Director movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant director movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, realistic, captivating, semi serious, entertaining and serious films and TV shows about / with director, filmmaking, actress, actor, artists and showbiz, film within a film, showbiz, art, producer and boyfriend girlfriend relationship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as director: Rock'n Roll (2017), Ed Wood (1994), Radioland Murders (1994), Development Hell (2013), An Adventure in Space and Time (2013), The Other Side of the Wind (2018), Day for Night (1973), Synecdoche, New York (2008), See You in My 19th Life (2023), Jessie (2011).

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Rock'n Roll (2017)
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: humorous, entertaining, sincere, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: midlife crisis, actor, producer, director, actress, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, love, plastic surgery, male female relationship, family relations, love and romance ...
Time: year 2017
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 7.8
 183K
Ed Wood (1994)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.
Style: black and white, dark comedy, humorous, black comedy, atmospheric ...
Plot: hollywood, showbiz, misfit, biopic, drug addiction, friendship, director, addiction, character study, actress, lgbtq, transvestism ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, 90s, year 1994, 50s
Place: los angeles, california, america, usa
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Radioland Murders (1994)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Musical, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: In 1939, WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to take to America's airwaves. As if the confusion of the premiere night wasn't enough, Penny Henderson, the owner's secretary, must deal with an unhappy sponsor, an overbearing boss and ...
Style: stylized, humorous, witty, suspenseful, semi serious ...
Plot: radio, radio station, murder, husband wife relationship, director, showbiz, twists and turns, murder mystery, secrets, whodunit, investigation, who done it ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, year 1994, year 1939
Place: usa, chicago
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Development Hell (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The story of a failed director and his hodgepodge crew as they search, in vain, for fame and success in the crazy world of Hollywood.
Style: humorous, not serious, realistic, captivating, fake documentary
Plot: filmmaking, hollywood, director, desire for fame, agent, hopes, artists and showbiz, film industry, satire, film producer, fame, actor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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An Adventure in Space and Time (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 86 min.
Story: This special one-off drama travels back in time to 1963 to see how Doctor Who was first brought to the screen. Actor William Hartnell felt trapped by a succession of hard-man roles. Wannabe producer Verity Lambert was frustrated by the TV ...
Style: captivating, sincere, sentimental, atmospheric, stylized ...
Plot: doctor who, time travel, television, producer, director, british, fantasy world, artists and showbiz, cultural icon, backstage, media, biopic ...
Time: 60s, 20th century, year 1964, year 1963, year 1966 ...
Place: england
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The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Iran, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Orson Welles' unfinished masterpiece, restored and assembled based on Welles' own notes. During the last 15 years of his life, Welles, who died in 1985, worked obsessively on the film, which chronicles a temperamental film director—much ...
Style: parody, surreal, realistic, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: director, comeback, journalist, death, filmmaking, media, cinema, film set, interview, sex scene, mission, found footage ...
Time: year 2015, 70s
Place: los angeles, arizona
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 8.0
 25K
Day for Night (1973)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Style: humorous, sexy, tense, atmospheric, romantic ...
Plot: filmmaking, art, nervous breakdown, adaptation, director, workplace situations, workplace, artists and showbiz, actor's life, nothing goes right, love and romance, lifestyle ...
Time: 20th century, future, year 1973, 70s
Place: france, europe, nice france, riviera, french riviera
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Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
Style: psychological, depressing, surreal, independent film, confusing ...
Plot: depression, existentialism, death, theater, magic realism, schizophrenic, obsession, writers, twists and turns, philosophy, writer's life, loneliness ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 90s, future, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, berlin germany, manhattan new york city
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See You in My 19th Life (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story: Ban Ji-eum can endlessly reincarnate. But when her 18th life gets cut short, she dedicates the next one to finding her now grown-up childhood love.
Style: sincere, sentimental, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: teen fantasy
Plot: trauma, reincarnation, past life, director, power of love, adaptation, hotel, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, couples, relationships, male female relationship ...
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The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri (2022)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Turkey
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: Reexamining his own legacy, a renowned figure in erotic cinema decides to branch out and make movies in other genres, from sci-fi to medieval action.
Style: erotic, sitcom, entertaining, humorous, captivating ...
Plot: producer, director, actress, business, life, actor, career, adult humor, cinema, film producer, film critic, filmmaker ...
Time: 70s, 80s
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Jessie (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: An idealistic teen from rural Texas embarks on the adventure of a lifetime when she decides to leave behind starry nights for big city lights. Thrilled to be on her own and determined not to be intimidated by New York City, she accepts a job as ...
Style: humorous, feel good, sentimental, semi serious, sitcom ...
Audience: kids, teens, family friendly, boys' night, family outing ...
Plot: teenage girl, butler, mischievous children, workplace, nanny, large family, family relations, teenager, youth, fish out of water, celebrity, director ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, texas
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Malcolm & Marie (2021)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.
Style: minimal cast, realistic, black and white, talky, serious ...
Plot: interracial relations, filmmaker, smoking, director, brawl, black, frustration, angry, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, black history, relationships ...
Time: 2020s, 21st century
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The World of the Married (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 80 min.
TV show
Story: Ji Sun Woo is a family medicine doctor. She is married to Lee Tae Oh and they have a son. She seems to have everything, including a successful career and a happy family, but she is betrayed by her husband and others. Meanwhile, Lee Tae Oh dreams of ...
Style: emotional, realistic, serious, captivating
Plot: adultery, extramarital affair, infidelity, betrayal, doctor, director, marriage, couple relations, family relations, family problems, love and romance, dishonesty ...
Place: south korea
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Phantom of the Theatre (2016)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
Style: suspense, tense, unusual plot structure, captivating, scary ...
Plot: ghost, director, revenge, theater, supernatural horror, supernatural, supernatural power, demon, actress, supernatural ability, peril, violence ...
Time: 1930s, 21st century
Place: shanghai, china
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Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Mexico, France
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In 1931, following the success of the film Battleship Potemkin, Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein travels to the city of Guanajuato, Mexico, to shoot a new film. Freshly rejected by Hollywood, Eisenstein soon falls under Mexico’s spell. ...
Style: atmospheric, stylized, realistic, serious, visual ...
Plot: gay, erection, male nudity, filmmaking, gay sex, movie business, love and romance, fall in love, artists and showbiz, homosexuality, thunderstorm, rain ...
Time: 2010s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1931, year 1948 ...
Place: mexico, soviet union, latin america, moscow russia, ussr
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A Dirty Carnival (2006)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Byung-du is a 29-year-old career criminal, working for the middle-rank enforcer Sang-chul. Burdened with a terminally ill mother and taking care of younger siblings, Byung-du is feeling financial pressure as a substitute patriarch. When the big boss ...
Style: suspenseful, rough, captivating, serious, tense ...
Audience: manly
Plot: gangster, gang, murder, director, debt, rivalry, criminal heroes, rise and fall, gang war, ambition, financial problem, right hand man ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
Place: seoul, korea, asia, south korea
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Grosse Pointe (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Grosse Pointe is an American television parody series which aired on the WB Network during the 2000–2001 television season. Created by Darren Star, it was a satire depicting the behind-the-scenes drama on the set of a television show, and was ...
Style: parody, sitcom, not serious, humorous, cynical ...
Audience: teens
Plot: actor, actress, rivalry, actor's life, showbiz, lifestyle, celebrity culture, dishonesty, workplace intrigue, workplace, starlet, artists and showbiz ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place: california, usa, los angeles
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A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
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, funny, ironic ...
Plot: filmmaking, adaptation, art, creativity, storytelling, couples, artists and showbiz, showbiz, rehearsal, disorder, nothing goes right, buddies ...
Time: year 2005, 21st century
Place: england
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The Rest is Silence (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Romania
Duration: 114 min.
Story: In 1911-12, the Romanian movie director Grigore Brezianu and the financial tycoon Leon Popescu made together the 2 hours long movie "Romania's Independence" - an as faithful as possible screen adaptation of the real Independence War ...
Style: semi serious, realistic, humorous, breathtaking, touching
Plot: filmmaking, obsessive quest, ambition, society, career change, showbiz, director, european, partner, bittersweet, artists and showbiz, starting over ...
Time: 20th century, 1910s
Place: hungary, romania, europe
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Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy TV show.
Style: realistic, witty, semi serious, talky, humorous ...
Plot: comedian, workplace problem, friendship, artists and showbiz, showbiz, workplace situations, old friend, renewed love, rivals, teamwork, uptight character, friends ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california
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Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008)
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Examines the public scandal and private tragedy which led to legendary director Roman Polanski's sudden flight from the United States.
Style: psychological, factual, disturbing, suspense, talky ...
Plot: biopic, justice, artist, investigation, judge, betrayal, twists and turns, violence, obsession, tragedy, mentor, greed ...
Time: 70s, 60s
Place: usa, europe, santa monica california
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Unexpected You (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story: My Husband Got a Family centers on a working woman named Cha Yoon-hee as her husband, who was put up for international adoption, reunites with his biological parents. Yoon-hee faces the unexpected burden of having to build a relationship with her ...
Style: psychological, disturbing, captivating, dorama
Plot: mother in law, director, family life, family relations, eccentric family, husband wife relationship, married couple, relationship problems, family problems, love affair, troubled marriage, marital problem ...
Place: korea
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Extremely Non-Graphic (2008)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Greece
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Two young Greek filmmakers seeking financers for their film "The End of the Passion" end up with an almost forgotten old-time porn-king producer. He agrees to help them, while concealing his own secret plan.
Style: captivating, humorous, feel good, satirical, semi serious ...
Plot: director, actress, producer, adult filmmaking, filmmaker, satire, money problems, humour, financial problem, plan, escapades, irony ...
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Bruno & Boots: This Can't Be Happening at Macdonald Hall (2017)
Genre: Family
Country: Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Headmaster Sturgeon has had enough. In an attempt to put an end to Bruno and Boots high jinks, he declares that they are to be separated; no shared classes and, most certainly, no shared dorm room. This punishment is worse than anything the boys ...
Style: humorous, entertaining, unusual plot structure, contemplative, feel good ...
Plot: friendship, prank, high school, director, strong female character, youth, escapades, teenager, campus, friendship between girls, friendship between boys, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: canada
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Shiverstone Castle 2 (2017)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The pupils of Castle Schreckenstein and Castle Rosenfels look for a solution to forestall the sale of Castle Schreckenstein due to debts.
Style: semi serious, sentimental, realistic, humorous
Plot: boys' school, first kiss, treasure hunt, boarding school, castle, schoolgirl, prank, director, teachers and students, friendship, youth, best friend ...
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Rainbow Song (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Tomoya Kishida (Hayato Ichihara) is working as a staffer in a television studio when he hears about the death of his close friend, Aoi Sato (Juri Ueno). This sparks his recollection of the events in life they shared from meeting at a record store, ...
Style: romantic, touching, entertaining, sweet, captivating ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: older woman younger man, blindness, goth, japanese woman, parents, crew, actor, blind woman, schoolgirl, divorced woman, director, pregnant girlfriend ...
Time: 21st century
Place: california, usa
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Piece of Cake (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Shino Umemiya readily dates guys interested in her, because she believes that's better than being alone. She breaks up with her violent boyfriend after he discovered that she cheated on him. She moves to a new area to get a fresh new start on ...
Style: romantic, talky, exciting, disturbing, manga ...
Plot: narcissistic woman, sluttiness, slut, lgbt, nymphomania, infidelity, japanese man, harlot, horny, premarital sex, drunkenness, employer employee relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
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From Here on OUT (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story: A gay writer makes a low budget gay spy movie, with lots of laughs along the way.
Style: funny, light, feel good, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot: gay, gay interest, spy, producer, director, lgbtq, gay lead character, filmmaking, spy spoof, writers, spy mission, male nudity ...
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Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last ...
Style: parody, not serious, humorous, mockumentary, suspense ...
Plot: found footage, threat, filmmaking, one last chance, showbiz, down on your luck, money, old dark house, director, audition, blood, sarcasm ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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The Girl (2012)
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, obsession, prodigy, artists and showbiz, starlet, infatuation, older man younger woman relationship, passion, movie star, dream girl ...
Time: 1900s, 60s, 20th century
Place: england
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