Actor movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant actor movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, realistic, weird, talky, witty and clever films and TV shows about / with actor, friendship, satire, dialogue, drinking, artists and showbiz, cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, actor's life and pornography plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as actor: Tootsie (1982), Coffee and Cigarettes (2003), Vicious (2013), Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005), James Dean (2001), Beauty Spot (2011), I'm Not There (2007), The Menu (2022), Licorice Pizza (2021), Lost in Translation (2003).
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121K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego -- Dorothy Michaels -- in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
Style:
witty, feel good, sexy, humorous, funny ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
cross dressing, actor, love, actress, theatrical agent, man dressed as a woman, gender disguise, single mother, lgbtq, gender bending, audition, love and romance ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1982
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, california, seattle
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Coffee And Cigarettes is a collection of eleven films from cult director Jim Jarmusch. Each film hosts star studded cast of extremely unique individuals who all share the common activities of conversing while drinking coffee and smoking cigarettes.
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, anthology, clever, black and white ...
Plot:
musician, conversation, addiction, dialogue, actor, art, smoking, dark humor, coffee, sarcasm, cafe, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2003, 70s, 1920s, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, america, paris france, new york ...
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11K
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Freddie and Stuart are an old couple who have been together for decades and bicker constantly. Their lives are turned upside down by their new upstairs neighbor Ash, who is sure to cause trouble in their mundane lives.
Style:
light, humorous, not serious, sitcom, entertaining ...
Plot:
gay, actor, verbal byplay, gay relationship, lgbt, neighbor, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, couple relations, couples, gay couple, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, UK, China
Duration: 161 min.
Story:
A faded TV actor and his stunt double embark on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry during the Helter Skelter reign of terror in 1969 Los Angeles.
Style:
sexy, controversial, black comedy, period piece, twist ending ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
hippie, alternate history, nagging wife, actor, agent, friendship between men, sexy woman, filmmaking, struggling actor, home invasion, friendship, knocked up ...
Time:
year 1969, 2010s, year 2019, 20th century, 60s
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, italy
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who's been training him for his upcoming role...
Style:
detective, neo noir, funny, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
private detective, dark humor, satire, actor, thief, murder mystery, cheerleader, buddy, accidental killing, violent, buddy cop, kidnapping ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 80s, year 1980, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, venice beach california, california, denver colorado, usa ...
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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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255K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
Style:
feel good, sentimental, touching, sweet, artsy ...
Audience:
chick flick, teens, family friendly, date night
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, actor, movie star, love and romance, showbiz, actress, fame, actor's life, movie studio, film industry, art ...
Time:
1920s, 2010s, year 2011, 1930s, 1900s ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, iran
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: UK, France, Germany, Canada, USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Style:
meditative, stylized, lyrical, talky, philosophical ...
Plot:
music, musician, actor, biopic, poet, rock, brutality, musician's life, art, african american, music history, drug ...
Time:
70s, year 1964, year 2007, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
usa, minnesota, new york, manhattan new york city, california ...
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489K
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
A couple travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises.
Style:
suspense, dark comedy, atmospheric, splatter, art house ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
food, restaurant, murder, social satire, food critic, mass murder, perfectionist, chef, grudge, cooking, obsession, actor ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Set in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970s, the film follows a high school student who is also a successful child actor.
Style:
period piece, captivating, teen, comedy drama, funny ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
coming of age, closeted homosexual, first love, actor, jealousy, teenage boy, political campaign, brother brother relationship, age difference, atheism, gay relationship, friendship ...
Time:
year 1973, 2020s, 70s, year 1939, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, new york, pasadena california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, cerebral, intellectual, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, midlife crisis, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, friendship, character study, alienation, fish out of water, melancholy, unlikely couple, actor, hotel room ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, yale university, america ...
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12K
Genre: Drama
Country: Hungary, West Germany, Austria
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the ...
Style:
political, horror musical, art film, mind twisting, disturbing ...
Plot:
nazi, nazi germany, actor, pact with the devil, theater, nazism, ambition, ethics, success, price of fame, female nudity, biopic ...
Time:
year 1981, 1930s, 1920s
Place:
germany, hamburg germany, berlin germany, eastern europe, europe ...
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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: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
Style:
funny, period piece, sexual, humorous, entertaining ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
filmmaking, black man, profanity, actor, comedian, blaxploitation, showbiz, telephone call, film industry, black, money, biopic ...
Time:
year 2019, 70s
Place:
los angeles, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Former Hollywood star Reagan Pearce (Ryan Phillippe) is kidnapped by two men connected to his past while on location in Louisiana. When he wakes up bound and chained in a rundown shack, he soon discovers the real motives of his captors and finds ...
Style:
serious, psychological, tense, suspenseful, realistic
Plot:
kidnapping, actor, attempted rape, insomnia, homoeroticism, revenge, fight, jealousy, rescue, secretly observing, sexual attraction, alligator ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, louisiana
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France, Germany
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
Style:
sentimental, touching, disturbing, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
actor, filmmaking, factory, death, brother sister relationship, singer, doctor, pneumonia, old woman, birthday, dancing, father daughter relationship ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s
Place:
rome italy, italy
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149K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Tells the comedic tale of Eddie Mannix, a fixer who worked for the Hollywood studios in the 1950s. The story finds him at work when a star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming.
Style:
black comedy, humorous, period piece, witty, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, movie star, satire, ransom, filmmaking, gay subtext, showbiz, kidnapping, actor, dark humor, film industry, chinese restaurant ...
Time:
50s, year 2016, 1950s, year 2015, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, greece, usa, california, malibu california
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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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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.
Style:
light, captivating, entertaining, humorous, feel good ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, actor, producer, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, actress, plastic surgery, friend, love, society, friendship, ambition, rivalry ...
Time:
year 2017
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
"I'll make it so your body's unable to forget mine." Saijou Takato's 5 year reign as the 'Most Huggable No. 1' has been snatched. Stealing his thunder is the newbie actor with a 3-year debut, Azumaya! Towards the ...
Style:
anime, yaoi, captivating, erotic, humorous ...
Plot:
boys love, gay interest, lgbtq, actor, blackmail, blackmailer, gay, slice of life, lgbt, sexual tension, male male relationship, seduction ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Italy, Germany, Iceland
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
Style:
surreal, black comedy, cult classic, talky, humorous ...
Plot:
workplace, office, actor, dishonesty, director, contract, business meeting, dark humor, employer employee relationship, boss and employee, comedy of errors, fish out of water ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
denmark, europe, new jersey
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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: Comedy, Musical
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Toast of London is a British comedy series following Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past who spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on it.
Style:
sitcom, surreal, humorous, light, dark comedy ...
Plot:
actor, unrequited love, celebrity, agent, rivalry, talent agent, ambition, bachelor, female nudity, landlord, performer, sex scene ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Musical, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
The small town agog Hussars entry. Love between cornet and the young actress suddenly faces intrigue made by a St. Petersburg bureaucrat. The actress father dies after being involved in this game and perspectives look dark... But evil will ...
Style:
melancholic, sincere, tragicomedy, costume drama, emotional ...
Plot:
investigation, secret police, jealousy, actor, love, theater, actress, illicit affair, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love affair, social relations, honor ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
russia
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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: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
In a cutthroat world where the life you’re born into decides your success, three aspiring youths are determined to change that perception as they fight for their dreams.
Style:
dorama, sincere, touching, captivating, light ...
Plot:
makeup artist, love triangle, youth, follow your dream, actor, fandom, modeling, professional rivalry, multiple contestants, declaration of love, fashion, entertainment ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: West Germany, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Wings of Desire is Wim Wender’s artistically beautiful film about the lonely and immortal life of angels during a post-war Berlin. It’s a poetic journey from the perspective of the angels of which one falls in love with a living woman and wants ...
Style:
atmospheric, lyrical, meditative, surreal, cerebral ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
philosophy, love, angel, circus, dream, immortality, mortality, surrealism, existentialism, suicide, actor, love story ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1987
Place:
berlin germany, germany, west germany, east germany, europe
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. ...
Style:
detective, talky, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
serial killer, buddy cop, police, movie star, fish out of water, police investigation, murder, actor, buddies, law enforcement, amateur detective, research ...
Time:
90s, future, 80s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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101K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Multiple storylined drama set in 1932, showing the lives of upstairs guest and downstairs servants at a party in a country house in England.
Style:
detective, period piece, costume drama, biting, satirical ...
Plot:
murder, whodunit, society, murder mystery, country estate, estate, high society, murder investigation, butler, police investigation, twists and turns, servant ...
Time:
1930s, year 1932, 20th century, pre world war two, year 2001 ...
Place:
england, detroit, london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Life's Too Short is a British sitcom mockumentary created and written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant from an idea by Warwick Davis, and is as described by Gervais, about "the life of a showbiz dwarf".
Style:
sitcom, mockumentary, funny, cynical, humorous ...
Plot:
comedian, actor, humour, agent, everyday life, fame, actor's life, lifestyle, dark humor, career, showbiz, workplace ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
europe, england
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