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 8.0
 6K
Silk (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as "taking silk."
Style: clever, serious, realistic, captivating, costume drama ...
Plot: legal, lawyer, lawyers and clients, courtroom drama, rivalry, workplace, success, workplace intrigue, uninhibited rivalry, courtroom, hotshot lawyer, lawsuit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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 7.3
 15K
Reprise (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Norway
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Two competitive friends, fueled by literary aspirations and youthful exuberance, endure the pangs of love, depression and burgeoning careers.
Style: depressing, melancholic, captivating, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: friendship, depression, writers, self discovery, cathartic, suicide attempt, love triangle, ambition, rise and fall, follow your dream, health situation, nervous breakdown ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: scandinavia, paris france
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 8.1
 169K
Network (1976)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A TV network cynically exploits a deranged ex-TV anchor's ravings and revelations about the media for their own profit.
Style: talky, political, realistic, clever, dark comedy ...
Plot: media, journalism, satire, television, media manipulation, social commentary, media satire, corruption, adultery, business, older man younger woman relationship, workplace ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century
Place: usa, new york, middle east, california, los angeles
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 7.9
 292K
Almost Famous (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the up-and-coming band Stillwater – fronted by lead guitar ...
Style: sentimental, road movie, feel good, realistic, semi autobiographical ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, date night, family friendly ...
Plot: coming of age, journalism, rock and roll, musician, on the road, rock music, music, rock, musician's life, fame, road trip, manic pixie dream girl ...
Time: 70s, 2000s, year 2000, y2k, 20th century
Place: california, san francisco, new york, seattle, phoenix arizona ...
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 1K
Instinto (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: Marco Mur is an attractive, successful businessman, but a trauma from his past prevents him from getting emotionally involved with women. Instead, he has intimate encounters in a club where no one knows anyone else. But his past returns and now ...
Style: romantic, psychological, disturbing, captivating, touching ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: intimacy, pain, sex club, ambition, danger, orgy, mother son incest, pleasure, success, past, social differences, friendship ...
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 7.7
 12K
Mephisto (1981)
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 146 min.
Story: A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the ...
Style: political, horror musical, art film, mind twisting, realistic ...
Plot: nazi, nazi germany, actor, theater, ambition, nazism, pact with the devil, price of fame, success, biopic, fascism, female nudity ...
Time: year 1981, 1930s, 1920s
Place: germany, eastern europe, berlin germany, hamburg germany, europe ...
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Successful People (2016)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 12 min.
TV show
Story: Chet & Laura, a songwriting duo in their tenth year of trying to make it, start to realize their chances of success may have already passed them by.
Style: captivating, satirical, semi serious, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot: success, songwriter, music, satire, musician, music band, humour, desire for fame, social satire, struggling artist, gay
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Breakfast of Champions (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A portrait of a fictional town in the mid west that is home to a group of idiosyncratic and slightly neurotic characters. Dwayne Hoover is a wealthy car dealer-ship owner that's on the brink of suicide and is losing touch with reality.
Style: surreal, talky, dark comedy, black comedy, tragicomedy ...
Plot: midlife crisis, car salesman, adaptation, surrealism, losing-it hero, self discovery, success, against the rules, couple relations, small town, small town life, satire ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999
Place: indiana, hawaii
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Death to Smoochy (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ...
Style: dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, funny, harsh ...
Plot: children, vengeance, television, depression, showbiz, revenge, performer's life, rivalry, artists and showbiz, success, disorder, delusion ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, salt lake city utah, coney island brooklyn new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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 5.6
 31K
Boomerang (1992)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes ...
Style: funny, witty, talky, black comedy, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, boys' night
Plot: womanizer, african american protagonist, battle of the sexes, dating, black, love story, mentor, advertising, opposites attract, boss and employee, buddies, unlikely couple ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, new orleans
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 6.6
 31K
A Civil Action (1998)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to "get rid of" a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. The case becomes his obsession, to the extent that he is willing to give up everything - including his career and ...
Style: suspense, suspenseful, thought provoking, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: courtroom drama, lawyer, court, legal, lawsuit, courtroom, trial, law firm, environmental, justice, business, law ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place: boston, massachusetts, new york, washington d.c.
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 6.8
 61K
I'm Not There (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Germany, Canada, USA, France, UK
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Style: non-linear, meditative, stylized, talky, lyrical ...
Plot: music, musician, biopic, actor, poet, rock, musician's life, art, brutality, african american, artist, drug addiction ...
Time: 60s, 70s, 2000s, year 2007, 90s ...
Place: usa, minnesota, new york, manhattan new york city, california ...
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Pollock (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has ...
Style: emotional, intellectual, atmospheric, depressing, breathtaking ...
Plot: painter, artist, art, painting, biopic, genius, addiction, alcoholism, bohemian life, art history, rise and fall, supportive spouse ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, 50s, year 1950 ...
Place: new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, long island
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 6.7
 15K
The Paper (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Henry Hackett is the editor of a New York City tabloid. He is a workaholic who loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchetman Alicia Clark, ...
Style: talky, clever, sentimental, humorous, black comedy ...
Plot: journalism, newspaper, workaholic, newspaper editor, journalist, workplace, media, satire, husband wife relationship, ambition, introspection, relationship vs career ...
Time: 20th century, year 1994, 90s
Place: new york, usa
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When the Devil Calls Your Name (2019)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
TV show
Story: Music producer and composer Ha Rib made a contract with the devil to trade his soul for fame. This devilish transaction brought him all the fame he could ask for, producing many hit songs. As the contract expiration draws near, he bargains with the ...
Style: suspenseful, dorama, captivating, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: satan, secret, occult, record producer, aspiring singer, performer's life, success, deal with the devil, supernatural, devil, debt, glory ...
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High Flying Bird (2019)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: During an NBA lockout, a sports agent, Ray Burke, presents his rookie client, Erick Scott, with an intriguing and controversial business opportunity.
Style: realistic, captivating, thought provoking, talky, inspirational
Audience: boys' night
Plot: business, success, escapades, young man, basketball, african american, rivalry, money, society, economics, lesbian, rookie ...
Time: year 2019
Place: new york
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 8.6
 33K
POSE (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: A dance musical that explores the juxtaposition of several segments of 1980s life and society in New York: the ball culture world, the rise of the luxury Trump-era universe and the downtown social and literary scene.
Style: atmospheric, light, visual, educational, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: lgbt, gay, lgbtq, female impersonator, transsexual, transgender, lgbtqi, desire for fame, dance school, socialite, success, showgirl ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, indiana
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 7.8
 4K
Last Exile (2003)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: A richly romantic action-adventure fantasy, set in a world where retro-futuristic vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of young and heroic van ship sky porters - Claus and Lavie - who are forced to take on the ...
Style: anime, serious, captivating, manga, futuristic
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens
Plot: battles, heroic mission, young heroes, survival, daring rescue, steampunk, military, escapades, danger, rescue, rivalry, success ...
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 36K
Episodes (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: A British husband-and-wife comedy writing team travel to Hollywood to remake their successful British TV series, with disastrous results.
Style: sitcom, humorous, funny, realistic, witty ...
Plot: showbiz, hollywood, actor's life, womanizer, couple relations, producer, lifestyle, writer's life, career, culture clash, workplace situations, success ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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 6.9
 900
Lone Star (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Lone Star is an American drama television series which originally ran on Fox from September 20, 2010 to September 27, 2010, airing Monday nights at 9 pm ET/PT. Fox announced Lone Star's cancellation on September 28, 2010 after two low-rated ...
Style: realistic, serious, captivating, disturbing
Plot: love triangle, hidden identity, betrayal, family business, society, love and romance, couple relations, dishonesty, success, couples, thief, cons and scams ...
Time: 21st century
Place: texas, usa, houston texas
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 7.4
 2K
Big Shots (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Four friends are at the top of their game...until the women in their lives enter the room. Lines between boardroom and bedroom blur when these competitive but dysfunctional CEOs take refuge in their friendship, discussing business, confiding ...
Style: realistic, captivating, light, psychological, sexy ...
Plot: business, friendship, infidelity, ceo, buddies, corporate world, workplace intrigue, boss, power relations, success, workplace, mistress ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
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Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story: Rocket Singh - Salesman of the Year is the sometimes thoughtless, sometimes thoughtful story of a fresh graduate trying to find a balance between the maddening demands of the 'professional' way, and the way of his heart - and stumbling ...
Style: feel good, entertaining, humorous, inspirational, light ...
Plot: business, ambition, salesman, rise to the top, follow your dream, workplace situations, working class, workplace, misfit, fish out of water, college graduate, success ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: india, asia
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 6.6
 7K
Dedication (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts ...
Style: stylized, realistic, psychological, touching, talky ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: financial problem, writers, friendship, obsession, mental illness, couples, holiday, fall in love, opposites attract, writer's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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61* (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In 1961, Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle played for the New York Yankees. One, Mantle, was universally loved, while the other, Maris, was universally hated. Both men started off with a bang, and both were nearing Babe Ruth's 60 home run record. ...
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, sincere, feel good ...
Plot: baseball, friendship, rivalry, fan, contests and competitions, against the odds, fame, uninhibited rivalry, rising to stardom, ambition, lifestyle, underdog ...
Time: year 1961, 20th century, 60s, year 1998
Place: usa, north dakota, new york, baltimore, kansas city ...
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This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: "This Is Spinal Tap" shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert ...
Style: mockumentary, parody, spoof, funny, humorous ...
Audience: adult
Plot: heavy metal, music, musician, rock and roll, satire, singer, rock, music band, pianist, found footage, rock music, fame ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1984
Place: seattle, middle east, austin texas, memphis, los angeles ...
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Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.
Style: funny, humorous, parody, satirical, absurd ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: journalism, journalist, father son relationship, reporter, workplace, dog, media satire, jealousy, rivalry, friendship, media, backstage ...
Time: 20th century, year 2013, 70s, 2010s, year 1979 ...
Place: new york, california, usa, manhattan new york city, san diego california
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 7.4
 26K
House of Lies (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story: Charming, fast talking Marty Kaan and his crack team of management consultants know how to play the corporate game better than anyone, by using every dirty trick in the book to woo powerful CEOs and close huge deals. In the board rooms, barrooms, ...
Style: cynical, realistic, semi serious, witty, clever ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: greed, satire, fraud, single parent, workplace situations, power relations, father son relationship, african american, profanity, flirting, ambitious, boss ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Life's Too Short (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
Style: sitcom, mockumentary, funny, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: comedian, actor, humour, fame, everyday life, actor's life, lifestyle, showbiz, career, dark humor, workplace, misfit ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, england
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Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Lifelong friends and national idols Ricky Bobby and Cal Naughton Jr. have earned their NASCAR stripes with their uncanny knack of finishing races in the first and second slots, respectively, and slinging catchphrases like "Shake and bake!" ...
Style: funny, humorous, slapstick, exciting, parody ...
Audience: teens
Plot: car race, racing, farce, sport competition, stupidity, auto racing, betrayal, satire, competition, comeback, championship, teamwork ...
Time: year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place: north carolina, alabama, usa
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 7.9
 117K
Weeds (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story: Weeds is an American dark comedy-drama series created by Jenji Kohan. The central character is Nancy Botwin, a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling cannabis to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a heart attack. Over the ...
Style: humorous, dark comedy, sitcom, witty, realistic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: dysfunctional family, marijuana, drug dealing, drug dealer, single mother, smuggling, eccentric family, widow, unlikely criminals, family relations, dark humor, family life ...
Time: 2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, california
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