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Being Michael Madsen (2007)
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Being Michael Madsen (2007)
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, humorous, witty, cynical, semi serious, mockumentary, suspense, independent film, clever, realistic ...
Plot: showbiz, filmmaking, paparazzi, actor's life, celebrity, false accusation, private vs public, celebrity culture, journalism, vengeance, society, murder, satire, hollywood, actor, movie star, behind the scenes, gays and lesbians, media, workplace, artists and showbiz, media satire, backstage
Time: 21st century, contemporary

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, realistic, witty and semi serious films with plots about artists and showbiz, showbiz, filmmaking, satire, celebrity culture, actor's life and lifestyle mostly in Comedy, Drama and Mystery genres. Some movies like Being Michael Madsen: Pittsburgh (2006), Kathy Griffin: Allegedly (2004), Hollywood North (2003), Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000), Nobody Knows Anything! (2003). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Pittsburgh (2006)
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, artists and showbiz, couple relations, couples, celebrity culture, hollywood, audition, filmmaking, media ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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95%
Kathy Griffin: Allegedly (2004)
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, celebrity culture, showbiz, stand up comedy, comedian, women's rights, interview, fashion, gay interest ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: afghanistan, saudi arabia, iraq
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81%
Hollywood North (2003)
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: filmmaking, hollywood, showbiz, actor's life, celebrity culture, lifestyle, love and romance, obnoxious boss, curses spells and rituals, movie business, older woman younger man relationship, satire ...
Time: 70s, 80s
Place: canada
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
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: cynical, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot: satire, rise to the top, desire for fame, workplace romance, filmmaking, workplace situations, lifestyle, actor's life, love and romance, workplace, rising to stardom, best friend ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
81%
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Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An aspiring filmmaker learns that success in Hollywood doesn't come as easy as she suspected as she attempts to discover the formula to success. When the guidance of her helpful has-been uncle fails to pave the way, Sarah Wilder must seek the ...
Style: humorous, not serious, witty, feel good, light ...
Plot: hollywood, lawyer, filmmaking, showbiz, media satire, media, actor's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, satire, prison guard, blue collar ...
Place: los angeles, usa
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75%
The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Twenty-three years after the release of the original Beatles mockumentary, 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash', famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how The Rutles influenced them.
Style: mockumentary, parody, not serious, realistic, humorous ...
Plot: friends, artists and showbiz, rise and fall, unfulfillment, music band, desire for fame, performer's life, workplace, musician's life, music, journalism, ambition ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england
⇓ similarity ⇓
73%
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: In 1973, martial arts great Bruce Lee died, his final film, Game of Death, left unfinished. With the public hungry for more Lee, movie execs decide to find a replacement. This outrageous satire looks at the entire process, from the oddball ...
Style: mockumentary, not serious, humorous, parody, realistic ...
Plot: martial arts, actor's life, rising to stardom, rise and fall, against the odds, showbiz, filmmaking, media, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, lifestyle, odd couple ...
Time: 70s
⇓ similarity ⇓
71%
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Stella Street (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Michael Caine, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson and Roger Moore all live on a quiet street in Surbiton and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards run their corner shop - who knew?
Style: semi serious, witty, humorous, realistic, clever ...
Plot: misfit, fish out of water, disorder, satire, lifestyle, social decay, culture clash, showbiz, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, society, buddies ...
Time: 60s, 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
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Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Mystery
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: "La La Wood" follows the legacy of Jiminy Glick, first introduced on "The Martin Short Show," who went on to get (non)-critical acclaim for his talk show "Primetime Glick," where Mr. Glick interviewed countless ...
Style: witty, humorous, cynical, not serious, biting ...
Plot: showbiz, actor's life, lifestyle, journalism, desire for fame, celebrity culture, workplace intrigue, culture clash, media satire, artists and showbiz, celebrity, filmmaking ...
Time: year 2004
Place: canada, usa, toronto ontario canada, india, montana
⇓ similarity ⇓
66%
Festival in Cannes (2001)
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, witty, talky, independent film ...
Plot: filmmaking, betrayal, friendship, actor's life, couples, crumbling marriage, couple relations, lifestyle, love and romance, desire for fame, ambition, rise to the top ...
Time: year 2001
Place: cannes, riviera
⇓ similarity ⇓
65%
My Breakfast with Blassie (1983)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
Story: My Breakfast with Blassie is a movie starring Andy Kaufman and professional wrestler "Classy" Freddie Blassie. It is a mostly improvised parody of the popular art film My Dinner with Andre and is set in a restaurant where Kaufman and ...
Style: independent film, parody, talky, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: wrestling, tough guy, disorder, taxi, restaurant, celebrity culture, filmmaking, family gatherings, showbiz, media satire, hollywood, terminal illness ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: california
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63%
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After Lately (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: After Lately is an American television comedy. The series depicts, in mockumentary style, the behind the scenes goings-on at the office of the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. The cast is made up of the actual writers and performers of Chelsea ...
Style: humorous, light, mockumentary, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot: showbiz, workplace, backstage, producer, workplace situations, disorder, media, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, friendship, television, society ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
61%
Shut Up and Shoot! (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: A movie producer hatches a scheme to have an actor (Silvio Pollio) kill his fellow filmmakers.
Style: realistic, cynical, humorous, suspense, independent film ...
Plot: murder, satire, actor's life, dark humor, artists and showbiz, dishonesty, politics, cons and scams, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
For Your Consideration (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.
Style: mockumentary, parody, humorous, talky, not serious ...
Plot: filmmaking, hollywood, satire, dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, farce, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, actor's life ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Hijacking Hollywood (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: An aspiring director working as a lowly production assistant, conspires with his aspiring producer roommate to steal the reels of a mega budgeted film he's working on.
Style: independent film, cynical, realistic, semi serious, clever ...
Plot: filmmaking, job, satire, hollywood, disorder, workplace situations, cons and scams, showbiz, hijacking, workplace, vengeance, dishonesty ...
Time: 90s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Who's the Caboose? (1997)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they discover a young Manhattan comedienne and decide instead to ...
Style: mockumentary, independent film, realistic, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot: satire, hollywood, filmmaking, showbiz, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz, actor's life, terminal illness, nightclub, improv, comedian, boyfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, los angeles, san francisco, california
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55%
Movers & Shakers (1985)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Joe Mulholland, Head of Production at a Hollywood studio, makes a rather fool-hardy promise to a dying friend. He undertakes to make a major movie using the title - if not the content - of a best-selling sex manual "Love in Sex". Enlisting ...
Style: realistic, not serious, parody, humorous, offbeat ...
Plot: satire, filmmaking, profanity, religions or cults, couples, disorder, nothing goes right, misfit, actor's life, artists and showbiz, media, lifestyle ...
Time: year 1985, 80s
Place: usa
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55%
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
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, realistic
Plot: desire for fame, artists and showbiz, actor's life, lifestyle, hopes, filmmaking, showbiz, fame, escapades, society, gay, hollywood ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, new york
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55%
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Not Another Not Another Movie (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In this non- stop hilarious ride we follow a struggling Movie Studio that is willing to do anything to make a buck even if it means ruining its reputation, and running the Movie Industry into the ground. This film has everything that an audience ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, spoof, mockumentary ...
Plot: filmmaking, satire, showbiz, media satire, artists and showbiz, media, disorder, ambition, downfall, blind ambition, nothing goes right, unfulfillment ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Embedded Live (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Embedded is a ripped-from-the-headlines satire about the madness surrounding brave men and women on the front lines of a Middle East conflict. It skewers lapdog embedded journalists, scheming government officials and the media's insatiable ...
Style: semi serious, controversial, realistic, cynical, disturbing ...
Plot: satire, rebelliousness, military, anti war, state affairs, political unrest, soldier, politics, society, iraq war, american politics, journalism ...
Time: 21st century
Place: iraq
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53%
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story: For four decades comic genius Mel Brooks and talk show king Dick Cavett have partnered to give the world scintillating conversation and sidesplitting humor. In 2010 they reunited on stage to share show business memories and hilarious stories for ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot: artists and showbiz, humour, celebrity, celebrity culture, showbiz, media, lifestyle, filmmaking, elderly, star
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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53%
Sweet Liberty (1986)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: Michael has written a schollarly book on the revolutionary war. He has sold the film rights. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes very ...
Style: melancholic, humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience: date night
Plot: culture clash, crime gone awry, couple relations, love and romance, artists and showbiz, showbiz, fish out of water, actor's life, young lovers, couples, celebrity culture, hollywood ...
Time: 80s, year 1986, 20th century
Place: usa, north carolina
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53%
The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark (2007)
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, atmospheric, humorous ...
Plot: satire, ambition, desire for fame, actor's life, lifestyle, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, dancer's life, artists and showbiz, media satire, videotaping ...
Time: 60s
Place: usa
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51%
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Actors (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water, the story of a conspiracy against actors, the story of aging actors whose careers are slowly less active than they used to be, but a stunning tribute ...
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty, surreal ...
Plot: filmmaking, actor's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, showbiz, film industry, actress, actor, television, jazz, midlife crisis, motorcycle accident ...
Time: 90s
Place: paris france, europe, france
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Barely Famous (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: Introducing "Barely Famous": a docu-style comedy series. This show explores the hypocrisy of reality TV by centering around two sisters who say they would never do a reality show, but are being filmed by a camera crew. Over the course of ...
Style: captivating, humorous, semi serious, realistic, parody ...
Plot: satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, looking for love, family relations, disorder, love and romance, media satire, showbiz, hollywood, hippie, strong female presence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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51%
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Hollywood comedian/actor Pauly Shore loses everything: his house, nobody in Hollywood wants to represent him, he moves back home with his mom and is now parking cars at the Comedy Store. Then one night when he's up in his mom's loft, a ...
Style: humorous, absurd, satirical, surreal, stylized ...
Plot: filmmaking, death, actor's life, showbiz, dark humor, disorder, nothing goes right, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, ghost, cons and scams, stupidity ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, europe, france, paris france, california ...
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47%
Tanner on Tanner (2004)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story: Tanner on Tanner is a follow up to celebrated filmmaker Robert Altman and DOONESBURY cartoonist Gary Trudeau's political satire TANNER '88, a mockumentary following a fictional democratic presidential candidate (Michael Murphy) on his ...
Style: semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot: satire, manhunt, undercover, fighting the system, moral dilemma, campaign, rebellion, politics, journalism, society, dishonesty, lifestyle ...
Time: 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
45%
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Grosse Pointe (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Grosse Pointe is an American television parody series which aired on the WB Network during the 2000–2001 television season. Created by Darren Star, it was a satire depicting the behind-the-scenes drama on the set of a television show, and was ...
Style: parody, sitcom, not serious, humorous, cynical ...
Audience: teens
Plot: actor, actress, rivalry, actor's life, showbiz, lifestyle, celebrity culture, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, workplace, starlet, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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45%
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Stuntmen (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: When the industry's two biggest stuntmen are nominated for Stuntman of the Year, an over-ambitious documentarian reignites a dormant rivalry between the two men that results in an all out press war.
Style: realistic, rough, semi serious, humorous, exciting ...
Plot: stuntman, contests and competitions, actor's life, rivalry, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, downfall, hollywood, filmmaking, ambition, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 79 min.
Story: Ricky Gervais third stand-up comedy routine.
Style: humorous, funny, cynical, talky, witty ...
Plot: stand up comedian, satire, live performance, actor's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, showbiz, society, comedian, stand up comedy, celebrity ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, london, europe
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44%
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