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1. A Star Is Born (1937)

Passed | 111 min | Drama, Romance

A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.

Directors: William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson

Votes: 10,912 | Gross: $4.36M

2. A Picture of Her (2023 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Romance

Beth becomes the subject of an award-winning magazine's cover and goes on a quest to find the photographer who snapped her photo.

Director: Michael Robison | Stars: Tyler Hynes, Rhiannon Fish, Samantha Ferris, Robert Wisden

Votes: 1,182

3. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

Approved | 96 min | Drama, Film-Noir

Powerful but unethical Broadway columnist J.J. Hunsecker coerces unscrupulous press agent Sidney Falco into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.

Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Susan Harrison, Martin Milner

Votes: 35,759

4. Carry on Girls (1973)

Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

Local councillor Sidney Fiddler persuades the Mayor to help improve the image of their rundown seaside town by holding a beauty contest. But formidable Councillor Prodworthy, head of the ... See full summary »

Director: Gerald Thomas | Stars: Sidney James, Barbara Windsor, Joan Sims, Kenneth Connor

Votes: 3,187

5. Bombshell (1933)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, Franchot Tone

Votes: 3,154

6. A Damsel in Distress (1937)

Passed | 101 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A betting castle staff, and a series of misunderstandings and set-ups, leads to an American entertainer and an English damsel falling in love.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Fred Astaire, George Burns, Gracie Allen, Joan Fontaine

Votes: 2,383

7. The Death Kiss (1932)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Murder during film shoot sparks search for a killer.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray

Votes: 1,421

8. Evel Knievel (1971)

GP | 88 min | Action, Biography, Drama

Biography of the famed motorcycle daredevil, much of which was filmed in his home town of Butte, Montana. The film depicts Knievel reflecting on major events in his life just before a big jump.

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: George Hamilton, Sue Lyon, Bert Freed, Rod Cameron

Votes: 1,051 | Gross: $0.04M

9. The Girl from Jones Beach (1949)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Romance

A pinup artist (Ronald Reagan) in search of the perfect woman poses as a Czech immigrant to win over a shapely schoolteacher (Virginia Mayo) who’s more into facts than figures.

Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Virginia Mayo, Eddie Bracken, Dona Drake

Votes: 621

10. Variety Girl (1947)

Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Musical

Almost everyone under contract to Paramount Pictures at the time make cameos or perform songs, with particularly large amounts of screen time featuring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Mary Hatcher, Olga San Juan, DeForest Kelley, Frank Ferguson

Votes: 506

11. As Luck Would Have It (2011)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

An out-of-work publicist who suffers an accident looks to sell the exclusive interview rights to the highest bidder in an attempt to provide for his family.

Director: Álex de la Iglesia | Stars: José Mota, Salma Hayek, Blanca Portillo, Juan Luis Galiardo

Votes: 2,884

12. Career (1959)

Not Rated | 105 min | Drama

More than anything in the world, Sam Lawson wants to be a successful actor. Is he willing to sacrifice his wife, happiness and personal reputation to achieve his goal?

Director: Joseph Anthony | Stars: Dean Martin, Anthony Franciosa, Shirley MacLaine, Carolyn Jones

Votes: 708

13. Isn't She Great (2000)

R | 95 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Bette Midler and Nathan Lane star in this comedy about Jacqueline Susann, the ambitious woman of dubious talent who wrote Valley of the Dolls, a best-selling novel that became a sensation.

Director: Andrew Bergman | Stars: Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce

Votes: 2,557 | Gross: $2.96M

14. Welcome Mr. Marshall! (1953)

78 min | Comedy

After finding out that North American people are visiting the Spanish villages, the citizens of Villar del Río start preparing themselves to welcome them when they arrive.

Director: Luis García Berlanga | Stars: Lolita Sevilla, Manolo Morán, José Isbert, Alberto Romea

Votes: 4,824

15. Playmates (1941)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music

For the sake of a lucrative radio contract, John Barrymore agrees to turn bandleader Kay Kyser into a Shakespearian actor.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Kay Kyser, John Barrymore, Lupe Velez, Ginny Simms

Votes: 357

16. Doll Face (1945)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

Burlesque star (Blaine) makes it in the big time.

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como, Carmen Miranda

Votes: 572

17. The Gilded Lily (1935)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance

A stenographer becomes a famed entertainer and is courted by an English nobleman and an informal American reporter.

Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Ray Milland, C. Aubrey Smith

Votes: 794

18. The American Venus (1926)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy

Mary Gray, whose father manufactures cold cream, is engaged to sappy Horace Niles, the son of Hugo Niles, the elder Gray's most competitive rival in the cosmetics business. Chip Armstrong, ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: Esther Ralston, Lawrence Gray, Ford Sterling, Fay Lanphier

Votes: 54

19. Slim Carter (1957)

Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Western

Hughie Mack, a not so nice western singer, is discovered by Clover Doyle as the next movie cowboy hero. His name is changed to Slim Carter and a promotional buildup begins. Leo Gallaher, an... See full summary »

Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: Jock Mahoney, Julie Adams, Tim Hovey, William Hopper

Votes: 91

20. Speed (1936)

Passed | 70 min | Action, Drama, Romance

With the help of his mechanic buddy, an engineer, and the company's attractive new publicist, an automotive test driver struggles to develop a new carburetor by entering cars in the Indy 500 and speed trials at California's Muroc Dry Lake.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: James Stewart, Wendy Barrie, Una Merkel, Weldon Heyburn

Votes: 642

21. My Lucky Star (1938)

Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

The son (Romero) of a department store owner enrolls the store's sports clerk (Henie) at a university to use her as an advertisement for their fashion department. She falls for a teacher (Greene) and gets expelled.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Sonja Henie, Richard Greene, Joan Davis, Cesar Romero

Votes: 212

22. The Secret Life of an American Wife (1968)

Approved | 92 min | Comedy

A bored housewife poses as a call girl for a movie star sex-symbol, hoping she can prove to her husband, the star's agent, that she is still desirable to other men and thereby, rekindle the spark in their marriage.

Director: George Axelrod | Stars: Walter Matthau, Anne Jackson, Patrick O'Neal, Edy Williams

Votes: 214

23. The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)

Passed | 60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

A public relations man for a movie studio uses an early form of television to help solve a murder.

Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Frances Drake, Reginald Denny, Gail Patrick, George Barbier

Votes: 305

24. Music Is Magic (1935)

Passed | 66 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Aging star (Daniels) finally recognizes the truth when she is replaced in her new movie by a girl from the chorus (Faye).

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Alice Faye, Ray Walker, Bebe Daniels, Frank Mitchell

Votes: 141

25. My Favorite Spy (1942)

Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Musical

Complications arise for newlywed Kay Kyser and his bride when he gets involved in espionage at the request of the Army.

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Kay Kyser, Ellen Drew, Jane Wyman, Robert Armstrong

Votes: 338

26. The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Crime

When a movie star is kidnapped, everyone thinks it's a publicity stunt. It's not.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Jane Russell, Keenan Wynn, Ralph Meeker, Fred Clark

Votes: 683

27. 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: 188

28. Videocracy (2009)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

A look at segments of the Italian population who are consumed with celebrity worship.

Director: Erik Gandini | Stars: Silvio Berlusconi, Flavio Briatore, Fabio Calvi, Riccardo Canevali

Votes: 1,907 | Gross: $0.02M

29. In Person (1935)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Carol Corliss, a beautiful movie star so insecure about her celebrity that she goes around in disguise, meets a rugged outdoorsman who is unaffected by her star status.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Ginger Rogers, George Brent, Alan Mowbray, Grant Mitchell

Votes: 517

30. The Shadow (1937)

Approved | 59 min | Action, Crime, Mystery

Mary Gillespie is restoring the Col. Gillespie Circus to its former splendor after her father's death. With the help of her publicist boyfriend Jim, the sell-out crowds are returning to the... See full summary »

Director: Charles C. Coleman | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Charles Quigley, Marc Lawrence, Arthur Loft

Votes: 171

31. Sing Boy Sing (1958)

90 min | Drama, Musical

Manager Joseph Sharkey discovers a naive Virgil Walker who has an incredible vocal talent. Sharkey takes Virgil away from his humble beginnings, changes his appearance and turns him into a nationwide singing sensation.

Director: Henry Ephron | Stars: Tommy Sands, Lili Gentle, Edmond O'Brien, Nick Adams

Votes: 107

32. See My Lawyer (1945)

Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Music

Olsen and Johnson are comedians employed in a nightclub, but seeking to be released from their contracts to take a better job. But the prissy nightclub owner , B. J. Wagonhorn (Franklin ... See full summary »

Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Alan Curtis, Grace McDonald

Votes: 51

33. Ice-Capades (1941)

Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Newsreel cameraman Bob Clemens, an avowed woman hater, is assigned to cover the Lake Placid exhibition of Karen Vadja, the Swiss ice Queen. He misses his plane and fails to get the footage ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: James Ellison, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lewis, Barbara Jo Allen

Votes: 79

34. Young and Beautiful (1934)

Approved | 68 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A press agent convinces his boss to sign his girlfriend, June Dale to a studio contract. His relentless publicity stunts to brighten her star drive her into the arms of a wealthy admirer.

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: William Haines, Judith Allen, Joseph Cawthorn, Ted Fio Rito Orchestra

Votes: 329

35. His Lordship (1932)

79 min | Comedy, Musical

Bert Gibbs becomes a Lord but agrees to pose as the fiance of a movie star to please his mother.

Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Jerry Verno, Janet McGrew, Ben Welden, Polly Ward

Votes: 71

36. If I'm Lucky (1946)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Bandleader involved in political campaign.

Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Vivian Blaine, Perry Como, Harry James, Carmen Miranda

Votes: 206

37. Million Dollar Baby (1934)

Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A husband-and-wife vaudeville team disguise their young son as a girl so he can enter a contest run by a movie studio that's looking for "a new Shirley Temple".

Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Arline Judge, Ray Walker, Jimmy Fay, George E. Stone

Votes: 24

38. Happy Landing (1938)

Approved | 102 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Bandleader (Romero) and manager (Ameche) discover skater (Henie) in Norway. They become rivals after she returns with them to America.

Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Sonja Henie, Don Ameche, Jean Hersholt, Ethel Merman

Votes: 198

39. Publicity Madness (1927)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Pete Clark, publicity manager for Henly soap, concocts a promotional contest requiring entrants to fly nonstop from California to Hawaii. Believing such a flight to be impossible, Peter ... See full summary »

Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Lois Moran, Edmund Lowe, E.J. Ratcliffe, James Gordon

40. Two Latins from Manhattan (1941)

Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Joan Daley (Joan Davis), a New York booking/press agent, attempts to recruit two local stand-ins, Jinx Terry (Jinx Falkenburg) and Lois Morgan (Joan Woodbury), when the Cuban sister-act, ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Joan Davis, Jinx Falkenburg, Joan Woodbury, Fortunio Bonanova

Votes: 29

41. Mary Lou (1948)

Approved | 65 min | Music, Romance

Airline hostess Ann Parker is fired for being undignified when she sang to calm the passengers during a storm. Mike Connors, publicity man for Frankie Carle's orchestra, invites her to try ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Robert Lowery, Joan Barton, Glenda Farrell, Abigail Adams

Votes: 10

42. His Family Tree (1935)

Approved | 69 min | Comedy

When his son doesn't respond to his many letters, Patrick Murphy decides to leave Ireland and visit his son in America. But upon arriving in Center City Patrick discovers that his son, who ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: James Barton, Margaret Callahan, Jack Randall, Maureen Delaney

Votes: 84

43. Innocence (1923)

Passed | 58 min | Drama

Broadway star Fay Leslie (Anna Q. Nilsson) turns down her dancing partner, Paul Atkins (Earle Foxe), partner, and instead marries Don Hampton (Freeman Wood), a wealthy socialite. She soon ... See full summary »

Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: Anna Q. Nilsson, Freeman Wood, Earle Foxe, Wilfred Lucas

44. Take Me Home (1928)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A 1928 silent comedy produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Marshall Neilan and starred Bebe Daniels and Neil Hamilton. It is now considered lost.

Director: Marshall Neilan | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Neil Hamilton, Lilyan Tashman, Doris Hill

45. Musical Airwaves (1936)

Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Music

Another of the many Mentone Productions, Inc. (practically a one-man operation for Milton Schwarzwald) musical shorts filmed in New York, and made for Universal Pictures distribution, who ... See full summary »

Director: Milton Schwarzwald | Stars: Sybil Bowan, Cappy Barra, Cappy Barra's Harmonica Band, Audrey Catri

46. It's Tough to Be Famous (1932)

Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Fame proves to be too overwhelming when Scott becomes a national hero.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Mary Brian, Harold Minjir, Emma Dunn

Votes: 212

47. Michael Shayne (1960–1961)
Episode: Death Selects the Winner (1960)

60 min | Crime, Drama

A publicist tries to hire Mike to serve as the bodyguard for one of the two favorites in a high stakes beauty contest, but he refuses the offer. When the other favorite is found murdered in... See full summary »

Director: Gerald Mayer | Stars: Richard Denning, Jerry Paris, Patricia Donahue, Herbert Rudley

Votes: 14

48. The Bullwinkle Show (1959–1963)
Episode: The Inspector-Detector or A Kick in the Plants/Canoes Who? or Look Before You Leak (1960)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rocky & Bullwinkle, "Jet Fuel" Part 15 Fractured Fairy Tales "Rumpelstiltskin" Peabody's Improbably History "Sir Walter Raleigh" Rocky & Bullwinkle, "Jet Fuel" Part 16

Directors: Gerard Baldwin, Jim Hiltz, William T. Hurtz, Ted Parmelee, Gerald Ray, Dun Roman, Rudy Zamora | Stars: Edward Everett Horton, June Foray, Paul Frees, William Conrad

Votes: 48

49. The Making of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977)
Episode: Also Starring... (1977)

25 min | Documentary

This episode of the series takes a look at casting of 'Barbara Bach' as the Bond Girl in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977); her makeup and wardrobe; the publicity and promotion of her; lighting, ... See full summary »

Stars: Barbara Bach, Albert R. Broccoli, Rosemary Burrows, William P. Cartlidge

50. The Making of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977)
Episode: Selling (1977)

25 min | Documentary

This, the last and final episode of the series, takes a look at marketing of the James Bond movie, The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), including advertising, theatrical exhibition, publicity campaign and strategy.

Stars: Charles Berman, Peter Bramich, Albert R. Broccoli, Saul Cooper