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Hail, Caesar! (2016)
149K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Tells the comedic tale of Eddie Mannix, a fixer who worked for the Hollywood studios in the 1950s. The story finds him at work when a star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming.
Style:
black comedy, humorous, period piece, suspense, surreal, witty, talky, stylized, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, movie star, satire, ransom, filmmaking, gay subtext, showbiz, kidnapping, actor, dark humor, film industry, screenwriter, chinese restaurant, journalist, twins, priest, communist, secretary, synchronized swimming, crucifix, quitting smoking, job offer, beach house, movie studio, gossip columnist ...
Time:
50s, year 2016, 1950s, year 2015, 20th century, year 1951, biblical epic ...
Place:
los angeles, greece, usa, california, malibu california, united states of america
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Most similar movies to Hail, Caesar!
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, witty and semi serious films with plots about filmmaking, showbiz, satire, hollywood, artists and showbiz, actor and film within a film mostly in Comedy, Drama and Crime genres. Some movies like Hail, Caesar!: Gosford Park (2001), S.O.B. (1981), The Player (1992), The Big Lebowski (1998), Mistress (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
101K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
Style:
detective, period piece, costume drama, biting, satirical ...
Plot:
murder, whodunit, society, murder mystery, country estate, estate, high society, murder investigation, butler, police investigation, twists and turns, servant ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place:
england, detroit, london
Similarity:
100%
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, funny, humorous, clever, witty ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, film producer, hollywood, dog, cynicism, beach house, doctor, tantrum, funeral, death, disaster ...
Time:
80s, year 1981, 1930s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A faded TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles.
Style:
sexy, controversial, black comedy, period piece, twist ending ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
hippie, alternate history, nagging wife, actor, agent, friendship between men, sexy woman, filmmaking, struggling actor, home invasion, friendship, knocked up ...
Time:
year 1969, 2010s, year 2019, 20th century, 60s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, italy
Similarity:
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:
suspense, black comedy, dark comedy, satirical, sexy ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, film industry, murder, writers, movie business, satire, police investigation, male nudity, showbiz, blackmail, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, future, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, pasadena california
Similarity:
100%
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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:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, humorous, mockumentary
Plot:
filmmaking, 007, tv crew, investigation, satire, found footage, artists and showbiz, media, celebrity culture, hollywood, media satire, kidnapping ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink white Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events ...
Style:
black comedy, absurd, funny, neo noir, humorous ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
bowling, dialogue, mistaken identity, slacker, hippie, weed, marijuana, great dialogue, laziness, dream, twists and turns, heart attack ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998, year 1991
Place:
los angeles, iraq, america, arizona, usa ...
Similarity:
100%
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 ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, cult classic, captivating, light ...
Plot:
filmmaking, screenwriter, mistress, money, showbiz, hollywood, artists and showbiz, dark humor, film producer, financier, interracial, satire ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, the two gym employees see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, funny, cynical, absurd ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
stupidity, espionage, satire, paranoia, farce, divorce, gym, dark humor, infidelity, internet dating, online dating, sarcasm ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
washington d.c., usa, virginia, persia, america ...
Similarity:
50%
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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 ...
Style:
feel good, independent film, talky, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, filmmaking, satire, hollywood, showbiz, seduction, actor, greed, movie business, lifestyle, love and romance, small town life ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place:
new england, vermont, england
Similarity:
56%
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 ...
Style:
surreal, independent film, humorous, funny, talky ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actor, nothing goes right, filmmaker, satire, character study, artists and showbiz, showbiz, friends, lifestyle, actor's life, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
56%
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:
realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous, independent film
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, one last chance, showbiz, artists and showbiz, aging, betrayal, dishonesty, film industry, movie studio, gambling, heist ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
56%
77K
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:
56%
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:
stylized, melancholic, witty, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
movie business, hollywood, midlife crisis, nothing goes right, satire, filmmaking, artists and showbiz, showbiz, workplace, workplace situations, disagreement, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, cannes, california
Similarity:
55%
85K
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, teen, entertaining, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
hollywood, showbiz, friendship, aspiring actor, filmmaking, skinny dipping, satire, rivalry, celebrity, relationship vs career, movie star, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, amarillo texas, spain ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An inside look at the ABC sitcom which turned Robin Williams into a star in 1978.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental, sitcom
Plot:
rising to stardom, actor's life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, workplace, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, comedian, celebrity culture, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
55%
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, melancholic, harsh, entertaining, realistic ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, friendship, movie business, rise to the top, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, rivalry, ambition, celebrity culture, rich and poor, satire ...
Time:
80s, year 1989
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, new jersey
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
After her experiences in Nazi Germany, actress Macarena Granada traveled to Hollywood, where she became a star. In the 1950s, the diva returns to Francoist Spain to star a Hollywood blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile. (A sequel to “The ...
Style:
entertaining, captivating, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
cinema, royal court, gay stereotype, filmmaking, actor's life, actress, movie business, couple relations, couples, movie star, love and romance, movie actor ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1950s
Place:
spain, europe
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A young actor arrives in Hollywood in 1969 during a transitional time in the Industry.
Style:
sexy, talky, ironic, stylized, semi serious ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, movie business, rock and roll, student, mental illness, drug, filmmaker, hunting, adaptation, nudity, film industry ...
Time:
year 1969, year 2016, 60s
Similarity:
54%
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64K
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 ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, suspense, light, humorous ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, hollywood, computer, female robot, artificial intelligence, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, dishonesty, showbiz, obsession, creativity, technology ...
Time:
future, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, taj mahal
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as performers in Los Angeles until life becomes too much to handle.
Style:
humorous, realistic, tragicomedy, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, ambition, rise to the top, hollywood, showbiz, best friend, actor, rivalry, society, comedian, performer's life, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
52%
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:
humorous, witty, satirical, sad, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, unsuccessful, filmmaking, female nudity, father daughter relationship, slice of life, nude women, bare breasts, parent child relationship, family relations, young heroes, single parent ...
Time:
year 1994, 20th century, 90s
Place:
usa, australia
Similarity:
52%
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:
52%
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.
Style:
parody, humorous, talky, not serious, dark comedy ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, hollywood, dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, farce, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, artists and showbiz, actor's life, desire for fame ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
52%
Movie in collections
158K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been ...
Style:
cult classic, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cerebral ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, rabbi, existentialism, teacher, suburban life, synagogue, divorce, bar mitzvah, jewish stereotype, life, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, bolivia, usa, poland, israel ...
Similarity:
51%
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:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, rise to the top, love and romance, lifestyle, actor's life, rising to stardom, workplace, filmmaking, workplace situations, workplace romance, best friend ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
51%
255K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, sweet, artsy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, family friendly, date night
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, actor, movie star, love and romance, showbiz, actress, fame, actor's life, movie studio, film industry, art ...
Time:
1920s, 2010s, year 2011, 1930s, 1900s ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, iran
Similarity:
51%
213K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style:
philosophical, satirical, cerebral, clever, absurd ...
Plot:
depression, satire, twins, filmmaking, siblings relations, writer's block, mentally unstable, imagination, loser, existentialism, loner, writers ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new york, california, usa, new orleans
Similarity:
51%
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, sex comedy ...
Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, fall in love, showbiz, filmmaking, fish out of water, actor, audition, producer, disorder, couples ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, iowa
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to ...
Style:
mockumentary, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, hollywood, showbiz, filmmaking, nightclub, terminal illness, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, actor's life, improv, film industry, comedian ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, los angeles, san francisco, california
Similarity:
50%
204K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films and to sound films in the late 1920s.
Style:
costume drama, visual, thrilling, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
film history, filmmaking, hedonism, orgy, party, hollywood, movie star, film industry, gambling, profanity, sex scene, graphic violence ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 2020s, 1930s, year 1932 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, new york
Similarity:
50%
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