Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "actress", "talent-agent"

1. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

R | 161 min | Comedy, Drama

A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.

Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch

Votes: 849,903 | Gross: $142.50M

2. The Big Knife (1955)

Passed | 111 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Hollywood actor Charles Castle is pressured by his studio boss into a criminal cover-up to protect his valuable career.

Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Jack Palance, Ida Lupino, Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen

Votes: 4,309

3. 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: 260,967 | Gross: $8.82M

4. Sunset Blvd. (1950)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson

Votes: 236,699

5. Marlowe (2022)

R | 109 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

In late 1930s Bay City, a brooding, down on his luck detective is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress.

Director: Neil Jordan | Stars: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Brenda Rawn

Votes: 11,874

6. Paddington 2 (2017)

PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Paddington, now happily settled with the Brown family and a popular member of the local community, picks up a series of odd jobs to buy the perfect present for his Aunt Lucy's 100th birthday, only for the gift to be stolen.

Director: Paul King | Stars: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins

Votes: 94,194 | Gross: $40.44M

7. Bolt (2008)

PG | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The canine star of a fictional sci-fi/action show that believes his powers are real embarks on a cross country trek to save his co-star from a threat he believes is just as real.

Directors: Byron Howard, Chris Williams | Stars: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton

Votes: 229,225 | Gross: $114.05M

8. Nine (2009)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Famous film director Guido Contini struggles to find harmony in his professional and personal lives, as he engages in dramatic relationships with his wife, his mistress, his muse, his agent, and his mother.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Sandro Dori

Votes: 45,264 | Gross: $19.68M

9. In a Lonely Place (1950)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.

Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid

Votes: 35,336

10. Valley of the Dolls (1967)

PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate

Votes: 9,757 | Gross: $44.43M

11. Bewitched (2005)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).

Director: Nora Ephron | Stars: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine

Votes: 75,528 | Gross: $62.25M

12. Die Hart (2020– )

TV-MA | 8 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star.

Stars: Kevin Hart, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Travolta, Jean Reno

Votes: 7,114

13. 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: 19,370 | Gross: $37.96M

14. A Star Is Born (1954)

Passed | 154 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

A film star helps a young singer and actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career on a downward spiral.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford

Votes: 19,690 | Gross: $14.93M

15. Meet the Richardsons (2020– )

40 min | Comedy

Mockumentary focusing on real-life comedy couple Jon Richardson and Lucy Beaumont, who play aptly fictionalised versions of themselves, their home and work lives, and relationships with their Hebden Bridge neighbours and celebrity friends.

Stars: Lucy Beaumont, Jon Richardson, Elsie Richardson, Damion Priestley

Votes: 913

16. Hollywoodland (2006)

R | 126 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952).

Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Adrien Brody, Ben Affleck, Diane Lane, Bob Hoskins

Votes: 35,972 | Gross: $14.42M

17. The Last of Sheila (1973)

PG | 120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A year after Sheila is killed by a hit-and-run driver, her wealthy husband invites a group of friends to spend a week on his yacht playing a scavenger hunt mystery game. The game turns out to be all too real and all too deadly.

Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Richard Benjamin, James Coburn, James Mason, Dyan Cannon

Votes: 8,428

18. 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: 15,898 | Gross: $5.54M

19. Permanent Midnight (1998)

R | 88 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

A comedy writer struggles to overcome his addiction to heroin while putting his professional and personal life in danger.

Director: David Veloz | Stars: Ben Stiller, Maria Bello, Jay Paulson, Spencer Garrett

Votes: 7,945 | Gross: $1.17M

20. The Leading Man (1996)

R | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller

A successful playwright falls in love with his new actress Hilary (Thandie Newton) and, in an attempt to leave his wife Elena (Anna Galiena) without incident, recruits a handsome Hollywood actor (Jon Bon Jovi) to seduce her.

Director: John Duigan | Stars: Jon Bon Jovi, Anna Galiena, Lambert Wilson, Thandiwe Newton

Votes: 1,614

21. One Last Thing... (2005)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A young man with a terminal illness makes an unconventional request on local television.

Director: Alex Steyermark | Stars: Michael Angarano, Sunny Mabrey, Cynthia Nixon, Matt Bush

Votes: 4,407 | Gross: $0.01M

22. Hamlet 2 (2008)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Music

In this irreverent comedy, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher rallies his Tucson, AZ students as he conceives and stages politically incorrect musical sequel to Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Director: Andrew Fleming | Stars: Steve Coogan, Elisabeth Shue, Catherine Keener, J.J. Soria

Votes: 17,361 | Gross: $4.88M

23. The Carpetbaggers (1964)

Approved | 150 min | Drama, Romance

Jonas Cord is a disagreeable young tycoon who's building planes, directing films, and catting around on the corporate make in 1930s Hollywood.

Director: Edward Dmytryk | Stars: George Peppard, Alan Ladd, Robert Cummings, Martha Hyer

Votes: 2,500 | Gross: $28.41M

24. Roadhouse Romance (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Drama, Romance

When Callie returns home, she finds her hometown has changed - her first love has a new girl and her family's BBQ restaurant has hit hard times. She clashes with a marooned bigshot director who might hold the key to saving the restaurant.

Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Lauren Alaina, Tyler Hynes, Michael Teigen, Lauren K. Robek

Votes: 1,392

25. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)

R | 86 min | Comedy

When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name Alan Smithee realizes he's an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a big-budget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to make a deal.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D, Eric Idle

Votes: 3,770 | Gross: $0.05M

26. Man About Town (2006)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A top Hollywood talent agent's cushy existence is threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that a reporter has swiped his journal to bring him down.

Director: Mike Binder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Sam Ball

Votes: 8,361

27. L.A. Without a Map (1998)

Unrated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A British writer pursues a young actress to Hollywood and needs all the help he can get to win her love.

Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Tony Peers, Steve Huison, David Tennant, Margo Stanley

Votes: 2,649

28. The Deal (I) (2008)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance

A Hollywood producer starts with his nephew's script on Disraeli, Jewish PM in 1800s UK, and ends filming in Cape Town with a black action star. Will a movie be made? Will he score Deidre?

Director: Steven Schachter | Stars: William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, Elliott Gould

Votes: 3,692

29. The Oscar (1966)

Approved | 119 min | Drama

Snotty Hollywood actor becomes even more full of himself after he's nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Elke Sommer, Milton Berle, Eleanor Parker

Votes: 1,463

30. Cannes Man (1996)

R | 88 min | Comedy, Drama

The Cannes Film Festival. It's where deals get made, producers get laid, and stars get paid. It's where all the movie industry meets to buy and sell all the movies on the planet. And it's ... See full summary »

Directors: Richard Martini, Susan Shapiro | Stars: François Petit, Robert Hockley, Luana Anders, Jack Ong

Votes: 755

31. The Telephone (1988)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

A crazy out of work actress, Vashti Blue, spends all her time in her small apartment with her pet owl and her telephone, which she uses to try and solve all her problems with life.

Director: Rip Torn | Stars: Whoopi Goldberg, Severn Darden, Amy Wright, Elliott Gould

Votes: 1,149 | Gross: $0.10M

32. Catch a Falling Star (2000 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sydney Clarke is a spoiled famous actress who is shooting a film when she suddenly gets angry and storms off. She wakes up in the middle of nowhere and gets a ride to a small New England ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Sela Ward, Rebecca Jenkins, Andrew Jackson, Jane Curtin

Votes: 558

33. Who's the Caboose? (1997)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy

A documentary team gets a grant to do a film on a rare fatal disease that is attacking homeless people. However, they quickly find the film too depressing. Ducking into a nightclub, they ... See full summary »

Director: Sam Seder | Stars: Alex Ferrer, Sarah Silverman, Sam Seder, Eric Slovin

Votes: 328

34. The Callback Queen (2013)

88 min | Comedy, Romance

In the cut-throat London film industry a vivacious actress chasing her big break struggles to maintain her integrity in the face of the director's advances.

Director: Graham Cantwell | Stars: Amy-Joyce Hastings, Mark Killeen, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Kate Braithwaite

Votes: 281

35. Slander (1957)

81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In an effort to improve the circulation of his notorious scandal magazine, unscrupulous owner, editor and publisher H. R. Manley spares nobody.

Director: Roy Rowland | Stars: Van Johnson, Ann Blyth, Steve Cochran, Marjorie Rambeau

Votes: 484

36. Looking for Palladin (2008)

R | 115 min | Comedy

A young Hollywood player is drawn into a remote place looking for a quick deal and instead finds a sanctuary, a community, and ultimately himself.

Director: Andrzej Krakowski | Stars: Ben Gazzara, David Moscow, Talia Shire, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Votes: 199

37. Vytoc mého agenta (2024– )

Comedy, Drama

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Stars: Martha Issová, Krystof Hádek, Zuzana Krónerová, Tomas Mastalir

38. Finding Mr. Wright (2011)

101 min | Comedy, Romance

When an ambitious, serious-minded talent manager is forced to attend a wilderness therapy retreat weekend to save his disastrous, Hollywood-starlet client's career, he has no clue he is ... See full summary »

Director: Nancy Criss | Stars: Matthew Montgomery, Rebekah Kochan, David Shae, Jason Stuart

Votes: 326

39. Main Street to Broadway (1953)

Approved | 103 min | Music, Romance

In New York City, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a ... See full summary »

Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: Tommy Morton, Mary Murphy, Agnes Moorehead, Herb Shriner

Votes: 116

40. My Life's in Turnaround (1993)

R | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two Manhattan slacker dudes, best friends, want to make a movie about their lives. Splick drives a hack, Jason tends bar; each has a stuttering relationship with a down-to-earth woman. But ... See full summary »

Directors: Eric Schaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward | Stars: Eric Schaeffer, Donal Lardner Ward, Dolores McDougal, Tara Shannon

Votes: 459 | Gross: $0.20M

41. Love, Honor and Goodbye (1945)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

Attorney William Baxter and his secretary, Mary Riley, visit Bill's actress-wife Roberta on the set of her play. Her co-star, Tony Linnard, convinces Roberta to keep practicing, despite ... See full synopsis »

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Virginia Bruce, Edward Ashley, Victor McLaglen, Nils Asther

Votes: 24

42. Le grand rôle (2004)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a famous American film director, Rudolph Grichenberg, comes to Paris to cast a Yiddish version of 'The Merchant of Venice,' Maurice Kurtz and his friends try out for the role of ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Suissa | Stars: Stéphane Freiss, Bérénice Bejo, Peter Coyote, Paola Perez

Votes: 182 | Gross: $0.04M

43. Little Miss Roughneck (1938)

Approved | 64 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Talented 10-year-old singing prodigy Foxine LaRue, who is only slightly less artificial and theatrical than her name, is pushed into vaudeville by her stage mother supreme, Gert LaRue, who ... See full summary »

Director: Aubrey Scotto | Stars: Edith Fellows, Leo Carrillo, Scott Kolk, Julie Bishop

Votes: 18

44. Finding Yourself in LA (2001)

20 min | Drama, Short

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Director: John A. Rangel | Stars: Peter D'Alessio, Robin Romeo

45. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: Dino Goes Hollyrock (1962)

Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A crush on a lady dinosaurus who's the star of her own television show may lead to TV stardom for Dino--and to the loss of their pet for the Flintstones.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 204

46. Rude Awakening (1998–2001)
Episode: Star 80 Proof (2000)

TV-MA | Comedy

Billie gets a chance to get back into acting with an Emerald Bluff reunion movie but it's not easy when she gets coaxed into having a drink with her co-star. Dave becomes involved with Juanita, Milt's hot-headed boss.

Director: Ellen Gittelsohn | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Jonathan Penner, Roger E. Mosley, Lynn Redgrave

Votes: 11

47. Demons in the City of Angels (2015– )
Episode: Audition for Death (2016)

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Serial sexual predator Victor Paleologus, 53, bound and fatally strangled aspiring actress Kristi Johnson, 21, after luring her to a secluded spot by posing as a talent scout for the next James Bond film.

Stars: A.J. Benza, Lily Delamere, Eric Levai, Susan Murphy