Movies and TvShows featuring "taken-for-granted" theme.

Shirley Valentine, a bored housewife from Liverpool, England, takes a vacation to Greece where she discovers a new lease on life and embarks on a middle-aged romance.

A linguistics professor bets that he can transform a poor flower seller into a refined, high society lady. As he takes on the challenge, he soon realizes that the task is more complicated than he anticipated.

Rosa, a seamstress in Valencia, Spain, decides to follow her dream of opening a tailor shop. She quits her job without notice and begins planning her wedding. As she navigates family relationships, including those with her twin babies, sister, and distant relatives, Rosa confronts a midlife crisis and a grieving widower. With the support of her best friend and a female translator, Rosa works through the challenges and finds freedom in pursuing her dreams.

Mr. & Mrs. Bridge tells the story of an upper-middle-class family living in Kansas City, Missouri in the 1940s. The film explores the generational conflicts within the family, particularly between the husband and wife. As they navigate their roles within society and their own relationship, they grapple with traditional values and the changing world around them.

Zinon is a successful fashion designer but he has family problems. His wife, his children and his parents-in law are too abusive and uncaring. Everything changes when the police starts looking for a serial killer who is identical to Zinon.

As far as can be determined, Goha was Tunisia's first entry in the Cannes Film Festival. Omar Sharif stars as a naïve young man who is taken for granted by friends and family. Little do they know that he has more intelligence, tenacity and imagination than all of them put together. The story takes an unexpectedly dramatic turn when the man falls in love with the young wife of his village's elderly "wise man". Based on an ancient Tunisian folk tale, Goha boasts impressive production values and sure-handed direction (by Jacques Baratier).

In 'Chance at Heaven' (1933), a wealthy woman defies societal expectations and falls in love with a gas station owner, causing a scandal with their forbidden romance. They must navigate the challenges of love across social classes, deception, and societal judgment.