Fame movies and TV shows – page 5

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Hoff the Record (2015)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
TV show
Story: Shot like a documentary, the semi-improvised comedy Hoff The Record follows TV legend David Hasselhoff - playing a highly fictionalized version of himself - as he arrives in the UK in an attempt to reignite his flagging career. It's been thirty ...
Style: mockumentary, not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good ...
Plot: artists and showbiz, actor's life, comeback, showbiz, culture clash, improv, celebrity culture, society, fame
Time: 21st century
Place: england
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The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Paul tries to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Style: humorous, realistic, captivating, semi serious
Plot: reputation, movie star, fame, celebrity, glory, hollywood, showbiz, jungle, car chase, self referential humor, wilhelm scream, movie business ...
Place: australia, los angeles
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Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife (2018)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 64 min.
Story: Pregnant again, Ali Wong returns to Netflix in her second original stand-up comedy special and gets real on why having kids is not all it's cracked up to be.
Style: funny, captivating, humorous, thought provoking, sincere ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: breast feeding, stand up comedian, stand up comedy, parenthood, fame, mother daughter relationship, pregnancy, comedian, parents and children, dialogue, storytelling, life philosophy ...
Place: indiana
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Cantinflas (2014)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. ...
Style: serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic, crying
Plot: biopic, filmmaking, hollywood, rise to the top, rising to stardom, actor's life, showbiz, ambition, artists and showbiz, husband wife relationship, celebrity, fame ...
Time: year 1941, year 2014, year 1958, year 1955, year 1940 ...
Place: usa, los angeles, mexico city, mexico
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Monstar (2013)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: Monstar is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Yong Jun-hyung, Ha Yeon-soo, and Kang Ha-neul. It aired on music channel Mnet from May 17 to August 2, 2013 every Friday at 21:50 for 12 episodes. The drama is about how a group of teenagers ...
Style: captivating, sincere, touching, realistic
Plot: love triangle, friendship, musician, high school, teenage boy, teacher, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, singer, music band, fame, scandal, fictional band ...
Place: korea
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The Accidental Couple (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: The Accidental Couple is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hwang Jung-min and Kim Ah-joong. The show is a romantic comedy focusing on the relationship between a post office clerk and an actress after they agree to a six-month contract ...
Style: dorama, light, captivating
Plot: fame, celebrity, paparazzi, lifestyle, love affair, opposites attract, twists and turns, celebrity culture, social differences, movie star, love and romance, new love ...
Place: korea
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Idol (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Farce about the casting of a gay actor in a gay role on a television series which had previously been played by a straight man. When the original star of a fictional gay-themed action series called "Espionage" unexpectedly dies, network ...
Style: feel good, light, semi serious, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot: satire, celebrity, gay, actor, fame, farce, talent agent, gay interest, mirror, mormon, espionage, nun ...
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We Need to Talk About Kieran (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Turning down an offer from Harvard, bumbling genius Kieran Edwards opts to follow his true love Juliet to The University of Nottingham. Within days of arriving, he finds her in bed with a muscular sportsman. Heartbroken and vulnerable, Kieran finds ...
Style: realistic, captivating, semi serious, humorous
Plot: seduction, sex, friendship, self discovery, deception, male female relationship, fame, transformation, promiscuity, university, education, campus ...
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Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 170 min.
TV show
Story: The film, which chronicles Garland's life from her first public performance in 1924 until her death in 1969, is divided into two parts: the first part depicts her rise to fame in the 1930s, her descent into drugs, and her fall from grace in the ...
Style: realistic, touching, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot: addiction, biopic, filmmaking, showbiz, rising to stardom, actor's life, singer, ambition, lifestyle, celebrity culture, family problems, musician's life ...
Time: 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
Place: usa, california, new york, london, manhattan new york city
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Once in a Lifetime (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden, Denmark
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30's. She is married to a lazy husband and have 4 children, all named after her favorite Swedish eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy selftitled "Candy ...
Style: feel good, semi serious, sentimental, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: obsession, singer, rising to stardom, ambition, lifestyle, desire for fame, moral dilemma, aspiring singer, sibling relationship, contests and competitions, showbiz, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 90s
Place: europe, eastern europe
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Stardom (2000)
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.
Style: clever, stylized, realistic, captivating, cynical ...
Plot: fashion, obsession, model, rise and fall, rags to riches, rising to stardom, lifestyle, desire for fame, rise to the top, ambition, celebrity culture, showbiz ...
Time: 90s
Place: paris france, canada, europe, france, montreal
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Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when ...
Style: cynical, realistic, semi serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot: satire, rise to the top, desire for fame, workplace romance, filmmaking, workplace situations, lifestyle, actor's life, love and romance, workplace, rising to stardom, best friend ...
Time: 90s
Place: new york, usa
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Meat Loaf: To Hell and Back (2000)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: "Meat Loaf" Aday is an overgrown Texas youngster, the son of a gentle woman dying of cancer and an alcoholic, abusive father. Tormented by his father and schoolmates over his size, he strikes out on his own after his mother's death, ...
Style: realistic, sincere, touching, captivating, semi serious
Plot: showbiz, ambition, desire for fame, rise to the top, love and romance, rising to stardom, life is a bitch, artists and showbiz, musician's life, lifestyle, music band, curses spells and rituals ...
Time: 70s
Place: texas, usa, dallas texas
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Any Questions for Ben? (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 114 min.
Story: For 27-year-old Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his old school to join several other ex-students including Alex and Jim in talking about their ...
Style: realistic, semi serious, feel good, humorous, romantic
Audience: date night
Plot: self discovery, renewed love, love and romance, hopes, introspection, disorder, long distance relationship, fame, success, islam, tennis, un ...
Time: 21st century
Place: melbourne
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Development Hell (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The story of a failed director and his hodgepodge crew as they search, in vain, for fame and success in the crazy world of Hollywood.
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, fake documentary
Plot: filmmaking, hollywood, director, desire for fame, agent, hopes, artists and showbiz, film industry, satire, film producer, fame, actor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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Cilla (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 138 min.
TV show
Story: Three-part biopic of the Liverpudlian songbird who would later find fame and fortune. It tells of her rocky road to fame and captures the essence of 1960s Liverpool.
Style: serious, realistic, captivating, sentimental, entertaining ...
Plot: pop singer, desire for fame, ambition, musician's life, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, friendship, fame, biopic, post war, dating, redheaded woman ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: liverpool, england
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The End of the Tour (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'
Style: philosophical, meditative, psychological, serious, sincere ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: journalism, book, loneliness, writers, friendship, writer's block, poet, biopic, suicide, depression, writer's life, mentor ...
Time: 90s, year 2015, 2010s, 20th century, year 1996
Place: usa, illinois, minneapolis minnesota, nebraska, new york
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She Wants Me (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A neurotic writer working on his new film gets into a tricky situation when an A-list actress shows interest in the role intended for his girlfriend.
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, light, sincere ...
Plot: artists and showbiz, desire for fame, showbiz, hollywood, ambition, unlikely couple, couples, once in a lifetime opportunity, fame, love, american dream, love story ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, new york
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Seraphine (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 125 min.
Story: The tragic story of French naïve painter Séraphine Louis aka Séraphine de Senlis (1864-1942), a humble servant who becomes a gifted self-taught painter. Discovered by prominent critic and collector William Uhde, she came to prominence between the ...
Style: touching, sincere, sentimental, surprise ending, avant garde ...
Plot: painter, artist, art, painting, art collector, mental illness, art dealer, biopic, art history, world war one, lifestyle, anti conformity ...
Time: 1910s, 20th century, year 2008, 1920s, 1930s ...
Place: france, europe
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Party Monster (2003)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose ...
Style: stylized, serious, disturbing, talky, surreal ...
Audience: chick flick, teens
Plot: gay, drug addiction, addiction, gays and lesbians, drug, celebrity culture, life is a bitch, drug addict, friends, social misfits, artists and showbiz, drug dealing ...
Time: 80s, 90s, year 2003
Place: new york, usa, indiana, grand central station manhattan new york city, dallas texas ...
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: The professional and personal life of actor and comedian Peter Sellers was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his ...
Style: psychological, emotional, stylized, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: comedian, actor's life, showbiz, filmmaking, biopic, relationships, lifestyle, rise and fall, rising to stardom, family relations, understanding, couple relations ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s, 50s, 1950s
Place: london, switzerland, italy, rome italy
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The Last Minute (2001)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: The clock is ticking towards The Last Minute, but no one knows it. No one except Billy Byrne - young, cool and talented, he's the Next Big Thing. At least that's what the London glitterazzi are saying, on the streets, in the clubs, in the ...
Style: serious, captivating, psychological, suspense, independent film ...
Plot: drug addict, rise and fall, juvenile delinquency, prodigy, hitman, life is a bitch, danger, obsession, friendship, celebrity culture, murder, addiction ...
Place: london, europe, england
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I Love Your Work (2003)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A fictional movie star, Gray Evans, goes through the disintegration of his marriage, his gradual mental breakdown, and his increasing obsession with a young film student who reminds Gray of his own life before becoming famous. A dark psychological ...
Style: psychological, realistic, serious, mindfuck, gloomy ...
Plot: obsession, self defense, actor's life, showbiz, couples, desire for fame, lifestyle, losing-it hero, rise and fall, ambition, midlife crisis, crumbling marriage ...
Time: year 2003
Place: usa
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Gladiator (2000)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK, Malta, Morocco
Duration: 155 min.
Story: In the year 180, the death of emperor Marcus Aurelius throws the Roman Empire into chaos. Maximus is one of the Roman army's most capable and trusted generals and a key advisor to the emperor. As Marcus' devious son Commodus ascends to ...
Style: epic, captivating, breathtaking, emotional, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, family friendly, teens, date night ...
Plot: ancient rome, roman empire, revenge, vengeance, sword fight, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time: year 2000, ancient times, 2000s, y2k, middle ages ...
Place: rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, north africa ...
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Primetime Glick (2001)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Jiminy Glick, a character first introduced on the The Martin Short Show now has his own show. His gross incompetence and clueless confidence shine in conversations with various celebrities. There's also an opening monologue with Glick that ...
Style: parody, humorous, absurd, dark comedy, spoof
Plot: talk show, interview, disorder, artists and showbiz, celebrity, monologue, fame, tv star, satire, cell phone, overweight, actor ...
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Neal Cassady (2007)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story: The story of what happened to Neal Cassady after Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" came out. Deals primarily with Neal's relationship to his fictional alter-ego, Dean Moriarty.
Style: captivating, realistic, semi serious, atmospheric, sexual ...
Plot: beat generation, self discovery, on the road, life is a bitch, buddies, drug abuse, celebrity culture, fame, road trip, art, hipster, beatnik ...
Time: 50s, 60s
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Protecting the King (2007)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Sex, drugs and violence--they're all part of the job when you're protecting The King of Rock & Roll. And when you're only 16, the on-the-job training comes in ways that can't be taught in school. The story of David ...
Style: captivating, serious, realistic
Plot: on the road, lifestyle, musician's life, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, teaching the ways of the world, showbiz, drug abuse, rock, fame, elvis presley, rise and fall ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
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Military Wives (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, sincere, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: choir, friendship, british army, rivalry, little boy, fame, mother daughter relationship, female protagonist, father daughter relationship, british soldier, father son relationship, fear ...
Time: year 2010
Place: england, london
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Mapplethorpe (2018)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.
Style: costume drama, queer cinema
Plot: gay, aids, gay interest, artist, photographer, obscenity, hiv, bdsm, photograph, art, controversy, racism ...
Time: 70s
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Holyman Undercover (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An Amish man comes to Hollywood to be a missionary, and gets cast as Satan on a nighttime soap opera.
Style: humorous, semi serious, feel good, captivating, light ...
Plot: hollywood, filmmaking, society, ambition, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, actor, missionary, nightclub, fame, tv star, christian ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, los angeles
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