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comedy movie about director shooting film with help from the mob

The Producers
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The Producers

1968

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

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The Producers
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The Producers

2005

Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times over the actual cost, and then put on a sure-fire flop, so nobody will ask for their money back – and what can be a more certain flop than a tasteless musical celebrating Hitler.

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My Favorite Year
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My Favorite Year

1982

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

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Bullets Over Broadway
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Bullets Over Broadway

1994

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.

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Get Shorty
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Get Shorty

1995

Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.

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The Wolf of Wall Street
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The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

A New York stockbroker refuses to cooperate in a large securities fraud case involving corruption on Wall Street, corporate banking world and mob infiltration. Based on Jordan Belfort's autobiography.

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The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street

The PM, the Playboy and the Wolf of Wall Street

2019

Investigative reporters examine the 1MDB scandal, tracing money from the Wolf of Wall Street all the way to the Malaysian Prime Minister.

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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight

1971

A Brooklyn mobster and his gang try to rub out their rivals.

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Fuggeddaboutitt

Fuggeddaboutitt

2023

A documentary film crew follows director Ray Martin as he embarks on his 9th film shoot, starring real-life mobster Tony Clams in the lead role. Unfortunately for Ray, Tony Clams has his own agenda. Show business and reality collide as the film crew slowly realize they're trapped in a real life mob hit, and the only way out may be a body bag.

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Crashing Hollywood
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Crashing Hollywood

1938

A true-to-life gangster movie stirs up an all out mob assault on Hollywood.

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