Movies like Under the Rainbow
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Under the Rainbow (1981)
3K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins (from the cast of _Wizard of Oz, The (1939)_ ). Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.
Style:
light, funny, feel good, realistic, not serious, humorous, offbeat, surprise ending, parody, psychological ...
Plot:
farce, spy, mistaken identity, espionage, assassin, secret service, hotel, disorder, secret agent, showbiz, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, dog, world war two, assassination, filmmaking, nazi, chase, map, restaurant, sword, sword fight, dwarf, duke, paranoia ...
Time:
80s, 1930s, year 1981, year 1938
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, kansas
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Most similar movies to Under the Rainbow
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, not serious and light films with plots about disorder, farce, artists and showbiz, satire, nothing goes right, showbiz and filmmaking mostly in Comedy genres. Some movies like Under the Rainbow: Born in East L.A. (1987), Funny Farm (1988), Nothing But Trouble (1991), Bowfinger (1999), Hollywood Shuffle (1987). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Rudy, an American of Hispanic descent, whose south-of-the-border looks show him no mercy during an immigration raid in a migrant worker factory. As his luck goes, he is caught with neither money nor his ID and is deported to Mexico - without ...
Style:
humorous, parody, funny, entertaining, talky ...
Plot:
culture clash, immigrant, mistaken identity, deportation, weed, farce, adaptation, lone hero, twists and turns, fish out of water, dishonesty, misfit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
mexico, los angeles, latin america, tijuana mexico, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Chevy Chase stars as Andy Farmer, a sportswriter who moves with his schoolteacher wife Elizabeth (Madolyn Smith) to the country in order to write a novel in relative seclusion. Of course, seclusion is the last thing the Farmers find in the small, ...
Style:
hilarious, rom com, humorous, slapstick, social ...
Audience:
kids, date night
Plot:
small town, fish out of water, writers, husband wife relationship, aspiring writer, farce, christmas, chase, breakup, divorce, fishing, plagiarism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
vermont, new york, san francisco
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
While attempting to seduce gorgeous lawyer Diane Lightson, wealthy gadabout Chris Thorne agrees to drive her to Atlantic City, N.J. But, when some reckless driving draws the attention of a deeply critical cop, they and the flamboyant ...
Style:
humorous, dark comedy, disturbing, melancholic, not serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
chase, dark humor, small town, justice, dysfunctional family, on the run, hip hop, eccentric family, disorder, danger, nothing goes right, buddies ...
Time:
90s, year 1991, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new jersey, usa, atlantic city, atlantic city new jersey
Similarity:
100%
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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:
parody, funny, humorous, witty, spoof ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, satire, movie business, dog, actor, cameraman, deception, african american, actress, audition, desire for fame ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 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:
parody, witty, humorous, entertaining, light ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
hollywood, racism, farce, filmmaking, blaxploitation, black, prejudice, dark humor, storytelling, movie business, black history, misfit ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, africa, los angeles
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, satirical, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, mime, showbiz, hollywood, creativity, actor's life, comeback, alcohol abuse, disorder, artists and showbiz, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
When screenwriter Cal Neros fritters away a million-dollar advance on a script and blows his deadline, the studio boss gives him one week to write the sickest movie ever committed to the screen.
Style:
humorous, realistic, not serious, independent film, dark comedy ...
Plot:
race against time, silly humor, filmmaking, artists and showbiz, disorder, showbiz, chases and races, farce, urban, writer's block, satire, behind the scenes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Desperate filmmaker Osric Taylor dreams of making his civil war Hamlet but when production funding dries up, he agrees to take southern matron Hester Beauchamps offer to fund the film if he throws some zombies in it to make their money back. But ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, stylized, mockumentary, realistic ...
Plot:
zombie, farce, satire, comedy of errors, race against time, showbiz, dark humor, nothing goes right, disorder, filmmaking, small town, chases and races ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
louisiana, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
37%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt team-up as two out-of-work actors who accidentally stow away on a ship to hide from a drunken, belligerent lead actor who has ...
Style:
humorous, light, absurd, feel good, witty ...
Plot:
farce, nothing goes right, eccentricity, sarcasm, deadpan, cruise, goofy hero, hidden identity, down on your luck, artists and showbiz, satire, ship ...
Time:
1930s, year 1998, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A host of real-life celebrities - including Hugh Hefner, Stan Lee, and Kevin Smith - journey into the world of comic book fandom! Documentary filmmaker Donald Swan heads to the world's largest comic book convention where he encounters a culture ...
Style:
witty, humorous, parody, not serious, mockumentary ...
Plot:
filmmaking, farce, obsessive quest, artists and showbiz, escapades, disorder, media satire, buddies, star wars, rivalry, figment, heroes ...
Place:
california, usa, san diego california
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Griswold family hits the road again for a typically ill-fated vacation, this time to the glitzy mecca of slots and showgirls—Las Vegas.
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, light, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
gambling, casino, dysfunctional family, obsession, desert, family relations, farce, road trip, nothing goes right, teenage life, parents and children, vacation ...
Time:
90s
Place:
las vegas, chicago, usa, nevada
Similarity:
37%
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, satirical, absurd, surreal, stylized ...
Plot:
filmmaking, death, showbiz, actor's life, dark humor, disorder, nothing goes right, cons and scams, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, ghost, stupidity ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, france, europe, paris france, california ...
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A satirical songwriter comes to Los Angeles and puts his life's work in jeopardy.
Style:
humorous, satirical, captivating, entertaining, cult classic ...
Plot:
showbiz, mistaken identity, rising to stardom, ambition, media, farce, overnight success, musician's life, comedian, folklore, music, media satire ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
After a series of Hollywood flops, famed director Harris Chappell (Jeffrey Tambor) returns to New York to relaunch his Broadway career. But Chappell's triumphant comeback begins to spiral out of control into a wild night of comic misadventure ...
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, feel good, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
artists and showbiz, comedy of errors, disorder, nothing goes right, goofy hero, theatre director, broadway, comeback, friendship, society, profanity, restaurant ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
This film is a spoof along the lines of "Scary Movie" and "Not Another Teen Movie." It includes parodies of some of the indie film world's most renowned movies such as "Memento," "Pulp Fiction," ...
Style:
parody, humorous, witty, not serious, spoof ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, filmmaking, obsessive quest, mistaken identity, goofy hero, crime gone awry, gender bending, satire, mariachi, swinger, hostage, disorder ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
usa, las vegas
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Motivated by Box Office statistics, Dax Shepard has made a decision to leave comedy to pursue his dream of becoming an international Martial Arts action star.
Style:
cynical, realistic, not serious, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot:
filmmaking, martial arts, hollywood, showbiz, lifestyle, partner, buddies, actor's life, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, silly humor, partnership ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an ...
Style:
humorous, feel good, realistic, funny, melancholic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens
Plot:
amusement park, prank, nothing goes right, father son relationship, family relations, parents and children, fish out of water, disorder, eccentric family, kids in trouble, mischievous children, youth ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, future
Place:
hawaii, los angeles, usa, san francisco, antarctica
Similarity:
35%
405
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of a mysterious new screenplay and its illusive author.
Style:
semi serious, witty, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
filmmaking, media, hidden identity, writer's life, lifestyle, workplace, showbiz, artists and showbiz, innocence lost, dishonesty, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The Independent is a mockumentary comedy film made in 2000, directed by Stephen Kessler, starring Jerry Stiller as an independent film maker, who makes little-known B movies with titles like Twelve Angry Men and a Baby. The film spoofs independent ...
Style:
parody, humorous, cult classic, mockumentary, witty ...
Plot:
filmmaking, eccentricity, creativity, stereotypes, misfit, media, artists and showbiz, dark humor, media satire, nothing goes right, film producer, satire ...
Time:
60s
Place:
nevada, england, boston
Similarity:
35%
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 ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, parody, independent film ...
Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, showbiz, lifestyle, strong female presence, television, celebrity, storytelling, makeup artist, stand up comedy, white trash, makeover ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
An outrageous cut-rate producer, Charlie LaRue (Christopher Meloni) is about to fulfill his lifelong dream to make a movie about the most offensive, dirtiest jokes ever told.
Style:
humorous, not serious, sketch comedy, feel good, light ...
Plot:
female nudity, follow your dream, ambition, filmmaking, buddies, disorder, farce, stand up comedy, masturbation, college, nudity, silly humor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A travelling theater group has so much action going on behind-the-scenes it almost ruins the performances.
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, witty, light ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
actor's life, nothing goes right, theater, theatre play, love and romance, disorder, showbiz, workplace situations, eternal love, actor, backstage, farce ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
iowa, new york, miami, cleveland ohio, manhattan new york city ...
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
When frustrated movie studio mogul Adolph Zitz announces a talent search for a romantic leading man to rival the great Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls decend upon Hollywood. Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee, knows little ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, witty, humorous
Plot:
tango, mistaken identity, filmmaking, hollywood, impersonation, neurosis, audition, prostitute, horse, anger, massage, barber ...
Time:
20th century, 1920s
Place:
usa
Similarity:
34%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A series of short films spoofing "The Blair Witch Project."
Style:
parody, humorous, not serious, witty, spoof ...
Plot:
nothing goes right, buddies, desire for fame, escapades, filmmaking, obsessive quest, disorder, artists and showbiz, danger, media satire, woods, found footage ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jerry Lewis plays Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, who doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle, Barbara's mother, is determined to split the two lovers, and hires ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, slapstick, feel good ...
Plot:
workplace, farce, department store, family relations, rise to the top, wooing, parents and children, disorder, goofy hero, mistaken identity, chaos and mayhem, store ...
Time:
year 1963, 60s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
34%
206
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
In this off-kilter comedy, a woman comes to terms with her husband's strange secret: a compulsive desire to cut off his arms.
Style:
humorous, not serious, psychological, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
couple relations, couples, dark humor, farce, human nature, unfulfillment, family problems, crumbling marriage, destruction, obsessive quest, mistaken identity, suburbs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Ryan and Sean get discovered as Internet Celebrities, and are given the opportunity to be in a movie, but meet some wacky situations.
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, captivating, light hearted ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
fish out of water, celebrity culture, rising to stardom, goofy hero, farce, ambition, misfit, buddies, lifestyle, filmmaking, hollywood, computers and web ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very ...
Style:
melancholic, witty, humorous, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
young lovers, culture clash, crime gone awry, couple relations, artists and showbiz, love and romance, showbiz, fish out of water, actor's life, couples, celebrity culture, filmmaking ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, 20th century, 1930s, 18th century
Place:
north carolina, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, funny, christmas special, slapstick ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday, winter, christmas season, parents and children, vacation, dysfunctional family, rottweiler, christmas eve, family gatherings, squirrel, creativity ...
Time:
80s, year 2016, 20th century
Place:
chicago, illinois, usa
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 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, media satire, showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, media, actor's life, prison guard, blue collar, mayor ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
34%
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