Movies about directors

Movies about directors
List of the best movies about directors selected by visitors to our site: The End, De Palma, Road to Nowhere, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, For the Love of Spock, Cut!, The Souvenir, The Disaster Artist, Hitchcock, Operation Avalanche.

In the top there are new films of 2021, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

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Genrecomedy
CountryRussia

Director Mitya escapes from the set of the next television series. In this he is helped by the ghost of Marcello Mastroianni. The decision to escape launches a chain of events with the participation of Mitya's family and friends, which can only be unraveled by the answer to the question of what kind of director he wants to be: great, talented, or just normal.

Markimdb: 7.4
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

An intimate conversation between filmmakers, chronicling De Palma’s 55-year career, his life, and his filmmaking process, with revealing anecdotes and, of course, a wealth of film clips.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrethriller, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA

A passionate filmmaker creating a film based upon a true crime casts an unknown mysterious young woman bearing a disturbing resemblance to the femme fatale in the story. Unsuspectingly, he finds himself drawn into a complex web of haunting intrigue: he becomes obsessed with the woman, the crime, her possibly notorious past, and the disturbing complexity between art and truth. From the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina to Verona, Rome, and London, new truths are revealed and clues to other crimes and passions, darker and even more complex, are uncovered.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, China
Duration02:26

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the film industry during the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Markimdb: 7.6
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryCanada, USA
Duration02:38

A documentary film about the life of Star Trek's Mr. Spock as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Mr. Spock for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son, Adam Nimoy.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrehorror, thriller, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

Nothing is as it seems as an ex-con and aspirant filmmaker set out to manufacture a horror film by scaring real people; however, when it goes too far and someone actually dies, the pair decide that killing for real on film is the way to make a truly terrifying movie.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genremelodrama, drama, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration02:22

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense, emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic but untrustworthy older man.

Markimdb: 7.3
Genrecomedy, drama, biography
CountryUSA
Duration02:26

An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, biography, history
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:38

    Hitchcock follows the relationship between director Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the making of his most famous film "Psycho" - and the trials and tribulations the director faced from Hollywood censors.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrethriller, drama, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration01:48

    In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genredocumentary
    CountryFrance, USA
    Duration02:23

    Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book "Hitchcock" by François Truffaut.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:38

      Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genremelodrama, musical, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:11

      Dance your way to a magical adventure with Barbie as Kristyn, a ballerina with big dreams! When she tries on a pair of sparkling pink shoes, she and her best friend, Hailey, are whisked away to a fantastical ballet world. There, Kristyn discovers she must dance in her favorite ballets in order to defeat an evil Snow Queen. With performances to the legendary Giselle and Swan Lake ballets, it's a wonderful journey where if you dance with your heart, dreams come true!

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genremelodrama, drama
      CountryUSA

      As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA

      As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at the chance for renewed success with the film The Other Side of the Wind.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genredocumentary, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:13

      From a prolific career in film and television, Anton Yelchin left an indelible legacy as an actor. Through his journals and other writings, his photography, the original music he wrote, and interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues, this film looks not just at Anton's impressive career, but at a broader portrait of the man.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genrehorror
      CountryUSA

      Actors and crew arrive at the actual Hinsdale House in upstate New York and prepare to shoot a horror movie over the next few weeks. The owner of the property offers a very real warning of the potential dangers of such a project but the filmmakers are adamant. Before shooting can even start the cast and crew are subjected to the very real evil that occupies the house and surrounding woods first hand.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:22

      Two superheroes, Electra Woman and Dyna Girl, move from Akron to Los Angeles in hopes of making it big in the crime fighting world, only to find competition with other vigilantes and infighting amongst themselves.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Mike Birbiglia declares that a joke should never end with "I’m joking." In his all-new comedy, Birbiglia tiptoes hilariously through the minefield that is modern-day joke-telling. Join Mike as he learns that the same jokes that elicit laughter have the power to produce tears, rage, and a whole lot of getting yelled at. Ultimately it's a show that asks, “How far should we go for the laugh?”

      Markimdb: 7.6
      Genredocumentary, music, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Julien Temple's second documentary profiling punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols is an enlightening, entertaining trip back to a time when the punk movement was just discovering itself. Featuring archival footage, never-before-seen performances, rehearsals, and recording sessions as well as interviews with group members who lived to tell the tale--including the one and only John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten).

      Markimdb: 6.2
      Genrehorror, comedy
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:55

      A low-budget film crew working in New York City find themselves being preyed upon by a sexually conflicted serial killer.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:39

      In 1992, teenager Sandi Tan shot Singapore's first indie road movie with her enigmatic American mentor Georges – who then vanished with all the footage. Twenty years later, the 16mm film is recovered, sending Tan, now a novelist in Los Angeles, on a personal odyssey in search of Georges' vanishing footprints.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryFrance, Iran, USA
      Duration01:40

      Orson Welles' unfinished masterpiece, restored and assembled based on Welles' own notes. During the last 15 years of his life, Welles, who died in 1985, worked obsessively on the film, which chronicles a temperamental film director—much like him—who is battling with the Hollywood establishment to finish an iconoclastic work.

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genredocumentary
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration00:52

      Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema, dismissed by others as a voyeuristic fraud and the "world's worst director," Henry Jaglom obsessively confuses and abuses the line between life and art. Featuring scores of interviews (ncluding Orson Welles, Dennis Hopper, Milos Forman and Peter Bogdanovich) and rare behind-the-scenes footage, this hilarious documentary explores the fascinating question of Who Is Henry Jaglom?

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:18

      When a successful television writer's daughter becomes the interest of an aging filmmaker with an appalling past, he becomes worried about how to handle the situation.

      Markimdb: 8.8
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

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      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredocumentary
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:40

      This intimate portrait of director, producer, and improvisational comedy icon Mike Nichols shows his final and historic interviews filmed just months before his death. Director Douglas McGrath documents Nichols’s early life, as he opens up to his friend, director Jack O’Brien, about the storied beginnings of his career.

      Markimdb: 5.1
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration00:45

      When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, using the pseudonym Belle Knox. Miriam lies to her family and her friends at school, keeping her double life a secret. But soon rumours spread and Miriam becomes the subject of vicious online attacks and unwanted attention. Miriam fights back: she talks to the media, saying her new line of work empowers her as a feminist. But her confident stand has unintended consequences. Miriam is shunned by her conservative family and her colleagues in the adult film world. One impulsive decision has quickly spiralled out of control - and Miriam's problems are just beginning.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama, biography
      CountryUSA

      1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredocumentary, biography
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:08

      A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryIran
      Duration02:05

      A yellow cab is driving through the vibrant and colourful streets of Tehran. Very diverse passengers enter the taxi, each candidly expressing their views while being interviewed by the driver who is no one else but the director Jafar Panahi himself. His camera placed on the dashboard of his mobile film studio captures the spirit of Iranian society through this comedic and dramatic drive…

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genredocumentary, biography
      CountryUnited Kingdom
      Duration01:38

      The inside story of the rise and fall of Harvey Weinstein reveals how, over decades, he acquired and protected his power even when scandal threatened to engulf him. Former colleagues and accusers detail the method and consequences of his alleged abuse, hoping for justice and also to inspire change.

      Markimdb: 7.2
      Genredocumentary, biography
      CountryUSA, Denmark
      Duration01:52

      An intimate journey through the formative years of [Lynch’s] life. From his idyllic upbringing in small town America to the dark streets of Philadelphia, we follow Lynch as he traces the events that have helped to shape one of cinema’s most enigmatic directors. David Lynch: The Art Life infuses Lynch’s own art, music and early films, shining a light into the dark corners of his unique world, giving audiences a better understanding of the man and the artist.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrehorror
      CountryAustralia
      Duration01:48

      Popular prank TV show, Scare Campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun. But as we enter a new age of online TV the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series which makes their show look decidedly quaint. It's time to up the ante, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy?

      Markimdb: 7.3
      Genrecomedy, detective
      CountryArgentina, Spain

      A group of old actors and filmmakers tries to resist the efforts of a young couple to kick them out of their mansion.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredocumentary
      CountryGermany
      Duration02:07

      A 30 years odyssey: the world's most intriguing artists and thinkers from the fields of visual art, music, filmmaking, acting, literature, philosophy, politics, business and science, are asked the same question: "Why are you creative?"

      Markimdb: 7.1
      Genrecartoon, history
      CountrySpain, Netherlands

      Paris, 1930. Luis Buñuel is penniless after the scandal surrounding the release of his last movie. Sculptor Ramón Acín, a good friend, buys a lottery ticket and promises Buñuel that he will pay for his next movie if he wins the prize.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredocumentary
      CountryRussia, Italy, Sweden

      The documentary recounts Tarkovsky’s life and work, letting the director tell the story himself, as he shares with us his memories, his view of art and his reflections on the destiny of the artist and the meaning of human existence. Thanks to some extremely rare audio recordings, viewers are able to immerse themselves in the mysterious world of his cinematic imagery, allowing them to comprehend and reassess the work and inner life of the great director. The account is accompanied by never previously released recordings of poems by Arseny Tarkovsky, one of the greatest Russian poets of the 20th century and the director’s father, read by their author.

      Markimdb: 6.8
      Genredrama
      CountryItaly, France, Germany
      Duration01:30

      Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.

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      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryRussia
      Duration01:17

      The film guides us behind the scenes of the theatre and film productions. The film and theatre actors live the lives of the made up characters on stage and on camera, while also living to the fullest off-stage. Some episodes from their real lives are funny, some are scary, but all of them are exciting to witness.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrethriller, comedy
      CountrySpain

      Isabel is an actress recent in her 40 years old, unable to get new roles for movies or theaters, since then directors looking for younger women. She is married with the neurotic Ángel, a screenwriter who is working in his next cinema project with Susana, his producer and ex wife. After Isabel, Ángel, Susana and Carlos, Isabel's first husband, send away to them respective child to a school excursion, Isabel accepts to organize in her house a business dinner for Diego, an important Argentinian actor to negotiate his participation in the movie. During the dinner Carlos appears suddenly with a young girl called Álex, announcing their next wedding and moving to Brasil. But when a little time later Carlos dies unexpectedly, Ángel and Susana suspects of the guilty of Isabel, starting a series of events more maddened each time, along a long night where surprises seems not having end...

      Markimdb: 7
      Genreaction, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:11

      While on the run from the police, Steve Railsback hides in a group of moviemakers where he pretends to be a stunt man. Both aided and endangered by the director he avoids both the police and sudden death as a stuntman. The mixture of real danger and fantasy of the movie is an interesting twist for the viewer as the two blend in individual scenes.

      Markimdb: 6.5
      Genredrama
      CountrySouth Korea, France
      Duration01:38

      On a business trip to the Cannes Film Festival, Manhee is accused of being dishonest and fired. A teacher named Claire goes around taking photos with a Polaroid camera. She gets to know Manhee and sympathizes with her. Through taking photos, Claire has acquired the ability to look slowly at things and to transform objects.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genredrama, history
      CountryIran
      Duration01:40

      The famous actress Behnaz Jafari has no idea what to do when she receives a video in which a young girl is begging for help after her family did not allow her to study at Tehran Theatrical University. Behnaz abandons her shoot and turns to the director Jafar Panahi so that they can help the girl deal with her problems together. They drive to the northwest of the country, where they meet the charming and generous people of a mountain village. But Behnaz and Jafar also observe that in these places, it is the traditions of their ancestors that completely determine the way of life.

      Markimdb: 7.9
      Genrethriller, drama, detective
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration02:27

        After a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesic, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genredocumentary, biography
        CountrySweden, Norway
        Duration01:44

        A focuses on 1957, one of the most prolific years for the Swedish director. During the year he shot two films, opened two of his most celebrated films (The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries), and produced four plays and a TV movie while juggling with a complicated private life.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genredocumentary
        CountryUSA
        Duration03:00

        A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.

        Genredrama
        CountryJapan

        Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanja at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

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        Genredrama, documentary
        CountryUkraine, Germany, Latvia, Estonia
        Duration02:00

        Vitaly Mansky’s intimate and insightful new documentary finds him crisscrossing the Ukraine in the wake of the Maidan uprising, which has left his relatives scattered on both sides of a highly charged and dizzyingly complex political situation.

        Markimdb: 8.6
        Genredocumentary
        CountryFrance
        Duration02:35

        A combination of first-person stories and exclusive aerial images, HUMAN is a unique documentary. This sensitive experience is an introspection into whom we are today as a community but also and most importantly as an individual. Through wars, inequalities, discriminations, HUMAN confronts us with the realities and the diversity of our human conditions. Beyond this darker side, testimonies show the empathy and the solidarities which we are capable of. All these contradictions are ours and HUMAN leads us to reflect about the future we wish to give to people and the planet today. Filmed in 60 countries during two years, HUMAN by Yann Arthus-Bertrand draws a portrait of nowaday’s Humanity.




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