20 movies like The Final Curtain, ordered by similarity : Monster in a Box(1991), Starter for 10(2006), Sexy Beast(2000), Down Terrace(2009), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.(2003), Festival(2005), The Anniversary(1968), Fan(2016), Sylvia Scarlett(1935), The Draughtsman's Contract(1982), Counsellor-at-Law(1933), Almanya - Welcome to Germany(2011) ...
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2002
84 Minutes
Peter O'Toole Adrian Lester Aidan Gillen Julia Sawalha Ralph Brown Henry Goodman Patrick Malahide Ian McNeice Charles Simon
writer game show host doctor old man daughter personal assistant witty unrestrained dark madcap england london television studio mansion maze illness fame identity writing blackmail
A rivalry develops between a showbiz veteran and an upstart newcomer.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1991
88 Minutes
writer amusing brooding creative witty london stage writer's block performance alienation suicide writing pursuit escape discovery 1980s
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.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
2006
96 Minutes
James McAvoy Alice Eve Rebecca Hall Simon Woods Catherine Tate Dominic Cooper Benedict Cumberbatch James Corden Charles Dance Lindsay Duncan
young man college student teammate young woman love interest host amusing engaging england university television studio bristol, england college life game show class conflict romance knowledge underdog love discovery
Set in 1985, working-class student Brian Jackson (McAvoy) navigates his first year at Bristol University.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Spain
2000
88 Minutes
Ray Winstone Ben Kingsley Ian McShane Amanda Redman Cavan Kendall Julianne White Álvaro Monje James Fox Darkie Smith
ex-convict gangster nemesis wife associate crime boss intense suspenseful witty spain villa london england bathhouse bank bank heist crime one last job going straight murder
Brutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
UK
2009
93 Minutes
Robert Hill Robin Hill Julia Deakin David Schaal Tony Way Kerry Peacock Michael Smiley Mark Kempner Gareth Tunley Kali Peacock
father son uncle girlfriend mother politician rousing suspenseful witty dark house prison bedroom england organized crime betrayal family pregnancy deception discovery
A crime family looks to unmask the police informant in their midst who threatens to take down their business.
Comedy, Romance, Drama
India
2003
146 Minutes
Sunil Dutt Sanjay Dutt Gracy Singh Arshad Warsi Rohini Hattangadi Boman Irani Jimmy Sheirgill
father mother son gangster childhood friend doctor india village city house bungalow hospital wish fulfillment cheating lying college admission doctor-patient relationship father/son relationship love rivalry
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
Comedy, Drama
2005
107 Minutes
Lyndsey Marshal Amelia Bullmore Daniela Nardini Chris O'Dowd Billy Carter Raquel Cassidy Stephen Mangan Jonah Lotan Clive Russell Lucy Punch Gabriel Quigley
struggling actor judge television star competitor assistant comedian madcap suspenseful amusing edinburgh, scotland festival comedy club stage acting jealousy drinking comedy competition fame rivalry
Comedy, Drama
UK
1968
95 Minutes
Bette Davis Jimmy Sangster Sheila Hancock Jack Hedley James Cossins Elaine Taylor Christian Roberts Timothy Bateson Arnold Diamond
widow son fiancée pregnant woman transvestite wife dark amusing emotional campy house bedroom england living room family dysfunction family secrets blackmail transsexuality emasculation emigration
Three sons who work in the family construction business help their overbearing mother celebrate her anniversary to her late husband.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
India
2016
138 Minutes
Shah Rukh Khan Deepika Amin Mariola Jaworska Joelle Koissi Chandru Bhojwani Farah Ahmed Shriya Pilgaonkar
actor star celebrity fan idol look-alike bleak dark emotional gripping thrilling melodramatic india delhi london england celebrity movies stardom look-alikes
Gaurav develops an obsession with a movie star who looks just like him. He goes to Bombay to meet his idol, but he refuses to grant him five minutes of his time. Gaurav is enraged and plots to destroy his hero.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
94 Minutes
Katharine Hepburn Cary Grant Brian Aherne Edmund Gwenn Natalie Paley Dennie Moore Lennox Pawle Daisy Belmore
love interest father con artist artist daughter cheeky unrestrained hilarious emotional france england train countryside swindling impersonation father/daughter relationship romance smuggling suicide quest
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Comedy, Drama
1982
103 Minutes
Anthony Higgins Janet Suzman Anne Louise Lambert Dave Hill Hugh Fraser Neil Cunningham David Gant David Meyer
artist wealthy woman mother wealthy man father daughter crafty intricate suspenseful sultry england estate house moat art infidelity murder schemes investigation wealth
An artist (Anthony Higgins) trades 12 drawings for sex with the mistress (Janet Suzman) of a 17th-century English estate.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Isabel Jewell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens Thelma Todd Clara Langsner
attorney rival wife lover secretary emotional dark family home new york city law office social standing infidelity scandal dark secrets class distinctions jewish identity fall transformation discovery 1930s
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2011
101 Minutes
Vedat Erincin Fahri Ögün Yardim Lilay Huser Demet Gül Aykut Kayacik Aycan Vardar Siir Eloglu Aliya Artuc
man turkish man german migrant worker amusing witty touching germany turkey identity self-discovery journey culture cliché adventure discovery pursuit 1960s
The story of three generations of a Turkish immigrant family.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
93 Minutes
Woody Allen Zero Mostel Herschel Bernardi Michael Murphy Andrea Marcovicci Remak Ramsay Marvin Lichterman Lloyd Gough David Margulies Joshua Shelley Danny Aiello
cashier screenwriter comedian actor neurotic friend rousing witty touching dark moving new york city television studio living space courtroom street diner show business corruption television
In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2019
130 Minutes
Daniel Craig Chris Evans Ana de Armas Jamie Lee Curtis Toni Collette Don Johnson Michael Shannon LaKeith Stanfield Katherine Langford Jaeden Martell Noah Segan
novelist detective family member staff member amusing offbeat creative confident cool mansion estate untimely death investigation lie truth mystery pursuit discovery rivalry wretched excess
A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland|UK|USA
2018
120 Minutes
Olivia Colman Rachel Weisz Emma Stone Nicholas Hoult Joe Alwyn James Smith Mark Gatiss Jenny Rainsford Liam Fleming Carolyn Saint-Pé John Locke
queen friend servant amusing spirited melodramatic emotional uneasy tense mansion england castle parlor dining room royalty royal life leadership rivalry quantrill's raiders rise
In early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend, Lady Sarah, governs the country in her stead. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1985
119 Minutes
James Woods Alan Arkin Gabrielle Lazure Michael Sarrazin Linda Sorenson Alan Scarfe Alexander Knox Robert Joy
jew writer father mother stripper wife madcap witty engaging emotional montreal ghetto canada england london city social climbing marriage jewish identity scandal
The story of a Jewish writer, from his life as a young boy in Montreal to his more complicated grown-up life.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
85 Minutes
Jesse Wakeman Kris Avedisian Louisa Krause Ted Arcidi Shawn Contois Kate Fitzgerald Patrick Languzzi Robby Morse Levy Alexander Cook Kyle Espeleta
man childhood friend neighbor family member co-worker businessman cheeky emotional creative new york city wall street rhode island train boat funeral going home childhood friends loss memories self-discovery
With sudden passing of his grandmother, Peter Latang returns to his hometown and encounters his long lost, childhood friend, Donald Treebeck. What begins as a simple favor, turns into a long day's journey into the past.
Comedy, Drama
2016
118 Minutes
Omar Sy Clémence Poésy Gloria Colston Antoine Bertrand Ashley Walters Clémentine Célarié Anna Cottis Raphael Von Blumenthal
man love child love interest mother single father daughter emotional engaging endearing witty moving amusing paris france london england beach flat abandoned baby abandonment
A man's life is turned upside down when an old flame leaves a child on his doorstep, claiming it is his. He moves to London and raises the child by himself.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
121 Minutes
Faye Dunaway Peter Finch William Holden Robert Duvall Beatrice Straight Wesley Addy Ned Beatty Arthur Burghardt Bill Burrows John Carpenter Jordan Charney
news reporter television producer terrorist emotional striking witty gutsy television studio new york city meaning of life ambition disillusionment fame television discovery transformation 1970s
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
114 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Meryl Streep Chris Cooper Tilda Swinton Cara Seymour Brian Cox Judy Greer Maggie Gyllenhaal Ron Livingston Jay Tavare Stephen Tobolowsky
screenwriter writer twin thief waitress quirky frenetic household jungle movie set restaurant new york city swamp evolution movie making robbery romance writer's block obsession pursuit
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.