20 movies like Livin' Large!, ordered by similarity : Late Show(1999), Network(1976), Wayne's World(1992), Bamboozled(2000), The Truman Show(1998), Ginger and Fred(1986), The Patsy(1964), Hairspray(2007), It's Always Fair Weather(1955), Two Tickets to Broadway(1951), The Big Lebowski(1998), Love Stinks(1999) ...
Comedy
USA
1991
96 Minutes
Terrence "T.C." Carson Lisa Arrindell Anderson Blanche Baker Nathaniel Afrika Hall Julia Campbell Bernie McInerney Loretta Devine Dan Albright
journalist anchorman producer fiancée best friend frenetic lighthearted spirited crime scene television studio newsroom wedding race relations african-americans television ambition arranged marriage exploitation rise transformation
A young black reporter begins to lose his identity.
Comedy
Germany
1999
107 Minutes
Thomas Gottschalk Harald Schmidt Veronica Ferres Jasmin Tabatabai Olli Dittrich Sabine Orléans Dieter Pfaff Andrea Sawatzki Karl Markovics Otto Schenk Jürgen Tarrach
television producer radio operator radio personality star celebrity audience amusing engaging creative witty heartwarming lighthearted germany tv station television television studio television commercials television personalities television ratings radio show
The program director of a German TV station desperately looks for a new talk master for the Late Show.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
121 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Peter Finch William Holden Robert Duvall Beatrice Straight Wesley Addy Ned Beatty Arthur Burghardt Bill Burrows John Carpenter Jordan Charney
news reporter television producer terrorist emotional striking witty gutsy television studio new york city meaning of life ambition disillusionment fame television discovery transformation 1970s
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.
Comedy
USA
1992
95 Minutes
Mike Myers Dana Carvey Rob Lowe Tia Carrere Brian Doyle Murray Lara Flynn Boyle Kurt Fuller Colleen Camp Donna Dixon Michael DeLuise Dan Bell
talk show host best friend musician slacker producer girlfriend hilarious frenetic illinois wisconsin basement stage tv station television success double-cross concert new love rise underdog
Two slacker friends try to promote their public-access cable show.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
135 Minutes
Damon Wayans Savion Glover Jada Pinkett Smith Tommy Davidson Michael Rapaport Thomas Jefferson Byrd Paul Mooney Sarah Jones Gillian White Susan Batson Yasiin Bey
writer television producer television star assistant brother cheeky creative hysterical quirky gutsy studio new york city office apartment race relations television performance stereotypes unexpected success underdog
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin it becomes a hit.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
102 Minutes
Jim Carrey Laura Linney Noah Emmerich Natascha McElhone Holland Taylor Ed Harris Brian Delate Una Damon Paul Giamatti Philip Baker Hall Peter Krause
good guy producer actress ex-girlfriend uplifting endearing quirky alternate reality florida small town television studio manipulation media deception television discovery transformation underdog 1980s
An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.
Comedy
Italy|France|West Germany
1986
126 Minutes
Giulietta Masina Marcello Mastroianni Franco Fabrizi Friedrich Ledebur Martin Blau Toto Mignone Augusto Poderosi Salvatore Billa
impersonator dancer old man old woman dwarf celebrity cheeky amusing tender spectacular italy television studio hotel street stage celebrity television dance impersonation partnership
Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act on a TV variety show.
Comedy
USA
1964
101 Minutes
Jerry Lewis Ina Balin Everett Sloane Phil Harris Keenan Wynn Peter Lorre John Carradine Neil Hamilton Nancy Kulp
comedian bellhop writer press agent assistant producer hilarious frenetic heartwarming hotel office television studio comedy hollywood celebrity rags to riches performance teamwork underdog rise
An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.
Musical, Comedy
USA|UK|Canada
2007
115 Minutes
John Travolta Nikki Blonsky Amanda Bynes Christopher Walken Zac Efron Elijah Kelley Queen Latifah Michelle Pfeiffer Brittany Snow James Marsden Allison Janney
teenager dancer mother father best friend rival campy heartwarming inspiring baltimore household television studio high school dance racism television love competition underdog rivalry
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.
Musical, Comedy
1955
102 Minutes
Gene Kelly Gene Kelly Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse Dolores Gray Michael Kidd David Burns Jay C. Flippen Steve Mitchell Hal March Paul Maxey
veteran friend program coordinator gangster tv personality charming amusing new york city bar television studio friendship reunion world war ii television failure debt quest transformation pursuit 1940s
A talk-show staffer (Cyd Charisse) puts a fight manager (Gene Kelly), adman (Dan Dailey) and cook on TV 10 years after they parted as GIs.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1951
106 Minutes
Tony Martin Janet Leigh Gloria DeHaven Eddie Bracken Ann Miller Barbara Lawrence
singer love interest agent girlfriend producer lighthearted amusing charming manhattan, n.y. bus station central park television studio bus song and dance big break deception television love rise 1950s
Nancy Peterson and her friends want to get a spot on Bob Crosby's TV show, but their agent has linked them.
Comedy
USA|UK
1998
117 Minutes
Jeff Bridges John Goodman Julianne Moore Steve Buscemi Peter Stormare David Huddleston Philip Seymour Hoffman Flea Leon Russom Sam Elliott Tara Reid
man bowler friend millionaire criminal thug outlandish offbeat hilarious los angeles mistaken identity hedonism drug cartel alcohol underdog crime rise revenge escape 1990s
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.
Comedy
USA
1999
94 Minutes
French Stewart Bridgette Wilson Bill Bellamy Tyra Banks Steve Hytner Jason Bateman Tiffani-Amber Thiessen Ellis E. Williams Ivana Milicevic Montrose Hagins Renata Scott
writer interior decorator best friend wife actor husband amusing dark los angeles television studio wedding apartment spa television lawsuit marriage obsession kidnapping relationships love
Seth Winnick has it all: a successful career in television, good friends, and a passionate relationship with beautiful Chelsea. However, when he fails to make a timely marriage proposal, Chelsea tries to make his life hell.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Rosie Perez Marianne Jean-Baptiste Patti LuPone Karen Duffy Diego Serrano Wendell Pierce Melissa Leo Aida Turturro Rosanna DeSoto Alicia Renee Washington Reno
mother television producer assistant husband baby boss amusing emotional madcap new york city tv station hospital apartment motherhood career family working woman marriage television love
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
Comedy
2016
95 Minutes
Sarah Silverman Tig Notaro Stephanie Allynne J.K. Simmons Jim Jefferies Ellen Ratner Mike Judge Mark Cohen Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Doug Stanhope
comedian songwriter producer radio dj friend manager engaging moving spirited los angeles house club studio career reality television songwriting success discovery fall growing up
Asked by a producer (J.K. Simmons) to star in a reality TV show, comic Henry Phillips must decide whether his ultimate legacy will be telling jokes or becoming the butt of one.
Comedy
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Will Ferrell Steve Carell Paul Rudd David Koechner Christina Applegate Meagan Good James Marsden Josh Lawson Kristen Wiig Dylan Baker Judah Nelson
anchorman anchor person weatherman sports reporter boss amusing campy cheeky san diego television studio house newsroom news relationships office politics rivalry television personalities adventure pursuit temptation
With the 1970s behind them, San Diego's top-rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York City's first twenty-four-hour news channel by storm.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
86 Minutes
Kristen Wiig Wes Bentley Linda Cardellini Joan Cusack Loretta Devine Jennifer Jason Leigh Thomas Mann James Marsden Tim Robbins Alan Tudyk
young woman lottery winner talk show host tv personality father daughter amusing lighthearted television studio stage united states lottery lottery ticket money wealth dreams television show depression father/daughter relationship discovery
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
93 Minutes
Woody Allen Zero Mostel Herschel Bernardi Michael Murphy Andrea Marcovicci Remak Ramsay Marvin Lichterman Lloyd Gough David Margulies Joshua Shelley Danny Aiello
cashier screenwriter comedian actor neurotic friend rousing witty touching dark moving new york city television studio living space courtroom street diner show business corruption television
In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Comedy
2002
86 Minutes
David Cross Bob Odenkirk Nikki Cox E.J. De La Pena R. Lee Ermey M.C. Gainey David Koechner Suli McCullough Jill Talley
redneck ex-wife british man television producer child prison guard hilarious cheeky madcap endearing american south jail street studio mansion town celebrity reality television lawlessness unrequited love
A man (Bob Odenkirk) creates a reality-television show in which a crew follows a Georgia slacker (David Cross) who has a knack for getting arrested.
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
USA
1940
82 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Muriel Angelus Akim Tamiroff Allyn Joslyn William Demarest Louis Jean Heydt Arthur Hoyt Harry Rosenthal Libby Taylor Steffi Duna Esther Howard
bartender political boss secretary man hilarious cheeky outlandish bar city prison police corruption marriage impersonation ambition family transformation rise fall love 1930s
Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics, but he endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.