20 movies like The Big Picture, ordered by similarity : The Disaster Artist(2017), S.O.B.(1981), Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot(2018), Teen Titans GO! to the Movies(2018), Pee-wee's Big Adventure(1985), The Trip to Spain(2017), I Ought to Be in Pictures(1982), Scream 3(2000), Singin' in the Rain(1952), Jour de Fete(1948), Never Give a Sucker an Even Break(1941), The Player(1992) ...
Comedy
USA
1989
100 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Emily Longstreth J.T. Walsh Jennifer Jason Leigh Martin Short Michael McKean Kim Miyori Teri Hatcher Dan Schneider Jason Gould Tracy Brooks Swope
filmmaker agent executive best friend girlfriend amusing hedonistic witty disheartening film set hollywood, calif. cabin filmmaking hollywood ambition disillusionment career fall pursuit transformation
Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.
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.
Comedy
USA
1981
124 Minutes
actress wife director gossip columnist filmmaker friend madcap unrestrained witty melodramatic hollywood, calif. beach house studio los angeles show business pornography schemes filmmaking marriage suicide attempt
A movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
Comedy, Biography, Drama
France|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Jonah Hill Rooney Mara Jack Black Carrie Brownstein Beth Ditto Kim Gordon Udo Kier
handicapped person alcoholic artist friend girlfriend family member inspiring intense emotional powerful quirky witty portland, ore. house doctor's office ambulance street strip club artistic struggle therapy
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Action
USA
2018
87 Minutes
Aaron Horvath
superhero robin sidekick cyborg superman friend amusing charming cheeky hilarious movie theater movie set hollywood, calif. big city car movies superheroes dreams hollywood crimefighting
A villain's maniacal plan for world domination sidetracks five teenage superheroes who dream of Hollywood stardom.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1985
90 Minutes
Paul Reubens Elizabeth Daily Mark Holton Diane Salinger Tony Bill Cassandra Peterson James Brolin Morgan Fairchild Jan Hooks Judd Omen Monty Landis
pee-wee herman friend rival waitress escaped convict truck driver amusing charming madcap quirky san antonio hollywood, calif. film set diner road trip recovery theft injustice filmmaking bicycles
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
Comedy
USA
2017
110 Minutes
Steve Coogan Rob Brydon Marta Barrio Claire Keelan Margo Stilley Rebecca Johnson
best friend man friend food expert traveler hilarious witty engaging amusing charming lighthearted spain car road trip food friendship new experiences comedy fun adventure
When troubled teen Milo, who has a fascination with vampire lore, meets the equally alienated Sophie, the two form a bond that begins to blur Milo's fantasy into reality.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1982
107 Minutes
Walter Matthau Ann-Margret Dinah Manoff Lance Guest Lewis Smith Martin Ferrero Eugene Butler Samantha Harper Santos Morales David Faustino Shelby Balik
actress screenwriter hairdresser father daughter girlfriend witty fiery touching brooklyn, n.y. hollywood, calif. family home movie studio father/daughter relationship family dysfunction estrangement show business ambition new town transformation
Grandmother has nothing to say when Libby tells her that she is off to LA to look up Dad, a Hollywood screenwriter. Grandmother has been in a New York cemetery for six years and Dad has ... See full summary »
Horror, Comedy
USA
2000
116 Minutes
David Arquette Neve Campbell Courteney Cox Patrick Dempsey Scott Foley Lance Henriksen Matt Keeslar Jenny McCarthy Emily Mortimer Parker Posey Deon Richmond
reporter ex-cop victim friend actress killer cheeky frightful thrilling amusing frightening hollywood, calif. film set mansion home mystery serial murders filmmaking acting horror films
While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.
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
France
1948
80 Minutes
Jacques Tati Guy Decomble Santa Relli Paul Frankeur Marine Vallée Robert Balpo Delcassan Jacques Beauvais Valy
mail carrier townsperson friend carnival worker wife charming amusing france small town carnival postal service carnivals film technology quest transformation 1940s
Once a year the fair comes for one day to the little town 'Sainte-Severe-sur-Indre.' All inhabitants are scoffing at François, the postman, what he seems not to recognize. The rising of the... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1941
71 Minutes
W.C. Fields Gloria Jean Margaret Dumont Leon Errol Billy Lenhart Kenneth Brown Anne Nagel Franklin Pangborn Mona Barrie Susan Miller Charles Lang
filmmaker actress producer mother daughter amusing campy madcap hollywood, calif. airplane movie studio movies fantasy hollywood pursuit escape 1940s
A filmmaker attempts to sell a surreal script he has written, which comes to life as he pitches it.
Comedy
USA
1992
123 Minutes
Tim Robbins Greta Scacchi Fred Ward Whoopi Goldberg Peter Gallagher Brion James Cynthia Stevenson Vincent D'Onofrio Dean Stockwell Richard E. Grant Lyle Lovett
producer murderer screenwriter girlfriend police detective blackmailer playful dark amusing hollywood, calif. police station bar parking lot movie studio resort extortion filmmaking accidental death investigation obsession
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?
Comedy, Drama
UK
1996
94 Minutes
Ewan McGregor Ewen Bremner Jonny Lee Miller Kevin McKidd Robert Carlyle Kelly Macdonald Peter Mullan James Cosmo Eileen Nicholas Susan Vidler Pauline Lynch
drug addict friend student girlfriend drug dealer sociopath amusing dark gritty edinburgh london household apartment pub hotel addiction abandonment friendship crime death
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
96 Minutes
Lea Thompson Vincent Spano Danny Nucci Stephen Spinella Michael J. Pollard Lainie Kazan Scott Atkinson Mike Nordike
identical twin ex-wife lover friend gay man brother amusing quirky touching california coast road family home west hollywood, calif. bicycling charity journey self-discovery grief aids
A man's dying wish is for the people in his life to participate in a 450-mile charity bicycle ride through Northern California.
Comedy, Kids & Family
UK|USA
1979
94 Minutes
Charles Durning Austin Pendleton Steve Martin Mel Brooks Milton Berle James Coburn Dom DeLuise Elliott Gould Bob Hope Madeline Kahn Carol Kane
kermit the frog fozzie bear businessman producer miss piggy gonzo cheery uplifting creative playful endearing florida hollywood, calif. car swamp friendship road trip movies hollywood song and dance
Kermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1933
80 Minutes
Marion Davies Bing Crosby Fifi D'Orsay Stuart Erwin Patsy Kelly Bobby Watson Ned Sparks
actor actress girlfriend singer roommate amusing spirited lighthearted new york city hollywood, calif. train hollywood acting romance jealousy determination rivalry forbidden love pursuit 1930s
A love-struck teacher pursues a radio singer to Hollywood.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
Germany|Canada|UK|South Africa|USA
2014
114 Minutes
Simon Pegg Toni Collette Rosamund Pike Stellan Skarsgård Jean Reno Christopher Plummer Chad Willett Veronica Ferres Jakob Davies
psychiatrist girlfriend patient friend traveler doctor amusing confident emotional quirky touching witty london office apartment airplane hospital house identity crisis happiness
A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.
Comedy
USA
2017
123 Minutes
Louis C.K. Chloë Grace Moretz John Malkovich Rose Byrne Helen Hunt Edie Falco Pamela Adlon Charlie Day
producer father daughter filmmaker old man cheeky amusing emotional creative witty offbeat hollywood, calif. parent/child relationship father/daughter relationship love family filmmaking love growing up discovery
When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Comedy
India
2009
160 Minutes
Aamir Khan Kareena Kapoor Madhavan Sharman Joshi Boman Irani Akhil Mishra Mona Singh Rajeev Ravindranathan Pitobash Tripathy Aakash Dabhade Rahul Kumar
young man classmate friend girlfriend mother father hilarious lighthearted hysterical emotional moving india college hospital house bungalow friendship brotherhood relationships education
Two friends are searching for their long lost companion. They revisit their college days and recall the memories of their friend who inspired them to think differently, even as the rest of the world called them "idiots".