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Smash (2012)
19K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
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Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC. Steven Spielberg served as one of the executive producers. The series was broadcast in the US by NBC and produced by DreamWorks Television and Universal Television. The series revolves around a fictional New York theater community and specifically the creation of a new Broadway musical. It features a large ensemble cast, led by Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Katharine McPhee, Christian Borle, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, and Anjelica Huston.
The show debuted on February 6, 2012, and its first season ended on May 14, 2012. Its second and final season premiered on February 5, 2013 and ended on May 26, 2013. NBC announced a change in their lineup in March 2013 and moved the show to Saturdays starting April 6, 2013. The series was officially cancelled on May 10, 2013. Second and final season executive producer/show runner Josh Safran said the final episode of season two would work as a series finale, should the series not be renewed.
The series, particularly the pilot episode, enjoyed some critical success. The first season received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography amongst 4 nominations. The series was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.
Style:
serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, dramatic, teen, queer cinema
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
dancer, showbiz, actor's life, young woman, actor, producer, follow your dream, ambition, lifestyle, starlet, desire for fame, rising to stardom, musician, career, fame, talented, actress, divorce, sexuality, backstage, cultural icon, rivals, audition, rehearsal, hot and sexy ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to Smash
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, captivating and semi serious films and TV series with plots about artists and showbiz, lifestyle, ambition, showbiz, dancing, friendship and audition mostly in Drama, Comedy and Musical genres. Some movies like Smash: Burlesque (2010), Nashville (2012), Dreamgirls (2006), Rent: Filmed Live on Broadway (2008), Glee (2009). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, entertaining, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
dancing, performer's life, desire for fame, cabaret, dancer, burlesque, ambition, love and romance, happy ending, sexy woman, nightlife, nightclub ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, iowa, usa, canada
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100%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
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Rayna Jaymes and Juliette Barnes face personal and professional challenges as they navigate their paths as artists and individuals. Surrounding them, and often complicating their lives, are their family, friends and, in some cases, lovers, as well ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, sincere, serious, sentimental ...
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country music, fame, musician, music, hopes, music industry, closeted homosexual, celebrity, family relations, lifestyle, desire for fame, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, southern usa, nashville tennessee, tennessee
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100%
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Three young women – Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson – dream of becoming pop stars and they get their wish when they're chosen to be backup singers for the legendary James 'Thunder' Early.
Style:
lyrical, melancholic, sentimental, visually appealing, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
african american, singing, performer's life, showbiz, music, fame, dancing, broadway, musician, jazz, black, dance ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2006, 20th century, 60s
Place:
michigan, detroit, los angeles, usa, las vegas ...
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100%
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Based on Puccini's opera La bohème, Rent tells the story of a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create in New York City in the 1990s. This is a live recording of Rent's final performance after more than 12 ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, emotional, powerful ...
Plot:
theater, gay romance, music band, showbiz, musician's life, opera, artist, social differences, drug abuse, actor's life, music, life is a bitch ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
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161K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
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Glee is an American teen musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the reconstituted William McKinley High School glee club, New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition ...
Style:
stylized, feel good, sexy, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, gay, cheerleader, youth, teenage life, contests and competitions, teenage girl, outcast, singing, sapphic, gay teenager, coach ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, idaho, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Loren (Brittany Underwood) a smart, shy and independent high school senior who has ambitions of being a songwriter, secretly sends her song lyrics to her celebrity crush, rock superstar Eddie Duran (Cody Longo). Loren's wildest dreams come true ...
Style:
touching, realistic, captivating, psychological, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cinderella story, follow your dream, musician, best friend, audition, ambition, fame, talented, fan, youth, student, backstage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Italy, UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show is based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York ...
Style:
realistic, feel good, serious, semi serious
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, music, dancing, desire for fame, friendship, rehearsal, power relations, self discovery, coming of age, youth, teenage life, student life ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, new york state
Similarity:
30%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story:
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.
Style:
non-linear, captivating, stylized, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
biopic, world war one, music, actor's life, ambition, celebrity culture, chorus girl, cinderella story, relationship vs career, showbiz, starlet, couples ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1920s, 1910s
Place:
usa, london, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
30%
183K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
producer, wealth, buddies, stupidity, filmmaking, actor, female nudity, male male relationship, friendship, fame, actor's life, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, beverly hills, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
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Unexpectedly dumped by her movie-mogul husband of 10 years, Molly Kagen must reassess her life and her friends when she finds herself on the outside of the elite circles she once commanded.
Style:
humorous, realistic, sentimental, semi serious
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
coping, starting over, self discovery, hopes, lifestyle, single parent, love and romance, singleness, divorce, male female relationship, hottie, relationships ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Trying to make a name for themselves in New York's competitive fashion scene, Ben Epstein and his friend and business partner Cam Calderon use their street knowledge and connections to bring their ambitions to fruition. With the help of ...
Style:
erotic, semi serious, stylized, sensual, captivating ...
Plot:
entrepreneur, businessman, follow your dream, group of friends, determination, party, young woman, lifestyle, ambition, ambitious, success, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
29%
6K
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Misfits in their lives back home, a group of young people live it up at musical-theater camp. While the sports counselor is completely ignored, the kids' spend all their time in rehearsal for a grueling schedule that involves a new show every ...
Style:
teen, talky, humorous, feel good, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
gay, coming of age, summer camp, dancing, lgbt, love and romance, teenage love, artists and showbiz, rock, gay teenager, glbt, friendship ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts
Style:
inspirational, teen, retro, realistic, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, date night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
teenager, music, teacher, high school, audition, coming of age, dancing, dance, father son relationship, mother daughter relationship, piano, musician ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, bronx new york city
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28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
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sexy, entertaining, feel good, visually appealing, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
rock, teenager, broadway, rock and roll, sex scene, dancing, music, nightclub, love story, fall in love, rock star, musician ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the lives of an elite group of young dancers who train at The Next Step Studio.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, sentimental, realistic, mockumentary
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
dancer, dance school, dancing, follow your dream, contests and competitions, dancer's life, teenage life, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, youth, ambition, performer's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada
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28%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 85 min.
TV show
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The film, which chronicles Garland's life from her first public performance in 1924 until her death in 1969, is divided into two parts: the first part depicts her rise to fame in the 1930s, her descent into drugs, and her fall from grace in the ...
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
longing, addiction, biopic, filmmaking, showbiz, rising to stardom, actor's life, singer, lifestyle, ambition, family problems, celebrity culture ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 50s
Place:
usa, california, london, new york, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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Grosse Pointe is an American television parody series which aired on the WB Network during the 2000–2001 television season. Created by Darren Star, it was a satire depicting the behind-the-scenes drama on the set of a television show, and was ...
Style:
parody, sitcom, cynical, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
closeted homosexual, actress, actor, lifestyle, showbiz, actor's life, rivalry, workplace, dishonesty, backstage, artists and showbiz, starlet ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take ...
Style:
sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, independent film ...
Plot:
female protagonist, lifestyle, actor's life, media, workplace, love and romance, workplace situations, couples, power relations, artists and showbiz, boss and employee, performer's life ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, 60s
Place:
usa, new york, new york state, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
28%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
After an unusual event, Zoey Clarke, a whip-smart computer coder forging her way in San Francisco, suddenly starts to hear the innermost wants, thoughts and desires of the people around her through popular songs.
Style:
funny, feel good, sweet, captivating, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
psychic power, singing, nerd, musical performance, earthquake, lgbt, career, spoken inner thoughts, workplace situations, friendship, terminal illness, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
future, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach (Michael Douglas). After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie (Alyson Reed), who once had a ...
Style:
sexy, stylized, lyrical, clever, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
broadway, showbiz, audition, dancing, music, ballet school, choreography, ballet, rehearsal, rise to the top, dancer, choreographer ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of East High students countdown to the opening night of their school’s first-ever production of “High School Musical.” Showmances blossom; friendships are tested while new ones are made; rivalries flare and lives are changed forever as ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, romantic, sentimental, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, happy ending, music, singing, friendship, sport team, love and romance, audition, parents and children, follow your dream, family relations ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Unscripted is the on going tales of three out of work actors navigating the rough terrain of Los Angeles. In a land where the universal word for actors is "No", Unscripted takes a look at these three kind souls just trying to survive. ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actor's life, showbiz, media, lifestyle, aspiring actor, casting, audition, hollywood, satire, media satire, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Eight young people from Ohio who are dancers, come to New York, to compete in a major talent competition. But when they get there, they learn that they have to wait some time before they take part in it. So they try to do their best to survive in ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, stylized, humorous, feel good
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
dancing, breakdance, dance, club, street kid, high school, couples, friends, family relations, hopes, artists and showbiz, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1985, 80s
Place:
ohio, new york, usa
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy TV show.
Style:
realistic, witty, talky, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
comedian, renewed love, workplace problem, artists and showbiz, workplace situations, showbiz, friendship, old friend, uptight character, teamwork, friends, rivals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
Similarity:
27%
82K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The assorted humiliations, disasters and rare triumphs of four very different twenty-something girls: Hannah, an aspiring writer; Marnie, an art gallery assistant and cousins Jessa and Shoshanna.
Style:
witty, sexy, realistic, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
ambitious, sex scene, friends, young adult, nudity, sex, woman urinating, roommate, city life, female friendship, strong sexual content, oral sex ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, idaho, usa, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
27%
534K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
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While running from a drug deal gone bad, Mike Ross, a brilliant young college-dropout, slips into a job interview with one of New York City's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. Tired of cookie-cutter law school grads, Harvey takes a gamble by ...
Style:
captivating, witty, serious, talky, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, date night, family outing
Plot:
lawyer, law firm, legal, photographic memory, hotshot lawyer, boss, success, corporate world, workplace situations, talented, prodigy, ambitious ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, chicago, syria
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Follow a group of diverse, down-on-their-luck characters attempting to change their lives by participating in a potentially life-ruining reality dance show that builds to a live production of “Swan Lake.”
Style:
disturbing, captivating, humorous, touching
Plot:
gay, dancehall girl, dancer, follow your dream, dancing, ambition, dream, ambitious man, desire for fame, aspiration, competitor, second chance ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of aspiring artists living in New York City try to make their dreams come true.
Style:
light, realistic, intense, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, family outing
Plot:
dating show, fashion, youth, luck, lovers apart, new house, city life, fashion designer, sewing, relocation, workplace situations, friendship ...
Place:
new york, paris france
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her first husband, Nick Arnstein.
Style:
touching, witty, light, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, girls' night, date night, adult
Plot:
divorce, marriage, broadway, dancing, biopic, women, showgirl, gambling debt, mother daughter relationship, gambler, theatrical producer, showbiz ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 20th century, 1900s, 1930s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, baltimore, chicago ...
Similarity:
27%
7K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.
Style:
retro, realistic, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
stripper, burlesque, dancing, mother daughter relationship, mother, theater, fame, domineering mother, ambition, broadway, based on broadway musical, theatrical agent ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
kansas
Similarity:
27%
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