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Electric Apricot (2007)
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Electric Apricot is a spoof of jam bands centered around the band, Electric Apricot, in the style of "This Is Spinal Tap"
Style:
humorous, realistic, cynical, mockumentary, offbeat, semi serious, fake documentary
Plot:
music, rock, friends, on the road, music band, filmmaking, lifestyle, partner, disorder, performer's life, showbiz, holy grail, musician's life, heavy metal, buddies, artists and showbiz, friendship, singing, journey, lapland, drummer, festival, music festival, recording studio, fictional band ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, witty and semi serious films with plots about artists and showbiz, friends, lifestyle, musician's life, music, music band and buddies mostly in Comedy, Music and Drama genres. Some movies like Electric Apricot: This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Cape No. 7 (2008), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), Vinyl Days (2012), Down and Out with the Dolls (2001). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
"This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert ...
Style:
mockumentary, parody, funny, independent film, spoof ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
heavy metal, satire, musician, music, rock music, rock and roll, profanity, concert tour, singer, dating, chauffeur, friendship ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, 70s
Place:
seattle, middle east, austin texas, atlanta georgia, north carolina ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
The story of the rise and fall of the Pre-Fab Four.
Style:
mockumentary, parody, spoof, humorous, absurd ...
Plot:
rock and roll, the beatles, music, satire, rock, monty python, music business, stupidity, music band, rising to stardom, musician's life, media ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1978, 70s
Place:
england, europe, germany
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Taiwan, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Aga, a band singer, returns to Hengchun with frustration. Tomoko is a Japanese model assigned to organize a local warm-up band for the Japanese super star beach concert. Together with other five ordinary Hengchun residents who were not expected to ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, feel good, humorous
Audience:
date night
Plot:
rivalry, ambition, underdog, musician's life, music, music band, love and romance, contests and competitions, disorder, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz, one last chance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
asia, taiwan
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100%
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Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Elwood, the now lone "Blues Brother" finally released from prison, is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Once again hitting the road to re-unite the band and win ...
Style:
cult classic, humorous, feel good, captivating, scary ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
blues, car chase, on the road, voodoo, chase, music, orphan, dancing, pursuit, road trip, police officer, russian mafia ...
Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Argentina, Colombia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Damián, Facundo, Luciano and Marcelo have been friends since childhood and they share the passion for classic rock and roll on vinyl records. Their relationship is also marked by other big subjects: friendship and girls. When one of them decides ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
couples, friendship, friends, couple relations, buddies, radio dj, music, unfulfillment, adolescence vs adulthood, rock, amor, radio ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The raunchy, spunky tale of the rise and fall of an all-girl rock band from Portland, Oregon.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, suspense ...
Plot:
rock, rise and fall, punk, partner, best friend, rivalry, music band, buddies, artists and showbiz, ambition, music, lifestyle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, oregon, seattle, portland oregon
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the in's and out's of the business in LA and with some ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, semi serious, cult classic, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
blackmail, disorder, music band, partner, media, artists and showbiz, buddies, showbiz, rock and roll, punk, job, misfit ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
Similarity:
29%
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Terry and Dean are lifelong friends who have grown-up together: shotgunning their first beers, forming their first garage band, and growing the great Canadian mullet known as "hockey hair". Now the lives of these Alberta everymen are ...
Style:
mockumentary, humorous, ironic, funny, witty ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
friendship, nothing goes right, music band, musician's life, introspection, drinking, ambition, buddies, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, death, found footage ...
Time:
70s, 21st century
Place:
canada
Similarity:
27%
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In "A Mighty Wind", director Christopher Guest reunites the team from "Best In Show" and "Waiting for Guffman" to tell tell the story of 60's-era folk musicians, who inspired by the death of their former manager, ...
Style:
mockumentary, humorous, parody, light, talky ...
Plot:
music, satire, musician, lovers reunited, folk singer, singer, music band, love and romance, showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, buddies ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, 60s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Look at the lives of struggling L.A. scene rock stars follows main character, Gwen, on her quest for the top. Working as an assistant to a film production designer, she tries to steal her boy friend who is a music producer by offering sexual favors. ...
Style:
cult classic, witty, humorous, independent film, realistic ...
Plot:
music, addiction, rock, musician, ambition, musician's life, buddies, love and romance, lifestyle, aging, music band, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 1999, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: France
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A black metal band it is about to split up. In their way to one last gig at Hellfest festival an accidental death triggers numerous misadventures to four metalheads.
Style:
not serious, realistic, exciting, humorous
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rock, buddies, music band, musician's life, on the road, friends, artists and showbiz, midlife crisis, comedy of errors, wanted, police investigation, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
Similarity:
25%
136
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Ian Bonar is Stevie, a wannabe musician whose look is a hybrid of Jarvis Cocker and early Elvis Costello. Working with his drummer pal Neil (Matthew Baynton) in a call centre, they dream of breaking into the indie music scene. To do this they ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
musician's life, follow your dream, lifestyle, friendship, music band, hopes, buddies, music, artists and showbiz, rock, friends, drummer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
london, europe
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
Get Out of My Room, was a mockumentary in the style of This Is Spinal Tap, written and directed by Cheech Marin. In the film, he and Tommy Chong are shown attempting to finish a "video album" for their novelty record Get Out of My Room.
Style:
mockumentary, hispanic, independent film, not serious, realistic ...
Plot:
weed, stoner, marijuana, buddy, drug, disorder, friends, performer's life, misfit, buddies, artists and showbiz, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth is a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999 and 2000. It featured the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass. All of the episodes of the show ...
Style:
cult classic, not serious, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
entertainment, heavy metal, partner, profanity, singer, disorder, musician, friends, performer's life, odd couple, buddies, musician's life ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Chris Isaak Show is a television sitcom which follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak. The show portrays Isaak and his band members as everyday people with everyday problems. The series was produced for ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, stylized ...
Plot:
showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, artists and showbiz, music band, performer's life, celebrity culture, rock star, music, friends, rock, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A hilarious mockumentary about the delicious hobby of frozen food collecting and Christian rock band, The Christers. The film follows the Mesa Frozen Entree Enthusiast's Club as they plan their first Frozen Entree Enthusiasts Convention.
Style:
not serious, cynical, witty, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot:
friendship, lifestyle, rise to the top, partner, disorder, desire for fame, ego clash, rivalry, nothing goes right, misfit, satire, cooking and food ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
arizona, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A movie that spoofs boy bands like N*Sync, New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, etc. It's the boy band version of Spinal Tap!
Style:
not serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, witty ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
nothing goes right, music industry, celebrity culture, showbiz, artists and showbiz, music band, music, nightlife, rock, relationship vs career, lifestyle, musician's life ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When a famous band called the Silver Boulders break up, Nat and Alex Wolff go into depression.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, exciting, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
youth, family relations, family life, musician's life, artists and showbiz, music band, siblings relations, buddies, desire for fame, lifestyle, ambition, aspiring singer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
"Touring makes you crazy," Frank Zappa says, explaining that the idea for this film came to him while the Mothers of Invention were touring. The story, interspersed with performances by the Mothers and the Royal Symphony Orchestra, is a ...
Style:
surreal, mondo, cult classic, independent film, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
rock, rock and roll, trippy, musician, music, satire, surrealism, rock musician, rock music, counterculture, pop music, dancing ...
Time:
year 1971, 70s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of the night The Turtles met The Beatles and Howard Kaylan had dinner with Jimi Hendrix.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, captivating, semi serious, sincere ...
Plot:
music, music band, celebrity culture, performer's life, desire for fame, rise and fall, rise to the top, rock, ambition, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, showbiz ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, england
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Norway
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Mockumentary which follows an up-and-coming three-man boyband which suffers a Milli Vanilli inspired media storm just before the release of their first album. Their only hope is to get their act together before the HitAwards Norwegian music awards ...
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, mockumentary, captivating ...
Plot:
lifestyle, rising to stardom, music band, musician's life, ambition, artists and showbiz, rehearsal, music, boy band, friends, media sensation, concert ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Soichi Negishi moved to Tokyo to chase his dream of becoming a musician playing stylish, Swedish-style pop. Instead, he finds himself leading the death metal band Detroit Metal City, or DMC, as the costumed and grotesquely made-up "demon ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, anime, slapstick comedy ...
Plot:
music, rock, hopes, rock music, ambition, follow your dream, disorder, friends, musician's life, hidden identity, lifestyle, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dinah (Barbara Ferris) is a famous model and actress who is getting tired of life in the limelight and wants to take a break. While shooting a commercial spot for meat, she meets Steve (Dave Clark), a stuntman. Dinah and Steve hit it off and decide ...
Style:
road movie, period piece, black and white, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
rock and roll, rock, pop music, advertising, conservatory, swinger, underwater, swing, music band, island, partner, friends ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
england, london, europe
Similarity:
21%
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
M. Harry Smilac is a down-on-his-luck music manager who is having a hard time attracting talent and booking gigs for his band, Kicks (The most recent of the gigs is a Dairy Queen opening!!). When making arrangements for a campaign fund-raiser, he ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
wrestling, rock band, down on your luck, music band, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, desire for fame, ambition, showbiz, musician's life, performer's life, lifestyle ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate scam ...
Style:
grindhouse, mockumentary, erotic, independent film, contemplative ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
punk, music, rock and roll, punk rock, rock, dancing, showbiz, subculture, musician, nudity, music business, male pubic hair ...
Time:
year 1980, 70s, 80s
Place:
england, london, new jersey
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Cheech & Chong are invited to a celebrity party in Amsterdam. When they get there, however, it turns out that the guy who invited them has taken off with all the money. They are actually expecting Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, so our ...
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous, witty, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
weed, drug, buddies, stoner, anti hero, mistaken identity, nothing goes right, misfit, goofy hero, disorder, fish out of water, drug abuse ...
Time:
80s, year 1983
Place:
europe, amsterdam, netherlands, holland
Similarity:
21%
271
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Wannabe "gangsta-rappers" resort to a crime spree in order to come up up with ten thousand dollars in order to finance a studio recording session.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, independent film, offbeat ...
Plot:
musician's life, desire for fame, unlikely criminals, juvenile delinquency, lifestyle, rise to the top, drug dealing, gangster, partner, disorder, misfit, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
21%
11K
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A "rockumentary", covering the rise to fame of MC Gusto, Stab Master Arson, and Dead Mike: members of the rap group "CB4". We soon learn that these three are not what they seem and don't apear to know as much about rap music ...
Style:
spoof, mockumentary, black comedy, hood, funny ...
Plot:
hip hop, satire, music, black, urban, rock and roll, hip hop culture, fictional band, gang, rapper, shaman, discrimination ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
21%
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:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: China
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A young musician from a small town in China tries to save his town's treasured Rock Park by organizing a charity rock concert.
Style:
humorous, realistic, light, sentimental, semi serious
Plot:
follow your dream, social relations, uninhibited rivalry, lifestyle, musician's life, ambition, talented, artists and showbiz, music business, friends, friendship, youth ...
Similarity:
20%
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