20 movies like Nickelodeon, ordered by similarity : The Disaster Artist(2017), Day for Night(1973), Irma Vep(1996), The Lost Squadron(1932), Mistress(1992), Riffraff(1935), The Man of the Year(2003), Sherlock, Jr.(1924), That Thing You Do!(1996), Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)(2014), Equinox Flower(1958), Beware of a Holy Whore(1971) ...
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1976
121 Minutes
Ryan O'Neal Burt Reynolds Tatum O'Neal Brian Keith Stella Stevens John Ritter Jane Hitchcock Harry Carey Jr. James Best George Gaynes M. Emmet Walsh
attorney director actor starlet crew member spirited witty california movie set filmmaking love triangle silent movies sabotage fame adventure rivalry transformation 1910s
Buck and lawyer Leo accidentally get into movie production in the early days (1910).
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
103 Minutes
James Franco Dave Franco Seth Rogen Zac Efron Alison Brie Paul Scheer Hannibal Buress Jerrod Carmichael Zoey Deutch Nathan Fielder Ari Graynor
director actor audience acting teacher friend filmmaker amusing hilarious emotional endearing passionate offbeat hollywood, calif. film set theater field restaurant apartment following your dreams filmmaker
When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
France|Italy
1973
120 Minutes
Jacqueline Bisset François Truffaut Jean-Pierre Aumont Jean-Pierre Léaud Valentina Cortesa Alexandra Stewart Jean Champion Nathalie Baye Bernard Menez Jean-François Stévenin
actor actress director crew member fiancée doctor witty playful melodramatic sad stage france backstage movie making affair fame celebrity acting quest love
A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Comedy, Drama
France
1996
99 Minutes
Jean-Pierre Léaud Nathalie Richard Antoine Basler Nathalie Boutefeu Bulle Ogier Lou Castel Arsinée Khanjian Alex Descas Dominique Faysse Bernard Nissile Olivier Torres
director maggie cheung costume designer crew member journalist actress witty creative crafty offbeat france movie set hotel theater vacation home filmmaking life imitating art culture clash unrequited love failing career
A Chinese movie actress, in France to star in a remake of "Les Vampires", finds petty intrigues and clashing egos on the set.
Drama
USA
1932
79 Minutes
Richard Dix Mary Astor Erich von Stroheim Robert Armstrong Dorothy Jordan Joel McCrea Hugh Herbert Ralph Ince Marjorie Peterson Ralph Lewis William B. Davidson
flying ace director stunt pilot actress mechanic sister gripping melodramatic hollywood, calif. airplane movie set grauman's chinese theatre filmmaking dangerous assignment love triangle jealousy world war i sabotage rivalry adventure
In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
112 Minutes
Robert Wuhl Martin Landau Robert De Niro Danny Aiello Eli Wallach Jace Alexander Tuesday Knight Sheryl Lee Ralph Christopher Walken Laurie Metcalf Jean Smart
director producer investor mistress actor screenwriter quirky witty hollywood, calif. movie set diner aspirations show business filmmaking re-writes second chance writing quest underdog transformation
A comedy about a screenwriter (Robert Wuhl), whose old movie script is read by a producer (Martin Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
89 Minutes
Jean Harlow Spencer Tracy Una Merkel Joseph Calleia Mickey Rooney Victor Kilian J. Farrell MacDonald Roger Imhof Juanita Quigley Paul Hurst Vince Barnett
fisherman factory worker night watchman union boss sister wife melodramatic fiery bleak coast factory california prison small town house worker's rights marriage thievery pregnancy poverty
Fisherman Dutch marries cannery worker Hattie. He quits his poorly paid job to concentrate on getting better working conditions as union leader. Unfortunately, the union members disagree ... See full summary »
Crime, Drama, Comedy
Brazil
2003
112 Minutes
Murilo Benício Cláudia Abreu Natália Lage Jorge Dória José Wilker Agildo Ribeiro Perfeito Fortuna André Gonçalves Amir Haddad Moska André Barros
vigilante hairdresser thug teen girl friend cop gritty gutsy amusing bleak slum brazil bar salon apartment unexpected success vigilantism love triangle marriage pregnancy
Maiquel has lost a bet and dyed his hair blond. This little event triggers a head-on collision with destiny in which Maiquel goes from nobody to hero to outlaw--all in 24 hours.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1924
48 Minutes
Buster Keaton Kathryn McGuire Ward Crane Joe Keaton Erwin Connelly H.A. Morgan Jane Connelly Ford West George Davis Ruth Holly
sherlock holmes projectionist young woman rival father thief lighthearted charming movie theater house train station movies fantasy investigation love framed rivalry mystery underdog 1920s
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1996
110 Minutes
Tom Everett Scott Liv Tyler Johnathon Schaech Steve Zahn Ethan Embry Tom Hanks Charlize Theron Obba Babatundé Giovanni Ribisi Chris Ellis Alex Rocco
drummer singer manager guitarist girlfriend musician amusing airy spirited pennsylvania united states california rags to riches friendship fame music industry rock 'n' roll love underdog transformation
A local Pennsylvania band scores a one hit wonder in 1964 and rides the star-making machinery as long as they can, with lots of help from its manager.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
119 Minutes
Michael Keaton Zach Galifianakis Edward Norton Andrea Riseborough Amy Ryan Emma Stone Naomi Watts Lindsay Duncan Merritt Wever Jeremy Shamos Bill Camp
action hero actor broadway director girlfriend daughter ex-wife creative charming emotional amusing dark apartment new york city broadway theater backstage street restaurant acting father/daughter relationship challenge
A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.
Comedy, Drama
Japan
1958
120 Minutes
Shin Saburi Chishu Ryu Teiji Takahashi Kinuyo Tanaka Fumio Watanabe Ineko Arima Chieko Naniwa Miyuki Kuwano Nobuo Nakamura
father mother daughter sister friend fiancé endearing touching witty calm japan wedding household factory arranged marriage family traditions independence social customs generation gap women's rights
A businessman clashes with his elder daughter over her choice of a husband.
Comedy, Drama
1971
117 Minutes
Eddie Constantine Lou Castel Hanna Schygulla Marcella Michelangeli Rainer Werner Fassbinder
director star actor actress cinematographer producer cheeky hedonistic offbeat spain film set hotel party filmmaking drinking boredom jealousy sexual tension show business rivalry
Members of a troubled German film crew spend most of their time drinking, talking and waiting in a hotel.
Drama, Comedy
USA|UK|China
2019
159 Minutes
Leonardo DiCaprio Brad Pitt Margot Robbie Kurt Russell Dakota Fanning Damon Herriman Austin Butler Emile Hirsch Scoot McNairy Luke Perry Al Pacino
actor struggling actor middle-aged man hippie stuntman director cool confident offbeat hollywood restaurant ranch movie set movie studio movie making acting alcoholism stardom starting over fall
A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Meryl Streep Shirley MacLaine Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Richard Dreyfuss Rob Reiner Mary Wickes Conrad Bain Annette Bening Simon Callow Gary Morton
actress mother director celebrity alcoholic quirky witty endearing hollywood, calif. hospital house show business drugs rehabilitation mother/daughter relationship fame discovery rivalry transformation 1990s
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Matthew Glave Emily Bett Rickards Jana Winternitz Nikki Limo Lily Holleman Jessica Diggins Aschleigh Jensen Pete Gardner Reginald VelJohnson Jacob Wysocki
older man daughter estranged father friend girlfriend tense amusing emotional shocking uneasy california wedding restaurant bar woods love triangle awkward situations love father/daughter relationship secret
A dramedy about a well-intentioned father who inadvertently wreaks havoc on the life of his estranged daughter when she invites him to her woodland wedding.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1947
96 Minutes
Betty Hutton John Lund Billy De Wolfe William Demarest Constance Collier Frank Faylen William Farnum Snub Pollard Creighton Hale Chester Conklin James Finlayson
woman starlet director best friend mentor actor hilarious endearing inspiring new york city stage movie set hollywood, calif. movie studio sweatshop silent movies rags to riches show business second chance friendship
The real life story of actress Pearl White during her rise to fame in silent serials.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1949
81 Minutes
Don Ameche Dorothy Lamour Janis Carter Willard Parker Adele Jergens Jeanne Manet
director singer movie producer sister star impostor witty endearing madcap carnival film set swimming pool ballroom california filmmaking talent search love triangle impersonation publicity jealousy
A cinema director who is in an emotional and professional crisis thinks that he has discovered a French star when he meets an ordinary dancer.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2016
138 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Deepika Amin Mariola Jaworska Joelle Koissi Chandru Bhojwani Farah Ahmed Shriya Pilgaonkar
actor star celebrity fan idol look-alike bleak dark emotional gripping thrilling melodramatic india delhi london england celebrity movies stardom look-alikes
Gaurav develops an obsession with a movie star who looks just like him. He goes to Bombay to meet his idol, but he refuses to grant him five minutes of his time. Gaurav is enraged and plots to destroy his hero.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1952
102 Minutes
Gene Kelly Debbie Reynolds Donald O'Connor Jean Hagen Millard Mitchell Rita Moreno Douglas Fowley Cyd Charisse Madge Blake King Donovan
actor singer actress friend songwriter filmmaker emotional playful witty hollywood new york city street movie set silent movies movie making song and dance love triangle jealousy media love
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Comedy, Drama
France
2017
113 Minutes
Pio Marmaï Ana Girardot François Civil Jean-Marc Roulot María Valverde Yamée Couture Jean-Marie Winling Florence Pernel Éric Caravaca Tewfik Jallab Karidja Touré
father sick person child brother sister winemaker engaging charming playful hilarious witty emotional winery wine cellar family family relationships sibling rivalry relationships sibling relationship family business
After a 10 year absence, Jean returns to his hometown when his father falls ill. Reuniting with his sister Juliette and his brother Jérémie, they have to re-build their relationship and trust as a family again.