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 realistic, captivating, humorous, weird, stylized and semi serious films and TV shows about / with director, filmmaking, actor, film within a film, artists and showbiz, obsession, satire, actress, filmmaker and relationships plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as director: Ed Wood (1994), Warning: Do Not Play (2019), Let's Meet Now (2022), The Boss of It All (2006), Cobweb (2023), Radioland Murders (1994), Development Hell (2013), An Adventure in Space and Time (2013), Matilda: The Musical (2022), The Girl (2012).
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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 comedy, dark comedy, humorous, gothic, cult classic ...
Plot:
misfit, hollywood, lgbtq, drug addiction, showbiz, biopic, friendship, director, halloween, addiction, friend, transvestism ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 90s, year 1994, 50s
Place:
los angeles, california, america, usa
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: South Korea
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A struggling director makes a desperate bid to dig into the urban legend about a film shot by a ghost, at the risk of her own life.
Style:
tense, suspense, psychological horror, captivating, atmospheric ...
Plot:
ghost, director, supernatural, filmmaker, urban legend, obsession, legend, dark secret, supernatural horror, curse, driven mad, unsettling ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A documentary chronicle of one of our greatest directors.
Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, period piece, melancholic
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, filmmaking, director, film history, storytelling, film industry, lifestyle, historical figure, filmmaker, movie business, satire ...
Time:
20th century
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Ji Qiu, a young writer-director, and Zhou Zi Qian, a shooter who recently returned to China, meet at a shooting gallery due to a misunderstanding. What she didn't realize is this tall boy in front of her was the little boy that used to hide ...
Style:
romantic, romantic drama, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
childhood friend, director, love hate relationship, chemistry, romantic relationship, love story, male female relationship, friends, relationships, romantic friendship, screenwriter, couple relations ...
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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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Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, and the complaints of actors and producers who can't ...
Style:
art house, intense, black comedy, tense, experimental ...
Plot:
director, filmmaking, obsession, ambition, film set, behind the scenes, power, claustrophobia, bureaucracy, tragedy, repression, surrealism ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1970
Place:
south korea
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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:
humorous, witty, suspenseful, semi serious, period piece ...
Plot:
radio, husband wife relationship, radio station, murder, murder mystery, coping, whodunit, director, showbiz, twists and turns, secrets, investigation ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, year 1994, year 1939
Place:
usa, chicago, london
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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, realistic, not serious, captivating, fake documentary
Plot:
filmmaking, hollywood, director, desire for fame, agent, hopes, artists and showbiz, film industry, film producer, satire, fame, actor ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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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:
sincere, captivating, 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 1963, year 1964, year 1965 ...
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Musical
Country: UK, Australia, USA, Canada
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
An adaptation of Tim Minchin and Dennis Kelly's musical based on the Roald Dahl novel.
Style:
humorous, entertaining, funny, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
singing, genius, female antagonist, library, child prodigy, escape artist, precocious child, circus, dysfunctional family, villain, heroes, child protagonist ...
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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: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: Iran
TV show
Story:
The adventures of a movie director who gets involved in a murder case.
Style:
crime thriller, crime drama, suspense, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
murder, investigation, director, uncover truth, crime solving, murderer, murder investigation, crime investigation, murder mystery, urban, danger, filmmaking ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
tehran, iran
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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, thought provoking ...
Plot:
death, sex scene, media, director, comeback, filmmaking, cinema, interview, film set, male nudity, nudity, ford mustang ...
Time:
year 2015, 70s
Place:
los angeles, arizona
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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:
sexy, tense, humorous, atmospheric, romantic ...
Plot:
filmmaking, art, nervous breakdown, satire, adaptation, director, workplace, actor's life, artists and showbiz, nothing goes right, workplace situations, love and romance ...
Time:
20th century, year 1973, future, 70s, 18th century
Place:
france, europe, nice france, french riviera, riviera
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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:
philosophical, cult classic, confusing, art house, surreal ...
Plot:
existentialism, depression, death, writers, theater, twists and turns, schizophrenic, loneliness, philosophy, writer's life, mental illness, actor ...
Time:
year 2008, 90s, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, berlin germany
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 567 min.
TV show
Story:
The epic – and sometimes hilarious – story of the madness of power, and how it affects the lives of two men.
Style:
political thriller, controversial, dark comedy, political, black comedy ...
Plot:
director, politics, power struggle, social commentary, moral ambiguity, working class, social realism, character study, ambition, education, class conflict, manipulation ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
northern england, liverpool, england
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A biopic based on the life story of J.C. Daniel, the pioneer of Malayalam cinema. It is a detailed account on Daniel's life, making of his film Vigathakumaran and the tragic story of Vigathakumaran's heroine P. K. Rosie. The film is ...
Style:
historical drama, captivating, psychological, thrilling, serious ...
Plot:
biopic, director, filmmaking, film history, film industry, social issues, filmmaker, problem, social problems, loss, legacy, pioneer ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century
Place:
india
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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, humorous, sentimental, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
reincarnation, trauma, power of love, hotel, adaptation, director, first love, older woman younger man relationship, male female relationship, relationships, love and romance, couple relations ...
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Genre: Comedy, History
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:
sitcom, funny, captivating, entertaining, humorous ...
Plot:
filmmaking, adult humor, director, producer, actor, life, career, actress, business, sexuality, adult film industry, biopic ...
Time:
80s, 70s
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
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22K
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, sentimental, feel good, semi serious, sitcom ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, boys' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
teenage girl, butler, mischievous children, workplace, nanny, large family, family relations, youth, fish out of water, school, travel, grownups ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, texas, usa
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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:
realistic, black and white, minimal cast, serious, talky ...
Plot:
interracial relations, filmmaker, smoking, brawl, director, black, frustration, angry, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, quarantine, relationships ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
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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, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
adultery, extramarital affair, infidelity, betrayal, easy woman, doctor, director, marriage, couple relations, family problems, family relations, crumbling marriage ...
Place:
south korea
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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, psychotronic ...
Plot:
ghost, director, revenge, theater, supernatural horror, supernatural power, demon, supernatural, killing, violence, paranormal, fear ...
Time:
1930s, 21st century
Place:
shanghai, china
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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:
realistic, serious, stylized, atmospheric, visual ...
Plot:
gay, erection, male nudity, naked man, gay sex, homosexuality, filmmaking, sodomy, rain, filmmaker, thunderstorm, movie business ...
Time:
year 1948, 2010s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1917 ...
Place:
mexico, soviet union, latin america, moscow russia, ussr
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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:
captivating, serious, rough, suspenseful, realistic ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
gangster, gang, financial problem, right hand man, rivalry, murder, debt, criminal heroes, gang war, rise and fall, ambition, director ...
Time:
y2k, 21st century
Place:
seoul, korea, asia, south korea
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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, cynical, not serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
closeted homosexual, actress, actor, lifestyle, showbiz, actor's life, rivalry, workplace, dishonesty, backstage, artists and showbiz, starlet ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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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, cynical, parody ...
Plot:
filmmaking, satire, circumcision, adaptation, creativity, art, storytelling, dialogue, couples, artists and showbiz, showbiz, nosy ...
Time:
year 2005, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
england, london
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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, society, career change, showbiz, director, european, bittersweet, partner, state affairs, blind ambition, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century
Place:
europe, romania, hungary
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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, talky, semi serious, humorous ...
Plot:
comedian, renewed love, workplace problem, artists and showbiz, workplace situations, showbiz, friendship, old friend, uptight character, teamwork, friends, rivals ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
california
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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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