Movies about television

Movies about television
List of the best films about television according to the audience: Bombshell, Being the Ricardos, Don't Look Up, Chloe and Theo, San Andreas Quake, Yesterday, The Clapper, Mom and Dad, My Dinner with Hervé, The Show.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 6.8
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA, Canada

Bombshell is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it.

Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA

    Follows Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz as they face a crisis that could end their careers and another that could end their marriage.

    Genrefantastic, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:01

    A young woman, Chloe, living by her wits on the streets of New York City, has a chance meeting with a wise Inuit Eskimo, Theo, who was sent to New York by his elders to provide a message to the people of the world – We either change our destructive was or be destroyed by them. Chloe, who has been searching for something to believe in, becomes inspired by Theo and , with the help of a kind lawyer, Monica, the three of them present Theo’s story to the United Nations in hopes of creating a better future for all of us.

    Markimdb: 2.1
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:11

    When a discredited L.A. Seismologist warns of an impending 12.7 earthquake, no one takes her seriously. Now on her own, she races desperately to get her family to safety before the earthquake breaks Los Angeles apart from the mainland.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama, music
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration02:45

    Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. After a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that he's the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:26

    15 minutes of fame destroys the life of a man who works as a clapper in television.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrehorror, action, comedy
    CountryUSA, United Kingdom
    Duration02:11

    A teenage girl and her little brother must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origin causes parents to turn violently on their own kids.

    Markimdb: 6.9
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-tothing dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    An unsettling look at reality television, where a disturbing game show has its contestants ending their lives for the public's enjoyment.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    A recently single man finds solace in his upstairs neighbors' seemingly perfect relationship - until he suspects one of them is cheating.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    Follows the professional and personal relationship between a charismatic attorney and a powerhouse television producer as they attempt to control the media, the justice system, and ultimately - each other...

    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: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    When the opportunity to co-host a talk show with the fabulous talk show diva Veronika presents itself two weeks before Christmas, Emily thinks this is her big break. To her surprise, she discovers she has stiff competition with Charlie, the local TV anchor who is her near equal on another station. With such interest and support for both reporters, a contest is created: for the two weeks leading up to Christmas, who can cover the best and most meaningful Christmas stories on the local news?

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrehorror, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:33

    An attractive young woman is kidnapped, held captive and forced to endure the evils of one of the most violent homicidal maniacs in the city's history. "The Toolbox Killer" aka TBK. It is by her will, strength and her faith that she must survive, the ordeal. Her escape is almost hopeless. Unfortunately her situation only worsens when outside supernatural forces become more difficult to contend with than TBK.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:30

    A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genrefantastic, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:37

    The eccentric new manager of a UHF television channel tries to save the station from financial ruin with an odd array of programming.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrehorror, thriller
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:06

    Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier realizes that the house he lives in was her family’s old home.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA

    In a comedy special directed by Spike Jonze, Aziz Ansari shares deep personal insights and hilarious takes on wokeness, family and the social climate.

    Markimdb: 7.7
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryJapan, USA
    Duration02:09

    A lonely, chain-smoking office lady in Tokyo falls for her teacher when she decides to take English lessons. When her teacher disappears, she sets out on a journey to find him.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrefantastic, drama
    CountryUSA, Luxembourg, France
    Duration01:22

    A look at how a painter and a successful actor spend their last day together before the world comes to an end.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrehorror, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:28

    Salesman Roy Knable spends all his free time watching television, to the exasperation of his wife, Helen. One day, TV salesman Spike convinces Roy to buy a satellite dish offering 666 channels. The new addition to Roy's home entertainment system sucks him and Helen into Hellvision, a realm run by Spike, who is an emissary of Satan. For 24 hours, the couple must survive devilish parodies of TV programs if they want to return to reality alive.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:39

    A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.

    Markimdb: 3.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Jerry Springer stars as more or less himself, the host of a raunchy, controversial and popular Los Angeles talk show which features everyday people with problems and who frequently vent their problems on the air.

    Markimdb: 4.8
    Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, comedy, detective
    CountryCanada, USA
    Duration02:16

    In a desolate community full of drug-addled Marines and rumors of kidnapping, a wild-eyed stoner named Lou wakes up after a crazy night of partying with symptoms of a strange illness and recurring visions. As she struggles to get a grip on reality, the stories of conspiracy spread.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA

    At the dawn of the space-race, two radio-obsessed teens discover a strange frequency over the airwaves in what becomes the most important night of their lives and in the history of their small town.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA

    Four years into his first stable relationship, a man finds out that he is pregnant with his partner's baby.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genremelodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:23

    Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, cartoon, reality TV
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:10

    Eight housemates on a fake animated reality TV show realize they've been canceled and set off on a journey to get back on the air.

    Markimdb: 2.7
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    Action - When a shower of massive meteors threatens an extinction level on Earth, the world's greatest minds devise a dangerous plan that will take the planet off its axis in order to avoid the impact. - Tia Carrere, Jason Brooks, Robert Davi

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:51

    Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.

    Markimdb: 7.4
    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
    CountrySpain
    Duration01:47

    During a mysterious thunderstorm, Vera, a young mother, manages to save a life in danger, but her good deed causes a disturbing chain of unexpected consequences.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrethriller, drama
    CountryPoland

    On the last day of 1999, 20-year-old Sebastian locks himself in a TV studio. He has two hostages, a gun, and an important message for the world. The story of the attack explores a rebel’s extreme measures and last resort.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:04

    Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white world of a 1950s TV sitcom called "Pleasantville," and find a world where everything is peachy keen all the time. But when Jennifer's modern attitude disrupts Pleasantville's peaceful but boring routine, she literally brings color into its life.

    Markimdb: 2.6
    Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Seven disgusting kids but nevertheless of interesting personality are being made of the green mud coming out of garbage can. Once alive their master gives them rules to obey although they think that life is funnier without following stupid regulations like no television or no candy. Naturally this will cause some conflicts.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy
    CountryFrance, Belgium

    It all began when camcorders replaced cameras. Making TV programs then became within everyone's reach. Jean-Lou, Yasmina, Victor, Clara, Adonis, and the others didn't only want to create their own television channel, they above all wanted to make a revolution. Thus Télé Gaucho was born, as anarchic and provocative as the main channels were conformist and reactionary. Five years of mayhem, brutal pirate TV demonstrations, drunken parties, and thwarted love.. And that was my idyllic interlude.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryIndia

    ‘Ninnu Kori’ is essentially a love story but set against an unusual backdrop. Circumstances tear a much-in-love couple apart and they have to get used to the reality — until fate intervenes to show them life’s full of surprises.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:26

    TV producer Pierre Delacroix becomes frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea. Hoping to get fired, Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:13

    Basket-case network news producer Jane Craig falls for new reporter Tom Grunnick, a pretty boy who represents the trend towards entertainment news she despises. Aaron Altman, a talented but plain correspondent, carries an unrequited torch for Jane. Sparks fly between the three as the network prepares for big changes, and both the news and Jane must decide between style and substance.

    Markimdb: 5.3
    Genreaction, fantasy, melodrama, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:24

    Mermaid sisters hunt down their father's human killer... and deal with their own personal relationships with the humans.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    Celeste Talbert is the star of the long-running soap opera "The Sun Also Sets." With the show's ratings down, Celeste's ruthlessly ambitious co-star, Montana Moorehead, and the show's arrogant producer, David Seton Barnes, plot to aggravate her into leaving the show by bringing back her old flame, Jeffrey Anderson, and hiring her beautiful young niece, Lori Craven.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryMexico

    TV MX, the most powerful Mexican Television Corporation, discloses a scandalous story involving Governor Carmelo Vargas in serious crimes and illicit business. Governor Vargas worried about his political future, decides to clean his image and negotiates a billionaire secret agreement with the owners of the TV Corporation. Carlos Rojo, an ambitious young news producer, and Ricardo Diaz, TV network star reporter, are responsible for making a dirty campaign to change the image the public has of the corrupt Governor and make him, at any cost, a political star and a great presidential candidate. Mexican Television believes that democracy is a farce and has already placed one President... Will they do it again?

    Markimdb: 6.3
    Genrethriller
    CountryFrance

    Stan Mirkine would have everything to be happy. Now, he is sure of it: his wife is cheating on him. Too much in love, possessive to the extreme, he is haunted every day by the only fear of discovering that Mathilde is unfaithful. Day after day, week after week, suspicions precipitate Stan in an infernal spiral driven by jealousy. The existence of Mathilde and Stan rocking after an irreparable act: Stan kills the one he thinks is his rival. Soon, doubt settles, jealousy resurfaced. What if Stan was abused by his paranoia? Could it be that his jealousy is only the result of a mad scheme? Who would then draw the strings? ...

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryFrance, USA

    Gary Starke is one of the best ticket scalpers in New York City. His girlfriend, Linda, doesn't approve of his criminal lifestyle, though, and dumps him when she gets the opportunity to study cooking in Paris. Gary realizes that he has to give up scalping if he has any chance of winning her back. But before he does, he wants to cash out on one last big score. He gets his chance when the pope announces he'll be performing Easter Mass at Yankee Stadium.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:32

    New York City, 1954: Benjy Stone is the junior writer on the top rated variety/comedy show. His idol Alan Swann, an actor with a drinking problem, is to be that week's guest star.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    A soap opera writer gets hit on the head and wakes up as a character in his own show.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrethriller, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up -- and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the "friendship," Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behavior.

    Markimdb: 6.8
    Genrefantasy, comedy, drama
    CountryLuxembourg
    Duration01:28

    One fine morning, Benno finds sand in his bed. While he tries to ignore this at first, he soon must realize that he himself is loosing the sand.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:55

    Womanising, right-wing Dan Hanson and quiet, liberal Lorie Bryer work for the Baltimore Sun. Rivals for the job of new writer of a vacant column, the paper ends up instead printing their very different opinions alongside each other, which leads to a similarly combative local TV show. At the same time their initial indifference to each other looks like it may evolve into something more romantic.




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