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1. Tropic Thunder (2008)
R | 107 min | Action, Comedy, War
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Kahn
Votes: 448,851 | Gross: $110.52M
2. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery
After being mistaken for an actor, a New York thief is sent to Hollywood to train under a private eye for a potential movie role, but the duo are thrown together with a struggling actress into a murder mystery.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Val Kilmer, Michelle Monaghan, Corbin Bernsen
Votes: 237,716 | Gross: $4.24M
3. New York, I Love You (2008)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Eleven love stories set in one of the most loved and hated cities of the world, New York City.
Directors: Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Randall Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Natalie Portman, Brett Ratner | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Bradley Cooper, Hayden Christensen
Votes: 47,901 | Gross: $1.59M
4. Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy
A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.
Director: Sam Weisman | Stars: David Spade, Mary McCormack, Alyssa Milano, Craig Bierko
Votes: 15,652 | Gross: $22.73M
5. Be My Cat: A Film for Anne (2015)
87 min | Crime, Horror, Thriller
An aspiring filmmaker goes to shocking extremes to convince Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway to star in his film. First entry in Adrian Tofei's trilogy which includes We Put the World to Sleep and Pure.
Director: Adrian Tofei | Stars: Adrian Tofei, Sonia Teodoriu, Florentina Hariton, Alexandra Stroe
Votes: 2,401
6. Life (I) (2015)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama
A photographer for LIFE Magazine is assigned to shoot pictures of James Dean.
Director: Anton Corbijn | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Dane DeHaan, Peter Lucas, Lauren Gallagher
Votes: 8,889
7. Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)
TV-MA | 94 min | Documentary
A behind-the-scenes look at how Jim Carrey adopted the persona of idiosyncratic comedian Andy Kaufman on the set of Man on the Moon (1999).
Director: Chris Smith | Stars: Jim Carrey, Danny DeVito, Milos Forman, Peter Bonerz
Votes: 28,010
8. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama
The ups and downs of life as experienced by a group of aspiring young artists in the early Fifties New York.
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Lenny Baker, Shelley Winters, Ellen Greene, Lois Smith
Votes: 2,475
9. Method (2004)
R | 93 min | Romance, Thriller
A celebrity actress who gets her dream role playing real-life 19th century serial killer Belle Gunness in a feature film, starts to take on the characteristics of the character both on-screen and off.
Director: Duncan Roy | Stars: Elizabeth Hurley, Jeremy Sisto, Oliver Tobias, Carmen Du Sautoy
Votes: 1,042
10. 4.48 (2014)
R | 88 min | Drama
A young, aspiring actress finds the role of a lifetime, but she becomes so obsessed with her new role as Sarah Kane that she begins exploring her sexuality and provoking extremes in her personal life.
Director: Jacky Katu | Stars: Aurélie Houguenade, Jean-Marie Galey, David Chausse, Ynda Rouya
Votes: 358
11. The Last Porno Show (2019)
90 min | Drama
Wayne, a struggling method actor, inherits the city's last porno cinema from his estranged father Al. Seeing this as an unconventional opportunity to reconcile their relationship, Wayne ... See full summary »
Director: Kire Paputts | Stars: Nathanael Chadwick, Mickey Vos, Victoria Dunsmore, Amaan Morrell
Votes: 148
12. Witchcraft XI: Sisters in Blood (2000 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
Three drama students revive three witches, who want to open a gate to hell; Will Spanner and Kelly get involved, while Detectives Lutz and Garner investigate.
Director: Ron Ford | Stars: Miranda Odell, Lauren Ian Richards, Kathleen St. Lawrence, Don Scribner
Votes: 298
13. James Dean (1976 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 94 min | Biography, Drama
A dramatization of the story of legendary movie actor James Dean. The film's writer, William Bast, had roomed with Dean in the early '50s, when both were trying to break into films as actors.
Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Michael Brandon, Stephen McHattie, Brooke Adams, Julian Burton
Votes: 331
14. Teenager (1974)
R | 87 min | Drama, Action
A film company arrives in a small town to shoot a biker movie. The film's director encourages his actors to "live" their parts, and the results are clashes with the townspeople that end in murder.
Director: Gerald Seth Sindell | Stars: Andrea Cagan, Sue Bernard, Federico Corban, Joe Warfield
Votes: 110
15. Frosted Glass (2018)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Method actor Dillon Currant has a wild evening with unexpected guests after he turns to Irish Whiskey while preparing for a role.
Director: JD Karlowich | Stars: Jayson Robert Ducharme, JD Karlowich, Robert A. Karlowich, Michael Lepore
16. Beyond Paranormal Director's Cut (2023)
94 min | Horror
Aspiring influencer Box Girl Lily is willing to risk everything to gain followers. As she promotes her upcoming film, an enigmatic statue arrives, pulling her into an otherworldly ... See full summary »
Director: Matteo Ribaudo | Stars: Ryan Donowho, Cortney Palm, Patricia Rae, Oliver Cooper
Votes: 7
17. Anna: Scream Queen Killer (2013)
TV-MA | 74 min | Drama, Thriller
Anna: Scream Queen Killer takes us on a journey into the world of indie grind house film auditions with a twist. Our young actress is desperate to make it in the movies. She is invited to a... See full summary »
Directors: The Aquinas, Melanie Denholme | Star: Melanie Denholme
Votes: 109
18. Cherokee Creek (2018)
118 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
A bachelor party in the woods gets crashed by the ultimate party animal.
Director: Todd Jenkins | Stars: Billy Blair, Todd Jenkins, Justin Armstrong, Justin Duncan
Votes: 643
19. Ovum (2015)
Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Drama
A quirky Brooklyn actress tries The Method to approach an Off Broadway role and is drawn into the shady world of egg donation clinics and the characters who populate them.
Director: Matt Ott | Stars: Sonja O'Hara, Hassan Johnson, Rutanya Alda, Jaspal Binning
Votes: 141
20. Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean (2012)
Unrated | 93 min | Biography, Drama
Joshua Tree, 1951 is the provocative and mesmerizing experimental portrait of an icon.
Director: Matthew Mishory | Stars: James Preston, Dan Glenn, Clare Grant, Erin Daniels
Votes: 888
21. Color Me Olsen (2007)
18 min | Short, Comedy
Bright-eyed 18-year-old identical twin brothers come to Hollywood with the age-old dream of becoming stars. When they see the performers in front of the world-famous Grauman's Chinese ... See full summary »
Director: Darren Stein | Stars: Jessica Amento, Ken Barnett, Kevin Berntson, Clint Catalyst
Votes: 78
22. Depression & Obsession (2022)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A young man in his 20s--finding himself absorbed in one of his favorite movies, Matt Reeves "The Batman" - while feeling helpless and useless living in the world filled with madness.
Director: Ethan Trinh | Star: Ethan Trinh
23. Broadway's Finest (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Broadway's Finest is a diverting story about three struggling men who impersonate New York City under cover cops and chase down a notorious drug dealer in order to create their own cutting ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Marro | Stars: Adam Storke, John Lavelle, Nick Cornish, Larry Pine
Votes: 183
24. The Method (2023)
24 min | Short, Drama
Feeble production team taps a trendy young pretty boy for a famous Soviet director's film-casting him as a killer. The veteran filmmaker races to mold the novice into an actor or lose the cash cow. Acting is hard, he'll learn the hard way.
Director: Jackson Martini | Stars: Yuriy Grigorev, Georgiy Diyevskiy, Greg Steers, Igor Sigaev
Votes: 8
25. Attack of the Bat Monsters (1999)
92 min | Comedy
A group of low-budget filmmakers make a horror movie.
Director: Kelly Greene | Stars: Michael Dalmon, Maurice Ripke, Fred Ballard, Casie Tabanou
Votes: 78
26. Introspect (2022)
16 min | Short, Drama
A day in the life of a struggling actor having a mental breakdown.
Director: Rajiv Krishna | Star: Rajiv Krishna
Votes: 13
27. Elia Kazan: An Outsider (1982)
56 min | Documentary
In a series of conversations with Michel Ciment, Elia Kazan talks about his life's work in theatre, cinema and novels, the philosophy and attitudes behind his choices and his creations.
Director: Annie Tresgot | Stars: Michel Ciment, Elia Kazan, Robert De Niro, Mike Kazan
Votes: 114
28. The Method (2018)
15 min | Short, Thriller
When a struggling actor decides to try method acting and auditions for the role of a serial killer, he slowly loses his grasp of reality as the lines between performance and reality become blurred.
Director: E. Hughes Martinez | Stars: Trevor Dow, C.J. Dewey, Jackson Hinden
29. Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017)
47 min | Documentary
A chronicle of the life of Marilyn Monroe, told through some of her most personal possessions as they are put up for auction.
Director: Patrick Reams | Stars: Lois Banner, Ellen Burstyn, Amber Butchart, Sarah Churchwell
Votes: 59
30. The Creation of: 'Sea of Love' (2003 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Harold Becker, Martin Bregman
Votes: 8
31. Mad Dog Morgan: Extended 'Not Quite Hollywood' Interviews (2019 Video)
67 min | Biography, History, Talk-Show
Stars: Philippe Mora, Jeremy Thomas, John Seale, Jack Thompson
32. The Actor (2015)
74 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
To perform the perfect role, a jaded actor unleashes a dark side of himself, threatening everything he loves.
Director: Aidan Whytock | Stars: Heidi Bottcher, Shannyn Fourie, Greg Parves, Aidan Whytock
Votes: 23
33. I'm Ethan (2022)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A 23 year old California Filmmaker comes home from a long day at work and he has more to deal with when he's in his living room.
Director: Ethan Trinh | Star: Ethan Trinh
34. Suburban Drug Lords (2017)
91 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
There are strange things simmering under the calm facade of a typical suburban town. A drug dealer "The Man", who has been in business a long time doling out different drugs from his ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Malone | Stars: Joe Malone, Tom Wilson, Gib Von Bach, Pat Cioffi
35. Contender: Mastering the Method (2001 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short
An in-depth analysis and celebration of the famous "I coulda been a contender" scene between Marlon Brando and Rod Steiger in the classic film "On the Waterfront".
Director: David Naylor | Stars: James Lipton, Jeff Young, Patricia Bosworth, Rod Steiger
Votes: 52
36. Method Shapeshifting (2011)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Isaac Rentz | Stars: Marshall Allman, Janina Gavankar, Russ Jones
37. Film-Making with Drunk Method Acting People (2015)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Whilst filming for Parasite Pete in the Park, the acting crew take on drunk method acting.
Director: Bayden Ray Redshaw | Stars: Adam Packard, Bayden Ray Redshaw, Dylan Redshaw
38. Jarin Matka (2016)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A camera man follows actor Jari Manninen's journey to his movie premiere. Some things you should NEVER film.
Directors: Janne-Markus Katila, Jari Manninen | Stars: Jari Manninen, Janne-Markus Katila, Roope Olenius, Olli Saarenpää
Votes: 13
39. Disconnections (2015)
Short, Comedy
Disconnection is a story of 5 young people, 3 who long for connection, but don't succeed to create it. They try to reach it through virtual techniques, and create more loneliness and more ... See full summary »
Director: Shredi Jabarin | Stars: Anna Lazarescu, Vie Moser, Federica Marchese, Alberto De la Cruz Chagoya
40. Under My Skin (I) (2006)
26 min | Short, Thriller
Two actors are sent into a claustrophobic backstage area as part of an unusual audition process that seems to find them both off-balance and more than a little unbalanced.
Director: Vito Lapiccola | Stars: Erik Passoja, April Wade
Votes: 24
41. Madeleine's Method (2010)
20 min | Short
Madeleine Sherwood's life and teaching at The Actors Studio.
Director: Miriam Laurence | Star: Madeleine Sherwood
42. The Method Actor Speaks (2007– )
Talk-Show
Actor John Solari talks with other acting professionals about the craft of acting in Film and Television.
Stars: John Solari, Julie K. Smith, Catalina Larranaga, Lillian Müller
43. S'oublier (2009)
9 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
In this study of method acting, an actress plays the role of a hospitalized patient who in turn thinks of herself as an actress.
Director: Mirek Hamet | Stars: Roberto Cialdella, Andrée Cousineau, Mathieu Handfield, Marie-Daniel Lussier
44.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
(1989)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
In the summer of 1931, three young idealists, Harold Clurman, Cheryl Crawford and Lee Strasberg, were inspired by a passionate dream of transforming the American theater.
Director: David Heeley | Stars: Stella Adler, Margaret Barker, Phoebe Brand, Ellen Burstyn
Votes: 92
45.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Miracle on 44th Street: A Portrait of the Actors Studio
(1991)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
For the past fifty years, the Old Labor Stage on 44th street in New York City has been home to some of the most inventive acting, directing, and playwrighting in the country.
Director: Dennis Powers | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Frank Corsaro, Lee Grant, Anne Jackson
Votes: 78
46.
The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961)
Episode:
Always April
(1961)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy
Katy and Mr. Devery find a girl named April living at the hotel who ran away from a fancy boarding school so she could come to New York and become an actress, much against the will of her ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Ann Sothern, Don Porter, Constance Bennett, John Emery
47.
Fantasy Island (1977–1984)
Episode:
The Lady and the Longhorn/Vampire
(1978)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Method actor Leo Drake prepares for his next role by becoming said role - a vampire; and cosmetics queen Vera Templeton must marry for money in order to shore up her failing business.
Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Hervé Villechaize, Lloyd Bochner, Jack Elam
Votes: 84
48.
The Hunger (1997–2000)
Episode:
No Radio
(1997)
TV-MA | 27 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A bored wife cheats on her wealthy husband with a sleazy guy. When a loan shark threatens him, the lover "kidnaps" her and demands ransom from her husband. This reveals the true nature of her and her husband's strange relationship.
Director: Howard A. Rodman | Stars: Terence Stamp, Bruce Ramsay, Amanda De Cadenet, James Rae
Votes: 97
49.
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001–2011)
Episode:
Vacancy
(2006)
TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The murder of a bridesmaid after a wedding leads Goren and Eames to the men she and a fellow bridesmaid had drinks with, and the cab driver who brought the women to a cheap hotel.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Vincent D'Onofrio, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 317
50.
Will & Grace (1998–2020)
Episode:
Partners 'n' Crime
(2006)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
As Will rekindles his relationship with Vince, Grace wonders if Will will be there for her once the baby arrives. Meanwhile, Karen's marriage is in trouble, but she finds little comfort from Jack, who's preoccupied with his new TV show.
Director: James Burrows | Stars: Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally, Sean Hayes
Votes: 263