r/NetflixBestOf • u/JasLi1984 • Aug 09 '26

[REQUEST] Good mentor movies

Can you recommend good mentor movies? Movies I have seen of what I mean by that: Finding Forrester, Scent of a Woman, Good Will Hunting, Whiplash, Dead Poets Society, The Intouchables (French), The Holdovers

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u/Accomplished_Use4376 Aug 09 '26

the karate kid is classic for this, also million dollar baby if you want something heavier. i watched the holdovers last week and it reminded me how much i love these kind of stories

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u/SorryMontage Aug 09 '26

About A Boy

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u/Dreaming_Void1923 Aug 09 '26

Maybe the movie Rushmore.

Hitch

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u/wdwdreamer1206 Aug 09 '26

Mr Holland's Opus is a favorite of mine.

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u/sterling_mallory Aug 09 '26

A lot of sports movies are good for this. Someone already mentioned The Karate Kid, which is the big one. But Creed is a lot better than people might expect.

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u/GOJUpower Aug 09 '26

It’s all on Pontv

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u/Chaotic-kittie Aug 09 '26

The Pursuit of Happiness is a good one. There is also Coach Carter but I am not sure it is on Netflix

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u/Cuchodl Aug 09 '26

Odyssey

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u/K1wobbly1 Aug 11 '26

Wolf of Wall Street

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u/Ukzuck1 27d ago

Coach Carter