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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Laurie has been in show business since she was a child. Her dream is to be a singer, songwriter and actress. Her father wants her to be a comedian like him and Laurie only tries because it pleases her father. But she is a lousy comedian. She ...
Style:
romantic drama, sentimental
Audience:
adult
Plot:
father daughter relationship, aspiring singer, showbiz, female protagonist, music industry, self discovery, one night stand, bittersweet, women, female empowerment, love triangle, fall in love ...
Time:
70s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 56 min.
Story:
For four decades comic genius Mel Brooks and talk show king Dick Cavett have partnered to give the world scintillating conversation and sidesplitting humor. In 2010 they reunited on stage to share show business memories and hilarious stories for ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
showbiz, artists and showbiz, interview, talk show, celebrity, humour, friendship, theater, live performance, nostalgia, improv, behind the scenes ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Ingo organizes a charity event for the local golf club. Special guest will be the Hollywood star Douglas Burnett. But who remembers what the aging star looks like today?
Style:
captivating, thrilling, light hearted, dark comedy, spoof ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
golf, celebration, showbiz, secret, celebrity, celebrity culture, impostor, satire, mistaken identity, aging, farce, social commentary ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 24 min.
Story:
When the circus comes to town, Snoopy naturally pays a visit. There he falls for a beautiful poodle performing there. He soon runs away to join it. While he quickly becomes a star performer, Charlie Brown is distraught by Snoopy's decision ...
Style:
lighthearted, sentimental, slapstick, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
peanuts, circus, showbiz, friendship, families, traveling circus, children, heartwarming, loyalty, childhood, runaway, family drama ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
In a working-class neighborhood outside Los Angeles, Mike and Peggy raise eight boisterous boys. There are 10 people, three bedrooms, one bathroom and everyone in it for themselves.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, funny, atmospheric, absurd ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
large family, working class, family conflict, conservatism, parenting, career change, suburbs, showbiz, sibling rivalry, family values, nostalgia, blue collar ...
Time:
70s
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Guatemala
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Oscar, a young man who as a child starred in the first feature film from Guatemala which received international attention, is now living with his family in the Guatemalan country side and dreaming of starting a show biz career in the US. He makes a ...
Style:
independent film, realistic, emotional, underground film
Plot:
aspiration, showbiz, coming of age, sacrifice, ambition, migration, hopes, class differences, bittersweet, frustration, identity, culture clash ...
Place:
new york, guatemala
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Greece
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Rena and her brother Stratakis trying to establish themselves as singers in Athens without fail successfully, unlike their cousin, Pepita NTU peaks that has become famous singer in Italy. A efolplistis, Lambros Fokas, who had met the Pepita few ...
Style:
lighthearted, romantic comedy, period piece, whimsical
Plot:
singer, mistaken identity, impostor, body swapping, deception, showbiz, folk singer, celebrity culture, glamour, music industry, mediterranean, escapism ...
Time:
60s
Place:
athens greece, rome italy, hellas, greece
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Taylor Starks and his co-workers, all aspiring actors, toil in a Los Angeles restaurant while "waiting" for their big break.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
ambition, restaurant, follow your dream, actor, dream, disgruntled worker, aspiration, showbiz, friendship, realism, character study, slice of life ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Love By Chance is a film about two aspiring actors from South Africa (Altovise Lawrence and Atandwa Kani) who are independently in America, trying to crack into an extremely difficult and over saturated Hollywood industry. They meet by chance, but ...
Style:
independent film, light, captivating, entertaining, romantic ...
Plot:
hollywood, actor, friendship, dating, desire for fame, longing, couple relations, love affair, relationships, in love, aspiration, direction and purpose ...
Place:
los angeles, america, africa, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life and times of silverscreen goddess Rita Hayworth.
Style:
emotional, period piece, costume drama, melancholic
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, actress, showbiz, female protagonist, biopic, glamour, glory, nostalgia, character study, relationships, identity, rise and fall ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s
Place:
los angeles
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404
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Cantinflas is a man who hangs around the studios and helps anyone who needs his advice while at the same time envisioning his own versions of how certain scenes should be shot. Both angles provide ample opportunities for very witty, subtle barbs at ...
Style:
witty, lighthearted, slapstick, black and white, sarcastic
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
film industry, behind the scenes, satire, showbiz, social commentary, ambition, underdog, improv, identity, urban, filmmaking, audition ...
Place:
mexico city
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283
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Loosely based biography of 1930s star Jean Harlow as she begins her climb to stardom. One of two "Harlow" film biographies that appeared in 1965, this one stars Carol Lynley in the title role that begins as Jean Harlow, a bit player in ...
Style:
costume drama, dramatic, independent film, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, glamour, glory, film industry, showbiz, ambition, celebrity culture, sexual attraction, golden age, behind the scenes, howard hughes ...
Time:
1930s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Zbigniew Gasior, a thirty year old singer, is a youth idol. Despite fame, money and success with the ladys, he can't neglect the emptiness in his life. The shattered dreams of his friends are not really a help, to ease his existential pains.
Style:
period piece, bleak
Plot:
loneliness, singer, character study, fame, celebrity, introspection, showbiz, alienation, identity, male protagonist, melancholy, existential crisis ...
Place:
poland
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
This film involves three interwoven stories with the only seeming connection being the delusions of the involved leads. In the first element of the film, a hot-tempered world tennis star loses endorsement contracts when the press outs him even ...
Style:
independent film, satirical, comedy drama, offbeat, dark comedy ...
Plot:
delusion, celebrity culture, satire, vanity, showbiz, multiple storylines, tabloid journalism, social commentary, imaginary friend, animal rights, narcissism, character study ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A European circus family is torn apart by greed and jealousy.
Style:
period piece, melancholic, bleak, tragic
Plot:
circus, exploitation, family drama, traveling circus, greed, betrayal, jealousy, showbiz, european, dysfunctional family, power struggle, corruption ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This homage to Italy’s “White Telephone” films (sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around working-class girls) of the 1930s gives Agostina Belli her best role – going from chambermaid to prostitute to singer to film-star to mistress of ...
Style:
comedy drama, historical drama
Plot:
female protagonist, aspiration, societal hypocrisy, showbiz, social climbing, film industry, ambition, satire, moral ambiguity, glamour, celebrity culture, coming of age ...
Place:
rome italy, venice, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Neil Simon's "Broadway Bound" is the Final Chapter of his acclaimed trilogy that began with "Biloxi Blues" and "Brighton Beach Memoirs".
Style:
family comedy, period piece
Plot:
brothers, family drama, divorce, father son relationship, showbiz, bittersweet, mother son relationship, autobiography, realism, theater, intimate, nostalgia ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling singer is about to give up on her dream when her manager cooks up a scandal designed to finally bring her some long-awaited fame.
Style:
entertaining, feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating
Plot:
music industry, ambition, female protagonist, rock and roll, rock band, scandal, musician, music manager, aspiring musician, rock, satire, record producer ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Dreaming of fame and fortune, a local Denver performer hires two indie filmmakers to come to town and make a film with him as the star.
Style:
meta, mockumentary, psychological
Plot:
filmmaking, identity, ambition, behind the scenes, showbiz, character study, satire, intimate, bittersweet, role playing, obsession, found footage ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
colorado
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Musical, Romance, War
Country: Egypt
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The series tells the story of the late artist Abdel Halim Hafez, both on a personal and professional level, starting from his early life and the stories of his artistic successes, until he became one of the most prominent singing stars.
Style:
emotional, inspirational, costume drama, dramatic, melancholic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
biopic, fame, showbiz, music industry, legacy, family drama, tragedy, rivalry, friendship, tragic hero, conflict, family relations ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
cairo egypt, middle east, london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Brazil
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Kika K is a successful star with millions of fans, but behind the scenes, she is in personal and professional crisis: she has to deal with an obsessive fan, a boyfriend with no concept, professional appointments scheduled by the businesswoman and ...
Style:
captivating, entertaining, psychological, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, mental health, identity crisis, satire, female protagonist, creative block, success, backstage, social problems, obsession, character study ...
Place:
brazil
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Spain
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The birth of a music label and three characters fighting for their dreams inside the complex inside the music industry.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, dramatic, historical drama ...
Plot:
music industry, music business, ambition, love triangle, fight, pop music, recording studio, fight for supremacy, music band, musician's life, social problems, musician ...
Time:
60s
Place:
spain, madrid
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Mexico
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Follows the biopic of Vicente Fernández, the indisputable king of traditional Mexican ranchera music.
Style:
dramatic, thrilling, serious, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
biopic, family relations, musician, lifestyle, singer, social problems, life is a bitch, singing, musician's life, music, ambition, passion ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
mexico
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Kyoko Odagiri is a beautiful and charismatic clairvoyant. She is also popular and admired by her fans. Today, Kyoko appears on a popular tv show and display her psychic abilities alongside a popular actor. Her performance goes off splendidly with ...
Style:
detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, twisted ...
Plot:
investigation, crime solving, female protagonist, female detective, deception, problem, puzzle, uncover truth, private detective, celebrity, private investigation, secret ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: Spain
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Juan and Richi Osorio are two brothers that in the early 90's created a musical duet called Supergalactic, which get the No. 1 in the hit lists with the single "Pool Party Time". 20 years later, Juan is a pool maintenance worker and ...
Style:
sentimental, rom com
Plot:
small town, brothers, showbiz, provincial life, family conflict, bittersweet, getting home, nostalgia, midlife crisis, celebration, underdog, music industry ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Christian is a young man growing up in Hollywood who dreams of following in his father's footsteps into show business. When he meets Tony, an industry insider with "connections," he is convinced that he has found his big break -- ...
Style:
dark, intense, realistic, independent film, suspense ...
Plot:
hollywood, redemption, drug addiction, self destructing, celebrity culture, character study, showbiz, nightlife, secrets, desperation, betrayal, isolation ...
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
When talented young singer, Roxie Santos, meets music producer, Eddie Marz, he promises her an amazing new lifestyle and a future record deal. All he needs her to do is first lend her voice to a celebrity with no singing talent. However, when things ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, serious, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens
Plot:
musician's life, teenage life, desire for fame, follow your dream, lifestyle, love and romance, youth, artists and showbiz, hopes, teenage love, music band, coming of age ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
Style:
historical drama, emotional, melancholic, period piece, art house ...
Plot:
mental health, alcoholism, broadway, gay, intimate, gay interest, depression, character study, biopic, friendship, composer, addiction ...
Time:
1940s, year 1943, 20th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Masha is over thirty. Rented apartment, no husband, no children, no lover. A few years ago, she conquered Moscow and shone on stage, but the years go by, and the body is not getting younger, and the size leaves much to be desired. Fate in the person ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, uplifting, romantic, romantic drama ...
Plot:
female protagonist, self discovery, follow your dream, female singer, road trip, love and romance, friendship, stereotypes, prejudice, love story, love affair, women ...
Place:
moscow russia
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Lillian Hall, a Broadway actress, has never missed a performance throughout her long, illustrious career. Yet in rehearsals for a new play her confidence is challenged. People and events conspire to take away her ability to do what she loves most.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
theater, aging, broadway, dementia, stage actress, old age, changing lives, lifestyle change, old woman, career, actress, character study ...
Place:
new york
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