Movies Similar to Behind the Smile

French Story

Years after the crime, three clueless investigators discuss the disappearance of a young tourist in a small French town.

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Punishment Park(1971)

In this fictional documentary, U.S. prisons are at capacity, and President Nixon declares a state of emergency. All new prisoners, most of whom are connected to the antiwar movement, are now given the choice of jail time or spending three days in Punishment Park, where they will be hunted for sport by federal authorities. The prisoners invariably choose the latter option, but learn that, between the desert heat and the brutal police officers, their chances of survival are slim.

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Fly By Night(2024)

Unknown comedians Alex Dolezal and Aidan Fealy attempt to launch the national tour of their absurdist late-night talk show parody but a combination of ADHD and poor choices threaten to derail them before they can even start.

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Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction(2009)

HBO presents one of the most gifted and revered performers of our time, Academy-Award winning Robin Williams, starring in his fifth exclusive HBO special, taped before a live audience at Washington's Constitution Hall.

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Bill Hicks: Revelations(1993)

Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.

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George Carlin: Doin' It Again(1990)

George Carlin brings his comedy back to New Jersey and this time talks about Offensive Language, Euphemisms, They're Only Words, Dogs, Things you never hear, see or wanna hear, Some people are stupid, Cancer, Feminists, Good Ideas, Rape, Life's moments, and organ donors.

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George Carlin: Jammin' in New York(1992)

When George Carlin is asked which HBO concert is his favorite, his answer is always, "Jammin’ In New York." The show, taped at the Paramount Theater in Madison Square Garden and winner of the 1992 CableACE Award, is a perfect blend of biting social commentary and more gently-observed observational pieces.

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Live!(2007)

A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.

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Dive(2015)

George's reflection has turned its back on him and he'll go to great depths to get it back.

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The Compleat Al(1985)

The Compleat Al is a mockumentary about the life of "Weird Al" Yankovic, the Grammy® award-winning master of musical parody and rock-and-roll comedy, from his birth to 1985. Although a mockumentary, it is roughly based on Yankovic's real life, beginning with his childhood years, his high school and college days, and up through his early-career rise to stardom. This semi-concocted chronicle also contains classic moments from AL-TV, footage from his trip to Japan, and a somewhat embellished version of how he received permission from Michael Jackson for "Eat It". And to top it off, The Compleat Al contains eight "Weird Al" music video classics: "Ricky", "I Love Rocky Road", the award-winning "Eat It", "I Lost on Jeopardy", "This Is the Life", "Like a Surgeon", "One More Minute", and "Dare to Be Stupid"!

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C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America(2005)

Through the eyes of a British "documentary", this film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War.

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Riders(2022)

A rider delivers a package containing a piece of a dead bodg to a lady, the mistery must be solved.

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Bamboozled(2000)

Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in an attempt to get fired: a 21st century minstrel show. The network not only airs it, but it becomes a smash hit.

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The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson(1997)

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson is a mockumentary on the disappearance of a fictitious wealthy British film producer, Kevin Johnson, who is dealing in sex, lies and blackmail in Hollywood.

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Get Ready to Be Boyzvoiced(2000)

Norwegian mockumentary following the trials and tribulations of boyband Boyzvoice, their fans and management.

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Gandhi at the Bat(2006)

Recovered newsreel footage of Mohandas K. Gandhi's 1933 visit to Yankee Stadium.

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When The Dice Rolls(2020)

Hilarious interactions ensue when Farhat discovers on his wedding night that he has married his mother-in-law.

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The Mysterious Moon-Men of Canada(1993)

A filmmaker searches for two Canadians who flew to the moon in 1959, but because they were Canadian, were too modest to tell anybody about it.

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Dossiê Rê Bordosa(2008)

Envy? Ego issues? Malice? In 1987, Angeli, one of the most important cartoonists in Brazil, coldly murdered one of his most famous creations, the underground diva Rê Bordosa.

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Zero Day(2003)

Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

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