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Entertainment Industry Drama movies

Fame and career drama in film, TV, music, or theater: ambition, image, exploitation, and the cost of success.

Overview

A towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.

Themes

Marriage under pressure, Memory and longing, Affairs and reputation, Fame vs private life, Creativity and performance, Illness and loss

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Netflix
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American Fiction

2. American Fiction

Comedy Drama Satire Entertainment Industry Drama
7.5
20231h 57min

Overview

A novelist fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.

Themes

Dysfunctional family, Sibling relationship, Race politics, Alzheimer's disease, Publishing power, Pseudonym use, Diversity push

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Amazon Video
Apple TV
Google Play Movies
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Yannick

3. Yannick

Comedy Drama Thriller Parody Entertainment Industry Drama
7.0
20231h 7min

Overview

In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a bad boulevard comedy at a Parisian theatre, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.

Themes

Improvisation under pressure, Power dynamics under threat, Control of narrative, Boredom vs spectacle, Entertainment as escape, Audience manipulation

Available on

MUBI
MUBI Amazon Channel
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A Beautiful Life

4. A Beautiful Life

Drama Music Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Narrative Musical
6.4
20231h 39min

Overview

When a young fisherman with a hidden talent gets discovered by a music producer, he must decide if he's ready to open himself up to stardom — and love.

Themes

Romantic tension, Mentorship dynamics, Public exposure pressure, Unresolved past issues, Studio collaboration tensions, Talent versus opportunity

Available on

Netflix
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Hunger

5. Hunger

Drama Entertainment Industry Drama
6.6
20232h 25min

Overview

A talented young street-food cook pushes herself to the limit after accepting an invitation to train under an infamous and ruthless chef.

Themes

Craft under pressure, Reputation as currency, Competition and betrayal, Mentor dynamics and control, Wealth as status symbol, Class aspiration and excess

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Netflix
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Babylon

6. Babylon

Drama Comedy Entertainment Industry Drama Satire
7.1
20223h 9min

Overview

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

Themes

Old hollywood power dynamics, Class ascent via gambling, Addiction and gambling debt, 1920s decadence and excess, Elephant spectacle, Cocaine fueled excess

Available on

Netflix
Amazon Video
Apple TV
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Empire of Light

7. Empire of Light

Drama Romance Entertainment Industry Drama Bittersweet Romance
6.7
20221h 55min

Overview

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.

Themes

Racial prejudice in public spaces, Bipolar illness stigma, Affair under scrutiny, Workplace romance and power, Cinema as refuge, Seaside town isolation

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
fuboTV
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She Said

8. She Said

Drama History Entertainment Industry Drama Historical Event
7.3
20222h 9min

Overview

New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.

Themes

Abuse of power, Investigative journalism, Gender inequality, Institutional silence, Industry accountability, Me too movement

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Peacock Premium
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Sick of Myself

9. Sick of Myself

Drama Thriller Entertainment Industry Drama Mind Game Thriller
7.1
20221h 37min

Overview

Increasingly overshadowed by her boyfriend's recent rise to fame as a contemporary artist creating sculptures from stolen furniture, Signe hatches a vicious plan to reclaim her rightfully deserved attention within the milieu of Oslo's cultural elite.

Themes

Social climbing, Media spectacle, Manipulation in relationships, Envy and self-image, Performative illness, Deception and attention

Available on

Amazon Video
Apple TV
Hoopla
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I Used to Be Famous

10. I Used to Be Famous

Comedy Drama Music Entertainment Industry Drama Narrative Musical
6.6
20221h 44min

Overview

A former boy band star unexpectedly gets a second shot at success when he forms a bond with a gifted young drummer.

Themes

Viral exposure consequences, Autism crowd handling, Singer expectations clash, Drum kit logistics, Drum partnership dynamics, Autistic communication tensions

Available on

Netflix
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