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An L.A. Minute (2018)
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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:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, satirical, semi serious, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, social commentary, class differences, showbiz, performance art, fame, celebrity culture, celebrity, price of fame, desire for fame, success, karma, morality, ambition, integrity, media industry, corruption, publicity stunt, ethical dilemma, obsession, manipulation, culture clash, media circus, vanity, elitism ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
los angeles
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out satirical, captivating, entertaining and semi serious films with plots about satire, ambition, urban, celebrity culture, social commentary, identity crisis and showbiz mostly in Comedy, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like An L.A. Minute: The Next Big Thing (2016), The Reality (2018), Me (2014), He's Way More Famous Than You (2013), Tankhouse (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
The Next Big Thing is a dark comedy about friendship, revenge and the lust for fame. The protagonist is Julian, who, despite his "talent," has never achieved the level of fame he thinks he deserves. When his deranged and estranged best ...
Style:
ironic, dark comedy, satirical, semi serious, entertaining ...
Plot:
found footage, satire, friend, dark humor, fame, celebrity culture, lifestyle, stalking, problem, irony, being followed, surveillance camera ...
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A guitarist who played for the greatest italian artists but without fame, decides to disappear to become famous.
Style:
satirical, humorous, semi serious, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
guitarist, ambition, celebrity, satire, music industry, publicity stunt, disappearance, fame, musician's life, music, musician, career ...
Place:
italy
Similarity:
88%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Colombia
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The story of an upperclass guy that finds himself singing popular music in a reality show against his friends and family's endorsement.
Style:
semi serious, captivating, entertaining, satirical, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
talent show, ambition, satire, friendship, male female relationship, friends, couple relations, ambitious man, relationships, music, musician, love affair ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
87%
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:
78%
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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:
77%
161
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
After being blacklisted from the NYC theatre industry, two Upper East Side New Yorkers, Tucker and Sandrene, decide their only course of action is to move to Fargo, North Dakota and start a theatrical revolution.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, feel good, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
ambition, satire, theater, cultural revolution, ambitious, theatre director, theatrical troupe, stage actor, teamwork, fish out of water, culture clash, performance art ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
71%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Dennis Hopper plays Nick Twain, a Hollywood Producer whose latest film is rejected by every film festival in the world except one- in Ohio. Nick will do anything to get his film distributed, including manipulating his dysfunctional cast into ...
Style:
satirical, independent film, semi serious, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
small town, satire, changing lives, cinema, aspiration, filmmaker, film industry, ambition, showbiz, culture clash, behind the scenes, fish out of water ...
Place:
ohio
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Both leads give performances that go beyond their usual range in a satire that’s sometimes diverting but ultimately toothless. Entertainment veteran Shirley Yung, who directs, should know better
Style:
satirical, semi serious, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, actress, movie actress, celebrity culture, showbiz, secret, cover up, aspiring actress, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, celebrity ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
56%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A woman who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year-old daughter for a month.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, psychological, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female protagonist, satire, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, desire for fame, ex boyfriend, lifestyle, ambitious woman, ambition, celebrity, family life, aspiration, escapades ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
56%
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:
54%
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story:
Tortured thespian Steven Toast relocates to the ultimate actor's playground - Hollywood. Surely this time he will get the adulation he so richly deserves.
Style:
absurd, humorous, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
satire, ambition, entertainment industry, hollywood, celebrity culture, self delusion, irreverent, showbiz, deadpan, fish out of water, media industry, professional rivalry ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An actor's promotional appearance at a new shopping centre is ruined when a popular rival shows up at a nearby store.
Style:
satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, funny ...
Plot:
satire, celebrity culture, fame, lifestyle, relationship vs career, humour, joke, comedian, ego, showbiz, human nature, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
austin texas
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Gérard Lanvin has an important role in a new blockbuster! Filming is about to begin in the South of France. On site, he meets Momo Zapareto, the pool boy at the house he is renting for the duration or the shoot. But Momo is a fan, a big fan… an ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot:
fanaticism, celebrity, film industry, satire, obsessed fan, movie star, obsession, fan culture, actor's life, fan, problem, cultural icon ...
Place:
south of france
Similarity:
46%
162
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Four door-to-door salesmen struggle to get by while pursuing an analog profession in a digital world. They unwittingly begin selling propaganda for a cult, whose popularity sweeps the city, leaving the salesmen as the only people who can stop it.
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, captivating, satirical, comedy drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
satire, propaganda, conspiracy, absurdism, social issues, social problems, problem, workplace, social commentary, city, ethical dilemma, urban ...
Place:
boston
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In a convention of youtubers, the characters enter into various conflicts since they are all in search of fame at any price.
Style:
light, captivating, humorous, feel good, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick
Plot:
convention, internet, fame, internet culture, social media, celebrity, hotel, congress, glory, friends, youth, society ...
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A guy puts his unwitting bride-to-be through a series of increasingly bizarre "stress tests" to see if she's worthy of marriage.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, romantic, captivating, satirical ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
engagement, marriage proposal, satire, wedding, wedding planning, wedding preparations and rituals, love story, relationships, romantic relationship, male female relationship, love and romance, in love ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Story:
William Morgan has, like most men, had terrible luck in the dating world of Los Angeles. After a terrible, last ditch effort "speed dating" experience - he decides that becoming gay might be the best option left.
Style:
captivating, satirical, psychological, romantic comedy, lighthearted ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
speed dating, satire, dating, gay, heartbreak, social satire, relationship problems, broken heart, relationships, gay lead character, star crossed lovers, urban ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
As he closes out his slate of comedy specials, Dave takes the stage to try and set the record straight — and get a few things off his chest.
Style:
controversial, humorous, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, controversy, satire, stand up comedian, social commentary, interracial relations, humour, comedian, comedy club, irony, social satire, theater ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story:
Amanda, a declining children's content YouTuber, has just turned 30, making her an elder of the internet. After realizing she is not good at anything else, and that attention from strangers is the closest thing she has to love, she will go to ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
social media, satire, fame, lifestyle, social network, female protagonist, vlogger, blogger, social problems, social satire, blog, desperation ...
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Six young contestants undergo bizarre tests and stop at nothing to top the list of the young faces responsible for shaping 'The New India' and eventually meet George Bush.
Style:
satirical, feel good, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, social satire, social commentary, escapades, contests and competitions, politician, youth, politics, competitor, contest, competition ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
india, new delhi
Similarity:
39%
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:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A young man is unable to break up with his girlfriend and decides to hire an agency that specializes in ending relationships.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, satirical, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, breakup, family relations, male female relationship, problem, divorce, relationship problems, couple relations, relationships, male protagonist, young adult, social commentary ...
Place:
argentina
Similarity:
39%
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:
39%
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling singer is about to give up on her dream when her manager cooks up a scandal designed to finally bring her some long-awaited fame.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating
Plot:
music industry, ambition, female protagonist, rock and roll, rock band, scandal, musician, music manager, aspiring musician, rock, satire, record producer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
39%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Dynamic comic DeRay Davis hits the stage like a ball of fire, nailing the finer points of living, dating and handling show business as a black man.
Style:
entertaining, humorous, satirical, funny, captivating ...
Plot:
stand up comedy, live performance, satire, interracial relations, comedian, social satire, public speaking, joke, humour, stand up comedian, social commentary, black ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
indiana
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
When two pregnant women learn that the fertility clinic mistakenly swapped their eggs, they must navigate the error — and their disdain for each other.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fertility clinic, satire, couples, pregnancy, clinic, parenthood, relationships, family relations, infertility, comedy of errors, love affair, wanting a baby ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
37%
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:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A play-it-safe guy must search for his wife's missing cat, bringing him face-to-face with the colorful, wacky, and sometimes, the more dangerous element of his neighborhood, forcing him to confront his fears and rethink his M.O.
Style:
satirical, entertaining, light, funny, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
neighborhood, missing pet, city life, overcoming fear, teenage angst, urban setting, satire, working class, self discovery, reluctant hero, street life, ethnic diversity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york
Similarity:
37%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
Story:
Comedian Michelle Wolf takes on outrage culture, massages, childbirth, feminism and much more (like otters) in a stand-up special from New York City.
Style:
captivating, satirical, feel good, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
female comedian, feminism, stand up comedy, satire, stand up comedian, comedian, irony, social satire, joke, public speaking, humour, social commentary ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
36%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Floyd Mooney is a young African-American comedian whose star is on the rise. But the path to stardom is a minefield that Floyd must navigate to maintain his credibility while attempting to become “white famous.”
Style:
satirical, erotic, light, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
comedian, ambition, satire, african american, stand up comedy, interracial relations, fame, african american man, direction and purpose, aspiration, humour, desire for fame ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
35%
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