Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "variety-the-newspaper"

1. Argo (2012)

R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History

Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.

Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin

Votes: 640,199 | Gross: $136.03M

2. Singin' in the Rain (1952)

G | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Stars: Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen

Votes: 261,459 | Gross: $8.82M

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: 248,914 | Gross: $44.67M

4. The Sunshine Boys (I) (1975)

PG | 111 min | Comedy

A vaudeville duo agree to reunite for a television special, but it turns out that they can't stand each other.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns, Richard Benjamin, Lee Meredith

Votes: 6,761

5. A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music

A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau

Votes: 17,236

6. S1m0ne (2002)

PG-13 | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

A producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Rachel Roberts, Benjamin Salisbury

Votes: 62,528 | Gross: $9.68M

7. The Day of the Locust (1975)

R | 144 min | Drama, Thriller

An art director in the 1930s falls in love and attempts to make a young woman an actress despite Hollywood who wants nothing to do with her because of her problems with an estranged man and her alcoholic father.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Karen Black, Burgess Meredith, William Atherton

Votes: 6,390 | Gross: $17.79M

8. For Your Consideration (2006)

PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy

Three actors learn that their respective performances in the film "Home for Purim," a drama set in the mid-1940s American South, are generating award-season buzz.

Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Catherine O'Hara, Harry Shearer, Parker Posey, Christopher Guest

Votes: 15,914 | Gross: $5.54M

9. What Just Happened (2008)

R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.

Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, John Turturro, Stanley Tucci, Sean Penn

Votes: 28,555 | Gross: $1.09M

10. Pal Joey (1957)

Approved | 111 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Joey Evans is a charming, handsome, funny, talented 1st class, A-Number 1 heel. When Joey meets the former chorus girl and now rich widow Vera Simpson, the pair of lecherous souls seem made for each other.

Director: George Sidney | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Barbara Nichols

Votes: 5,873

11. The Jazz Singer (1927)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer

Votes: 11,115 | Gross: $7.63M

12. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Passed | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Family

The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.

Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf

Votes: 16,898 | Gross: $11.80M

13. Repeat Performance (1947)

Approved | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

On New Year's Eve 1946, Sheila Page kills her husband Barney. She wishes that she could relive 1946 and avoid the mistakes that she made throughout the year. Her wish comes true but cheating fate proves more difficult than she anticipated.

Director: Alfred L. Werker | Stars: Louis Hayward, Joan Leslie, Virginia Field, Tom Conway

Votes: 2,013

14. Let's Make Love (1960)

Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

When billionaire Jean-Marc Clement learns that he is to be satirized in an off-Broadway revue, he passes himself off as an actor playing him in order to get closer to the beautiful star of the show, Amanda Dell.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Yves Montand, Tony Randall, Frankie Vaughan

Votes: 8,049 | Gross: $6.54M

15. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Passed | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith

Votes: 4,759

16. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)

R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography

Documentary about legendary Paramount producer Robert Evans (the film shares the same name as Evans's famous 1994 autobiography).

Directors: Nanette Burstein, Brett Morgen | Stars: Robert Evans, Eddie Albert, Peter Bart, Charlie Bluhdorn

Votes: 7,981 | Gross: $1.43M

17. Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

After a troupe of danseuses becomes unemployed, one of them takes up burlesque dancing while another dreams of performing ballet.

Directors: Dorothy Arzner, Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Maureen O'Hara, Louis Hayward, Lucille Ball, Virginia Field

Votes: 3,093

18. The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)

R | 88 min | Comedy

A prostitute writes a bestseller book about her profession which attracts the attention of a studio executive who attempts to adapt it into a movie. They have a falling off and she decides to make the film on her own despite sabotage.

Director: Alan Roberts | Stars: Martine Beswick, Chris Lemmon, Adam West, Richard Deacon

Votes: 1,224

19. Babes in Arms (1939)

Unrated | 94 min | Comedy, Musical

A group of vaudevillians struggling to compete with talkies hits the road hoping for a comeback. Frustrated to be left behind, all of their kids put on a show themselves to raise money for the families and to prove they've got talent, too.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Charles Winninger, Guy Kibbee

Votes: 2,854

20. Die, Mommie, Die! (2003)

R | 90 min | Comedy

An ex-pop singer kills her much-hated husband to be with her young lover. Her daughter plots Electra-like revenge.

Director: Mark Rucker | Stars: Charles Busch, Natasha Lyonne, Jason Priestley, Angela Paton

Votes: 2,138

21. Cantinflas (2014)

PG | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood.

Director: Sebastian del Amo | Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Bárbara Mori

Votes: 4,187 | Gross: $6.37M

22. Give a Girl a Break (1953)

Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Broadway choreographer Ted Sturgis auditions dancers for a new musical after the lead walks out, with talent ranging from a ballerina to an untrained novice and his former partner, a retired star.

Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Helen Wood

Votes: 866

23. The Barefoot Executive (1971)

G | 96 min | Comedy, Family

A mailroom clerk and a chimp team up to pick hit TV shows.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Harry Morgan, Wally Cox

Votes: 2,063

24. Three for the Show (1955)

Approved | 93 min | Musical

A widowed singer marries her late husband's songwriting partner, which leads to trouble when her first husband turns up very much alive.

Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Betty Grable, Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Jack Lemmon

Votes: 463

25. Beyond Tomorrow (1940)

Approved | 84 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The ghosts of three elderly industrialists killed in an airplane crash return to Earth to help reunite a young couple they initially brought together.

Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Harry Carey, C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Winninger, Alex Melesh

Votes: 2,338

26. The Dolly Sisters (1945)

Approved | 114 min | Biography, Drama, Musical

Two sisters from Hungary become famous entertainers in the early 1900s. Fictionalized biography with lots of songs.

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Betty Grable, John Payne, June Haver, S.Z. Sakall

Votes: 849

27. Say One for Me (1959)

120 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Father Conroy (Crosby) has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of his parishoners gets too sick to work, his daughter Holly (Reynolds) finds a job working ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Debbie Reynolds, Bing Crosby, Robert Wagner, Ray Walston

Votes: 353

28. Jamboree! (1957)

Approved | 86 min | Musical

Pete Porter and Honey Wynn become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo. But what will become of their budding love affair when their feuding, back-stabbing managers persuade them ... See full summary »

Director: Roy Lockwood | Stars: Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Bowen, Buddy Knox

Votes: 324

29. Casting By (2012)

TV-14 | 89 min | Documentary, Biography

The surprising, never-before-told tale of the indispensable yet unsung Casting Director - Iconoclasts whose keen eye, exquisite taste and gut instincts redefined Hollywood.

Director: Tom Donahue | Stars: Deborah Aquila, Risa Bramon Garcia, Ellen Chenoweth, Marion Dougherty

Votes: 1,638 | Gross: $0.01M

30. The Great Gabbo (1929)

Passed | 92 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.

Directors: James Cruze, Erich von Stroheim | Stars: Erich von Stroheim, Donald Douglas, Betty Compson, Marjorie Kane

Votes: 1,006

31. Outrageous! (1977)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.

Director: Richard Benner | Stars: Craig Russell, Hollis McLaren, Richert Easley, Allan Moyle

Votes: 1,027

32. Meet Danny Wilson (1952)

Approved | 88 min | Drama, Musical

A nightclub singer has a racketeer for a manager and a rivalry with his pianist for a girl.

Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, Alex Nicol, Raymond Burr

Votes: 473

33. Upstage (1926)

Passed | 76 min | Drama, Romance

A small-town girl with big ambitions hooks up with a vaudevillian, whose talent makes the act a success. Dolly thinks she is the reason until a handsome leading man discovers her looks exceed her talent and is soon out of work.

Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Norma Shearer, Oscar Shaw, Tenen Holtz, Gwen Lee

Votes: 104

34. Show Business (1932)

20 min | Comedy, Short

The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.

Director: Jules White | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Monte Collins

Votes: 154

35. On the Corner (1948– )

30 min | Talk-Show

Henry Morgan would thumb through copies of the trade newspaper "Variety" turning up the names of the guests, usually little-known nightclub performers and offer comments on the show's ... See full summary »

Stars: Henry Morgan, The Clark Sisters, George Guest, Roy Davis

36. Show Biz Beagle (1972)

G | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short

Buzz Buzzard and Ratfink devise a scheme to sell Woody a dog that supposedly talks.

Director: Paul J. Smith | Stars: Dal McKennon, Grace Stafford

Votes: 50

37. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: The Cream of the Jest (1957)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

Broken-down actor Charles Gresham, who has a weakness for booze, demands that playwright Wayne Campbell give him a part. When Campbell refuses, Gresham resorts to blackmail.

Director: Herschel Daugherty | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Rains, James Gregory, Paul Picerni

Votes: 627

38. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: It Wouldn't Hurt Them to Give Us a Raise (1964)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

On learning they're not the highest paid writers for their highest rated show, Sally and Buddy go on strike. Rob, speaking on their behalf for raises, gets a bewildering introduction to Alan's convoluted corporate structure.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 246

39. Dragnet (1951–1959)
Episode: The Big Producer (1954)

Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Obscene literature and pictures are spread among youngster at a school in Los Angeles. The supplier of this illegal stuff turns out to be a former film producer from the days of silent movies.

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Ben Alexander, Ralph Moody, Martin Milner

Votes: 116

40. I Love Lucy (1951–1957)
Episode: Lucy Fakes Illness (1952)

TV-Y | 30 min | Comedy

Lucy is so frustrated that Ricky won't let her go into show business, she fakes being mentally ill. When Ricky finds out, he hires an actor to play a doctor and tell her she's really very sick and needs an operation.

Director: Marc Daniels | Stars: Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

Votes: 407

41. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: Frannie's Choice (1994)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Fran must decide between the Sheffields and her old boy friend that proposes.

Director: Paul Miller | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 402

42. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: My Fair Nanny (1993)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Fran hosts a tea party for Maggie's friends, however Maxwell wonders if Fran has the class to pull it off.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 532

43. The Nanny (1993–1999)
Episode: The Nanny (1993)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Door-to-door cosmetics sales lady Fran Fine inadvertently becomes the nanny to the three children of a widowed Broadway producer.

Director: Lee Shallat Chemel | Stars: Fran Drescher, Charles Shaughnessy, Daniel Davis, Lauren Lane

Votes: 760

44. You Can't Do That on Television (1979–2004)
Episode: Rumors (1983)

TV-PG | Comedy, Family

When the nameplate and star disappear from Christine's dressing room door, and her key no longer fits the lock, word spreads that she's being fired.

Director: Geoffrey Darby | Stars: Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade

45. Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil (1959–1962)
Episode: Davey Cricket/Strange Objects/The Capture of Tear-a-Long the Dotted Lion (1962)

29 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Davey Cricket

Pie-N-Ear Pictures is offering $100,000 to anyone who can bring back Davey Cricket - the coonskin-capped, gun-toting hero of the west - so that they can star him in his own ... See full synopsis »

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Jim MacGeorge, Irv Shoemaker

46. Documentary Now! (2015– )
Episode: Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid, Part 1 (2016)

TV-14 | 20 min | Comedy

Starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. A candid docu-memoir of Hollywood Legend Jerry Wallach, and his forty year quest to win an Oscar.

Directors: Alexander Buono, Rhys Thomas | Stars: Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Helen Mirren, Peter Bogdanovich

Votes: 310

47. Chasing Cameron (2016)
Episode: Fifteen Minutes (2016)

TV-PG | Reality-TV

Cameron does a photo shoot for Variety. Taylor and Bart reconnect when the Magcon family goes on vacation in Santa Barbara.

Director: Tom Currie | Stars: Becky Anderson, Gina Bannemer, Florido Basallo, Mackenzie Becker

Votes: 9