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The Understudy (2008)
187
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A perennial understudy takes matters into her own hands to achieve fame at any price.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, sincere, realistic, cynical
Plot:
artists and showbiz, actor's life, theater, rivalry, ambition, desire for fame, workplace, ego clash, blind ambition, body double, against the odds, dark humor, showbiz, workplace intrigue, strong female presence, rising to stardom, fame
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
new york, usa
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Most similar movies to The Understudy
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out realistic, humorous, semi serious and captivating films with plots about artists and showbiz, ambition, showbiz, rivalry, actor's life, friendship and love and romance mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres. Some movies like The Understudy: Bad Parents (2012), Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000), The Last Stand (2006), Trust Me (2013), Garbage (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A suburban mom relives her season with the soccer obsessed sports parents whose outrageous "win at all costs" behavior spirals out of control.
Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, feel good, captivating ...
Plot:
soccer, obsession, family relations, eccentric family, sport team, youth, parents and children, rivalry, satire, underdog, fish out of water, suburbs ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
100%
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:
34%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as performers in Los Angeles until life becomes too much to handle.
Style:
humorous, realistic, tragicomedy, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
friendship, ambition, rise to the top, hollywood, showbiz, best friend, actor, rivalry, society, comedian, performer's life, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
33%
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:
30%
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656
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:
30%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two writers must face a dilemma that is common to anyone who has ever had an artistic friend: what happens when you have to give feedback, and the news isn't good? Sam, an aspiring screenwriter, and David, a successful magazine editor, have ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ego clash, friendship, best friend, rivalry, showbiz, filmmaking, performer's life, criticism, screenwriter, magazine editor, friends, unsupportive friend ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
An electronic ankle bracelet and being under house arrest aren't about to stop up-and-coming actress Maggie Chase (Tanna Frederick) from the two things she craves the most: real fame and true love. With more "Google points" than her ...
Style:
talky, realistic, semi serious, humorous, touching ...
Plot:
actor's life, showbiz, bittersweet, paparazzi, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, love triangle, alcohol abuse, couples, unstoppable, lifestyle, rising to stardom ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Similarity:
28%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
An inside look at the ABC sitcom which turned Robin Williams into a star in 1978.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, sentimental, sitcom
Plot:
rising to stardom, actor's life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, life is a bitch, workplace, showbiz, filmmaking, hollywood, comedian, celebrity culture, biopic ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
Similarity:
28%
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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:
28%
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:
27%
263
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
For Walter, a young man endearingly known as "Putzel," life literally doesn't go beyond his neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Walter's dreams of taking over his family's smoked fish emporium are disrupted by ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, semi serious, captivating, light ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
nothing goes right, self discovery, rivalry, family business, store, family relations, workplace, disorder, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, escapades, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, emotional, light, captivating ...
Plot:
friends, deadline, actor's life, artists and showbiz, ambition, family relations, house, disorder, farm, actor, writers, post traumatic stress disorder ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, new york state
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A neurotic writer working on his new film gets into a tricky situation when an A-list actress shows interest in the role intended for his girlfriend.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, light, sincere ...
Plot:
desire for fame, artists and showbiz, showbiz, hollywood, once in a lifetime opportunity, couples, ambition, unlikely couple, fame, love, american dream, teenage girl ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A.U.S.A. is an American sitcom television series that aired in 2003 on NBC, starring Scott Foley.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, captivating, feel good, light ...
Plot:
hotshot lawyer, workplace intrigue, relationship vs career, lifestyle, rivalry, legal, ambition, boss and employee, workplace, society, friendship, lawyer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
26%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Tinseltown has its movers and shakers, but they all first started somewhere as The Assistants in Hollywood. The Assistants is a new movie opening December 3. It's a story about a group of Hollywood assistants who use their positions to lie, ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, feel good, witty, realistic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, rivalry, follow your dream, desire for fame, ambition, satire, workplace, boss and employee, manipulation, workplace situations, artists and showbiz, workplace intrigue ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing gameshow host played by O'Toole, who hires novelist Jonathan Stitch (Adrian Lester) to pen his ...
Style:
serious, witty, realistic, clever, black comedy ...
Plot:
ambition, media, blind ambition, contests and competitions, showbiz, workplace, uninhibited rivalry, artists and showbiz, couples, dark humor, satire, murder ...
Time:
70s, 90s
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
David Letterman vies with Jay Leno and his manager to succeed Johnny Carson, retiring from "The Tonight Show."
Style:
semi serious, humorous, talky, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
showbiz, artists and showbiz, contests and competitions, ambition, media, media satire, talk show host, television, comedian, intrigue, talk show, retiring ...
Time:
20th century, year 1991, year 1992, 90s
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Croatia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Six men, one woman (and her brother) come together with one goal - to make the play. It would be probably another common story that this theater group is composed of anti-heroes who float lost in time and space, in a town where it seems that the sun ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, captivating, light, funny ...
Plot:
theater, showbiz, cowboy, stage play, culture clash, small town, homecoming, society, rivalry, rules and policies, artists and showbiz, social relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
croatia
Similarity:
24%
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 700 Sundays, legendary comedian and actor Billy Crystal tells the stories of his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. The Tony Award-winning show is a funny and poignant exploration of family ...
Style:
humorous, talky, realistic, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, childhood, actor's life, artists and showbiz, showbiz, youth, coming of age, parents and children, autobiography, performer's life, biopic, death in the family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
In the tradition of Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" and Gelsey Kirkland's "Dancing on my Grave" comes an insider’s look into the secret world of classical musicians.
From her debut recital at Carnegie ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, sincere, romantic ...
Plot:
classical music, musician's life, orchestra, hotshot, musician, prodigy, artists and showbiz, sex, teacher, rehearsal, ego clash, rivalry ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young writer, nearing a mental breakdown caused by his family and boss, moves into an apartment occupied by a walking, talking, foul-mouthed ape in a Hawaiian shirt and Converse High Tops.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, love and romance, couples, lifestyle, mentally unstable, fall in love, unlikely couple, family life, nothing goes right, dark humor, writer's life, ape ...
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A newlywed couple's honeymoon is upended by the arrivals of their respective sisters.
Style:
humorous, captivating, sincere, light, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
couple relations, crumbling marriage, family relations, love and romance, couples, siblings relations, city life, society, friendship, dysfunctional family, wedding, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A day in Hollywood, 1972, with young people looking for the 24 hours that will change their lives. Zach will open that night for a British rocker at Whisky a Go-Go; he lives in a canyon and plays impromptu duets with a mysterious guitarist he ...
Style:
sexy, semi serious, captivating, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
hollywood, musician, strong sexual content, ambition, rising to stardom, music band, lifestyle, desire for fame, nightlife, love triangle, celebrity culture, actor's life ...
Time:
70s, y2k, year 1972
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Similarity:
22%
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591
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Reginald "Cool" Coolidge is a struggling actor, fed up with taking stereotypical African American roles and waiting for his big break in a legitimate production. Until this time comes, he works at his mother's boyfriend's gas ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, independent film ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
wedding, love triangle, follow your dream, couples, ambition, showbiz, race against time, filmmaking, nothing goes right, black, hip hop, blaxploitation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Mike and Matt own nothing and share everything, including their life's work, a screenplay, which seems to be their only escape from the harsh reality that is the Hollywood machine.
Style:
humorous, captivating, entertaining, light, independent film ...
Plot:
friendship, friends, buddies, showbiz, hollywood, partner, writer's life, desire for fame, rivalry, love, youth, screenwriter ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
22%
789
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 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, rivalry, actor's life, hollywood, filmmaking, ambition, downfall, rise to the top, artists and showbiz, showbiz, celebrity culture ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Pepper Dennis is a comedy-drama television series
Style:
sexy, semi serious, humorous, captivating, light ...
Plot:
ambition, tv reporter, love and romance, workplace, television, rivalry, boss and employee, friendship, society, writers, journalism, strong female presence ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Joel Goodman is a hotshot advertising executive angling for a promotion, but he feels stuck - not least of all in traffic. A seeming answer to his prayers comes in the form of a homeless man whom Joel pays to sit in his passenger seat so he can use ...
Style:
humorous, light, entertaining, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
office, rivalry, workplace, odd couple, workplace intrigue, ambition, traffic jam, power relations, rich and poor, friendship, lifestyle change, advertising executive ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california, los angeles
Similarity:
21%
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
An aging former child star tries to capture the wealth that has always eluded him by latching on to a lucky man while both have their eye on the same girl of their dreams.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
love triangle, rise and fall, rivalry, showbiz, celebrity culture, cons and scams, youth, love and romance, dishonesty, artists and showbiz, manipulation, down on your luck ...
Similarity:
21%
857
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden, Norway
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A comical fresco on human misdemeanors and betrayals... A film about our right to not be perfect.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot:
actor's life, love affair, disorder, theater, betrayal, nordic, strong female presence, artists and showbiz, love and romance, rehearsal, sabotage, eviction ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, stockholm sweden, eastern europe
Similarity:
21%
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