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Hollywood Mom's Mystery (2004)
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Original name: The Hollywood Mom's Mystery
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Lucy Freers has a long-standing marriage, a nine-year old daughter, and a great family life in the suburbs of Hollywood. Great, that is, until the Hollywood set decides that motherhood is the newest way to go. When local neighbor Julia Prentice, the wife of a famous movie actor, adopts a baby in full view of the show-business media, the parenthood craze hits its peak. Soon after, Julia is found lying dead in Lucy's swimming pool, with Lucy and her husband labeled as suspects. Now Lucy must determine the truth to clear the name of both herself and her family.
Plot:
writers, murder, celebrity, hollywood, actor, father son relationship, male female relationship, redhead, child, filmmaking, husband wife relationship, assistant, movie star, woman strangled to death, amateur detective, empire, mother son relationship, kiss, off screen murder, kissing, dead body in swimming pool
Most similar movies to Hollywood Mom's Mystery
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, semi serious, realistic and suspenseful films with plots about murder, investigation, filmmaking, hollywood, deadly, amateur detective and artists and showbiz mostly in Comedy, Mystery and Crime genres. Some movies like Hollywood Mom's Mystery: Cancel My Reservation (1972), Carnal Innocence (2011), This Girl for Hire (1983), Being Michael Madsen (2007), Fool's Paradise (2023). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Bob Hope is a stressed out talk show host who is sent on a vacation to Arizona on doctor's orders and has to play Sherlock Holmes with his wife, the lovely Eva Marie Saint, to solve a series of murders that has Bob as the prime suspect.
Style:
freeze frame
Plot:
talk show host, native american, murder, taxi, dead woman, framed for murder, arizona desert, husband wife relationship, on the run, sheriff, prime suspect, female stockinged legs ...
Time:
year 1972
Place:
arizona
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95%
Genre: Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A famous violinist Caroline Waverly returns to her home town. A killer is on the streets, and Caroline may be a target for murder.
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot:
womanizer, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, female protagonist, murder, dead woman, musician, murder mystery, adolescence, bare chested male, serial murder, getting home ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
mississippi
⇓ similarity ⇓
76%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this pilot for a proposed TV series, B.T. Brady is a flippant, but somewhat klutzy female private detective in Hollywood who sets out to solve the murder of a obnoxious mystery writer. Along the way, Brady gets help from her flamboyant mother ...
Style:
slapstick, humorous, suspenseful, witty, cynical ...
Plot:
private investigator, murder, hollywood, store, filmmaking, showbiz, artists and showbiz, private detective, law enforcement, investigation, female detective, failed pilot ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
california
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant's life, loves, and troubles.
Style:
parody, witty, humorous, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot:
paparazzi, showbiz, filmmaking, actor's life, celebrity, private vs public, false accusation, celebrity culture, society, journalism, vengeance, murder ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
63%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck publicist discovers a recently released mental health patient who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.
Style:
humorous, funny, entertaining, satirical, captivating ...
Plot:
fool, love, actor, hollywood star, movie star, celebrity, rising to stardom, filmmaking, mute, movie actor, falling from height, divorce ...
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
"La La Wood" follows the legacy of Jiminy Glick, first introduced on "The Martin Short Show," who went on to get (non)-critical acclaim for his talk show "Primetime Glick," where Mr. Glick interviewed countless ...
Style:
witty, humorous, cynical, not serious, biting ...
Plot:
showbiz, actor's life, lifestyle, journalism, desire for fame, celebrity culture, workplace intrigue, culture clash, media satire, artists and showbiz, celebrity, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 2004
Place:
canada, usa, toronto ontario canada, india, montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Going from a lawyer to a writer, and then to a film director, is the career path on which we find the bashful Leo Harrigan. But Leo has problems as well, such as being hopelessly smitten with his leading lady, who chooses to reward his attentions by ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sentimental, humorous
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, love triangle, american history, writers, film industry, movie business, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ambition, love and romance, celebrity culture ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Someone is killing beautiful young Hipsters in East L.A. Charlie is a crime scene cleaner working for Aftershocks Inc. with a penchant for Sherlock Holmes type deduction. Wallace is an out-of-luck filmmaker working as a crime scene videographer. The ...
Style:
cynical, semi serious, suspenseful, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
serial killer, murder, investigation, fish out of water, disorder, who done it, amateur detective, hipster, filmmaker, found footage, whodunit, filmmaking ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A detective investigating a series of murders discovers that they are similar to the murders that occur in the new script of a Hollywood screenwriter.
Style:
dark comedy, slasher, black and white, psychological, surreal ...
Plot:
writers, killer, nightmare, serial killer, murder, hollywood, writer's life, artists and showbiz, gory, filmmaking, screenwriter, actress ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In the midst of a spat, film critic Terry Thorpe (William H. Macy) accidentally kills his lover. Though Thorpe covers his tracks, he raises the suspicions of a private investigator (James Cromwell), who then tries to blackmail him. Thorpe also falls ...
Style:
detective, crime thriller, neo noir, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
murder, film critic, investigation, private detective, blackmail, courtroom, hollywood, filmmaking, who done it, protagonist as suspect, police investigation, law enforcement ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A struggling and publicly disgraced Hollywood icon gets another shot at mega stardom when he is hired to star and direct an action movie in Uzbekistan.
Style:
semi serious, feel good, funny, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
battles, satire, filmmaking, movie star, fight, hollywood, movie actor, irony, movie business, actor, hollywood star, second chance
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Betty Lou is a librarian in a very small town. Her husband is a police detective who takes her for granted. Betty Lou is the ultimate mouse. After a gangland figure is mysteriously murdered in town, Betty Lou finds the murder weapon, but can't ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
murder, small town, police investigation, librarian, deep south, disorder, small town life, amateur detective, switching roles, investigation, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.
Style:
suspenseful, dark comedy, witty, feel good, clever ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
murder mystery, investigation, obsession, murder, women, death, marriage, paranoia, hotel, sherlock holmes, mysticism, truth ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new york state
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48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.
Style:
dark comedy, cynical, talky, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
infidelity, reporter, amateur detective, investigation, murder, suburbs, protagonist as suspect, unsupportive spouse, dishonesty, media, journalism, law enforcement ...
Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
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Style:
stylized, semi serious, talky, ironic, humorous ...
Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
What happens when a screenwriter (Brooks) loses his edge, he turns to anyone he can for help... even if it's the mythical "Zeus's Daughter" (Stone). And he's willing to pay, albeit reluctantly, whatever price it takes to ...
Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Wiley Roth finds a severed human finger in his kitchen one night. Understandably freaked out, in a search across Los Angeles that brings them in contact with psychics, ineffectual police, crooked taxidermists, mysterious neighbors who might be on ...
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Plot:
investigation, amateur detective, obsession, friendship, best friend, partner, dark humor, disorder, nothing goes right, unlikely criminals, reluctant partners, stalking ...
Time:
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Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
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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:
humorous, black comedy, talky, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, movie star, showbiz, kidnapping, actor, dark humor, journalist, chinese restaurant, screenwriter, film industry, ransom ...
Time:
50s, year 2016, 1950s, 2010s, year 2015 ...
Place:
los angeles, greece, usa, california, malibu california
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 39 min.
Story:
When the ultimate prank sends their principal under water, it's up to Everett, Alyssa and Riley to put their super detective skills to the test, catch the perp, and save their school's first dance in 40 years.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining
Plot:
prank, high school life, child protagonist, school principal, amateur sleuth, amateur detective, mischievous children, uncover truth, friends, teamwork, sleuth, secret revealed ...
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43%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the 1930s the family of old Sinas Cavinder, gathered for the reading of his will, find themselves being murdered by a mysterious phantom while two rival reporters compete for the story.
Style:
parody, not serious, humorous, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot:
dark and stormy night, ghost, murder, mysterious character, who done it, characters killed one by one, seance, old dark house, estate, journalism, last will and testament, mad woman ...
Time:
1930s
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40%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Prudence Beresford is investigating another murder. Her aunt had witnessed it, but no body was found, and nobody trusted her word. Nobody, except Prudence, of course!
Style:
semi serious, talky, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
murder, private detective, amateur detective, family relations, odd couple, uncover truth, investigation, partner, couple relations, master and servant, disorder, siblings relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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40%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
In The Man With Bogart's Face, an affectionate send-up of the Bogart detective films of the 1940s, Robert Sacchi plays a man who idolizes Humphrey Bogart so much he has his features altered to look exactly like his idol. He then opens up a ...
Style:
neo noir, semi serious, parody, realistic, psychological ...
Plot:
private detective, hollywood, private investigator, lookalikes, doppelganger, surgery, transgender, face, plastic surgery, murder, who done it, power relations ...
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
butler, heir, silly humor, manipulation, cons and scams, dishonesty, prodigy, adult virgin, private detective, investigation, estate, legal action ...
Time:
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⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Inviting the ex-wife to a family reunion when the none-too-secure new wife will be there hardly seems to be a recipe for success, and true to form, bodies have begun to stack up by the end of this cinematic update of a classic Agatha Christie tale. ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, witty, realistic
Plot:
multiple suspects, family relations, police investigation, murder, riddles and clues, who done it, couples, womanizer, society, danger, law enforcement, family gatherings ...
Time:
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Place:
france, europe, atlantic ocean, brittany
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After making a 3-hour fiasco about New York City's water supply, a two-man film crew decides to take it up a notch by documenting life in the private investigator offices of "Boone and Murphy". Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, semi serious, humorous, funny ...
Plot:
private detective, filmmaking, murder, existentialism, investigation, artists and showbiz, satire, chase, filmmaker, manipulation, surveillance, death ...
Time:
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Place:
los angeles, california, new york, usa, mexico
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Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Beresfords investigate mysterious deaths at an old people's home.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, witty, surreal, realistic ...
Plot:
amateur sleuth, investigation, retirement home, amateur detective, couple relations, odd couple, who done it, cemetery, private detective, poison, suicide, heat wave ...
Time:
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Place:
france, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An ex-schoolteacher is asked by the police to help locate a missing heiress.
Style:
detective
Plot:
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Place:
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38%
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: India
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
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Style:
detective
Plot:
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37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
This series of sketches introduces doctor Apfelglück and four of his patients... and their rather peculiar and disturbing problems.
Plot:
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Place:
rome italy
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36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, suspenseful, tense, meta ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
murder mystery, murder, murder investigation, investigation, whodunit, murderer, secret, film producer, sleuth, filmmaking, killings, forensics ...
Time:
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Place:
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