Movies like Malice in Wonderland 1985
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Malice in Wonderland (1985)
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
Plot:
hollywood, actress, gossip, gossip columnist, restaurant, mother daughter relationship, rivalry, film industry, female protagonist, radio announcer, filmmaking, rags to riches, professional rivalry, friend turned foe, rise to power, film critic, mother son relationship
Time:
year 1937, year 1942, 1940s, 1930s, 1920s, year 1944
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, sentimental and captivating films with plots about hollywood, actress, filmmaking, showbiz, artists and showbiz, actor and movie star mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres. Some movies like Malice in Wonderland: The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980), Mank (2020), The Audrey Hepburn Story (2000), Mae West (1982), Chaplin (1992). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 210 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 133 min.
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 100 min.
Story:
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Time:
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
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Duration: 143 min.
Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Story:
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Style:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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