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1. American Fiction (2023)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from Black entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him into the heart of the hypocrisy and madness he claims to disdain.
Director: Cord Jefferson | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz, Erika Alexander
Votes: 76,612
2. The King of Comedy (1982)
PG | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard
Votes: 119,245 | Gross: $2.50M
3. Submission (2016)
TV-MA | 24 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
An obsession with a book about sexual submission leads Ashley to the door of its mysterious author and opens her eyes to the possibilities of BDSM. All is not as it seems for Ashley and her friends in this tale of erotic awakening.
Stars: Ashlynn Yennie, Justin Berti, Raylin Joy, Victoria Levine
Votes: 2,125
4. Colette (I) (2018)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History
Colette is pushed by her husband to write novels under his name. Upon their success, she fights to make her talents known, challenging gender norms.
Director: Wash Westmoreland | Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West, Robert Pugh
Votes: 26,439 | Gross: $5.14M
5. House of Games (1987)
R | 102 min | Crime, Thriller
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Director: David Mamet | Stars: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala
Votes: 24,040 | Gross: $2.59M
6. Hopscotch (1980)
R | 106 min | Adventure, Comedy
Grounded with a desk job by incompetent superiors, a clever CIA agent retires and writes a tell all memoir that will embarrass his bosses, prompting him to go on the run and elude them.
Director: Ronald Neame | Stars: Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty
Votes: 8,958
7. Final Fantasy VII (1997 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Drama
A former soldier from an evil company joins a mercenary clan to fight the company he once served.
Directors: Yoshinori Kitase, Yasushi Matsumura, Masato Yagi
Votes: 11,343
8. Love Happens (2009)
PG-13 | 109 min | Drama, Romance
A widower whose book about coping with loss turns him into a best-selling self-help guru, falls for the hotel florist where his seminar is given, only to learn that he hasn't yet truly confronted his wife's passing.
Director: Brandon Camp | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Aaron Eckhart, Dan Fogler, John Carroll Lynch
Votes: 34,009 | Gross: $22.93M
9. Med glorian på sned (1957)
93 min | Comedy
A secretary at a publishing company, Birgitta, writes a novel, based on her secret love of her boss. She sends it anonymously to her own company, who decides to publish it. The book becomes... See full summary »
Director: Hasse Ekman | Stars: Sickan Carlsson, Hasse Ekman, Sture Lagerwall, Yvonne Lombard
Votes: 92
10. Suburban Girl (2007)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Manhattanite book editor finds her take on the game of romance changed after she lures the attention of an influential older man.
Director: Marc Klein | Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alec Baldwin, Maggie Grace, James Naughton
Votes: 7,779
11. Paperback Hero (1999)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
An Australian truck driver writes romance novels. His engaged, tomboyish, crop duster best friend's name, Ruby Vale, is unasked used as author. Complications arise when his novel takes off. Will they remain friends or...?
Director: Antony J. Bowman | Stars: Claudia Karvan, Hugh Jackman, Angie Milliken, Andrew S. Gilbert
Votes: 2,350
12. The Impossible Years (1968)
G | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The eldest daughter of a Professor of Psychology at a large conservative university causes havoc, and great embarrassment, for her father with her free-willed and uninhibited lifestyle.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: David Niven, Lola Albright, Chad Everett, Ozzie Nelson
Votes: 800
13. Lying to Be Perfect (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
An overweight magazine editor leads a double life as a sassy advice columnist at night. To keep her alter ego a secret, she agrees to lose weight with two of her friends.
Director: Gary Harvey | Stars: Poppy Montgomery, Adam Kaufman, Chelah Horsdal, Audrey Wasilewski
Votes: 2,511
14. Theodora Goes Wild (1936)
Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
The author of a controversially racy best-selling book tries to hide her celebrity status from her provincial small-town neighbors, who would be scandalized if they knew.
Director: Richard Boleslawski | Stars: Irene Dunne, Melvyn Douglas, Thomas Mitchell, Thurston Hall
Votes: 2,953
15. Look at Me (2004)
PG-13 | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A french girl gifted with a great voice, has a complex about her weight and her appearance.
Director: Agnès Jaoui | Stars: Marilou Berry, Jean-Pierre Bacri, Agnès Jaoui, Laurent Grévill
Votes: 5,482 | Gross: $1.74M
16. Sex and the Married Woman (1977 TV Movie)
100 min | Comedy
A suburban housewife writes a novel based on her neighbors' sex lives. It becomes a runaway best seller, but causes no end of trouble in her marriage and her relationships with her neighbors.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Barry Newman, Joanna Pettet, Keenan Wynn, Dick Gautier
Votes: 52
17. Lila, Lila (2009)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
David, a waiter, finds an unpublished manuscript in a dresser drawer. To impress a girl, he claims to be the author. When the novel becomes a best-seller the real author introduces himself in his life and begins to take-over David's life.
Director: Alain Gsponer | Stars: Daniel Brühl, Hannah Herzsprung, Henry Hübchen, Kirsten Block
Votes: 1,135
18. Gabe the Cupid Dog (2012)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Family
When Eric and Marsha break off their long-term relationship, journalist Eric is able to weather it pretty well. He still has his long time canine companion Gabe, and his boss, Ms Andrews, ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Feifer | Stars: Brian Krause, Boti Bliss, Linden Ashby, Michael Woods
Votes: 286
19. Brazil (I) (1944)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A songwriter struggles to produce another successful hit for the National Brazilian song contest.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Tito Guízar, Virginia Bruce, Edward Everett Horton, Robert Livingston
Votes: 220
20. How to Cook Your Life (2007)
PG-13 | 94 min | Documentary
A Zen priest in San Francisco and cookbook author use Zen Buddhism and cooking to relate to everyday life.
Director: Doris Dörrie | Stars: Edward Espe Brown, Doris Dörrie
Votes: 349 | Gross: $0.08M
21. The Real Da Vinci Code (2005 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Tony Robinson examines the claims made in Dan Brown's best-selling novel, "The Da Vinci Code."
Director: Kashaf Chaudhry | Stars: Tony Robinson, Dan Brown, Oliver Davies, Graham Phillips
Votes: 417
22. Dave Brubeck: In His Own Sweet Way (2010 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary
A chronological look at the life and career of jazz musician, composer, and performer Dave Brubeck (December 6, 1920 to December 5, 2012), presented through contemporary interviews, ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Ricker | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Sting, Bill Cosby, Duke Ellington
Votes: 109
23. What a Woman! (1943)
Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
A literary agent is pursued by the charming writer of a popular magazine while she attempts to sway one of her clients, a handsome but innocent college professor, to star in an upcoming movie based on his best-selling novel The Whirlwind.
Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Willard Parker, Alan Dinehart
Votes: 408
24. Tips for Cheating (2017)
100 min | Comedy, Romance
Two jilted women create a company to catch cheating men.
Director: Ryszard Zatorski | Stars: Magdalena Lamparska, Mikolaj Roznerski, Anna Dereszowska, Krzysztof Czeczot
Votes: 661
25. Venus Talking (2001)
95 min | Drama, Comedy, Romance
Novellist Venus lives with her family out of Berlin and moves temporarily to the city where she is starting to write a new book. Her fans can watch her via a web cam.
Director: Rudolf Thome | Stars: Sabine Bach, Roger Tebb, Vladimir Weigl, Guntram Brattia
Votes: 61
27. Infected (2008 Video)
Short, Horror
A hideous infection takes control of body and mind, driving victims to madness and murder even as it kills them from within.
Directors: Edward Earl Newton, Scott Sigler | Stars: Scott Sigler, Jack Harrison
Votes: 13
28. Het is weer zo laat! (1978)
Comedy
Waldo van Dungen struggles to run the nightclub Waldolala while his wealthy wife has several affairs behind his back and his psychiatrist is planning to use Waldo's life story to write a bestseller.
Stars: Dolf Brouwers, Cor Beurskens, Henk Laan, Patty Brard
Votes: 44
29. Married Bachelor (1941)
Passed | 81 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A man's marriage suffers when he pretends to be a bachelor while promoting "his" best-selling book about married life (actually written by an eccentric professor) in order to pay off a debt to a gangster.
Directors: Edward Buzzell, Norman Taurog | Stars: Robert Young, Ruth Hussey, Felix Bressart, Lee Bowman
Votes: 292
30. Träff i helfigur (1987 TV Movie)
116 min | Crime, Thriller
On a shooting range outside of Stockholm in the raw September night something is not right. In the darkness of the marker the ground shows signs of blood.
Director: Pelle Seth | Stars: Örjan Ramberg, Stig Grybe, Ewa Fröling, Lars Green
Votes: 108
31. Post-Human (2015)
Short, Action, Adventure
Post-Human is a scifi proof-of-concept short based on the award-winning and bestselling series of novels by David Simpson. Amazingly, filmed over just three hours by a crew of three, the ... See full summary »
Director: David Simpson | Stars: Madison Smith, Bridget Graham
Votes: 9
32. I Dreamed a Dream (I)
Biography | Announced
The life story of singer Susan Boyle, who rose to fame when she competed on the televised talent contest show, "Britain's Got Talent."
33. Älskling på vågen (1955)
110 min | Comedy
The Swedish/American actor Jack Harris comes to visit the old country for the first time in his life. One of the journalists, Ingrid Billberg, is particularly interested in getting an ... See full summary »
Director: Schamyl Bauman | Stars: Sickan Carlsson, Karl-Arne Holmsten, Erik 'Bullen' Berglund, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs
Votes: 46
34. Jordan Peterson Is Canada's Most Infamous Intellectual (2018 Video)
9 min | Short, News
Vice News interviews the clinical psychologist and professor, Jordan B. Peterson.
Stars: Jordan B. Peterson, Stephen Baiardi, Martin J. Kelly Jr., Ran Dosis
35. Niin on ollut ja niin on aina oleva (1995 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
Director: Eeva Vuorenpää | Stars: Martti Mäkelä, Vesa Vierikko, Ritva Haavikko, Eino Jutikkala
Votes: 10
36. The Forgotten Pharaoh
Action | Announced
A down-and-out archeologist finds himself running for his life after he uncovers a religious secret inside a pharaoh's tomb with catastrophic worldwide implications.
37. The Shack: Its Dangerous Theology and Error (2016 Video)
79 min | Documentary
A documentary exposing the errors and false doctrines promoted in the bestselling novel, "The Shack".
Director: Paul Flynn | Stars: James B. De Young, James Duly, Mark Fitzpatrick, Paul Flynn
Votes: 26
38. Book Club Girl (2019– )
30 min
The Book Club Girl Podcast is a biweekly podcast on which the show's co-hosts, Tavia Kowalchuk and Eliza Rosenberry, talk about books perfectly suited for book clubs. We focus on one book ... See full summary »
Stars: Tavia Kowalchuk, Eliza Rosenberry
41. Who's Afraid of Happy Endings? (2007)
Not Rated | 48 min | Documentary
"Who's Afraid of Happy Endings?" is a witty and revealing documentary that offers an insider's view of the billion-dollar romance fiction industry. "Who's Afraid of Happy Endings?" follows ... See full summary »
Directors: Christine Alexiou, Joanna D'Angelo | Star: Joanna D'Angelo
42. Eugen Ruge - eine Familiengeschichte wird zum Bestseller (2011 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
Director: Arpad Bondy | Stars: Eugen Ruge, Alexander Fest, Christian Berkel
43.
Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode:
Sex and the Married Detective
(1989)
TV-PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When a successful sex therapist with a best selling book and a hit TV show is crushed to learn her business partner/lover is cheating on her, she plots appropriate revenge.
Director: James Frawley | Stars: Peter Falk, Lindsay Crouse, Julia Montgomery, Peter Jurasik
Votes: 2,103
44.
L.A. Law (1986–1994)
Episode:
Where There's a Will
(1993)
TV-PG | 47 min | Drama
McKenzie and Morales pursues a witness Peter Manzo who could clear Frank Osgood whom McKenzie convicted in 1959. Meanwhile, Paros crosses a long-term family friend she is defending in a ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Corbin Bernsen, Jill Eikenberry, Alan Rachins, Michael Tucker
Votes: 32
45.
Matlock (1986–1995)
Episode:
The Best Seller
(1989)
TV-PG | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ben Matlock defends the husband of a very successful romance novelist who is accused of killing his wife's best friend.
Director: Christopher Hibler | Stars: Andy Griffith, Nancy Stafford, Julie Sommars, Kene Holiday
Votes: 122
46.
Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode:
Written in Blood
(1998)
TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a noted author speaks before a group of local Midsomer writers, the naked body of the event's host is found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom.
Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard
Votes: 1,625
47.
The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1956–1960)
Episode:
Jack Kerouac, William Bendix, Frankie Laine, Pam Garner
(1959)
Comedy
Professor Norton proves to be one clumsy bacteriologist. The Family Doctor of the Year proves most adept at tape removal. A sitcom scene gets canned laughter, but then turns violent. Jack Kerouac reads from 'On the Road.'
Stars: Steve Allen, William Bendix, Jack Kerouac, Pam Garner
Votes: 12
48.
Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode:
Battle for the Bible
(2007)
TV-PG | 55 min | Documentary, History, War
Three men of the Middle Ages dare to circulate English-language translations of the Bible and pay dearly for their heresy.
Director: David Wilson | Stars: Liev Schreiber, John Higgins, Simon Williams, Graham Turner
Votes: 30
49.
The Michael Knowles Show (2017– )
The Left's Last Defense: Cry Racism
(2019 Podcast Episode)
47 min | Talk-Show
Star: Michael J. Knowles
50.
The Joe Rogan Experience (2009– )
Tom O'Neill
(2020 Podcast Episode)
TV-MA | 175 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Tom O'Neill is an award-winning investigative journalist and entertainment reporter whose work has appeared in national publications such as Us, Premiere, New York, The Village Voice and ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Rogan, Tom O'Neill
Votes: 18