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1. Project Runway (2004– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Reality-TV
Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry in this reality competition. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the competition after exhibiting their work in front of a judges' panel.
Stars: Nina Garcia, Tim Gunn, Heidi Klum, Michael Kors
Votes: 11,661
2. Wild Style (1982)
R | 82 min | Drama, Music
South Bronx graffiti artist Zoro is commissioned to paint a backdrop for a hip-hop concert.
Director: Charlie Ahearn | Stars: Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, Fab 5 Freddy, Patti Astor
Votes: 2,947
3. Independent Lens (1999– )
TV-14 | Documentary
Independent Lens is an award-winning PBS documentary series that streams on the PBS App and airs on public television. Independent Lens documentaries focus on stories of underrepresented ... See full summary »
Stars: America Ferrera, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 634
4. Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
TV-MA | 90 min | Documentary, Music
MC and journalist Shad Kabango meets with Hip-Hop's biggest stars to retrace how Hip-Hop became the world's most popular music, but realizes that Hip-Hop's true legacy is something much more profound.
Stars: Shad, LL Cool J, Big Daddy Kane, Cheo Hodari Coker
Votes: 6,450
5. Tokyo Pop (1988)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Aspiring singer Wendy hops on a plane to Tokyo with dreams of making it big in the music business. She soon finds romance with Hiro, a rock 'n' roll musician who convinces her to become the lead singer in his band.
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui | Stars: Carrie Hamilton, Diamond Yukai, Taiji Tonoyama, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 364 | Gross: $0.13M
6. Style Wars (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 69 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hip-hop that was developing in New York City in the late '70s and early '80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing.
Director: Tony Silver | Stars: Demon, Kase 2, Eric Haze, D. 5
Votes: 3,298
7. Downtown 81 (2000)
Unrated | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
After being released from the hospital, the artist Jean Michel Basquiat wanders around Manhattan trying to sell art to make money and find a place to stay.
Director: Edo Bertoglio | Stars: Jean Michel Basquiat, John Lurie, Richard Weigand, Cyndy Schneidau
Votes: 1,621 | Gross: $0.10M
8. Generation X (2016)
44 min | Documentary
This documentary takes a look back at the times and inventions for those who were born between 1961-81 who got to experience them and even inspire them to change the world as a result
Stars: Christian Slater, Jonathan Sway Calloway, Alison Stewart, Dee Snider
Votes: 170
9. The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)
360 min | Documentary
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us is the defining biography of a decade, as told through exclusive interviews with more than 40 icons, entertainers and innovators who shaped its identity.
Stars: Rob Lowe, Kurt Andersen, David Sirota, Tom Brokaw
Votes: 637
10. Blank City (2010)
Unrated | 94 min | Documentary
During the punk rock stage in the late '70s, downtown New York experienced a wave of "Do it yourself" independent filmmaking.
Director: Celine Danhier | Stars: Amos Poe, Ann Magnuson, Becky Johnston, Beth B
Votes: 835 | Gross: $0.12M
11. Vortex (1982)
Not Rated | 90 min | Thriller
A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense... See full summary »
Directors: Beth B, Scott B | Stars: James Russo, Lydia Lunch, William Rice, Ann Magnuson
Votes: 116
12. SexTV (1998–2008)
TV-MA | 30 min | Documentary
A documentary television series which explores human sexuality.
Stars: Chantal Quesnelle, Carol Queen, Ziggy Lorenc, Tristan Taormino
Votes: 292
13. Black Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black Culture (2023)
60 min | Documentary, Music, Reality-TV
In the new four-part E. series Black Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black Culture, the contributions of Black Americans in television, movies, sports, and film are documented. The special ... See full summary »
Stars: La La Anthony, Scott Evans, Nick Cannon, Justin Sylvester
Votes: 37
14. From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop (2017)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
FROM SCRATCH: THE BIRTH OF HIP HOP is a deep exploration into the historical, cultural, political and musical elements that created the genre, featuring present-day conversations with music legends.
Director: Kirk Fraser | Stars: Charlie Ahearn, Busy Bee, Joe Conzo, Dana Dane
15. Fear of Fiction (2000)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama
A young novelist with a bad case of writer's block clears her mind by answering an ad placed by a man who is driving cross-country and needs a partner. Along the way, she ends up with more writing material than she ever bargained for.
Director: Charlie Ahearn | Stars: Melissa Leo, Sam Trammell, David Wheir, Stephen Pearlman
Votes: 47
16. Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (2014)
134 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
A man goes to visit Count Orlock, a deviant, adulterous, shape-shifting Transylvanian vampire.
Directors: Tony Watt, John Migliore, Vivita | Stars: Max Schreck, Vivita, Tony Watt, John Migliore
Votes: 160
17. The Deadly Art of Survival (1979)
77 min | Action, Drama
A martial art instructor struggles against drug dealers operating from a rival karate school called the disco dojo.
Director: Charlie Ahearn | Stars: Nathan Ingram, George David Gonzalez, Miguel Villanueva, Gerard Hovagimyan
Votes: 52
18. Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer (2013)
TV-MA | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary on Brooklyn-born photographer Jamel Shabazz.
Director: Charlie Ahearn | Stars: Fab 5 Freddy, Bobbito Garcia, Aaron Goodstone, Claude Grunitzky
Votes: 83 | Gross: $0.02M
19. And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (2004)
300 min | Documentary, History, Music
A five-part documentary series released by VH1 in 2004. The series recounts the development of hip hop culture from its birth in New York City in the 1970s through its flowering into a global phenomenon in the 21st Century.
Stars: Bill Adler, Will Smith, Ice-T, Snoop Dogg
Votes: 201
20. No New York
Documentary | Filming
Directors: Scott B, Sandy Guthrie | Stars: Lydia Lunch, Amos Poe, Thurston Moore, Eric Mitchell
21. Doin' Time in Times Square (1992)
40 min | Documentary, Short
A bird's eye view of the activity surrounding the corner of 43rd Street and 8th Avenue in New York City from 1981-1983, inter-cut with family life inside the apartment the street scenes are filmed from.
Director: Charlie Ahearn | Stars: Eve Ahearn, Jane Ahearn, Joey Ahearn
Votes: 20
22. 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2007 TV Special)
TV-14 | 120 min | Music
VH1's fourth Hip-Hop Honors ceremony was hosted by Tracy Morgan and honored legendary Hip-Hop artists, musicians and cultural trendsetters from the "Old-School" and "Golden Age" eras of ... See full summary »
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Nelson George | Stars: Tracy Morgan, Charlie Ahearn, B.G., Pawl Bazile
Votes: 33
23. Downtown Calling (2009)
75 min | Documentary
In the late 1970s, the "greatest city in the world" was teetering on the edge of total chaos. A failed economy, crime and en mass housing corruption gave way to a city in crisis. Yet out of... See full summary »
Director: Shan Nicholson | Stars: Charlie Ahearn, DJ AM, Arthur Baker, Jaleel Bunton
Votes: 15
24. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005 TV Special)
TV-PG | 120 min | Music
VH1's second Hip-Hop Honors ceremony was hosted by Russell Simmons and Joseph Simmons and honored legendary Hip-Hop artists, musicians and cultural trendsetters from the "Old-School" and "... See full summary »
Director: Louis J. Horvitz | Stars: Joseph Simmons, Russell Simmons, Anthony Anderson, Big Daddy Kane
Votes: 75
25. The New Cinema (1984)
100 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Peter Wintonick | Stars: Belva Webb, Charlie Ahearn, Chantal Akerman, Les Blank
26. Just to Get a Rep (2004)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
More than thirty years ago, the youth of New York's neglected neighborhoods started a revolution by spray-painting their names on subway trains. The energy and freedom of this expression ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Gerard | Stars: Mode 2, Charlie Ahearn, Airone, Apes
Votes: 49
27. Through the Years of Hip Hop, Vol. 1: Graffiti (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Documentary, History, Music
A four-part documentary series entitled "The Architects." The story is told chronologically and right from the mouths of the greats. Learn how these young gifted pioneers constructed an ... See full summary »
Directors: Steve Kahn, Peter Lauer, Marty Thomas, Pam Thomas | Stars: Charlie Ahearn, Rob Base, Irwin Corey, The Crash Crew
Votes: 21
28. G Man (1978)
28 min | Short
Directors: Beth B, Scott B | Stars: William Rice, Marcia Resnick, John Ahearn, Judith Aminoff
Votes: 12
29. Cleaning Up The Deuce (2010 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
After 30 years of redevelopment, Times Square has cleaner streets, new office buildings and renovated landmark theaters, but many landmarks remain.
Director: Matthew Orr | Star: Charlie Ahearn
30. Breaking the Rules (2006)
94 min | Documentary, History, Music
A history of American counterculture covering 1950s Bebop, the Beat Generation, the Summer of Love, and the origin of Hip-Hop.
Director: Marco Müller | Stars: Diego Reiwald, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Amiri Baraka, Ruth Weiss
Votes: 22
32.
SexTV (1998–2008)
Episode:
Time Square Clean-Up
(1999)
TV-MA | Documentary
Director: Brad Brough | Stars: Charlie Ahearn, Steve Aslan, Madeline D'Anthony, Bill Dobbs
33.
Independent Lens (1999– )
Episode:
P-Star Rising
(2010)
TV-14 | Documentary
Director: Gabriel Noble | Star: Maggie Gyllenhaal
34.
Project Runway (2004– )
Episode:
Finale: Part One
(2010)
TV-PG | 62 min | Reality-TV
The final designers head home to create collections for the Project Runway: Junior Finale in Los Angeles. The pressure is intense, as one more elimination is looming.
Director: Craig Spirko | Stars: Heidi Klum, Tim Gunn, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia
Votes: 36
35.
Black Pop: Celebrating the Power of Black Culture (2023)
Episode:
Music
(2023)
Documentary, Music, Reality-TV
Examining how Black music shapes culture globally; from Motown to hip-hop.
Stars: La La Anthony, Scott Evans, Danyel Smith, Nick Cannon
Votes: 10
36.
The '80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)
Episode:
The Revolutionaries
(2013)
Documentary
Director: Jonathan Rudd | Stars: Rob Lowe, David Brooks, Matt Groening, Susan Seidelman
Votes: 56
37.
Generation X (2016)
Episode:
The Power of Disruption
(2016)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary
Generation X explores how MTV, Napster and the Drudge Report drove a "must have now" sensibility that helped ensure the success of Amazon.
Stars: Charlie Ahearn, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, Nina Blackwood, Kurtis Blow
Votes: 14
38.
Hip-Hop Evolution (2016– )
Episode:
The Underground to the Mainstream
(2016)
TV-MA | 47 min | Documentary, Music
Hip-Hop crews in the Bronx and Harlem begin to form around the DJs, but these pioneering groups never record any music. It would take R&B veterans to see the genre's commercial potential and create Hip-Hop's first hit, "Rapper's Delight."
Directors: Darby Wheeler, Sam Dunn, Scot McFadyen | Stars: Sal Abbatiello, Bill Adler, Charlie Ahearn, Claire Armstrong
Votes: 242