Rikiya Koyama
Wataru Takagi Wataru Takagi
Keiji Fujiwara Keiji Fujiwara
8.7 1.2K votes
Genre: Action, Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 126
Audience: TV-PG
Story:  Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...
Plot:  rags to riches, friendship, sports, based on comic, tournament, based on manga, championship, combat sports, ...
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Itaewon Class
Cast
Park Seo-jun Park Seo-jun
Kim Da-mi Kim Da-mi
Kwon Na-ra Kwon Na-ra
You Chea-myung You Chea-myung
8.4 405 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16
Story:  In a colorful Seoul neighborhood, an ex-con and his friends fight a mighty foe to make their ambitious dreams for their street bar a reality.
Plot:  restaurant, rags to riches, based on comic, revenge, romance, itaewon, based on webcomic or webtoon, seoul, ...
Place:  south korea
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Vale Tudo
Cast
Regina Duarte Regina Duarte
Antu00f4nio Fagundes Antu00f4nio Fagundes
Lu00eddia Brondi Lu00eddia Brondi
Cu00e1ssio Gabus Mendes Cu00e1ssio Gabus Mendes
8.3 31 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 204
Story:  Fátima Accioly is a young, callous woman who wants to be rich and successful at any price. After selling her family's house in the country, she heads to Rio and gets to know dress man César who is unscrupulous himself. Meanwhile, her mother Raquel stays behind without home and money, but finally tries to find her daughter in the big city. Both women come in contact with the rich Roitman family which changes their lives forever.
Style:  cynical
Plot:  rags to riches, fame, telenovela, alcohol problems, political debate, critical, hopeful
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Record of Youth
Cast
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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Xica da Silva
Cast
Tau00eds Arau00fajo Tau00eds Arau00fajo
Victor Wagner Victor Wagner
Drica Moraes Drica Moraes
Carla Cabral Carla Cabral
7.9 153 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 231
Audience: NR
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Plot:  slavery, rags to riches, minas gerais, brazil, xica da silva, colonial brazil
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The Greatest Showman
Cast
Hugh Jackman Hugh Jackman
Zac Efron Zac Efron
Michelle Williams Michelle Williams
Rebecca Ferguson Rebecca Ferguson
7.9 10.1K votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 105 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  The story of American showman P.T. Barnum, founder of the circus that became the famous traveling Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.
Style:  absurd
Plot:  adultery, circus, musical, biography, rags to riches, based on true story, outcast, singing, ...
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Straight Outta Compton
Cast
O'Shea Jackson Jr. O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Corey Hawkins Corey Hawkins
Jason Mitchell Jason Mitchell
Neil Brown Jr. Neil Brown Jr.
7.8 4.2K votes
Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Duration: 147 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1987, five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began, Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of how these cultural rebels—armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent—stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
Plot:  drug dealer, police brutality, husband wife relationship, rap music, hip-hop, sibling relationship, aids, parent child relationship, ...
Time:  1980s
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Boogie Nights
Cast
Mark Wahlberg Mark Wahlberg
Burt Reynolds Burt Reynolds
Julianne Moore Julianne Moore
John C. Reilly John C. Reilly
7.6 3.6K votes
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: United States of America
Duration: 156 min.
Audience: R
Story:  In 1977, an idealistic porn producer and his promising protege try to catch up with the end of an era before their never-ending party collides with cold, hard reality.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  new year's eve, adultery, pornography, robbery, husband wife relationship, drug abuse, cocaine, porn actor, ...
Time:  1970s, 1980s
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Ray
Cast
Jamie Foxx Jamie Foxx
Kerry Washington Kerry Washington
Regina King Regina King
Harry Lennix Harry Lennix
7.5 2.2K votes
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: United States of America
Duration: 152 min.
Audience: PG-13
Story:  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 coupling gospel and country together.
Style:  melancholy
Plot:  blindness and impaired vision, country music, jazz, loss of loved one, overdose, bus ride, georgia, record producer, ...
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Aladdin
Cast
Will Smith Will Smith
Mena Massoud Mena Massoud
Naomi Scott Naomi Scott
Marwan Kenzari Marwan Kenzari
7.1 10.7K votes
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: United States of America
Duration: 127 min.
Audience: PG
Story:  A kindhearted street urchin named Aladdin embarks on a magical adventure after finding a lamp that releases a wisecracking genie while a power-hungry Grand Vizier vies for the same lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true.
Plot:  princess, hero, hustler, palace, sultan, flying carpet, musical, rags to riches, ...
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Mildred Pierce
7.0 267 votes
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 5
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.
Plot:  based on novel or book, infidelity, restaurant, strong woman, business woman, respect, daughter, rags to riches, ...
Time:  great depression, 1930s
Place:  california
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Kuberaa
Cast
Dhanush Dhanush
Nagarjuna Akkineni Nagarjuna Akkineni
Jim Sarbh Jim Sarbh
Rashmika Mandanna Rashmika Mandanna
6.9 22 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  A ruthless billionaire, Neeraj, uses beggars as benamis to launder money, with the help of a disgraced civil submit servant, Deepak. One of the beggars, Deva, escapes with ₹10,000 crores and becomes the target of a deadly manhunt. He meets Sameera, who joins him in his mission to use the money to uplift society's poor. With Deepak's help, Deva fights back.
Plot:  rags to riches, political thriller
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Pushpa: The Rise
6.8 192 votes
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 179 min.
Audience: 15
Story:  As Pushpa, a labourer, rises in the world of red sandalwood smuggling, he ends up making many enemies. However, violence ensues when the police try to topple his illegal business.
Plot:  rags to riches, smugglers, sandalwood, egotistical, authoritarian
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The Lady
Cast
Mia McKenna-Bruce Mia McKenna-Bruce
Natalie Dormer Natalie Dormer
Philip Glenister Philip Glenister
Ophelia Lovibond Ophelia Lovibond
6.3 9 votes
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: United Kingdom
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
Audience: TV-MA
Story:  Jane Andrews' life changes overnight when she lands a dream job in Buckingham Palace and bonds with the Duchess of York.
Plot:  rags to riches, based on true story, true crime, media frenzy
Time:  2010s
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Ta Ra Rum Pum
Cast
Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan
Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji
Javed Jaffrey Javed Jaffrey
Shruti Seth Shruti Seth
6.2 88 votes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 153 min.
Story:  Ace car racer RV and his wife have the world at their feet. But he has an accident and his world is turned upside down. Can he reclaim his lost glory?
Plot:  new york city, sports, rags to riches, family relationships, family, racer, starvation, race car driving, ...
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Tom Jones
Cast
Albert Finney Albert Finney
Susannah York Susannah York
Hugh Griffith Hugh Griffith
Edith Evans Edith Evans
5.9 241 votes
Genre: Comedy, History, Romance
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 128 min.
Audience: NR
Story:  Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
Plot:  countryside, based on novel or book, rags to riches, sword fight, breaking the fourth wall, tutor, foundling, squire, ...
Time:  18th century
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