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List of performer's life movies
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time.
Style:
realistic, sincere, humorous, semi serious, talky ...
Plot:
interview, artists and showbiz, performer's life, talk show, conversation, behind the scenes, intimate, inspiration, nostalgia, creative process, influence, mature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
north america, los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A group of eccentric students decide to make a movie. But, when their star suddenly quits, this witty ensemble cast begins to live the film, including murder, deception and true love.
Style:
psychological, realistic, atmospheric, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
filmmaking, college student, performer's life, introspection, twists and turns, youth, love, filmmaker, deception, murder, rivalry, campus ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
tokyo, japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Bigg Snoop Dogg takes you into is his Snoopadelic world in this creative animated film. Ride with him as he rolls through the streets of Long Beach in Los Angeles and is joined by B Real (Legendary Rap group Cypress Hill), The Game, Kurupt and ...
Style:
stylized, atmospheric, semi serious, humorous, realistic ...
Plot:
hip hop, musician's life, ambition, follow your dream, desire for fame, performer's life, urban ghetto life, hotshot hero, artists and showbiz, nightlife, drug dealing, society ...
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Musical
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Shanghai, 2009. After four years of studying, a group of dance students are wished well by their teacher as they start rehearsals for their graduation performance. Meanwhile, 5 members of a 1936 Shanghai theatre troupe, lead by Master Liu, are ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, surreal, comedy drama, lighthearted ...
Plot:
imaginary, performer's life, student life, lifestyle, youth, time travel, teachers and students, artists and showbiz, curses spells and rituals, dancer's life, city life, dance school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, shanghai, ancient china, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Trevor Newandyke is a struggling comedian. Not only does he bomb on stage, but he bombs in everyday life. He’s fed up with all the jerks who push him around. All he wants is a break, and for someone to get him. Instead of taking a breath and ...
Style:
humorous, surreal, semi serious, captivating, dark comedy ...
Plot:
actor's life, rebel, showbiz, performer's life, filmmaking, misfit, artists and showbiz, mentally unstable, stand up comedian, lonely, destruction, pitchfork ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Five young musicians, each harboring painful memories, are assembled to entertain American soldiers at an Enlisted Men's Club. Tensions emerge between the tenor saxophonist, a disillusioned ex-soldier, and a bitter GI whose brother was killed ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, contemplative, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
soldier, jazz, culture clash, rebellion, musician's life, against the rules, military, society, performer's life, music band, friends, nightclub ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
japan, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Workaholics' star Adam Devine takes over a swank LA mansion and fills it up with the freshest stand-up, the loudest bands and his own bro-busting comedy -- in this rowdy, genre-smashing series. You're invited to the ultimate Hollywood ...
Style:
not serious, talky, humorous, realistic, light hearted ...
Plot:
party, performer's life, artists and showbiz, silly humor, society, variety show, youth culture, irreverent, pop culture, club, mansion, improv ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
Is relevant?
Genre: Family, Music
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
ZingZillas is a television programme aimed at young children, broadcast on the BBC pre-school channel CBeebies.
Style:
semi serious, sincere, humorous, captivating, colorful ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
desire for fame, optimism, music band, musician's life, young heroes, performer's life, jungle, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, rising to stardom, music ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The story of the night The Turtles met The Beatles and Howard Kaylan had dinner with Jimi Hendrix.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, captivating, semi serious, sincere ...
Plot:
music, music band, celebrity culture, performer's life, desire for fame, rise and fall, rise to the top, rock, ambition, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, showbiz ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Luxembourg, France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
This film, adapted from a work of fiction by author Tracy Chevalier, tells a story about the events surrounding the creation of the painting "Girl With A Pearl Earring" by 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer. A young peasant maid ...
Style:
enigmatic, erotic, period piece, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
artist, painter, painting, art, master and servant, sexual tension, nymphet, teenage girl, society, couple relations, maid, portrait ...
Time:
17th century, ancient times, year 2003, 19th century, victorian era ...
Place:
holland, netherlands, europe, america
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Share this *Alcoholocaust: (Meaning: The aftermath of a drinking party, usually resulting in every available horizontal surface being covered in empty booze containers, spilled beverages and a general sticky alcoholic residue.) Jim Jefferies, the ...
Style:
cynical, sincere, humorous, realistic, not serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
stand up comedy, lifestyle, performer's life, politically correct, artists and showbiz, buddies, alcohol abuse, comedian, live performance, adult humor, storytelling, irreverent ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
The Chris Isaak Show is a television sitcom which follows a fictionalized version of the life of American rock musician Chris Isaak. The show portrays Isaak and his band members as everyday people with everyday problems. The series was produced for ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, stylized ...
Plot:
showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, artists and showbiz, music band, performer's life, celebrity culture, rock star, music, friends, rock, female nudity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, san francisco
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, The Christmas Choir is the inspiring account of how one man can make a remarkable difference simply by giving of himself. Workaholic accountant Peter Andrews (Jason Gedrick) has overlooked Christmas, friends and even his ...
Style:
emotional, touching, realistic, serious
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
christmas, lifestyle, womanizer, redemption, family gatherings, performer's life, hopes, society, youth, against the rules, couples, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls. From ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspenseful, controversial
Plot:
music, music band, desire for fame, musician's life, follow your dream, youth, performer's life, family problems, working class, black, artists and showbiz, hopes ...
Time:
70s, 80s, 1940s, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
indiana, harlem, alabama, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The young-adult novel by Garrison Keillor and Jenny Lind Nilsson gets a lively update in this Showtime feature about an unusual family in Sandy Bottom, Wisconsin. The Greens share musical aspirations, but daughter Rachel (Madeline Zima), a talented ...
Style:
serious, realistic, feel good, touching, sincere
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
small town, culture clash, family life, musician's life, dull life, supportive spouse, performer's life, family relations, music, music conductor, choir, orchestra ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Brazil
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Twenty years ago on a volcanic and paradisiacal island a 10-year-old boy was separated from his sister. The mother, fearful that an incestuous attraction would develop between the two, sent her son to the mainland with Kaleb, the magician from the ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, psychological, sentimental, realistic ...
Plot:
incestuous relationship, circus, unfulfilled love, performer's life, unfulfillment, family relations, lgbt, forbidden love, society, rivalry, gay subtext, love and romance ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Brazil, 1978. The military dictatorship that resulted from a coup in 1964 begins to stumble. In a cabaret-like theater located on the periphery between two cities in the northeast of Brazil, a group of artists challenges power and conventional ...
Style:
serious, sincere, touching, disturbing, period piece ...
Plot:
homosexuality, gay interest, lgbt, gay, repressed homosexual, soldier, self discovery, love and romance, society, performer's life, rebelliousness, gender ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
brazil, latin america
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
Story:
Biography - Taylor Alison Swift has evolved into one of the most popular names in modern music. Her strong voice and natural charm has made her the most successful country music artist in history. At the tender age of 21, she's already sold ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, sincere
Plot:
ambition, musician, musician's life, performer's life, artists and showbiz, pop singer, country music, female singer, biopic, music industry, chore, singer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nashville tennessee
Is relevant?
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in New York, and based on the life and stand-up comedy of John Mulaney, this multi-camera laffer follows an aspiring comedian coming of age under the influence of his boss, his roommates and his neighbors.
Style:
sitcom, humorous, semi serious, witty, light ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
friendship, stand up comedian, showbiz, ambition, performer's life, coming of age, neighbor, follow your dream, lifestyle, television, roommate, dialogue ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An opera troupe in a small town decides to perform Mozart's Don Giovanni. The view behind the scenes uncovers the world of opera without the glitter. A tale of love and disappointment, about music and passionate love-making and about people ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, entertaining, witty ...
Plot:
small town, theater, opera, actor's life, artists and showbiz, performer's life, showbiz, rehearsal, opera singer, womanizer, death, funeral ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
czech republic
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The stand-up comedy concert film Latham Entertainment Presents features a handful of African-American comedians including D.L. Hughley, Bruce Bruce, Earthquake, and Rickey Smiley.
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, talky, uplifting ...
Plot:
comedian, stand up comedy, stand up comedian, artists and showbiz, performer's life, society, theater, profanity, joke, urban, live performance, club ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 76 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin.
Style:
exciting, atmospheric, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
rise to the top, undercover, performer's life, artists and showbiz, espionage, couple relations, husband wife relationship, magic show, mother son relationship, biopic, swindle, magician ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 1900s, edwardian era, victorian era ...
Place:
america, budapest, san francisco, brooklyn new york city, washington d.c. ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Roger Deacon, a down-and-out record producer, is given the job of making a singing star out of an industry mogul's girlfriend, an attractive but talentless starlet. He discovers a housewife with a powerful singing voice and decides to secretly ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, entertaining, realistic ...
Plot:
hidden identity, desire for fame, ambition, rise to the top, celebrity culture, performer's life, artists and showbiz, rising to stardom, cons and scams, showbiz, disorder, music industry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Glee is an American teen musical comedy-drama television series that airs on the Fox network in the United States. It focuses on the reconstituted William McKinley High School glee club, New Directions, which competes on the show choir competition ...
Style:
stylized, feel good, sexy, teen, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, teen drama ...
Plot:
high school, gay, cheerleader, youth, teenage life, contests and competitions, teenage girl, outcast, singing, sapphic, gay teenager, coach ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ohio, idaho, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show, who is fired over a bribery scandal and replaced by squeaky-clean Smoochy, a puffy fuscia rhinoceros. As Smoochy catapults to fame - scoring hit ...
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, humorous, cynical, funny ...
Plot:
satire, children, vengeance, revenge, television, naivete, depression, showbiz, performer's life, artists and showbiz, rivalry, success ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, coney island brooklyn new york city, new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Chicks dig a British accent so either learn from the real deal or prepare to swoon when the Daily Show's John Oliver headlines his own series featuring wildly original stand-up sets from the likes of Eugene Mirman and Brian Posehn. Cheerio, ...
Style:
talky, realistic, not serious, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
comedian, stand up comedian, disorder, showbiz, introspection, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, performer's life, liberal, culture clash, theater, profanity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: UK, USA
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, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, adult, preschool
Plot:
puppet, muppets, pig, media satire, variety show, eagle, bear, friends, showbiz, fame, workplace, performer's life ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Chronicles the rise and fall of pop king Michael Jackson.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, touching
Plot:
rise and fall, performer's life, music, rising to stardom, ambition, showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, musician's life, singer, pop star, reputation ...
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.
Style:
sexy, entertaining, feel good, visually appealing, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
rock, teenager, broadway, rock and roll, sex scene, dancing, music, nightclub, love story, fall in love, rock star, musician ...
Time:
80s, year 2012, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Electric Apricot is a spoof of jam bands centered around the band, Electric Apricot, in the style of "This Is Spinal Tap"
Style:
realistic, cynical, humorous, mockumentary, semi serious ...
Plot:
partner, lifestyle, music, performer's life, music band, friends, disorder, on the road, rock, filmmaking, buddies, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
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