Movies like Showboy
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Showboy (2002)
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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 doing "research" for the next season, but is actually pursuing a dream to become a dancer in a Vegas show.
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film, clever, offbeat, cynical, crying, mockumentary ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
gay, rise to the top, follow your dream, showbiz, actor's life, couples, nightlife, starting over, filmmaking, lifestyle, silly humor, workplace, artists and showbiz, unlikely couple, workplace situations, homosexual, audition, male stripper, lgbt, glbt, lgbtq, gender bending, gays and lesbians, media, gender ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
las vegas, usa, nevada
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Most similar movies to Showboy
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and witty films with plots about artists and showbiz, lifestyle, showbiz, filmmaking, couples, actor's life and love and romance mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like Showboy: Beware of a Holy Whore (1971), Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000), Pittsburgh (2006), No Shame (2001), Man of the Year (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: West Germany, Italy
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Tensions between members of a film crew build while they wait for the arrival of the director and star to arrive on location.
Style:
art house, talky, semi serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot:
gender bending, filmmaking, drunk, egoism, stress, autobiography, lgbt, hotel, satire, mistaken identity, celebrity culture, village life ...
Time:
70s
Place:
italy, europe
Similarity:
100%
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:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Jeff Goldblum put his Hollywood actor life on hold to star alongside his new girlfriend in a Pittsburgh regional theater production of The Music Man. Co-directors Bradley and LaBrache tread a surprisingly elegant line between genuine documentary and ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot:
lifestyle, showbiz, relationship vs career, actor's life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, couples, celebrity culture, hollywood, audition, filmmaking, media ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
Similarity:
28%
550
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, witty, humorous, biting, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
couples, lovers reunited, ego clash, lifestyle, ambition, rise to the top, love and romance, filmmaking, showbiz, actor's life, youth, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, madrid, europe
Similarity:
27%
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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:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Bill is the guest of honor as the "Man of the Year". A very successful head of a large energy firm, he is a man with many dark secrets. His best friend, Stuart, hosts the party at his ritzy ultra modern Hollywood Hills home. During the ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, talky, biting ...
Plot:
hollywood, lifestyle, dishonesty, nightlife, showbiz, filmmaking, friendship, infidelity, love and romance, couples, bookies, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
24%
380
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A campy chronicle of the lusts and loves of the men and women who work on a low-rent TV show called, "The Love Judge."
Style:
independent film, soap opera, biting, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot:
gay, impossible love, closeted gay, lgbt, lgbtq, glbt, gay subtext, best friend, moral dilemma, fighting the system, workplace, introspection ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
prague, czech republic
Similarity:
24%
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, light, feel good ...
Plot:
best friend, love and romance, lifestyle, couples, artists and showbiz, actor's life, gays and lesbians, gender, down on your luck, singleness, friends, restaurant ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
23%
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405
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A once-idealistic writer inadvertently ignites a feeding frenzy in Hollywood with the mention of a mysterious new screenplay and its illusive author.
Style:
semi serious, witty, realistic, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot:
filmmaking, media, hidden identity, writer's life, lifestyle, workplace, showbiz, artists and showbiz, innocence lost, dishonesty, disorder, nothing goes right ...
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Paul Miller (Paul Rudd - Friends, The Cider House Rules) has struggled as an actor in Hollywood for years, and now he's had enough. But not just of show business-of life. In two days, he's going to kill himself. But in true Hollywood ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, witty, humorous, cerebral ...
Plot:
filmmaking, introspection, actor's life, change of heart, lifestyle, breaking point, life is a bitch, showbiz, direction and purpose, death wish, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Alex and Elliot an unlikely pair connect to write a film about a New York cop working undercover as a fashion model.
Style:
independent film, realistic, semi serious, clever, humorous ...
Plot:
gay, lgbtq, glbt, gay subtext, love and romance, nothing goes right, introspection, odd couple, lifestyle, couple relations, gender, human nature ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
23%
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, clever, witty ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, movie business, disorder, lifestyle, desire for fame, ambition, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, actor's life, showbiz, media satire ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, europe, france, usa, beverly hills ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Kathy Griffin's all new feature-length stand-up DVD featuring the D-List Diva herself destroying the A-list stars we know and love.
Style:
humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, cynical ...
Plot:
celebrity, workplace, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, showbiz, celebrity culture, stand up comedy, comedian, women's rights, interview, gay interest, gossip ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
saudi arabia, afghanistan, iraq
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An aspiring actor and his girlfriend handle life's frustrations, while his friend seeks fulfillment with a blonde.
Style:
satirical, melancholic, humorous, clever, light ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
fashion, sexual dysfunction, satire, loneliness, showbiz, actor's life, artists and showbiz, workplace situations, workplace, lifestyle, unsuccessful, waiter ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, new jersey
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Recently broken up and barely enduring a dreary winter, gay Parisian Jérôme Beaunez impulsively books a solo Christmas vacation to Los Angeles. While there he meets some colorful locals and pursues a dormant desire to become a movie star - but ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
gay, gender, lgbt, prostitute, transsexual, transvestism, lifestyle, disorder, friends, couples, fall in love, actor's life ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, los angeles, paris france, california
Similarity:
22%
709
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A young artist (Peter Paige), desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom (Kathy Najimy) as a potential threat to the community.
Style:
realistic, humorous, witty, semi serious, cynical ...
Plot:
gender, godparent, false accusation, gay, coming of age, suburban life, lifestyle, small town life, small town, suburbs, lgbt, gay lead character ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, oregon, asia
Similarity:
22%
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:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A twentysomething office drone struggles between freedom and responsibility in this independent comedy-drama. Sanjay is a man in his mid-'20s who has come to the conclusion his life is stuck in neutral. Sanjay hates his job and doesn't ...
Style:
witty, humorous, semi serious, independent film, clever ...
Plot:
introspection, rise to the top, boss and employee, nothing goes right, fighting the system, workplace, twentysomething life, sexual content, workplace situations, dull life, unfulfillment, showbiz ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada, new york
Similarity:
22%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A small group of friends experience relationships which grow and stumble, involving everything from straight, gay, lesbian, and bisexual relationships. The speed with which these relationships last leads to the Goldfish memory effect, the belief ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, humorous, feel good, erotic ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, gay, lgbt, looking for love, love triangle, lifestyle, wooing, couples, couple relations, battle of the sexes, infidelity, lgbtq ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland
Similarity:
22%
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, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
sexy woman, waitress, workplace, female nudity, friendship, love and romance, introspection, aging, midlife crisis, workplace romance, restaurant, lifestyle ...
Place:
england, london, usa, europe
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
They Shoot Movies, Don't They? is a voyeuristic look at first time director Tom Paulson and the movie he wrote called Mirage. Frank Gallagher is the documentarian whose camera waits and watches as Paulson navigates through a jungle of ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, clever, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
lifestyle, ambition, actor's life, obsession, addiction, filmmaking, showbiz, hollywood, blind ambition, media, nothing goes right, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
This fake documentary which appears quite real on the surface is about a young man making a movie about his everyday life and discovering something important about himself and his reality. This film is not a real documentary or is it?
Style:
independent film, mockumentary, aesthetic, cult classic, experimental ...
Plot:
found footage, filmmaking, satire, gay, voyeurism, vietnam war, obsession, cause and meaning, heist, social decay, media satire, celebrity culture ...
Time:
year 1967, 60s
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york
Similarity:
21%
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, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, showbiz, paparazzi, filmmaking, actor's life, celebrity, false accusation, private vs public, celebrity culture, vengeance, journalism, society ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
21%
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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, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
disorder, media, fish out of water, gender, lifestyle, true love, nervous breakdown, male to female cross dressing, male nudity, bare chested male, talk show, crossdresser ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ego clash, friendship, best friend, rivalry, showbiz, filmmaking, performer's life, criticism, screenwriter, magazine editor, friends, unsupportive friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every ...
Style:
satirical, melancholic, witty, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sarcasm, television, showbiz, audition, deadpan, farce, artists and showbiz, media satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, strong female character, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
21%
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, independent film ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actor's life, betrayal, friendship, couple relations, love and romance, lifestyle, crumbling marriage, desire for fame, ambition, rise to the top, couples ...
Time:
year 2001
Place:
cannes, riviera
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ellie Parker, an aspiring actress from Australia, lives a hectic Hollywood lifestyle, perpetually trying to land the role that will elevate her career. Living with her lothario musician boyfriend, Justin, Ellie is far from happy, finding support ...
Style:
semi serious, neurotic, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hollywood, adultery, nude, female nudity, nudity, unfaithfulness, friendship, artists and showbiz, actor's life, showbiz, lifestyle, couple relations ...
Time:
year 2005
Place:
usa, los angeles, mulholland drive
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When he discovers his girlfriend having sex with his brother, Frankie (Scotti) decides to head to Manhattan, leaving his Bronx pizza shop forever for the fame and fortune of show business. But before stardom, he needs a place to stay. Looking in the ...
Style:
talky, clever, humorous, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
gay, gays and lesbians, lgbt, glbt, lgbtq, gay lead character, mistaken identity, friendship, farce, odd couple, gay interest, gay straight relations ...
Time:
year 1997, 90s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
20%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A bio-doc about Micheline Presle changes into a thrilling investigation of the long hidden truth about European cinema. This mockumentary thriller uncovers Hollywood's unsuspected plot against the European motion picture industry. Numerous ...
Style:
stylized, not serious, humorous, postmodern, clever ...
Plot:
lifestyle, nothing goes right, uncover truth, showbiz, filmmaking, dishonesty, actor's life, investigation, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, disorder, missing person ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
portugal, europe, france
Similarity:
20%
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