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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, hilarious ...
Plot:
satire, small town, backstage, repressed homosexual, wagon train, coming of age, theater, city council, improv, chinese restaurant, alien contact, travel agent ...
Time:
year 1996, 90s, 20th century
Place:
missouri, usa, north america, florida, california ...
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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, contemplative, stylized, independent film ...
Plot:
lgbt, movie actress, schizophrenic, conspiracy, filmmaking, paranoia, backstage, schizophrenia, ambitious man, producer, bisexual, mistaken identity ...
Place:
europe, romania
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker rose from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and a theme park, and were revered for their message of love, acceptance, and prosperity.
Style:
period piece, disturbing, serious, realistic, cynical ...
Plot:
televangelist, rise and fall, adultery, religion, unfaithful husband, luxury, lgbt, family relations, religious, secret, lie, scandal ...
Time:
year 1960, 1950s, 60s, year 1978, year 1977 ...
Place:
palm springs california, minneapolis minnesota, minnesota
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Slovakia, Czech Republic
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
When the West Coast Crew dance troupe, led by the talented and ambitious Buddy, is selected to enter the widely broadcast “Superdance” reality TV talent show, the young dancers revel in their newfound fame and dream of their lives as winners of ...
Plot:
backstage, behind the scenes, hip hop, rapper, rap, competition, live performance, music industry, musical tour, fame, talent show, street dance ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA, Hungary, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of ...
Style:
period piece, entertaining, stylized, sincere, witty ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
midlife crisis, older woman younger man relationship, theater, adaptation, complex characters, women, loneliness, actor's life, love, adultery, art, backstage ...
Time:
1930s, year 2004, 20th century, year 1938, 50s ...
Place:
england, london, europe, west end london, canada ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, captivating, multicultural ...
Plot:
actor's life, desire for fame, rise to the top, ambition, theater, youth, teachers and students, celebrity culture, showbiz, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, backstage ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
london, england, europe, palestine
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A timid painter falls for a charming window arranger but his inexperience, her jealous boyfriend and her sudden disappearance pose romantic challenges.
Style:
romantic
Plot:
love triangle, father son relationship, jealousy, painter, painting, neighbor, drunkenness, bankruptcy, breakup, political persecution, coworker relationship, suicidal ...
Place:
europe, prague, czech republic
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204K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films and to sound films in the late 1920s.
Style:
costume drama, visual, thrilling, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
film history, filmmaking, hedonism, orgy, party, hollywood, movie star, film industry, gambling, profanity, sex scene, graphic violence ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 2020s, 1930s, year 1932 ...
Place:
los angeles, california, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
1988. Diagnosed with a serious ailment that could bring an end to his career in front of the cameras, Brazilian TV presenter Silvio Santos looks back on his journey to becoming one of the biggest presenters in all of Brazil.
Style:
psychological, semi autobiographical, captivating, thought provoking, thrilling ...
Plot:
brazilian history, television studio, entrepreneur, television, backstage, slice of life, ambition, ambitious man, tv star, grownups, historical figure, tv host ...
Place:
brazil, sao paulo brazil, rio de janeiro
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young woman with Asperger's tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.
Style:
romantic, emotional, captivating, humorous, rom com ...
Plot:
asperger's syndrome, autism, dating, first kiss, female protagonist, food, first date, father daughter relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship, journalist ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Reuben, a sensitive writer, grapples with a speech impediment as his boyfriend, Derek, a profoundly deaf Human Rights activist, provides strategies to restore his confidence and communication skills. When Reuben approaches an over-the-hill film ...
Style:
intellectual, realistic, psychological, disturbing, compassionate ...
Plot:
deaf, sign language, bullying, gay, deafness, discrimination, troubled past, cerebral palsy, mourning, altruism, mistrust, sociopath ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
sydney australia, australia
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A non-glamorous portrayal of the lives of people who make their living at a strip club.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sincere, intense, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
stripper, strip club, pregnancy, incest, adoption, hitman, dancing, striptease, poetry, dancer's life, love and romance, couple relations ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, new jersey, california
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Seasoned musician Jackson Maine discovers-and falls in love with-struggling artist Ally. She has just about given up on her dream to make it big as a singer – until Jack coaxes her into the spotlight. But even as Ally's career takes off, the ...
Style:
sad, romantic drama, romantic, uplifting, touching ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
singer, country music, fame, showbiz, friendship, brother brother relationship, alcoholic, alcoholism, addiction, concert, musician, drinking problem ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, america, memphis, boston, arizona
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1.6M
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Style:
surprise ending, twist ending, clever, atmospheric, psychological ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, chick flick
Plot:
twists and turns, obsession, plot twist, secret, magic, magician, rivalry, illusionist, stage magic, uninhibited rivalry, deception, secrets ...
Time:
victorian era, 19th century, future, edwardian era, turn of the century ...
Place:
london, peru, colorado, los angeles, britain ...
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188
Genre: Musical, Drama
Country: Italy, Germany, Bulgaria, Greece
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Akropol is a musical by Pantelis Voulgaris about the set of a theatre in Athens and the people trying to make their way in the show business. The movie claimed the Music Award in the Valencia Festival, and also the Directing Award in the Cairo ...
Style:
sentimental, melancholic
Plot:
backstage, bittersweet, drag queen, dancing, singing, cross dressing, drunkenness, replacement, child star, diva, theater, success ...
Time:
1950s, 50s
Place:
athens greece
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2K
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
Ali and Morteza, two talented theater actors who live in an abandoned theater enter complex adventures to achieve their dreams.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, existential, psychological, independent film ...
Plot:
theater, creative process, backstage, actor, ambition, rehearsal, friendship, camaraderie, abandoned building, character study, sacrifice, obsession ...
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Genre: Comedy, Music, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
About the fictional lives of the Mexican group RBD.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, captivating, feel good, light ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
pop music, pop group, fame, behind the scenes, fan culture, backstage, musician's life, musician, music band, celebrity, everyday life, music business ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
mexico, latin america, usa, brazil
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
Feli, Lucie, Klara, Ben and Nils join Stage School Hamburg, one of Germany's most prestigious art schools. These young talents are ready to make any sacrifice to realize their dream: to perform on stage.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, emotional, inspirational, intense
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
ambition, dancer, love, art school, coming of age, backstage, personal growth, aspiration, direction and purpose, dancer's life, dancehall girl, couple relations ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
hamburg germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The story of Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…?
Style:
captivating, exciting, dramatic, serious, intense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
theater, actress, broadway, aspiring actress, life, fame, manipulation, backstage, deception, rivalry, ambition, ward ...
Time:
1950s, 1930s, 1920s
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
The stories behind some of the biggest matches and moments in WWE history are discussed by the Superstars and legends who lived them.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, emotional, inspirational, dramatic ...
Plot:
professional wrestling, behind the scenes, legend, backstage, professional sports, athlete and trainer, entertainment, arena, professional rivalry, athlete's life, rivalry, fight ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
A candid and campy portrayal of life behind the scenes of the original Charlies Angels.
Style:
thrilling, entertaining, captivating, historical drama, comedy drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
behind the scenes, actress, showbiz, film industry, backstage, women, movie actor, movie actress, movie business, actor's life, filmmaker, filmmaking ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Every weekday at noon, Maxine, Mo, Heather, Kibby, and Nina—hosts of The Lunch Hour, the long-running women’s talk show—gather around the table to discuss life, love, politics, and juicy gossip. But behind the scenes, it’s even juicier — a ...
Style:
soap opera, disturbing, entertaining, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
behind the scenes, talk show host, backstage, women, business competition, talk show, lifestyle, competitor, female protagonist, relationship problems, office politics, power struggle ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 21 min.
TV show
Story:
A laugh-at-itself, satirical look at the late-night TV landscape, set behind the scenes of the fictitious talk show Nightcap With Jimmy.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, funny, satirical, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
talk show, satire, workplace, behind the scenes, staff, entertainment industry, workplace situations, backstage, employment agency, celebrity, insanity, coworker ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon. He was a filmmaker and one of theater's most influential choreographers and directors; she was the greatest Broadway dancer of all time. Together, they ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, interesting
Plot:
dancing, dancer, dancehall girl, passion, biopic, choreographer, infidelity, choreography, actress, theatre director, relationship vs career, backstage ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s
Place:
syria, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Mockumentary about Hong Kong boy band Alive.
Style:
light, captivating, semi serious, humorous, independent film ...
Plot:
boy band, found footage, showbiz, friendship, music industry, pop star, entertainment industry, singer, interview, concert, pop music, actor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
hong kong
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, USA
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Style:
surreal, psychological, neo noir, art house, disturbing ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
surrealism, twists and turns, amnesia, lesbian, obsession, dream, alternate reality, parallel universe, hollywood, filmmaking, lesbian sex, nightmare ...
Time:
2000s, year 2001, 20th century, future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, persia, usa, california, mulholland drive
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134
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Mni series about the life of Mexican singer Alejandra Guzmán.
Style:
suspense, captivating, realistic, talky, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
diva, life, rock, singer, queen, honest, career, artists and showbiz, cultural icon, pop star, performer's life, showbiz ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
THE IDOLM@STER follows 13 girls from the 765 Production Studio, whose sole goals is to become the top idols in the Japanese entertainment industry. Along with the laughs, struggles and tears that are inherently part of this journey, you will cheer ...
Style:
anime, sincere, touching, captivating, inspirational ...
Plot:
idol, musician, pop music, singer, friendship, music industry, aspiring singer, stage fright, female singer, pop star, fame, showbiz ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Based on the best-selling book, Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days, and told through the eyes of Jackson's trusted bodyguards, Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard. The movie will reveal firsthand the devotion Michael ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, talky, captivating, lyrical ...
Plot:
children, pop star, dancing, performer's life, cultural icon, celebrity culture, life & death, destiny, choreography, showbiz, musician's life, singer ...
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
It was as funny and as cartoonish as the series with three survivors (Gilligan, Mary-Anne, and the Professor) telling their favorite anecdotes and having some of them acted out. The host segments were wonderful, and the flashbacks were done very ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, semi serious, retro ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
fame, behind the scenes, television, filmmaking, interview, memories, backstage, biopic, flashback, travel and leisure, professor, fandom ...
Time:
60s
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