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Plot Summary:
A film about the life and career of the eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 136000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Japan, USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: offbeat, depressing, inspirational, touching, humorous, tragicomedy, funny, factual, melancholic, sentimental
Best tv shows and movies like Man on the Moon (1999):
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Isn't She Great (2000)
Plot Summary:
An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann, the famed writer of "The Valley Of The Dolls" and other trashy novels. Facing a failing career, Susann meets a successful promoter who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-60's, her books were looked upon as trash and non-printable. But then the sexual revolution hit and an audience was born for her books. The story shows the hidden behind the scenes story of Susan's life, including her autistic son and her continuing bout with cancer that she hid up to her death.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, Japan, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: light, touching, satirical, sincere, humorous, sentimental, realistic, semi serious, parody, inspirational
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I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
Plot Summary:
Set in LA’s celebrated, infamous stand-up comedy scene of the 1970s, this series delves into the inspired and damaged psyches that inhabit the hilarious, but complex business of making an audience laugh.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, tragicomedy, sitcom, erotic
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The Three Stooges (2000)
Plot Summary:
A biography of the Three Stooges, in which their careers and rise to fame is shown throughout the eyes of their leader, Moe.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, slapstick comedy
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Private Parts (1997)
Plot Summary:
The auto-biographical story of Howard Stern, the radio-rebel who is now also a TV-personality, an author and a movie star.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, funny, semi serious, witty, sexy, cult classic, controversial, touching, scary, feel good
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Mr. Saturday Night (1992)
Plot Summary:
Buddy Young was the comic's comic, beloved by everyone. Now, playing to miniscule crowds in nursing homes, it seems like everybody but Buddy realizes that he should retire. As Buddy looks for work in show business, he realizes that the rest of the world has forgotten the golden days of Buddy Young, and that there just may not be room in the business for an old comic like himself.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags: humorous, intense, captivating, realistic, stylized, sentimental, touching, factual, entertaining, independent film
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Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Plot Summary:
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 64000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, feel good, entertaining, light, thought provoking, captivating, motivational, retro, hood
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Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Mork & Mindy' (2005)
Plot Summary:
An inside look at the ABC sitcom which turned Robin Williams into a star in 1978.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 489
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sentimental, sitcom
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Funny People (2009)
Plot Summary:
Famous and wealthy funnyman George Simmons doesn't give much thought to how he treats people until a doctor delivers stunning health news, forcing George to reevaluate his priorities with a little help from aspiring stand-up comic Ira.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 123000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min
Plot tags: funny, humorous, tragicomedy, melancholic, black comedy, hilarious, predictable, touching, intense, scary
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Diner (1982)
Plot Summary:
Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared. But the golden moments pass, and the men shoulder their responsibilities, leaving the Diner behind.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 22000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, melancholic, sentimental, touching, semi serious, cult classic, clever, realistic, witty, talky
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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Plot Summary:
In this film that closely parallels his own life story, Richard Pryor plays Jo Jo Dancer, a popular stand-up comedian who has severely burned himself in a drug incident. As he lies unconscious in a hospital, his spiritual alter ego gets up and begins a journey of his own. He revisits his life, from growing up in a brothel as a child and struggling to beat the long odds to become a top rated comedian. However, his success brings new problems as he develops a tragic pattern of substance abuse that begins to screw up his life. All the while, Jo Jo's spirit watches these events and attempts to convince his past self to turn off from his path of self destruction. Written by Kenneth Chisholm.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min
Plot tags: black comedy, sincere, serious, realistic, contemplative, gloomy, entertaining, funny, light, inspirational
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24 Hour Party People (2002)
Plot Summary:
In 1976, Tony Wilson sets up Factory Records and brings Manchester's music to the world.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 117 min
Plot tags: witty, psychedelic, atmospheric, sincere, humorous, absurd, cult classic, clever, stylized, educational
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Martin and Lewis (2002)
Plot Summary:
The story of the 10-year rocky relationship between Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 810
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, slapstick, sexual, sexy
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Adaptation. (2002)
Plot Summary:
A love-lorn script writer grows increasingly desperate in his quest to adapt the book 'The Orchid Thief'.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 200000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: absurd, philosophical, psychological, satirical, black comedy, mind bending, dark comedy, postmodern, surreal, mindfuck
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The Disaster Artist (2017)
Plot Summary:
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 162000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min
Plot tags: feel good, light, humorous, funny, entertaining, absurd, talky, slasher, surreal, period piece
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Living in Oblivion (1995)
Plot Summary:
Nick is the director of a low-budget indie film. He tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious, beret-wearing director of photography and lousy catering. Divided in three acts, each representing a different scene to shoot, this film is an essential for amateur filmmakers.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 20000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: surreal, independent film, humorous, funny, atmospheric, talky, light, art house, semi serious, cult classic
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Ed Wood (1994)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 182000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min
Plot tags: black and white, humorous, black comedy, dark comedy, atmospheric, stylized, sentimental, touching, independent film, gothic
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American Splendor (2003)
Plot Summary:
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: realistic, stylized, dark comedy, independent film, sincere, semi serious, cult classic, metafiction, clever, cynical
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Chaplin (1992)
Plot Summary:
With the use of flashback, an elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, who urges him to be more vulnerable and emotionally honest with his memoirs while journeying through his poverty-stricken childhood, closest friendships, many marriages, merciless pursuit by J. Edgar Hoover, and ingenious invention of The Little Tramp. Highlighted works such as The Gold Rush and The Great Dictator illustrate significant turning points in Chaplin's prolific filmography. Also treated is Chaplin's exile from America and his eventual return to receive an honourary Academy Award in 1972.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 61000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, Italy, Japan, USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: inspirational, sentimental, factual, light, intense, touching, serious, emotional, period piece, costume drama
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My Left Foot (1989)
Plot Summary:
In this true story told through flashbacks, Christy Brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor, working-class Irish family. Able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds, he is mistakenly believed to be retarded for the first ten years of his life.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 79000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: touching, inspirational, sincere, unusual plot structure, dramatic, sentimental, motivational, sad, captivating, biting
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My Week with Marilyn (2011)
Plot Summary:
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggling to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 89000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: sentimental, period piece, romantic, melancholic, factual, touching, historical drama, smart, cute, informative
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Pinero (2001)
Plot Summary:
"Piñero" tells the story of the explosive life of a Latino icon, the poet-playwright-actor Miguel Piñero, whose urban poetry is recognized as a pre-cursor to rap and hip-hop. After doing time in hard-core Sing-Sing for petty thefts and drug dealing, Piñero's prison experiences developed into the 1974 Tony-nominated play Short Eyes. The resulting notoriety and fame was too much for the Latino bad-boy genius who retreated to the darker corners of New York City.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: disturbing, stylized, intense, factual, sincere, touching, serious, independent film, sentimental, realistic
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Plot Summary:
The professional and personal life of actor and comedian Peter Sellers was a turbulent one. His early movie fame was based primarily on his comic characterizations, often of bumbling and foreign-accented persons, characters which he embodied. As his movie fame rose, he began to lose his own personal identity to his movie characters, leading to self-doubt of himself as a person.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: psychological, emotional, stylized, captivating, realistic, romantic, psychedelic, deep, cult classic, serious
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Calendar Girls (2003)
Plot Summary:
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 28000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: feel good, sentimental, touching, inspirational, realistic, witty, entertaining, art house, hilarious, humorous
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The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996)
Plot Summary:
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his girlie magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 100000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min
Plot tags: controversial, sexual, factual, semi serious, captivating, witty, dramatic, erotic, non fiction, dark comedy
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Awakenings (1990)
Plot Summary:
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 155000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min
Plot tags: inspirational, motivational, sentimental, sincere, uplifting, psychological, touching, serious, cerebral, emotional
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The Aviator (2004)
Plot Summary:
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 379000
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 170 min
Plot tags: realistic, epic, stylized, period piece, captivating, suspense, factual, visual, visually stunning, compassionate
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The Truman Show (1998)
Plot Summary:
Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows -- including his wife and his best friend -- is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 12000000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, touching, surreal, cerebral, clever, dramatic, motivational, spiritual
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Patch Adams (1998)
Plot Summary:
Meet Patch Adams, a doctor who doesn't look, act or think like any doctor you've met before. For Patch, humor is the best medicine, and he's willing to do just anything to make his patients laugh - even if it means risking his own career.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 121000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: inspirational, touching, emotional, uplifting, compassionate, sad, feel good, tragicomedy, dramatic, realistic
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The Intouchables (2011)
Plot Summary:
A true story of two men who should never have met – a quadriplegic aristocrat who was injured in a paragliding accident and a young man from the projects.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 909000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 112 min
Plot tags: inspirational, feel good, touching, emotional, motivational, uplifting, sincere, realistic, dramatic, thought provoking
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The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Plot Summary:
A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 15000000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 180 min
Plot tags: clever, captivating, motivational, cynical, biting, cerebral, realistic, suspense, funny, entertaining