Movies like Monster in a Box

20 movies like Monster in a Box, ordered by similarity : Adaptation(2002), Final Portrait(2017), The Distinguished Citizen(2016), Can You Ever Forgive Me?(2018), Her(2013), The Old Man & the Gun(2018), The Sisters Brothers(2018), Almanya - Welcome to Germany(2011), The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017), Joshua Then and Now(1985), This Beautiful Fantastic(2016), My Art(2016) ...

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Monster in a Box

This is the story of Spalding Gray and his attempt to write a novel. It is a first person account about writing and living, and dealing with success while trying to be successful.

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Adaptation

A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.

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Final Portrait

The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti.

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The Distinguished Citizen

A recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature, who has been living in Europe for decades, accepts an invitation to receive a prize. In Argentina he finds both similarities and irreconcilable differences with the people of his hometown.

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Can You Ever Forgive Me?

When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.

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Her

In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need.

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The Old Man & the Gun

Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.

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The Sisters Brothers

In 1850s Oregon, the infamous duo of assassins, Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix), chase a gold prospector and his unexpected ally.

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Almanya - Welcome to Germany

The story of three generations of a Turkish immigrant family.

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The Man Who Invented Christmas

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.

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Joshua Then and Now

The story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.

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This Beautiful Fantastic

A reclusive young woman who dreams of becoming a children's author finds an unlikely mentor in the rich curmudgeon who lives next door.

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My Art

Frustrated by her lack of recognition, a middle-aged artist leaves the city for upstate New York to regain her creative spark.

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Please Stand By

A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.

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The Final Curtain

A rivalry develops between a showbiz veteran and an upstart newcomer.

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Knives Out

A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.

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Paterson

A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.

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Stand by Me

After the death of one of his friends, a writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

A washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production.

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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Sally's parents' marriage breaks up when her father undergoes a mid-life crisis and impulsively weds a prostitute. Meanwhile, Sally's own marriage also begins to disintegrate.

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Authors Anonymous

When a dysfunctional group of unpublished writers accept Hannah into their fold, the last thing they expect is her overnight success. Can these lovable misfits achieve their artistic dreams and avoid killing one another in the process?

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