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1. Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
R | 118 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Eddie Murphy portrays real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore, a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s Blaxploitation phenomenon.
Director: Craig Brewer | Stars: Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson
Votes: 65,002
2. The Critic (1994–2001)
TV-14 | 522 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Jay Sherman is a New York film critic who has to review films he doesn't like for a living.
Stars: Jon Lovitz, Nick Jameson, Maurice LaMarche, Nancy Cartwright
Votes: 9,100
3. Broken Embraces (2009)
R | 127 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Penélope Cruz, Lluís Homar, Blanca Portillo, José Luis Gómez
Votes: 42,706 | Gross: $5.01M
4. Nostalgia Critic (2007– )
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A sardonic critic reviews movies and TV shows from his childhood and adulthood.
Stars: Doug Walker, Malcolm Ray, Tamara Chambers, Rob Walker
Votes: 9,588
5. I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
PG-13 | 93 min | Documentary, History
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X
Votes: 23,530 | Gross: $7.12M
6. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010 Video)
Not Rated | 239 min | Documentary, Horror
Explore the origins of "dream demon" Freddy Krueger in this award-winning documentary that takes you behind the scenes of the most frightening and imaginative horror franchise in motion picture history!
Directors: Daniel Farrands, Andrew Kasch | Stars: Heather Langenkamp, Stacey Alden, Erika Anderson, Marshall Bell
Votes: 5,195
7. Room 237 (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary
An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).
Director: Rodney Ascher | Stars: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan
Votes: 23,126 | Gross: $0.26M
8. Dave's Old Porn (2011–2012)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
Dave Attell watches 70's and 80's porn along with other comedians with a hilarious twist down 'mammary' lane.
Stars: Dave Attell, Ron Jeremy, Andy Dick, Bill Burr
Votes: 343
9. Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power (2022)
107 min | Documentary
Investigates the politics of cinematic shot design, and how this meta-level of filmmaking intersects with the twin epidemics of sexual abuse/assault and employment discrimination against women, with over 175 movie clips from 1896 - 2020.
Director: Nina Menkes | Stars: Rhiannon Aarons, Rosanna Arquette, Raja Bhattar, Lara Dale
Votes: 1,023
10. Siskel & Ebert (1986–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Talk-Show
Chicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.
Stars: Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Richard Roeper, Michael Phillips
Votes: 2,275
11. Life Itself (2014)
R | 121 min | Documentary, Biography
The life and career of the renowned film critic and social commentator, Roger Ebert.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Gene Siskel, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 16,262 | Gross: $0.81M
12. Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2008)
R | 103 min | Documentary, History
The story of the Australian exploitation genre cinema of 1970s and 80s.
Director: Mark Hartley | Stars: Phillip Adams, Glory Annen, Christine Amor, Victoria Anoux
Votes: 4,691 | Gross: $0.02M
13. You Don't Nomi (2019)
Unrated | 92 min | Documentary
Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls (1995) was met by critics and audiences with near-universal derision. "You Don't Nomi" traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
Director: Jeffrey McHale | Stars: Toon Agterberg, Nancy Allen, Kevin Bacon, Matthew Baume
Votes: 1,263
14. At the Movies (1982–1986)
30 min | Talk-Show
Chicago film critics, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, review films.
Stars: Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Elva Poznanski, Rex Reed
Votes: 963
15. Honest Trailers (2012– )
TV-14 | 5 min | Comedy
In this web series the Screen Junkies crew picks out everything that is wrong with a movie and then makes an "honest trailer".
Stars: Jon Bailey, Gannon Nickell, Ryan Reynolds, Alberto Acosta
Votes: 4,726
16. Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003)
Not Rated | 169 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.
Director: Thom Andersen | Stars: Encke King, Ben Alexander, Jim Backus, Brenda Bakke
Votes: 2,742
17. The Cinema Snob (2007– )
TV-MA | Comedy
A high-brow art critic takes a look at films below mainstream. He looks at lesser known titles in categories of pornography, exploitation, low budget independent, and overly violent.
Stars: Brad Jones, Lloyd, Jerrid Foiles, Lewis Lovhaug
Votes: 1,701
18. Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
A look at several legendary 'exploitation' film-makers from the golden days of drive-in movies, and how they had a lasting effect on the movie landscape in general.
Director: Ray Greene | Stars: Ray Greene, Roger Corman, David F. Friedman, Maila Nurmi
Votes: 666
19. Sneak Previews (1975–1996)
30 min | Talk-Show
Two critics review films both old and new.
Stars: Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Jeffrey Lyons, Neal Gabler
Votes: 692
20. Sex and Buttered Popcorn (1989)
R | 74 min | Documentary
Actor Ned Beatty hosts a look at the genre known as "exploitation" films. Interviews with some of the producers and directors of these films are shown, along with scenes from and trailers for some of these films.
Director: Sam Harrison | Stars: Ned Beatty, David F. Friedman, Mildred Horn, Dan Sonney
Votes: 151
21. Hollywood Uncensored (1987)
Unrated | 75 min | Documentary
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and later in the movie Peter Fonda narrate the story about the censorship, exploitation and sex in Hollywood movies from the 1930s and the Hays' Motion Picture Production Code to the present day era.
Director: James Forsher | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Peter Fonda, Carroll Baker, Ira Barmak
Votes: 195
22. Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)
Unrated | 88 min | Documentary, Horror
A documentary on the history of the slasher film.
Director: Jeff McQueen | Stars: Ed Green, Wes Craven, John Carpenter, Joseph Stefano
Votes: 3,621
23. Summer in the City (1971)
116 min | Drama
Released from prison a man wanders through a new reality
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Hanns Zischler, Edda Köchl, Libgart Schwarz, Marie Bardischewski
Votes: 343
24. Cinema Club (2018– )
Talk-Show
The Cinema Club aims to broaden the discourse of classic and contemporary works of cinema by applying new forms of criticism to the language of cinematic expression.
Stars: Cory Zacharia, Patrick Llaguno, Angel Princess, Mike Gioulakis
Votes: 25
25. Cinemania (2002)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary
This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. The filmmakers expose this delightfully deranged cult ... See full summary »
Directors: Angela Christlieb, Stephen Kijak | Stars: Jack Angstreich, Eric Chadbourne, Bill Heidbreder, Roberta Hill
Votes: 2,378 | Gross: $0.01M
26. The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004 Video)
60 min | Documentary
This is the finest collection of bad films ever compiled. The budgets are cheap, the acting is terrible, and the plots are nowhere to be seen. It's The Fifty Worst Films Ever Made!
Stars: Carlos Larkin, Nick Adams, Barbara Bach, Joe Don Baker
Votes: 1,019
27. The Rewatchables (2015 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
The Rewatchables is a film podcast the features of roundtable of people from the Ringer discussing movies they can't seem to stop watching. The program is hosted by Bill Simmons who hosts ... See full summary »
Stars: Bill Simmons, Van Lathan Jr., Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan
Votes: 48
28. Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
Director: Stuart Samuels | Stars: John Waters, Ben Barenholtz, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Alan Douglas
Votes: 1,643
29. Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006 Video)
Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary, Horror
A retrospective documentary about the Halloween films.
Director: Stefan Hutchinson | Stars: P.J. Soles, Irwin Yablans, Moustapha Akkad, John Carpenter
Votes: 1,965
30. Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film (2009)
Unrated | 96 min | Documentary, Horror
An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.
Director: Andrew Monument | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Larry Cohen, Joe Dante, John Carpenter
Votes: 2,895
31. It Came from Hollywood (1982)
PG | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
Popular comedians watch and give comments about the worst and silliest films from Hollywood.
Directors: Malcolm Leo, Andrew Solt | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong
Votes: 1,027 | Gross: $2.57M
32. What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (2018)
98 min | Documentary, Biography
A portrait of the work and life of controversial film critic Pauline Kael, and her battle to achieve success and influence in the 20th century movie business.
Director: Rob Garver | Stars: Pauline Kael, John Guare, Lili Anolik, David Edelstein
Votes: 1,038
33. Raging Boll (2010)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
Widely recognized as the planet's worst film director, Uwe Boll embarks on a quest to conquer Hollywood and take vengeance upon the film fanatics striving to destroy him. Filmed over three ... See full summary »
Director: Dan Lee West | Stars: Uwe Boll, Greg Gutfeld, Richard Kyanka, Chance Minter
Votes: 135
34. 365 Days, also Known as a Year (2019)
99 min | Documentary, Action, Comedy
"365 days, also known as a Year" is a collage calendar of different film frames for each date. Day by day, 365 days in a row.
Director: Dmytro Bondarchuk
Votes: 17
35. Troldspejlet (1989– )
25 min | News
Jakob Stegelmann reviews upcoming movies, video and DVD releases, video games, comic books, and role-playing games.
Stars: Jakob Stegelmann, Tore Bahnson, Christopher Hedegaard Andersen, Anna Sofie Gjerluf Mikkelsen
Votes: 435
36. Heckler (2007)
R | 80 min | Documentary, Comedy
Comedian Jamie Kennedy shows just how nasty and mean the fight is between those in the spotlight and those in the dark
Director: Michael Addis | Stars: Louie Anderson, Criss Angel, Dave Attell, Vince August
Votes: 2,831
37. Film Geek (2005)
Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy
The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.
Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Ritah Parrish, John Breen, Dennis Adkins
Votes: 1,099 | Gross: $0.02M
38. Filmland (2003–2004)
28 min | Documentary
Danish-language film magazine featuring reviews of new theatrical releases and DVD's, interviews and special reports.
Stars: Søren Høy, Christoffer Boe, Viggo Mortensen, Sonja Richter
Votes: 48
39. The Vampires of Poverty (1978)
Not Rated | 28 min | Short, Comedy
Fictional film that simulates being a documentary about filmmakers who exploit the misery with mercantilist purposes. It is a scathing criticism "porno-misery" and the opportunism of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Carlos Mayolo, Luis Ospina | Stars: Luis Alfonso Londoño, Carlos Mayolo, Ramiro Arbeláez, Eduardo Carvajal
Votes: 1,011
40. Fuck You All: The Uwe Boll Story (2018)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about Uwe Boll, who's an infamous German filmmaker.
Director: Sean Patrick Shaul | Stars: Uwe Boll, Natalie Boll, Dan Clarke, Keith David
Votes: 258
41. Double Toasted (2013 Podcast Series)
Comedy, Talk-Show
Humorous discussions on movies, pop culture, and strange happenings around the world.
Stars: Korey Coleman, Martin Thomas, Billy Brooks, Chris Herman
Votes: 43
42. Midnight Screenings (2011– )
Comedy, Talk-Show
Brad Jones, along with his friends, provide comedic and improvised reviews of new films, recorded in a car after a screening at night.
Stars: Brad Jones, Sarah Gobble, David Gobble, Brian Lewis
Votes: 415
43. ¡Qué grande es el cine! (1995–2005)
News, Talk-Show
Movie show hosted by Oscar winner Spanish film maker José Luis Garci, which features classical movies followed by half-hour, on-target conversations with critics and film scholars.
Stars: José Luis Garci, Eduardo Torres-Dulce, Miguel Marías, Antonio Giménez Rico
Votes: 121
44. Baadasssss Cinema (2002 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
Filmmaker Isaac Julien uses film clips and interviews to illustrate the history of the so-called "blaxploitation" genre.
Director: Isaac Julien | Stars: Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Melvin Van Peebles, Elvis Mitchell
Votes: 760
45. Michael Moore Hates America (2004)
R | 125 min | Documentary
Michael Wilson, like the subject of his film, is trying to get an interview with a multi-millionaire; however, in this case, that millionaire is Michael Moore himself.
Director: Michael Wilson | Stars: Mike Abraham, Pete Auger, Andrew Breitbart, Dinesh D'Souza
Votes: 3,986
46. The Critic (1963)
Approved | 4 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Mel Brooks is an old man watching abstract animations. He doesn't understand them, so he heckles with strange commentary, to the annoyance of those around him.
Director: Ernest Pintoff | Star: Mel Brooks
Votes: 1,141
47. Red Hollywood (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 118 min | Documentary, History
A documentary that examines the films made by the victims of the Hollywood Blacklist and offers a radically difference perspective on a key period in the history of American cinema.
Directors: Thom Andersen, Noël Burch | Stars: Paul Jarrico, Eric Johnston, Ring Lardner Jr., John Howard Lawson
Votes: 242
48. Reel Paradise (2005)
R | 110 min | Documentary
Former indie film "guru" John Pierson takes his family to Fiji for one year to run the world's most remote movie theater.
Director: Steve James | Stars: Georgia Pierson, Janet Pierson, John Pierson, Wyatt Pierson
Votes: 532 | Gross: $0.03M
49. One for the Fire: The Legacy of 'Night of the Living Dead' (2008)
88 min | Documentary
A definitive documentary that recaps the evolution of an American Cinema Classic over the past 40 years.
Directors: Robert L. Lucas, Chris Roe | Stars: George A. Romero, Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Russell Streiner
Votes: 122
50. Good Bad or Bad Bad (2015– )
Comedy, Talk-Show
"Good Bad or Bad Bad" is a movie review show where we watch the most godawful movies we can find and laugh about them. Then we decide if they are Good Bad or just plain Bad Bad.
Stars: Kyle Hinton, Bryan Schilligo
Votes: 37