20 best movies like Arnold (2023)

List of the best movies like Arnold (2023): Life, Friends: The Reunion, Cantinflas, The Stand In, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, My Week with Marilyn, Jack and Jill, What Beat You Nothing, The Haunting of Sharon Tate, Accidentally Engaged.

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Markimdb: 6
Genredrama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration02:11

In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.

Markimdb: 8
Genrecomedy, melodrama, documentary, biography
CountryUSA, United Kingdom

The cast of Friends reunites for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of the hit series, an unforgettable evening filled with iconic memories, uncontrollable laughter, happy tears, and special guests.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, biography
CountryMexico

Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. Together they won the Oscar for Best Picture.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryUSA

When ordered to serve a year in rehab, actress Candy hires her on-set stand-in to take her place. The unassuming woman flips the script and steals her identity, career and boyfriend in this hilarious comedy about trading places.

Markimdb: 7.2
Genredrama, biography
CountryUSA, China

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genredrama, biography
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
Duration01:39

Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggling to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress.

Markimdb: 3.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

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Genredocumentary, biography
CountryRussia

Alla Demidova ranks among the greatest actresses to have graced the Russian-language stage over the past six decades, as well as screens big and small. She's famous for her tragic characters. Perhaps because she, above all, understands the world as a realm of worries and sorrow?

Markimdb: 2.8
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, Mexico
Duration02:11

Pregnant with director Roman Polanski's child and awaiting his return from Europe, 26-year-old Hollywood actress Sharon Tate becomes plagued by visions of her imminent death.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genremelodrama
CountryUSA

When unsuccessful actress Clarissa returns to her hometown for a wedding and tries to impress her old friends by claiming she's dating big time celebrity Chas Hunter, she suddenly finds herself in a comically false engagement when her lies go public and Chas decides to join the festivities in a stunt to escape bad press.

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: 6.6
Genrefantasy, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:47

While attending a party at James Franco's house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

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: 6.9
Genredrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:59

An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.

Markimdb: 6
Genrethriller, drama
CountrySpain
Duration01:14

Anna Fritz is a beautiful and famous actress. Suddenly her body is found in a hotel and the news of her death goes around the planet. The young, shy caretaker Pau works at the hospital where they carried the body of Anna Fritz. He and his friends decide to take pictures of the body of Anna Fritz. They decide they could make love to her and nobody would know. They are in front of Anna Fritz ... and can do with it what they want.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrethriller, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:41

A rabid film fan stalks his favorite action hero and destroys the star's life.

Markimdb: 7.5
Genredocumentary, biography
CountryUSA

Explore the life and legacy of actor Paul Walker, the Southern California native who cut his teeth as a child actor before breaking out in the blockbuster Fast and Furious movie franchise.

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.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genremelodrama
    CountryUSA

    Sarah Davis heads to her uncle’s struggling ranch to escape New York and the spotlight from a recent breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, an entitled Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film. As Sarah and Graham start to bond, Sarah may get more for Christmas than she bargained for.

    Markimdb: 7.8
    Genrecomedy, drama, biography
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:07

    The mostly true story of the legendary "worst director of all time", who, with the help of his strange friends, filmed countless B-movies without ever becoming famous or successful.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom
    Duration01:51

    Three people, three extraordinary stories. All lived out within a hundred London streets.

    Markimdb: 8.4
    Genrecomedy, cartoon, talk show
    CountryUSA

    The Ricky Gervais Show is an American cartoon series produced for and broadcast by HBO and Channel 4. The series is an animated version of the popular British audio podcasts and audiobooks of the same name, which feature Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, along with colleague and friend Karl Pilkington, talking about various subjects behind the microphone. The TV show consists of past audio recordings of these unscripted "pointless conversations," with animation drawn in a style similar to classic era Hanna-Barbera cartoons, presenting jokes and situations in a literal context.The animated Ricky Gervais Show has aired 39 episodes across three seasons since it premiered in 2010. There were some plans for a possible fourth season which would have used newly recorded audio, but this was shelved in June 2012. Series 3 of The Ricky Gervais Show premiered on 20 April 2012 on HBO, and on 8 May 2012 on E4.

    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: 6.2
    Genredrama
    CountryUnited Kingdom, Canada

    A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives.

    Markimdb: 7.5
    Genreaction, comedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:27

    Jean-Claude Van Damme is a global martial arts & film sensation, also operating under the simple alias of "Johnson" as the world's best undercover private contractor. Retired for years, a chance encounter with a lost love brings him back to the game. This time, he'll be deadlier than ever. Probably.

    Markimdb: 8.5
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryIndia

    Mahanati depicts the life and career of one of Telugu cinema's greatest and most iconic starlets, the first Indian female super star, Savitri.

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:39

    Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to complete a series of high-profile celebrity interviews and restore his reputation.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance, Senegal

    From his village in northern Senegal, Yao is a 13-year-old boy ready to do anything to meet his hero: Seydou Tall, a famous French actor. Invited to Dakar to promote his new book, the latter goes to his country of origin for the first time. To fulfill his dream, the young Yao organizes his fugue and brave 387 kilometers alone to the capital. Touched by this child, the actor decides to flee his obligations and to accompany him home. But on the dusty and uncertain roads of Senegal, Seydou understands that while rolling towards the village of the child, it also rolls towards its roots.

    Markimdb: 7.3
    Genredrama, documentary, music, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
    Duration01:44

    Filmmaker Kevin Macdonald examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and interviews with the people who knew her best.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryRussia, Latvia, Czech Republic
    Duration02:08

    The Humorist is a film about a week in the life of Boris Arkadiev, a fictional Soviet stand-up comedian. Boris is tormented not only by external oppression and censorship but also by his own insecurities that poison all his relationships.

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    Genredocumentary
    CountryRussia

    The film “We Others Will Not” emerged as a direct continuation of numerous meetings and conversations with Sergei Bodrov Jr. and Alexei Balabanov. The idea to reflect again on the phenomenon of Sergei Bodrov Jr.’s identity belongs to Evgeniy Nikishov and Valeriy Fedorovich. Together we decided to go on this difficult journey. Close friends and colleagues talk about Sergei: the producer Sergei Selyanov, the designer Nadezhda Vasilyeva, the composer Vyacheslav Butusov, the cinematographer Sergei Astakhov, and also… Sergei Bodrov Jr. and the director Alexei Balabanov, whose films “Brother” and “Brother 2” acquired popular fame at the threshold of the 2000s.

    Markimdb: 7.2
    Genredocumentary, biography
    CountryUSA, France
    Duration01:47

    Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genreaction, thriller, crime
    CountrySouth Korea

    After a film premiere, a famous actor is kidnapped in the middle of Seoul. At first, he thinks it's a prank but then he starts doubting himself if this is more sinister than he imagined.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:28

    Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

    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: 6.7
    Genredrama, biography, sport
    CountrySweden, Denmark, Netherlands

    Coming-of-age story depicting Zlatan Ibrahimovic's upbringing in a rough Swedish suburb. Born to Balkan immigrants, football was Zlatan's release in a tough environment where his remarkable talent and self-reliance catapulted him against all odds to the top of international football playing for clubs like Ajax Amsterdam, Juventus, Inter, Milan, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United.

    Markimdb: 7.1
    Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA

    Charles Whitley travels from 1903 to 2020 where he meets Megan Turner, a tour guide at his historic mansion, and experiences a 21st Century Christmas.

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    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryRussia

    Good-natured and ironic romantic Comedy with elements of drama, which tells about the most interesting and mysterious actor's "kitchen", making fun of the most significant moments: casting, shooting a commercial, auditions and auditions in the theater. The film reveals the artistic world on the example of the fate of one young actor: from fame to oblivion so far and at the same time so close.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryGermany

    When 22-year-old Rainer Werner Fassbinder storms the stage of a small, progressive theatre in Munich 1967, and seizes the production without further ado, nobody suspects this brazen young rebel to become one of the most important post-war German filmmakers. Despite early setbacks, many of his films breakout at the most renowned films festivals and polarise audience, critics and filmmakers alike. His radical views and self-exploitation, as well as his longing for love, have made him one of the most fascinating film directors of this time.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryFrance

    Jérémie, a young man reaching a breaking point on all fronts, decides to leave behind Paris and return to Limosin, to the home of his intrusive mother.

    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: 7.5
    Genredocumentary, biography, sport
    CountryGermany

    Through exclusive interviews and archival footage, this documentary traces an intimate portrait of seven-time Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher.

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:36

    When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she finally realizes that something in her life has got to change... she has to become WAY MORE FAMOUS! Armed with a stolen script and two pitchers of sangria, Halley enlists the help of her brother Ryan and his boyfriend to make her own movie, starring herself (of course) as herself, and any A-list celebrity she can land along the way.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genredocumentary
    CountryUSA

    An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.

    Markimdb: 7
    Genredocumentary, biography
    CountryUnited Kingdom

    Banksy, the world's most infamous street artist, whose political art, criminal stunts and daring invasions have outraged the establishment for over two decades. Featuring rare interviews with Banksy, this is the story of how an outlaw artist led a revolutionary new movement and built a multi-million dollar empire, while his identity remained shrouded in mystery.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountrySpain
    Duration02:21

    Nearly twenty years after the events of "The Girl of Your Dreams", in the 1950s, Macarena Granada, who has become a Hollywood star, returns to Spain to film a blockbuster about Queen Isabella I of Castile.

    Markimdb: 6.5
    Genredrama, music, biography
    CountryCanada, USA

    The rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom.

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    Genredocumentary, history
    CountryRussia

    The film is about the historical role of Georgians in Russian, and later - Soviet politics, culture and science. The heroes of the film are Bagration and Shevardnadze, Pirosmani and Danelia, Balanchine and Andronikov.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrethriller
    CountryUSA

    A normal New Yorker's life is upended when his girlfriend is murdered by the Bulgarian mob. He flees to Paris to hide from her killers. But three years later, he sees a similar looking woman on the silver screen. Obsession with past love takes Sam to Los Angeles to look for answers, only to put him back into the sights of the Bulgarians. An updated Hitchcockian thriller in the vein of Vertigo and Rear Window

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genredrama, biography
    CountryHong Kong, China
    Duration02:09

    Bruce Lee, My Brother is an action-dramatic biopic of the eponymous martial arts legend as told by his younger brother, Robert Lee. It revolves around Bruce Lee's life as a rebellious adolescent in Hong Kong before he sets off for the USA and conquers the world at the age of 18 with only US$100 in his pocket.




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