Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows With Alex Karpovsky

1. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

This series follows the Special Victims Unit, a specially trained squad of detectives in the New York City Police Department that investigate sexually related crimes.

Stars: Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Ice-T, Dann Florek

Votes: 125,518

2. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy

Larry David stars as an over-the-top version of himself in this comedy series that shows how seemingly trivial details of day-to-day life can precipitate a catastrophic chain of events.

Stars: Larry David, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Garlin, Susie Essman

Votes: 147,822

3. Dream Scenario (2023)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

An ordinary family man finds his life turned upside down when strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.

Director: Kristoffer Borgli | Stars: Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Jessica Clement

Votes: 55,334

4. Girls (2012–2017)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Drama

A comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s.

Stars: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Adam Driver

Votes: 78,312

5. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, News, Talk-Show

Former Daily Show host and correspondent John Oliver brings his persona to this weekly news satire program.

Stars: John Oliver, David Kaye, Ryan Barger, Noel MacNeal

Votes: 96,315

6. Love (2016–2018)

TV-MA | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A program that follows a couple who must navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, and other things they were hoping to avoid.

Stars: Gillian Jacobs, Paul Rust, Claudia O'Doherty, Mike Mitchell

Votes: 46,248

7. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

R | 104 min | Drama, Music

A week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund

Votes: 164,445 | Gross: $13.24M

8. Homecoming (2018–2020)

TV-MA | 30 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

An anthology series centered around the mysterious Geist Group, an unconventional wellness company and their equally unorthodox program, the Homecoming Initiative.

Stars: Stephan James, Bobby Cannavale, Hong Chau, Alex Karpovsky

Votes: 27,603

9. Hail, Caesar! (2016)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes

Votes: 143,971 | Gross: $30.50M

10. Drunk History (2013–2019)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, History

Historical reenactments by A-list talent are presented by inebriated storytellers.

Stars: Derek Waters, Bennie Arthur, Craig Cackowski, Maria Blasucci

Votes: 12,782

11. Grand Theft Auto IV (2008 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Niko Bellic comes to Liberty City, America to live the good life, but ends up having to assist his dangerously indebted cousin Roman with his financial troubles, by any (mostly illegal) means necessary.

Stars: Michael Hollick, Jason Zumwalt, Timothy Adams, Moti Margolin

Votes: 38,140

12. Angelyne (2022)

TV-MA | 53 min | Biography, Drama

Fame, identity, billboards, Corvettes, women teasing men, men obsessed with women, West Hollywood, crystals, UFOs, and the self-proclaimed Rorschach test in pink, glow-in-the-dark queen of the universe, Angelyne.

Stars: Emmy Rossum, Alex Karpovsky, Hamish Linklater, Charlie Rowe

Votes: 1,491

13. Every Secret Thing (2014)

R | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A detective looks to unravel a mystery surrounding missing children and the prime suspects: two young women who, seven years ago, were put away for an infant's death.

Director: Amy Berg | Stars: Diane Lane, Brynne Norquist, Eva Grace Kellner, Lily Pilblad

Votes: 9,228

14. The Front Runner (2018)

R | 113 min | Biography, Drama, History

In 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Mark O'Brien

Votes: 14,272 | Gross: $2.00M

15. Deadbeat (2014–2016)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Kevin is a medium for hire, who attempts to solve various ghosts' unresolved problems, so that they can move on to a final resting place, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.

Stars: Tyler Labine, Lucy DeVito, Brandon T. Jackson, Cat Deeley

Votes: 5,462

16. Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Seth Meyers hosts a late-night talk show.

Stars: Seth Meyers, The 8G Band, Fred Armisen, Ben Warheit

Votes: 7,936

17. Gayby (2012)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Jenn (straight) and Matt (gay) are best friends from college who are now in their thirties. Single by choice, they decide to fulfill a youthful promise to have a child together--the old-fashioned way.

Director: Jonathan Lisecki | Stars: Jenn Harris, Anna Margaret Hollyman, Matthew Wilkas, Christian Coulson

Votes: 2,803

18. The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)

R | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Sidney Hall finds accidental success and unexpected love at an early age, then disappears without a trace.

Director: Shawn Christensen | Stars: Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Michelle Monaghan

Votes: 11,801

19. Being Frank (2018)

R | 109 min | Comedy

A normal father's family life is turned upside down when his son discovers his dad has another family.

Director: Miranda Bailey | Stars: Jim Gaffigan, Logan Miller, Anna Gunn, Samantha Mathis

Votes: 1,937 | Gross: $0.07M

20. Results (I) (2015)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

Two mismatched personal trainers' lives are upended by the actions of a new, wealthy client.

Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan, Giovanni Ribisi

Votes: 7,713 | Gross: $0.10M

21. Tiny Furniture (2010)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

About a recent college grad who returns home while she tries to figure out what to do with her life.

Director: Lena Dunham | Stars: Lena Dunham, Laurie Simmons, Grace Dunham, Rachel Howe

Votes: 14,900 | Gross: $0.39M

22. 16 and Pregnant (2009– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Reality-TV

Get an intimate look into the lives of teenagers as they navigate adolescence while facing unplanned pregnancies and go from high school students to parents-to-be.

Stars: Drew Pinsky, Vinnie Vineyard, Ebony Jackson, Joshua Rendon

Votes: 2,811

23. Cryptozoo (2021)

Unrated | 95 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown.

Director: Dash Shaw | Stars: Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Alex Karpovsky, Zoe Kazan

Votes: 2,155

24. Girlfriend's Day (2017)

TV-MA | 65 min | Comedy, Drama

Ray Wentworth, a now down-on-his-luck romance-card writer, decides to recapture the feelings that once made him the greatest with the creation of a new holiday: Girlfriend's Day.

Director: Michael Paul Stephenson | Stars: Bob Odenkirk, Amber Tamblyn, Stacy Keach, Alex Karpovsky

Votes: 5,233

25. The Sound of Silence (I) (2019)

Unrated | 88 min | Drama

A successful "house tuner" in New York City, who calibrates the sound in people's homes in order to adjust their moods, meets a client with a problem he can't solve.

Director: Michael Tyburski | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, Austin Pendleton

Votes: 1,540

26. Sleepwalk with Me (2012)

PG-13 | 81 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.

Directors: Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish | Stars: Mike Birbiglia, Lauren Ambrose, James Rebhorn, Carol Kane

Votes: 12,251 | Gross: $2.26M

27. Silver Bullets (2011)

Not Rated | 69 min | Drama, Horror

A young actress is cast as the lead in a werewolf film which leads to many unexpected consequences in her life.

Director: Joe Swanberg | Stars: Kate Lyn Sheil, Ti West, Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg

Votes: 539

28. Rosy (2018)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Romance, Thriller

A socially awkward young man kidnaps an aspiring actress with the hope that they will fall in love. A psychosexual noir that explores power dynamics between men and women.

Director: Jess Bond | Stars: Stacy Martin, Johnny Knoxville, Nat Wolff, Alex Karpovsky

Votes: 965

29. Little Sister (I) (2016)

91 min | Comedy, Drama

Young nun Colleen is avoiding all contact from her family, returning to her childhood home in Asheville NC, she finds her old room exactly how she left it: painted black and covered in goth/metal posters.

Director: Zach Clark | Stars: Addison Timlin, Ally Sheedy, Alex Karpovsky, Rhonda Hansome

Votes: 3,827

30. The Show About the Show (2015– )

Documentary, Comedy

A self-reflexive TV show about its own making.

Stars: Caveh Zahedi, Amanda Field, Dustin Guy Defa, Peter Rinaldi

Votes: 150

31. Red Flag (2012)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In this hilarious road trip comedy, a newly single filmmaker (Alex Karpovsky, "Girls") hits the road with an old friend to promote one of his films, but romantic chaos ensues when an adoring fan decides to come along for the ride.

Director: Alex Karpovsky | Stars: Dustin Guy Defa, Alex Karpovsky, Keith Poulson, Jennifer Prediger

Votes: 532

32. Thank You Very Much (2023)

99 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

Documentary about performance artist and "song and dance man" Andy Kaufman

Director: Alex Braverman | Stars: Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner, Andy Kaufman, Lynne Margulies

Votes: 20

33. Oh Jerome, No (2019)

Comedy

An absurd comedy that follows an extremely sensitive young man in Brooklyn as he goes way too far in his quest to adhere to society's expectations of traditional masculinity. Presented by Cake on FX.

Stars: Mamoudou Athie, Suzanne Cryer, Avital Ash, Georgina Campbell

Votes: 315

34. Sun Don't Shine (2012)

Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A couple takes a tense and mysterious road trip through the desolate yet hauntingly beautiful landscape of central Florida.

Director: Amy Seimetz | Stars: Kate Lyn Sheil, Kentucker Audley, AJ Bowen, Kit Gwin

Votes: 1,230

35. My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea (2016)

PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

An earthquake causes a high school to float into the sea, where it slowly sinks like a shipwreck.

Director: Dash Shaw | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Reggie Watts, Adam Lustick, Alex Karpovsky

Votes: 1,242 | Gross: $0.07M

36. Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)

TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.

Director: Jeff Grace | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner, Melanie Lynskey

Votes: 618

37. Rubberneck (2012)

Not Rated | 83 min | Drama, Thriller

A brief fling triggers a horrific course of events when Paul's obsession with a beautiful co-worker spirals out of control in this tense romantic thriller from actor/director/writer Alex Karpovsky ("Girls").

Director: Alex Karpovsky | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Jaime Ray Newman, Dennis Staroselsky, Amanda Good Hennessey

Votes: 552

38. WTF with Marc Maron (2009 Podcast Series)

Talk-Show

Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations.

Stars: Marc Maron, Eddie Pepitone, Jim Earl, Matthew L. Weiss

Votes: 177

39. 7 Chinese Brothers (2015)

Not Rated | 76 min | Comedy

Sharing a small apartment with his sleepy French bulldog, an unmotivated thirty-something slacker lands a job at a Quick Lube to be close to the shop's beautiful manager. Has he found a new purpose in life? Is there still hope?

Director: Bob Byington | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Olympia Dukakis, Tunde Adebimpe, Eleanore Pienta

Votes: 1,640

40. Fits and Starts (2017)

80 min | Comedy

A struggling writer can't seem to escape his wife's literary success. When a road trip to a publisher's salon takes an unexpected turn, he has to face his own creative shortcomings and find a way to regain control of his life and work.

Director: Laura Terruso | Stars: Wyatt Cenac, Greta Lee, Maria Dizzia, Alex Karpovsky

Votes: 327

41. Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (2011)

PG | 76 min | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi

The adventures of lesbian space aliens on the planet Earth, and the story of the romance between Jane, a shy greeting card store employee, and Zoinx, the woman Jane does not realize is from... See full summary »

Director: Madeleine Olnek | Stars: Lisa Haas, Susan Ziegler, Jackie Monahan, Cynthia Kaplan

Votes: 350

42. Pinsky (2017)

73 min | Comedy

Sophia Pinsky has the semblance of an adult life; a job, partner and an apartment. But with her grandfather's sudden death and a girlfriend who dumps her, it all starts to unravel. Sophia's... See full summary »

Director: Amanda Lundquist | Stars: Rebecca Karpovsky, Jacob Brandt, Ara Woland, Larisa Popova

Votes: 44

43. Supporting Characters (2012)

Not Rated | 87 min | Comedy

Two New York film editors balance their personal relationships while reworking a movie in crisis.

Director: Daniel Schechter | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Tarik Lowe, Arielle Kebbel, Sophia Takal

Votes: 1,002

44. The Return of the Yuletide Kid (2019)

70 min | Comedy

Anthony Richards - you know, the Anthony Richards, the actor - is depressed. He's 24, his agent has just dropped him and the post-Christmas pantomime he was relying on for money has just ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Richards | Stars: Craig Roberts, Alex Karpovsky, Erin Richards, Catrin Stewart

Votes: 45

45. The Next Big One: A Comedy with Three Potential Problems

Comedy, Sci-Fi | Post-production

Bee Mitty, a high-ranking employee at an omnipotent techfirm, must help Ian - her depressed, activist brother - move into their Auntie's house while a toxic hurricane threatens New York City.

Director: Ariel Kavoussi | Stars: Molly Bernard, David H. Holmes, Deborah Rush, Kevin Corrigan

46. The Show About the Show (2017)

99 min | Comedy

Independent Filmmaker Caveh Zahedi is trying to make a television show. He persuades BRIC TV, a Brooklyn non-profit Arts organization, to finance a television show whose premise is that ... See full summary »

Director: Caveh Zahedi | Stars: Kayvon Afshari, Betsy Aidem, Ruqayyah Albaari, Khaled Alsbaai

Votes: 47

47. Big Morning Buzz Live (2011–2015)

60 min | Talk-Show

Hosted by Carrie Keagan for it's first nine seasons, then Nick Lachey for its final season, Big Morning Buzz Live is a fun and edgy, one-hour morning talk show on VH1.

Stars: Carrie Keagan, Jason Dundas, Jim Shearer, Janell Snowden

Votes: 162

48. Kill the Orange-Faced Bear

Comedy | Announced

One man's revenge journey after a bear eats his girlfriend.

Stars: October Moore, Damon Wayans Jr., Nate Torrence, Jessy Hodges

49. Summer of Blood (2014)

Unrated | 86 min | Comedy, Horror

In this critically acclaimed comedy, an emotionally stunted New Yorker's miserable love life turns around when he meets a deadbeat vampire and becomes a blood-sucker himself.

Director: Onur Tukel | Stars: Jonathan Caouette, Zach Clark, Dustin Guy Defa, Juliette Fairley

Votes: 1,221

50. Beeswax (2009)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

A pair of identical twin sisters -- one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other -- 'same face, different bodies.'

Director: Andrew Bujalski | Stars: Tilly Hatcher, Maggie Hatcher, Alex Karpovsky, Katy O'Connor

Votes: 875 | Gross: $0.05M