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10 Best Movies Like I Am an Actress

If you loved I Am an Actress, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Being Maria

Being Maria

2024★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am an Actress for fans of History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A young, struggling actress lands her dream role in a film by an emerging Italian director, starring alongside an American superstar. What begins as her big breakthrough quickly tu...

#2
Sex Is Comedy

Sex Is Comedy

2002★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am an Actress for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is hell-bent on getting the scene r...

#3
The Trials of Cate McCall

The Trials of Cate McCall

2013★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am an Actress for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicte...

#4
Leading Lady Parts

Leading Lady Parts

2018★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am an Actress for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today....

#5
Lucky Them

Lucky Them

2013★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am an Actress for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

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-st...

#6
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

Call Me Crazy: A Five Film

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to I Am an Actress for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with mental illness....

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