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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

United States of America, 1987
film

The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

A Star is born [Streisand]

United States, 1976
Similarity: 68%

Superstar: the life and times of Andy Warhol

United States, 1990
Similarity: 67%

Carol

United Kingdom and United States of America, 2015
Similarity: 67%

Starstruck

United States, 1981
Similarity: 67%

Starstruck

Australia, 1982
Similarity: 66%

A Star is born [DVD]

United States, 1937
Similarity: 65%

Grace Kelly - the American Princess

United States, 1987
Similarity: 65%

The Star

United States, 1994
Similarity: 64%

A Star is born

United States, 1954
Similarity: 63%

The People's diva: Joan Carden

Australia, 1990
Similarity: 63%

Girl groups: the story of a sound

United States, 1983
Similarity: 63%

Superstar

United States, 1999
Similarity: 63%

The Way we were

United States, 1973
Similarity: 63%

The Joycelin Shrager story

United States, 1977
Similarity: 63%

Starstruck [DVD]

Australia, 1982
Similarity: 63%

The Tightrope

Australia, 1987
Similarity: 63%

I am a singer

Australia, 1997
Similarity: 63%

Carrie (Special edition) [DVD]

United States, 1976
Similarity: 63%
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