Casting movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant casting movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, emotional, psychological, realistic, tense and period piece films and TV shows about / with casting, behind the scenes, ambition, filmmaking, actor, film industry, actress, showbiz, satire and audition plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, India and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as casting: Casting Couch (2000), Starry Eyes (2014), Unscripted (2005), Cracks in the Shell (2011), Daisy Diamond (2007), The Callback Queen (2013), The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980), The Road to Coronation Street (2010), Man of the Match (2022), Gossip (2000).
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List of casting movies
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Ever wonder what young, beautiful would-be starlets might endure to get their "big break?" Casting Couch answers the question with a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most unscrupulous talent interviews ever recorded. It is just good, ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, erotic, captivating
Plot:
casting couch, erotica, lesbian sex, casting, audition, seductive woman, swinger, sexploitation, seduction, backstage, sexy woman, eroticism ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, Belgium
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Style:
creepy, surreal, suspenseful, disturbing, atmospheric ...
Plot:
gory, ambition, aspiring actress, hollywood, religions or cults, secret society, violence, casting couch, casting, body horror, violent, occult ...
Time:
2010s, year 2014, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Unscripted is the on going tales of three out of work actors navigating the rough terrain of Los Angeles. In a land where the universal word for actors is "No", Unscripted takes a look at these three kind souls just trying to survive. ...
Style:
humorous, semi serious, light, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, actor's life, showbiz, media, lifestyle, aspiring actor, casting, audition, hollywood, satire, media satire, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Fine suffers from not being seen but she also does her best at not being noticed, even though she is an acting student. At night, when her mentally handicapped sister Jule cannot get to sleep and stereotypically bangs her head against the wall, Fine ...
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, realistic, gloomy
Plot:
losing-it hero, actor's life, artists and showbiz, power relations, actress, mentor protege relationship, self destructing, audition, theater, casting, disability, school ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A tragic story about Anna who dreams of one thing only: making it as an actress. She moves from Sweden to Copenhagen to pursue her dream. But fate has something else in store for her. Though she struggles to give her 4 month old daughter a good ...
Style:
sexy, disturbing, erotic, brutal, rough ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
making love, baby, casting, motherhood, dead child, movie business, actress, female protagonist, swedish, audition, director, strong sexual content ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
copenhagen, denmark, europe, scandinavia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the cut-throat London film industry a vivacious actress chasing her big break struggles to maintain her integrity in the face of the director's advances.
Style:
feel good, humorous, captivating, light, sex comedy ...
Plot:
casting, love, film producer, mentor, friendship, actress, female protagonist, ambition, employer employee relationship, flirting, agent, filmmaking ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, london
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
This is the story of how one of the famous movie roles was cast. The role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind.
Style:
historical drama, period piece, tension, costume drama
Plot:
hollywood, behind the scenes, film industry, casting, filmmaking, biopic, talent show, rivalry, ambition, glamour, nostalgia, fame ...
Time:
1930s
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
The story of how 22 year old writer Tony Warren conceived, wrote and fought for the record breaking UK TV series Coronation Street.
Style:
sentimental, suspenseful, touching, factual, tense ...
Plot:
aspiring writer, british, casting, acting audition, biopic, behind the scenes, media industry, determination, ambition, working class, nostalgia, realism ...
Time:
60s, year 1960
Place:
manchester, northern england
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A Director calls for an audition and makes a movie out of it by creating conflicts between the artists who attend the audition. First of its kind realistic commercial film in Kannada that has multiple characters and touches upon current social ...
Style:
meta, black comedy, tense, biting, experimental ...
Plot:
filmmaking, casting, audition, conflict, competition, creative process, behind the scenes, satire, social commentary, irreverent, political satire, social issues ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Ten actresses test films for the title role of a remake of "Queen Christina".
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous
Plot:
producer, rivalry, film industry, showbiz, casting, competition, hollywood, director, aspiration, behind the scenes, dream, backstage ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, eastern europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
A genius film director, Tadashi Kobayashi holds an audition for his new film project. Several actors and actresses answer the open call, but most will only be cast as extras. Can the film come to a completion without accident?
Style:
captivating, semi serious, disturbing
Plot:
filmmaking, audition, casting, filmmaker, actor, film industry, acting audition, actress, horniness, japanese girl, mad woman, slim ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
A young couple receives unwanted visits from family members while trying to cast their independent feature film.
Style:
independent film, realistic, dark comedy
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, casting, intimate, frustration, behind the scenes, embarrassment, slice of life, satire, confined space, couples
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Two American executives for a cosmetics company travel to the Greek islands in search for a model for their new line of suntan lotion, "Venus". They run into more than they bargained for
Style:
atmospheric, erotic, light hearted, romantic comedy, period piece
Plot:
island, beach, cosmetics, mediterranean, casting, summer, lesbian sex, travel, glamour, business trip, fashion, escapism ...
Time:
80s
Place:
greece
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331
Genre: Drama
Country: India
TV show
Story:
KrishnaDas is a gangster. The doctor tells das that he has a stomach cancer. Ajay dream to become a filmmaker. Keerthi is the niece of a film stars manager. Vishwa and Aishwarya breakup during shooting refuse to work. Das threatens Ajay and Keerthi ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, crime drama, tense ...
Plot:
film industry, filmmaking, murder, gangster, murder mystery, movie star, intrigue, filmmaker, movie business, film producer, problem, male female relationship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
india
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Faced with financial ruin, an aging theater director struggling to stay relevant must cast a young action movie star in his new play. When the director's theatrical nature clashes with the movie star's Hollywood attitude, they must figure ...
Style:
captivating, satirical, psychological, thrilling, romantic ...
Plot:
satire, director, actor, rehearsal, theater, filmmaker, movie star, romantic relationship, problem, celebrity, culture clash, hollywood star ...
Place:
london, canada
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A frustrated Agent submits eight actors to audition for the next big Hollywood Movie. Potential career breaks for them and a large payday for her. How will they fair against two LA Casting Directors and the movie's unusual premise?
Style:
indie film, meta, dark comedy
Plot:
audition, actor, hollywood, film industry, dream, agent, ambition, showbiz, aspiration, casting, satire, rejection ...
Place:
los angeles, california
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
What happens when a costumed universal space hero is put out to pasture? Or, rather, the actor portraying him is?
Style:
feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating, emotional ...
Plot:
self discovery, friendship, satire, actor, showbiz, personal growth, coping, washed up star, identity, lifestyle change, friends, changing lives ...
Time:
2010s
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
Story:
David McVicar's spectacular production of Charles Gounod’s Faust, featuring a divine cast of opera’s superstars: Roberto Alagna, Angela Gheorghiu, Bryn Terfel, Simon Keenlyside and Sophie Koch – recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent ...
Style:
thrilling, tense, suspenseful, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
opera, classical music, deal with the devil, faust, live performance, theater, problem, ghost, music, deal, intrigue, orchestra ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Story:
The daily struggles and hopes of an entire group of Mexican actors: Freddy, Sandra, Jonathan, Karina and Jorge, show us what "being an actor" really means on a daily basis.
Style:
independent film, emotional
Plot:
actor, real life, everyday life, behind the scenes, struggle, character study, aspiration, slice of life, intimate, perseverance, film industry, hopes ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
latin america, mexico city, cannes
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Genre: Documentary
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to the attention of legions of fans across the world. A story of how a group of mavericks made an unlikely marriage of hip-hop and history to create ...
Style:
educational
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
interview, hip hop, behind the scenes, theater, creative process, innovation, ambition, choreography, inspiration, passion, crew, american history ...
Time:
2010s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A film-in-film story set in a provincial town in Russia. Pasha is an amateur actress who plays a witch at a local club, but her dream is to play Joan of Arc. In a strike of luck she is cast as Joan of Arc in a big screen film. Now she is torn ...
Style:
inspirational, poignant, emotional, historical drama, sentimental ...
Plot:
joan of arc, unrequited love, female protagonist, aspiring actress, provincial life, village, theater, self discovery, coming of age, identity, resilience, film industry ...
Place:
soviet union, moscow russia, russia, ussr
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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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Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Shakib is a homeless day laborer who never got over the loss of his wife and son in an earthquake years ago. Over the last couple of years, he has developed a relationship with a deaf and mute woman, Ladan. The construction site on which he works ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, psychological, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
character study, grief, working class, tragedy, loss, relationship problems, relationships, filmmaking, love affair, couple relations, life is a bitch, male female relationship ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
This drama is the story of three people, actors who fail to debut after seven years and their lives as they relate to a broadcasting station.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, emotional, intense, satirical
Audience:
adult
Plot:
relationships, producer, behind the scenes, workplace situations, radio announcer, workplace, life, lifestyle, radio station, employer employee relationship, aspiring actor, ambition ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
korea, seoul
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Serbia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Two of the most popular Serbian actors discover a script that they immediately want to work on, forgetting that creating in Serbia isn't as easy as it seems.
Style:
independent film, meta, black comedy, mockumentary
Audience:
adult
Plot:
political satire, satire, film industry, behind the scenes, creative process, filmmaking, compromise, social commentary, ambition, actor, casting, irreverent ...
Place:
serbia, eastern europe
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Genre: Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Su Cheng is a college senior who is a diehard fan of Yen Chu Fei. In order to get close to her idol, she starts working as a personal assistant for a celebrity and eventually signs with a management company headed by Duan Cheng Xuan. Her life ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, inspirational, sentimental
Plot:
female protagonist, envy, showbiz, ambition, celebrity, couple relations, blind ambition, workplace, employer employee relationship, relationships, actress, dream ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: India
Duration: 172 min.
Story:
A notorious gangster is incited to transform into a film hero and opts for a filmmaker and their project descends into a scenario they had never anticipated.
Style:
captivating, thrilling, black comedy, neo noir, period piece ...
Plot:
gangster, filmmaking, aspiring actor, actor, director, filmmaker, problem, mob boss, satire, moral ambiguity, ambition, dark humor ...
Time:
70s
Place:
india
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
Follows a youngster Kalai and his aspirations of becoming a 'Star' in the Tamil Film Industry. Born in a lower-middle-class family, will Kalai overcome all his struggles to emerge as a Star?
Style:
inspirational, realistic, uplifting, emotional, romantic drama
Plot:
ambition, film industry, aspiration, rags to riches, coming of age, dream, perseverance, struggling artist, showbiz, self discovery, sacrifice, casting ...
Time:
2020s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
The true story of the wildly popular television show created by Aaron Spelling and Darren Star during the 1990's.
Style:
soap opera, feel good, entertaining, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
love, father daughter relationship, redhead, hollywood, behind the scenes, male female relationship, love affair, parents and children, family relations, couple relations, friendship, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s
Place:
los angeles
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
When a rookie actor is cast alongside a charming former classmate, he struggles to separate his on-set performance from his true feelings.
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, tension, intense, dramatic ...
Plot:
boys love, actor, fake relationship, chemistry, celebrity, behind the scenes, lgbtq, showbiz, identity, self discovery, workplace romance, slow burn ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
tokyo
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