Movies and TvShows featuring "overnight-sensation" theme.

A small-town girl moves to Los Angeles to pursue her dreams of becoming a star. She meets and falls in love with a famous but troubled actor who helps her break into show business. However, their relationship takes a tragic turn as his alcoholism and personal demons threaten to destroy their lives and careers.

A drifter becomes a wildly popular television personality with the help of a woman behind the scenes, but his meteoric rise to fame ultimately leads to his downfall.

The Idolmaker is a 1980 musical drama film based on the life of rock promoter and manager Bob Marucci. It follows the journey of Vincent Vacarri, a talented songwriter who transforms into a rock star through the manipulation and ambition of his manager. The film explores the dynamics of the music industry and the sacrifices one must make to achieve fame and success. Vincent's rise to stardom is not without its consequences, as his relationships and personal life suffer from his single-minded pursuit of his musical ambitions.

Zebraman is a comedic sci-fi action movie about a teacher who becomes a masked superhero. He jumps from rooftops, pretends to be gay, and uses a baseball bat as a weapon. The movie is a superhero spoof with comic violence and parody elements. It explores themes of loss, violence, and heroism.

The American Meme is a documentary that delves into the lives of social media influencers and explores the dark side of attaining celebrity status. It examines the lengths people go to attract attention and become famous, touching on themes of shallowness, objectification, and the pursuit of fame. The film also highlights the challenges and consequences that come with sudden fame and the soul-selling nature of the industry.

When a woman named Shirlee Kenyon loses her job as a newspaper reporter, she takes a job as a receptionist at a radio station. However, after accidentally going on air and giving advice as a radio psychologist, she becomes an overnight sensation. In order to keep her job, she must continue pretending to be someone she's not, all while navigating fame, deception, and the ethics of her new role.

Down-on-his-luck film director Jimmie Dale takes a job at a fly-by-night acting school. He is drawn into the plans of the school's owner to bilk a wealthy young man out of the funds he has supplied to shoot a movie starring pretty student Alice Perkins. But Jimmie hopes to bilk the bilkers by actually completing the movie as ostensibly planned.

The story of Walter Lantz and Woody Woodpecker from the early days at Universal Pictures to the creation of brand new cartoons in 2018. Featuring contributions from Woody experts and of course, Woody himself.

Nelly the Giraffe is discovered in Africa and leaves to begin a singing career, but finds that chasing fame brings her nothing but unhappiness.

A bandleader whose career is nosediving makes a deal with the owner of a bar to sell his soul for success.

An Iowa farmer's wife makes him move to Hollywood so their daughter can become a star.

Lila Beaumont is an understudy in a Broadway musical. Her boyfriend, George Shelby, arrives in New York hoping to take Lila back home with him to marry.

Two young men are attacked by thugs after sharing a kiss while walking along the Seine in Paris.

In 2010, an unemployed veteran with no money and no campaign experience stunned the political establishment by winning the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in South Carolina. Becoming an overnight media sensation, Alvin Greene's enigmatic and unconventional bid was plagued by chaos, scandal and controversy. —Winning Streak Films