Publicity stunt movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant publicity stunt movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, satirical, feel good, entertaining, humorous and semi serious films and TV shows about / with publicity stunt, satire, celebrity culture, urban, friendship, social commentary, media manipulation, media satire, small town and female protagonist plots mostly in Comedy, Drama and Romance genres shot in USA, Japan, Mexico and other countries.
publicity stunt movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as publicity stunt: Judge! (2014), Arlette (2022), Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame (2001), 30 Seconds (2009), It Had to Be You (2015), War of Likes (2021), Katy Keene (2020), I, Challenger (2022), Hashtag Proposal (2023), Taken Identity (2020).

List of publicity stunt movies

 6.3
 484
Judge! (2014)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A major advertising festival is held each year to determine the best television commercial in the world. A rookie ad man at a big advertising company named Otan is selected as a judge on the festival jury. Meanwhile, a coworker also named Ota ...
Style: light, feel good, humorous, funny, entertaining ...
Plot: advertising, ambition, publicity stunt, advertising agency, culture clash, judge, silly humor, humour, advertising executive, contest, rivalry, failing business ...
Place: japan, los angeles
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 5.9
 202
Arlette (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Approached by the Prime Minister of Quebec to rejuvenate the image of his government, Arlette Saint-Amour becomes, overnight, Minister of Culture. She succeeds by her look and her daring in creating a real buzz around Culture.
Style: satirical, thrilling, political, captivating, semi serious ...
Plot: ambition, publicity stunt, political satire, female protagonist, politics, satire, escapades, political intrigue, prime minister, culture, political unrest, celebrity culture ...
Place: canada, montreal
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My own kidnapping - Chi m'ha visto (2017)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 105 min.
Story: A guitarist who played for the greatest italian artists but without fame, decides to disappear to become famous.
Style: satirical, humorous, semi serious, funny, captivating ...
Plot: guitarist, ambition, celebrity, satire, music industry, publicity stunt, disappearance, fame, musician's life, music, musician, career ...
Place: italy
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Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame (2001)
Genre: Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: Three women, an asping actress, a reporter, and a lawyer, hatch a scheme to enrich each other. The actress will fake a sexual harassment charge against a politician and get a lot of publicity, the reporter will get the scoop, and the lawyer will get ...
Style: sexy, suspense, sexploitation film
Plot: sexploitation, scam, scandal, reporter, lawyer, politician, sexual harassment, false accusation, scheme, sex, media manipulation, publicity stunt ...
Time: 2000s
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 7.3
 74
30 Seconds (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Australia
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: :30 Seconds is an Australian comedy series produced for The Comedy Channel which satirises Australian advertising companies and advertising industry. The name of the show comes from the advertising slots on television that are normally 30 seconds ...
Style: semi serious, feel good, funny, entertaining, satirical ...
Plot: advertising, satire, workplace, publicity stunt, advertising agency, coworker, office work, office worker, job, office, advertising executive, workplace situations ...
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It Had to Be You (2015)
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: When her ad agency is absorbed by a much larger, more powerful firm, Darby's rivalry with new partner Derrick could blossom into something else.
Style: feel good, semi serious, captivating, entertaining, satirical ...
Audience: family outing, adult
Plot: advertising agency, male female relationship, workplace, advertising executive, publicity stunt, workplace situations, new job, satire, advertising, coworker, professional rivalry, business competition ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
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 5.0
 605
War of Likes (2021)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Mexico
Duration: 103 min.
Story: In order to advance her career in the dynamic world of publicity in Mexico City, Raquel tries to reunite with her high school friend Cecy who has become the queen of social media. But unlike followers, friendships do not come instantly.
Style: humorous, feel good, light, funny, captivating ...
Plot: social media, friendship, social network, girlfriend, friends, girlfriend girlfriend relationship, social satire, social problems, lifestyle, humour, society, social issues ...
Place: mexico city
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 6.3
 3K
Katy Keene (2020)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min.
TV show
Story: A group of aspiring artists living in New York City try to make their dreams come true.
Style: light, realistic, intense, romantic, captivating ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, family outing
Plot: dating show, fashion, youth, luck, lovers apart, new house, city life, fashion designer, sewing, relocation, workplace situations, friendship ...
Place: new york, paris france
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 6.0
 135
I, Challenger (2022)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: Sid, a perennial kid who spends his days playing video games and selling weed, is about to be evicted. Desperate to change his life, he enlists his gaming buddy Logan in a dangerous, harebrained scheme involving the livestream of a self-burial ...
Style: dark comedy, satirical, fast paced, black humor
Plot: video game, desperation, scheme, publicity stunt, eviction, near death experience, youth culture, friendship, anti hero, social media, deadpan, bromance ...
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Hashtag Proposal (2023)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A fake marriage proposal between two strangers is filmed and goes completely viral. When all the attention starts to help them with their struggling lives and businesses, Millie and Leo play pretend, while trying to ignore the fact that they might ...
Style: romantic comedy, lighthearted, feel good, twisted
Plot: fake relationship, social media, meet cute, publicity stunt, small business, media satire, self discovery, happy ending, media frenzy, chemistry, millennial, celebrity culture ...
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Taken Identity (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Felino, his girlfriend and his two friends, have their film rejected from every film festival, so they decide to submit it as major filmmaker Tomas Guevara latest film.
Style: captivating, light, black comedy, mockumentary, crime drama
Plot: deception, festival, problem solving, pretending to be someone else, filmmaking, filmmaker, pretense, lie, friends, con trick, movie business, film industry ...
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 5.2
 336
What a Whopper (1961)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A writer attempts to raise some cash by writing a book about the Loch Ness Monster. No publisher will take it because they all think there isn't really a monster. The writer and some of his friends make a fake monster and take photographs and ...
Style: black and white, lighthearted, parody, period piece, independent film
Audience: family friendly
Plot: loch ness monster, hoax, farce, prank, media manipulation, publicity stunt, small town, satire, friendship, road trip, conspiracy, mistaken identity ...
Place: scotland, highlands, scottish highlands
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 4.9
 92
Rocker (2006)
Genre: Comedy, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Discouraged by her lack of success and her parents' disapproval of her career choice, a struggling singer is about to give up on her dream when her manager cooks up a scandal designed to finally bring her some long-awaited fame.
Style: entertaining, feel good, semi serious, satirical, captivating
Plot: music industry, ambition, female protagonist, rock and roll, rock band, scandal, musician, music manager, aspiring musician, rock, satire, record producer ...
Time: 2000s
Place: los angeles
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Christmas in the Spotlight (2024)
Genre: Romance
Country: India, USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A pop star named Bowyn hasn’t found Mr. Right, until she meets Drew, a professional football player, backstage at one of her shows. When Drew publicly declares he has a crush on Bowyn, they decide to give dating a shot. Their feelings grow ...
Style: feel good, romantic comedy, sentimental, uplifting, romantic drama ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: christmas, holiday romance, pop star, heartwarming, chemistry, publicity stunt, paparazzi, music industry, glamour, football player, media manipulation, concert ...
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 8.2
 325
Kosmo (2016)
Genre: Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: Czech Republic
TV show
Story: Satirical comedy that with merciless exaggeration tells the story of a fictitious Czech flight to the Moon. While the situation of our heroes in space looks pretty hopeless, back on Earth they already know something isn't entirely as it should ...
Style: satirical, dark comedy, parody, absurd, surreal ...
Audience: adult
Plot: satire, political satire, media manipulation, publicity stunt, irony, bureaucracy, media satire, ridicule, space mission, social commentary, political corruption, deadpan ...
Place: central europe
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 5.9
 823
King Ordinary (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany, France
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Thomas MĂĽller is spotted by a marketing agency for his exceptional normality.
Style: dark comedy, mockumentary
Audience: adult
Plot: media satire, modern life, marketing, celebrity culture, fame, publicity stunt, media, satire, social commentary, slice of life, character study, commercialism ...
Time: 21st century
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 5.3
 117
Best Lover (2016)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, China
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story: Best Couple's background is set in modern day Korean entertainment industry. The story is about two top stars entering into a fake marriage with their own secret agendas, and through their efforts to defend their fake marriage in public, they ...
Style: feel good, romantic comedy, exciting, dramatic, entertaining ...
Plot: marriage, fake marriage, relationships, male female relationship, love and romance, love affair, couple relations, pop star, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love, couples, youth ...
Place: seoul
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 5.4
 1K
Austin Found (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A woman who is fed up with her mundane lifestyle hatches a scheme to make her family instant celebrities by having her ex-boyfriend kidnap her 11-year-old daughter for a month.
Style: satirical, entertaining, psychological, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: female protagonist, satire, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, desire for fame, ex boyfriend, lifestyle, ambitious woman, ambition, celebrity, family life, aspiration, escapades ...
Time: 2010s
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The Flamingo Rising (2001)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: When Hubert Lee decides to open the world's largest drive-in movie theater across the street from a funeral parlor, a feud erupts between Lee and Turner Knight, the owner of the funeral home. As Lee's many promotional ideas become more and ...
Style: dark comedy, tragicomedy, southern gothic
Plot: rivalry, funeral home, small town, feud, publicity stunt, pride, community, small business, escalation, grief, satire, bittersweet ...
Time: 2000s
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 5.7
 2K
Posthumous (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 94 min.
Story: After false reports of his demise put him and his work on the map, an artist decides to continue the charade by posing as his own brother. Soon, a reporter enters his life and has a profound effect on him.
Style: sincere, humorous, captivating, light, witty ...
Audience: adult
Plot: fake death, couples, friendship, journalism, love and romance, impersonating, society, mistaken identity, family relations, impersonation, publicity stunt, self discovery ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, berlin germany
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 4.3
 144
Billboard (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Casey devises a plan to help his failing radio station, a billboard sitting contest.
Style: satirical, offbeat, dark comedy, absurd, tension ...
Plot: radio station, publicity stunt, small town, underdog, media manipulation, media satire, community, satire, financial crisis, survival game, blue collar, reality competition ...
Place: pennsylvania
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Spiritual Teacher, Kyoko Odagiri (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Kyoko Odagiri is a beautiful and charismatic clairvoyant. She is also popular and admired by her fans. Today, Kyoko appears on a popular tv show and display her psychic abilities alongside a popular actor. Her performance goes off splendidly with ...
Style: detective, psychological, thrilling, captivating, twisted ...
Plot: investigation, crime solving, female protagonist, female detective, deception, problem, puzzle, uncover truth, private detective, celebrity, private investigation, secret ...
Place: japan
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Are You Ready for Love? (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story: A pair of Californian dating gurus come to London to launch their book on how to find love in three days. As a publicity stunt for the book, they try to find soulmates for three lonely Londoners, but things don't go according to plan.
Style: romantic comedy, feel good, semi serious, satirical, romantic ...
Plot: love, looking for love, romantic relationship, male female relationship, problem, relationships, love story, in love, love interest, love and romance, fall in love, matchmaker ...
Time: 2000s
Place: london
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Kidnapping Miyabi (2010)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Three guys head to the airport to see their favourite Japanese star, Maria Ozawa, when she visits Jakarta. However, chaos in the airport resulting in them kidnapping their idol.
Style: controversial, satirical, lighthearted, intercultural, romantic comedy ...
Plot: kidnapping, celebrity culture, airport, love triangle, mistaken identity, publicity stunt, media hype, pop culture, youth culture, satire, social commentary, urban ...
Place: indonesia
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Attention Shoppers (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: An actor's promotional appearance at a new shopping centre is ruined when a popular rival shows up at a nearby store.
Style: satirical, captivating, semi serious, entertaining, funny ...
Plot: satire, celebrity culture, fame, lifestyle, relationship vs career, humour, joke, comedian, ego, showbiz, human nature, rivalry ...
Time: 2000s
Place: austin texas
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 3.5
 162
The Influencer (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Abbie Rose is a popular social-media influencer known for her lifestyle, fashion and makeup videos. She signs a coveted contract with Nutrocon, a notorious cosmetic company known to pollute, test on animals and treat female workers unfairly... ...
Style: psychological, social, captivating, satirical, thrilling ...
Audience: adult
Plot: social media, home invasion, privacy invasion, satire, celebrity culture, influencer, house, problem, social problems, social network, social issues, female protagonist ...
Place: los angeles
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 7.2
 1K
Viral Hit (2024)
Genre: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Scrawny high school student Hobin Yu is probably the last guy you'd expect to star in a NewTube channel that revolves around fighting. But after following some advice from a mysterious NewTube channel, Hobin is soon knocking out guys stronger ...
Style: tense, feel good, suspense, action comedy, humorous ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: martial arts, bullying, social media, high school, underdog, streetfighting, personal growth, rivalry, rise and fall, peer pressure, urban, publicity stunt ...
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We Accept Miracles (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Fulvio is the only one of the three brothers to have left the village to go to work in the city. Deputy chief of staff in a large company, he dismisses people without remorse until he gets fired himself and after being jailed for beating his ...
Style: feel good, humorous, funny, light, satirical ...
Plot: satire, provincial life, community, society, social problems, small town, church, humour, family problems, breaking the law, money problems, small community ...
Time: 2010s
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Meet the Malawas (2019)
Genre: Comedy
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A news anchor, a comedian, an actress, and a soccer player with big egos have to travel across the globe to meet the Malawa tribe for a TV show.
Style: captivating, feel good, funny, light, humorous ...
Plot: african tribe, beautiful scenery, travel, wildlife, nature, nothing goes right, peril, survival, friendship, news report, animal life, danger ...
Place: africa
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Women in Blue (2024)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Mexico
TV show
Story: In 1971, four women defy ultraconservative norms and join Mexico's first female police force—only to discover that it's a publicity stunt to distract the media from a serial killer. As the body count grows, they make a pact to bring the ...
Style: suspense, tense, crime thriller, period drama
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, police, feminism, killing, serial murder, murder, murder mystery, murder investigation, murderer, killing spree, investigation, social commentary ...
Time: 70s
Place: mexico, mexico city
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