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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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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People".
Style: funny, romantic, light, humorous, intellectual ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: journalism, starlet, workplace romance, journalist, love triangle, rags to riches, love story, obsession, fashion, rise to the top, fame, fish out of water ...
Time: 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: new york, britain, usa
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 7.6
 56K
Shine (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Style: inspirational, emotional, feel good, intense, realistic ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: music, classical music, piano, biopic, pianist, prodigy, schizophrenia, child prodigy, psychology, father son relationship, mental illness, genius ...
Time: year 1996, 20th century, 1950s, 60s, 70s
Place: australia, middle east, oceania, london, south australia
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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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 7.6
 90K
La Vie en Rose (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, UK, Czech Republic
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A swirling, impressionistic portrait of an artist who regretted nothing, writer-director Olivier Dahan's La Vie en Rose stars Marion Cotillard in a blazing performance as the legendary French icon Edith Piaf. From the mean streets of the ...
Style: touching, disturbing, atmospheric, gloomy, melancholic ...
Plot: music, musician's life, singer, biopic, death, musician, childhood, art, artist, love story, rising to stardom, loss of child ...
Time: 20th century, year 2007, 1940s, 90s, 1910s ...
Place: france, europe, paris france, new york, montmartre paris ...
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 7.1
 14K
Sick of Myself (2022)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy, competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn when Thomas suddenly breaks through as a contemporary artist. In response, Signe makes a desperate attempt to regain her status by creating a new persona ...
Style: dark comedy, satirical, semi serious, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot: narcissism, female protagonist, fame, social satire, drug abuse, ambition, relationship problems, changing lives, social change, competitor, satire, popularity ...
Place: oslo norway
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 6.0
 1K
Angelyne (2022)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
TV show
Story: A mysterious blonde bombshell takes over Los Angeles billboards in the mid-80s, ushering in the era of famous-for-being-famous influencer culture.
Style: semi autobiographical, suspense, psychological, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot: fame, cultural icon, vanity, egocentric, rising to stardom, desire for fame, female protagonist, price of fame, ambitious woman, female singer, life is a bitch, musician's life ...
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Catch a Christmas Star (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 84 min.
Story: Nikki Crandon is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet. Whether she's singing the National Anthem or promoting her latest album, everyone knows who she is—none more so than New Jersey high school basketball coach and widower Chris ...
Style: romantic, captivating, melancholic, sincere, rom com
Plot: christmas, single father, love, celebrity, holiday, christmas romance, father daughter relationship, first love, pop star, fame, happy ending, single parent ...
Place: new york
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 5.9
 6K
Rock Dog (2016)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Music
Country: China, USA, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When a radio falls from the sky into the hands of a wide-eyed Tibetan Mastiff, he leaves home to fulfill his dream of becoming a musician, setting into motion a series of completely unexpected events.
Style: exciting, captivating, feel good, humorous, light ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly
Plot: dog, rock, musician, singing, village, father son relationship, fame, inspiration, music, rock and roll, furry, chase ...
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The Mambo Kings (1992)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: France, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The Mambo Kings tells the story of César and Nestor Castillo, brothers and aspiring musicians who flee from Cuba to America in search of the American Dream.
Style: sentimental, melancholic, emotional, serious, realistic ...
Plot: music, musician's life, rags to riches, true love, performer's life, family relations, immigrant, love story, brother brother relationship, sibling rivalry, fame, love ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: cuba, new york, america, havana cuba, latin america ...
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Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story: Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
Style: serious, stylized, psychological, captivating, heartbreaking ...
Plot: writers, love affair, war correspondent, divorce, biopic, media, journalism, spanish civil war, journalist, fame, world war two, couples ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 1940s
Place: europe, usa
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Wendy Williams: The Movie (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Talk show host Wendy Williams executive produces the biopic on her life, revealing the highs and lows she has experienced throughout the years. Wendy has made herself the go-to source for great celebrity dish on her hit talk show, The Wendy Williams ...
Style: semi autobiographical, captivating, disturbing
Plot: celebrity, fame, talk show, controversy, price of fame, scandal, aspiration, desire for fame, female protagonist, ambitious woman, lifestyle, slice of life ...
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22/7 nanabun no nijyuuni (2020)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: One day, Miu Takigawa suddenly receives a letter notifying her that she has been chosen as a member of a brand-new project. Half in disbelief, she heads over to the location stated on the letter. There, she finds seven other girls summoned there in ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, disturbing, 2d animation
Plot: female protagonist, fame, slice of life, singer, idol, celebrity, musician, musician's life, music, changing lives, young girl, school ...
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Dedicated to my ex (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Colombia, Ecuador
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The film tells the story of Ariel, a 21-year-old who decides to form a rock band to compete for a prize of ten thousand dollars in a musical band contest, this as a last option when trying to get money to save their relationship and reunite with his ...
Style: humorous, feel good, sincere, captivating, light ...
Audience: teens
Plot: fame, adaptation, friendship, ambition, society, hopes, music, youth, rivalry, singer, teenage life, obsession ...
Place: ecuador
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Amy Schumer: The Leather Special (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 57 min.
Story: Comic sensation Amy Schumer riffs on sex, dating and the absurdities of fame in a bold and uncensored stand-up set at Denver's Bellco Theater.
Style: humorous, sincere, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: dating, sexual humor, stand up comedy, celebrity, fame, sex, social problems, comedian, pop culture, society, stand up comedian, friendship ...
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 5.6
 92K
The Bling Ring (2013)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK, France, Germany, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the Internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes.
Style: sexy, stylized, teen, dark comedy, absurd ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, teen drama, adult
Plot: heist, youth, teenage life, celebrity, juvenile delinquency, burglary, teenage girl, high school, coming of age, greed, high society, stupidity ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa, beverly hills
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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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 7.7
 18K
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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The Muppet Show (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Muppet Show is a comedy-variety television series produced by puppeteer Jim Henson and featuring The Muppets. After two pilot episodes produced in 1974 and 1975 failed to get the attention of America's network heads, Lew Grade approached ...
Style: humorous, feel good, exciting, sitcom, funny ...
Audience: family outing, kids, adult, preschool
Plot: puppet, muppets, pig, media satire, bear, friends, fame, showbiz, performer's life, workplace, variety show, eagle ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, 80s
Place: usa
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 7.1
 4K
Elvis (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 173 min.
TV show
Story: A chronicle of the life of Elvis Presley (Rhys Meyers), from his humble beginnings to his rise to international stardom.
Style: realistic, captivating, sentimental, touching, serious ...
Plot: biopic, rise and fall, ambition, musician's life, desire for fame, success, rising to stardom, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz, folk hero, lifestyle, comeback ...
Time: 60s, 50s, 1950s
Place: las vegas, usa, beverly hills, memphis
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The Girl Next Door (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Exceptionally ambitious high schooler Matthew has aspirations for a career in politics when he falls in love with his gorgeous 19-year-old neighbor, Danielle. But Matthew's bright future is jeopardized when he finds Danielle was once a porn ...
Style: sex comedy, sexy, teen sex comedy, romantic, teen ...
Audience: teens, date night, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama ...
Plot: teenager, youth, high school, dream come true, teenage sex, high school life, student, porn star, fall in love, virginity, lifestyle, couple relations ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, las vegas, usa, los angeles, cambodia
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Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, Japan, Italy
Duration: 95 min.
Story: Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style: atmospheric, philosophical, intellectual, black and white, ironic ...
Plot: musician, conversation, dialogue, addiction, actor, smoking, art, coffee, lifestyle, cafe, dark humor, deadpan ...
Time: year 2003, 1920s, 70s, 21st century
Place: usa, california, america, paris france, las vegas ...
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 8.2
 72K
Run Milkha Run (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: India
Duration: 186 min.
Story: The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.
Style: inspirational, realistic, cult classic, meditative, uplifting ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: rise to the top, olympics, biopic, running, life, athlete's life, indians, lifestyle, rising to stardom, follow your dream, ambition, contests and competitions ...
Time: year 2013, 60s, 20th century, 50s, year 1947 ...
Place: india, middle east, asia, pakistan
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Predominantly set during World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, ...
Style: exciting, heroic, psychotronic, stylized, entertaining ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, boys' night, chick flick, teens ...
Plot: superhero, heroism, heroes, mad scientist, world war two, soldier, superhuman powers, heroic mission, courage, nazi, danger, bravery ...
Time: year 2011, future, year 1942, 20th century, 2010s ...
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, new jersey, europe ...
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 8.0
 8K
The Trip (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 172 min.
TV show
Story: The Trip is a television sitcom series first broadcast on BBC Two and BBC HD in the United Kingdom. The series stars Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon as fictionalised versions of themselves undertaking a restaurant tour of northern England. The partly ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, humorous, cynical ...
Plot: travel, comedian, food, actor, actor's life, artists and showbiz, impersonating, fame, career, buddies, odd couple, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, yorkshire
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 7.8
 387K
The Fighter (2010)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style: inspirational, sincere, realistic, uplifting, serious ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, arrest, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, 90s ...
Place: boston, massachusetts, new jersey, america, usa ...
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Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: A hip and happenin' all girl rock group head to LA to claim lead-singer Kelly's inheritance and make it (and make it) in LA. Soon the girls fall into a morass of drugs and deceit as their recording success soars. It takes several tragedies ...
Style: erotic, grindhouse, psychotronic, psychedelic, cult classic ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: satire, lesbian, erotica, sexploitation, friendship, hippie, abortion, hollywood, music industry, price of fame, sex, rock and roll ...
Time: 60s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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 7.8
 600K
Nightcrawler (2014)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story: When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.
Style: neo noir, psychological, disturbing, suspense, suspenseful ...
Audience: adult
Plot: character study, journalism, sociopath, obsession, journalist, cynicism, psychopath, morality, violence, manipulation, capitalism, employer employee relationship ...
Time: year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa, persia, america ...
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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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 4.7
 4K
The Stand In (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her place. The unassuming woman flips the script and steals her identity, career and boyfriend in this hilarious comedy about trading places.
Style: buddy comedy, not serious, light, satirical, rom com ...
Plot: stolen identity, rehabilitation, mistaken identity, celebrity, community service, fame, identity theft, tax evasion, actress, duty, movie actress, secret ...
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