20 movies like The Kid Stays in the Picture, ordered by similarity : Steve McQueen: American Icon(2017), From the Journals of Jean Seberg(1995), The Last Mogul(2005), Marlene(1984), Easy Riders, Raging Bulls(2003), Uncle Howard(2016), Score: A Film Music Documentary(2016), Frank and Ollie(1995), I Am Heath Ledger(2017), Confessions of a Superhero(2007), Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story(2015), I Called Him Morgan(2016) ...
Documentary
USA
2002
93 Minutes
producer actor friend love interest charming hollywood, calif. hotel movie studio house show business drug addiction fame acting infidelity scandal fall rise 20th century
Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans's famous 1994 autobiography).
Documentary
USA
2017
78 Minutes
steve mcqueen pastor celebrity family member friend entertainer cool confident emotional lighthearted inspiring touching hollywood, calif. airplane hangar house car fame religion life story life lessons
Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. One of America's most endearing and intriguing movie stars, he "is still the King of Cool" according to Esquire Magazine-50 years after the zenith ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1995
97 Minutes
actress actor director emotional somber hollywood, calif. paris fame acting addiction rise fall wretched excess 1970s
Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format (with Seberg played by Mary Beth Hurt). He seamlessly interweaves cinema,... See full summary »
Biography, Documentary
USA|Canada
2005
103 Minutes
Peter Bart Norman Brokaw David Brown Helen Gurley Brown Jimmy Carter Charles Champlin
agent studio head actor president talk show host lawyer incredible shocking intricate hollywood, calif. movie studio beverly hills, calif. office courtroom movie set hollywood success manipulation mafia music corporation of america
With hopes of making a quick buck to pay off some debt, a man throws a Luau themed out of party that quickly becomes out of control.
Documentary
West Germany
1984
95 Minutes
actress actor brooding melodramatic hollywood, calif. germany film set marlene dietrich hollywood fame recluses acting rise transformation 1930s
Retrospective on the career of enigmatic screen diva Marlene Dietrich.
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.
Biography, Documentary
2016
96 Minutes
Aaron Brookner John Giorno Jim Jarmusch Tom DiCillo James Grauerholz Hisami Kuroiwa
speaker film producer journalist interviewee interviewer actor airy amusing inspiring intense charming villa united states documentary filmmaking filmmaker filmmaking informing discovery love rise
Documentary, Music
USA
2016
94 Minutes
steven spielberg composer film critic actor director producer thrilling emotional inspiring recording studio house film set hollywood, calif. music filmmaking music history composing adventure discovery mystery
A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them.
Documentary
USA
1995
89 Minutes
animator elderly person friend coworker walt disney charming amusing emotional house california studio animation frank thomas friendship collaboration ollie johnston aging adventure rise 1990s
A documentary about two famed Disney animators, Frank and Ollie.
Documentary
Canada
2017
90 Minutes
Adrian Buitenhuls
actor artist musician friend celebrity family emotional endearing heartwarming somber home studio movie set documentaries biography death of friend footage reminiscence remembrance discovery
Friends and family of the late actor Heath Ledger remember his life and career.
Documentary
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Jennifer Wenger Antonio Banderas Joe McQueen Margot Kidder Johnny Grant Drew McWeeny
impersonator young person interviewer dreamer failed actor failed actress creative endearing fascinating inspiring moving quirky hollywood street california documentaries hollywood acting impersonation hard times
Chronicles the lives of four mortal men and women who work as characters on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard.
Documentary
2015
94 Minutes
storyteller artist researcher wife filmmaker touching inspiring engaging passionate los angeles office studio love aspirations hollywood marriage family art adventure love
Storyboard artist Harold Michelson and his wife, film researcher Lillian Michelson, were once considered the heart of Hollywood.
Documentary
Sweden|USA
2016
92 Minutes
jazz musician husband wife confident cool fascinating offbeat new york city east village studio love nursing jazz drug addiction domestic violence discovery love revenge transformation sacrifice
An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common-law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972.
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
USA
2010
117 Minutes
Eliot Spitzer Wrenn Schmidt Roger Stone Kim Allen Karen Finley
politician call girl friend author governor attorney general engaging solemn powerful new york state house office government building prostitution scandal politics eliot spitzer infidelity corruption discovery
An in-depth look at the rise and fall of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, including interviews with the scandalized, former politician.
Documentary
USA
2009
101 Minutes
Jeff Sherman Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Julie Andrews Jim Dale Roy Edward Disney Micky Dolenz
songwriter brother coworker friend musician inspiring fascinating studio movie set career brotherhood music legacy filmmaking rise love rivalry 20th century
In 1981, black journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal was arrested for the murder of white Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner and was convicted of it in 1982. More than 25 years later, the ... See full summary »
Documentary
1990
85 Minutes
actor actress artist painter model engaging fascinating pittsburgh new york city warehouse artist's studio andy warhol pop art fame new york city art world rise fall wretched excess transformation
Filmmaker Chuck Workman profiles pop artist Andy Warhol through interviews with friends and colleagues.
Documentary
USA|Japan
2015
80 Minutes
japanese man actor director wife samurai friend brooding emotional intense movie set office car japan village island samurai movies acting passion drinking
A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
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, Music
USA
2018
95 Minutes
singer rock star guitarist music producer woman musician emotional melodramatic intense inspiring touching creative music stage united states tour bus music hall music rock 'n' roll career women in hollywood
Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.
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.