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Movies like Carmen - Life is a Celebration (2015)

The best movies like Carmen - Life is a Celebration (2015) are Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011), Valley of the Dolls (1967) and Sly (2023). If Carmen - Life is a Celebration hooked you, these 20 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.

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  1. Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011)

    An intense portrait of the iconic filmmaker, writer, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen: his life, family and friends; his writing and directing habits, and his relationship with performers.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  2. Valley of the Dolls (1967)

    Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a celebrity nightmare of ego, alcohol and pills — the beloved "dolls."

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  3. Sly (2023)

    His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  4. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

    Tom Rath is a suburban father and husband haunted by his memories of World War II, including a wartime romance with Italian village girl Maria, which resulted in an illegitimate son he's never seen. Pressed by his unhappy wife to get a higher-paying job, Rath goes to work as a public relations man for television network president Ralph Hopkins. Drawn into poisonous office politics, Tom finds he must choose his career or his family.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  5. QT8: The First Eight (2019)

    A detailed account of the life and artistic career of legendary filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, from his early days as a video club manager to the scandalous fall in disgrace of producer Harvey Weinstein. A story about how to shoot eight great movies and become an icon of modern pop culture.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  6. Life (2015)

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

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  7. New York, I Love You (2008)

    New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  8. Chinese Coffee (2000)

    When Harry Levine, an aging, unsuccessful Greenwich Village writer, is fired from his job as restaurant doorman, he calls on friend and mentor Jake, ostensibly to collect a long-standing debt.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  9. The Joker is Wild (1957)

    A Prohibition-era nightclub crooner has his career is cut short when his throat is slashed by a mob boss.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  10. De Palma (2016)

    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.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  11. Side by Side (2012)

    Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  12. The Wave (2019)

    A man on the verge of a promotion takes a mysterious hallucinogenic drug that begins to tear down his reality and expose his life for what it really is.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  13. The Intern (2015)

    70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  14. Elvis (2022)

    The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  15. Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024)

    An in-depth look at the creative process behind "Society of the Snow," featuring cast, crew, director J.A. Bayona and even real-life survivors.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  16. Roxanne Roxanne (2017)

    The most feared battle emcee in the early 1980s in Queens, New York, was a fierce teenager from the Queensbridge projects. At the age of 14, Roxanne Shanté was well on her way to becoming a hip-hop legend, as she hustled to provide for her family while defending herself from the dangers of the street.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  17. Studio 54 (2018)

    Studio 54 was the epicenter of 70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to symbolize an entire era. Its co-owners, Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell, two friends from Brooklyn, seemed to come out of nowhere to suddenly preside over a new kind of New York society. Now, 39 years after the velvet rope was first slung across the club's hallowed threshold, a feature documentary tells the real story behind the greatest club of all time.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  18. Jobs (2013)

    The story of Steve Jobs' ascension from college dropout into one of the most revered creative entrepreneurs of the 20th century.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  19. Everybody’s Everything (2019)

    The story of artist Lil Peep from his birth in Long Island and meteoric rise as a genre blending pop star & style icon, to his death due to an accidental opioid overdose in Arizona at just 21 years of age.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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  20. Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)

    In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing two years, and millions of dollars, the gigantic project ended in failure; but the artists Jodorowsky brought together to carry it out continued to work together, and ended up laying the foundations for modern science fiction cinema.

    Why it matches: Recommended by TMDB viewers

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best movies like Carmen - Life is a Celebration?

The closest matches to Carmen - Life is a Celebration are Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011), Valley of the Dolls (1967) and Sly (2023). Below are 17 more, each with the reason it matches.

What should I watch after Carmen - Life is a Celebration?

Start with Woody Allen: A Documentary (2011), the closest match to Carmen - Life is a Celebration.

What is the highest-rated movie like Carmen - Life is a Celebration?

Everybody’s Everything (2019), rated 8.4/10 by 311 TMDB users.

What is the newest movie like Carmen - Life is a Celebration?

Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024) is the most recent release on this list.

Are there Spanish movies like Carmen - Life is a Celebration?

Yes: Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024).

How are movies similar to Carmen - Life is a Celebration chosen?

First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Carmen - Life is a Celebration, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.

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