20 movies like Bowfinger, ordered by similarity : Never Give a Sucker an Even Break(1941), The Disaster Artist(2017), Hearts of the West(1975), Going Hollywood(1933), Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood(2019), Silent Movie(1976), French Dressing(1964), Singin' in the Rain(1952), Mardi Gras(1958), Ed Wood(1994), Teen Titans GO! to the Movies(2018), Galaxy Quest(1999) ...
6.4/10
Comedy
USA
1999
97 Minutes
Steve Martin Eddie Murphy Heather Graham Christine Baranski Jamie Kennedy Adam Alexi-Malle Kohl Sudduth Barry Newman Robert Downey Jr. Terence Stamp Marisol Nichols
filmmaker actress actor star screenwriter leader spirited amusing madcap hollywood, calif. movie making deception cult hollywood quest 1990s
When a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him.
7.2/10
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.
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.
6.5/10
Comedy
USA
1975
102 Minutes
Jeff Bridges Andy Griffith Donald Pleasence Blythe Danner Alan Arkin Richard B. Shull Herbert Edelman Alex Rocco Frank Cady Anthony James Burton Gilliam
writer actor filmmaker stuntman secretary cheeky lighthearted hollywood, calif. movie set nevada movies hollywood acting writing old west myths quest pursuit rise 1930s
During the 1930s, Lewis Tate aspires to be the next great American Western writer. But when he travels to California, he's recruited by Bert Kessler), a Hollywood unit manager, to star in a series of low-rent Westerns.
6.1/10
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.
7.6/10
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.
6.7/10
Comedy
USA
1976
86 Minutes
Mel Brooks Marty Feldman Dom DeLuise Bernadette Peters Sid Caesar Harold Gould Ron Carey Carol Arthur Liam Dunn Fritz Feld Chuck McCann
director actor studio head dancer actress playful hysterical hollywood, calif. new york city hospital theater studio silent movies hollywood corporate greed underdog quest rivalry love 1970s
A film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years.
5.9/10
Comedy
UK
1964
86 Minutes
James Booth Marisa Mell Roy Kinnear Alita Naughton Bryan Pringle Norman Pitt Henry McCarthy Sandor Eles
attendant manager newspaper reporter actress mayor publicist amusing madcap lighthearted witty charming spirited seaside france film festival great britain publicity stunts reputation film festival cross-cultural relations
A drab little English seaside town tries to improve its image - and increase its revenues - by holding a film festival. When a famous continental star agrees to attend, things get out of hand.
8.3/10
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.
5.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1958
107 Minutes
Pat Boone Christine Carère Tommy Sands Sheree North Gary Crosby Fred Clark Dick Sargent Barrie Chase
frenchwoman actress cadet young man movie star friend touching amusing wild new orleans parade party virginia military academy hollywood, calif. fame schemes deception assumed identity unlikely romance
A military school cadet Boone wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the "Mardi Gras" parade. They fall in love, but Carère's movie studio wants to capitalize on this newly found love for publicity.
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.
6.8/10
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.
7.3/10
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Adventure, Action
USA
1999
104 Minutes
Tim Allen Sigourney Weaver Alan Rickman Tony Shalhoub Sam Rockwell Daryl Mitchell Enrico Colantoni Robin Sachs Patrick Breen Missi Pyle Jed Rees
actor actress alien fan struggling actor teamwork hysterical offbeat amusing outer space los angeles convention center spaceship alien planet aliens invasion celebrities show business space travel teamwork
The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
8.4/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1980
129 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Steve Railsback Barbara Hershey Allen Goorwitz Alex Rocco Sharon Farrell Adam Roarke Philip Bruns Chuck Bail John Garwood James Hess
fugitive actress director stuntman amusing engaging intense hollywood, calif. movie set movie making fugitives dangerous assignment deception adventure discovery underdog 1980s
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
6.2/10
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.
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.
6.4/10
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.
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.
7.0/10
Comedy
USA
1933
76 Minutes
James Cagney Mae Clarke Leslie Fenton Margaret Lindsay Henry O'Neill Raymond Hatton George Chandler Douglas Dumbrille
usher police detective criminal gangster actor movie star confident charming crafty los angeles hollywood, calif. movie studio crime ring hollywood investigation escape acting adventure escape pursuit
A former gangster makes it big in Hollywood, but his old life catches up with him.
6.6/10
Musical, Comedy
USA
1942
99 Minutes
security guard sailor switchboard operator star singer airy charming madcap hollywood, calif. movie studio stage performance deception musical revue sketch comedy pride father/son relationship underdog quest 1940s
A Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit.
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