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51. Glad Rags to Riches (1933)
10 min | Comedy, Short
A girl has to decide who to marry: a poor country boy or a rich nightclub owner.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Eugene Butler, Larry Harris, Georgie Smith, Shirley Temple
Votes: 190
52. Childstar (2004)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
An experimental filmmaker takes a job as a driver for a foul-mouthed child actor and his ambitious stage mother.
Director: Don McKellar | Stars: Don McKellar, Peter Paige, Gil Bellows, Victoria Fodor
Votes: 1,075
53. Child Actor (2023)
11 min | Short, Biography, Drama | Completed
Looking to reconcile with her past, a Hollywood born and raised actress visits her younger self as a child actor under the wing of her toxic stage mom in order to understand the root of her heart condition.
Director: Andrea Riba | Stars: Sofia Riba, Glume Harlow, Amelie Zazik, Natalie Blackman
54. The Hollywood Kid (1924)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The story of a producer's troubles in selecting and "making" a new juvenile star. The opening is in Mack Sennett's private office, with Sennett himself interviewing directors, actors, ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Charles Murray, Louise Carver, Jackie Lucas, Vernon Dent
Votes: 48
55. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette ... See full summary »
Director: Craig McCall | Stars: Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 1,350 | Gross: $0.02M
56. Dummie the Mummy and the Golden Scarabee (2014)
77 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In a dull village where nothing ever happens, a boy finds a living mummy in his room. It's the start of an amazing friendship, learning the boy more than any friend could.
Director: Pim van Hoeve | Stars: Julian Ras, Yahya Gaier, Roeland Fernhout, Ton Kas
Votes: 358
57. Hanni & Nanni 3 (2013)
87 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
After English male exchange students arrive at Lindenhof, the school takes the chance to play 'Romeo and Juliet' with them. But Clyde, on whom many of the Lindenhof girls have crushes, gets... See full summary »
Director: Dagmar Seume | Stars: Jana Münster, Sophia Münster, Katharina Thalbach, Suzanne von Borsody
Votes: 262
58. Ricky Sprocket, Showbiz Boy (2007–2009)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Ricky Sprocket is the world's biggest child film star. He works for Wishworks studio (a parody of DreamWorks Studio) and for Mr. Louie Fischburger, his boss. Despite the fact that Ricky ... See full summary »
Stars: Ashleigh Ball, Dorla Bell, Jayne Eastwood, Andrea Libman
Votes: 123
59. Kid 'in' Africa (1933)
10 min | Comedy, Short
Missionary Cradlebait goes to the jungle to "civilize" the cannibals, but ends up in a cooking pot.
Director: Jack Hays | Stars: Shirley Temple, Danny Boone Jr.
Votes: 235
60. ANNIE: It's the Hard-Knock Life, from Script to Stage (2013 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary, Family, Music
It's the Hard-Knock Life is a feature length documentary that provides an insider's look at the Tony-nominated revival of the musical Annie. The film documents the production through the ... See full summary »
Director: Joshua Seftel | Stars: Andy Blankenbuehler, Lilla Crawford, Madi Rae DiPietro, Katie Finneran
Votes: 41
61. Jak se tocí Rozmaryny (1978)
81 min | Comedy, Family
Talent scouts seek an actress to play a girl who has lost her hair from an illness. From the selected little girls, only the self-assertive Rosemary has the guts to cut her long hair and let them shave her head.
Director: Vera Plívová-Simková | Stars: Iva Janzurová, Dagmar Havlová, Josef Bláha, Jirí Krampol
Votes: 47
62. Blake of Scotland Yard (II) (1937)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
Sir James Blake has retired from Scotland Yard so that he can assist his niece Hope and her friend Jerry in developing an apparatus they have invented. Sir James thinks that their invention... See full summary »
Director: Robert F. Hill | Stars: Ralph Byrd, Herbert Rawlinson, Joan Barclay, Lloyd Hughes
Votes: 131
63. Witches Don't Exist (2014)
86 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
On her 13th birthday Katie, a talented young girl, receives a magical amulet. This amulet was on a quest to find the fifth and last witch to complete the order of the star witches.
Directors: Aramis Tatu, Adel Adelson | Stars: Aliyah Kolf, Senna Borsato, Leontine Ruiters, Vincent Banic
Votes: 148
64. Schwarzmoll
Short, Drama | Completed
A seven-year-old girl sets out to justify the mysterious world of her dementia-suffering grandmother.
Director: Alessia Mandanici | Stars: Finja Leonie Meyer, Elisabeth Rath, Evi Kehrstephan, Fleur Bremmer
65. Crayola Kids Adventures: The Trojan Horse (1997 Video)
Adventure, Comedy, History
This is a more kid-friendly version of the Illiad
Director: Michael Kruzan | Stars: Adam Wylie, Justin Jon Ross, Molly Orr, Phillip Van Dyke
Votes: 96
66. This Is the Life (1935)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
After obtaining her from an orphanage a couple exploit entertainer Withers till she runs away and later becomes a professional.
Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Jane Withers, John McGuire, Sally Blane, Sidney Toler
Votes: 60
67. Petticoat Larceny (1943)
Passed | 61 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
An 11 year old radio star decides to throw in her scripts and go undercover to get a better feel for her roles, but when she is kidnapped, trouble soon follows in this comedy.
Director: Ben Holmes | Stars: Ruth Warrick, Joan Carroll, Walter Reed, Wally Brown
Votes: 189
68. The Road to Sundance (2008)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
When a fading child actor and a novice filmmaker team up to make an indie film to launch their careers, they unexpectedly encounter important life lessons about love and loss and letting go - on The Road To Sundance.
Directors: Susan diRende, Michelle Clay | Stars: Robert Petrarca, Simone Missick, Thomas Fraser, Teissia Treynet
Votes: 16
69. Working Poor (2016)
25 min | Short, Drama
When the rent comes due and his bank account has been tapped out, a single father goes to extraordinary lengths to make a life for himself and his young daughter in his working class neighborhood.
Director: Steven Bozga | Stars: Thaddeus Schneider, Caroline Whitney Smith, Jason Morck, Melissa Navia
Votes: 10
70. Bolshie khlopoty iz-za malenkogo malchika (1968)
67 min
Translates "Big troubles because of the little boy", five-year-old Borya goes missing in Kyiv. The police and citizens join the search for the child. They encounter various adventures and funny situations on this search.
Directors: Aleksandr Muratov, Venyamin Vasilkovskiy | Stars: Pyotr Shelest, Marina Loveiko, Tatyana Pelttser, Vladimir Alekseyenko
Votes: 18
71. Farewell to the Moon (2014)
94 min | Drama
It's the hot summer of 1972. On the 9th floor of a tower block on the outskirts of a Dutch provincial town the sixties finally kicked in. Change is in the air and actually materializes the ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Tuinder | Stars: David Eilander, Marcel Faber, Pauline Greidanus, Marcel Hensema
Votes: 131
72. Life After Tomorrow (2006)
PG-13 | 73 min | Documentary
Women who have played orphans in "Annie" are brought together in this documentary.
Directors: Gil Cates Jr., Julie Stevens | Stars: Martha Byrne, Jennine Babo, William Berloni, Theda Stemler Blackwood
Votes: 213
73. Kids Unlimited (2007–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A sitcom about a talent agency run for kids by kids.
Stars: Garland Carter, Nicholas Lobue, Elizabeth Machabeli, Angel Manila
Votes: 301
74. An American Journalist (2009)
25 min | Short, Drama
Journalist returns from Iraq to cover execution of former child actor celebrity.
Director: Mark Anthony Coger | Stars: Michael Arturo, David Hayward, Mark Arnold, Johnny Gilligan
Votes: 9
75. Waiting for Woody (1998)
30 min | Short, Comedy
An unlucky actor named Josh Silver is hopeful when his agent gets him an audition with his idol Woody Allen.
Director: Grant Heslov | Stars: Grant Heslov, Robert Katims, Samantha Mathis, Carol Ann Susi
Votes: 221
76. Playing Patti (1998)
Comedy
Dark-humored documentary about television child actress Patti Cohoon and how, on the occasion of her 40th birthday, she reflects on having attained her greatest creative and financial success before she reached the age of 19.
Director: Adam Friedman | Stars: Patti Cohoon-Friedman, Richard Beymer, Raymond Cruz, Brad Dourif
Votes: 22
77. My Life on Planet B (2012)
76 min | Comedy, Drama
Eppo and Nyke are school friends, B-Movie fans who have their own review show online. Suddenly things change, Nyke gets into the punk/goth scene, while Eppo got obsess with a certain film ... See full summary »
Director: Iván López Núñez | Stars: Serge Price, Rik Wezenberg, Alix Adams, Ceylan Can
Votes: 120
78. The Tempest (1905)
2 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Shipwreck scene from 'His Majesty's Theatre' production.
Directors: Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Charles Urban
Votes: 15
79. Mijn vader woont in Rio (1989)
100 min | Drama, Family
Lisa's parents are separated. Like the title says, her father (supposedly) lives in Rio de Janeiro. She often gets letters from him and dreams of visiting him in South America one fine day.... See full summary »
Director: Ben Sombogaart | Stars: Wenneke Janssen, Geert de Jong, Theu Boermans, Hans Veerman
Votes: 126
80. Cut (IV) (2012)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Thriller
A failed audition is followed by a totally wrecked shoot.
Director: Alex Valencia | Stars: Galen Howard, Anthony Gaeta, Turi Hong, Carly Johnnie
Votes: 5
81. Patriotism (1972)
9 min | Short
Bob Crane explains to children what he believes patriotism is.
Director: Ray Nankey | Star: Bob Crane
Votes: 59
82. The Stratford Adventure (1954)
45 min | Documentary, Short
The story of the founding, by Stratford-born journalist Tom Patterson, of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival of Canada, which opened in July of 1953 with a performance of "Richard III" ... See full summary »
Director: Morten Parker | Stars: John Drainie, Michael Bates, Lloyd Bochner, Douglas Campbell
Votes: 69
83. Say What (2007–2008)
30 min | Comedy, Family
A behind-the-scenes look at a fictional sketch-comedy TV show for kids.
Stars: Stephanie Kennealy, Jordan Parrott, Jonathan Young, Czia Bennett
Votes: 109
84. The Life of Moses (2010 Video)
6 min | Short, Biography, Drama
A home movie version of the story of Moses.
Director: Steven L. Anderson | Star: Solomon Anderson
Votes: 12
85. Carmen (2007 TV Movie)
152 min | Drama, Music
Director: Jonathan Haswell | Stars: Anna Caterina Antonacci, Jonas Kaufmann, Jacques Imbrailo, Norah Amsellem
Votes: 54
86. Beast of Eden (2020)
Not Rated | 74 min
A washed up child actor is on the run after threatening to expose the sordid Hollywood secrets that haunt him. Along the way, he pulls over in a small Tennessee town where, over the course of one long day, his world turns upside down.
Director: Elliot Worth | Stars: David Marmer, Caleb Thomas, Cristian Caridad, Nick Bartolomucci
87. Las gemelas (1963)
92 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Twins separated at birth are reunited 12 years later.
Director: Antonio del Amo | Stars: Maleni Castro, José Bódalo, Helga Liné, Maite Blasco
Votes: 10
88. Buffalo Jump (1992)
76 min
Two thirty-something friends, Nick and Leigh, who starred in a highly popular 1970s family TV sitcom, wander from town to town seeking anonymity. When they reach a small town on Virginia's ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Johnstone | Stars: Nicholas Backlund, Catherine Fogarty, Wayne Haycox, Mary Elizabeth Keller
89. Wanderlust (2008 Video)
Not Rated | 28 min | Documentary, Short
Follows the making of Tarsem Singh's film The Fall (2006).
Director: Nico Soultanakis | Stars: Leo Bill, Julian Bleach, Aiden Lithgow, Lee Pace
Votes: 66
90. The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)
Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Thanhouser Company was a trail-blazing studio based in New Rochelle, New York, where from 1910 to 1917 it released over 1,000 films that were seen by audiences around the globe. This 53... See full summary »
Director: Ned Thanhouser | Stars: Ned Thanhouser, Judith Buchanan, Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, Randy Johnson
Votes: 60
91. Making of Star Wars Caravan of Courage an Ewok Adventure (2014)
12 min | Short, Documentary
Recorded behind the scenes footage from Eric Walker and Warwick Davis.
Directors: Warwick Davis, Eric Walker | Stars: Warwick Davis, Cathleen Edwards, John Korty, Aubree Miller
Votes: 8
92. A Child's Journey from the Page to the Screen: The Making of Careful He Might Hear You (2007 Video)
74 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Isabelle Anderson, Sumner Locke Elliott, Nicholas Gledhill, John Hargreaves
93. Last Ride: Behind the Scenes - Web Clips (2009 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Antonia Barnard, Glendyn Ivin, Marion Lee, Fiona Rees-Jones
94. Little Miss Roughneck (1938)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Talented 10-year-old singing prodigy Foxine LaRue, who is only slightly less artificial and theatrical than her name, is pushed into vaudeville by her stage mother supreme, Gert LaRue, who ... See full summary »
Director: Aubrey Scotto | Stars: Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Scott Kolk, Julie Bishop
Votes: 18
96. 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
97. Beware the Horn (2021)
72 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A film school graduate stumbles upon an improv troupe that he thinks is a cult.
Directors: Jordan Fried, Brendan O'Brien | Stars: Jordan Fried, Ryan Denisco, Lia Russo, Ashley Scales
98. The Making of 'Poltergeist' (1982 TV Short)
8 min | Short, Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at how some of the visual effects were accomplished in the feature film Poltergeist (1982).
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Craig T. Nelson, Tobe Hooper
Votes: 115
99. Nostalgia (I) (2008)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the Tarsem Singh's fantasy-film 'The Fall'.
Directors: Ian Soroka, Nico Soultanakis | Stars: Tarsem Singh, Leo Bill, Julian Bleach, Daniel Caltagirone
Votes: 15
100. El planeta de los niños (1992 TV Movie)
62 min | Documentary
Director: Valeria Sarmiento
Votes: 7