Backstage movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant backstage movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, captivating, stylized, serious and not serious films and TV shows about / with backstage, artists and showbiz, showbiz, actor, lifestyle, ambition, satire, producer, theater and fame plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Musical genres shot in USA, UK, Italy and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as backstage: Burlesque (2010), A Prairie Home Companion (2006), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), Boris (2007), Movie Movie (1978), Noises Off... (1992), Dreamgirls (2006), After Lately (2011), Opening Night (2016), Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013).

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 6.4
 93K
Burlesque (2010)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming ...
Style: sexy, romantic, light, teen, entertaining ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot: dancing, performer's life, desire for fame, cabaret, ambition, burlesque, love and romance, happy ending, dancer, nightlife, sexy woman, nightclub ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, iowa, usa
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A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A look at what goes on backstage during the last broadcast of America's most celebrated radio show, where singing cowboys Dusty and Lefty, a country music siren, and a host of others hold court
Style: humorous, lyrical, feel good, sentimental, touching ...
Plot: radio, backstage, country music, musician's life, cowboy, lifestyle, showbiz, society, artists and showbiz, singer, music, storytelling ...
Time: year 2006, 21st century
Place: minnesota, usa, chicago, wisconsin
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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Set in 1920's New York City, this movie tells the story of idealistic young playwright David Shayne. Producer Julian Marx finally finds funding for the project from gangster Nick Valenti. The catch is that Nick's girl friend Olive Neal ...
Style: light, humorous, funny, atmospheric, talky ...
Plot: mafia, gangster, backstage, murder, actor, writers, playwright, actress, rehearsal, satire, friendship, showbiz ...
Time: 1920s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1994
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 8.6
 4K
Boris (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Boris is an Italian television series produced from 2007 to 2010 by Wilder for Fox International Channels Italy
Style: humorous, sitcom, light, feel good, captivating ...
Plot: satire, filmmaking, backstage, showbiz, workplace situations, workplace intrigue, intern, producer, workplace, behind the scenes, social satire, movie business ...
Time: 21st century
Place: italy, rome italy
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style: surreal, psychological, dark comedy, black comedy, psychedelic ...
Audience: date night, teens, adult
Plot: midlife crisis, existentialism, theater, surrealism, showbiz, actor, magic realism, satire, father daughter relationship, dark humor, alter ego, art ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place: new york, los angeles, america, ethiopia, manhattan new york city ...
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 6.4
 1K
Movie Movie (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Three movie genres of the 1930s, boxing films, WWI aviation dramas, and backstage Broadway musicals, are satirized using the same cast.
Style: not serious, feel good, humorous, stylized, realistic ...
Plot: backstage, moral dilemma, human spirit, boxing, nightclub, terminal illness, chorus girl, ambition, artists and showbiz, desire for fame, athlete and trainer, athlete's life ...
Time: 1930s, year 1978
Place: california, new york
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 7.4
 12K
Noises Off... (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A travelling theater group has so much action going on behind-the-scenes it almost ruins the performances.
Style: funny, humorous, feel good, light, witty ...
Audience: date night
Plot: actor's life, theater, theatre play, love and romance, disorder, showbiz, workplace situations, backstage, actor, eternal love, strong female lead, dance ...
Time: 90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: iowa, new york, manhattan new york city
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 6.6
 77K
Dreamgirls (2006)
Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Three young women – Deena Jones, Effie White and Lorrell Robinson – dream of becoming pop stars and they get their wish when they're chosen to be backup singers for the legendary James 'Thunder' Early.
Style: stylized, emotional, lyrical, melancholic, sentimental ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: african american, performer's life, showbiz, music, fame, dancing, broadway, jazz, manager, black, unlikely friendships, dance ...
Time: 60s, 70s, year 2006, 2000s, 20th century
Place: michigan, los angeles, detroit, usa, new york ...
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 6.8
 612
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
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Opening Night (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A failed Broadway singer who now works as a production manager must save opening night on his new production by wrangling his eccentric cast and crew.
Style: feel good, light, captivating, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot: backstage, satire, workplace situations, silly humor, singer, relationship problems, family problems, producer, record producer, money problems, lgbt, gay ...
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Real Husbands of Hollywood (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story: Comedian and actor, Kevin Hart teams up with BET Networks to bring viewers one of the funniest shows on television "Real Husbands of Hollywood". The semi-scripted series is the fakest reality show ever following these men of Hollywood ...
Style: parody, humorous, mockumentary, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: hollywood, comedian, satire, actor's life, actor, backstage, showbiz, celebrity culture, black, african american, buddies, marriage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, california, los angeles
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 7.8
 788
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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 6.7
 46K
Notorious (2009)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: NOTORIOUS is the story of Christopher Wallace. Through raw talent and sheer determination, Wallace transforms himself from Brooklyn street hustler (once selling crack to pregnant women) to one of the greatest rappers of all time; THE NOTORIOUS ...
Style: hood, factual, melancholic, serious, sincere ...
Plot: hip hop, african american, urban ghetto life, music, biopic, murder, rising to stardom, success, fame, ghetto, musician, profanity ...
Time: year 2009, 20th century, 80s, year 1983, 90s
Place: new york, usa, los angeles, brooklyn new york city
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 8.1
 8K
The Comeback (2005)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The series initially follows Valerie Cherish (Kudrow), a veteran sitcom actress who has been out of the spotlight for more than a decade, as she attempts in 2005 to return to the industry that made her famous. Valerie lands a role on a new network ...
Style: sitcom, biting, humorous, not serious, mockumentary ...
Plot: comeback, actress, ambition, lifestyle, workplace, celebrity culture, media satire, backstage, disorder, self involved, artists and showbiz, husband wife relationship ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: california, usa
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An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. Wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV ...
Style: captivating, sincere, sentimental, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot: doctor who, time travel, television, producer, director, british, fantasy world, artists and showbiz, cultural icon, backstage, media, biopic ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1964, year 1963, year 1966 ...
Place: england
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 7.7
 18K
Smash (2012)
Genre: Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC. Steven Spielberg served as one of the executive producers. The series was broadcast in the US by NBC and produced ...
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, teen ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: showbiz, dancer, actor's life, young woman, producer, actor, ambition, rising to stardom, follow your dream, lifestyle, desire for fame, starlet ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Valley of the Dolls (1967)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young ladies in show business.
Style: cynical, cult classic, stylized, serious, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: drug addiction, husband wife relationship, glamour, showbiz, price of fame, rise and fall, terminal illness, singer, porn actress, actress, psychiatric nurse, drinking ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: manhattan new york city, usa, los angeles, new york, new england ...
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Hollywood Heights (2012)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Loren (Brittany Underwood) a smart, shy and independent high school senior who has ambitions of being a songwriter, secretly sends her song lyrics to her celebrity crush, rock superstar Eddie Duran (Cody Longo). Loren's wildest dreams come true ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, psychological, teen ...
Audience: teens
Plot: cinderella story, follow your dream, musician, best friend, audition, ambition, fame, fall in love, talented, fan, student, youth ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 2K
Lead Balloon (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Lead Balloon is a British television series produced by Open Mike Productions for BBC Four. The series was created and is co-written by comedian Jack Dee and Pete Sinclair. It stars Dee as Rick Spleen, a cynical and misanthropic comedian whose life ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, cynical, hilarious ...
Plot: comedian, everyday life, nothing goes right, socially awkward, artists and showbiz, career, alienation, struggle, self involved, frustration, antisocial behavior, backstage ...
Time: 21st century
Place: europe, london, england
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Dancing on the Edge (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 449 min.
TV show
Story: A black jazz band becomes entangled in the aristocratic world of 1930s London as they seek fame and fortune.
Style: realistic, atmospheric, captivating, tense, erotic ...
Plot: jazz, rising to stardom, music, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, music band, high society, aristocracy, lifestyle, mogul, backstage ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1933
Place: london, england
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The CollegeHumor Show (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The CollegeHumor Show was an American comedy that premiered on MTV on February 8, 2009 and also aired on MuchMusic. The show is a scripted sitcom with sketch comedy elements. It is written by and stars nine actual CollegeHumor editorial staff ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, captivating, sitcom
Plot: workplace, showbiz, disorder, workplace situations, free spirited, media satire, backstage, office, silly humor, boss, workplace humor, producer ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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 5.9
 81K
Rock of Ages (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Style: entertaining, feel good, sexy, visually appealing, romantic ...
Audience: girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot: rock, broadway, rock and roll, music, dancing, gay, nightclub, dance, teenager, striptease, music business, nostalgia ...
Time: 80s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1987
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed (2002)
Genre:
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Breaking the Magician's Code: Magic's Biggest Secrets Finally Revealed is a series of television shows in which the methods behind magic tricks and illusions are explained. In its original incarnation there were four shows broadcast in ...
Style: serious, realistic, explanatory, sincere, non fiction
Plot: magic show, wizards and magicians, uncover truth, delusion, backstage, stage magician, magic, disappearance, teaching the ways of the world, card playing, interview, pretense ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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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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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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 7.6
 128K
Barton Fink (1991)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Style: psychological, surreal, neo noir, dark comedy, cerebral ...
Plot: twists and turns, hollywood, showbiz, murder, screenwriter, neighbor, surrealism, serial killer, insanity, dark humor, film industry, filmmaking ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 90s, year 1991, year 1941
Place: los angeles, california, usa, new york, new york state
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 7.5
 6K
The Dresser (1983)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. ...
Style: talky, realistic, psychological, gloomy, touching ...
Plot: gay lead character, lgbt, unrequited love, gay, backstage, world war two, friendship, shakespeare, actor, makeover, aging, railway ...
Time: 1940s, year 1983, post world war two, 20th century
Place: england, europe
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Waiting for Guffman (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Corky St. Clair is a director, actor and dancer in Blaine, Missouri. When it comes time to celebrate Blaine's 150th anniversary, Corky resolves to bring down the house in Broadway style in this hilarious mockumentary from the people who brought ...
Style: mockumentary, funny, parody, independent film, witty ...
Plot: satire, backstage, small town, improv, city council, theater, coming of age, chinese restaurant, alien contact, travel agent, dentist, director ...
Time: year 1996, 90s, 20th century
Place: missouri, usa, north america, florida
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 8.0
 819K
Black Swan (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.
Style: psychological, suspense, cerebral, atmospheric, surreal ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: ballet, mental illness, obsession, psychology, insanity, dancing, character study, surrealism, hallucination, mother daughter relationship, paranoia, showbiz ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, bolivia, manhattan new york city
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 7.0
 11
Lazare (2020)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A team of French-Brazilian actors goes to Bucharest in Romania to shoot a film at a lower cost. But the Romanian technical team secretly shoot their own film.
Style: avant garde, psychotronic, stylized, contemplative, independent film ...
Plot: lgbt, schizophrenic, movie actress, filmmaking, paranoia, backstage, conspiracy, schizophrenia, ambitious man, film set, female protagonist, filmmaker ...
Place: europe, romania
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