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What Just Happened (2008)
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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 changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
Style:
witty, humorous, realistic, melancholic, stylized, clever, suspense, semi serious, biting, satirical ...
Plot:
movie business, hollywood, filmmaking, showbiz, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, midlife crisis, workplace, disagreement, workplace situations, satire, father daughter relationship, agent, character study, honest, life is a bitch, rivalry, media, sexual content, disorder, ego clash, media satire, marital infidelity, divorce, writers ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles, cannes, california
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, witty, realistic and clever films with plots about satire, filmmaking, showbiz, artists and showbiz, hollywood, mentor and dialogue mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like What Just Happened: Mistress (1992), The Player (1992), State and Main (2000), S.O.B. (1981), The TV Set (2006). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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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 ...
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humorous, cynical, captivating, light, exciting ...
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, showbiz, mistress, screenwriter, money, artists and showbiz, dark humor, satire, financier, film producer, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
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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?
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talky, suspense, clever, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
hollywood, murder, blackmail, filmmaking, police investigation, false accusation, protagonist as suspect, satire, artists and showbiz, plan gone awry, movie business, death threat ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, pasadena california, los angeles
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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 ...
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talky, humorous, realistic, feel good, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, filmmaking, small town life, americana, lifestyle, love and romance, movie business, disorder, showbiz, couple relations, artists and showbiz, nothing goes right ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new england, vermont, england
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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.
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sexy, cynical, humorous, witty, clever ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, satire, transvestism, film producer, film industry, catastrophe, disaster, goofy hero, actor's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 1930s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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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 ...
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semi serious, witty, satirical, melancholic, clever ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
showbiz, audition, tv show, artists and showbiz, media satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, strong female character, television, pregnancy, sarcasm, deadpan ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
usa, los angeles
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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.
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parody, humorous, clever, realistic, not serious ...
Plot:
satire, hollywood, filmmaking, media, nothing goes right, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, hidden identity, actor's life, disorder, media satire, workplace situations ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography and lousy catering. Divided in ...
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surreal, humorous, semi serious, talky, atmospheric ...
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filmmaking, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, friends, actor's life, lifestyle, satire, filmmaker, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dwarf, actor, character study ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa
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60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
During the final weeks of a presidential race, the President is accused of sexual misconduct. To distract the public until the election, the President's adviser hires a Hollywood producer to help him stage a fake war.
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talky, humorous, realistic, thought provoking, suspense ...
Plot:
political corruption, political conspiracy, satire, politics, presidential election, cia, election, election campaign, senator, journalism, cons and scams, dishonesty ...
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90s, 20th century
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albania, washington d.c., usa, latin america, iraq ...
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60%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
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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 ...
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filmmaking, artists and showbiz, ambition, desire for fame, lifestyle, showbiz, celebrity culture, satire, celebrity, ex wife, greed, loneliness ...
Time:
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Place:
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58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.
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humorous, not serious, parody, entertaining, talky ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, satire, desire for fame, actor's life, artists and showbiz, dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, egotism ...
Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
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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 ...
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suspense, humorous, semi serious, realistic, light ...
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hollywood, friendship, rise to the top, desire for fame, satire, artists and showbiz, ambition, rivalry, celebrity culture, rich and poor, movie business, personality change ...
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80s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey
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57%
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.
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realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous
Plot:
hollywood, one last chance, showbiz, filmmaking, dishonesty, aging, artists and showbiz, betrayal, film industry, father in law son in law relationship, film producer, movie studio ...
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20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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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, ironic, witty ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, media, artists and showbiz, media satire, showbiz, silly humor, disorder, unfulfillment, downfall, ambition, blind ambition ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first ...
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Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, showbiz, dishonesty, paparazzi, cyberpunk, ambition, satire, virtual reality, starlet, computer virus ...
Time:
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usa, taj mahal, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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sexy, humorous, feel good, cynical, not serious ...
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hollywood, friendship, showbiz, rivalry, relationship vs career, celebrity, actor's life, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, movie star, desire for fame, couple relations ...
Time:
contemporary, 21st century, 2010s
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california, los angeles, usa, ibiza, spain ...
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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.
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talky, cynical, captivating, humorous, clever ...
Plot:
hollywood, drug abuse, addiction, showbiz, buddies, friendship, love triangle, sarcasm, insanity, sexual content, filmmaking, couples ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Substance-addicted Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale is on the skids. After a spell at a detox centre her film company insists as a condition of continuing to employ her that she live with her mother Doris Mann, herself once a star and now a champion ...
Style:
humorous, touching, sentimental, realistic, melancholic ...
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, hollywood, rehabilitation, dysfunctional family, addiction, drug abuse, family problems, parents and children, filmmaking, family relations, life is a bitch, actor's life ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
california, usa
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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 ...
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feel good, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
unsuccessful, satire, actor's life, youth, single parent, artists and showbiz, young heroes, family relations, showbiz, self discovery, parents and children, hollywood ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, australia
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53%
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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 ...
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parody, realistic, semi serious, witty, clever ...
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filmmaking, satire, disorder, rise to the top, artists and showbiz, ambition, lifestyle, actor's life, desire for fame, showbiz, media satire, farce ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa, france, europe, cannes ...
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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 ...
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humorous, satirical, absurd, surreal, stylized ...
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actor's life, showbiz, filmmaking, dark humor, disorder, nothing goes right, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ghost, cons and scams, death, desire for fame ...
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usa, paris france, france, europe, los angeles ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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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 ...
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parody, humorous, feel good, witty, not serious ...
Audience:
date night
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filmmaking, hollywood, audition, desire for fame, movie business, satire, comedy of errors, showbiz, ambition, lifestyle, nothing goes right, accountant ...
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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parody, humorous, light, satirical, stylized ...
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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 ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Paul Miller (Paul Rudd - Friends, The Cider House Rules) has struggled as an actor in Hollywood for years, and now he's had enough. But not just of show business-of life. In two days, he's going to kill himself. But in true Hollywood ...
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Plot:
filmmaking, change of heart, introspection, actor's life, lifestyle, death wish, direction and purpose, breaking point, showbiz, life is a bitch, friendship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
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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 ...
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Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Mother (Bill Cosby), Jugs (Raquel Welch) & Speed (Harvey Keitel) work for a ambulance company competing for a L.A. city contract.
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humorous, suspense, biting, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
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satire, dark humor, friends, disorder, workplace situations, partners, rivalry, nothing goes right, contests and competitions, buddies, fighting the system, underdog ...
Time:
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Place:
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48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ellie Parker, an aspiring actress from Australia, lives a hectic Hollywood lifestyle, perpetually trying to land the role that will elevate her career. Living with her lothario musician boyfriend, Justin, Ellie is far from happy, finding support ...
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semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, neurotic ...
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Time:
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Place:
usa, los angeles
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