Movies like Mistress 1992
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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, cynical, light, captivating, cult classic, exciting, independent film, realistic, witty, talky ...
Plot:
filmmaking, mistress, screenwriter, hollywood, showbiz, artists and showbiz, dark humor, financier, film producer, interracial, satire, profanity, media, moral dilemma, lifestyle, writer's life, unfulfillment, media satire, death, suicide, actor, lust, blackmail, father son relationship, male female relationship ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and witty films with plots about artists and showbiz, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, satire, lifestyle and media satire mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Mistress: State and Main (2000), What Just Happened (2008), Entourage (2015), The Player (1992), The TV Set (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: 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 ...
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talky, feel good, humorous, funny, melancholic ...
Audience:
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small town, hollywood, filmmaking, showbiz, greed, movie business, lifestyle, love and romance, small town life, disorder, couple relations, nothing goes right ...
Time:
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Place:
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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 ...
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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 backā¦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 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
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Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, film industry, murder, police investigation, blackmail, showbiz, writers, movie business, satire, murder mystery, manipulation ...
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Place:
los angeles, california, usa, pasadena california
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100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every ...
Style:
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Plot:
television, showbiz, audition, sarcasm, deadpan, farce, artists and showbiz, media satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, strong female character, art ...
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Place:
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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, humorous, witty, independent film
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, one last chance, showbiz, dishonesty, aging, betrayal, artists and showbiz, film industry, movie studio, gambling, heist ...
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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48%
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:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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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:
cynical, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
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Place:
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47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
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Style:
independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Place:
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44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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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 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: UK, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
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Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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