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Unpacking the World of Workaholics: A Guide to the Best Movies and TV Shows

Are you a workaholic looking for some inspiration or a way to unwind? Look no further! In this article, we'll explore the best movies and TV shows that delve into the world of workaholics, shedding light on the highs and lows of this often demanding lifestyle. From classics to modern hits, we've got you covered.

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch

Martin Freeman

Sherlock (2010) TV Show

8.5 6.5K votes

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Seasons: 4

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-14

Story: A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.

Style: suspenseful, tense

Plot: detective, based on novel or book, workaholic, investigation, friendship, police, genius, murder, ...

Place: london, england

Cast

Kim Tae-ri

Nam Joo-hyuk

Bona

Choi Hyun-wook

Twenty Five Twenty One (2022) TV Show

8.5 343 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-14

Story: In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life.

Style: inspiring, intimate

Plot: competition, workaholic, fencing, friendship, sword fight, romance, flashback, coming of age, ...

Time: 1990s

Cast

Mauricio Ochmann

Memo Villegas

Iru00e1n Castillo

Farah Justiniani

Familia a la deriva (2026)

8.3 109 votes

Genre: Comedy, Family

Country: Mexico, Argentina

Duration: 98 min.

Story: To make up for lost time with his four children, a charismatic car salesman organizes a Caribbean yacht trip that quickly spirals into an out-of-control adventure filled with mix-ups, laughs, and second chances.

Plot: workaholic, family vacation, family problems, car seller, adventure comedy

Doctor Slump (2024) TV Show

8.1 145 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

Country: South Korea

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 16

Audience: TV-14

Story: Once rivals in school, two brilliant doctors reunite by chance — each facing life’s worst slump and unexpectedly finding solace in each other.

Style: romantic

Plot: depression, workaholic, professor, friendship, romcom, rivalry, romance, teacher, ...

Cast

Jang Ki-yong

Chae Soo-bin

Krystal Jung

Lee Woo-je

Sweet & Sour (2021)

7.7 252 votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: South Korea

Duration: 101 min.

Audience: NR

Story: Faced with real-world opportunities and challenges, a couple endures the highs and lows of trying to make a long-distance relationship survive.

Plot: based on novel or book, love triangle, cheating, workaholic, love at first sight, workplace, office romance, long distance relationship

Cast

Piper Perabo

Lena Headey

Matthew Goode

Celia Imrie

Imagine Me & You (2006)

7.6 1.1K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: Germany, United Kingdom

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: R

Story: During her wedding ceremony, Rachel notices Luce in the audience and feels instantly drawn to her. The two women become close friends, and when Rachel learns that Luce is a lesbian, she realizes that despite her happy marriage to Heck, she is falling for Luce. As she questions her sexual orientation, Rachel must decide between her stable relationship with Heck and her exhilarating new romance with Luce.

Plot: london, england, husband wife relationship, workaholic, florist, flower shop, womanizer, lesbian relationship, ...

Cast

Dana Delany

Jeri Ryan

Geoffrey Arend

Windell Middlebrooks

Body of Proof (2011) TV Show

7.1 190 votes

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Country: United States of America, Hong Kong

Seasons: 3

Episodes: 42

Audience: TV-PG

Story: Dr. Megan Hunt was in a class of her own, a brilliant neurosurgeon at the top of her game. But her world is turned upside down when a devastating car accident puts an end to her time in the operating room. Megan resumes her career as a medical examiner, determined to solve the puzzle of who or what killed the victims.

Plot: philadelphia, pennsylvania, workaholic, proof, autopsy, medical examiner, crime scene, doctor, ...

Cast

Reese Witherspoon

Mark Ruffalo

Donal Logue

Dina Spybey-Waters

Just Like Heaven (2005)

7.0 2.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Country: United States of America

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Shortly after David Abbott moves into his new San Francisco digs, he has an unwelcome visitor on his hands: winsome Elizabeth Masterson, who asserts that the apartment is hers -- and promptly vanishes. When she starts appearing and disappearing at will, David thinks she's a ghost, while Elizabeth is convinced she's alive.

Plot: coma, based on novel or book, workaholic, san francisco, california, garden, architect, dark comedy, ...

Cast

Nicolas Cage

Tu00e9a Leoni

Don Cheadle

Jeremy Piven

The Family Man (2000)

6.8 2.2K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 125 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his career, and to the horrifying discovery that his former life no longer exists. As he stumbles through this alternate suburban universe, Jack finds himself at a crossroad where he must choose between his high-power career and the woman he loves.

Plot: businessman, workaholic, midlife crisis, holiday, second chance, magic realism, first love, lost love, ...

Cast

Jim Carrey

Maura Tierney

Justin Cooper

Cary Elwes

Liar Liar (1997)

6.7 6.3K votes

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Forced by his son's birthday wish, fast-talking attorney and habitual liar Fletcher Reede must tell the truth for the next 24 hours.

Plot: workaholic, truth, honesty, liar, lawyer, courtroom, ex-husband ex-wife relationship, wishes come true, ...

Place: california

Cast

Sandra Bullock

Melissa McCarthy

Demiu00e1n Bichir

Marlon Wayans

The Heat (2013)

6.6 4.2K votes

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: R

Story: Uptight and straight-laced, FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn is a methodical investigator with a reputation for excellence--and hyper-arrogance. Shannon Mullins, one of Boston P.D.'s "finest," is foul-mouthed and has a very short fuse, and uses her gut instinct and street smarts to catch the most elusive criminals. Neither has ever had a partner, or a friend for that matter. When these two wildly incompatible law officers join forces to bring down a ruthless drug lord, they become the last thing anyone expected: buddies.

Style: irreverent, whimsical

Plot: drug dealer, police, undercover, workaholic, boston, massachusetts, fbi, crime boss, ...

Morning Glory (2010)

6.4 1.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Country: United States of America, United Kingdom

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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.

Plot: new york city, workaholic, tv ratings, television producer, work ethic, morning show, tv reporter, tv show in film, ...

Cast

Jason Statham

Amber Valletta

Alessandro Gassmann

Kate Nauta

Transporter 2 (2005)

6.3 4.0K votes

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Country: France, United States of America

Duration: 88 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Professional driver, and former Special Forces officer, Frank Martin is living in Miami, where he is temporarily filling in for a friend as the chauffeur for a government narcotics control policy director and his family. The young boy in the family is targeted for kidnapping, and Frank immediately becomes involved in protecting the child and exposing the kidnappers.

Plot: martial arts, chauffeur, miami, florida, workaholic, war on drugs, kidnapping, conference, ...

Cast

Adam Sandler

Kate Beckinsale

Christopher Walken

David Hasselhoff

Click (2006)

6.3 7.6K votes

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Country: United States of America

Duration: 107 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results.

Plot: dying and death, regret, workaholic, heart attack, architect, liposuction, time travel, remote control, ...

RV (2006)

5.9 1.8K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family

Country: Germany, United Kingdom

Duration: 99 min.

Audience: PG

Story: Climbing aboard their mammoth recreational vehicle for a cross-country road trip to the Colorado Rockies, the Munro family – led by dysfunctional patriarch, Bob – prepares for the adventure of a lifetime. But spending two weeks together in one seriously small space has a way of cramping their style.

Plot: workaholic, parent child relationship, camping, marriage, rocky mountains, colorado, car crash, slapstick comedy, ...