Meta movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant meta movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out meta, satirical, surreal, metafiction, clever and psychological films and TV shows about / with satire, filmmaking, film within a film, dialogue, mentor, storytelling, obsession, brutality, violence and cult plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Horror genres shot in USA, France, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as meta: Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015), Scream VI (2023), Ultra Low (2018), The Curse (2023), Adaptation. (2002), Spaceballs (1987), Tropic Thunder (2008), It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986), Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963), Last Action Hero (1993).
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Genre: Crime, Horror, Thriller
Country: Romania
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
An aspiring Romanian filmmaker obsessed with Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway goes to shocking extremes to convince Anne to star in his upcoming film.
Style:
slasher, mumblecore, mockumentary, meta, suspense ...
Plot:
found footage, psychopath, obsession, filmmaking, mental illness, kidnapping, unrequited love, delusion, violence, torture, exploitation, woman in danger ...
Place:
romania, eastern europe, iraq
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147K
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Following the latest Ghostface killings, the four survivors leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter.
Style:
slasher, slasher horror, dark, meta, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
serial killer, characters killed one by one, mystery killer, asthmatic, killer, characters murdered one by one, roommate roommate relationship, secret relationship, therapist, father daughter relationship, shrine, sister sister relationship ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
A Seattle-based filmmaking team struggles to break down the doors of Hollywood.
Style:
meta, comedy drama
Plot:
filmmaking, creative process, film industry, behind the scenes, hollywood, ambition, self doubt, realism, perseverance, casting, friendship, satire ...
Time:
2010s
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17K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple as they try to conceive a child while co-starring on their problematic new HGTV show.
Style:
black comedy, meta, psychological, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
young couple, curse, married couple, family relations, male female relationship, couples, relationships, lifestyle, newlyweds, wanting a baby, couple relations, problem ...
Place:
new mexico
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213K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
Style:
philosophical, satirical, cerebral, clever, absurd ...
Plot:
depression, satire, twins, filmmaking, siblings relations, writer's block, mentally unstable, imagination, loser, existentialism, loner, writers ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
florida, new york, california, usa, new orleans
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225K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power ...
Style:
parody, spoof, funny, cult classic, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
space opera, space and aliens, space travel, space battle, wilhelm scream, satire, alien, farce, star wars, outer space, stupidity, rescue ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Vietnam veteran 'Four Leaf' Tayback's memoir, Tropic Thunder, is being made into a film, but Director Damien Cockburn can’t control the cast of prima donnas. Behind schedule and over budget, Cockburn is ordered by a studio executive ...
Style:
parody, hilarious, funny, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
satire, profanity, jungle, wilhelm scream, stupidity, vietnam war, showbiz, dark humor, violent, helicopter crash, adaptation, storytelling ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
vietnam, southeast asia, hawaii, asia
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
It's Garry Shandling's Show is an American sitcom which was initially broadcast on Showtime from 1986 to 1990. It was created by Garry Shandling and Alan Zweibel. The show is notable for its frequent use of breaking the fourth wall to ...
Style:
sitcom, meta, sarcastic, witty, parody ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
satire, monologue, deadpan, comedian, self referential humor, love interest, neighbor, stand up comedian, breaking the fourth wall, studio, stand up, condominium ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
With 8 ½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.
Style:
psychological, art house, cerebral, philosophical, surreal ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
surrealism, childhood, filmmaking, midlife crisis, loneliness, stream of consciousness, flashback, memory, satire, catholic, dream, actress ...
Time:
20th century, year 1963, 60s, 1930s
Place:
italy, europe, paris france, france, england ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Danny is obsessed with a fictional movie character action hero Jack Slater. When a magical ticket transports him into Jack's latest adventure, Danny finds himself in a world where movie magic and reality collide. Now it's up to Danny to ...
Style:
entertaining, parody, exciting, spoof, black comedy ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
magic, heroes, parallel universe, satire, chase, dark humor, gunfight, boy, fish out of water, child in peril, villain, buddy ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, los angeles, california, usa, new york state ...
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Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A town – where everyone seems to be named Johnson – is in the way of the railroad and, in order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is ...
Style:
parody, spoof, humorous, funny, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
farce, cowboy, satire, old west, racism, absurd humor, cowboys and outlaws, small town, gay slur, chess, gunfight, ethnic slur ...
Time:
19th century, 70s, 1870s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, america, arizona, california
Is relevant?
1.2M
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Deadpool tells the origin story of former Special Forces operative turned mercenary Wade Wilson, who after being subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers, adopts the alter ego Deadpool. Armed with his new ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, entertaining, parody, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, manly ...
Plot:
superhero, revenge, fight scenes, comic book, superhuman powers, immortality, anti hero, invulnerability, dark hero, regeneration, sarcasm, mutant ...
Time:
2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
america, usa, new york
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438K
Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A killer known as Ghostface begins killing off teenagers, and as the body count begins rising, one girl and her friends find themselves contemplating the 'rules' of horror films as they find themselves living in a real-life one.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, scary, suspense, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, date night
Plot:
serial killer, high school, teenager, psychopath, maniac, small town, masked killer, murder, woman in danger, teenage life, brutality, twists and turns ...
Time:
90s, year 1996, 20th century, 80s
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In this meta horror film, a demonic entity uses the fictional character of Freddy Krueger to enter the real world and torment "Elm Street" heroine Heather Langenkamp and her family.
Style:
slasher, scary, sexy, bloody, psychological ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
supernatural horror, supernatural, nightmare on elm street, filmmaking, blood, serial killer, hospital, sleeping, insomnia, psychopath, alternate reality, death ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
ohio, los angeles, california, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Steve Coogan, an arrogant actor with low self-esteem and a complicated love life, is playing the eponymous role in an adaptation of "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" being filmed at a stately home. He constantly spars ...
Style:
humorous, witty, talky, cynical, parody ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, circumcision, adaptation, creativity, art, storytelling, dialogue, couples, artists and showbiz, showbiz, nosy ...
Time:
year 2005, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Dreaming of fame and fortune, a local Denver performer hires two indie filmmakers to come to town and make a film with him as the star.
Style:
meta, mockumentary, psychological
Plot:
filmmaking, identity, ambition, behind the scenes, showbiz, character study, satire, intimate, bittersweet, role playing, obsession, found footage ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
colorado
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
A filmmaker continues shooting his film after his funding is pulled.
Style:
emotional, serious, realistic, disturbing, independent film ...
Plot:
gay, gender, gays and lesbians, dying, filmmaker, filmmaking, character study, lgbtq, memory, homosexuality, morphine, loneliness ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
God comes to Earth in order to make a film.
Style:
meta, lighthearted, uplifting, ironic, cerebral ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
satire, creative process, behind the scenes, culture clash, god, urban, body swapping, female nudity, writers, hollywood, invisibility, filmmaking ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Marc, a bipolar and paranoid filmmaker, cannot tolerate seeing his current project picked apart by his producers. The clips he’s been able to sneak a look at lead him to fear the worst. With his editor as an accomplice, he manages to spirit away ...
Style:
psychological, meta, satirical, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
satire, bipolar disorder, creative process, creative block, character study, paranoia, mental illness, filmmaking, family relations, social problems, family problems, relationships ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When two idiot friends realize all "faith based" films make buckets of cash, they set out on a mission to make one of their own.
Style:
meta, buddy comedy, parody, spoof, light hearted ...
Plot:
satire, religion, friendship, irreverent, young adult, ambition, hollywood, behind the scenes, culture clash, scam, entrepreneurship, coming of age ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Austria
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
South African enfant terrible filmmaker and artiste-cineaste Manus Oosthuizen meets with Rotten Tomatoes-approved indie film critic Babette Cruickshank in an Echo Park sound studio. With key members of Manus's crew joining, they record an audio ...
Style:
meta, experimental, art house, atmospheric, surreal ...
Plot:
found footage, filmmaker, arthouse horror, artist, recording studio, critic, macabre, obsession, identity, slow burn, claustrophobia, guilt ...
Place:
south africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
The CG anime centers around the extracurricular activities of students.
Style:
anime, meta, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
friendship, satire, school club, school, improv, japanese schoolgirl, high school life, friends, lifestyle, schoolgirl, slice of life, high school ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that every episode will be about the making of the previous episode. ...
Style:
satirical, meta, independent film, captivating, entertaining ...
Plot:
filmmaking, behind the scenes, talk show, escapades, backstage, satire, creative process, urban, autobiography, intimate, character study, small community ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
brooklyn new york city, new york
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Humans have created many stories. Joy, sadness, anger, deep emotion. Stories shake our emotions, and fascinate us. However, these are only the thoughts of bystanders. But what if the characters in the story have "intentions"? To them, are ...
Style:
anime, meta, captivating, tense, futuristic ...
Plot:
isekai, fight, combat, battles, fantasy world, parallel world, writers, wizards and magicians, good versus evil, ambition, alternate reality, showdown ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Snoogans! What are Jay and Silent Bob doing in Canada? Rewind….what are they doing at DEGRASSI! One major perk to being a director is that you can live out your fantasies. Kevin Smith's fantasy? To be featured in a three episode arc of ...
Style:
humorous, meta, feel good, sitcom, semi serious ...
Plot:
jay and silent bob, satire, high school, filmmaking, filmmaker, school, high school life, humour, escapades, irreverent, behind the scenes, adult humor ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
toronto ontario canada, canada
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A beautiful-yet-awkward genius recruits three otaku to protect Akihabara. Powered only by their own delusions, and aiming to be acknowledged as a true Sentai team, they become the Unofficial Sentai, Akibaranger!
Style:
super sentai, parody, meta, semi serious, feel good ...
Plot:
superhero, satire, kaiju, battles, fight, supernatural ability, supernatural power, supernatural, superpower, heroes, fan culture, pop culture ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mudane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising ...
Style:
sentimental, romantic, sexy, surreal, humorous ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love story, movie star, magic realism, daydreamer, satire, writers, surrealism, imagination, unlikely couple, life turned upside down, fish out of water, real world ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1985, 1900s, year 1935
Place:
usa, new jersey, new york
Is relevant?
26K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into ...
Style:
avant garde, realistic, semi serious, spiritual, meta ...
Plot:
filmmaking, filmmaker, hidden identity, trial, uncover truth, cons and scams, legal, courtroom, iranian, reporter, mistaken identity, true crime ...
Time:
year 1990, 20th century, 80s, year 1989
Place:
tehran iran, iran, middle east, persia, kurdistan ...
Is relevant?
77K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio ...
Style:
parody, funny, humorous, witty, spoof ...
Audience:
family friendly, date night
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, satire, movie business, dog, actor, cameraman, deception, african american, actress, audition, desire for fame ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, north america
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Five college friends spend the weekend at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
Style:
scary, bloody, mind bending, slasher, lovecraft ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
monster, creature, supernatural, woods, cabin in the woods, survival, trapped, cosmic horror, fear, zombie, death, werewolf ...
Time:
year 2012, 20th century, year 2000, year 2009, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, seattle
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