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1. Tootsie (1982)
PG | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Teri Garr, Dabney Coleman
Votes: 114,653 | Gross: $177.20M
2. The Artist (I) (2011)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.
Director: Michel Hazanavicius | Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell
Votes: 248,606 | Gross: $44.67M
3. Fame (1980)
R | 134 min | Drama, Music, Musical
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Eddie Barth, Irene Cara, Lee Curreri, Laura Dean
Votes: 24,686 | Gross: $0.12M
4. Factory Girl (2006)
R | 90 min | Biography, Drama
Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.
Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Sienna Miller, Guy Pearce, Hayden Christensen, Jimmy Fallon
Votes: 22,333 | Gross: $1.66M
5. Scarlet Diva (2000)
R | 90 min | Drama
A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.
Director: Asia Argento | Stars: Asia Argento, Jean Shepard, Herbert Fritsch, Gianluca Arcopinto
Votes: 2,750 | Gross: $0.02M
6. Spirits of the Dead (1968)
R | 121 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
Directors: Federico Fellini, Louis Malle, Roger Vadim | Stars: Jane Fonda, Brigitte Bardot, Alain Delon, Terence Stamp
Votes: 6,944
7. Frances (1982)
R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Director: Graeme Clifford | Stars: Jessica Lange, Jonathan Banks, Bonnie Bartlett, James Brodhead
Votes: 8,569 | Gross: $5.00M
8. The Last Movie Star (I) (2017)
R | 94 min | Drama
An aging former movie star is forced to face the reality that his glory days are behind him. On its surface, the film is a tale about faded fame. At its core, it's a universal story about growing old.
Director: Adam Rifkin | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Clark Duke, Chevy Chase
Votes: 4,903 | Gross: $0.01M
9. 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: 9,019
10. 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
11. Mephisto (1981)
Unrated | 146 min | Drama
In early-1930s Germany, a passionate stage actor faces a dilemma: renounce his apolitical stance and comply with the Reich's doctrine, or face oblivion. But, Faustian bargains never end well. What is the price of success?
Director: István Szabó | Stars: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Ildikó Bánsági, Krystyna Janda, Rolf Hoppe
Votes: 11,595
12. The Big Knife (1955)
Not Rated | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Hollywood actor Charles Castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his valuable career.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen
Votes: 4,179
13. Peter's Friends (1992)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Six former college friends, with two new friends, gather for a New Year's Eve weekend reunion at a large English countryside manor after ten years to reminisce about the good times now long gone.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Emma Thompson, Kenneth Branagh
Votes: 12,147 | Gross: $4.06M
14. The Girl (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 91 min | Biography, Drama
The turbulent relationship between filmmaker Sir Alfred Hitchcock (Toby Jones) and actress Tippi Hedren (Sienna Miller).
Director: Julian Jarrold | Stars: Sienna Miller, Toby Jones, Imelda Staunton, Conrad Kemp
Votes: 7,207
15. Rainbow (1978 TV Movie)
97 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's trials as a youngster in dealing with the Movie Studio system that held her back while her mother was forever pushing her to excel.
Director: Jackie Cooper | Stars: Andrea McArdle, Don Murray, Michael Parks, Rue McClanahan
Votes: 277
16. A Very Private Affair (1962)
103 min | Drama
When Jill becomes a movie star she soon discovers that her private life is destroyed by persistent fans that won't leave her alone. Her mother's ex-lover, Fabio, tries to protect her.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Marcello Mastroianni, Nicolas Bataille, Dirk Sanders
Votes: 1,181
17. Echo Park (1985)
R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everyone is more than they initially seem. May waits tables, raises a son, Henry, and is an aspiring actress. She needs a roommate and takes in... See full summary »
Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Susan Dey, Tom Hulce, Michael Bowen, Christopher Walker
Votes: 730 | Gross: $0.70M
18. Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962)
Not Rated | 75 min | Romance
Stripper Blaze Starr, playing herself, drives her agent--who is also her fiancé--to distraction by ignoring scheduled "press functions" and spending her weekends at a nudist camp.
Director: Doris Wishman | Stars: Blaze Starr, Ralph Young, Gene Berk, William Mayer
Votes: 490
19. The Actress (1953)
Passed | 90 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
This is an account of the real life experience of actress/playwright Ruth Gordon.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Jean Simmons, Teresa Wright, Anthony Perkins
Votes: 1,504
20. Star! (1968)
G | 176 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A musical biography of Gertrude Lawrence, who led a hustling and bustling life on the stage.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Richard Crenna, Michael Craig, Daniel Massey
Votes: 2,271 | Gross: $9.16M
21. Audition (II) (2015)
90 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A romance is portrayed by one hundred actors who audition for the two lead roles and the chance to perform the final terrifying act.
Director: Matt Herron | Stars: Paige Spara, Chelsea Frei, Tyler Elliot Burke, Sam Quartin
Votes: 64
22. 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
23. Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
Unrated | 103 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's story.
Director: Stevan Riley | Stars: Marlon Brando, Stella Adler, Bernardo Bertolucci, Michael Borne
Votes: 7,919 | Gross: $0.43M
24. Show People (1928)
Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
A young lady from Georgia goes to Hollywood in the hopes of becoming an actress.
Director: King Vidor | Stars: Marion Davies, William Haines, Dell Henderson, Paul Ralli
Votes: 4,006 | Gross: $1.10M
25. Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991 TV Movie)
PG | 95 min | Biography, Drama, History
This made for TV movie tells the story of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. It begins in the 1930's when they met as actors under contract at RKO and ends with their divorce in 1960. In between ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Frances Fisher, Maurice Benard, Robin Pearson Rose, John Wheeler
Votes: 255
26. Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Not Rated | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
The life of 1920s actress Jeanne Eagels.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Kim Novak, Jeff Chandler, Agnes Moorehead, Charles Drake
Votes: 846
27. The Long Firm (2004)
220 min | Crime, Drama
The lives of characters who live, love, and suffer through their association with the charismatic charms of gangster Harry Starks.
Stars: Mark Strong, George Costigan, Neil Conrich, Geoff Bell
Votes: 733
28. What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance
The career of a waitress takes off when she meets an amiable drunken Hollywood director.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman, Neil Hamilton, Gregory Ratoff
Votes: 2,587
29. Number One Fan (1995)
R | 89 min | Thriller
When a Hollywood hunk has an affair with a fan, he regrets it immediately and tries to hide it from his fiancee. But the obsessive fan simply won't give up and resorts to murder to prove she's his number one fan.
Director: Jane Simpson | Stars: Chad McQueen, Catherine Mary Stewart, Renee Allman, Paul Bartel
Votes: 234
30. Harlow (I) (1965)
Approved | 125 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A screen adaption of the blistering best-seller which examines the story of platinum blonde bombshell Jean Harlow (Carroll Baker) who rose to fame in the reckless Hollywood of the 1930s.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Carroll Baker, Red Buttons, Raf Vallone, Angela Lansbury
Votes: 1,060
31. Life After Flash (2017)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary
A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up against one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood.
Director: Lisa Downs | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Brian Blessed, Topol
Votes: 756
32. La bomba (1999)
96 min | Comedy
Three young Italian actors while attending Actor's Studio set up as a joke an extortion acting like real mafiosi. After the successful first extortion they decide to continue on that way. But the NY mafia realize what is happening and...
Director: Giulio Base | Stars: Alessandro Gassmann, Rocco Papaleo, Enrico Brignano, Lola Pagnani
Votes: 338
33. Esther Kahn (2000)
Not Rated | 157 min | Drama, Romance
A Jewish girl in nineteenth century London, dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Director: Arnaud Desplechin | Stars: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Fabrice Desplechin, Akbar Kurtha
Votes: 1,171
34. Sweethearts (1938)
Passed | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger
Votes: 705
35. Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
TV-PG | 160 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The challenging and spirited early life of cinema's first great comedic artist, Charlie Chaplin, is portrayed. The innately talented young Charlie must overcome a wayward life of poverty and familial chaos to reach the pinnacle of stardom.
Stars: Joe Geary, Lee Whitlock, Twiggy, Ian McShane
Votes: 85
36. See the Man Run (1971 TV Movie)
73 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
Kidnappers making a ransom demand dial a wrong number & reach a struggling actor instead. He decides to cut himself in for some of the money.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Robert Culp, Angie Dickinson, Eddie Albert, June Allyson
Votes: 156
37. Lazare (2020)
108 min | Drama, Fantasy, Musical
A team of French-Brazilian actors goes to Bucharest to shoot a film at a lower cost. But the Romanian technical team secretly shoot their own film.
Director: Philippe Chalem | Stars: Emine Meyrem, Milena Straube, Lionel Rousselot, Stanislas Siwiorek
Votes: 11
38. Being Michael Madsen (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy
Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentarians to chronicle Dant's life, loves, and troubles.
Director: Michael Mongillo | Stars: Michael Madsen, Jason Alan Smith, Doug Tompos, Kathy Searle
Votes: 2,379
39. Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor (2018– )
Biography, History
Narrating the written musings of classic Sherlock Holmes actors including Jeremy Brett, Basil Rathbone, and Douglas Wilmer. Covering what they thought of their careers, Sherlock Holmes, acting, and much more.
Stars: Ross K. Foad, Thea Solone, Justice Margowski, James Hare
Votes: 9
40. Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime
The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in front of the camera - either making ... See full summary »
Director: Simon Nasht | Stars: Christopher Lee, Jeffrey Meyers, Kathryn Medlock, Ila Andrews
Votes: 105
41. Provincial Actors (1979)
121 min | Comedy, Drama
The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a classic play (Wyspianski "Wyzwolenie") with a modern vein. Everyone in the production ... See full summary »
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Halina Labonarska, Tadeusz Huk, Iwona Biernacka, Ewa Dalkowska
Votes: 374
42. Curtains (III) (2017)
35 min | Short, Comedy
Winner of three Best Comedy awards on the festival circuit, CURTAINS tells the story of an embattled avant-garde theatre director willing to sacrifice everything for his art. A delicious sendup of theatre at its weirdest.
Director: Gar Hoover | Stars: Lara Carling, Jack Curtin, Brendan Dowling, Ryder Insua
44. Dar-Badar
45 min | Drama | Completed
Dar-Badar is a human story of displacement, refuge, dreams, reality, success, failure, resilience, challenges, co-incidences and life altering experiences. Dar-Badar is a Farsi and Urdu ... See full summary »
Director: Rohit Khaitan | Stars: Chandan Roy Sanyal, Madhur Bhandarkar, Nidhi Joshi, Shoaib Lodin
45. Marisa in the Woods (2017)
83 min | Comedy, Drama
Marisa feels that she is the supporting actress of her own life. She is ready to disappear, silent and quietly, like fading into black.
Director: Antonio Morales | Stars: Patricia Jordá, Aida de la Cruz, Mauricio Bautista, Carmen Mayordomo
Votes: 69
46. Voskovec & Werich - paralelní osudy (2012 TV Movie)
157 min | Documentary
Director: Ales Kisil | Stars: Josef Abrhám, George Voskovec, Ota Jirák, Jan Werich
47. Carola (1973 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance, War
During World War II, an acting company in occupied Paris is notified that a German officer will be stopping by to see their play. The stage manager--who also happens to be the lover of ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Lloyd | Stars: Michael Sacks, Leslie Caron, Douglas Anderson, Edward Knight
Votes: 38
48. Police Court (1932)
Passed | 63 min | Drama
A once great stage and screen actor (Henry B. Walthall) has fallen from fame because of his alcoholism; his young son (Leon Janney) is determined to see his father "make good" again.
Director: Louis King | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Leon Janney, Lionel Belmore, King Baggot
Votes: 54
49. Hollywood and Vine (2008)
80 min | Drama
A night in the life of 5 dysfunctional actors, struggling to make it in Hollywood.
Director: Eric Minh Swenson | Stars: Tenaya Cleveland, Brandon Burkhart, Sarah Craveiro, David Daskal
Votes: 27
50. RhumbleRama
Drama | Announced
When an unemployed actor disappoints his son, he assembles a unique group of assembled unemployed entertainers to form a show based on his favorite thing to win back his son's heart.
Director: Andrew Roger Carson