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1. Stage Door (1937)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers, Adolphe Menjou, Gail Patrick
Votes: 9,023
2. The Kominsky Method (2018–2021)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.
Stars: Michael Douglas, Sarah Baker, Graham Rogers, Melissa Tang
Votes: 44,128
3. A Chorus Line (1985)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Michael Douglas, Terrence Mann, Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges
Votes: 11,644 | Gross: $14.20M
4. My Week with Marilyn (2011)
R | 99 min | Biography, Drama
Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier, documents the tense interactions between Olivier and Marilyn Monroe during the production of The Prince and the Showgirl (1957).
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond
Votes: 89,607 | Gross: $14.60M
5. The Libertine (2004)
R | 114 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Director: Laurence Dunmore | Stars: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Paul Ritter
Votes: 37,793 | Gross: $4.84M
6. Their Finest (2016)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Richard E. Grant
Votes: 21,304 | Gross: $3.60M
7. Playmates (1941)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music
For the sake of a lucrative radio contract, John Barrymore agrees to turn bandleader Kay Kyser into a Shakespearian actor.
Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Velez, Ginny Simms
Votes: 355
8. Curtains (1983)
R | 89 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.
Director: Richard Ciupka | Stars: John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson, Anne Ditchburn
Votes: 5,739
9. Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996 TV Movie)
R | 139 min | Biography, Drama
This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her superstar pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career. She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but not love.
Director: Tim Fywell | Stars: Ashley Judd, Mira Sorvino, Josh Charles, Ron Rifkin
Votes: 2,815
10. A Murder of Crows (1998)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A disbarred lawyer takes credit for a late friend's book, which becomes a smash hit but the tables turn on him sooner than he suspected.
Director: Rowdy Herrington | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Berenger, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Eric Stoltz
Votes: 9,049
11. Being Julia (2004)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Set in 1930s London, this movie involves stage actors and actresses and their experiences with love and revenge.
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Annette Bening, Michael Gambon, Maury Chaykin, Jeremy Irons
Votes: 12,932 | Gross: $7.74M
12. Undiscovered (2005)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
A group of aspiring entertainers try to establish careers for themselves in LA.
Director: Meiert Avis | Stars: Kip Pardue, Carrie Fisher, Shannyn Sossamon, Pell James
Votes: 2,927 | Gross: $1.07M
13. Ratboy (1986)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Several shady and shallow people try to profit, one after the other, from a physically deformed teenager whose face looks like a snout of a rodent and who lives hidden in a city garbage dump, alone and miserable.
Director: Sondra Locke | Stars: Sondra Locke, Robert Townsend, Christopher Hewett, Larry Hankin
Votes: 777
14. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
The ups and downs of life as experienced by a group of aspiring young artists in the early Fifties New York.
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith
Votes: 2,472
15. Bachchhan Paandey (2022)
147 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When a struggling filmmaker and actor set out to make a biography on one of the most dreaded gangsters, they have little idea about just how crazy and dangerous it's going to be.
Director: Farhad Samji | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, Jacqueline Fernandez
Votes: 36,595
16. The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
Approved | 130 min | Drama
A dictatorial film director (Peter Finch) hires an unknown actress (Kim Novak) to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Kim Novak, Peter Finch, Ernest Borgnine, Milton Selzer
Votes: 1,503
17. Walk of Fame (I) (2017)
93 min | Comedy
A motley crew of aspiring performers come under the guidance of an eccentric and volatile acting coach.
Director: Jesse Thomas | Stars: Scott Eastwood, Malcolm McDowell, Chris Kattan, Jamie Kennedy
Votes: 1,015
18. A Little Daytime Drama (2021 TV Movie)
TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Romance
In order to save her daytime soap drama from cancellation, head writer Maggie must convince Darin (her real-life ex-boyfriend) to return to the show.
Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle | Stars: Jen Lilley, Ryan Paevey, Linda Dano, Brittany Mitchell
Votes: 1,087
19. For Ladies Only (1981 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
A young man from Iowa comes to New York hoping to make it as an actor. However, he doesn't get a break and is almost out of money. So another actor who moonlights as a stripper encourages ... See full summary »
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Gregory Harrison, Marc Singer, Patti Davis, Viveca Lindfors
Votes: 216
20. Unscripted (2005)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Three young actors try to make it big in Hollywood.
Stars: Krista Allen, Bryan Greenberg, Jennifer Hall, Frank Langella
Votes: 494
21. Fame L.A. (1997–1998)
60 min | Drama
Updated version of the acclaimed show from the '80s, set in Los Angeles, and featuring a group of talented Performing Arts students being mentored by a seasoned acting coach.
Stars: Danny Wooten, William R. Moses, Heidi Lenhart, Christian Kane
Votes: 253
22. Filmworker (2017)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about how English actor Leon Vitali came to work as an assistant to American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick for over 30 years.
Director: Tony Zierra | Stars: Leon Vitali, Ryan O'Neal, Brian Capron, Mike Alfreds
Votes: 3,505 | Gross: $0.10M
23. Star Dust (1940)
Approved | 90 min | Drama
Carolyn Sayres gets a Hollywood contract from talent scout Brooke but is later rejected because she's too young. She falls in love with Bud Borden, another contractee who helps her to ... See full summary »
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Linda Darnell, John Payne, Roland Young, Charlotte Greenwood
Votes: 385
24. Playmaker (1994)
R | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A would-be actress uncovers horrifying files on other starlets.
Director: Yuri Zeltser | Stars: Colin Firth, Jennifer Rubin, John Getz, Jeff Perry
Votes: 471
25. Allyson Is Watching (1997)
R | 90 min | Drama
Innocent, sexy Allyson leaves her boyfriend Peter to go to acting classes in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles she rents a room in an apartment building from the grumpy Mr. Merry next to the ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Kubilos | Stars: Caroline Ambrose, James Horan, David Andriole, Jack DeLeon
Votes: 381
26. 10 Cent Pistol (2014)
Unrated | 91 min | Crime, Thriller
A story about two lifelong criminals who maneuver through the shady underbelly of Los Angeles in search of wealth, love and redemption.
Director: Michael C. Martin | Stars: Jena Malone, JT Alexander, Damon Alexander, Joe Mantegna
Votes: 577
27. Frogs for Snakes (1998)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Eva is a legit actress who does debt-collecting jobs on the side for her ex-husband, loan shark Al. She doesn't want to go on with collecting, but Al asks her to do one last job: finding a missing $600,000 stolen from him by Flav.
Director: Amos Poe | Stars: José Rafael Arango, Nicole Arlyn, David Cale, Nick Chinlund
Votes: 383 | Gross: $0.02M
28. Evil Obsession (1996)
R | 95 min | Thriller
As models show up on calendars and magazine covers, someone is making bodies show up at the morgue. Is it the obsessed fan?
Director: Richard W. Munchkin | Stars: Corey Feldman, Kimberly Stevens, Mark Derwin, Brion James
Votes: 141
29. Intentions (2003)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance
A coming of age piece: an exploration of love, relationships, and sexuality. The story revolves around a married college Professor who unexpectedly falls in love with one of her female ... See full summary »
Director: Luane Beck | Stars: Deidre Kotch, Katherine Lee, Maria Biber-Ferro, Tom Darci
Votes: 224
30. Sunny Side Up (1994)
80 min | Comedy, Romance
Speer is training in Hollywood to be an actress. She falls in love with the window cleaner of her hotel.
Director: Bettina Speer | Stars: Bettina Speer, Andreas Michera, Richard Angarola, Stephanie Seymour
Votes: 83
31. 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934)
Passed | 77 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Down-on-his-luck film director Jimmie Dale takes a job at a fly-by-night acting school.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: James Dunn, Alice Faye, Frank Mitchell, Jack Durant
Votes: 176
32. Dot Goes to Hollywood (1987)
73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Eight entry in the series of animated films about a little Australian girl called Dot and her animal friends. Dot competes to become a film star in 1930s Hollywood in order to pay for the operation that could save her sick koala friend.
Director: Yoram Gross | Stars: Robyn Moore, Keith Scott, Barbara Frawley, Ross Higgins
Votes: 58
33. Montgomery Clift (1983)
122 min | Documentary, Biography
The tragic life of method actor Montgomery Clift. a very talented but deeply troubled star addicted to alcohol and drugs, is recounted by friends and co-workers.
Director: Claudio Masenza | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Judy Balaban, Patricia Bosworth, Brooks Clift
Votes: 88
34. The Nut Farm (1935)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy
Bob and Helen decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen dreams of being in the movies. While Bob is looking for a farm to buy, Helen is ... See full summary »
Director: Melville W. Brown | Stars: Wallace Ford, Betty Alden, Florence Roberts, Spencer Charters
Votes: 126
35. Special Thanks to Roy London (2005)
TV-G | 89 min | Documentary
An homage to avant-garde acting coach Roy London.
Director: Christopher Monger | Stars: Rhonda Aldrich, Louie Anderson, Patricia Arquette, Richmond Arquette
Votes: 96
36. Michael Blanco (2004)
80 min | Drama, Comedy
Michael Blanco arrives in Los Angeles. He dreams of becoming a movie star. There are 900,000 others like him in that city.
Director: Stephan Streker | Stars: Michaël Goldberg, Larry Moss, Lily Holbrook, Judy Dickerson
Votes: 96
37. From Russia to Hollywood: The 100-Year Odyssey of Chekhov and Shdanoff (2002)
Not Rated | 105 min | Documentary
Several of the interviews in this documentary were filmed at a symposium about the career and biography of Michael Chekhov, which was held in the US in the 1990s. The participants in the ... See full summary »
Director: Frederick Keeve | Stars: Gregory Peck, Mala Powers, John Berry, Dorothy Dean Bridges
Votes: 37
38. Star Struck (1996)
94 min | Comedy, Drama
A boy from the Midwest comes to Hollywood in search of a dream: he wants to be a star. He finds acting teacher Aaron Gillespie who bills himself as "The Buddah of Buddahs" of acting ... See full summary »
Director: Massimo Mazzucco | Stars: Scott Trost, Sean Michael Allen, Scott Caan, Michael Capellupo
Votes: 25
39. The Inner World of Filmmaking Podcast (2021 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Host Tami Magaro interviews filmmakers in all facets of production and distribution. She explores the inner world and how collaborations can go much smoother when working as a team. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Tami Magaro, Caroline Amiguet, Robin Martin, Alan Vazquez
40. Laisse un peu d'amour (1998 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
Monique, a 57-year-old worker, is put in early retirement. Her life then takes a different turn in that she can now take advantage of long days without work. For her two daughters life is ... See full summary »
Director: Zaïda Ghorab-Volta | Stars: Andrée Damant, Aurélia Petit, Lise Payen, Paola Bechis
41. Lion: Finding Home - Garth Davis and the Direction of 'Lion' (2017 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Iain Canning, Garth Davis, Angie Fielder, Greig Fraser
42. Actors' Transformation: The Work of Deena Levy and Her Students (2003)
50 min | Documentary
"I want to act." These words ring out thousands of times a day in classrooms, cafés, and bathroom mirrors around the world. Everyone wants to act, but how many people actually know what ... See full summary »
Director: Geneviève Appleton | Stars: Deena Levy, Jonathan Abrahams, Michelle Schulman, Matthew Armstrong
43. Making It Again? (2017)
Approved | 60 min | Comedy
The story line behind "Making It Again?" is about a fourteen year old boy named Sheridan Cantarelli, who used to be a talented boy soprano, but after a few years of performing in front of ... See full summary »
Stars: Sheridan Archbold, Amanda Flahive, Deric Anthony Gochenauer, Rob Luedtke
Votes: 7
44. Lion: A Lion's Journey - From Life to Screen (2017 Video)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Saroo Brierley, Iain Canning, Luke Davies, Garth Davis
45. Lion: A Pride of Lions - Casting the Film (2017 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Iain Canning, Luke Davies, Garth Davis, Miranda Harcourt
46. Along for the Ride: The Making of 'Last Ride' (2009 Video)
55 min | Documentary
Directors: Jono Hill, Tim Mummery | Stars: Antonia Barnard, Andrew Fenton, Josephine Ford, Greig Fraser
47. Contender: Mastering the Method (2001 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short
An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the classic film "On the Waterfront".
Director: David Naylor | Stars: James Lipton, Jeff Young, Patricia Bosworth, Rod Steiger
Votes: 52
48. Last Ride: Behind the Scenes - Web Clips (2009 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Antonia Barnard, Glendyn Ivin, Marion Lee, Fiona Rees-Jones
49. Last Ride: Behind the Scenes - Rehearsal Footage (2009 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Glendyn Ivin, Tom Russell, Hugo Weaving
50. Improved Improv (2010)
7 min | Short, Comedy
An aspiring actress joins an improv class with one student and a psychotic instructor, quickly learning the art of improv is not one to be taken lightly.
Director: Jake Parker | Stars: Jack Zullo, Rebecca Raphaelson, Jake Parker