Desire for fame movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant desire for fame movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, sexy, semi serious, entertaining and serious films and TV shows about / with desire for fame, ambition, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, rivalry, showbiz, runaway, mentor, dialogue and music 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 desire for fame: Chicago (2002), Whiplash (2014), The King of Comedy (1982), Spice World (1997), Ford v Ferrari (2019), A Perfect Man (2015), The L.A. Complex (2012), American Dreamz (2006), Amadeus (1984), Burlesque (2010).
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255K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Musical
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago.
Style:
sexy, witty, stylized, visually stunning, period piece ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night
Plot:
broadway, femme fatale, desire for fame, lovers, jail, prison, musician, lawyer, jazz, satire, execution, brutality ...
Time:
1920s, 1900s, 2000s, 20th century, year 2002 ...
Place:
chicago, usa, illinois
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1.1M
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Style:
dramatic, realistic, psychological, motivational, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, teen drama, adult
Plot:
music, jazz, obsession, emotional abuse, mentor, musician, teachers and students, drummer, follow your dream, desire for fame, musician's life, public humiliation ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
manhattan new york city, north america, peru, new york, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
Style:
tragicomedy, black comedy, dark comedy, funny, satirical ...
Plot:
character study, obsession, desire for fame, ambition, delusion, showbiz, dark humor, satire, artists and showbiz, nervous breakdown, kidnapping, manic ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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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: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 152 min.
Story:
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the ...
Style:
inspirational, realistic, captivating, exciting, historical drama ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, adult
Plot:
racing, car, car racing, racecar driver, car race, talented, auto mechanic, race car, rise to the top, race, desire for fame, auto racing ...
Time:
60s, year 2019, 20th century, year 1959, 2010s ...
Place:
france, los angeles, italy
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A struggling writer finds a shortcut to fame, but a blackmailer threatens to ruin his perfect life.
Style:
serious, suspenseful, realistic, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
fall in love, writers, desire for fame, writer's life, hidden identity, love and romance, plagiarism, young man, artists and showbiz, cons and scams, blackmail, hallucination ...
Time:
year 2015, 21st century
Place:
france, algeria
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Six young performers having been dubbed “most likely to succeed” in their hometowns now face the challenges and opportunities of a lifetime in the City of Angels.
Style:
sexy, realistic, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
desire for fame, temptation, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, hopes, sex scene, follow your dream, talent agent, roommate, dancer, hot and sexy, comedian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, southern california
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern gal (Moore) and a showtunes-loving young man from ...
Style:
feel good, parody, humorous, melancholic, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
satire, desire for fame, agent, contests and competitions, disorder, rising to stardom, head of state, media, state affairs, ambition, artists and showbiz, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
iraq, usa, manhattan new york city, ohio, new york
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464K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA, France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
The incredible story of genius musician Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, told in flashback by his peer and secret rival Antonio Salieri – now confined to an insane asylum.
Style:
clever, costume drama, period piece, atmospheric, historical drama ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
classical music, music, composer, genius, mozart, musician, envy, opera, character study, musician's life, mentor, prodigy ...
Time:
18th century, 1790s, 1820s, 1800s, 1780s ...
Place:
vienna, austria, eastern europe, italy, europe ...
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99K
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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554K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A biographical drama centered on the rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One motor-racing season.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, exciting, clever, visually stunning ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
racing, race car, car race, racecar driver, formula 1, success, rise to the top, motor sport, car racing, race, world champion, rivalry ...
Time:
70s, year 2013, 2010s, year 1970, year 1976 ...
Place:
europe, britain, vienna, japan, mount fuji ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon take the music world by storm when they form the rock 'n' roll band Queen in 1970. Hit songs like "Killer Queen", "Bohemian ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, rough, sexy, period piece ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, adult
Plot:
musician, music, lgbt, gay, aids, rock band, singer, rock music, musician's life, friendship between men, music industry, rock concert ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1984, year 1982, year 1975 ...
Place:
atlanta georgia, england, britain, edinburgh scotland, munich germany ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
Style:
humorous, sitcom, not serious, realistic, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
baseball, desire for fame, dark humor, stupidity, teacher, ambition, lifestyle, ex athlete, obsession, coach, loser, delusion ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, hawaii, mexico, usa
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128K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at ...
Style:
entertaining, sexy, romantic, rom com, sensual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, date night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
dancing, music, nightclub, ambition, dancer's life, love affair, father daughter relationship, nightlife, parents and children, hopes, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, employer employee relationship ...
Time:
2000s, year 2000, y2k, 80s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Neil and Ivan McCormick, two Irish brothers who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their high school friends U2 become the biggest band in the world.
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, realistic, witty ...
Plot:
desire for fame, follow your dream, friends, teenage life, teenage boy, brother brother relationship, rock and roll, family relations, hopes, youth, rivalry, coming of age ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1976, 70s
Place:
europe, dublin ireland, ireland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A recently outed soap opera actor crosses paths with a recently divorced gay marriage activist, forcing them to confront the price of fame and the fickle nature of celebrity within the gay community.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, touching, humorous, soap opera ...
Plot:
gays and lesbians, male nudity, wedding, resort, desire for fame, gay, lgbtq, gay sex, skinny dipping, lgbt, lifestyle, couples ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
palm springs california, california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
A coming of age story about an inner-city youth raised by a hardworking single mother. When his dream of becoming a basketball player fails to materialize, he finds himself employed in a supermarket. After his mother is tragically gunned down, ...
Style:
hood, serious, rough, realistic, crime drama ...
Plot:
desire for fame, hip hop, life is a bitch, youth, family relations, basketball, gang, black, hopes, rivalry, urban, criminal heroes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Taiwan
Story:
After facing an irresistible change, what is she? Still him? Two women with different personalities have unexpectedly become the best sisters - He Xizhen, Liu Wanting, who like the above students at the same time, but in fact Wen Haosheng has long ...
Style:
suspenseful, captivating, serious, semi serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
love triangle, desire for fame, friendship, lgbtq, transgender, transsexuality, lgbt teen, asian girl, love and romance, transsexual, culture clash, ambitious woman ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After a talent scout spots her performing with her dog Boi at a charity gala, Sharpay Evans sets off for the bright lights of NYC, convinced instant fame and fortune are in the bag. But theatre's a dog-eat-dog world. Fortunately, Sharpay also ...
Style:
humorous, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, teen ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
showbiz, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, rivalry, human animal relationship, love and romance, desire for fame, follow your dream, actor's life, musician's life, disorder, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil is an Emmy Nominated animated television series created by animator Sandro Corsaro, about a young boy named Clarence "Kick" Buttowski, who aspires to become the world's greatest daredevil. It became ...
Style:
exciting, slapstick comedy, humorous, not serious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
follow your dream, desire for fame, young heroes, male protagonist, heroes, best friend, skateboard, superhero, adventurer, young boy, 14 year old boy, 8 year old girl ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Denny, a free spirit and artist falls for Ryan, a straight laced lawyer. When Denny questions gender their love is tested.
Style:
sincere, captivating, dramatic, serious, romantic drama ...
Plot:
lgbtq, desire for fame, gender, relationships, couple relations, painter, gender issues, lawyer, love affair, lgbt, self discovery, acceptance ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A 14 year old boy, struggling with gender identity and religion, begins to use fantasy to escape his life in the inner city and find his passion in the process.
Style:
sexy, lgbt cinema, psychological, sincere, light ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay interest, gay teenager, gay lead character, trans woman, rejection, gay slur, death of father, gay crush, desire for fame, gay, coming of age, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
greenwich village manhattan new york city, usa, indiana, new york
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Sweden, Finland
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Kim, Bella and Momo are three fourteen-year-old girls who discover a fantastic flower with magic qualities: by drinking its nectar they are transformed into boys and they enter a new world. At first they enjoy their newly found freedom, but soon ...
Style:
psychological, ambiguous ending, contemplative, unusual plot structure, disturbing ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
gender bending, coming of age, friendship, unrequited love, desire for fame, lgbt, transsexual, lgbtq, youth, school, love triangle, marijuana ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: Israel
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
HaShir Shelanu is an Israeli daily comical musical drama that had finished its 4th season airing on the yes-5 Israeli Movie Channel and repeating on Channel 2. The last episode aired in April 2007.
Style:
semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
desire for fame, musician's life, ambition, lifestyle, ego clash, rivalry, society, love triangle, music band, artists and showbiz, love and romance, fall in love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
israel, middle east
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Belgium, Netherlands, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Jean is a family man and factory worker who dreams of becoming a songwriter. Pinning his hopes on his teenage daughter, Marva, he takes her to singing contests in which the awkward and overweight girl struggles to belt out a tune. When Jean is ...
Style:
touching, satirical, humorous, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
kidnapping, father daughter relationship, working class, obsession, farce, crime gone awry, unemployment, showbiz, desire for fame, unlikely criminals, obsessive quest, teenage life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
europe, belgium, australia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Serge Tanneur (Fabrice Luchini) is at the pinnacle of his acting career when he decides to turn his back on show business and become a hermit living off of France’s Atlantic coast. Three years later, Gauthier Valence (Lambert Wilson), a beloved TV ...
Style:
semi serious, witty, touching, humorous, minimal cast ...
Plot:
friendship between men, cycling, comeback, adult film industry, aspiring actress, love triangle, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, retirement, porn actress, friendship, lifestyle, desire for fame ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Trust Me follows flailing Hollywood agent Howard, who seemingly strikes gold after signing the next big child star. What results is an unexpected ride through the nasty inner workings of Hollywood, as Howard desperately tries to make it in an ...
Style:
humorous, cynical, semi serious, realistic, independent film ...
Plot:
starlet, showbiz, desire for fame, ambition, lifestyle, prodigy, artists and showbiz, rivalry, intrigue, youth, celebrity culture, dishonesty ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Musical prodigy, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) struggles to become a star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a new romance with ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sentimental, emotional, inspirational ...
Plot:
musician's life, family relations, ambition, rising to stardom, desire for fame, lifestyle, music band, artists and showbiz, family problems, showbiz, black, african american ...
Time:
year 2012, 60s, 20th century
Place:
michigan, detroit, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Party Down is an American comedy television series that follows a Los Angeles, California, catering team for the titular company. The sextet of aspiring Hollywood actors and writers, as well as drifting lost souls, work small-time catering gigs ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, cynical ...
Plot:
comedian, workplace, party, actor, desire for fame, friendship, workplace situations, partner, disorder, team, coworker, hollywood ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi-occupied Paris through his successful song-writing years in the 1960s to his death in 1991 at the age of 62.
Style:
surreal, atmospheric, sincere, lyrical, visually appealing ...
Plot:
musician, jazz, biopic, sex, songwriter, music, success, artist, female nudity, musician's life, art, introspection ...
Time:
60s, 80s, 20th century, 70s, 1940s ...
Place:
paris france, france, israel, europe, tokyo
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