Movies like Mistress
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Mistress (1992)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.
Style:
humorous, dark humor, cynical, light, captivating, exciting, biting, suspense, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
filmmaking, writing, hollywood, showbiz, money, mistress, screenwriter, artists and showbiz, satire, financier, film producer, film within a film, writer's life, moral dilemma, media, lifestyle, unfulfillment, media satire, profanity, death, suicide, male female relationship, actor, lust, father son relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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Most similar movies to Mistress
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, witty and semi serious films with plots about filmmaking, showbiz, artists and showbiz, satire, hollywood, lifestyle and writers mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Mistress: What Just Happened (2008), State and Main (2000), The Player (1992), The Last Producer (2000), Celebrity (1998). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben (Robert De Niro) must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss (Catherine Keener) demands extensive ...
Style:
witty, realistic, humorous, melancholic, stylized ...
Plot:
movie business, hollywood, filmmaking, showbiz, artists and showbiz, nothing goes right, midlife crisis, workplace, disagreement, workplace situations, satire, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, cannes, california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A Hollywood Film unit invades a small Vermont town leading to wholesale abandonment of values and virtue. A smart, warm and funny movie - and not just for movie buffs. Tagline: When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont - They Shot First And Asked ...
Style:
talky, humorous, realistic, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, film within a film, amateur theater, filmmaking, love and romance, lifestyle, americana, small town life, movie business, disorder, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new england, vermont, england
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Style:
talky, suspense, clever, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
hollywood, murder, blackmail, filmmaking, police investigation, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, satire, plan gone awry, artists and showbiz, movie business, film within a film ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, usa, pasadena california, los angeles
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous
Plot:
hollywood, showbiz, one last chance, filmmaking, artists and showbiz, dishonesty, aging, betrayal, film industry, movie studio, profanity, film producer ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and dives into a new job as an entertainment journalist. His assignments take him to the swankiest corners of Manhattan, but as he jumps from one ...
Style:
witty, cynical, stylized, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, ambition, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, showbiz, celebrity culture, lifestyle, spectacle, satire, writing, film within a film, ex wife ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, atlantic city new jersey, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Series like Entourage
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
Style:
sexy, cynical, humorous, witty, clever ...
Plot:
hollywood, satire, transvestism, filmmaking, catastrophe, couples, bittersweet, office, showbiz, lifestyle, actor's life, goofy hero ...
Time:
80s, 1930s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Based on a play by David Rabe, Hurlyburly is about the intersecting lives of several Hollywood players and wannabes, whose dysfunctional personal lives are more interesting than anything they're peddling to the studios.
Style:
talky, cynical, captivating, humorous, clever ...
Plot:
hollywood, drug abuse, addiction, showbiz, drugs/alcohol, buddies, friendship, love triangle, sarcasm, insanity, filmmaking, friends ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when ...
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, cynical ...
Plot:
satire, ambition, desire for fame, rise to the top, workplace romance, workplace situations, filmmaking, lifestyle, rising to stardom, actor's life, love and romance, workplace ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A satire about desperate hustling, pop philosophy and big money.
Style:
humorous, dark humor, light, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, showbiz, american dream, satire, crimes, rivalry, danger, destiny, media satire, guru, artists and showbiz, cable ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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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, casting, aspiring actor, audition, hollywood, satire, artists and showbiz, media satire ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Wag the Dog similar movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Director Paul Mazursky (Scenes From a Mall) takes a bite out of Hollywood with a hilarious look at the artistic sell-out. Starring Danny Aiello, Dyan Cannon Shelly Winters, Jerry Stiller, Chris Penn, and Ally Sheedy, this merciless comedy exposes ...
Style:
humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
film within a film, aging, midlife crisis, hollywood, filmmaking, satire, destiny, couple relations, couples, down on your luck, showbiz, bittersweet ...
Time:
1940s, 40s
Place:
new york, california, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The tale of a young girl fresh off the bus from Iowa, who falls in love with a sexy and promising young actor, though their relationship threatens to complicate her own obsessive goal of becoming a famous actress. The film perfectly captures the ...
Style:
semi serious, captivating, emotional, psychological, talky ...
Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, romance, filmmaking, showbiz, fall in love, desire for fame, fish out of water, actor, audition, producer, love and romance ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, iowa
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59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Peter and Katherine Witner are Southern California super-yuppies with great jobs but no center to their lives. When they both lose their jobs and begin marital infidelities, their solution is to start their own business together. In order to find ...
Style:
dark humor, humorous, cynical, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, crumbling marriage, society, self discovery, filmmaking, family problems, rise and fall, love and romance, starting over, lifestyle, breakup, infidelity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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:
not serious, humorous, witty, feel good, melancholic ...
Plot:
hollywood, lawyer, media satire, showbiz, filmmaking, lifestyle, media, actor's life, satire, artists and showbiz, grocery store, mayor ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Hollywood beckons for recent film school grad Nick Chapman, who is out to capitalize on the momentum from his national award-winning student film. Studio executive Allen Habel seduces Nick with a dream deal to make his first feature, but once ...
Style:
suspense, humorous, semi serious, realistic, light ...
Plot:
hollywood, friendship, rise to the top, desire for fame, satire, artists and showbiz, rivalry, ambition, rich and poor, celebrity culture, movie business, film within a film ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, witty ...
Plot:
friendship, ego clash, best friends, showbiz, filmmaking, performer's life, rivalry, criticism, screenwriter, magazine editor, indoor, writer's life ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, witty, not serious, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, audition, parody, desire for fame, movie business, satire, comedy of errors, showbiz, nothing goes right, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 1990s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a ...
Style:
humorous, dark humor, satirical, absurd, surreal ...
Plot:
showbiz, actor's life, filmmaking, disorder, nothing goes right, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ghost, cons and scams, death, fake suicide, faked suicide ...
Time:
contemporary, 2000s
Place:
usa, france, europe, paris france, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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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:
humorous, semi serious, realistic
Plot:
investigation, filmmaking, satire, tv crew, crimes, media, artists and showbiz, showbiz, kidnapping, hollywood, missing person, celebrity culture ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate ...
Style:
sexy, humorous, feel good, not serious, cynical ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
hollywood, friendship, showbiz, alcohol, rivalry, show business, relationship vs career, celebrity, celebrity culture, actor's life, artists and showbiz, movie star ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 2010s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, london, italy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Adaptation. similar movies
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Style:
gothic, humorous, sentimental, touching, atmospheric ...
Plot:
actor, transvestism, friendship, hollywood, misfit, showbiz, filmmaking, actress, ambition, desire for fame, depression, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad, big budget action film which he proceeds to steal the reels and leave the cast and crew in a frenzy.
Style:
humorous, clever, biting, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, hollywood, filmmaking, parody, actor's life, artists and showbiz, hidden identity, media, lifestyle, nothing goes right, workplace situations, media satire ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy?
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
artists and showbiz, ambition, parents and children, follow your dream, nightlife, family relations, hollywood, filmmaking, hopes, love and romance, fall in love, gambling ...
Time:
year 2012, year 1992, 1990s, 21st century, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Style:
semi serious, humorous, talky, realistic, clever ...
Plot:
rivalry, tv show, showbiz, media, ambition, artists and showbiz, contests and competitions, late night, media satire, television show, television, talk show host ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, 1990s, year 1992, year 1991
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife, while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated by another woman.
Style:
thought provoking, talky, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
murder, mistress, adultery, professor, infidelity, blackmail, crimes, crime, loveless marriage, couple relations, moral dilemma, human nature ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
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Films like The Player
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film "Jivetime Jimmy's Revenge." When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the ...
Style:
humorous, witty, feel good, semi serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
parody, hollywood, farce, racism, satire, artists and showbiz, actor's life, society, misfit, interracial relations, filmmaking, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
While shooting a documentary about all kinds of actresses, the director falls for one of them.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
filmmaking, showbiz, lifestyle, celebrity culture, actor's life, midlife crisis, love and romance, actress, film producer, money, humiliation, film within a film ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 2000s
Place:
paris france, india, france
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54%
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:
clever, witty, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, hollywood, filmmaking, vengeance, disorder, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, crimes, dangerous animal, obnoxious boss, workplace, hijacking ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
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53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Film producer Sy Lerner makes a bet with a fellow film executive that he can turn any nobody into a star at the Cannes Film Festival. A New York cab driver who is visiting the festival is chosen as the test subject to settle the bet and Sy uses his ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, offbeat, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, parody, media satire, desire for fame, lifestyle, rise to the top, artists and showbiz, ambition, actor's life, cons and scams, farce ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, europe, france, los angeles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
unsuccessful, satire, actor, artists and showbiz, youth, young heroes, single parent, actor's life, family relations, showbiz, hollywood, parents and children ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, australia
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
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