Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "film-within-a-tv-show"

1. Die Hart (2020– )

TV-MA | 8 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Kevin Hart - playing a version of himself - is on a death-defying quest to become an action star.

Stars: Kevin Hart, Nathalie Emmanuel, John Travolta, Jean Reno

Votes: 7,128

2. The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1995)
Episode: With Bobcat Goldthwait (1992)

TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy

Special guest star BOBCAT GOLDTHWAIT joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Tom Cruise: Dress Casual in which Stiller spoofs Tom Cruise re-enacting some of his most famous roles in a Broadway performance;

Directors: John Fortenberry, Paul Miller, Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 96

3. The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1995)
Episode: With Flea (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Special guest star Flea joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches. Sketches include: Hair Styling with Bruce featuring Gary Coleman; Woody Allen's Bride Of Frankenstein; Club Fredrick; Michael Pheret with Alex Karras;

Directors: John Fortenberry, Troy Miller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 49

4. The Ben Stiller Show (1992–1995)
Episode: With Garry Shandling (1992)

TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy

Special guest star Gerry Shandling joins the cast to introduce several comedy sketches.

Directors: John Fortenberry, Troy Miller, Ben Stiller | Stars: Ben Stiller, Andy Dick, Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk

Votes: 52

5. M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Episode: Yankee Doodle Doctor (1972)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, War

The 4077th is chosen as the site for a documentary featuring 'false heroics' about MASH units in Korea. After destroying the film, Hawkeye and Trapper make their own movie as a replacement.

Director: Lee Philips | Stars: Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Loretta Swit

Votes: 877

6. Screen Directors Playhouse (1955–1956)
Episode: The Silent Partner (1955)

30 min | Drama

When a great film director accepts an Academy Award, he reflects on a comedian he worked with in the early film days, owing his success to him, not realizing that man is now destitute, watching the show on TV from a barstool.

Director: George Marshall | Stars: Buster Keaton, Zasu Pitts, Joe E. Brown, Evelyn Ankers

Votes: 141

7. The Brady Bunch (1969–1974)
Episode: The Un-Underground Movie (1970)

Not Rated | 25 min | Comedy, Family

For an American history class project, Greg enlists his family to create a documentary about the First Thanksgiving.

Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: Robert Reed, Florence Henderson, Ann B. Davis, Maureen McCormick

Votes: 207

8. Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode: Hollywood Babylon (2007)

TV-14 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Sam and Dean discover that a group of ghosts are attempting to shut down production of a movie that they feel is mocking them.

Director: Philip Sgriccia | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Gary Cole, Don Stark

Votes: 6,442

9. Babylon Berlin (2017–2025)
Episode: Episode #3.3 (2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Wendt makes every effort to ensure that Greta changes her statement regarding the attack on Benda. Despite Betty Winter's death, the filming continues. Helga makes a difficult decision.

Directors: Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries | Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger

Votes: 636

10. Babylon Berlin (2017–2025)
Episode: Episode #3.5 (2020)

TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rath, Charlotte and Böhm attend Rot's mysterious event. Nyssen visits Helga, who questions her recent actions. Greta returns to court for sentencing.

Directors: Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries | Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger

Votes: 619

11. Babylon Berlin (2017–2025)
Episode: Episode #3.12 (2020)

TV-MA | 62 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Litten remembers a legal loophole that could save Greta's life. Charlotte visits the inn mentioned in her mother's love letters. Wall Street crashes.

Directors: Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries | Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger

Votes: 697

12. The Ministry of Time (2015–2020)
Episode: Perdido en el tiempo (2020)

TV-MA | 59 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

The patrol is reunited after three years to investigate a debuting actor who looks exactly like Julián, who was believed to have been killed in action.

Directors: Chiqui Carabante, Marc Vigil | Stars: Rodolfo Sancho, Nacho Fresneda, Macarena García, Cayetana Guillén Cuervo

Votes: 101

13. The Boys (2019– )
Episode: We Gotta Go Now (2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Butcher has no more intentions to fight with Supes but Black Noir traced his location and found him: what will he do now? Supes are shooting a film named - #Dawn Of The Seven. Homelander is doing what Stormfront told him to do.

Director: Batan Silva | Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty

Votes: 12,696

14. Moon Knight (2022)
Episode: The Tomb (2022)

TV-14 | 51 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Marc and Steven must find balance as supernatural threats ahead look to stop them.

Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, Ann Akinjirin

Votes: 17,630

15. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Toony Goes Hollywood (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Tired of being a "second banana", Toony gets his big break when he lands a role in a major Hollywood film. Featured cartoons are Fast Buck Duck (1963), Bah Wilderness (1943), Life with Feathers (1945), Hawks and Doves (1968), and Goo Goo Goliath (1954).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

16. Hollywood (1980)
Episode: Comedy: A Serious Business (1980)

49 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The art of silent comedy is highlighted with a focus on the work of the four great clowns of the era: Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Harry Langdon.

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Frank Capra, Jackie Coogan, Georgie Harris

Votes: 70

17. Poker Face (2023– )
Episode: The Orpheus Syndrome (2023)

TV-MA | 57 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A special effects artist unearths a past project to find closure from the guilt of a fatal on-set accident; when old demons resurface, Charlie is left to unravel a new deadly plot.

Director: Natasha Lyonne | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Nick Nolte, Cherry Jones, Luis Guzmán

Votes: 2,734

18. Vienna Blood (2019– )
Episode: Death is Now a Welcome Guest (2022)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama, History

Max and Oskar hunt for men with fanatical devotions and dangerous obsessions after tragedy strikes at a silent film premiere.

Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Matthew Beard, Juergen Maurer, Conleth Hill, Amelia Bullmore

Votes: 259

19. The L.A. Complex (2012)
Episode: Don't Say Goodbye (2012)

TV-14 | 43 min | Drama

Connor seeks solace in Scienetics. Nick and Sabrina face a relationship crisis. Kal attempts to recover the hard drive. Abby makes a life-changing choice.

Director: Martin Gero | Stars: Jonathan Patrick Moore, Joe Dinicol, Andra Fuller, Dayle McLeod

Votes: 50

20. Paul T. Goldman (2023)
Episode: BCBS (2023)

TV-MA | 31 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Paul's world is turned upside down when he discovers his wife has been living a secret double life.

Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Paul T. Goldman, Melinda McGraw, Michael Dempsey, Kue Lawrence

Votes: 70

21. Paul T. Goldman (2023)
Episode: Moscow (2023)

TV-MA | 36 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

Paul receives new information about Audrey and vows to take action.

Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Paul T. Goldman, Melinda McGraw, Christopher Stanley, Michael Dempsey

Votes: 58

22. Paul T. Goldman (2023)
Episode: The Trial (2023)

36 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama

With the trial approaching, Paul desperately attempts to get authorities to take Audrey and Royce into custody.

Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Paul T. Goldman, Melinda McGraw, Christopher Stanley, W. Earl Brown

Votes: 47

23. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode: New Birthday (2013)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama

Ray forbids Bridget from seeing Marvin, but she visits him anyway. Meanwhile, Ray flies to Boston to search for Sully. Mickey manipulates Sean into working with him on a movie project.

Director: Lesli Linka Glatter | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok

Votes: 1,215

24. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode: Shabbos Goy (2017)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Ray's therapy is at odds with Sam's high-stakes power struggle. Mickey - at Frank's behest - seeks out an old friend of the Donovan's. Terry takes Damon to New York to train for a fight; Bunchy is confronted by sins from the past.

Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok

Votes: 805

25. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode: If I Should Fall from Grace with God (2017)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama

Ray is forced to step in and save Mickey from himself. Terry returns to LA with a confession. Bunchy helps a fellow inmate. Daryll and Mickey butt heads over their movie. And one Donovan goes to extreme measures to protect the family.

Director: Michael Uppendahl | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok

Votes: 856