Child star movies and TV shows – page 2

List of child star movies

Bad Behaviour (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, Australia, USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Lucy, a former child actor, seeks enlightenment at a retreat led by spiritual leader Elon while she navigates her close yet turbulent relationship with her stunt-performer daughter, Dylan.
Style: dark comedy, psychological, thrilling, captivating, independent film ...
Plot: mother daughter relationship, satire, family relations, relationships, female protagonist, family conflict, depression, daughter, surrealism, suicide, actress, retreat ...
Place: new zealand, oregon
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters ...
Style: road movie, cult classic, funny, surreal, humorous ...
Audience: kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot: bicycle, road trip, nightmare, man child, surrealism, disguise, hitchhiking, cycling, on the road, great ending, bike, children ...
Time: 80s, year 1985, 20th century
Place: austin texas, california, texas, usa, san antonio texas
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What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
Genre: Crime, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Two middle-aged women move to Hollywood, California after their sons are convicted of a notorious murder and open a dance school for children eager to tap their way to stardom.
Style: detective, suspense, slasher, grindhouse, queer horror ...
Plot: murder, death, father daughter relationship, hagsploitation, hollywood, psychopath, dance school, danger, woman in danger, lesbian, memory loss, dead body ...
Time: year 1971, 1930s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, iowa, california, usa
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.
Style: scary, spooky, parody, realistic, serious ...
Plot: filmmaking, aging, artists and showbiz, rivalry, obsession, mentally unstable, danger, misfit, actor's life, confined, switching roles, family relations ...
Time: 90s
Place: los angeles, california, usa
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The Day of the Locust (1975)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story: An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.
Style: cult classic, disturbing, cerebral, cynical, surreal ...
Audience: date night
Plot: hollywood, female nudity, movie business, filmmaking, great depression, art, satire, showbiz, accountant, politics, actor, surrealism ...
Time: 1930s, year 1975, 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, glendale california
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 5.9
 158K
Brüno (2009)
Genre: Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Flamboyantly gay Austrian television reporter Bruno stirs up trouble with unsuspecting guests and large crowds through brutally frank interviews and painfully hilarious public displays of homosexuality.
Style: mockumentary, funny, parody, satirical, humorous ...
Plot: gay, gender, gay slur, satire, lgbt, gay marriage, social satire, gay lead character, fame, nudity, homosexuality, sex ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa, europe, austria, los angeles, vienna ...
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The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie! (2010)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: Eight housemates on a fake animated reality TV show realize they've been canceled and set off on a journey to get back on the air.
Style: adult animation, parody, not serious, humorous, witty ...
Audience: teens
Plot: satire, vengeance, rivalry, danger, imaginary, androids and robots, friends, curses spells and rituals, bad taste humour, absurd humor, love, acid ...
Time: year 2010
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 5.7
 7K
Bloomington (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A former child actress attends college in search of independence and ends up becoming romantically involved with a female professor. Their relationship thrives until an opportunity to return to acting forces her to make life-altering decisions.
Style: sexy, erotic, sexual, touching, serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: lesbian, lgbt, lesbian relationship, lesbian love, lesbian couple, gays and lesbians, lesbian teen, teacher student relationship, college, lesbian sex, sapphic, love ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, indiana
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Michael (2026)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music
Country: UK, USA
Story: Michael Jackson biopic from child stardom to adult solo artist.
Style: period drama
Plot: fashion, street dance, mannequin, performer, career, life, singing, pop music, dance, based on real people, male protagonist, singer ...
Time: year 1982, year 1985, 20th century, year 1969, 90s ...
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 6.8
 312K
Nope (2022)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Japan, Canada
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Plot unknown.
Style: psychological thriller, suspense, disturbing, scary, psychological horror ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: massacre, alien, first contact, chimpanzee, alien monster, ufo, brother sister relationship, horse, childhood trauma, eaten alive, horse ranch, alien invasion ...
Time: 2020s, year 1998, future, 90s, year 1996
Place: california, los angeles
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