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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: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Sweden
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
"Monica Z" is a biopic about the Swedish singer and actress Monica Zetterlund focusing on her journey from a job as a telephone operator in a small town in Sweden to stardom in the clubs of New York and Stockholm.
Style:
realistic, emotional, factual, uplifting, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
jazz singer, single mother, jazz, female singer, father daughter relationship, rising to stardom, ambition, nightclub singer, fame, follow your dream, drinking problem, family problems ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
stockholm sweden, new york, europe, usa, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Josie, Melody and Val are three small-town girl musicians determined to take their rock band out of their garage and straight to the top, while remaining true to their look, style and sound. They get a record deal which brings fame and fortune but ...
Style:
humorous, teen, not serious, witty, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
satire, music, showbiz, rock and roll, friendship, fictional band, celebrity, music band, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician's life, disorder ...
Time:
year 2001, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
'Drop Box' is a comedy about a spoiled pop princess who accidentally returns her sex tape to a local video store, then must try everything to get it back from an uncooperative clerk. Fearing that if she fails, her next big hit won't ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sex comedy, independent film ...
Plot:
lifestyle, love and romance, store, twentysomething life, fame, pop star, sex tape, celebrity, one day, computers and web, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Denmark, USA, Belgium
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
When aspiring model Jesse moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
Style:
art house, sexy, disturbing, dark, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
fashion, teenage girl, cannibalism, model, beauty, lesbian, obsession, jealousy, murder, rivalry, fashion model, surrealism ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, pasadena california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A film about the singer Tina Turner and how she rose to stardom with her abusive husband Ike Turner and how she gained the courage to break free.
Style:
inspirational, sincere, intense, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
music, musician, domestic violence, african american, black woman, biopic, singer, violence against women, abusive husband, rape victim, african american woman, female protagonist ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, 70s, 60s, year 1993 ...
Place:
usa, tennessee, california, africa, new york ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Iran
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Tofigh-e Ejbari is a day-in-the-life of a superstar, Reza, and all the pluses and minuses that such degree of fame brings with it in terms of dealing with friends, family, fans and general public.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, comedy drama
Plot:
fame, celebrity culture, showbiz, character study, fan culture, privacy invasion, slice of life, relationships, introspection, intimate, modern life, realism ...
Place:
tehran, iran, persia
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Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A detective hunts a serial killer who resides within the fashion and modeling industry.
Style:
psychological, serious, suspense, suspenseful, rough ...
Plot:
police detective, serial killer, murder, revenge, model, fame, suspect, mystery killer, race against time, crime scene, deception, talent agent ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Argentina
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A young man with charisma and magnetism enters the atmosphere of tropical music as a romantic singer and undertakes a vertiginous ascent to fame.
Style:
melancholic, captivating, disturbing, exciting, sentimental
Plot:
fame, death of father, father son relationship, male protagonist, music manager, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, car crash, horse, sex scene, singer, female nudity, pregnant woman ...
Time:
year 2000, 90s
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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, humorous, captivating, feel good, 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, storytelling, society, dialogue ...
Place:
indiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
Elzbieta (Ewa Kasprzyk) desperately wishes for her daughter, Maria (Maria Goralczyk), to become famous so she can live vicariously through her. Feeling she was deprived of her shot at fame, Elzbieta sets up auditions for Maria, even though Maria ...
Style:
captivating, suspenseful, serious, psychological
Plot:
teenage girl, ambition, drug, mother daughter relationship, fame, older woman younger man relationship, career, motherhood, child abuse, emotional abuse, pregnancy, age-gap relationship ...
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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:
touching, sincere, captivating, realistic
Plot:
musician, love triangle, friendship, high school, music band, fame, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage boy, teacher, singer, scandal, fictional band ...
Place:
korea
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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, captivating, light
Plot:
fame, paparazzi, celebrity, lifestyle, movie star, twists and turns, opposites attract, celebrity culture, power of love, male female relationship, new love, gossip and rumors ...
Place:
korea
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108
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, semi serious, light, humorous, mockumentary ...
Plot:
satire, celebrity, actor, fame, gay, farce, talent agent, gay interest, concierge, mormon, cyclist, cell phone ...
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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:
humorous, captivating, realistic, semi serious, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
campus, friendship, self discovery, transformation, university, seduction, sex, deception, male female relationship, promiscuity, fame, education ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: Canada, Germany, USA
Duration: 85 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, serious, captivating, gloomy ...
Plot:
longing, addiction, biopic, filmmaking, showbiz, rising to stardom, actor's life, singer, lifestyle, ambition, family problems, celebrity culture ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 1930s, 50s
Place:
usa, california, london, new york, manhattan new york city
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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:
semi serious, humorous, sentimental, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
longing, singer, obsession, ambition, rising to stardom, lifestyle, desire for fame, moral dilemma, aspiring singer, sibling relationship, contests and competitions, showbiz ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, eastern europe
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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, lifestyle, rising to stardom, rise to the top, desire for fame, showbiz, celebrity culture, fame ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, canada, europe, france, montreal ...
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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:
realistic, semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, rise to the top, love and romance, lifestyle, actor's life, rising to stardom, workplace, filmmaking, workplace situations, workplace romance, best friend ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
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, rise to the top, desire for fame, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, love and romance, musician's life, life is a bitch, music band, lifestyle, terminal illness ...
Time:
70s
Place:
usa, texas, dallas texas
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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, realistic, not serious, captivating, fake documentary
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, director, desire for fame, agent, hopes, artists and showbiz, film industry, film producer, satire, fame, actor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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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, independent film ...
Plot:
painter, artist, art, painting, art collector, mental illness, art dealer, world war one, biopic, art history, lifestyle, anti conformity ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 2008, 1920s, 1930s ...
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Action, Biography, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Adam West and Burt Ward are taken on a crazy adventure when the Batmobile is stolen from a car museum and they must track down the thief and return it. After solving a puzzle, they realize that the clues to finding the fiend who stole the Batmobile ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, retro, light hearted, meta ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
rise and fall, actor's life, buddies, batman, fame, camp, behind the scenes, flashback, respect, satire, road trip, heist ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
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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, surreal, talky ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids
Plot:
gay, drug addiction, addiction, gays and lesbians, lgbtq, drug, life is a bitch, celebrity culture, party, drug addict, friends, social misfits ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 2003, 20th century
Place:
new york, indiana, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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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, inferiority complex, relationships, rising to stardom, lifestyle, rise and fall, family relations, understanding ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
london, italy, switzerland, rome italy
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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, suspense, psychological, captivating, independent film ...
Plot:
drug addict, juvenile delinquency, rise and fall, prodigy, hitman, danger, life is a bitch, obsession, friendship, celebrity culture, murder, addiction ...
Place:
london, england, europe
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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, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, teens, date night, manly ...
Plot:
revenge, ancient rome, roman empire, sword fight, vengeance, ancient history, gladiator, freedom, slavery, courage, warrior, ancient world ...
Time:
ancient times, 2000s, middle ages, y2k, year 2000 ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, ancient greece, greece, germany ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Born Vickie Lynn Hogan, she had a son at 18, became a stripper at 20, and married a billionaire at 26. Sheer determination turned her into Anna Nicole Smith, playmate, model and a household name.
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot:
lifestyle, rising to stardom, physical appearance, celebrity culture, artists and showbiz, hollywood, rags to riches, drug, older man younger woman relationship, marriage, fame, celebrity ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 21st century
Place:
usa
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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, buddies, life is a bitch, celebrity culture, drug abuse, fame, road trip, beatnik, hipster, art ...
Time:
60s, 50s
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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:
serious, realistic, captivating
Plot:
on the road, lifestyle, musician's life, artists and showbiz, drug abuse, celebrity culture, showbiz, teaching the ways of the world, rock, elvis presley, fame, bodyguard ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s
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