20 movies like Comedian, ordered by similarity : 95 Miles to Go(2004), Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie(2003), Dying Laughing(2016), The Original Kings of Comedy(2000), Lenny Bruce: Swear to Tell the Truth(1998), Obey Giant(2017), The Life of Reilly(2006), Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin(2003), Cool & Crazy(2001), Looking for Richard(1996), Easy Riders, Raging Bulls(2003), Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story(2018) ...
Documentary
USA
2002
82 Minutes
comedian tv personality audience bartender actor hilarious fascinating playful nightclub backstage united states stand-up comedy rise to stardom fame show business jerry seinfeld orny adams underdog rise quest
A look at the work of two stand-up comics, Jerry Seinfeld and a lesser-known newcomer, detailing the effort and frustration behind putting together a successful act and career while living a life on the road.
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2004
77 Minutes
ray romano comedian camera operator audience lighthearted hilarious car stage hotel backstage gas station united states friendship road trip show business stand-up comedy quest adventure discovery 2000s
The hilarious intimacy of two comedians locked in a car together for hundreds of miles. Together, they each struggle with Ray's obsessions, phobias and insecurities in this unscripted exploration of newfound fame.
Documentary
USA
2003
105 Minutes
comedian southerner jeff foxworthy amusing hilarious charming stage bus backstage arizona touring comedy blue-collar life relationships sex american south underdog discovery 2000s
The comedic stylings of four sort-of famous funnymen are brought to the big screen courtesy of this 2002 documentary.
Comedy, Documentary
USA
2000
115 Minutes
comedian audience hilarious fiery north carolina theater stage stand-up comedy culture race relations church relationships family rise 2000s
A concert film featuring four major African American stand up comedians.
Documentary
USA
1998
93 Minutes
Robert De Niro Lenny Bruce
robert de niro comedian friend mother drug addict tv personality rousing amusing fascinating disheartening new york city television studio nightclub strip club comedy club obscenity court battles stand-up comedy controversy lenny bruce
Comedian Lenny Bruce struck a subversive chord in an era of change in America. After getting his start as a conventional stand-up comic, Bruce's increasingly iconoclastic act transformed ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2017
92 Minutes
artist art expert graffiti artist politician critic skateboarder engaging fascinating creative playful profound inspiring united states skate park art gallery art hope success unexpected success criticism
The life and career of street artist, illustrator, graphic designer, activist, and founder of OBEY Clothing, Shepard Fairey.
Documentary
USA
2006
90 Minutes
Frank Anderson
actor audience gay man uplifting emotional engaging stage theater hollywood, calif. homosexuality performance game show family history alcoholism racism rise underdog transformation 2000s
If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the block, what do you think the odds would be that you'd end up a Tony ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2003
132 Minutes
actor filmmaker celebrity daughter son amusing creative incredible england united states hollywood, calif. charlie chaplin silent movies fame filmmaking comedy rise discovery 1940s
Narrated by Sydney Pollack, film critic Richard Schickel's dazzling two-hour plus documentary to one of the towering figures in film: Charles Chaplin. Hardcore Chaplin fans may not find ... See full summary »
Documentary
2001
105 Minutes
Berlevåg Mannsangforening
singer fisherman factory worker audience charming engaging heartwarming russia norway city concert stage fishing village performance touring big break fighting quest underdog rise 2000s
Documentary
USA
1996
109 Minutes
Al Pacino Harris Yulin Penelope Allen Alec Baldwin Kevin Spacey Estelle Parsons Winona Ryder Aidan Quinn
actor al pacino shakespearean scholar richard iii charming offbeat positive engaging backstage theater new york city stage street actors theater production acting william shakespeare quest rise rivalry
Al Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."
Documentary
UK|Canada
2003
119 Minutes
filmmaker film critic film studio executive film editor actor actress confident cool fascinating engaging hollywood, calif. studio new york city film set hollywood cinema history counterculture youth influence changing times
A look at 1970s Hollywood when it was known as New Hollywood, and the director was the star of the movie.
Documentary, Music
UK
2018
100 Minutes
Johnny Vegas Ross Noble John Cooper-Clarke Mark Radcliffe John Thomson Mike Joyce
comedian hilarious fascinating manchester, england comedy club documentaries life story comedy rise 20th century
It's a documentary about the life of eccentric comedian Frank Sidebottom who wore a huge papier-mache' head and whose true identity was a closely guarded secret until after he died. The ... See full summary »
Documentary
UK|USA
2002
92 Minutes
Louis Pepe
terry gilliam johnny depp actor producer cameraman fascinating incredible wild spain movie set jungle trailer don quixote filmmaking setbacks obsession film bad luck discovery quest
Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.
Documentary
USA
2018
116 Minutes
Lewis Black Elayne Boosler Billy Crystal Pam Dawber Whoopi Goldberg Bobcat Goldthwait
actor comedian family interviewee inspiring charming cheeky united states legacy life comedy death interview love rise 20th century
An intimate look into the life and work of the revered master comedian and actor, Robin Williams.
Documentary, Comedy, Biography
USA
2010
84 Minutes
Annie Sundberg Joan Rivers Jocelyn Pickett Bill Sammeth Larry A. Thompson Graham Reed Kevin Brennan
celebrity comedian daughter raw engaging new york city los angeles household joan rivers plastic surgery comedy entertainment wealth fame wretched excess rise fall 2000s
A documentary on the life and career of Joan Rivers, made as the comedienne turns 75 years old.
Documentary
USA
2016
87 Minutes
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What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2010
91 Minutes
comedian actor drummer singer deaf person creative emotional gutsy los angeles new york city comedy festival recording studio college stage deafness musicians creative process disability homelessness performance
This inspirational documentary follows four deaf entertainers: a comic, drummer, actor and a singer as they attempt to cross over to mainstream audiences. These uniquely talented entertainers overcome great challenges to celebrate success.
Documentary
UK|Canada
2009
112 Minutes
Sam Dunn
musician band frontman band member band manager interviewee interviewer fan crew member roadie amusing engaging fascinating gutsy passionate uplifting wild stage plane india australia
A chronological account of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden's 2008 world tour through India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America in a jet piloted by the band's front man, Bruce Dickinson. Features interviews with the musicians, their road crew and fans.
Documentary
2010
106 Minutes
Paul Thomas Bill Hicks Kevin Booth John Farneti Lynn Hicks Mary Hicks Steve Hicks Andy Huggins David Johndrow James Ladmirault Dwight Slade
comedian friend filmmaker family member amusing tender emotional new york city los angeles little rock, ark. fame childhood bill hicks stand-up comedy growing up transformation rise 1990s
Interviews and clever use of still photographs illustrate the life of a talented but often controversial comic who died of cancer at age 32.
Documentary
UK|USA
2006
97 Minutes
John Dower
pelé coach athlete trainer ceo fascinating rousing incredible united states new york city field stadium soccer greed business american culture nasl rise fall 2000s
The rise and fall of the N.Y. Cosmos. The soccer team that brought Pele to America; against the backdrop of N.Y. City in the 70's.