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1. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 236,527
2. Barton Fink (1991)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis, Michael Lerner
Votes: 128,998 | Gross: $6.15M
3. The Rewrite (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Whit Baldwin, Vanessa Wasche, Enid Graham
Votes: 22,252
4. Playing It Cool (2014)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
Unrequited love motivates a guy to write about his experiences.
Director: Justin Reardon | Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Aubrey Plaza
Votes: 30,116
5. Please Stand By (2017)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Alice Eve, Toni Collette, Lexi Aaron
Votes: 15,242 | Gross: $0.01M
6. Alex & Emma (2003)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A writer must turn out a novel in thirty days or face the wrath of loan sharks.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, David Paymer, Sophie Marceau
Votes: 13,905 | Gross: $14.21M
7. Twisted Obsession (1989)
R | 103 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
American writer in Paris is hired to do a script for an edgy young director he can't stand. When he falls in love with the director's cold and manipulative pretty sister, his life starts to unravel and he realizes that he's been used.
Director: Fernando Trueba | Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Miranda Richardson, Anémone, Daniel Ceccaldi
Votes: 1,420
8. Young Seducers 2 (1972)
R | 74 min | Comedy
Pretty young girls get involved in humorous sexual situations.
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Evelyne Traeger, Christa Free, Rena Bergen, Margrit Siegel
Votes: 265
9. All About Who You Know (2019)
111 min | Comedy
An aspiring screenwriter writes his most ambitious script to date by plotting out a rom-com relationship with the daughter of his screenwriting idol, all in hopes of meeting her legendary father and getting a leg up in showbiz.
Director: Jake Horowitz | Stars: Dylan Everett, Niamh Wilson, Stephen Joffe, David Hewlett
Votes: 227
10. BuzzKill (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
A struggling writer, Ray Wyatt, acquires fame in an unusual way when a notorious serial murderer, named the Karaoke Killer, steals his car and the newest draft of his script.
Director: Steven Kampmann | Stars: Daniel Raymont, Krysten Ritter, Darrell Hammond, Reiko Aylesworth
Votes: 246
11. 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
12. Bohéma (2017)
TV-PG | 75 min | Biography, Drama, History
Following the end of WWII, a once acclaimed and wealthy elite of celebrities now has to face the consequences of their collaboration during Nazi occupation in communist Czechoslovakia.
Stars: Michal Dlouhý, Vladimír Javorský, Jaroslav Plesl, Sasa Rasilov
Votes: 79
13. Rozprávky z Hollywoodu (1992 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
Director: Stanislav Párnicky | Stars: Emil Horváth, Milan Bahúl, Jela Buckova, Vladimir Cerny
Votes: 16
14. Ohlédnutí (1969)
93 min | Drama
Young script-writer Frantisek (Petr Cepek) is hired to write a film script based on the successful novel Looking Back. He meets with the novel's female author, a University professor and ... See full summary »
Director: Antonín Mása | Stars: Jirina Trebická, Petr Cepek, Vera Galatíková, Tána Fischerová
Votes: 31
15. In Fiction (2013)
7 min | Short, Drama
A writer finds himself in a bind with his wife when a character he's created begins to take over his life.
Director: Andrew Robbin | Stars: Joe Karam, Aimee Son, Cameron Mark Lewis, Joslyne Chapman
16. Klíc k urcování trpaslíku podle deníku Pavla Jurácka (2002)
58 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
A Czech director wrestles with problems personal and political during the Prague spring of 1969.
Director: Martin Sulík | Stars: Marek Juracek, Edita Leva, Julie Ritzingerova, Sárka Dvoráková
Votes: 117
17. From Fiction to Fact (2011)
15 min | Short, Fantasy
Director: Raj Patel | Stars: Philip Wheeler, Rhyan Schwartz, Coltron James, Raj Patel
Votes: 12