Movies like Lisa Picard Is Famous
If you like "Lisa Picard Is Famous" you are looking for humorous, realistic and witty movies about / with satire, rise to the top, ambition, desire for fame, love and romance, best friends and workplace romance themes of Comedy and Drama genre shot in USA.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
609
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 Lisa's best friend Tate hits it big with an off-Broadway one-man show.
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, sexy, clever, talky, biting, sexual ...
Plot:
satire, rise to the top, ambition, desire for fame, love and romance, best friends, workplace romance, filmmaking, lifestyle, actor's life, workplace, rising to stardom, workplace situations, showbiz, celebrity culture, friendship, fame, gay friend, suspense, gays and lesbians, media, gender, artists and showbiz, media satire, writers ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to Lisa Picard Is Famous
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, semi serious and witty films with plots about artists and showbiz, lifestyle, showbiz, celebrity culture, filmmaking, satire and love and romance mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Lisa Picard Is Famous: Festival in Cannes (2001), No Shame (2001), Showboy (2002), Being Michael Madsen (2007), Extras (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises $3 million if she'll use Millie, an aging French star. But, Rick, a big producer, needs Millie for a small part in a fall ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, talky, witty, realistic ...
Plot:
betrayal, actor's life, friendship, couple relations, rise to the top, crumbling marriage, desire for fame, lifestyle, ambition, love and romance, couples, filmmaking ...
Place:
cannes, riviera
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
501
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A script fell to Isabel by chance. In reading it you realize it's the same story of the romance she had with the film director Mario Fabra, author of the script. Isabel decides appointment with Mario, who was not seen again, but at the moment ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, witty, realistic, biting ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
couples, lovers reunited, love and romance, rise to the top, ambition, lifestyle, ego clash, showbiz, filmmaking, youth, actor's life, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid, spain, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
90%
336
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Christian Taylor, a writer on hit TV series Six Feet Under, is being profiled by a British documentary crew when he's sacked, though he doesn't know they've overheard the firing. They follow him to Las Vegas, where he is ostensibly ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, witty, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
tv show, follow your dream, actor's life, rise to the top, ambition, showbiz, gay, silly humor, couples, starting over, artists and showbiz, unlikely couple ...
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada
⇓ similarity ⇓
79%
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, semi serious, witty, humorous, cynical ...
Plot:
showbiz, paparazzi, filmmaking, actor's life, celebrity, false accusation, private vs public, celebrity culture, suspense, vengeance, journalism, society ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Movie in collections
58K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, cynical ...
Plot:
workplace, actor, aspiring actor, actor's life, satire, desire for fame, tv show, celebrity, popularity, unsuccessful, lifestyle, nothing goes right ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
70%
Also search:
Shows like Entourage
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Les, a small-time celebrity photographer desperate to make it big, befriends Toby, a homeless young man with no direction except a vague desire to become an actor. When by chance Toby becomes romantically involved with K'Harma Leeds, the ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, cynical, light ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
paparazzi, rise to the top, obsession, desire for fame, ambition, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, vengeance, opposites attract, love and romance, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
Place:
new york, usa, europe, england
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Four women - a blonde, a hippie, a lesbian and a barmaid - are looking for love, money and success. When one inherits an Italian restaurant from her father, they see this as a chance to fulfil their dreams. Then the restaurant is in danger of ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, feel good, light ...
Plot:
couples, lifestyle, best friends, love and romance, singleness, down on your luck, friends, gays and lesbians, actor's life, gender, artists and showbiz, restaurant ...
Time:
21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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, light, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
filmmaking, mistress, screenwriter, showbiz, hollywood, artists and showbiz, dark humor, film producer, financier, satire, media satire, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Childstar is about an egotistical 12-year-old named Taylor Brandon Burns who has skyrocketed to fame at that young age. His relationship with his driver, Rick, takes a turn when Taylor confides in him about the problems of celebrity and the fears of ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, biting ...
Plot:
youth, fame, actor's life, coming of age, lifestyle, showbiz, filmmaking, movie business, artists and showbiz, parents and children, celebrity culture, family relations ...
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Trust Me follows flailing Hollywood agent Howard, who seemingly strikes gold after signing the next big child star. What results is an unexpected ride through the nasty inner workings of Hollywood, as Howard desperately tries to make it in an ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, semi serious, realistic, biting ...
Plot:
starlet, showbiz, lifestyle, ambition, desire for fame, prodigy, artists and showbiz, youth, rivalry, intrigue, celebrity culture, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
64%
Also search:
Edtv related movies
27K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
cynical, stylized, satirical, semi serious, realistic ...
Plot:
satire, writers, greed, loneliness, justice, artists and showbiz, ambition, desire for fame, lifestyle, celebrity culture, showbiz, spectacle ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
62%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, witty, realistic
Plot:
lifestyle, ambition, artists and showbiz, love and romance, unlikely couple, friendship, americana, workplace romance, tv show, media satire, journalism, society ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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 ...
Style:
parody, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, movie business, disorder, ambition, lifestyle, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, actor's life, rise to the top, cons and scams, media satire ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, europe, france, usa, cannes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
After having a nervous breakdown, a popular talk-show host confronts his ex-girlfriend who is dating a cross-dresser.
Style:
talky, semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
disorder, gender, media, lifestyle, fish out of water, nervous breakdown, talk show, suspense, nothing goes right, couples, gays and lesbians, artists and showbiz ...
Place:
usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
The story of the 10-year rocky relationship between Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexy, sexual
Plot:
rise and fall, ambition, friendship, desire for fame, actor's life, rising to stardom, buddies, betrayal, musician's life, lifestyle, breakup, celebrity culture ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 20th century, 60s
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Also search:
TV shows like Extras
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The making of a serious, Canadian art house film descends into Hollywood farce when its producer is forced to compromise his vision to accommodate his drug-addled star, his leading lady and his venal backers.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, biting ...
Plot:
hollywood, showbiz, actor's life, celebrity culture, filmmaking, obnoxious boss, lifestyle, love and romance, curses spells and rituals, movie business, satire, older woman younger man relationship ...
Time:
70s, 80s
Place:
canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An electronic ankle bracelet and being under house arrest aren't about to stop up-and-coming actress Maggie Chase (Tanna Frederick) from the two things she craves the most: real fame and true love. With more "Google points" than her ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, talky, sentimental, humorous ...
Plot:
actor's life, showbiz, bittersweet, paparazzi, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, alcohol abuse, love triangle, unstoppable, couples, lifestyle, rising to stardom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Mercedes is a taxi dancer who wants to be an actress. She's involved with the married Harry, who considers himself a respected actor. Ernesto is in love with Mercedes, but he doesn't dance or have money.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
transvestism, friends, social differences, nightlife, fall in love, celebrity culture, city life, down on your luck, filmmaking, unfulfilled love, showbiz, hollywood ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Movie in collections
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A day in Hollywood, 1972, with young people looking for the 24 hours that will change their lives. Zach will open that night for a British rocker at Whisky a Go-Go; he lives in a canyon and plays impromptu duets with a mysterious guitarist he ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, captivating, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
hollywood, musician, desire for fame, rising to stardom, music band, lifestyle, ambition, nightlife, love triangle, celebrity culture, actor's life, love and romance ...
Time:
70s, year 1972
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Two Manhattan slackers want to make a movie about their lives. One drives a cab, the other tends bar; neither has a clue how to make a movie. Things look up when real-life actors Phoebe Cates and Martha Plimpton agree to star in the project.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
taxi, friendship, filmmaking, satire, couples, dull life, thirtysomething life, friends, underdog, lifestyle, desire for fame, ambition ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
53%
Also search:
Archie's Final Project related movies
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, talky ...
Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, showbiz, filmmaking, fall in love, fish out of water, actor, audition, producer, couples, disorder ...
Place:
los angeles, california, iowa, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
860
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A newly-married couple tries to build their social life.
Style:
talky, cynical, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
nightlife, friendship, looking for love, celebrity culture, teenage love, twentysomething life, singleness, looking for sex, thirtysomething life, new year, friends, couples ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A satire about desperate hustling, pop philosophy and big money.
Style:
humorous, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot:
dark humor, filmmaking, showbiz, american dream, satire, rivalry, film producer, husband wife relationship, artists and showbiz, destiny, media satire, guru ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Movie in collections
168
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes.
Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes ...
Style:
sitcom, clever, humorous, biting, semi serious ...
Plot:
journalism, satire, workplace romance, backstage, suspense, politics, workplace intrigue, media satire, workplace situations, celebrity culture, rise to the top, media ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Unscripted is the on going tales of three out of work actors navigating the rough terrain of Los Angeles. In a land where the universal word for actors is "No", Unscripted takes a look at these three kind souls just trying to survive. ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, sexy ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actor's life, showbiz, lifestyle, media, aspiring actor, casting, audition, hollywood, satire, media satire, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Also search:
Living in Oblivion similar movies
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:
humorous, light, melancholic, harsh, entertaining ...
Plot:
hollywood, friendship, suspense, filmmaking, cheerleading, movie business, rise to the top, desire for fame, rivalry, artists and showbiz, ambition, rich and poor ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
47%
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:
music industry, showbiz, celebrity culture, nothing goes right, music band, artists and showbiz, music, nightlife, relationship vs career, rock, partners, desire for fame ...
Time:
90s
⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
The Film Crew gives a commentary track to Walk the Angry Beach (1968), aka Hollywood After Dark, featuring Rue McClanahan as a stripper. Beloved, sassy Golden Girl Rue McClanahan stars as an unbeloved, depressive stripper who wants to become a ...
Style:
parody, not serious, realistic, humorous, atmospheric ...
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, ambition, lifestyle, actor's life, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, artists and showbiz, dancer's life, media satire, ventriloquist dummy ...
Time:
60s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
'Every day is another day closer to the day I'll never have to do this again.' Five women, one restaurant, one night, one birthday, one breakdown. Then the phone rings. A famous actor is coming for dinner. I Really Hate My Job is the ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, talky, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sexy woman, workplace, waitress, friendship, love and romance, introspection, aging, midlife crisis, workplace romance, female nudity, restaurant, couple relations ...
Place:
england, london, usa, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.
Style:
clever, stylized, realistic, captivating, cynical ...
Plot:
fashion, obsession, rise and fall, rags to riches, lifestyle, rising to stardom, ambition, desire for fame, rise to the top, showbiz, celebrity culture, model ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, new jersey, argentina, paris france, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Subscribe for new and better recommendations:
Related movie lists
