All in a Day's Work: Every Job Has a Story
Movie Recommendations
Explore the world of work with these selected films featuring different types of careers.
| Business | Law |
| Domestic help | Librarianship |
| Education | Medicine |
| Entertainment | Military |
| Farming | Politics and government |
| Food service | Public safety |
| Journalism | Sales |
| Labor | Science |
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Business (office workers, cubicle dwellers...)
The Apartment. Not Rated. 1960. DVD Comedy
Baby Boom. PG. 1987. DVD Comedy
Career Girls. R. 1997. DVD Drama
Clockwatchers. PG-13. 1997. DVD Comedy
Fear and Trembling. Not rated. 2003. DVD World (Japanese)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Not Rated. 1967. DVD Musical
I’m All Right Jack. Not rated. 1959. DVD Comedy
In Good Company. PG-13. 2004. DVD Comedy
Jerry Maguire. R. 1996. DVD Comedy
The Closet. R. 2000. DVD World (French)
Lover Come Back. Not Rated. 1961. DVD Comedy
My Boss’s Daughter. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
Nine to Five. PG. 1980. DVD Comedy
The Office (television series). Not rated. 2001-2002. DVD 791.4572 OFF TV
Office Space. R. 1999. DVD Comedy
The Proposal. PG-13. 2009. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
Secretary. R. 2002. DVD Drama
That Touch of Mink. Not Rated. 1962. DVD Comedy
Two Weeks Notice. PG-13. 2002. DVD Comedy
Working Girl. R. 1988. DVD Comedy
Wall Street. R. 1987. DVD Drama
Domestic Help (maids, housekeepers...)
Mr. Mom. PG. 1983. DVD Comedy
Mrs. Doubtfire. PG-13. 1993. DVD Comedy
My Man Godfrey. Not rated. 1936. DVD Comedy
The Nanny Diaries. PG-13. 2007. DVD Comedy
The Pacifier. PG. 2005. DVD Comedy
Spanglish. PG-13. 2004. DVD Comedy
Upstairs, Downstairs (television series). Not rated. 1971-1975. DVD 791.4572 UPS TV
Education (teachers, tutors, governesses...)
Blackboard Jungle. Not Rated. 1955. DVD Drama
The Browning Version. Not Rated. 1951. DVD Drama
Children of a Lesser God. R. 1986. DVD Drama
The Chorus. PG-13. 2004. DVD World (French)
Dangerous Minds. R. 1995. DVD Drama
Dead Poets Society. PG. 1989. DVD Drama
The Emperor’s Club. PG-13. 2002. DVD Drama
The Forest for the Trees. Not rated. 2003. DVD World (German)
Freedom Writers. PG-13. 2007. DVD Drama
Goodbye, Mr. Chips. Not Rated. 1939. DVD Drama
Goodbye Mr. Chips. Not rated. 2002. DVD 791.4572 GOO TV
Kindergarten Cop. PG-13. 1990. DVD Comedy
The King and I. G. 1956. DVD Musical
Lean on Me. PG-13. 1989. DVD Drama
Mona Lisa Smile. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Mr. Holland’s Opus. PG. 1995. DVD Drama
Music of the Heart. PG. 1999. DVD Drama
Not One Less. G. 1999. DVD World (Chinese)
The Paper Chase. PG. 1973. DVD Drama
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. PG. 1969. DVD Drama
Proof. PG-13. 2005. DVD Drama
The School of Rock. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
Stand and Deliver. PG. 1988. DVD Drama
To Sir, With Love. Not Rated. 1966. DVD Drama
Up the Down Staircase. Not Rated. 1967. DVD Drama
Entertainment (actors, dancers, musicians...)
Almost Famous. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Anchorman. PG-13. 2004. DVD Comedy
The Bad and the Beautiful. Not rated. 1952. DVD Drama
Being Julia. R. 2004. DVD Drama
The Company. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Cradle Will Rock. R. 1999. DVD Drama
Extras (television series). Not rated. 2005-2007. DVD 791.4572 EXT TV
Looking for Richard. PG-13. 1996. DVD 822.33 X6Lo
The Reckoning. R. 2004. DVD Drama
Shall We Dance? PG-13. 2004. DVD Drama
Stage Beauty. R. 2004. DVD Drama
Sunset Boulevard. Not Rated. 1950. DVD Drama
30 Rock (television series). Not rated. 2006-. DVD 791.4572 THI TV
The Turning Point. PG. 1977. DVD Drama
Farming (farmers, migrant workers...)
Cold Comfort Farm. PG. 1995. DVD Comedy
God's Little Acre. Not rated. 1958. DVD Drama
The Grapes of Wrath. Not rated. 1940. DVD Drama
The Milagro Beanfield War. R. 1988. DVD Comedy
Picture Bride. PG-13. 1995. DVD World (Japanese)
Food Service (cooks, chefs, servers, restaurant owners...)
Big Night. R. 1996. DVD Comedy
Frankie & Johnny. R. 1991. DVD Comedy
The Harvey Girls. Not rated. 1946. DVD Musical
It Could Happen to You. PG. 1994. DVD Comedy
Kitchen Confidential (television series). Not rated. 2005. DVD 791.4572 KIT TV
Mostly Martha. PG. 2001. DVD World (German)
Mystic Pizza. R. 1988. DVD Comedy
No Reservations. PG. 2007. DVD Comedy
Simply Irresistible. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
The Spitfire Grill. PG-13. 1996. DVD Drama
Tampopo. Not rated. 1986. DVD World (Japanese)
Waitress. PG-13. 2007. DVD Comedy
Woman on Top. R. 2000. DVD Comedy
Journalism (newspaper reporters, broadcast journalists...)
All the President's Men. PG. 1976. DVD Drama
Broadcast News. R. 1987. DVD Comedy
Call Northside 777. Not Rated. 1948. DVD Drama
The China Syndrome. PG. 1978. DVD Drama
Citizen Kane. Not Rated. 1941. DVD Drama
Conspiracy Theory. R. 1997. DVD Drama
Continental Divide. PG. 1981. DVD Drama
The Front Page. PG. 1974. DVD Comedy
Good Night, and Good Luck. PG. 2005. DVD Drama
His Girl Friday. Not Rated. 1939. DVD Comedy
I Love Trouble. PG. 1994. DVD Comedy
The Insider. R. 1999. DVD Drama
Life or Something Like It. PG. 2002. DVD Drama
The Killing Fields. R. 1984. DVD Drama
Medium Cool. R. 1969. DVD Drama
Message in a Bottle. PG-13. 1999. DVD Drama
Network. R. 1976. DVD Drama
The Newsroom (television series). Not rated. 1996-1997. DVD 791.4572 NEW TV
No Such Thing. R. 2001. DVD Drama
The Paper. R. 1994. DVD Comedy
Runaway Bride. PG. 1999. DVD Comedy
Shattered Glass. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
Scoop. PG-13. 2006. DVD Comedy
Sweet Smell of Success. Not Rated. 1957. DVD Drama
Teacher’s Pet. Not Rated. 1957. DVD Comedy
To Die For. R. 1995. DVD Comedy
Veronica Guerin. R. 2003. DVD Drama
The Year of Living Dangerously. PG. 1982. DVD Action/Adventure
Labor (unions, laborers...)
American Dream. PG-13. 1990. DVD 331.892 A
Boxcar Bertha. R. 1972. DVD Drama
Bread & Roses. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Extract. R. 2009. DVD Comedy
Gung Ho. PG-13. 1986. DVD Comedy
Matewan. PG-13. 1987. DVD Drama
Metropolis. Not rated. 1927. DVD SF/Fantasy
Modern Times. G. 1936. DVD Comedy
New in Town. PG. 2009. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
Norma Rae. PG. 1979. DVD Drama
North Country. R. 2005. DVD Drama
The Pajama Game. Not rated. 1957. DVD Musical
Salt of the Earth. Not rated. 1954. DVD Drama
Silkwood. R. 1983. DVD Drama
Swing Shift. PG. 1984. DVD Drama
Law (lawyers, law clerks, judges...)
The Accused. R. 1988. DVD Drama
Adam’s Rib. Not Rated. 1949. DVD Comedy
Anatomy of a Murder. Not Rated, 1959. DVD Drama
…And Justice for All. R. 1979. DVD Drama
The Chamber. R. 1996. DVD Drama
A Civil Action. PG-13. 1999. DVD Drama
Class Action. R. 1991. DVD Drama
The Client. PG-13. 1994. DVD Drama
Erin Brockovich. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Evelyn. PG. 2002. DVD Drama
The Firm. R. 1993. DVD Drama
Intolerable Cruelty. PG-13. 2003. DVD Comedy
Laws of Attraction. PG-13. 2004. DVD Comedy
Music Box. PG-13. 1989. DVD Drama
The Pelican Brief. PG-13. 1993. DVD Drama
Philadelphia. PG-13. 1993. DVD Drama
Presumed Innocent. R. 1990. DVD Drama
Primal Fear. R. 1996. DVD Drama
The Rainmaker. PG-13. 1997. DVD Drama
Reversible Errors. Not Rated. 2004. DVD 791.4572 REV TV
Runaway Jury. PG-13. 2003. DVD Drama
A Time to Kill. R. 1996. DVD Drama
To Kill a Mockingbird. Not Rated. 1962. DVD Drama
The Verdict. R. 1982. DVD Drama
Witness for the Prosecution. Not Rated. 1957. DVD Drama
Librarianship (librarians, archivists...)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (television series). PG-13. 1997-2003. DVD 791.4572 BUF TV
Desk Set. Not rated. 1957. DVD Comedy
The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag. PG-13. 1992. DVD Comedy
The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice. Not Rated. 2008. DVD 791.4572 LIB TV
The Librarian: Quest for the Spear. Not Rated. 2004. DVD 791.4572 LIB TV
The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines. Not Rated. 2006. DVD 791.4572 LIB TV
The Mummy. PG-13. 1999. DVD Action/Adventure
The Music Man. G. 1961. DVD Musical
Party Girl. R. 1994. DVD Comedy
Shooting the Past. Not rated. 1999. DVD 791.4572 SHO TV
Medicine (doctors, nurses, psychologists, paramedics...)
Awakenings. PG-13. 1990. DVD Drama
Bringing Out the Dead. R. 1999. DVD Drama
The Doctor. PG-13. 1991. DVD Drama
Doctor Finlay (television series). Not rated. 1993-1996. DVD 791.4572 DOC TV
Dr. T & the Women. R. 2000. DVD Comedy
ER (television series). Not rated. 1994-2009. DVD 791.4572 ER TV
Grey's Anatomy (television series). Not rated. 2005-. DVD 791.4572 GRE TV
Hawthorne (television series). Not rated. 2009-. DVD 791.4572 HAW TV
House M.D. (television series). Not rated. 2004-. DVD 791.4572 HOU TV
In Treatment (television series). Not rated. 2008-. DVD 791.4572 INT TV
Medicine Man. PG-13. 1992. DVD Action/Adventure
Mercy (television series). Not rated. 2009-2010. DVD 791.4572 MER TV
Nurse Jackie (television series). Not rated. 2009-. DVD 791.4572 NUR TV
Prime. PG-13. 2005. DVD Comedy
Scrubs (television series). Not Rated. 2001-2010. DVD 791.3472 SCR TV
Spellbound. Not Rated. 1945. DVD Drama
Military (officers, enlisted men...)
A Few Good Men. R. 1992. DVD Drama
An Officer and a Gentleman. R. 1982. DVD Drama
G.I. Jane. R. 1997. DVD Drama
The Hurt Locker. R. 2008. DVD Drama and Blu-ray Drama
Jarhead. R. 2005. DVD Drama
Mister Roberts. Not rated. 1955. DVD Comedy
Private Benjamin. R. 1980. DVD Comedy
Stripes. R. 1981. DVD Comedy
Politics and Government (politicians, elected officials...)
The American President. PG-13. 1995. DVD Comedy
The Candidate. PG. 1972. DVD Drama
City Hall. R. 1996. DVD Drama
The Contender. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Enemy of the State. R. 1998. DVD Action/Adventure
Milk. R. 2008. DVD Drama
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Not Rated. 1939. DVD Drama and VHS Drama
Nixon. R. 1995. DVD Drama
No Way Out. R. 1987. DVD Action/Adventure
Primary Colors. R. 1998. DVD Comedy
W. PG-13. 2008. DVD Drama
The West Wing (television series). Not rated. 1999-2006. DVD 791.4572 WES TV
Public Safety (policemen, firefighters...)
Backdraft. R. 1991. DVD Action/Adventure
Blood Work. R. 2002. DVD Drama
The Bounty Hunter. PG-13. 2010. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
The Closer (television series). Not rated. 2005-. DVD 791.4572 CLO TV
Cop Land. R. 1997. DVD Action/Adventure
Dark Blue. R. 2002. DVD Drama
Dirty Harry. R. 1971. DVD Action/Adventure
The Guys. PG. 2002. DVD Drama
Heat. R. 1995. DVD Action/Adventure
Hellfighters. G. 1968. DVD Action/Adventure
Inspector Lynley (television series). Not rated. 2001-2007. DVD 791.4572 INS TV
Ladder 49. PG-13. 2004. DVD Action/Adventure
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. TV-MA. 2009. DVD 791.4572 NUM TV
Paul Blart: Mall Cop. PG. 2009. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
Prime Suspect (television series). Not rated. 1991-2003. DVD 791.4572 PRI TV
Roxanne. PG. 1987. DVD Comedy
Serpico. R. 1973. DVD Drama
Speed. R. 1994. DVD Action/Adventure
The Towering Inferno. PG. 1974. DVD Action/Adventure
Training Day. R. 2001. DVD Drama
Sales (shop clerks, real estate agents...)
- Watching the Detectives. Not rated. 2007. DVD Comedy
The Big Kahuna. R. 1999. DVD Comedy
Clerks. R. 1994. DVD Comedy
Death of a Salesman. Not rated. 1985. DVD 791.4572 DEA TV
Death of a Salesman. Not rated. 1966. DVD 812.52 M647de
Door-to-Door. Not rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 DOO TV
Glengarry Glen Ross. R. 1992. DVD Drama
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. R. 2009. DVD Comedy
The Promotion. R. 2008. DVD Comedy
Shopgirl. R. 2005. DVD Drama
Science (scientists, lab techs...)
The Andromeda Strain. G. 1971. DVD SF/Fantasy
Gorillas in the Mist. PG-13. 1988. DVD Drama
Journey to the Center of the Earth. Not rated. 1959. DVD SF/Fantasy
Journey to the Center of the Earth. Not rated. 1999. DVD 791.4572 JOU TV
Jurassic Park. PG-13. 1993. DVD SF/Fantasy
The Man in the White Suit. Not rated. 1951. DVD Comedy
Medicine Man. PG-13. 1992. DVD Action/Adventure
Twister. PG-13. 1996. DVD Action/Adventure
Reality television series
Alaska State Troopers (television series). Not rated. 2009-. DVD 363.209798 A
American Loggers (television series). Not rated. 2009. DVD 634.98092 A
American Pickers (television series). Not rated. 2010-. DVD 305.9363728 A
Ax Men (television series). Not rated. 2008-. DVD 333.7515 A
Deadliest Catch (television series). Not rated. 2005-. DVD 639.56 D
The Detonaters (television series). Not rated. 2009-. DVD 690.26 D
Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe (television series). Not rated. 2005-. DVD 331.7 D
Ghost Adventures (television series). Not rated. 2008-. DVD 133.12 G
Ghost Hunters (television series). Not rated. 2004-. DVD 133.10973 G
Ice Road Truckers (television series). Not rated. 2007-. DVD 388.324 I
NY Ink (television series). Not rated. 2011. DVD 391.65 N
Pawn Stars (television series). Not rated. 2009-. DVD 332.34 P
Storage Wars (television series). Not rated. 2010-. DVD 381.17 S
Swamp Men (television series). Not rated. 2010-. DVD 975.939 S
UFO Hunters (television series). Not rated. 2008-2009. DVD 001.942 U