List of films featuring fictional films

A body of films feature fictional films as part of their narrative. These are also called films within films.

List of films

Film Fictional film Year Description
AdaptationThe Orchid Thief2002In the comedy-drama film, one of the twin brother protagonists adapts the book The Orchid Thief into a film and draws the jealousy of his brother.[1][2]
The ArtistA Russian Affair2011In the romantic comedy-drama film, Jean Dujardin is an actor who plays the hero in the film A Russian Affair in which he is rescued from a Russian villain by his dog.[3]
Berberian Sound StudioThe Equestrian Vortex2012In the horror film, a sound engineer is tasked with working on the Foley effects for the never-seen film.[1][4]
The Big LebowskiLogjammin'1998In the comedy film, the Dude watches a pornographic film with Maude and sees Bunny Lebowski starring in the film.[1][2][4]
Boogie NightsBrock Landers: Angels Live In My Town1997In the drama film, Mark Wahlberg plays a rising porn actor. In part of his acting career, the character stars as a cop in a series of pornographic action films, with the partner played by John C. Reilly.[3][5][1][2][4]
BowfingerChubby Rain1999In the comedy film, film producer Bobby Bowfinger, played by Steve Martin, aims to produce his dream science fiction thriller film Chubby Rain and uses shots of an unsuspecting person, played by Eddie Murphy for the film.[3][2]
BowfingerFake Purse Ninjas1999In the comedy film, characters played by Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy infiltrate a factory where Chinese ninjas counterfeit goods.[5][4][6]
Broken CityKiss of Life2013In the crime film, a softcore romance film is featured, which The New Yorker's Richard Brody described, "flowery dialogue and poetic views of nature are followed by the actress’s hot and naked sex scene with the sensitive leading man."[7]
Burn After ReadingComing Up Daisy2008The black comedy film features a film based on a chick lit book by Cormac McCarthy.[6]
Day for NightMeet Pamela1973The film follows the lives of the cast and crew while they shoot the film Meet Pamela.[8]
The Death KissThe Death Kiss1932An actor is murdered during filming.
For Your ConsiderationHome for Purim2006In the comedy film, the fictional film featured as a tribute to the Jewish holiday Purim. The studio executives in For Your Consideration change the film's title to Home for Thanksgiving to avoid isolating Gentile audiences.[5]
Funny PeopleRe-Do2009In the comedy-drama film, Adam Sandler plays a successful film actor who learns that he is dying of leukemia and decides to revisit his stand-up comedy career. One of the actor's featured films was the comedy Re-Do, which starred him as trapped inside a baby's body.[3][5]
The HolidayDeception2006In the romantic comedy film, one of the main characters is a movie trailer producer. One of her featured works is the action film Deception starring James Franco and Lindsay Lohan.[3]
Holy MotorsUntitled monster movie2012In the fantasy film, the protagonist creates a motion-capture performance with a female counterpart, which is later revealed to be two snakelike creatures.[1]
Home AloneAngels with Filthy Souls1990In the family comedy film, Kevin McCallister is accidentally left at home during Christmas when his family went to Paris without him. Kevin watches Angels with Filthy Souls (a parody of the 1938 film Angels with Dirty Faces) which his parents and his uncle forbade him to watch. He later uses the film to distract burglars that break into his home.[3][5][1][4][6]
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkAngels with Filthier Souls1992In the family comedy sequel, Kevin McCallister watches the sequel to Angels with Filthy Souls. Home Alone 2's director studied 1930s and 1940s film noir to make Angels with Filthier Souls appear authentic.[9]
Inglourious BasterdsNation's Pride2009The war film features a Nazi propaganda film called Nation's Pride that is a key plot element in the film's climax.[3][6]
Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackGood Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season2001In the comedy film, the duo Jay and Silent Bob encounter the making of Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season, a satirical sequel to Good Will Hunting. The making of the sequel also featured the original film's director Gus Van Sant and its stars, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.[3][5][2][4]
The Kentucky Fried MovieA Fistful of Yen1977In the comedy film, the spoof film combines elements of exploitation film, TV commercials, pornography, and the 1973 martial arts film Enter the Dragon.[2]
Last Action HeroHamlet1993In the meta-action comedy film, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character is featured as playing Hamlet.[5][1][4]
MatineeMant!1993In the period comedy film, an independent filmmaker produces a creature feature called Mant! that shows the combination of a man and an ant.[3][5][1][4][6]
Planet TerrorMachete2007Preceding the zombie film is a trailer for Machete that features Danny Trejo as a former Mexican federale who seeks revenge on those from both sides of the border who betrayed him.[1][6]
The PlayerHabeas Corpus1992In the comedy film, a depressing film about a woman on death row is pitched, and it eventually becomes produced but changed to have a feel-good ending.[2][4][6]
The Purple Rose of Cairo' The Purple Rose of Cairo1985In the fantasy film, the fictional counterpart is seen by Cecilia, the downfallen waitress as the character Tom Baxter magically comes out to date her.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldYou Just Don't Exist2010In the comedy film, Scott Pilgrim confronts one of his girlfriend's ex-boyfriends, who is a skateboarder and actor producing the action film You Just Don't Exist.[3]
Scream 2Stab1997The slasher film Scream 2 features Stab, a film produced based on the events that took place in the first film Scream (1996).[3][2]
Sherlock Jr.Heart and Pearls1924In the silent comedy film, the protagonist dreams that he appears in a melodrama and solves the mystery as Sherlock Jr.[6]
Singin' in the RainThe Dancing Cavalier1952The musical film's couple star in the musical film that ends in a modern-day Broadway ballet.[6]
South Park: Bigger, Longer & UncutTerrance and Phillip: Asses of Fire1999The musical comedy based on an obscene cartoon within the musical comedy based on an obscene cartoon serves as a self-reflexive cautionary tale regarding censorship.[6]
Strange BrewThe Mutants of 2051 AD1983In the comedy film, the fictional film is a post-apocalyptic thriller that copies Mad Max 2.[6]
The Stunt ManBarbed Wire Frontier1980The film features a World War I film in which a British prisoner of war escapes a German camp.[6]
Three AmigosThe Three Amigos1986In the comedy film, the three protagonists feature in a silent film called The Three Amigos that defies the conventions of films of its genre.[2]
Top FiveUprize!2014The film centers around the main character, an actor, trying to make the transition from silly comedy films to serious films that comment on society. The actor is frustrated that more people are not excited by or interested in the historical value of a film about the Haitian Revolution.[10]
Tropic ThunderTropic Thunder2008The action comedy film features the production of a film based on a Vietnam War veteran's memoir. The actors that are involved in the production are also shown to be in other fictional films, such as Ben Stiller in Simple Jack and Jack Black in The Fatties: Fart 2.[3][5][6] Another fictional film featured is Satan's Alley with two gay priests at a medieval church.[4]
UHFGandhi II1989The comedy film features a sequel to Gandhi with Gandhi portrayed as tough and streetsmart.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Wakefield, Dan (December 18, 2012). "10 Greatest Films Within Films". WhatCulture. What Culture Ltd. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Staff (August 11, 2008). "Top 10 Movies Within Movies". IGN. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Jones, Emma (April 11, 2013). "Fictional films that should be made". MSN Entertainment. MSN. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Preston, Dominic (November 3, 2016). "10 movies-within-movies that they should have made in full, from Good Will Hunting 2 to Schwarzenegger's Hamlet". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Staff. "Best films within films". ShortList. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Top 14 Fake Movies from Real Movies". amc.com. AMC Networks. November 2009. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ Brody, Richard (January 18, 2013). "'Broken City' and films within films". The New Yorker. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  8. ↑ Ebert, Roger (December 26, 1997). "Day for Night". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Story Notes for Home Alone 2: Lost in New York". amc.com. AMC Networks. December 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  10. ↑ Sepinwall, Alyssa Goldstein (March 2018). "Black Lives Matter in History Too: Slavery, Memory, and the Haitian Revolution in Chris Rock's Top Five". The Journal of American Culture. Volume 41, Number 1: 5–16.

Further reading

  • Collins, Leah; Angus, Kat (August 18, 2008). "Sometimes the movies within movies are better". Vancouver Sun.
  • Lyons, James, ed. (2000). "Portals: Exploring Films Within Films". Scope: An online journal of film and television studies. ISSN 1465-9166.
  • Gilbey, Ryan (September 16, 2009). "The rise of the intermovie". The Guardian.
  • Hobbs, Georgie (May 5, 2010). "Clip joint: films within films". The Guardian.
  • Rapold, Nicolas (August 19, 2015). "The Big Picture on the Mini-Movie in 'Sinister 2' and Others". The New York Times.
  • Faux Real: 10 Fake Movies and Shows We’d Pay to See! at VH1
  • The Ten Best Fake Movies Ever (Not) Made at CraveOnline
  • The Best Fake Movies Within Movies at SparkNotes
  • In a World... Within a World: The 9 Best Fake Movie Trailers from Real Movies at MTV
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