Highest-Rated Movies about 'Star Life'

Marilyn (2018), I Could Go on Singing (1963), My Week with Marilyn (2011), The Big Knife (1955), Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016), Honeysuckle Rose (1980), Secrets of an Actress (1938), Great Balls of Fire! (1989) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Star Life movies.

#2. I Could Go on Singing (1963)

Storyline: Jenny Bowman (Judy Garland) is a successful singer who, while on an engagement at the London Palladium, visits David Donne (Sir Dirk Bogarde) to see her son Matt (Gregory Phillips) again, spending a few glorious days with him while his father is away in Rome in an attempt to attain the family that she never had. When David returns, Matt is torn between his loyalty to his father and his affection for Jenny.—John Teo <jt224@cam.ac.uk>

Plot Keywords: musical, drama, judy garland, british film, color film, singer, stage performance ...

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#3. My Week with Marilyn (2011)

Storyline: Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When movie star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggling to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty, and her desire to be a great actress.

Plot Keywords: biography, drama, history, romance, celebrity, hollywood, 1950s ...

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#4. The Big Knife (1955)

Storyline: Charles Castle is a successful Hollywood actor who has opted for screen success over art. He must make critical decisions regarding his career, his marriage, his art & morality. In this screen adaptation of a Clifford Odets play, Castle is pressured by his studio boss and manipulated into a potentially murderous cover-up to protect his career. An indictment of the amoral world of 50's Hollywood and its corrosive effect upon the artist.—Thomas Robbin

Plot Keywords: film noir, hollywood, drama, crime, moral dilemma, fame and fortune, power struggle ...

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#5. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

Storyline: When his new album fails to sell records, pop and rap superstar conner4real (Andy Samberg) goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity high life begin to collapse. He'll try anything to bounce back, anything except reuniting with his old rap group The Style Boyz.

Plot Keywords: music, comedy, mockumentary, pop culture, satire, celebrity, show business ...

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#6. Honeysuckle Rose (1980)

Storyline: Buck Bonham is a county singer, with a good family, struggling to find national fame. He juggles his music career with his obligations to his long-suffering wife and their son. He has everything going his way until his longtime guitarist retires from the band. His plucky young daughter eagerly accepts the position meant to last several weeks. The road leads to temptation as the young woman admits a longtime crush on him, which leads to his downfall. The only question is will his family and friends stand by him before things come crashing down?—Anonymous

Plot Keywords: musical, country music, romance, drama, road movie, family, marriage ...

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#8. Great Balls of Fire! (1989)

Storyline: The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public. In 1956, Louisiana bad boy Jerry Lee Lewis moves to Memphis, determined to dethrone Elvis Presley with his ferocious, God-given talent. When Jerry Lee bangs out the chorus with his feet, huge fans howl out for more. When he finishes his performance by setting his piano ablaze, they mob the stage. But when he marries his 13-year-old cousin Myra Gale Brown...the scandal nearly destroys the Killer's career.

Plot Keywords: biography, music, drama, pianist, american south, 1950s, rise to fame ...

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#10. The Blonde Bombshell (1998)

Storyline: Dowd, who's IRA, escapes an Irish prison in a bloody jailbreak, making his way to New York City where he lives alone, avoids Irish hangouts, and works as a dishwasher. When a good deed gets him stabbed, one of the restaurant employees takes him in and finds him medical care. As Dowd recovers in the flat of Tulio and Tulio's sister Monica, he realizes that these Guatemalan exiles share his rebellious principles. When he learns they are planning a political assassination, he offers to help. His attraction to Monica contributes to his willingness to volunteer. However, the cops are closing in on him: can he make the hit, protect his new friends, and escape with Monica?—<jhailey@hotmail.com>

Plot Keywords: biography, drama, history, romance, hollywood, celebrity, actress ...

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#11. Harlow (1965)

Storyline: In this fictionalized biopic inspired by the brief life of the 1930s screen siren Jean Harlow (Carroll Baker), Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother (Angela Lansbury) and stepfather (Raf Vallone). Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau (Red Buttons) becomes Jean's mentor, while a devious Howard Hughes-like mogul (Leslie Nielsen) grows infatuated with the beautiful young actress. Harlow herself falls for producer Paul Bern (Peter Lawford) before tragedy strikes.

Plot Keywords: biography, drama, hollywood, classic, black and white, actress, true story ...

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