Movies and TvShows featuring "actress-plays-a-dual-role" theme.

Chaplin is a biographical movie that explores the life and career of the legendary silent film actor and director, Charlie Chaplin. It follows his rise to fame, his struggles with personal demons, and his enduring impact on the world of cinema. With a focus on his relationships with other iconic figures like Douglas Fairbanks, Stan Laurel, and Marion Davies, the film offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of early Hollywood.

Barb and Star, two best friends from Nebraska, embark on the trip of a lifetime when they decide to go on vacation to the glamorous Vista Del Mar. However, their vacation takes an unexpected turn when they become entangled in a plot involving a villainous woman and a secret-lair. Along the way, they encounter various hilarious and bizarre situations, including talking crabs, a submarine, and a turtle. Through their journey, Barb and Star's friendship is put to the test as they navigate through the challenges and quirks of their vacation.

When a bumbling writer becomes involved in a secret mission, he must use his alter ego as a successful novelist to stop an evil villain. Along the way, he navigates a complicated relationship with his father and struggles to balance his personal and professional life.

Near the beginning of the Tang dynasty, in 7th century China, General Shi Yan-sheng is tricked into leaving the crown prince unguarded. The crown prince is murdered by one of his brothers who then becomes emperor. Shi retreats to a monastery, perhaps to hide, perhaps to plan a coup. When his loyal troops as well as the princess he desires are slain, he seeks refuge in a remote, abandoned monastery where an aged abbot schools him with practical, earthy teachings. The emperor's forces pursue Shi: first a woman, then a general seek to overpower him with lust and might. Over the course of the film, the reds of battle give way to blues of meditation.

The son of a fundamentalist pastor becomes addicted to an irresistible witch. If he gives in to his temptation, he will be doomed to eternal life on the dark side.

Gentlemen Marry Brunettes follows the adventures of two sisters, Connie and Bonnie Likens, as they navigate love, marriage proposals, and show business in Paris. With the Eiffel Tower as their backdrop, the sisters find themselves in comedic situations involving stolen bottles of milk, fights, bicycles, and sidewalk cafes. Along the way, they experience the joys and challenges of romance, including kisses, twin beds, telephone calls, drinking, and ice cream. The film captures the vibrant spirit of the roaring twenties and showcases the Charleston dance, bow and arrow antics, and bread theft. Through it all, the sisters rely on their wit and charm to outsmart theatrical agents, while engaging in a romantic rivalry. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes is a delightful journey filled with singing, stage performances, and sisterly bonds.

An auto repairman's daughter questions him about what happened to her aunt during the war, but the father remains reticent. Finally the man opens up, and the girl is able to piece together her aunt's tragic story.

Goodbye Charlie is a comedy fantasy movie about a man named Charlie who is murdered by his lover's jealous husband and is reincarnated as a woman named Eve. As Eve, Charlie must navigate the challenges of being a woman while also seeking revenge on his killer. Along the way, he/she encounters various humorous situations and unexpected twists.

A dark comedy that takes place during the Christmas season. It follows an aspiring artist who accidentally shoots a mirror, leading to a series of events involving a dead body, duct tape, and a decomposing body rolled up in a rug.

TV producer James has an extremely vivid dream, in which he is a prince struggling to keep the kingdom at peace against the wishes of his warfaring brother, while at the same time competing with his brother for a woman's love. The figures in his dream match those in his real life, with his brother being an aggressive business man trying to buy James out, the king being James' advisor, and the woman being an actress recently cast for a commercial at his studio. Seeing his dreams as a message about his life, James decides to act on their guidance, even though they lead him into the fight of his life.

Shortly before he moves from New York to Los Angeles a banker visits his Atlanta branch. One evening he is propositioned, by a high-class call girl. Their night of passion leaves him besotted, but he is unable to find her again even with the help of a private investigator. In L.A. he is introduced to his boss's wife and is sure she is his lady of the night. But she insists she isn't.

It is the 1920's. The good-looking hostess Věra demonstrates household robots to visitors of the Futurum exhibition. Young inventor Petr comes to her rescue when she tries to flee from two men wanting to take her away. Věra confesses that she has fled from home because her father, a factory owner, wanted to profitably marry her off. Petr is fascinated by the emancipated woman and shows her round his laboratory, where he plans to create a robot of his own - but one that would be far more advanced. Věra cuts herself on a broken test-tube and a drop of her blood gets in the solution. In the morning, they are taken aback to see Věra's double. This lucky chance has helped Petr create an artificial being, Miss Golem. She has a single motive for her actions: to take care of Věra and allow her to do only what is good for her.

Pedantic policeman Frantisek (Ondrej Vetchý) wants to bring up his three daughters with a firm hand. He would like to see the girls coupled with capable and successful men, but instead they have the talent to find the opposite. Moreover, one of them is constantly trying to get pregnant, second one is only dating exotic fools and the third one is expecting a baby without knowing who is the father. Frantisek and his wife (Simona Stasová) always spend their vacation at the local lake, although the wife is dreaming of the seaside. One day she meets a bohemian writer with slightly suicidal tendencies (Miroslav Táborský) and an attractive colleague with Spanish roots (Kristína Peláková) walks into Frantisek's office and things get moving...

Immediately after the October revolution, in Russia, stir unrest and propaganda against the Government of the United States. Serge Oumansky is a Communist agent trying to organize terrorist actions against the same United States.