Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "aspiring-filmmaker"

1. Dawson's Creek (1998–2003)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

Two childhood best friends, Dawson and Joey, go through different stages of adolescence together. Their friendship is later tested when they both start a relationship with different people.

Stars: James Van Der Beek, Katie Holmes, Michelle Williams, Joshua Jackson

Votes: 44,769

2. Hustle (2022)

R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

A basketball scout discovers a phenomenal street ball player while in Spain and sees the prospect as his opportunity to get back into the NBA.

Director: Jeremiah Zagar | Stars: Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Juancho Hernangomez, Ben Foster

Votes: 145,317

3. Super 8 (2011)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney

Votes: 368,092 | Gross: $127.00M

4. The Fabelmans (2022)

PG-13 | 151 min | Drama

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch

Votes: 117,676

5. The Blair Witch Project (1999)

R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery

Three film students vanish after traveling into a Maryland forest to film a documentary on the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only their footage behind.

Directors: Daniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez | Stars: Heather Donahue, Michael C. Williams, Joshua Leonard, Bob Griffin

Votes: 286,621 | Gross: $140.54M

6. The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

PG | 114 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.

Directors: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe | Stars: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Michael Rianda

Votes: 127,470

7. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | Stars: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman

Votes: 138,665 | Gross: $6.74M

8. Peeping Tom (1960)

Not Rated | 101 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.

Director: Michael Powell | Stars: Karlheinz Böhm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer, Maxine Audley

Votes: 39,468 | Gross: $0.08M

9. Vengeance (II) (2022)

R | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Mystery

A writer from New York City attempts to solve the murder of a girl he hooked up with and travels down south to investigate the circumstances of her death and discover what happened to her.

Director: B.J. Novak | Stars: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Lio Tipton, Ashton Kutcher

Votes: 37,276

10. Home Again (2017)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Pico Alexander

Votes: 35,218 | Gross: $27.02M

11. The Last Summer (2019)

TV-14 | 109 min | Comedy, Romance

Standing on the precipice of adulthood, a group of friends navigate new relationships, while reexamining others, during their final summer before college.

Director: William Bindley | Stars: K.J. Apa, Maia Mitchell, Norman Johnson Jr., Jacob Latimore

Votes: 14,342

12. Little Evil (2017)

TV-MA | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Gary, who has just married Samantha, the woman of his dreams, discovers that her six-year-old son may be the Antichrist.

Director: Eli Craig | Stars: Evangeline Lilly, Owen Atlas, Adam Scott, Marcus Terrell Smith

Votes: 23,306

13. Butterfly Kisses (2018)

91 min | Horror, Mystery

A filmmaker discovers a box of video tapes depicting two students' disturbing film project featuring a local horror legend, The Peeping Tom. As he sets out to prove this story is real and ... See full summary »

Director: Erik Kristopher Myers | Stars: Rachel Armiger, Reed DeLisle, Matt Lake, Eve Young

Votes: 4,053

14. Neon Maniacs (1986)

R | 91 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A group of teenagers in San Francisco discover a nest of homicidal monsters living in a tower of the Golden Gate Bridge, but when they try to tell authorities, no one believes them.

Director: Joseph Mangine | Stars: Clyde Hayes, Leilani Sarelle, Donna Locke, Victor Brandt

Votes: 3,026

15. The Last Horror Film (1982)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror

A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.

Director: David Winters | Stars: J'Len Winters, John Kelly, Joe Spinell, Simone Overman

Votes: 2,233

16. Lucky Them (2013)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Drama

A rock journalist is assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend.

Director: Megan Griffiths | Stars: Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church, Nina Arianda, Oliver Platt

Votes: 4,130 | Gross: $0.03M

17. Boy Meets Girl (1984)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Romance

Paris by night. Alex, 22, wants to become a filmmaker. He is fascinated by first times and his girlfriend, Florence, has just left him for his best friend, Thomas. First break-up, first ... See full summary »

Director: Leos Carax | Stars: Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier, Carroll Brooks, Maïté Nahyr

Votes: 4,027

18. Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (2011)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

An uptight New York City lawyer takes her two teenagers to her hippie mother's farmhouse upstate for a family vacation.

Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Elizabeth Olsen, Nat Wolff

Votes: 8,791 | Gross: $0.54M

19. Redacted (2007)

R | 90 min | Crime, Thriller, War

The devastating reconstruction of the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl by American soldiers in Samarra in 2006.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Patrick Carroll, Rob Devaney, Izzy Diaz, Ty Jones

Votes: 11,273 | Gross: $0.07M

20. Dreaming Whilst Black (2023)

TV-MA | 26 min | Comedy, Drama

Kwabena is an aspiring filmmaker trapped in his recruitment job. When he is given the opportunity he's always dreamed of, is he brave enough to chase it?

Stars: Adjani Salmon, Dani Moseley, Rachel Adedeji, Babirye Bukilwa

Votes: 638

21. Frankie (I) (2019)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Romance

Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.

Director: Ira Sachs | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Sennia Nanua, Ariyon Bakare, Vinette Robinson

Votes: 1,999

22. It Should Happen to You (1954)

Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a young woman with dreams of fame rents a billboard to advertise herself, her life changes overnight.

Director: George Cukor | Stars: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Peter Lawford, Michael O'Shea

Votes: 4,541 | Gross: $1.40M

23. Nobody Walks (2012)

R | 83 min | Drama

A Silver Lake family's relaxed dynamic is tested after they take in a young artist so she can complete her art film.

Director: Ry Russo-Young | Stars: John Krasinski, Olivia Thirlby, Rosemarie DeWitt, India Ennenga

Votes: 5,222 | Gross: $0.02M

24. Playback (II) (2012)

R | 98 min | Horror, Thriller

A teenager investigates the case of a missing local baby, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir.

Director: Michael A. Nickles | Stars: Christian Slater, Ambyr Childers, Toby Hemingway, Jonathan Keltz

Votes: 5,108 | Gross: $0.00M

25. Eskimo Nell (1975)

85 min | Comedy

Three young men, a scriptwriter, a producer and a director are called in by Benny U Murdoch, an exotic movie producer. He wants to make a new erotic movie starring a big woman - the "Eskimo... See full summary »

Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Michael Armstrong, Terence Edmond, Christopher Timothy, Roy Kinnear

Votes: 435

26. Ghost Chase (1987)

PG-13 | 85 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

In an old Hollywood mansion, the spirit of an old family retainer inhabits an old grandfather clock. When a movie company uses the mansion for a film, the spirit inhabits the body of a ... See full summary »

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Jason Lively, Tim McDaniel, Jill Whitlow, Leonard Lansink

Votes: 960

27. Total Frat Movie (2016)

Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy

Three years after getting his fraternity revoked, Charlie and the remaining brothers must throw the greatest rush event to recruit a new pledge class and reinstate their frat.

Director: Warren P. Sonoda | Stars: Justin Deeley, Jamie Johnston, Steven Yaffee, Alex House

Votes: 933

28. Bachchhan Paandey (2022)

147 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

When a struggling filmmaker and actor set out to make a biography on one of the most dreaded gangsters, they have little idea about just how crazy and dangerous it's going to be.

Director: Farhad Samji | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, Jacqueline Fernandez

Votes: 36,618

29. House of Flesh Mannequins (2009)

Unrated | 110 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A loner artist with a history of abuse meets a beautiful woman who takes an interest in his life and work; leading to a chilling path of tragedy.

Director: Domiziano Cristopharo | Stars: Domiziano Arcangeli, Irena Violette, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Roberta Gemma

Votes: 394

30. Dreamers (I) (1999)

93 min | Drama, Comedy

Two childhood friends dream about escaping to Los Angeles to pursue their fame and fortune as filmmakers.

Director: Ann Lu | Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Mark Ballou, Courtney Gains, Portia Dawson

Votes: 169

31. Love at First Hiccup (2009)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

A high school romantic comedy about freshman Victor who has contracted a case of Anya-itis, (acute and incurable love passion for high school senior Anja.) And why shouldn't he?

Director: Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg | Stars: Scout Taylor-Compton, Devon Werkheiser, Tania Verafield, Ken Luckey

Votes: 3,228

32. A Very Complex Decade: Celebrating 10 Years of a Nudist Short Film (2024)

40 min | Documentary, Short

A retrospective documentary about the nudist-themed short film "Complex" and its impact on the careers of those who helped to make it and the nudist community for which it stands. A full performance of the stage adaption is also included.

Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: Davo Hardy, Dan Monty, Georgina Neville, Kat Campbell

33. You're Killing Me (2015)

Unrated | 88 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A gay mixture of "Dexter" and "Gilmore Girls" blending witty banter, pop culture, reference and good old-fashioned murder!

Director: Jim Hansen | Stars: Jeffery Self, Matthew McKelligon, Bryan Safi, Edi Patterson

Votes: 480

34. The Ceremony Is About to Begin (2024)

70 min | Horror

Madness, mayhem, and mummification rites ensue when a documentary filmmaker visits the rural commune of an Ancient Egyptian inspired cult to interview its enigmatic leader.

Director: Sean Nichols Lynch | Stars: Chad Westbrook Hinds, John Laird, Michelle Westbrook Hinds, Raul Delarosa

Votes: 13

35. Waiting in the Summer (2012–2014)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

While testing out his camera on a bridge one summer night, Kaito Kirishima sees a blue light streaking across the sky, only to be blown off the railing seconds later. Just before succumbing... See full summary »

Stars: Brittney Karbowski, Luci Christian, John Swasey, Bryson Baugus

Votes: 729

36. Solino (2002)

124 min | Drama, Comedy

In the sixties Romano Amato, his wife Rosa and their two sons Giancarlo and Gigi emigrate from Solino in Italy to Duisburg in the Ruhr area and establish the first Pizza restaurant in town.... See full summary »

Director: Fatih Akin | Stars: Barnaby Metschurat, Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Tasche, Tiziana Lodato

Votes: 5,745

37. Promise Her Anything (1966)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

A young lady has been widowed and left with a baby son to bring up alone. She decides that the baby needs a father figure and decides to marry a psychologist. She hides her son with an ... See full summary »

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Warren Beatty, Leslie Caron, Robert Cummings, Keenan Wynn

Votes: 622

38. Keep the Change (I) (2017)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A New York City romantic comedy, Keep the Change is the unlikely love story of two people who meet in a support group.

Director: Rachel Israel | Stars: Jessica Walter, Christina Brucato, Tibor Feldman, Sondra James

Votes: 950 | Gross: $0.20M

39. 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

40. Chasing Ghosts (I) (2014)

Not Rated | 89 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Lucas Simons, an 11 year-old filmmaker, is obsessed with death after the loss of his brother. When Lucas accidentally captures a mysterious presence in one of his films, he inadvertently ... See full summary »

Director: Joshua Shreve | Stars: Toby Nichols, Tim Meadows, Robyn Lively, W. Earl Brown

Votes: 418

41. Nate & Margaret (2012)

Not Rated | 80 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Nate is nineteen. Margaret is fifty-two. Their odd, quirky, totally working friendship gets rattled when Nate gets his first boyfriend, who drives him away from Margaret as she tries to pursue a life as a stand-up comedian.

Director: Nathan Adloff | Stars: Natalie West, Tyler Ross, Conor McCahill, Gaby Hoffmann

Votes: 599

42. Codename 'Holec' (2016)

98 min | Drama, History

Young director Honza David (Krystof Hádek) films the Russian invasion in in Prague in August 1968. With Eva (Vica Kerekes) - the love of his life - he tries to get out of the country. He ... See full summary »

Director: Franz Novotny | Stars: Johannes Zeiler, Krystof Hádek, Vica Kerekes, David Novotný

Votes: 81

43. Dreamworld (2012)

Not Rated | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Oliver Hayes, an aspiring animator whose confidence is at a low point, meets the captivating and impulsive Lily Blush, who encourages him to drop everything and go with her to Northern ... See full summary »

Director: Ryan Darst | Stars: Whit Hertford, Mary Kate Wiles, Nora Kirkpatrick, Matt Bush

Votes: 257

44. Red Carpet (III) (2014)

117 min | Comedy, Romance

Adult movie director Jung-Woo dreams of working as a regular commercial film director. Eun-Soo is a commercial film actress, who began her career when she was a child. After Jung-Woo meets Eun-Soo he faces enormous changes in his life.

Director: Park Beom-su | Stars: Son Byung-wook, Hwang Chan-sung, Yoon Da-kyung, Jo Dal-hwan

Votes: 305

45. My Life on Ice (2002)

102 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

My Life on Ice presents the unique point of view of 16-year-old Etienne, a cute would-be ice skating champion living in provincial Rouen who is obsessed with filming his daily life with a ... See full summary »

Directors: Olivier Ducastel, Jacques Martineau | Stars: Ariane Ascaride, Jimmy Tavares, Jonathan Zaccaï, Hélène Surgère

Votes: 862

46. Coyote (1992)

99 min | Drama, Romance

The film tells the story of a violent and passionate love between two ambitious teenagers in the background of nowadays Montreal.

Director: Richard Ciupka | Stars: Mitsou, Patrick Labbé, Thierry Magnier, Claude Legault

Votes: 159

47. The Movie Emperor (2023)

125 min | Comedy, Drama

Actor Lau Wai-Chi has a huge following of devoted followers and is always keeping an eye on his rivals. After accepting to play the lead in a modest indie drama, Lau begins the laborious process of mastering the acting skills for the role.

Director: Ning Hao | Stars: Ning Hao, Eliz Lao, Andy Lau, Tony Ka Fai Leung

Votes: 223

48. Get Ready with Me (2019)

30 min | Short, Thriller

Aspiring YouTuber Vendela decides to get up in front of her high school class and show a disturbing video that disrupts the lesson and causes her teacher Lukas to fear for her life.

Director: Jonatan Etzler | Stars: Shanti Roney, Miriam Ingrid, Lisa Agby, Jenna Chaaraoui

Votes: 179

49. The Dark Side of Hollywood (1998)

54 min | Documentary

A documentary looking behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the ... See full summary »

Director: Odette Springer | Stars: Jon Kalina, Edward Albert, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Lisa Boyle

Votes: 34

50. Events (1970)

84 min | Drama

Sexuality without pretense gives the wallop to Events. A dramatic street story of young runaway flower-kids in the Greenwich Village of 1968, it raises ethical questions while the screen ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Baker | Stars: Ryan Listman, Joy Bang, Frank Cavestani, Marsha Rossa

Votes: 38