| Black Swan (2010) | 8.0 | |
| UnREAL (2015) | 7.7 | |
| A Chorus Line (1985) | 6.2 | |
| Entourage (2015) | 6.5 | |
| Skip Beat! (2008) | 7.8 |
Showbiz movies and TV shows – page 3
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List of showbiz movies
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The life of reclusive and eccentric Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson.
Style:
emotional, factual, intense, talky, melancholic ...
Plot:
musician, mental illness, pop music, music, biopic, songwriter, psychotherapist, drug abuse, medical malpractice, hearing voices, nervous breakdown, relationships ...
Time:
60s, year 1939, year 1992, year 1971, year 1995 ...
Place:
california, los angeles, malibu california, usa, southern california ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the ...
Style:
parody, spoof, satirical, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, mime, showbiz, hollywood, creativity, actor's life, comeback, alcohol abuse, disorder, artists and showbiz, goofy hero ...
Time:
year 1976, 70s, 20th century, 1930s, 1920s ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, los angeles, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A Hollywood Film unit invades a small Vermont town leading to wholesale abandonment of values and virtue. A smart, warm and funny movie - and not just for movie buffs. Tagline: When a film crew came to Waterford, Vermont - They Shot First And Asked ...
Style:
feel good, independent film, talky, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, filmmaking, satire, hollywood, showbiz, seduction, actor, greed, movie business, lifestyle, love and romance, small town life ...
Time:
20th century, year 2000, 90s
Place:
new england, vermont, england
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14K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
Style:
atmospheric, psychological, factual, stylized, realistic ...
Plot:
jazz, music, biopic, drug abuse, addiction, heroin, drug addict, musician, childhood, character study, musician's life, showbiz ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1988, 20th century, 50s
Place:
usa, brooklyn new york city, africa
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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, 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: Comedy, Drama, Music, War
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs Henderson suggests they add ...
Style:
feel good, sentimental, emotional, period piece, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, closeted homosexual, brutality, unwanted pregnancy, showbiz, couples, art, friendship, nobility, chorus line, audition, love and romance ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century, year 2005, year 1937
Place:
london, england, france, europe, west end london ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: Australia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A new-wave extravaganza in which a young woman wants to become the next big singer with the help of her friends and despite the wishes of her working class family.
Style:
erotic, realistic, laugh out loud, psychotronic, semi serious ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
couples, hopes, friends, cinderella story, love and romance, follow your dream, artists and showbiz, ambition, showbiz, rising to stardom, musician's life, rock and roll ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new south wales
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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: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co-founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the band.
Style:
realistic, serious, erotic, captivating, retro ...
Plot:
rock, musician, music, drug abuse, musician's life, showbiz, male nudity, rock star, orgy, swimming, swimming pool, rise and fall ...
Time:
year 2005, 60s
Place:
britain, paris france, morocco, munich germany, london
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany, Canada
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.
Style:
dark comedy, semi serious, suspenseful, stylized, non-linear ...
Plot:
secret agent, cia, hitman, double agent, double life, undercover, marriage proposal, kgb, spy, intrigue, profanity, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2002, 1940s, 2000s, y2k, 70s ...
Place:
california, los angeles, mexico, new york, latin america ...
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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: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star — the first ...
Style:
entertaining, satirical, suspense, light, humorous ...
Plot:
cyberpunk, hollywood, computer, female robot, artificial intelligence, artists and showbiz, rise to the top, dishonesty, showbiz, obsession, creativity, technology ...
Time:
future, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, taj mahal
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Alexey Zaitsev is a professional showman. Restless agent and endless activities further and further alienate Zaitsev from the beloved. But the main problem is that he's been lying to everyone all his life, since kindergarten. And once the ...
Style:
feel good, funny, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
lie, showbiz, deception, relationships, satire, escapades, revelation, truth, changing lives, male female relationship, lifestyle change, humour ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
russia, moscow russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
TV show
Story:
The main character is Monika Borecka, TV producer and manager. She is a modern woman of success - strong, attractive, hard-working and self-confident. Seemingly, she's leading a perfect life: she's on the peak of her career, makes money, ...
Style:
dramatic, thought provoking, captivating, serious, emotional ...
Plot:
showbiz, betrayal, hospital, drug dealing, manager, female protagonist, redemption, second chance, city, money, artists and showbiz, big city ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
poland
Is relevant?
225
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Young-Bin is a rising star actor in South Korea. He has been best friends with Ho-Jin, Joon and Geobook since they were all children. Young-Bin belongs to a management company with Kim Eun-Gab as the CEO.
Style:
satirical, disturbing, entertaining, semi serious, captivating ...
Plot:
actor, showbiz, friendship, celebrity, ambition, problem, friends, satire, slice of life, celebrity culture, male friendship, loyalty ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A travelling theater group has so much action going on behind-the-scenes it almost ruins the performances.
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, witty, light ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
actor's life, nothing goes right, theater, theatre play, love and romance, disorder, showbiz, workplace situations, eternal love, actor, backstage, farce ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
iowa, new york, miami, cleveland ohio, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A satire about desperate hustling, pop philosophy and big money.
Style:
independent film, humorous, captivating, light, witty ...
Plot:
satire, dark humor, showbiz, film producer, american dream, danger, guru, filmmaking, husband wife relationship, rivalry, artists and showbiz, destiny ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Three beautiful aspiring actresses embark on a mission to break into the competitive Los Angeles acting scene only to discover the road leading to stardom comes at a price.
Style:
psychological, captivating, sincere, touching, emotional ...
Plot:
longing, hollywood, ambition, showbiz, price of fame, actress, female friendship, down on your luck, rising to stardom, glory, life is a bitch, mishap ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles
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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
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of ...
Style:
humorous, realistic, captivating, stylized, sentimental ...
Plot:
comedian, showbiz, actor's life, ambition, aging, desire for fame, family life, talent agent, rise and fall, rise to the top, judaism, fame ...
Time:
20th century, year 1992, 90s
Place:
new york, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
Style:
inspirational, depressing, touching, humorous, tragicomedy ...
Plot:
comedian, biopic, showbiz, wrestler, female nudity, sexism, character study, prank, life philosophy, human spirit, actor's life, rising to stardom ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century, year 1999, 70s ...
Place:
new york, usa, north america, manhattan new york city, lithuania ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Yuya is part of the idol duo ZINGS, but his laziness and disdain for fans puts him in danger of getting blacklisted. That is, until he meets Asahi, the ghost of a former idol who’s eager to stage her own comeback by possessing Yuya's willing ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, feel good, light ...
Plot:
idol, ghost, showbiz, supernatural, possession, artists and showbiz, singer, music, performer's life, dream, music band, death ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A debt collector takes over the management of a group of starlets after their talent agent defaults on a loan, but soon finds he's in over his head.
Style:
feel good, humorous, entertaining, captivating, funny ...
Plot:
showbiz, satire, businessman, entertainment, entertainment industry, business, escapades, pop star, celebrity culture, fish out of water, glamour, pop music ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
hong kong, china
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
The Carpetbaggers is a 1964 American film starring George Peppard as a character based largely on Howard Hughes and Alan Ladd as a former western gunslinger turned actor with the pseudonym Nevada Smith, played the following year in a prequel ...
Style:
retro, cynical, clever, stylized, serious ...
Plot:
hollywood, showbiz, aviation, stepmother, sex, love story, friendship, filmmaking, uncontrollable, couples, family problems, friends ...
Time:
1920s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
This is the story of two male prostitutes who want to become professional actors and how they struggle to get into show business.
Style:
sexy, humorous, captivating, sentimental, light ...
Plot:
male prostitution, glamour, showbiz, love, pimp, nightlife, audition, gay, friendship, drug, party, nightclub ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, emotional, teen, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, suicide attempt, police officer, musician, black romance, fall in love, happy ending, showbiz, domestic abuse, price of fame, public humiliation, singer ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
indiana, usa, los angeles, london, mexico ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Bettie Page grew up in a conservative religious family in Tennessee and became a photo model sensation in 1950s New York. Bettie's legendary pin-up photos made her the target of a Senate investigation into pornography, and transformed her into ...
Style:
erotic, melancholic, sexy, black and white, factual ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
rape, photography, female nudity, sexualized violence, sex, photographer, bdsm, female protagonist, sexual abuse, investigation, sexual awakening, religion ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 2005, 1940s ...
Place:
usa, tennessee, new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As a writer named Mike struggles to shepherd his semi-autobiographical sitcom into development, his vision is slowly eroded by a domineering network executive named Lenny who favors trashy reality programming. The irony, of course, is that every ...
Style:
satirical, melancholic, witty, semi serious, funny ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sarcasm, television, showbiz, audition, deadpan, farce, artists and showbiz, media satire, nothing goes right, actor's life, strong female character, filmmaking ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
usa, los angeles
Is relevant?
42K
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A powerful family drama about the head of a music empire whose three sons and ex-wife all battle for his throne.
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, exciting, soap opera ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
music, music business, hip hop, artists and showbiz, gay son, rapper, african american family, gay, ceo, musician's life, hip hop culture, sibling rivalry ...
Time:
2010s, 2020s, 21st century
Place:
indiana, idaho, new york, usa
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