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1. Babylon (I) (2022)
R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde
Votes: 168,292
2. Almost Famous (2000)
R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand
Votes: 293,746 | Gross: $32.53M
3. Boogie Nights (1997)
R | 155 min | Drama
Back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 282,398 | Gross: $26.40M
4. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 384,337 | Gross: $7.22M
5. 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: 260,985 | Gross: $8.82M
6. 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: 236,715
7. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 4,286
8. Network (1976)
R | 121 min | Drama
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, Robert Duvall
Votes: 170,838
9. The Disaster Artist (2017)
R | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
When aspiring actor Greg Sestero meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, Seth Rogen
Votes: 164,413 | Gross: $21.12M
10. Chaplin (1992)
PG-13 | 143 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp.
Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw
Votes: 62,278 | Gross: $9.49M
11. Ed Wood (1994)
R | 127 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette
Votes: 184,093 | Gross: $5.89M
12. Hooper (1978)
PG | 99 min | Action, Comedy
Aging Hollywood stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky, under-recognized line of work.
Director: Hal Needham | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Jan-Michael Vincent, Sally Field, Brian Keith
Votes: 7,906 | Gross: $78.00M
13. Love & Mercy (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
In the 60s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 80s, he's a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist, Dr. Eugene Landy.
Director: Bill Pohlad | Stars: John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti
Votes: 42,638 | Gross: $12.55M
14. 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: 10,909 | Gross: $4.36M
15. The High Note (2020)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.
Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bill Pullman
Votes: 13,451
16. Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Kenneth Cranham, Julie Walters
Votes: 10,736 | Gross: $1.03M
17. Born to Be Blue (2015)
R | 97 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
Director: Robert Budreau | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie, Tony Nappo
Votes: 9,279 | Gross: $0.83M
18. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Passed | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Susan Hayward stars as singer-actress Lillian Roth, whose rise to stardom was nearly destroyed by alcoholism.
Director: Daniel Mann | Stars: Susan Hayward, Richard Conte, Eddie Albert, Jo Van Fleet
Votes: 2,491
19. Monterey Pop (1968)
Not Rated | 78 min | Documentary, History, Music
A film about the greatest pre-Woodstock rock music festival.
Director: D.A. Pennebaker | Stars: Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe McDonald
Votes: 4,935 | Gross: $0.00M
20. Pornucopia: Going Down in the Valley (2004– )
TV-MA | 180 min | Documentary
The mini series describes exploration of the lives and experiences of several adult performers and directors who have been working in the porn industry.
Stars: Paul Fishbein, Noname Jane, Constance Penley, Stormy Daniels
Votes: 257
21. Naked States (2000)
R | 80 min | Documentary
Photographer Spencer Tunick travels the U.S. in search of volunteers to pose nude for his outlaw photo-shoots, all of them done out in public and often without legal permits. This ... See full summary »
Director: Arlene Nelson | Stars: Spencer Tunick, Trey Anastasio, Fraya Berg, Deborah Berman
Votes: 521
22. To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography
The emotional story of Kane Hodder who survived a harrowing childhood and near-death accident to become one of films biggest and most beloved horror icons.
Director: Derek Dennis Herbert | Stars: Kane Hodder, Mike Aloisi, John Carl Buechler, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 864
23. Miss Fane's Baby Is Stolen (1934)
Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Dorothea Wieck, Alice Brady, Baby LeRoy, William Frawley
Votes: 56
24. Cleanflix (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, History
When a small Utah-based edited movie company is caught sanitizing Hollywood's copyrighted material, the film industry strikes back with a devastating blow.
Directors: Andrew James, Aukai Ligairi | Stars: Ray Lines, Allan Erb, Scott Nybo, Danny Thompson
Votes: 625
25. 30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 145 min | Documentary
An exhaustive, detailed documentary on the 30-day film shoot of "The Devil's Rejects"
Stars: Marco Black, Mike Elliott, Brent Morris, Wayne Toth
Votes: 297
26. A Love Story: The Story of 'To Have and Have Not' (2003 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short
In the 40's Howard Hawks boasts that he can make a movie out of the worst thing Hemingway ever has written. When Hemingway asks, which novel he means, Hawks says To Have and Have Not. Jules... See full summary »
Stars: Leonard Maltin, Eric Lax, Robert Osborne, Lauren Bacall
Votes: 65
27. Kill the Production Assistant
Documentary, Reality-TV | Post-production
Documentary chronicling the efforts of actress/director Jessica Cameron to simultaneously shoot two horror films while traveling across the United States with her cast and crew in an RV.
Director: Aaron M. Lane | Stars: Jessica Cameron, Tristan Risk, Ellie Church, Carlo Mendez
28. Racing with the Moon: The Story - The People (2004 Video)
13 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Alain Bernheim, Nicolas Cage, Stanley R. Jaffe
29. The Making of 'Lords of Dogtown' (2005 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary showing the making of the movie "Lords of Dogtown".
Director: Lance Larson | Stars: Jay Adams, Adam Alfaro, Tony Alva, Michael Angarano
Votes: 146
30. Robert Altman on 'A Wedding' (2005 Video)
14 min | Short, Biography, History
Stars: Robert Altman, Vittorio Gassman
31. Short Term 12: Behind the Scenes (2014 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Directors: Brad Kester, Kenny Laubbacher, Ron Najor | Stars: Joshua Astrachan, Kevin Balmore, Stephanie Beatriz, Alex Calloway
Votes: 11
32. Action on the Beach (1964)
6 min | Short, Documentary
Behind the scenes look at the D-Day special effects created in filming The Americanization of Emily (1964).
Stars: Martin Ransohoff, James Garner, Arthur Hiller, Paul Byrd
Votes: 77
33. Kim Newman on 'The Day of the Locust' (2020 Video)
20 min | Short, Biography, History
Star: Kim Newman
34. The Making of 'A Different Story' (2006 Video)
Documentary, Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Alan Belkin, Meg Foster, Perry King, Henry Olek
35. Racing with the Moon: The Story Goes On (2004 Video)
6 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Alain Bernheim, Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
36. Andy Makes a Movie (1968)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Documentary
Film professor Aaron Sloan doggedly interviews a reticent and distracted Andy Warhol as he directs an "untitled surfing movie" (the never-released "San Diego Surf"), on location at Cliff ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Emmet Smith | Stars: Joe Dallesandro, Eric Emerson, Tom Hompertz, Fred Hughes
37. The Making of Racing with the Moon (2004 Video)
20 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Alain Bernheim, Stanley R. Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
39. Creating 'The Canyons' - The Style (2013 Video)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Joey Fantastico | Star: Paul Schrader
40. Creating 'The Canyons' - The Look (2013 Video)
1 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Joey Fantastico | Star: Paul Schrader
41. Creating 'The Canyons' - The Locations (2013 Video)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Joey Fantastico | Star: Paul Schrader
42. Creating 'The Canyons' (2013 Video)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: James Deen, Bret Easton Ellis, Lindsay Lohan, Braxton Pope
43. Creating 'The Canyons' - The Cast (2013 Video)
1 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Joey Fantastico | Stars: Lindsay Lohan, James Deen, Paul Schrader
44. The Assassination of Richard Nixon: Interview with Jack Thompson (2005 Video)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: Jack Thompson
45. Behind the Scenes of the Assassination of Richard Nixon (2005 Video)
11 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Howard Weisman | Stars: Kevin Kennedy, Niels Mueller, Richard Nixon
46. Creating 'The Canyons' - The Crew (2013 Video)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Joey Fantastico | Star: Paul Schrader
47. Short Term 12: Making the Music (2014 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Directors: Destin Daniel Cretton, Brad Kester, Ron Najor, Brett Pawlak | Stars: Destin Daniel Cretton, Erica Erenyi, Chris Hobson, Travis Maril
48.
Elizabeth Stanton's Great Big World (2011– )
Episode:
Medieval Adventure
(2014)
Documentary
Elizabeth, Lucas, and Jennifer get a taste of the Middle Ages with a special behind the scenes tour of Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament where they bear witness to the rigorous undertaking required to prepare for each tournament.
Director: Laura McKenzie | Stars: Elizabeth Stanton, Jesse Camarena, Lucas Cruikshank, Redha Gharsa