Performer's life movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant performer's life movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, serious, feel good, talky and melancholic films and TV shows about / with performer's life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, love and romance, ambition, showbiz, dancing, redemption, catastrophe and dialogue plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Music genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as performer's life: Water for Elephants (2011), Tipping the Velvet (2002), Burlesque (2010), The King Is Dancing (2000), On Tour (2010), Dreamgirls (2006), Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009), You Instead (2011), Taking 5 (2007), The Mambo Kings (1992).
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List of performer's life movies
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's transfixed by angelic married performer Marlena.
Style:
romantic, sexy, emotional, touching, stylized ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
circus, love story, forbidden love, older woman younger man relationship, love and romance, couple relations, performer's life, lovers, couples, love affair, animal abuse, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 50s, 20th century, 1920s ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the 1890s, Tipping the Velvet tells the lesbian love affair between male impersonator music hall star Kitty Butler and Nan Astley.
Style:
sexy, costume drama, erotic, touching, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lesbian romance, performer's life, sexual relations, sex scene, cross dressing, gays and lesbians, sex, lgbt, hot and sexy ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, 1890s, 1880s, victorian era
Place:
england, britain, europe, london
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Genre: Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, entertaining, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
dancing, performer's life, desire for fame, cabaret, dancer, burlesque, ambition, love and romance, happy ending, sexy woman, nightlife, nightclub ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, iowa, usa, canada
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Genre: Drama, History, Music
Country: France, Germany, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Louis XIV, the French sun-king has two passions, establishing absolute rule over the realm -after decades of religious/civil wars- by divine right and artistic brilliancy as a dancer
Style:
atmospheric, stylized, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
king of france, french history, performer's life, royal family, royalty, composer, ballet, forbidden love, dancing, playwright, intrigue, dishonesty ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
france, versailles, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Formerly successful television producer Joachim Zand returns from America to his native France, where he previously has left everything behind, including friends, enemies and his own children. In his company is a burlesque striptease troupe whom he ...
Style:
semi serious, sentimental, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Plot:
performer's life, burlesque, family relations, estrangement, family life, nothing goes right, lifestyle, comeback, showbiz, on the road, father son relationship, hotel ...
Time:
year 2010, 21st century
Place:
france, europe, paris france
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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: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's time for a total change of scenery. But sweet nibblets! Miley must trade in all the glitz and glamour of Hollywood ...
Style:
feel good, teen, entertaining, melancholic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, kids, pre-teens ...
Plot:
teenager, teenage girl, teenage life, friends, double life, celebrity, fall in love, lifestyle, hidden identity, love and romance, youth, parents and children ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
Place:
malibu california, los angeles, usa, nashville tennessee, tennessee
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two feuding rock stars get handcuffed together for 24 hours at a music festival where they are both due to perform.
Style:
feel good, humorous, semi serious, sentimental, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
music festival, opposites attract, initially antagonists, performer's life, ego clash, nothing goes right, lifestyle, showbiz, disorder, music band, rock, reluctant partners ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, europe, england
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Just when BFFs Gabby and Devon have a chance to get the hottest band to perform a free concert at Highland High, their plan goes up in smoke... literally. Desperate not to be labeled losers for life they resort to plan B: kidnap the band! Now ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, romantic, light, realistic
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
teenage love, musician's life, youth, music band, performer's life, disorder, teenage life, lifestyle, concert, best friend, love and romance, teenager ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
russia
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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, emotional, melancholic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
music, true love, musician's life, rags to riches, performer's life, family relations, immigrant, brother brother relationship, sibling rivalry, fame, love story, dancing ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1952, year 1992
Place:
cuba, new york, havana cuba, america, usa ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
Style:
humorous, sincere, sitcom, dark comedy, hilarious ...
Plot:
dark humor, comedian, performer's life, midlife crisis, family relations, city life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, disorder, parenthood, everyday life, mishap ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, War
Country: Spain, France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The journey of Javier, the obese Sad Clown, starts during his childhood in the midst of the Spanish civil war in 1937. His father, one of Spain’s most prominent jesters, is detained and tortured by the fascist regime.
Style:
disturbing, dark comedy, sexy, rough, psychological ...
Plot:
clown, circus, dark humor, sadism, killer clown, rivalry, uninhibited rivalry, performer's life, life is a bitch, evil clown, revenge, graphic violence ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 70s, 20th century, year 1937 ...
Place:
europe, spain, madrid
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Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, sexy, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, date night, teens
Plot:
cabaret, love story, tragic love, jealousy, nightclub, sexual attraction, showbiz, music, performer's life, bohemian life, passion, love and romance ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, year 2001, ancient times, victorian era ...
Place:
paris france, europe, detroit, france, montmartre paris ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Standup comedian Aziz Ansari ("Parks and Recreation") headlines his third standup special, where he shares his uniquely hilarious perspective on fears of adulthood, babies, marriage, and more. Ansari's look at life on the cusp of 30 ...
Style:
funny, melancholic, talky, hilarious, realistic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
violent, sarcasm, love, marriage, performer's life, character study, adulthood, artists and showbiz, stand up comedy, talk show, religions or cults, ethnic ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa
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Genre: Documentary, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Stand-up comic Gabriel Iglesias delights audiences during his sold-out "Unity Through Laughter" tour, which spans more than 400 cities in 23 countries. During his set, Iglesias -- nicknamed "Fluffy" -- pounces on topics like ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, witty, not serious, light hearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
stand up comedy, performer's life, friends, society, artists and showbiz, on the road, live performance, storytelling, parenting, father son relationship, biopic, teenage son ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Jorge and Enrique are two artist in the post Spanish Civil War times that adopt an orphan child called Miguel. With a varieté company that travel around the country, Jorge and Enrique see the horrors left by the war meanwhile the Republic Army ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, performer's life, artists and showbiz, family relations, society, orphan, life is a bitch, political repression, friendship, rivalry, spanish history, world war two ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s
Place:
spain, europe
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Genre: Drama, Family, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The film follows a shy, talented musician who pens romantic hip-hop verses only to stand idly by as they're delivered to the girl of his dreams by a proxy, his best friend. Made for Disney Channel movie/
Style:
feel good, semi serious, realistic, touching, humorous
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
teenage life, hip hop, fall in love, teenage love, hip hop culture, performer's life, follow your dream, lifestyle, musician's life, dream come true, best friend, contests and competitions ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
georgia, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The film follows the Spice Girls and their entourage (mostly fictional characters) - manager Clifford, his assistant Deborah, filmmaker Piers (who is trying to shoot a documentary on "the real Spice Girls") and others in their everyday ...
Style:
feel good, entertaining, humorous, light, satirical ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, kids, teens
Plot:
desire for fame, music, music band, friendship, childhood, stereotypes, media, performer's life, celebrity culture, on the road, disorder, paparazzi ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
england, europe, tower bridge london, london
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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, Drama
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of a singer who, at the peak of her fame, was in a car accident and ended up chained to a hospital bed. For 12 days, the rising star Anna Herman did not regain consciousness. In those days, she had to relive the tragic events of her ...
Style:
sincere, uplifting, inspirational, suspenseful, feel good
Plot:
female singer, performer's life, love and romance, stubbornness, performer, love of one's life, perseverance, talent, tragedy, couple relations, fighting illness, biopic ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young man with a talent for music meets an aspiring singer, Apollonia, and finds that talent alone isn't all that he needs.
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, sentimental, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
musician, rivalry, african american, motorcycle, singer, music, redemption, dysfunctional family, rock band, possessiveness, skinny dipping, dysfunctional marriage ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
minneapolis minnesota, minnesota, usa, north america
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
So Notorious, sometimes stylized So NoTORIous, is an American sitcom on VH1, loosely based on the life of actress Tori Spelling. The series debuted on April 2, 2006 and despite lasting only ten episodes, received substantial acclaim from critics.
Style:
sitcom, witty, parody, humorous, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
celebrity culture, hollywood, media satire, performer's life, love and romance, artists and showbiz, social relations, filmmaking, down on your luck, friends, famous, satire ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 61 min.
Story:
There's something magical about an Australian accent that seems to make even the most caustic wit come off with good-natured charm. And that delicate blend of deviant behavior and good intentions has skyrocketed Aussie comic Jim Jefferies to ...
Style:
witty, humorous, cynical, not serious, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
stand up comedian, stand up comedy, satire, performer's life, misfit, showbiz, society, artists and showbiz, theater, comedian, talk show, religions or cults ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Morocco, France, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Tarik lives in a land without colour, a land where water is contaminated by a strange phenomenon of “water bugs”. Tarik wears make-up and dresses up as a woman. He dances on a cart that is drawn by a dying horse and his father has practically ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, realistic, bleak, disturbing ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
performer's life, transvestism, social misfits, family in crisis, gays and lesbians, society, family relations, misfit, bittersweet, gender, cross dressing, gay slur ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
morocco, north africa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.
Style:
captivating, touching, realistic, serious, inspirational ...
Plot:
biopic, strong man, performer's life, ambition, rise to the top, strongman, rising to stardom, artists and showbiz, humble, weightlifting, determination, perseverance ...
Time:
19th century, victorian era
Place:
canada, quebec
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The life and times of Tommy Cooper
Style:
stylized, captivating, serious, realistic, period piece ...
Plot:
infidelity, love triangle, biopic, ambition, performer's life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, workplace romance, couples, alcohol abuse, magician, british ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Die-hard fans of the 1980s, Vincent and Antoine run a company that supplies doubles of faded stars throughout the whole of France. What starts out as a promising business venture ends up as a calamity when Vincent and Antoine have over forty ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, feel good, realistic
Plot:
ambition, performer's life, artists and showbiz, obsessive quest, follow your dream, against the odds, lifestyle, buddies, escapades, showbiz, partner, once promising ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
europe, france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
In her first-ever HBO solo special, Sarah Silverman takes the stage for an evening of adults-only stand-up comedy. Taped live in front of an intimate audience of 39 fans at Largo, a music and comedy club in Los Angeles, Sarah Silverman: We Are ...
Style:
not serious, realistic, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, performer's life, republican, democrat, society, artists and showbiz, silly humor, strong female presence, farce, sexual humor, sexual joke, comedian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
George Romero's unusual story of a modern-day Renaissance troupe whose participants follow a medieval code of honor.
Style:
stylized, meditative, light, road movie, cult classic ...
Plot:
biker, life philosophy, friendship, performer's life, social misfits, rivalry, desire for fame, idealism, life is a bitch, downfall, bike, legend ...
Time:
year 1981, 80s, medieval times
Place:
pittsburgh, tokyo, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
All self-taught dancer Kate Parker has ever wanted to do was perform with the American Academy of Ballet. But when she doesnt make it after auditioning, she learns that it takes more than precision and perfection to succeed in the dance world.
Style:
light, teen, sex comedy, funny, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
dancing, dancer's life, ballet, street dance, dance, youth, follow your dream, performer's life, rivalry, lifestyle, ambition, hopes ...
Place:
new york
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