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Plot Summary:
A screenwriter befriends a washed up teen idol.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 328
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, sitcom, semi serious
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Real Lies (2014)
Plot Summary:
Marco Valois wants to direct a serious movie inspired by the life of a soldier living with post-traumatic stress disorder. He soon realizes that the young soldier home from Afghanistan won't open up that easily. Marco, willing to do just about anything to get his story, follows Éric Lebel to his hometown.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 192
Genere: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 105 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious
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Strangers Kiss (1983)
Plot Summary:
To help his actress girlfriend regain her confidence a Hollywood bigshot bankrolls a small budget film being made by a first-time producer and director pair. Despite the hand-to-mouth way it has to be made the film starts to come good, as does the off-set relationship between the actress and her unknown male lead.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 206
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: neo noir, independent film, sentimental, touching, serious, realistic, contemplative, talky, eighties
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In the Dark (2006)
Plot Summary:
A Hollywood messenger must endure cruelty and humiliation as he struggles for a chance to succeed. But when he's offered a lucrative opportunity, he must decide between compromising his closest friendship or giving his racist bosses the retribution they so richly deserve.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 197
Genere: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, psychological, serious, independent film, humorous, semi serious, suspense, hispanic
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Hurlyburly (1998)
Plot Summary:
Based on a play by David Rabe, Hurlyburly is about the intersecting lives of several Hollywood players and wannabes, whose dysfunctional personal lives are more interesting than anything they're peddling to the studios.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min
Plot tags: talky, dark comedy, captivating, cynical, philosophical, psychological, clever, humorous, independent film, twisted
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Loitering with Intent (2014)
Plot Summary:
Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 869
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: humorous, semi serious, light, emotional, captivating, sentimental, realistic, witty, independent film, whimsical
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The Last Stand (2006)
Plot Summary:
The Last Stand, a drama that chronicles the life of four very different people attempting success as performers in Los Angeles until life becomes too much to handle.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 284
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, captivating, tragicomedy, talky, semi serious, independent film, dark comedy
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A Midsummer Night's Rave (2002)
Plot Summary:
A Midsummer Night's Rave is a modern rave take on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream released in 2002.
IMDB Rating: 5.0
IMDB Votes: 548
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, realistic, semi serious, independent film, modern day adaptation
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Black Limousine (2010)
Plot Summary:
A ghost story set in the city of dreams (IMDb.com).
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 268
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: realistic, serious, atmospheric, captivating, sincere, bleak
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Ivans xtc. (To Live and Die in Hollywood) (2000)
Plot Summary:
Update on Leo Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," set in contemporary Hollywood.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful, depressing, spiritual, art house, independent film
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Garbage (2012)
Plot Summary:
Two best friends, garbage truck drivers in Hollywood become celebrities overnight after they find Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Best Supporting Actor Oscar for JERRY MAGUIRE in the trash and suddenly their lives go topsy-turvy.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 625
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: feel good, humorous, light, captivating, realistic, semi serious, independent film
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Hated (2012)
Plot Summary:
Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll are what a young underground punk band are striving for, but once they get a taste of it, they are forced to decide how far they're willing to go for fame and fortune and who they're willing to leave behind to get there.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 75
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sincere, captivating, independent film
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Me and Will (1999)
Plot Summary:
Two women with a passion for motorcycles meet while going through rehab. When they discover they've both longed to ride Captain America's red, white, and blue chopper from Easy Rider, they escape the rehab clinic and hit the highway in search of their dream bike.
IMDB Rating: 5.1
IMDB Votes: 522
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: road movie, independent film, sincere, touching, offbeat, humorous, realistic, contemplative, semi serious
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The Last Producer (2000)
Plot Summary:
An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 356
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, independent film
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Somebody to Love (1994)
Plot Summary:
Mercedes is a taxi dancer who wants to be an actress. She's involved with the married Harry, who considers himself a respected actor. Ernesto is in love with Mercedes, but he doesn't dance or have money.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 794
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min
Plot tags: independent film, humorous, realistic, semi serious
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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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True Friends (1998)
Plot Summary:
New York, The Bronx, 1980. Two Italian boys Joey Esposito and Louie Mazerino jump to the defence of a smaller Puerto Rican boy, J.J. Lopez, when J.J. is threatened by six schoolyard bullies. The three boys soon become best friends, and they always look out for each other. However, their innocence is shattered when they witness Big Tony, the local Mob boss kill a man. The three boys vow to each other to keep it a secret. Fifteen years later, the three boys, now in their late twenties are still the best of friends and still living in The Bronx. They dream of opening their own bar. Desperate to better themselves, Joey devises a scheme to steal money from Big Tony and open their own Joint.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 202
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: independent film, serious, realistic
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An American in Hollywood (2014)
Plot Summary:
A talented young filmmaker from New York sets off to Los Angeles in pursuit of the Hollywood dream, only to discover through his relationship with a beautiful feisty young actress, that Hollywood is not all that it seems.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 219
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, sincere, captivating, humorous, independent film
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They Shoot Movies, Don't They? ...The Making of 'Mirage' (2000)
Plot Summary:
They Shoot Movies, Don't They? is a voyeuristic look at first time director Tom Paulson and the movie he wrote called Mirage. Frank Gallagher is the documentarian whose camera waits and watches as Paulson navigates through a jungle of investors, colleagues, friends and family, searching for money to finish his film. They Shoot Movies, Don't They? offers a line-blurring examination of what one might give up, in order to succeed.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 133
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: realistic, semi serious, clever, captivating, independent film, mockumentary, humorous, fake documentary, cult film
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Queen of the Lot (2010)
Plot Summary:
An electronic ankle bracelet and being under house arrest aren't about to stop up-and-coming actress Maggie Chase (Tanna Frederick) from the two things she craves the most: real fame and true love. With more "Google points" than her Iowa hometown, but far less than Angelina Jolie, Maggie is desperate to claw her way off the B-list of action/adventure pictures and into major movie stardom.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 169
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: sentimental, touching, humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, independent film
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Man of the Year (2002)
Plot Summary:
Bill is the guest of honor as the "Man of the Year". A very successful head of a large energy firm, he is a man with many dark secrets. His best friend, Stuart, hosts the party at his ritzy ultra modern Hollywood Hills home. During the course of the night, secrets will be revealed, trusts will be broken and relationships will change forever.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 236
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, talky, semi serious, clever, biting
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Mistress (1992)
Plot Summary:
A comedy about a screenwriter (Wuhl) whose old movie script is read by a producer (Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (Aiello, DeNiro, Wallach) has his own mistress that he wants put into the film. Gradually, the screenwriter is forced to make changes to his script to accommodate these backers until he finally sees no semblance of his original ideas in the writing.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: humorous, cynical, light, captivating, cult classic, exciting, independent film, realistic, witty, talky
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Dancing in September (2000)
Plot Summary:
A black female TV producer struggles in Hollywood.
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 495
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: humorous, witty, semi serious, realistic, independent film
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Lisa Picard Is Famous (2000)
Plot Summary:
A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when Lisa's best friend Tate hits it big with an off-Broadway one-man show.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 620
Genere: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, witty, cynical, semi serious, mockumentary, independent film, clever, offbeat, talky
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Beautiful Girl (2014)
Plot Summary:
Odessa is a beautiful girl addicted to the attention and money that being an adult film star brings. William, a lonely mechanic, has a crush on her, and she indulges his fantasy and leads him on. Thinking he can save her and help her find a normal life, he befriends her drug-fueled bodyguard, Angry Jack, to get close to her.
IMDB Rating: 4.1
IMDB Votes: 468
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, sincere, touching, gloomy, independent film
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Growing Up Brady (2000)
Plot Summary:
A tell-all story of what happened behind the scenes of the 70s hit TV series "The Brady Bunch." Based on the book written by Barry Williams, the actor who played Greg Brady.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 704
Genere: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: sitcom, sentimental, humorous, semi serious, touching, realistic, sexual, sexy
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2nd Take (2011)
Plot Summary:
Reclusive writer takes aspiring actress under his wing.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 183
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: realistic, psychological, atmospheric, captivating, touching, serious, gloomy
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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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Foxes (1980)
Plot Summary:
A group of friends come of age in the asphalt desert of the San Fernando Valley, as set to a blazing soundtrack and endless drinking, drugs and sex.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min
Plot tags: stylized, social, sexual, rough, serious, realistic, gloomy, scary, road movie, sexy
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Dangerous Game (1993)
Plot Summary:
A New York film director, working on his latest movie in Los Angeles, begins to reflect the actions in his movie and real life, especially when he begins an affair with the lead actress.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama
Country: Italy, USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, sexy, melancholic, erotic, rough, art house, independent film, erotic drama, bleak, serious
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Sex and the USA (2008)
Plot Summary:
Thirteen year old Audrey Shaw is new to Bellweather, California and certain shell never fit in when she meets Krista Rich, the pretty, popular girl she aspires to be "or be with" shes just not sure. In a conservative California town, 14-year-old Audrey is new to Bellweather, California and certain shell never fit in when she meets Krista Rich, the pretty, popular girl she aspires to be "or be with" shes just not sure. Blending traditional filmmaking with social networking-inspired video clips, director Jan Wellmann paints a portrait of puberty and the hyperconnected lives of modern teens.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 96
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: humorous, realistic, semi serious, sexual, mockumentary, sexy