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Almost Hollywood (1994)
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In this tasty blend of sleaze and thriller, a producer of exploitation and sex videos finds himself accused of killing his own mistress and the boyfriend of one of his most promising stars.
Style:
independent film, suspense, tension, dark comedy, cult film
Plot:
showbiz, film industry, behind the scenes, backstage, ambition, satire, scandal, moral ambiguity, celebrity culture, character study, deception, corruption, sensuality, sexploitation, slice of life, sleaze, obsession, jealousy, nightlife, urban, fraud, ambiguity, female nudity, murder, hollywood ...
Place:
los angeles
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Most similar movies to Almost Hollywood
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out dark comedy, satirical, independent film and captivating films with plots about satire, urban, ambition, behind the scenes, celebrity culture, character study and moral ambiguity mostly in Comedy and Drama genres. Some movies like Almost Hollywood: He's Way More Famous Than You (2013), Hollywood Dreams (1994), The Career of a Chambermaid (1976), The Life Coach (2005), Udayananu Tharam (2005). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that something in her life has got to change... she has to become WAY MORE FAMOUS! Armed with a stolen ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, captivating, feel good, satirical ...
Plot:
showbiz, hopes, artists and showbiz, actor's life, desire for fame, lifestyle, filmmaking, hollywood, celebrity culture, fame, aspiring actress, escapades ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new york
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A naive young woman tries to make it in Hollywood.
Style:
sex comedy, independent film, satirical, comedy drama
Plot:
hollywood, nudity, aspiring actress, film industry, ambition, behind the scenes, struggling artist, showbiz, aspiration, satire, desperation, casting couch ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This homage to Italy’s “White Telephone” films (sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around working-class girls) of the 1930s gives Agostina Belli her best role – going from chambermaid to prostitute to singer to film-star to mistress of ...
Style:
comedy drama, historical drama
Plot:
female protagonist, aspiration, societal hypocrisy, showbiz, social climbing, film industry, ambition, satire, moral ambiguity, glamour, celebrity culture, coming of age ...
Place:
rome italy, venice, europe
Similarity:
84%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A mockumentary about the rise and fall of Hollywood's life coach to the stars.
Style:
witty, mockumentary, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, celebrity culture, rise and fall, hidden identity, artists and showbiz, power relations, humour, coach, satire, showbiz, behind the scenes, fame ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
78%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
Udayabhanu is an assistant director and scriptwriter, who dreams of making it big in the film industry. His attempt is thwarted by his roommate, a junior artiste, Rajappan Thengamoodu who steals his script to become superstar Saroj Kumar
Style:
satirical, semi serious, captivating, comedy drama, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, movie star, film industry, celebrity culture, behind the scenes, problem, escapades, movie business, filmmaker, ego clash, ambition, betrayal ...
Place:
india
Similarity:
77%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A man, working for cinema industry, has dreams about becoming a producer. He tries so many things for his dreams becomes true but must to manage so many bad situations.
Style:
realistic, independent film, satirical, melancholic, humorous ...
Plot:
film industry, struggle, behind the scenes, ambition, financial difficulty, character study, resilience, perseverance, frustration, backstage, bittersweet, slice of life ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
.Ford Coleman is a struggling actor in Hollywood who fears never achieving fame other then appearing in local TV commercials. After over a year living in L.A., Ford is broke and in danger of being evicted from his apartment. His slacker roommate ...
Style:
sex comedy, buddy comedy, situational comedy, indie film, sitcom ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, struggling actor, drug dealer, urban, aspiring actress, deception, cocaine, celebrity culture, slacker, secrets, underworld, fish out of water ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A documentary chronicle of one of our greatest directors.
Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, filmmaking, director, film history, storytelling, film industry, lifestyle, historical figure, filmmaker, movie business, satire ...
Time:
20th century
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A frustrated Agent submits eight actors to audition for the next big Hollywood Movie. Potential career breaks for them and a large payday for her. How will they fair against two LA Casting Directors and the movie's unusual premise?
Style:
indie film, meta, dark comedy
Plot:
audition, actor, hollywood, film industry, dream, agent, ambition, showbiz, aspiration, casting, satire, rejection ...
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
arson, insurance fraud, scam, film industry, satire, director, financial problem, film producer, filmmaker, escapades, silly humor, humour ...
Similarity:
66%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A down-on-his-luck actor is frustrated with Hollywood and makes a plan to write, direct, and distribute his own project. When the money goes missing, it proves to just be the beginning of an adventure to get it back.
Style:
humorous, realistic, semi serious, exciting, sitcom ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, rise to the top, bank, african american, filmmaker, empowerment, filmmaking, social commentary, satire, behind the scenes, interracial relations, showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, texas
Similarity:
60%
142
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Alan, a balding film director, loses his fiancé's dog at a gender reveal party on the morning of an important shoot. A critic named Nick gives candid observations on a series of incomplete shorts that Alan has spent his own money making. As ...
Style:
independent film, dark comedy, absurd
Plot:
filmmaking, chaos, anxiety, struggling artist, character study, behind the scenes, urban, humiliation, obsession, realism, embarrassment, satire ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Best-selling author Ted Gold faces a moral dilemma when Velocity, an avant-garde performance artist and the living embodiment of integrity, rocks his 1% world.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, satirical, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, social commentary, class differences, showbiz, performance art, celebrity culture, fame, price of fame, celebrity, desire for fame, morality, success ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A debt collector takes over the management of a group of starlets after their talent agent defaults on a loan, but soon finds he's in over his head.
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
showbiz, satire, businessman, entertainment, entertainment industry, business, escapades, pop star, celebrity culture, fish out of water, glamour, pop music ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
The crew of an unloved franchise movie fight for their place in a savage and unruly cinematic universe. The series shines a light on the secret chaos inside the world of superhero moviemaking, to ask the question — how exactly does the cinematic ...
Style:
comedy drama, dark comedy, cynical, meta
Plot:
superhero, filmmaking, hollywood, satire, film industry, behind the scenes, ambition, backstage, commercialism, compromise, bureaucracy, survival ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Darren goes to Hollywood to tackle his dream of becoming an A-list movie star. However, once he gets there his dreams are crushed once he realizes the life of an actor isn't all of the glitz and glamour he had hoped. When Darren is mistaken for ...
Style:
comedy drama, satirical, cynical
Plot:
celebrity culture, aspiring actor, hollywood, mistaken identity, showbiz, paparazzi, ambition, satire, behind the scenes, bittersweet, identity crisis, fame ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, crime thriller, dark, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
murder, vatican, murder mystery, film set, behind the scenes, satire, investigation, secret agent, chaos, political intrigue, celebrity culture, corruption ...
Time:
90s
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Kika K is a successful star with millions of fans, but behind the scenes, she is in personal and professional crisis: she has to deal with an obsessive fan, a boyfriend with no concept, professional appointments scheduled by the businesswoman and ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, psychological, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, mental health, identity crisis, satire, female protagonist, creative block, success, backstage, social problems, obsession, character study ...
Place:
brazil
Similarity:
47%
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The Holy Cash' follows the story of Pablo (Paul Rodriguez), a con artist seeking a new way to make money by deceiving people. Alongside his friend "Guero" (Jay Mohr), they discover that an ex-convict is masquerading as a successful ...
Style:
humorous, satirical, tension, suspense
Plot:
con artists, scam, fraud, ex convict, media manipulation, deception, latinx lead, betrayal, ethical dilemma, moral ambiguity, streetwise, ambitious ...
Place:
usa
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Film director Wai asks gang leader Ball to invest in a movie. He cheats famous actors Lok and Sa Sa to take the classical film, and then he finds two stunt actors, April and KK, for the love scene. With the editing, he changes the film with famous ...
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, feel good, erotic drama ...
Plot:
satire, body double, casting couch, abuse of power, exploitation, bandit, adult filmmaking, con trick, filmmaking, escapades, film producer, deception ...
Time:
2000s
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The world's most famous male porn star, Richard Peter Johnson, retires at the height of his career to pursue his dream of acting.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, satirical, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
career change, satire, career, fame, male protagonist, porn industry, changing lives, lifestyle change, actor, actor's life, movie actor, dream ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
42%
204
Genre: Comedy
Country: Estonia
Story:
IT specialist Taavi and his teacher wife Liisa are suddenly faced with a question: what to do if one morning they have an absurdly large amount of money in their bank account - no less, no more than 50 million euros.
Style:
tension, suspense, psychological, dark comedy, crime thriller
Plot:
moral dilemma, money problems, life changing, ordinary people, temptation, social commentary, middle class, social experiment, satire, greed, banking, marriage ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
estonia
Similarity:
41%
12K
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar ...
Style:
dark comedy, tragicomedy, political drama, black humor
Plot:
corruption, political satire, con man, social commentary, satire, deception, betrayal, scandal, greed, investigative journalism, absurd humor, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
turkey
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Four ambitious women are ready to do anything to make a name in show business. The translation of the Italian title is "Mad Underpants".
Style:
satirical, sex comedy
Plot:
ambition, casting couch, rivalry, seduction, sexploitation, exploitation, female rivalry, aspiration, manipulation, satire, showgirl, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
90s
Place:
rome italy, italy
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Helena, a beautiful immigrant actress/model, way too old for modeling and too old for acting without credits finally lands a big job but overseas. Out of desperation and advice of her LA friends she commits a federal fraud to get her traveling ...
Style:
funny, captivating, entertaining, light, tension ...
Plot:
fraud, betrayal, modeling, immigration, desperation, fake identity, con artists, lifestyle, career change, life is a bitch, career, female protagonist ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Romania
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A degenerate gambler and his two idiot friends come up with an elaborate plan to pay down their colossal gambling debts by marrying the dysfunctional daughter of an upstart billionaire.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, satirical, absurd
Plot:
gambling, debt, scam, greed, dysfunctional family, scheme, marriage, deception, scheming, satire, social satire, manipulation ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Melissa is a fetish model who realizes that she had taken the wrong path. Modeling was to pay for college, but it became her career. She tries to convince a director to forsake exploitation films in favor of returning to his artistic roots.
Style:
independent film, sensual, art house, controversial, meta ...
Plot:
mature, female protagonist, modeling, self discovery, identity, sexploitation, fetish, behind the scenes, character study, redemption, ambition, showbiz ...
Similarity:
40%
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:
38%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Struggling hippie independent filmmaker Mick gets his big break after he finds out that his girlfriend Marlene's father Burt is a movie producer. Unbeknown to Mick, Burt only specializes in porno pictures. Mick cranks out a cruddy science ...
Style:
independent film, satirical, sketch comedy, spoof, parody
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, behind the scenes, exploitation, sexploitation, counterculture, compromise, sexual content, girlfriend, male protagonist, moral ambiguity, urban ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Life in Naples is tough. So Neapolitans invent ways to get by. Whatever works, conning mostly, tricking the IRS, the university, the landlord, cruise ship passengers, even conning victims three times with the same ruse.
Style:
picaresque, witty, dark comedy, slapstick
Audience:
adult
Plot:
deception, ruse, scam, con artists, satire, fraud, survival, streetwise, corruption, social commentary, working class, bureaucracy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
naples italy, italy
Similarity:
36%
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