Movies like The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

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The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1996)
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The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson is a mockumentary on the disappearance of a fictitious wealthy British film producer, Kevin Johnson, who is dealing in sex, lies and blackmail in Hollywood.
Style: mockumentary, independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
Plot: filmmaking, 007, tv crew, investigation, satire, found footage, kidnapping, missing person, hollywood, showbiz, media, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, media satire, agent, prostitute, lie, disappearance, swimming pool, film industry, male female relationship, liar, screenwriter, interview, british ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, usa, california

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, witty and semi serious films with plots about artists and showbiz, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, satire, celebrity culture and media mostly in Comedy, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson: Who's the Caboose? (1997), Not Another Not Another Movie (2011), Nobody Knows Anything! (2003), Pittsburgh (2006), The Last Producer (2000). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Who's the Caboose? (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to ...
Style: mockumentary, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: satire, hollywood, filmmaking, showbiz, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz, actor's life, terminal illness, nightclub, improv, comedian, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, los angeles, san francisco, california
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Not Another Not Another Movie (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In this non- stop hilarious ride we follow a struggling Movie Studio that is willing to do anything to make a buck even if it means ruining its reputation, and running the Movie Industry into the ground. This film has everything that an audience ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, spoof, mockumentary ...
Plot: filmmaking, satire, showbiz, media satire, artists and showbiz, media, disorder, ambition, downfall, blind ambition, nothing goes right, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An aspiring filmmaker learns that success in Hollywood doesn't come as easy as she suspected as she attempts to discover the formula to success. When the guidance of her helpful has-been uncle fails to pave the way, Sarah Wilder must seek the ...
Style: humorous, not serious, witty, feel good, light ...
Plot: hollywood, lawyer, filmmaking, showbiz, media satire, media, actor's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, satire, prison guard, blue collar ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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Pittsburgh (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Jeff Goldblum put his Hollywood actor life on hold to star alongside his new girlfriend in a Pittsburgh regional theater production of The Music Man. Co-directors Bradley and LaBrache tread a surprisingly elegant line between genuine documentary and ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot: lifestyle, showbiz, relationship vs career, actor's life, artists and showbiz, couple relations, couples, celebrity culture, hollywood, audition, filmmaking, media ...
Time: 21st century
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The Last Producer (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
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Place: usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
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Place: los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
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Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot: actor's life, obsessive quest, showbiz, life turned upside down, fish out of water, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, disorder, hollywood, strong female presence, media
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california, france
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Hijacking Hollywood (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An aspiring director working as a lowly production assistant, conspires with his aspiring producer roommate to steal the reels of a mega budgeted film he's working on.
Style: independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot: filmmaking, job, satire, hollywood, disorder, workplace situations, cons and scams, showbiz, hijacking, workplace, vengeance, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
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Stuntmen (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
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Style: realistic, rough, semi serious, humorous, exciting ...
Plot: stuntman, contests and competitions, actor's life, rivalry, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, downfall, hollywood, filmmaking, ambition, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
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Mistress (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
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Style: humorous, cynical, cult classic, light, captivating ...
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Time: year 1992, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant's life, loves, and troubles.
Style: parody, witty, humorous, cynical, semi serious ...
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Barely Famous (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: Introducing "Barely Famous": a docu-style comedy series. This show explores the hypocrisy of reality TV by centering around two sisters who say they would never do a reality show, but are being filmed by a camera crew. Over the course of ...
Style: captivating, humorous, semi serious, realistic, parody ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
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Style: semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, biting ...
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Genre: Comedy
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Duration: 80 min.
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Duration: 97 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Sweet Liberty (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
Story: Tracey Ullman's comedy special features the one-and-only 'Ruby Romaine'--the memorable character from HBO's 'Tracey Takes On.' After an illustrious career, veteran Hollywood makeup artist Ruby has decided to call it ...
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