20 best movies like Making a Living (1914)

List of the best movies like Making a Living (1914): Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Twenty Minutes of Love, Kid Auto Races at Venice, Noobz, 7 Days in Hell, Walk of Fame, Pat and Mike, Zoolander 2, Employee of the Month, Runaway Bride.

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Markimdb: 6.3
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration02:03

With the 70s behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy, returns to take New York's first 24-hour news channel by storm.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, short
CountryUSA

Charlie is hanging around in the park, finding problems with a jealous suitor, a man who thinks that Charlie has robbed him a watch, a policeman and even a little boy, all because our friend can't stop snooping.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, short
CountryUSA

The Tramp interferes with the celebration of several kid auto races in Venice, California (Junior Vanderbilt Cup Race, January 10 and 11, 1914), standing himself in the way of the cameraman who is filming the event.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

Four friends hit the road to LA to compete in the Cyberbowl Video Game Championship, but will they be able to compete with the worst hangovers of their lives?

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, short, sport
CountryUSA
Duration02:12

A fictional documentary-style expose on the rivalry between two tennis stars who battled it out in a 1999 match that lasted seven days.

Markimdb: 3.1
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration02:39

A motley crew of aspiring performers come under the guidance of an eccentric and volatile acting coach.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, sport
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

Pat Pemberton is a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiancé is around. The ladies golf championship is in her reach until she gets flustered by his presence at the final holes. He wants them to get married and forget the whole thing, but she cannot give up on herself that easily. She enlists the help of Mike Conovan, a slightly shady sports promoter. Together they face mobsters, a jealous boxer, and a growing mutual attraction.

Markimdb: 4.7
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, adventure, short, detective
CountryUSA, Italy
Duration02:36

Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

When he hears that the new female employee digs ambitious men who are the store employee of the month, a slacker gets his act together but finds himself in competition with his rival, an ambitious co-worker.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:56

Ike Graham, New York columnist, writes his text always at the last minute. This time, a drunken man in his favourite bar tells Ike about Maggie Carpenter, a woman who always flees from her grooms in the last possible moment. Ike, who does not have the best opinion about females anyway, writes an offensive column without researching the subject thoroughly.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration02:11

Lifelong friends Kate (Mamrie Hart), Evie (Grace Helbig) and Charlie (Hannah Hart) are in a rut. Kate spends her days at a middling job and her nights alone or on failed dates. Evie is married with the in-laws from hell, wandering from one charitable cause to the next. Charlie has the girl of her dreams but just can’t seem to pull her business (or her act) together. On the eve of Kate’s 30th birthday, she agrees to let Evie and Charlie throw her a party. But what’s supposed to be a simple celebration becomes a wild who’s who of past and present, and things quickly spiral out of control.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, short
CountryUSA

The Tramp, a film Johnnie (someone who loiters near theaters or studios to meet stars or get a job), attempts to meet his favorite movie actress at the Keystone Studio, but does not win friends there.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:57

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, short, sport
CountryUSA
Duration00:52

A mockumentary that chronicles the prevalence of doping in the world of professional cycling.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:25

Two rival politicians compete to win an election to represent their small North Carolina congressional district in the United States House of Representatives.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA

Faced with the absurd competitiveness surrounding his son's youth league baseball team, Max Morris, a famous comedian, decides to get to know the colorful parents and coaches of the team better in an attempt to find the inspiration for his next movie.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:42

A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancé talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show.

Markimdb: 7.1
Genrecomedy, drama, music
CountryUSA
Duration02:17

A progressive graduate student finds success and sparks outrage when his interest in battle rap as a thesis subject becomes a competitive obsession.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrecomedy, short
CountryUSA

The Tramp gets drunk in a hotel lobby and causes some misunderstandings between Mabel and her lover.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genreaction, comedy, melodrama, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:46

    Milo Boyd is a bounty hunter whose latest gig is rather satisfying, as he finds out that the bail-skipper he must chase down is his own ex-wife, Nicole -- but she has no intention of getting nabbed without a fight. Complicating matters, Nicole's wannabe-boyfriend, Stewart, joins the chase.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrefantastic, comedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    When a chance encounter brings together the cynical Dell and the quick-witted Kimberly, the stage is set for a tempestuous love affair that unfolds like a puzzle. As the film zigzags back and forth in time-from a meteor shower in LA, to an encounter in a Paris hotel room, to a fateful phone call-an unforgettable portrait of a relationship emerges.

    Markimdb: 6.2
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:31

    An adopted girl discovers her talent for butter carving and finds herself pitted against an ambitious local woman in their Iowa town's annual contest.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:29

    A misanthropic man sets out to exact revenge on his estranged father, by finding a loophole and attempting to win the National Spelling Bee as an adult. Figuring it would destroy his father, and everything he's worked so hard for as head of the Spelling Bee Championship Organization, Guy Trilby (Jason Bateman) eventually discovers winning isn't necessary for revenge, and that friendship is a blessing not a curse.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:26

    Charles Swan III, a successful graphic designer, has it all: fame, money and devilish charm that have provided him with a seemingly perfect life. But when a perplexing beauty named Ivana suddenly ends their relationship, Charles is left heartbroken. With the support of his loyal intimates - Kirby, Saul, and his sister, Izzy – Charles begins a delirious journey of self-reflection to try and come to terms with a life without Ivana. "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" is an unconventional melodrama told in a bold and playful style.

    Markimdb: 5.2
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:02

    When a hapless but dedicated talent manager signs his first client who actually has talent, his career finally starts to take off.

    Markimdb: 5.1
    Genrecomedy, sport
    CountryUSA

    An unlikely basketball team of unappreciated middle-aged Texas women, all former high school champs, challenge the current high school girls’ state champs to raise money for breast cancer prevention. Sparks fly as the women go to comic extremes to prove themselves on and off the court, become a national media sensation, and gain a new lease on life.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, short
    CountryUSA

    Charlie takes care of a man in a wheelchair.

    Markimdb: 5.9
    Genrecomedy, crime
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:45

    A television news chief courts his anchorwoman ex-wife with an eleventh-hour story.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:09

    Desperate for a good story, a sex-addicted journalist throws himself into the world of high-class escorts when he starts following a Stanford-educated prostitute.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryCanada, USA, Germany
    Duration01:35

    After a man finally gets over his former girlfriend, who has moved to Los Angeles and become a television star, and falls in love with another woman, the former girlfriend's show is canceled and she wants him back.

    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: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, comedy, short, music
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:04

    Wikus attempts to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA, Canada

    "Kickin' It Old Skool" revolves around a 12-year-old breakdancer, who in 1986 hits his head while performing at a talent show and as a result is comatose for 20 years. He awakens to find he is a grown man. With the mind and experience of a young kid, he attempts to revive his and his dance team's short-lived career with the hopes of helping support his parents' failing yogurt shop.

    Markimdb: 5.8
    Genrecomedy, short
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:20

    It is windy at a bathing resort. After fighting with one of the two husbands, Charlie approaches Edna while the two husbands themselves fight over ice cream. Driven away by her husband, Charlie turns to the other's wife.

    Markimdb: 6.4
    Genrecomedy, drama, sport
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:53

    A pair of aging boxing rivals are coaxed out of retirement to fight one final bout -- 30 years after their last match.

    Markimdb: 4.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    Jack Hussar is a legendary Hollywood director, whose persona commands respect and adoration from his fans. Can his son, Jack Jr. maintain his legacy?

    Markimdb: 6.1
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:30

    In an attempt to sign a Hollywood starlet, struggling talent agent and former child star Howard Holloway must contend with her volatile father, a scheming long-time rival, and a producer and casting director who despise him.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrecomedy, short
    CountryMacau, USA, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Australia
    Duration01:00

    Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio must compete for the lead role in Martin Scorsese's next film.

    Markimdb: 6.7
    Genrecomedy
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:41

    Hildy Johnson is an investigative reporter is looking for a bigger paycheck. When an accused murderer escapes from custody, Hildy sees an opportunity for the story of a lifetime. But when he finds the criminal, he learns that the man may not be guilty. With the help of his editor, Hildy attempts to hide the convict, uncover the conspiracy and write the scoop of his career.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, melodrama
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

    A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, drama
    CountryUSA

    A dishonest businessman asks rich layabout Craig Blake to help him buy a gym, which will be demolished for a development project in Alabama. But after spending time with weightlifter Joe Santo and gym worker Mary Tate Farnsworth, Craig wants out of the deal. The property negotiations turn ugly, causing a brawl at the gym and a spectacle at a big bodybuilding meet, as Craig learns that it's not easy to turn your back on fair-weather friends.

    Markimdb: 5.6
    Genrecomedy, short
    CountryUSA

    Charlie is in charge of stage "props" and has trouble with actors' luggage and conflicts over who gets the star's dressing room. Once the dressing-room issue is resolved the next issue is getting everyone on stage with the correct backdrop. Backstage Charlie and an old man fight, often disrupting the on-stage performances. The audience also break into a fight, and a hose brought out behind the scenes ends up squirted over them.

    Markimdb: 5.7
    Genrecomedy, short
    CountryUSA

    To show his girl how brave he is, Fatty challenges the champion to a fight. Charlie referees, trying to avoid contact with the two monsters.

    Markimdb: 5
    Genrecomedy, drama, family
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:27

    What happens when three sets of BFF's become enemies?

    Markimdb: 5.4
    Genrecomedy, music
    CountryUSA

    The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern gal (Moore) and a showtunes-loving young man from Orange County (Golzari). Recently awakened President Staton (Quaid) even wants in on the craze, as he signs up for the potential explosive season finale.

    Markimdb: 6
    Genrecomedy, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:35

      A reporter's dream of becoming a news anchor is compromised after a one-night stand leaves her stranded in downtown L.A. without a phone, car, ID or money - and only 8 hours to make it to the most important job interview of her life.

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      More interested in partying and flirting with young musicians than work, veteran rock journalist Ellie Klug has one last chance to prove her value to her magazine’s editor: a no-stone-unturned search to discover what really happened to long lost rock god, Matt Smith, who also happens to be her ex-boyfriend. Teaming up with an eccentric amateur documentary filmmaker, Ellie hits the road in search of answers.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, melodrama
      CountryIndia
      Duration02:25

      Nani is a flower decorator, madly in love with his neighbor Bindhu. He gets killed by the baddie, Sudeep, a powerful businessman. Nani comes back as a housefly to get his revenge.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrecomedy, short, music
      CountryUSA
      Duration00:09

      2014's best actors pair up in a series of intimate encounters.

      Markimdb: 3.4
      Genrecomedy
      CountryCanada, USA
      Duration01:24

      Ricky is the hottest water-ski instructor around and has just been rehired by his former employer/camp to whip up attendance. Unfortunately, the camp is in serious financial trouble. The owner of a rival, more popular camp wants to buy them out. Therefore they will have to engage in a mean, winner-takes-all competition that will settle the score once and for all.




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