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1. King Kong (2005)
PG-13 | 187 min | Action, Adventure, Romance
A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann
Votes: 447,244 | Gross: $218.08M
2. Staying Alive (1983)
PG | 93 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Five years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenge yet: succeeding as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Director: Sylvester Stallone | Stars: John Travolta, Cynthia Rhodes, Finola Hughes, Steve Inwood
Votes: 17,615 | Gross: $64.89M
3. New York, New York (1977)
PG | 155 min | Drama, Music, Musical
An egotistical saxophonist and a young lounge singer meet on VJ Day and embark upon a strained and rocky romance, even as their careers begin a long, uphill climb.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Robert De Niro, Lionel Stander, Barry Primus
Votes: 21,904 | Gross: $16.40M
4. Victor/Victoria (1995 TV Movie)
146 min | Comedy, Musical
A woman pretending to be a man impersonating a woman.
Directors: Matthew Diamond, Blake Edwards, Goro Kobayashi | Stars: Julie Andrews, Tony Roberts, Michael Nouri, Rachel York
Votes: 2,206
5. Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Passed | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer, and singer George M. Cohan.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston, Richard Whorf
Votes: 16,870 | Gross: $11.80M
6. David Byrne's American Utopia (2020)
TV-14 | 105 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman's brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: David Byrne, Jacqueline Acevedo, Gustavo Di Dalva, Daniel Freedman
Votes: 5,261
7. Cover Girl (1944)
Passed | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Rusty Parker wins a contest and becomes a celebrated cover girl; this endangers her romance with dancing mentor Danny.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Gene Kelly, Lee Bowman, Phil Silvers
Votes: 5,947
8. Love Happy (1949)
Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
The Marx Brothers help young Broadway hopefuls while thwarting diamond thieves.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Ilona Massey
Votes: 3,083
9. Give a Girl a Break (1953)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Broadway choreographer Ted Sturgis auditions dancers for a new musical after the lead walks out, with talent ranging from a ballerina to an untrained novice and his former partner, a retired star.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Marge Champion, Gower Champion, Debbie Reynolds, Helen Wood
Votes: 858
10. Happiness Never Comes Alone (2012)
110 min | Comedy, Romance
Sacha Keller is only interested in one night stands with 20-somethings and has a phobia of children. That is until he meets Charlotte, the divorced mother-of-three and ex-wife of one his employer's powerful clients.
Director: James Huth | Stars: Gad Elmaleh, Sophie Marceau, Maurice Barthélémy, François Berléand
Votes: 5,550
11. Dames (1934)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
A multimillionaire decides to boycott "filthy" forms of entertainment such as Broadway shows.
Directors: Ray Enright, Busby Berkeley | Stars: Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Zasu Pitts
Votes: 2,432
12. Lucky Me (1954)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy Jr.
Votes: 896
13. You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush (2009 TV Special)
TV-MA | 115 min | Comedy
It's time for change in America--but not without a few parting words from former President George W Bush. Here's your chance to discover the man behind the myth as HBO presents Will Ferrell... See full summary »
Director: Marty Callner | Stars: Will Ferrell, Michael Delaney, Pia Glenn, Adam Mucci
Votes: 4,103
14. Wives and Lovers (1963)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
A struggling author and his wife suddenly become wealthy and move to the suburbs. Divorced neighbor and "companion" aid marital misconstrue which almost culminates in a divorce.
Director: John Rich | Stars: Janet Leigh, Van Johnson, Shelley Winters, Martha Hyer
Votes: 308
15. Delightfully Dangerous (1945)
Approved | 92 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Young Sherry Williams dreams of having a singing career, and she idolizes her older sister Josephine, who has gone to New York to perform on the stage. When Sherry is distraught just before... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Jane Powell, Ralph Bellamy, Constance Moore, Louise Beavers
Votes: 329
16. Across the Sea of Time (1995)
G | 51 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A young Russian boy, Thomas Minton, travels to New York as a passenger on a Russian freighter. Close to Ellis Island he gets off and thus starts his journey to America the same way as all ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Low | Stars: Peter Reznick, John McDonough, Avi Hoffman, Victor Steinbach
Votes: 315 | Gross: $15.98M
17. Three Sailors and a Girl (1953)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Musical
Three navy men run into a shady producer who convinces them to invest into his new show. When they meet the show's female star attraction, they're sold. Have they become the latest showbiz players or just three more suckers?
Director: Roy Del Ruth | Stars: Jane Powell, Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Sam Levene
Votes: 464
18. Fox Movietone Follies of 1929 (1929)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Lila Beaumont is an understudy in a Broadway musical. Her boyfriend, George Shelby, arrives in New York hoping to take Lila back home with him to marry. George buys a majority interest in ... See full summary »
Director: David Butler | Stars: John Breeden, Lola Lane, DeWitt Jennings, Sharon Lynn
Votes: 28
19. Broadway Idiot (2013)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Music, Musical
A behind-the-scenes look at Green Day's "American Idiot" album becoming a punk rock Broadway musical.
Director: Doug Hamilton | Stars: Michael Mayer, Steven Hoggett, Tom Kitt, Christine Jones
Votes: 774 | Gross: $0.03M
20. Red-Haired Alibi (1932)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Merna Kennedy, Theodore von Eltz, Grant Withers, Purnell Pratt
Votes: 263
21. Stage Struck (1936)
Passed | 91 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Broadway dance director George Randall (Dick Powell) is stuck with staging a Broadway show starring Peggy Revere (Joan Blondell), a wealthy but untalented performer who is starring only ... See full summary »
Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Dick Powell, Joan Blondell, Warren William, Frank McHugh
Votes: 366
22. Chasing Rainbows (1930)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Reisner | Stars: Bessie Love, Charles King, Jack Benny, George K. Arthur
Votes: 271
23. Smiling Irish Eyes (1929)
Passed | 90 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A pretty young violinist who travels from Ireland to America to seek fame and fortune on Broadway finds a bit more than she expected.
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Colleen Moore, James Hall, Robert Homans, Claude Gillingwater
Votes: 55
24. Polly of the Follies (1922)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
Country girl goes to New York and becomes stage star.
Director: John Emerson | Stars: Constance Talmadge, Horace Knight, Thomas Carr, Harry Fisher
Votes: 18
25. Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
Approved | 69 min | Drama
On the way to work, five defence workers contemplate their pasts and their own reasons for working.
Director: John H. Auer | Stars: Margo, John Carradine, Robert Ryan, Amelita Ward
Votes: 305
26. Redhead from Manhattan (1943)
Approved | 64 min | Comedy
Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in Manhattan where she takes the place of her Broadway star twin sister Elaine, ... See full summary »
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Lupe Velez, Michael Duane, Tim Ryan, Gerald Mohr
Votes: 37
27. Hitchhike to Happiness (1945)
Passed | 74 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A famous radio singer takes time off from her career and returns to New York City to visit with old friends, who don't know she's a famous singer (she uses a stage name). She falls in love ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Al Pearce, Dale Evans, Stanley Brown, William Frawley
Votes: 69
28. An Angel Comes to Brooklyn (1945)
Approved | 70 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
An angel returns to Earth to help a Broadway producer put on a show, so a struggling young actress will have a job.
Director: Leslie Goodwins | Stars: Kaye Dowd, Robert Duke, David Street, Barbara Perry
Votes: 20
29. Manhattan Parade (1931)
Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Musical
The fortunes of a Broadway costume company rise and fall depending on who is running it, and whether its clients' shows succeed or not.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: Joe Smith, Charles Dale, Winnie Lightner, Charles Butterworth
Votes: 172
30. Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)
Passed | 72 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Ex-vaudeville performer Trixie makes a come-back, and threatens to thwart the ambitions of her song-writing step-children, Bob and Judy.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Joan Marsh, Frank Albertson, Lucien Littlefield, Grace Hayes
Votes: 55
31. Cowboy in Manhattan (1943)
Approved | 56 min | Action, Comedy, Music
Bob Allen, a struggling songwriter poses as a millionaire cowboy to win Broadway star Babs Lee.
Director: Frank Woodruff | Stars: Frances Langford, Robert Paige, Leon Errol, Walter Catlett
Votes: 18
32. Good Morning, Judge (1943)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Music
A songwriter is sued for libel, and when he gets to court he discovers that his girlfriend is the plaintiff's attorney.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Dennis O'Keefe, Louise Allbritton, Mary Beth Hughes, J. Carrol Naish
Votes: 23
33. General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein (1954 TV Special)
Comedy, History, Musical
Tribute to the then-ten-year partnership between composer Richard Rodgers and librettist-lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, presented by General Foods, celebrating its 25th anniversary. ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Mary Martin, Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen
Votes: 26
34. The Show (II) (1922)
Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short
A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.
Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Lucille Carlisle
Votes: 160
35. The Girl He Didn't Buy (1928)
Passed | 57 min | Drama, Romance
Philip D'Arcy (William Eugene), the financial backer of a Broadway show offers to star Ruth Montaige (Pauline Garon), in the show but he has another reason for doing so. But Ruth, dumb but ... See full summary »
Director: Dallas M. Fitzgerald | Stars: Pauline Garon, Allan Simpson, Rosemary Cooper, Gladden James
36. The Broadway Boob (1926)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
Dan Williams leaves his small hometown in disgrace, and travels to New York City to try his luck on Broadway. He gets a small part in a Broadway show, but his press agent releases a story ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Glenn Hunter, Mildred Ryan, Antrim Short, Beryl Halley
37. Appointment with Baby (1948)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Jinx Falkenburg tries to make time for both her career and her baby and finds that it's not as easy as it might sound.
Director: Gene Martel | Stars: Jinx Falkenburg, Tex McCrary, Patrice Munsel, Harry Conover
38. A Roundabout Road to Broadway (2016 TV Movie)
History
NBC's "A Roundabout Road to Broadway" chronicles Roundabout Theatre Company's 50-year history, from humble beginnings in a supermarket basement to Broadway powerhouse. Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and directed by Andrew Lawton.
Director: Andrew Lawton | Stars: Jeff Augustin, Alec Baldwin, Sydney Beers, Laura Benanti
39. Broadway Blogspot (2010– )
10 min | Documentary
Broadway Backstage Video Series (featuring interviews of people who work on Broadway on-stage or Behind-the-scenes on Broadway), The Glamorous Life Series Video Series (Videos Series for ... See full summary »
Stars: Marcus Conerly, Kimberly Faye Greenberg, Barry Livingston, Stanley Livingston
40. Main Street Follies (1935)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A New york producer sends a spy to a nightclub to report back on the musical acts.
Director: Joseph Henabery | Stars: Hal Le Roy, Mary Joan Martin, Arthur Petley Troupe, Burley & Recco
Votes: 118
41.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Nichols and May: Take Two
(1996)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
TV clips and highlights profile the 1960's comedy team of Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
Director: Phillip Schopper | Stars: Steve Allen, Tom Brokaw, Jules Feiffer, Richard Lewis
Votes: 227
42.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Nanette Fabray and Mel Torme
(1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Comedy, Family
Guest Mel Torme sings "We've Only Just Begun" and joins Carol for a duet of Sammy Cahn lyrics; guest Nanette Fabray sings "It's Not Easy Being Green;" the cast joins for a musical spoof of the film "42nd Street."
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 38
43.
Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Episode:
Deadpan
(1988)
TV-PG | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
When one of Jessica's former students brings a play based on her novel to Broadway, she finds herself in the middle of a war between two rival critics.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Lloyd Bochner, Miles Chapin, Carole Cook
Votes: 380
44.
The Sopranos (1999–2007)
Episode:
A Hit Is a Hit
(1999)
TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama
Tony tries to branch out into legitimate investments, while Chris and Adriana decide to try their hands at music production.
Director: Matthew Penn | Stars: James Gandolfini, Lorraine Bracco, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli
Votes: 8,357
45.
Studio One (1948–1958)
Episode:
Confessions of a Nervous Man
(1953)
51 min | Drama
On opening night, a playwright sits in a bar interacting with well-wishers and remembering the problems of getting a play ready for Broadway while anxiously awaiting the verdicts of the eight newspaper reviewers.
Director: Paul Nickell | Stars: George Axelrod, Art Carney, Jerome Kilty, Barbara Nichols
Votes: 36
46.
20/20 Wednesday (1993–1999)
Episode:
Broadway's New Annie: Search for a Star
(1997)
Documentary, News
Stars: Christiana Anbri, Kristine Bogan, Justine Griffiths, Cassidy Ladden
47.
The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1965)
Episode:
Evil Eye Schultz
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
On the day on which he is opening his show at the Copacabana, Danny is afraid to see or be served by 'Evil Eye' Schultz, a waiter at Lindy's Restaurant with a reputation for jinxing ... See full summary »
Director: Sheldon Leonard | Stars: Danny Thomas, Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright
Votes: 27
48.
Impractical Jokers (2011– )
Episode:
Love Expert
(2013)
TV-14 | 21 min | Comedy, Reality-TV
Four friends compete to embarrass each other in the ultimate hidden camera showdown.
Stars: Joe Gatto, James Murray, Drew Patterson, Brian Quinn
Votes: 214
49.
Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018)
Episode:
Pilot
(2014)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Sex, drugs and classical music illustrate what happens behind the curtains at the symphony can be just as captivating as what occurs on stage.
Director: Paul Weitz | Stars: Lola Kirke, Saffron Burrows, Peter Vack, Gael García Bernal
Votes: 1,406
50.
Girls (2012–2017)
Episode:
Two Plane Rides
(2014)
TV-MA | 29 min | Comedy, Drama
The girls each face life-altering news and decisions.
Director: Lena Dunham | Stars: Lena Dunham, Allison Williams, Jemima Kirke, Zosia Mamet
Votes: 593