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1. Adaptation. (2002)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
A lovelorn screenwriter becomes desperate as he tries and fails to adapt 'The Orchid Thief' by Susan Orlean for the screen.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton
Votes: 203,114 | Gross: $22.25M
2. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
R | 99 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent
Votes: 67,425 | Gross: $3.05M
3. 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: 35,284
4. Trumbo (2015)
R | 124 min | Biography, Drama
In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Louis C.K.
Votes: 84,796 | Gross: $7.86M
5. The Majestic (2001)
PG | 152 min | Drama, Romance
In 1951, a blacklisted Hollywood writer gets into a car accident, loses his memory and settles down in a small town where he is mistaken for a long-lost son.
Director: Frank Darabont | Stars: Jim Carrey, Martin Landau, Bob Balaban, Jeffrey DeMunn
Votes: 57,679 | Gross: $27.81M
6. The Rewrite (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Whit Baldwin, Vanessa Wasche, Enid Graham
Votes: 22,254
7. Blithe Spirit (2020)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Michele Dotrice
Votes: 8,565
8. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner, Michael Learned
Votes: 32,877 | Gross: $35.11M
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: 28,528 | Gross: $1.09M
10. 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: 7,934 | Gross: $1.17M
11. Full Frontal (2002)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Romance
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Julia Roberts, David Hyde Pierce, David Duchovny, Nicky Katt
Votes: 11,309 | Gross: $2.51M
12. Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
PG | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.
Director: Charles Shyer | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, Drew Barrymore, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 3,402 | Gross: $12.41M
13. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Passed | 118 min | Drama, Romance
An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell
Votes: 16,466
14. Madhouse (1974)
PG | 89 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
Director: Jim Clark | Stars: Vincent Price, Peter Cushing, Robert Quarry, Adrienne Corri
Votes: 4,519
15. 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: 3,691
16. Wings of Fame (1990)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A famous movie actor (Peter O'Toole) claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengenfully kills him but then dies as a result of an ... See full summary »
Director: Otakar Votocek | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Colin Firth, Marie Trintignant, Andréa Ferréol
Votes: 1,024
17. Project Greenlight (2001–2023)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary, Reality-TV
The second season of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's movie making reality series goes a different route when it's two professionals realizing their vision on screen instead of just one: writer and director.
Stars: Chris Moore, Jeff Balis, Ben Affleck, Pete Jones
Votes: 1,015
18. The Cool Surface (1993)
R | 88 min | Thriller
During a heatwave in a secluded L.A. suburb, an unhinged writer falls for his new neighbor, a gorgeous struggling actress. They form an intense erotic bond, but his psychosis and her ambition turn their relationship dangerously toxic.
Director: Erik Greenberg Anjou | Stars: Robert Patrick, Steve Tyler, Teri Hatcher, Cyril O'Reilly
Votes: 1,351
19. Susan Slept Here (1954)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Hollywood screenwriter takes in a runaway girl who's more woman than he can handle.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Dick Powell, Debbie Reynolds, Anne Francis, Glenda Farrell
Votes: 2,168
20. Ellie Parker (2005)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A hilarious comic portrait of a young woman's struggle for integrity, happiness, and a Hollywood acting career.
Director: Scott Coffey | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jennifer Syme, Greg Freitas, Gaye Pope
Votes: 4,818 | Gross: $0.03M
21. The Death Kiss (1932)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Murder during film shoot sparks search for a killer.
Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Adrienne Ames, John Wray
Votes: 1,418
22. Void (2018)
97 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of the tumultuous relationship between a successful actress and a struggling writer.
Director: Aleksi Salmenperä | Stars: Laura Birn, Tommi Korpela, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Matleena Kuusniemi
Votes: 829
23. How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2000)
R | 107 min | Comedy, Drama
A sarcastic playwright in LA gets new neighbors - single mom and 8 y.o. girl. His wife wants kids and babysits the girl. He doesn't want kids yet plays with her to find out how children talk - for his play. Paternal instincts?
Director: Michael Kalesniko | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Robin Wright, Suzi Hofrichter, Lynn Redgrave
Votes: 3,649 | Gross: $0.05M
24. 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: 751
25. Just Write (1997)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress.
Director: Andrew Gallerani | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 1,081
26. The Dying Gaul (I) (2005)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.
Director: Craig Lucas | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Campbell Scott, Patricia Clarkson, Ryan Miller
Votes: 2,481 | Gross: $0.34M
27. Hot Tomorrows (1977)
73 min | Drama
A portrait of a young man, Michael, so obsessed with death that he decorates his room with a life-size Grim Reaper. One night Michael's closest buddy, Louis, joins him for an adventure in Hollywood on Christmas Eve.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Ken Lerner, Ray Sharkey, Hervé Villechaize, Victor Argo
Votes: 101
28. Pitch (1997)
81 min | Documentary
Two young writers try to pitch their script to the big and famous.
Directors: Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice | Stars: Kenny Hotz, Spencer Rice, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Jay Bergeren
Votes: 806
29. Chris & Don: A Love Story (2007)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, Romance
The love story between British writer, Christopher Isherwood (whose book 'The Berlin Stories' inspired the musical and film Cabaret) and Don Bachardy, American portrait artist.
Directors: Tina Mascara, Guido Santi | Stars: W.H. Auden, Don Bachardy, Ted Bachardy, James Berg
Votes: 990 | Gross: $0.21M
30. Live Fast, Die Young (2008)
101 min | Drama
After an A-list star accidentally dies at a Christmas party, a group of ten Hollywood insiders seek redemption.
Director: Timothy A. Chey | Stars: Tammy Felice, Eric Feliciano, Joleigh Fioreavanti, William Thomas Jones
Votes: 865 | Gross: $0.02M
31. 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: 2,891
32. The Hollywood Ten (1950)
15 min | Documentary, Short, History
A brief look at The Hollywood Ten, a group of screenwriters and directors charged of contempt of court after challenging the House of Anti-American Activities and their controversial and ... See full summary »
Director: John Berry | Stars: J. Parnell Thomas, Albert Maltz, Lester Cole, Samuel Ornitz
Votes: 264
33. 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
34. Englishman in L.A: The Movie (2017)
45 min | Comedy
Englishman In LA is a coming-of-man story about a naive British writer navigating Hollywood when his romantic British novel is threatened to be turned into a cheesy action film.
Director: David Vendette | Stars: Charles Irving Beale, Krystal Joy Brown, Emrhys Cooper, Tamela D'Amico
Votes: 32
35. 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ex-Hollywood screenwriter, now teaching an evening class in New York, finds himself in a battle of wits with a devious screenwriting student.
Director: Hilarion Banks | Stars: Zuher Khan, James Wilder, Joaquim de Almeida, Rudolf Martin
Votes: 161 | Gross: $0.02M
36. Pencils Down! The 100 Days of the Writers Guild Strike (2014)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History, News
The story of the Writers Guild of America strike of 2007-08 that pitted Hollywood's writers against the major studios.
Director: Brian S. Kalata | Stars: Miranda Banks, Christopher Barrett, Justine Bateman, Kai Bowe
Votes: 35
37. Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique (1999)
155 min | Documentary
Director: Larry Wessel | Stars: Jonathan Gilmore, Curtis Harrington, Forrest J. Ackerman, Kelly Monroe
38. The Road to Dracula (1999 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the history of the infamous vampire Dracula, and how the original 1931 film came to be.
Director: David J. Skal | Stars: Carla Laemmle, Clive Barker, Bob Madison, David J. Skal
Votes: 415
39. 2ND Take (2011)
TV-14 | 103 min | Drama
Reclusive writer takes aspiring actress under his wing.
Director: John Suits | Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Sarah Jones, Josh Zuckerman, Lee Tergesen
Votes: 186
40. Bollywood and Vine (2004 Video)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
An Indian tour bus driver in Hollywood gets more than he bargained for when he writes a comeback vehicle for his idol, reclusive actress Delilah Leigh.
Directors: Donald Farmer, Edward Jordon | Stars: Skye Aubrey, Jamey Schrick, J.R. Jones, Trish Dempsey
Votes: 134
41. Breathing Hard (2001)
93 min | Comedy, Drama
A struggling Hollywood writer takes a job as a driver for a cursing, cantankerous old British actress. She believes she has one great role left in her...and decides that it should be in his new play.
Director: Eric Neal Young | Stars: John Rafter Lee, June Claman, John Billingsley, Laura Lieblein Adam
Votes: 28
42. Rozprávky z Hollywoodu (1992 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
Director: Stanislav Párnicky | Stars: Emil Horváth, Milan Bahúl, Jela Buckova, Vladimir Cerny
Votes: 16
43. The Table (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, Biography
For over 20 years, a group of tenacious individuals meet every Thursday to discuss their strategies on breaking into the exclusive club known as Hollywood. The group is called The Table.
Director: Ana Barredo | Stars: Robert Amico, Seth Derek Aronson, William Balch, Richard Basch
Votes: 31
44. Voskovec & Werich - paralelní osudy (2012 TV Movie)
157 min | Documentary
Director: Ales Kisil | Stars: Josef Abrhám, George Voskovec, Ota Jirák, Jan Werich
45. God's Girl
114 min | Comedy | Announced
When God presents Nick Chandler, a struggling, middle-aged screenwriter, with an offer he can't refuse, hilarity ensues. How would Nick like to put his name on God's Girl, an original, ... See full summary »
Director: Ken Berris
46. Tyler Perry: Man of Many Faces (2021)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Despite humble beginnings, Tyler Perry established a successful career as a writer, director, and producer for stage, television and film. Perry's acclaimed work has lead to international stardom making him Hollywood's highest paid man.
Director: Jordan Hill | Stars: Diriki Mack, Tyler Perry
Votes: 14
47. Ghost of Honor (1957)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Casper the Friendly Ghost attends a premiere of one of his own cartoons and is interviewed in the lobby. He is asked how he happened to become a movie star, and gives a lively account of ... See full summary »
Directors: Izzy Sparber, Myron Waldman | Stars: Jackson Beck, Jack Mercer, Mae Questel, Cecil Roy
Votes: 32
48. Rozcarování (1982 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
Director: Jirí Adamec | Stars: Ludek Munzar, Rudolf Hrusínský, Oldrich Kaiser, Jirí Kodet
49. From Washington to Hollywood ...and Back (1998 Video)
25 min | Documentary, Short, History
Stars: Tom Brokaw, John Frankenheimer, Chris Hegedus, Dustin Hoffman
50. Orientation: A Scientology Information Film (1996)
37 min | Documentary, Short
An introduction and overview to Scientology.
Stars: Norman Starkey, Bob Adams, Kirstie Alley, Larry Anderson
Votes: 411