Show business movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant show business movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, entertaining, talky, captivating and melancholic films and TV shows about / with showbiz, ambition, artists and showbiz, couples, redemption, mentor, backstage, storytelling, friendship and catastrophe plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Biography genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as show business: All That Jazz (1979), Valley of the Dolls (1967), Gypsy (1962), Entourage (2015), Dolemite Is My Name (2019), Glamour Dolls (2016), Funny Girl (1968), Invincible (2001), Dreamgirls (2006), Mr. Saturday Night (1992).
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his ...
Style:
surreal, cerebral, captivating, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
music, workaholic, showbiz, jazz, theater, death, dancing, filmmaking, heart disease, price of fame, father daughter relationship, divorce ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 70s, year 1979
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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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, erotic, cult classic, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, girls' night
Plot:
drug addiction, husband wife relationship, glamour, price of fame, singer, actress, sex, showbiz, drinking, psychiatric nurse, swimming pool, lawyer ...
Time:
20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place:
manhattan new york city, usa, los angeles, new england, new york ...
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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, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Based on the Broadway hit about the life and times of burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee and her aggressive stage mother, Mama Rose.
Style:
retro, realistic, semi serious, captivating, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
stripper, burlesque, dancing, mother daughter relationship, mother, theater, fame, domineering mother, ambition, broadway, based on broadway musical, theatrical agent ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century, 1950s, 50s ...
Place:
kansas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate ...
Style:
sexy, teen, entertaining, humorous, not serious ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
hollywood, showbiz, friendship, aspiring actor, filmmaking, skinny dipping, satire, rivalry, celebrity, relationship vs career, movie star, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, amarillo texas, spain ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
Style:
funny, period piece, sexual, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, black man, profanity, actor, comedian, blaxploitation, showbiz, telephone call, film industry, black, money, biopic ...
Time:
year 2019, 70s
Place:
los angeles, north america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This is the story of two male prostitutes who want to become professional actors and how they struggle to get into show business.
Style:
sexy, humorous, captivating, sentimental, light ...
Plot:
male prostitution, glamour, showbiz, love, pimp, nightlife, audition, gay, friendship, drug, party, nightclub ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story:
The life of comedienne Fannie Brice, from her early days in the Jewish slums of the Lower East Side, to the height of her career with the Ziegfeld Follies, including her marriage to and eventual divorce from her first husband, Nick Arnstein.
Style:
touching, witty, light, humorous, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, girls' night, date night, adult
Plot:
divorce, marriage, broadway, dancing, biopic, women, showgirl, gambling debt, mother daughter relationship, gambler, theatrical producer, showbiz ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 20th century, 1900s, 1930s ...
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, baltimore, chicago ...
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, Germany, Ireland, USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
A Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.
Style:
clever, touching, enigmatic, stylized, independent film ...
Plot:
strongman, nazi, anti semitism, strong man, politics, fascism, small town, trial, fight, rabbi, occult, against humanity ...
Time:
1930s, year 2001, 20th century, year 1932
Place:
poland, germany, berlin germany, europe
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Genre: Drama, 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:
lyrical, melancholic, sentimental, visually appealing, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
african american, singing, performer's life, showbiz, music, fame, dancing, broadway, musician, jazz, black, dance ...
Time:
70s, 2000s, year 2006, 20th century, 60s
Place:
michigan, detroit, los angeles, usa, las vegas ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Music, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Ford "Mr. Rock n' Roll Detective" Fairlane is experiencing problems, and it's not with the opposite sex. One of them is that all the rock stars pay him with drum sticks, koala bears, food processors and bicycle shorts. Another ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, not serious, realistic, detective ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
private detective, violence, showbiz, heavy metal, law enforcement, rock star, partner, goofy hero, boss and employee, investigation, conspiracy, radio ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
los angeles
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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
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
Style:
inspirational, depressing, touching, humorous, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
comedian, biopic, showbiz, wrestler, female nudity, sexism, character study, prank, life philosophy, human spirit, actor's life, rising to stardom ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, year 1999, 70s ...
Place:
new york, usa, north america, manhattan new york city, lithuania ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hungary, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Insulted when his screenwriter wife writes a leading role for a younger man, aging Broadway idol Fitz Wynn disguises himself as a handsome young Italian.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sexy, sexual, humorous ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
deception, showbiz, husband wife relationship, marriage, friend, broadway, dysfunctional marriage, actor, disguise, hotel, fame, producer ...
Time:
80s
Place:
budapest, europe, manhattan new york city, new york, hungary
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Spain
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An on-again/off-again couple lays out their ideas on how their relationship should work.
Style:
humorous, semi serious, witty, realistic
Audience:
date night, girls' night
Plot:
renewed love, male male relationship, couples, fall in love, breakup, couple relations, love and romance, sister sister relationship, showbiz, sex on first date, gays and lesbians, lgbt ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
madrid, spain, europe
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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
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
An improv group deals with several crises, including the loss of their lease and one member hitting the big time.
Style:
entertaining, funny, talky, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
hospital, friendship, interracial friendship, audition, breakup, father son relationship, restaurant, flash forward, gift, death of father, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, showbiz ...
Place:
new york, philadelphia
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
An average guy who works in a recycling plant wakes up one morning to discover that he's become inexplicably famous.
Style:
tragicomedy, cynical, thought provoking, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
love hate relationship, life turned upside down, media, media satire, disorder, price of fame, fish out of water, fame, celebrity, showbiz, internet, television ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Chappelle's Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedians Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show as well as starring in various sketches. Chappelle, Brennan and Michele Armour were the ...
Style:
sketch comedy, humorous, witty, not serious, funny ...
Plot:
marijuana, comedian, spell, dark humor, sketch, racism, african american, pop culture, racial stereotype, interracial relations, guest, media ...
Time:
2000s, y2k, 21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
The film spans from Hepburn's early childhood to the 1950s which details her life as a Dutch ballerina, coming to grips with her parents' divorce, and enduring life in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II. She then settles in ...
Style:
uplifting, serious, feel good, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
hollywood, actor's life, world war two, showbiz, celebrity culture, childhood, performer's life, rising to stardom, filmmaking, haunted by the past, artists and showbiz, human spirit ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
usa, new york, holland, europe, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia, UK, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.
Style:
sentimental, touching, factual, sad, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, girls' night, adult
Plot:
childhood, filmmaking, biopic, hollywood, writer's life, success, love, family drama, family relations, showbiz, parents and children, haunted by the past ...
Time:
year 2013, edwardian era, 60s, 1900s, 20th century ...
Place:
california, los angeles, australia, usa, london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An aspiring actress, whose sugar-coated appearance belies her ruthless drive, worms herself into the life of an aging star and schemes to replace her on the stage as the star of a new play.
Style:
intense
Plot:
ambition, aspiring actress, betrayal, rivalry, showbiz, obsession, jealousy, deception, performance art, female rivalry, manipulation, character study ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Biography of the curvaceous and sharp-witted actress who scandalized Broadway and Hollywood in the 1920s-30s with her frank approach to sex.
Style:
period piece, historical drama, costume drama, romantic comedy, vintage
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, showbiz, scandal, seduction, broadway, controversy, sexuality, vaudeville, ambition, celebrity, glamour ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 1900s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 40 min.
TV show
Story:
First, go back to the story. Job Weemoedt's talent manager at the management company Talent Republic in Amsterdam. Effortless maneuvering through the snake pit of the entertainment world. He kept "his" Famous Dutch for the pitfalls ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, dark comedy
Plot:
talent agent, showbiz, reputation, unfulfilled love, relationships, life is a bitch, ex couple relations, love interest, love story, couples, unrequited love, relationship problems ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
amsterdam
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
A young woman gets sexually used and abused by every man she meets while on her way to rising to the top of Hollywood's entertainment industry.
Style:
grindhouse, disturbing, dark, controversial, erotic drama ...
Plot:
rape, sexploitation, showbiz, sexual abuse, hollywood, mature, aspiring actress, casting couch, voyeurism, predator, manipulation, desperation ...
Time:
60s
Place:
los angeles, las vegas
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's trials as a youngster in dealing with the Movie Studio system that held her back while her mother was forever pushing her to excel.
Style:
emotional, sentimental, reflective, period drama
Audience:
kids
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, showbiz, biopic, child star, vaudeville, exploitation, ambition, film industry, music industry, coming of age, emotional manipulation, stage fright ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
13 years ago, the Abe family moved to a town in the suburbs, surrounded by nature. The Abe family consists of their French father Toma (De Lencquesaing Nozomi), his Japanese wife Mikiko (Rinko Kikuchi) and their beautiful daughter Yuko (Kanon Tani). ...
Style:
psychological, serious, dramatic, captivating
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, entertainment industry, film industry, dancer, actress, showbiz, relationships, family relations, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, family life, fall in love ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
1980s. Brazilian television exploding in color and auditorium programs not so politically correct. In the middle of this fervor, Augusto Mendes, a young rising actor, seeks his place in the sun. From porn studios to soap operas, he finally finds ...
Style:
disturbing, captivating, psychological, ironic, thought provoking ...
Plot:
clown, fame, irony, celebrity, showbiz, desire for fame, problem, actor's life, surrealism, actor, popularity, television ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the community she has built as she plans her next act.
Style:
poignant, sentimental, feel good
Plot:
female protagonist, showgirl, mother daughter relationship, glamour, showbiz, nostalgia, character study, aging, entertainment industry, legacy, acceptance, identity crisis ...
Place:
las vegas, nevada
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A coming of age film for 40 year olds. Three middle-aged friends reunite to put on a play and find themselves again.
Style:
psychological, captivating, entertaining, satirical, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, friendship, self discovery, showbiz, character study, group of friends, lifestyle, middle aged, satire, adulthood, grownups, friends ...
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