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What Happened to Mr. Cha? (2021)
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Original name: 차인표
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
With the peak of his career long behind him, an actor clings to his past glory — until a sudden wake-up call forces him to face who he's become.
Style:
humorous, captivating, melancholic, satirical
Plot:
midlife crisis, actor, fame, movie star, celebrity, showbiz, introspection, entertainment industry, direction and purpose, social problems, ambition, aspiration, lifestyle, actor's life, desire for fame, personal growth, legacy, aging, redemption, male protagonist, nostalgia, identity, bittersweet, celebrity culture, humiliation ...
Time:
contemporary
Place:
korea
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out captivating, semi serious, humorous and satirical films with plots about bittersweet, ambition, urban, satire, friendship, actor and showbiz mostly in Comedy, Drama and Music genres. Some movies like What Happened to Mr. Cha?: I am Bartu (2018), Familyhood (2016), Punching Henry (2016), Z-Listers (2014), Blockbuster (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a barely famous person
Style:
psychological, humorous, captivating, art house, comedy drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
aspiration, ambition, identity, self discovery, showbiz, struggling artist, character study, celebrity culture, family problems, blind ambition, social problems, money problems ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An aging actress is desperate to become a mother. In menopause and too controversial for legal adoption, she decides to illegally adopt from a pregnant teenager while publicly faking pregnancy. The ensuing media circus at first revitalizes her ...
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
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Time:
2010s
Place:
seoul
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33%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Comedian Henry Phillips is lured to LA by a renowned TV producer who wants to bring his story of failure to the screen. But when a major network gets involved, Henry must decide whether he wants to make jokes for a living, or be the butt of them.
Style:
entertaining, semi serious, captivating, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
songwriter, comedian, satire, ambition, musician, stand up comedy, television producer, mishap, showbiz, musician's life, lifestyle, behind the scenes ...
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
A passionless Z-list celebrity gets in trouble with the BBC due to copyright infringement and becomes financially unstable.
Style:
satirical, cynical, sarcastic, dark comedy, indie film
Audience:
adult
Plot:
fame, celebrity culture, celebrity, media industry, media satire, showbiz, satire, character study, identity crisis, debt, humiliation, social commentary ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A veteran actor is at the end of his glory days. He was a great film, TV and theater performer, but he hardly work anymore. Then he meets a young director who wants to carry out a science fiction project, and a friendship emerges.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, realistic, emotional, reflective ...
Plot:
bittersweet, introspection, redemption, artists and showbiz, unfulfillment, actor's life, aging, filmmaking, hopes, elderly, friendship, legacy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Three old friends who used to be part of a rock band reunite at the fourth member's funeral. They decide to band back together with the deceased's estranged son serving as the new fourth member.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, melancholic, comedy drama
Plot:
rock band, rock music, friendship, musician, nostalgia, bittersweet, midlife crisis, music band, musician's life, blind ambition, ambition, escapades ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
south korea, seoul
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
While shooting a documentary about all kinds of actresses, the director falls for one of them.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, light, captivating, sexual ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actress, showbiz, lifestyle, celebrity culture, actor's life, love and romance, midlife crisis, money, film producer, humiliation, skinny dipping ...
Time:
year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
paris france, india, france
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Sid Straw leads a dull life until he accidentally stalks famous college friend, Elizabeth Banks, on social media. With each failed attempt to prove he knows her, he rediscovers more of himself and the true meaning of friendship.
Style:
satirical, funny, semi serious, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
friendship, satire, celebrity, evidence, problem, friends, high school friend, humour, celebrity culture, self discovery, loneliness, male protagonist ...
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27%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two best friends, garbage truck drivers in Hollywood become celebrities overnight after they find Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar for JERRY MAGUIRE in the trash and suddenly their lives go topsy-turvy.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, overnight success, partner, buddies, odd couple, lifestyle, once in a lifetime opportunity, showbiz, celebrity culture, working class ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An actor past his prime gives drama lessons to prisoners in an attempt to stage "Waiting for Godot."
Style:
satirical, semi serious, thrilling, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
theater, prison, prisoner, teacher, actor, satire, lifestyle, relationships, compassion, redemption, second chance, character study ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Hungary, UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Dorottya is a young Hungarian actress with a burning desire: to make it on the English stage. Legendary actor, Sir Michael Gifford suffers from an incurable disease, and has one desire: be left alone. When Dorottya becomes his carer they both hope ...
Style:
sincere, humorous, captivating, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
ambition, terminal illness, friendship, actress, nursing, care, unlikely friendships, fighting illness, ambitious, theater, actor, mortality ...
Place:
london
Similarity:
26%
225
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Young-Bin is a rising star actor in South Korea. He has been best friends with Ho-Jin, Joon and Geobook since they were all children. Young-Bin belongs to a management company with Kim Eun-Gab as the CEO.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
actor, showbiz, friendship, celebrity, ambition, problem, friends, satire, slice of life, celebrity culture, male friendship, loyalty ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
Similarity:
25%
369
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Human attempts to understand why when acting they are all going through the heart, but in real life are playing a role.
Style:
tragicomedy, period drama
Plot:
theater, actress, aging, heartbreak, ambition, introspection, regret, relationships, identity, midlife crisis, entertainment industry, love affair ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
25%
784
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: South Korea
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A story of how Park Kang’s life is changed on Christmas day. Park Kang is a popular actor, but he is also a scandal maker. His manager is Jo Yoon and they are also long-time friends. One day, Park Kang’s ex-girlfriend Soo Hyun suddenly appears ...
Style:
semi serious, satirical, thrilling, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
christmas eve, actor, christmas, holiday, changing lives, christmas spirit, taxi, christmas season, escapades, satire, scandal, self discovery ...
Place:
seoul, korea
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
What happens when a costumed universal space hero is put out to pasture? Or, rather, the actor portraying him is?
Style:
feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, satire, actor, showbiz, personal growth, coping, washed up star, identity, lifestyle change, friends, changing lives ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sundance Film Festival, Clemins' calls upon his old college chum, Kevin Prouse, giving the now ...
Style:
independent film, psychological, captivating, thrilling, satirical ...
Plot:
problem, dream, filmmaker, satire, character study, midlife crisis, personal growth, struggling artist, alcoholism, divorce, friendship, mature ...
Similarity:
24%
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:
24%
294
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Members of a once-promising hip-hop group, now in their late 30s, struggle with regret, disappointment, and change on Election Night 2008.
Style:
realistic, touching, serious, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
friendship, bittersweet, hip hop, friends, introspection, once promising, unfulfillment, urban, midlife crisis, regret, frustration, nostalgia ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, africa, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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Style:
realistic, clever, talky, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, aging, dealing with death, unfulfillment, artists and showbiz, filmmaking, nostalgia, character study, introspection, regret, memory, retirement ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, sarajevo
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Trust Me follows flailing Hollywood agent Howard, who seemingly strikes gold after signing the next big child star. What results is an unexpected ride through the nasty inner workings of Hollywood, as Howard desperately tries to make it in an ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, semi serious, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
starlet, showbiz, desire for fame, ambition, lifestyle, prodigy, artists and showbiz, rivalry, intrigue, youth, celebrity culture, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A militant performance-artist and a tall Korean foreign-exchange student become trapped in a small Southern town.
Style:
satirical, captivating, psychological, semi serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
culture clash, self discovery, friendship, coming of age, small town, fish out of water, socially awkward, relationships, introspection, social issues, friends, satire ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, stylized, sentimental ...
Plot:
comedian, showbiz, actor's life, ambition, aging, desire for fame, family life, talent agent, rise and fall, rise to the top, judaism, fame ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
When his wife pressures him to have another child, Tom Black retreats from his marriage and takes a stab at living alone. But in light of his crumbling personal life and a mountain of on-the-job problems, what he had before seems halfway decent.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, emotional, reflective ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
self discovery, couples, hopes, ultimatum, crumbling marriage, redemption, character study, personal growth, midlife crisis, bittersweet, slice of life, fatherhood ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
22%
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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:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Taylor Starks and his co-workers, all aspiring actors, toil in a Los Angeles restaurant while "waiting" for their big break.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ambition, restaurant, follow your dream, actor, dream, disgruntled worker, aspiration, showbiz, friendship, realism, character study, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
22%
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:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Belgium, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Remy and Sandra can't have children because they suffer from the "Past Loves Syndrome". To heal, there is only one solution, they must sleep with all their exes once.
Style:
sex comedy, psychological, thrilling, captivating, satirical ...
Plot:
satire, relationship problems, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, life, wanting a baby, ex couple relations, problem, self discovery, memory, personal growth, nostalgia, introspection ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
This is called Mr Fighting in English and it's about the self discovery of a young actor in Chinese action frames.
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, thrilling, psychological, motivational
Plot:
self discovery, violinist, personal growth, social problems, introspection, actor's life, lifestyle, coping, relationship problems, actor, social issues, perseverance ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
china
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Lake, a young theater actor with no respect for the elderly, is forced to make himself look old, in order to land a part in a Broadway-bound play. His ego drives his girlfriend away, and when research for the play requires him to spend a week in a ...
Style:
disturbing, satirical, semi serious, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
retirement home, actor, theater, personal growth, character change, elderly, elderly man, changing lives, retired, satire, old man, social issues ...
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Comedy - A bald, out of work actor finds immediate and overwhelming success when he discovers the power of persona in the form of a cheap wig. - Jesse C. Boyd, Najee De-Tiege, Hollie Shay
Style:
humorous, indie film, biting, dark comedy
Plot:
actor, satire, confidence, transformation, celebrity, makeover, identity, fame, vanity, identity crisis, aspiration, self discovery ...
Similarity:
21%
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