20 movies like Hijacking Hollywood, ordered by similarity : Swimming With Sharks(1994), The Disaster Artist(2017), Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography(1993), Two Weeks in Another Town(1962), The Bad and the Beautiful(1952), Mistress(1992), Souls for Sale(1923), True Romance(1993), Ed Wood(1994), The Assistant(2019), Heat(1995), The Cat's Meow(2001) ...
4.8/10
Drama
USA
1997
91 Minutes
Henry Thomas Scott Thompson Mark Metcalf Neil Mandt Nicole Gian Helen Duffy Paul Hewitt Art LaFleur Shirley Brewer
filmmaker producer assistant hilarious offbeat frenetic michigan los angeles hollywood, calif. hollywood filmmaking special effects ransom revenge underdog 1990s
An aspiring director working as a lowly production assistant, conspires with his aspiring producer roommate to steal the reels of a mega budgeted film he's working on.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1994
93 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Frank Whaley Michelle Forbes Benicio Del Toro Jerry Levine T.E. Russell Roy Dotrice Patrick Fischler
filmmaker producer boss girlfriend assistant engaging shocking unrestrained hollywood, calif. office manipulation abuse torture ambition film industry hostage situation underdog transformation revenge 1990s
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
7.4/10
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.
7.7/10
Documentary, Drama, History
Japan|USA
1993
90 Minutes
Ernest Dickerson Stuart Samuels Michael Chapman Allen Daviau Caleb Deschanel Conrad L. Hall William A. Fraker
camera operator director engaging hollywood, calif. movie camera filmmaking art hollywood discovery underdog 20th century
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from Birth of a Nation to Do the Right Thing.
Drama
1962
106 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Edward G. Robinson Cyd Charisse George Hamilton Claire Trevor Daliah Lavi Rosanna Schiaffino
director wife actor woman leading man doctor emotional frenetic inspiring amusing mental institution hollywood, calif. new england rome movie set apartment alcoholism mental breakdown failing career hollywood
An actor (Kirk Douglas) and a director (Edward G. Robinson), both washed-up in Hollywood, try to make a comeback in Rome.
7.8/10
Drama
USA
1952
118 Minutes
Lana Turner Kirk Douglas Walter Pidgeon Dick Powell Barry Sullivan Gloria Grahame Gilbert Roland Leo G. Carroll Vanessa Brown Paul Stewart Sammy White
movie star writer director producer brooding cool spirited tense engaging hollywood, calif. manipulation cheating hollywood ambition betrayal underdog fall rise wretched excess 1950s
An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
5.4/10
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 »
7.0/10
Comedy, Romance, Drama
USA
1923
80 Minutes
Eleanor Boardman Mae Busch Barbara La Marr Richard Dix Frank Mayo Lew Cody
minister serial killer wife director actress charles chaplin hilarious frenetic suspenseful small town train hollywood, calif. movie set desert hollywood acting love triangle stalking serial murders stardom
A young woman hits Hollywood, determined to become a star.
7.9/10
Action, Crime, Drama
USA|France
1993
116 Minutes
Christian Slater Patricia Arquette Dennis Hopper Val Kilmer Gary Oldman Brad Pitt Christopher Walken Bronson Pinchot Michael Rapaport Saul Rubinek Chris Penn
prostitute pimp gangster dark gritty suspenseful hollywood, calif. motel michigan death drugs robbery romance chase road trip pursuit revenge love 1990s
In Detroit, a lonely pop culture geek marries a call girl, steals cocaine from her pimp, and tries to sell it in Hollywood. Meanwhile, the owners of the cocaine, the Mob, track them down in an attempt to reclaim it.
7.8/10
Comedy, Biography, Drama
USA
1994
124 Minutes
Johnny Depp Martin Landau Sarah Jessica Parker Patricia Arquette Jeffrey Jones G.D. Spradlin Vincent D'Onofrio Lisa Marie Bill Murray Mike Starr Max Casella
filmmaker actor girlfriend actress orson welles quirky creative moving hollywood, calif. film set ed wood show business aspirations filmmaking friendship underdog quest love 1950s
Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
2019
87 Minutes
Julia Garner Matthew Macfayden Makenzie Leigh Juliana Canfield Lou Martini Jr. Noah Robbins Dagmara Dominczyk Kristine Froseth Alexander Chaplin Clara Wong Purva Bedi
college graduate film producer assistant media mogul engaging emotional powerful striking los angeles film set hollywood college misogyny predators sexual abuse career aspirations rise fall escape pursuit
A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.
8.2/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1995
170 Minutes
Al Pacino Robert De Niro Val Kilmer Jon Voight Tom Sizemore Diane Venora Amy Brenneman Ashley Judd Mykelti Williamson Wes Studi Ted Levine
criminal lieutenant wife daughter fence killer frenetic gripping suspenseful cool intense los angeles police station hideout bank secret hideout big city crime ambition robbery
A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2001
110 Minutes
Kirsten Dunst Cary Elwes Edward Herrmann Eddie Izzard Joanna Lumley Victor Slezak Jennifer Tilly James Laurenson Ronan Vibert Chiara Schoras Ingrid Lacey
producer starlet gossip columnist millionaire actor dark fascinating sultry yacht hollywood, calif. historical events murder hollywood cover-up mystery discovery rivalry 1920s
Movie producer Thomas Ince (Cary Elwes) dies after yachting with William Randolph Hearst (Edward Herrmann), Charlie Chaplin and Marion Davies (Kirsten Dunst).
6.8/10
Biography, Drama, History
USA|UK
2012
98 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Helen Mirren Scarlett Johansson Toni Collette Danny Huston Jessica Biel Michael Stuhlbarg James D'Arcy Michael Wincott Kurtwood Smith Richard Portnow
director wife film studio executive movie producer actress actor crafty gripping cheeky hollywood, calif. movie studio household film set alfred hitchcock filmmaking historical events serial murders husband/wife relationship rise underdog
The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.
7.0/10
Drama
Italy|USA
1954
128 Minutes
Humphrey Bogart Ava Gardner Edmond O'Brien Marius Goring Rossano Brazzi Valentina Cortesa Elizabeth Sellars Warren Stevens
dancer director producer tycoon press agent count sad passionate french riviera london spain hollywood, calif. cemetery nightclub stardom filmmaking rags to riches exploitation loss of innocence deception
This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry et al, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.
7.3/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1949
99 Minutes
Lizabeth Scott Don DeFore Dan Duryea Arthur Kennedy Kristine Miller Barry Kelley Denver Pyle Virginia Mullen Richard Irving George Mann Harry J. Vejar
wife husband brother brother-in-law sister-in-law private investigator creepy disturbing shocking suspenseful tense uneasy hollywood hollywood hills apartment car train station money murder greed
Through a fluke circumstance, a ruthless woman stumbles across a suitcase filled with $60,000, and is determined to hold onto it even if it means murder.
7.6/10
Documentary, Comedy, Drama
Canada
2007
80 Minutes
filmmaker fan mother winsome offbeat canada small town family home winnipeg, canada film historical events nostalgia loyalty discovery love growing up 2000s
Fact, fantasy and memory are woven seamlessly together in this portrait of film-maker Guy Maddin's home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
7.0/10
Crime, Drama
USA
1999
90 Minutes
Terence Stamp Peter Fonda Lesley Ann Warren Luis Guzman Barry Newman Joe Dallesandro Nicky Katt Amelia Heinle Melissa George
ex-convict daughter record producer young man hit man agent brooding suspenseful los angeles warehouse beach house party pursuit murder drug trafficking family revenge pursuit discovery 1990s
An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1955
111 Minutes
Jack Palance Ida Lupino Rod Steiger Shelley Winters Wendell Corey Jean Hagen Ilka Chase Everett Sloane Wesley Addy Paul Langton Nick Dennis
actor wife agent tabloid reporter producer gripping frenetic brooding hollywood, calif. movie studio blackmail movies scandal marriage hit and run escape temptation wretched excess rivalry 1950s
Hollywood actor Charles Castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his valuable career.
6.8/10
Western
USA
1946
69 Minutes
Gene Autry Lynne Roberts Sterling Holloway Richard Lane Ralph Sanford Helen Wallace Pierre Watkin Ken Lundy
gene autry ranch hand casting director executive hollywood producer horse hilarious frenetic uplifting ranch hollywood, calif. movie studio recording studio theater city vs. country hollywood filmmaking relocation human-animal friendship quest
Utilizing a script from 1939's "She Married a Cop" with a 1946 Hit Parade song for the title, Gene Autry's screen return following his WW II Army Air Corps service, "Sioux City Sue" has ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
97 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Robert De Niro Anne Heche Woody Harrelson Denis Leary Willie Nelson Andrea Martin Michael Belson Suzanne Cryer John Michael Higgins Suzie Plakson
spin doctor producer songwriter designer convict adviser crafty amusing washington, d.c. hollywood, calif. mansion soundstage scandal deception war politics media quest fall 1990s
Shortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal.
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