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The Actor (2018)
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Joseph Kehr, a mentally disturbed aspiring actor returns to New York City to become the 'greatest actor of his generation'. In his pursuit of rising to the top, he enlists in an infamous acting class led by Professor Payton, a cunningly sharp-tongued teacher known for her relentless determination of breaking her students. His mind unravels as he discovers the power of the internet and is haunted by Bugsy Cloverdale, a social media Guru. Joseph's obsession of fame spirals out of control as he is forced to compete with a washed-up movie star.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, independent film, psychological, captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological thriller, disturbing, tense ...
Plot:
fame, ambition, satire, sociopath, loner, theater, desperation, social media, obsession, social problems, actor, rivalry, lifestyle, actor's life, social issues, competitor, mental illness, breakdown, identity crisis, delusion, character study, jealousy, competition, isolation, cyberbullying ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
new york
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, psychological, dark comedy and satirical films with plots about satire, character study, urban, moral ambiguity, obsession, identity crisis and ambition mostly in Drama, Comedy and Crime genres. Some movies like The Actor: Break a Leg (2005), Against the Jab (2015), Forty Winks (2022), The Devil Inside (2017), Welcome Matt (2021). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A talented but struggling actor is willing to go to any length to get a job - including "breaking a leg" - especially those of other actors!
Style:
semi serious, humorous, suspenseful, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
rivalry, ambition, showbiz, actor's life, working undercover, blind ambition, rise to the top, escapades, moral ambiguity, obsession, deception, theater ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Radio Personality, Michael Washington, known as "DJ Mike" makes fun of people's lives with prank phone calls on his radio show, JAB STAB. His jokes make his show #1 of all morning talk show in the state. However, behind the scenes of ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
massachusetts
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Forty Winks follows Fabio Berker, struggling Hypnotist in New York City, as he is blackmailed into being the world's first hypnotist hit man by a mysterious woman who finds out his degree is fake.
Style:
dark comedy, psychological, captivating, thrilling, crime thriller ...
Plot:
hypnosis, blackmail, deception, hypnotist, secret, problem, hitman, desperation, impostor, manipulation, urban, underworld ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
63%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
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Story:
After switching in-and-out of character so often by snapping his fingers, Jesse finds that he can longer control his story-telling power. This causes a blending of worlds, an identity crisis...and perhaps...a hidden darkness.
Style:
psychological thriller, captivating, thrilling, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
identity crisis, identity, satire, strongman, problem, lifestyle, split personality, magic realism, supernatural, urban, mental breakdown, character study ...
Similarity:
62%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Matt, a well known writer and director, suffers a traumatic experience, that leads to him being deathly afraid to go outside. Therefore he decides to attempt to write, direct, and star in a feature film, all from his apartment.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, satirical, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
isolation, traumatic memory, confined space, psychological trauma, agoraphobia, filmmaking, social isolation, traumatic experience, satire, post traumatic stress, director, isolated place ...
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A jewel thief named Frank Stone is a very deeply disturbed, anti social, milquetoast who finds no joy or humor in anything - until he awakens from a deep coma.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, suspense, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
antisocial behavior, thief, socially awkward, changing lives, waking up from a coma, social problems, change of heart, character change, lifestyle, criminal, personality change, jewel thief ...
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56%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the difficult Roman neighborhood of Tor Bella Monaca, Mauro, recently abandoned by his girlfriend, is about to discover whether evil is something one is born being, or one becomes.
Style:
psychological, satirical, thrilling, captivating, crime drama ...
Plot:
relationships, social problems, problem, moral dilemma, satire, introspection, relationship problems, social worker, criminal underworld, criminal, social commentary, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
italy
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51%
377
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Drug-dealer Sev and his equally broken girlfriend Maddie accept a risky deal from an old childhood friend, setting off an irreversible chain of events.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
revenge, drug dealer, white trash, life is a bitch, social problems, social issues, drug, social decay, junkie, royalty, social misfits, society ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
Similarity:
48%
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young man in Calgary, Alberta is multiphobic: nonetheless, he believes that he is the cause of the fear which is killing people around him.
Style:
psychological, satirical, thrilling, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
fear, phobia, anxiety, satire, lifestyle, problem, social problems, mental illness, panic, paranoia, guilt, character study ...
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Saudi Arabia
Duration: 195 min.
Story:
A retired football star, notorious and oppressed by the media, cooperates with his daughter in an opportunity to take revenge on the social media portal. The more they dive into the dream of fame and stardom, the greater their involvement.
Style:
tense, dark comedy
Plot:
celebrity culture, social media, media manipulation, fame, revenge, ambition, father daughter relationship, scandal, betrayal, obsession, public humiliation, retribution ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Bitter Melon is a "home for the holidays" dark comedy where a Filipino-American family plots to kill an abusive member.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, satirical, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, eccentric family, assassination plot, murder, satire, conspiracy, family problems, family relations, relationships, family reunited, christmas, gay son ...
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
On the outside Adam appears to be a normal teenager, but underneath...his mind has been so rotted by trauma from his past and the gory films he watches, that he has blurred the lines between reality and pretend! This prompts Adam to start killing ...
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, serious, realistic, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, gory, obsession, murder, teenage life, youth, mentally unstable, terrorism, violent, killing spree, graphic violence, mental illness ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
43%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Argentina, Italy, Germany, France, Brazil, UK
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
When Marcelo Pena finally is about to be appointed Head of the Philosophy Department, the famous and seductive Professor Sujarchuk returns from Europe to claim the kingdom for himself.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, semi serious, intense, satirical ...
Plot:
university, university professor, professor, rivalry, philosophy, professional rivalry, satire, teacher, competitor, ambition, power struggle, jealousy ...
Place:
buenos aires argentina
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A model family's happy life unexpectedly goes off the rails when the carefree Hedi, played by Laura Tonke, suddenly starts having panic attacks. First mental illness and then drug dependency – the happiness that these happy-go-lucky ...
Style:
thrilling, satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
panic attack, mental illness, anxiety, female protagonist, panic, lifestyle, social problems, satire, male female relationship, problem, relationships, intimate ...
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A right-wing talk show host's life takes a sudden turn when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, disturbing, psychological ...
Plot:
talk show host, uncle niece relationship, political intrigue, radio announcer, niece, satire, politics, teenage girl, relationships, changing lives, lifestyle, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
new york
Similarity:
42%
212
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
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Style:
disturbing, psychological thriller, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
satire, problem, bonding, lifestyle, paradox, multiple storylines, nightmare, surrealism, moral ambiguity, obsession, trauma, isolation ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, surreal ...
Plot:
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style:
tragicomedy, black comedy, dark comedy, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
character study, obsession, desire for fame, ambition, delusion, showbiz, dark humor, satire, artists and showbiz, nervous breakdown, kidnapping, manic ...
Time:
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Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
Similarity:
39%
604
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Malcolm is a brilliant, callous businessman who is a vicious, overbearing father. Mark is the sales manager at Chamberlain Auto, the dealership that promises to do "Whatever It Takes" to put you in a new car. But on a scorching hot ...
Style:
satirical, psychological, captivating, disturbing, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ambition, satire, car salesman, workplace, father son relationship, workplace situations, businessman, co worker co worker relationship, escapades, father and son, family business, employer employee relationship ...
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Romania, Bulgaria
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Ilie, a small-town police chief, wants to build a modest comfortable life for himself, but ends up making the wrong choices. Middle-aged and alienated, he feels the need to be a part of something - to build an orchard, even a home. Although dubious ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, dark, tense ...
Plot:
murder, village, law enforcement, village life, character study, midlife crisis, guilt, accomplice, police, small town, moral ambiguity, killing ...
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Adult dreamer Tristan still lives under his mother's thumb. After she has a health scare, he realizes how much he wants her gone... permanently.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, dark comedy, dark ...
Plot:
murder, satire, son, mother, matricide, family problems, social problems, family relations, mental illness, mental disorder, parents and children, mentally unstable ...
Time:
21st century
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
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Style:
thrilling, captivating, psychological, melancholic, tense ...
Plot:
friendship, female protagonist, childhood friend, loneliness, character study, social issues, social problems, relationships, friends, loner, social anxiety, mental health ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
An actor who performs for a children's theater lands a leading role in a new production.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, disturbing, psychological, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, social problems, social satire, stage actor, workplace, lifestyle, bad temper, male female relationship, actor's life, theater, child, showbiz ...
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Dae-guk, a nosy man from Apgujeong, and Ji-woo, a cold but skillful plastic surgeon, open a plastic surgery business in Gangnam. Dae-guk is an unemployed man who likes to pry into other people’s businesses.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, thrilling, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
plastic surgery, satire, plastic surgeon, male doctor, problem, social problems, escapades, teamwork, doctor, ambition, hustler, vanity ...
Place:
seoul
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A prophetic young dishwasher with brain-damage and a homeless prostitute are brought together through obscene circumstances and embark on a perverse journey through the gutter.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, satirical, independent film ...
Plot:
drug abuse, satire, prostitute, addiction, character study, homelessness, prostitution, in love, perversion, love affair, relationship problems, male female relationship ...
Similarity:
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108
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A down and out actress secretly sells a reality show about her friend, a delusional eccentric, a once famous creator of reality shows, who now believes that his entire life is being filmed by hidden cameras and that he is the star of his very own ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, independent film ...
Plot:
satire, hidden camera, talk show, fictional reality show, mental disorder, delusion, character study, celebrity culture, media manipulation, surveillance, loneliness, irony ...
Similarity:
32%
810
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
"Frat Star" explores the alluring, superficial, manipulative, and dark world of Ivy League fraternity culture. An insecure, poor, and broken-hearted Nick enters freshman year with no interest in fraternities. This all changes when his old ...
Style:
disturbing, semi serious, satirical, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
fraternity, college, satire, social problems, college roommate, lifestyle change, changing lives, brotherhood, self doubt, college student, roommate, student ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, satirical, entertaining, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
female protagonist, journalism, investigative reporter, vigilante justice, stalking, revenge, satire, investigative journalism, hunted, female journalist, pursuit, problem ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Ako Togawa and her boyfriend Hiroki were enjoying their youth in high school. They visited their childhood friend Yoshio at his casting press factory. After the death of his father, Yoshio gave up high school but continued to study for college. ...
Style:
psychological, tense, captivating, thrilling, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
kidnapping, obsession, violence, captivity, confined, isolation, abduction, affair, relationship problems, sexual obsession, held captive, male female relationship ...
Time:
2000s
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