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1. The Fabelmans (2022)
PG-13 | 151 min | Drama
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch
Votes: 117,322
2. In Bruges (2008)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
After a job gone wrong, hitman Ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in Bruges, Belgium, the last place in the world Ray wants to be.
Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ciarán Hinds, Elizabeth Berrington
Votes: 462,124 | Gross: $7.76M
3. 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: 248,779 | Gross: $44.67M
4. All That Jazz (1979)
R | 123 min | Drama, Music, Musical
Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
Director: Bob Fosse | Stars: Roy Scheider, Jessica Lange, Ann Reinking, Leland Palmer
Votes: 35,475 | Gross: $37.82M
5. Entourage (2015)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back - and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince's directorial debut.
Director: Doug Ellin | Stars: Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon
Votes: 82,960 | Gross: $32.36M
6. Chaplin (1992)
PG-13 | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw
Votes: 62,292 | Gross: $9.49M
7. Bugsy Malone (1976)
G | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Family
The classic gangster story of Bugsy Malone told with an all-child cast.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, Florence Garland, John Cassisi
Votes: 19,491 | Gross: $2.78M
8. Postcards from the Edge (1990)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: Meryl Streep, Shirley MacLaine, Dennis Quaid, Gene Hackman
Votes: 19,390 | Gross: $37.96M
9. The Second Act (2024)
80 min | Comedy
Florence wants to introduce David, the man she's madly in love with, to her father. But David isn't attracted to her and wants to throw her into the arms of his friend Willy. The characters meet in a restaurant in the middle of nowhere.
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Léa Seydoux, Louis Garrel, Vincent Lindon, Raphaël Quenard
Votes: 70
10. The Stunt Man (1980)
R | 131 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.
Director: Richard Rush | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey, Allen Garfield
Votes: 10,493 | Gross: $7.06M
11. The Last Tycoon (1976)
PG | 123 min | Drama, Romance
F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jeanne Moreau
Votes: 9,600 | Gross: $1.82M
12. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery
A film school is the center of a fresh spate of killings based on urban legends.
Director: John Ottman | Stars: Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Loretta Devine
Votes: 18,978 | Gross: $21.47M
13. My Giant (1998)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Billy Crystal plays a Hollywood agent who stumbles upon Max, a giant living in Romania, and tries to get him into the movies.
Director: Michael Lehmann | Stars: Billy Crystal, Gheorghe Muresan, Kathleen Quinlan, Joanna Pacula
Votes: 7,183 | Gross: $7.99M
14. Venus (I) (2006)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.
Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Jodie Whittaker, Leslie Phillips, Beatrice Savoretti
Votes: 13,420 | Gross: $3.34M
15. A Man in Love (1987)
R | 125 min | Drama, Romance
An American film-star and an unknown British actress meet on set in Rome. She is angry when he refuses to speak to her journalist father, but later they have a passionate relationship.
Director: Diane Kurys | Stars: Peter Coyote, Greta Scacchi, Jamie Lee Curtis, Claudia Cardinale
Votes: 774 | Gross: $0.95M
16. Fedora (1978)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer
Votes: 5,198 | Gross: $2.20M
17. X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story (2003 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about Traci Lords, one of the most popular American porn stars of the 1980s, who almost brought down the industry when it was discovered that she had been under 18 years old.
Director: Simon Kerslake | Stars: Jo Unwin, Daryl Meissner, Jim South, William Margold
Votes: 180
18. Nickelodeon (1976)
PG | 121 min | Comedy
Buck and lawyer Leo accidentally get into movie production in the early days (1910).
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Burt Reynolds, Tatum O'Neal, Brian Keith
Votes: 2,803
19. The Comic (1969)
M/PG | 94 min | Comedy, Drama
Story of a brilliant silent-film comic whose talent is overshadowed by his ego.
Director: Carl Reiner | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Michele Lee, Mickey Rooney, Cornel Wilde
Votes: 944
20. Dreamers (I) (1999)
93 min | Drama, Comedy
Two childhood friends dream about escaping to Los Angeles to pursue their fame and fortune as filmmakers.
Director: Ann Lu | Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Mark Ballou, Courtney Gains, Portia Dawson
Votes: 168
21. The Pickle (1993)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Harry Stone (Danny Aiello), a formerly top notch director, has had three disastrous movies in a row. Facing dismissal from the top perch of Hollywood and financial ruin from back taxes, he ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Danny Aiello, Dyan Cannon, Clotilde Courau, Shelley Winters
Votes: 714 | Gross: $0.08M
22. Jet Li Is 'the One' (2002 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short
well basically jet li becomes a dimensional time traveler and has to go to all of the other dimensions fighting the other jet li's, until there is "one", and he becomes more powerful each one he beats
Stars: Jet Li, Jason Statham, Delroy Lindo, Carla Gugino
Votes: 796
23. Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s (2012)
Not Rated | 137 min | Documentary, Action, Crime
A documentary concerning the violent Italian 'poliziotteschi' cinematic movement of the 1970s which, at first glance, seem to be rip-offs of American crime films like DIRTY HARRY or THE ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Malloy | Stars: Franco Nero, John Saxon, Henry Silva, Antonio Sabato
Votes: 470
24. Good Taste Made Bad Taste (1988 Video)
25 min | Short, Documentary
A very informative documentary on the making of Peter Jackson's gore classic Bad Taste. Highlights include behind-the-scenes footage, detailed explanations of the special effects, an ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Hiles | Stars: Peter Vere-Jones, Peter Jackson, Craig Smith, Dean Lawrie
Votes: 435
25. Martin Scorsese and Baz Luhrmann on 'Gilda' (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 16 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Piece from 2010 featuring filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Baz Luhrmann discussing their appreciation for 'Gilda'.
Director: Greg Carson | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Baz Luhrmann, Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford
Votes: 7
26. Mai ***8 (2009)
8 min | Short, Drama
For the 40th anniversary of the Parisian turmoils of May the movie tries to reflect the necessity of recollection and about document-able trails of current ideological mirroring of the past... See full summary »
Director: Björn Last | Star: Jacob Weigert
Votes: 27
27.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Traci Lords
(2004)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Traci Lords, John Waters, Humphry Knipe, Ginger Lynn
Votes: 123