| Day for Night (1973) | 8.0 | |
| Episodes (2011) | 7.8 | |
| Staged (2020) | 8.5 | |
| Sam Has 7 Friends (2006) | 8.0 | |
| Call My Agent! (2015) | 8.3 |
Actor's life movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant actor's life movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, talky, stylized, interesting and sexy films and TV shows about / with actor's life, artists and showbiz, actor, showbiz, actress, filmmaking, lifestyle, ambition, hollywood and drinking alcohol plots mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as actor's life: The Girl (2012), Perfect Blue (1997), Scarlet Diva (2000), Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), Chaplin (1992), Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011), Noises Off... (1992), Liz & Dick (2012), Smash (2012), Extras (2005).
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List of actor's life movies
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, South Africa, USA, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Director Alfred Hitchcock is revered as one of the greatest creative minds in the history of cinema. Known for his psychological thrillers, Hitchcock’s leading ladies were cool, beautiful and preferably blonde. One such actress was Tippi Hedren, ...
Style:
psychological, serious, captivating, stylized, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, sexual harassment, actor's life, starlet, obsession, movie star, passion, jealousy, screenwriter, movie studio, director, dirty old man ...
Time:
1900s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Animation, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A retired pop singer turned actress' sense of reality is shaken when she is stalked by an obsessed fan and seemingly a ghost of her past.
Style:
adult animation, suspense, suspenseful, surreal, anime ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, murder, obsession, twists and turns, stalking, actor's life, actress, violence, stalker, rising to stardom, danger, mentally unstable ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1997
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.
Style:
sexy, erotic, realistic, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
actor's life, casting couch, sexy woman, sexual assault, female pubic hair, sex scene, lesbian sex, prostitute, drug abuse, bohemian life, career, tragic love ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, los angeles, europe, asia, france ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.
Style:
romantic, feel good, romantic comedy, sexy, teen ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick
Plot:
celebrity, fall in love, love triangle, artists and showbiz, love and romance, hollywood, best friends in love, buddies, movie star, actor's life, social relations, contests and competitions ...
Time:
year 2004, 80s, 21st century
Place:
west virginia, virginia, los angeles, usa, california ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
With the use of flashback, an elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood, closest ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, period piece, costume drama, factual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
biopic, rising to stardom, mccarthyism, childhood, filmmaker, flashback, actor's life, hollywood, female nudity, success, film history, filmmaking ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 70s, 1930s, 1800s ...
Place:
london, california, england, los angeles, switzerland
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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
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: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
On the set of Cleopatra, Hollywood's most beautiful star, Elizabeth Taylor, fell into the arms of one of the world's greatest actors, Richard Burton - and she didn't leave. Their subsequent white-hot, scandalous love affair gave rise ...
Style:
sexy, serious, realistic, stylized
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
actor's life, couples, hollywood, couple relations, renewed love, paparazzi, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, celebrity culture, infidelity, actress, husband wife relationship ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
rome italy, usa, los angeles
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19K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
Smash is an American musical drama television series created by playwright Theresa Rebeck and developed by Robert Greenblatt for NBC. Steven Spielberg served as one of the executive producers. The series was broadcast in the US by NBC and produced ...
Style:
captivating, serious, realistic, stylized, teen ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
dancer, showbiz, actor's life, young woman, producer, actor, ambition, desire for fame, follow your dream, lifestyle, rising to stardom, starlet ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
new york, usa
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63K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Andy Millman gave up his day job five years ago in the hope of achieving the big time, but he’s yet to land a speaking part, let alone saunter down the red carpet to pick up an Oscar. He remains optimistic however, as rubbing shoulders with the ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, cynical ...
Plot:
workplace, actor, aspiring actor, satire, actor's life, desire for fame, celebrity, unsuccessful, popularity, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, nothing goes right ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Australia, Canada, USA
Duration: 165 min.
TV show
Story:
A fictional biography of Marilyn Monroe mixed with series of real events in her life.
Style:
realistic, serious, touching, sincere, contemplative ...
Plot:
actor's life, hollywood, starlet, showbiz, historical figure, desire for fame, rising to stardom, lifestyle, love and romance, filmmaking, couples, couple relations ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 50s, 1950s, 60s
Place:
venice beach california, usa, maine
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Bahrain
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, and the movie, into an extended flashback to a ...
Style:
melancholic, psychological, serious, sentimental, erotic ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
redemption, actor's life, destiny, older woman teenage boy sex, orgy, secrets, funeral, artists and showbiz, teenage life, haunted by the past, hot and sexy, personal growth ...
Time:
year 2008, 70s, 20th century, 90s
Place:
england, europe, usa, los angeles, california ...
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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, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
The professional and personal life of actor and comedian Peter Sellers was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his ...
Style:
psychological, emotional, stylized, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
comedian, actor's life, showbiz, filmmaking, biopic, inferiority complex, relationships, rising to stardom, lifestyle, rise and fall, family relations, understanding ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 70s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
london, italy, switzerland, rome italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at the 1950's Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic bioepic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without A Cause and Giant.
Style:
sentimental, realistic, serious, captivating, clever ...
Plot:
hollywood, actor, father son relationship, filmmaking, actor's life, death of mother, sports car, gay, voice over narration, biopic, dying young, rising to stardom ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
usa, malibu california, indiana, new york, santa monica california
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to ...
Style:
sentimental, period piece, romantic, melancholic, factual ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
movie star, historical figure, fame, biopic, impossible love, actress, hollywood, celebrity, actor's life, love story, nervous breakdown, ambition ...
Time:
50s, year 2011, 1900s, 1950s, 20th century ...
Place:
england, britain, europe, london, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Style:
depressing, disturbing, compassionate, factual, intense ...
Plot:
mental illness, rich and poor, mother daughter relationship, hollywood, insanity, biopic, actor's life, women, lobotomy, courtroom, domineering mother, family relations ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1930s, 1950s, year 1958 ...
Place:
california, usa, seattle, manhattan new york city, new york
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen (Lauren Bacall). However when his letters are rejected, the fan strikes out at the actresses friends, then at her.
Style:
slasher, suspenseful, psychological, suspense, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
obsession, stalking, obsessed fan, stalker, actress, psychopath, murder, price of fame, maniac, woman in danger, ex husband ex wife relationship, secretary ...
Time:
80s, year 1981
Place:
new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
TV drama based on Richard Burton's diaries, about his last performance in 1983 with ex-wife Elizabeth Taylor. They meet after several years and he agrees to her suggestion that they star in a stage revival on Broadway of Noel Coward's ...
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, stylized, historical drama ...
Plot:
actor's life, couple relations, artists and showbiz, couples, celebrity culture, hollywood, biopic, love, stage play, passion, art, showbiz ...
Time:
20th century, year 1983, 80s
Place:
usa, los angeles, new york, manhattan new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhod of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered ...
Style:
cult classic, inspirational, uplifting, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, master warrior, biopic, filmmaking, actor's life, culture clash, racism, father son relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, training, american dream ...
Time:
1940s, year 1993, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
hong kong, los angeles, seattle, california, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often ...
Style:
sexy, factual, intense, talky, serious ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
sex addict, group sex, friendship, filmmaking, showbiz, adultery, actor's life, addiction, couple relations, homoerotic friendship, promiscuity, character study ...
Time:
70s, year 2002, y2k, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
usa, california, los angeles, arizona
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
As America struggled through the Great Depression in the 1930s, a little girl with big dimples and indescribable charm danced her way into the hearts of moviegoers around the world.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, feel good, independent film
Audience:
family outing, preschool
Plot:
hollywood, youth, actor's life, showbiz, rise to the top, ambition, desire for fame, lifestyle, family relations, rising to stardom, single parent, custody ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s
Place:
usa, california
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not ...
Style:
anime, emotional, adult animation, surreal, touching ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
lost love, female protagonist, actor's life, interview, love and romance, unfulfilled love, haunted by the past, love story, movie star, mother daughter relationship, longing, lovers apart ...
Time:
20th century, year 2001, 1940s, 2000s, 1930s ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, china, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, UK
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, captivating, multicultural ...
Plot:
actor's life, desire for fame, rise to the top, ambition, theater, youth, teachers and students, celebrity culture, showbiz, teenage girl, mother daughter relationship, backstage ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s
Place:
london, england, europe, palestine
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant's life, loves, and troubles.
Style:
parody, semi serious, cynical, witty, humorous ...
Plot:
satire, showbiz, paparazzi, filmmaking, actor's life, celebrity, false accusation, private vs public, celebrity culture, vengeance, journalism, society ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 700 Sundays, legendary comedian and actor Billy Crystal tells the stories of his youth, growing up in the jazz world of Manhattan, his teenage years, and finally adulthood. The Tony Award-winning show is a funny and poignant exploration of family ...
Style:
humorous, talky, realistic, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot:
stand up comedian, childhood, actor's life, artists and showbiz, showbiz, youth, coming of age, parents and children, autobiography, performer's life, biopic, death in the family ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last years when, swimming in vodka and unwilling to face his mortality, he undertook a liaison with an ...
Style:
disturbing, realistic, serious, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
movie star, hollywood, forbidden love, sexual abuse, womanizer, actor's life, love affair, love and romance, youth, life is a bitch, showbiz, teenage life ...
Time:
year 1960, 50s, 20th century, year 2010, year 1959 ...
Place:
cuba, los angeles, new york, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Les Acteurs is the absurd story of Jean-Pierre Marielle desperately waiting for a cup of hot water, the story of a conspiracy against actors, the story of aging actors whose careers are slowly less active than they used to be, but a stunning tribute ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty, surreal ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actor's life, lifestyle, artists and showbiz, showbiz, actress, actor, film industry, television, jazz, midlife crisis, homeless man ...
Time:
90s
Place:
paris france, europe, france
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Based on the novel by Andy Zeffer, "Going Down in LA-LA Land" is a riveting and uncensored look at Hollywood. It is a story that reveals how friendships sustain us and keep us going. It is a tale that reflects our celebrity-obsessed ...
Style:
semi serious, touching, humorous, realistic, lgbt cinema ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
gay, gay interest, closeted homosexual, lgbtq, gay relationship, fame, gay sex, follow your dream, friends, male prostitute, actor, drug addict ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa
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