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1. Bye Bye Birdie (1963)
Approved | 112 min | Comedy, Musical
A rock singer travels to a small Ohio town to make his "farewell" television performance and kiss his biggest fan before he is drafted.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Ann-Margret, Janet Leigh, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 9,334 | Gross: $13.13M
2. Meet the Feebles (1989)
Not Rated | 97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Multiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.
Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Danny Mulheron, Donna Akersten, Stuart Devenie, Mark Hadlow
Votes: 22,210
3. Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
G | 138 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
In New York City during the Roaring Twenties, would-be flapper Millie Dillmount's self-appointed mission to marry her boss is complicated by white slavers and true love.
Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Julie Andrews, James Fox, Mary Tyler Moore, Carol Channing
Votes: 7,034 | Gross: $34.34M
4. Bamboozled (2000)
R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A frustrated African-American TV writer proposes a blackface minstrel show in protest, but to his chagrin, it becomes a hit.
Director: Spike Lee | Stars: Damon Wayans, Savion Glover, Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Rapaport
Votes: 12,353 | Gross: $2.27M
5. Mr. Klein (1976)
PG | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In German-occupied Paris, an immoral art dealer, Robert Klein, leads a life of luxury, until a copy of a Jewish newspaper brings him to the attention of the police, linking him with a mysterious doppelgänger. Will Mr. Klein clear his name?
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Bergé, Juliet Berto
Votes: 8,898 | Gross: $0.03M
6. The Bullocks (1953)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
A character study of five young men at crucial turning points in their lives in a small town in Italy.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Alberto Sordi, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Interlenghi, Leopoldo Trieste
Votes: 19,913 | Gross: $0.10M
7. Wonder Showzen (2005–2007)
TV-MA | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
An all-cynical, all-evil absurdist variety show that parodies the classic educational PBS shows of the 1970s, made up of old cartoons and educational films, children, and puppets from one's worst nightmares.
Stars: Vernon Chatman, John Lee, Alyson Levy, Evan Seligman
Votes: 4,877
8. Lookin' to Get Out (1982)
R | 105 min | Comedy
Alex has had a good day at the track, a bad night at the poker game and hell have a worse time if the guys he owes catch up with him. So Alex and go-along pal Jerry split for Las Vegas...
Director: Hal Ashby | Stars: Jon Voight, Ann-Margret, Burt Young, Bert Remsen
Votes: 896 | Gross: $0.95M
9. Le Jour Se Leve (1939)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
After committing a murder, a man locks himself in his apartment and recollects the events that led him to the killing.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Jean Gabin, Jacqueline Laurent, Arletty, Jules Berry
Votes: 8,275 | Gross: $0.03M
10. Histeria! (1998–2000)
TV-Y | 30 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Edutainment animated series that parodies and satirizes history, pop culture and edutainment concept itself.
Stars: Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille, Laraine Newman, Luke Ruegger
Votes: 563
11. Ginger & Fred (1986)
PG-13 | 127 min | Comedy, Drama
Amelia and Pippo are reunited after several decades to perform their old music-hall act on a TV variety show.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Giulietta Masina, Franco Fabrizi, Friedrich von Ledebur
Votes: 5,546 | Gross: $0.84M
12. This Is the Army (1943)
Approved | 121 min | Musical
A soldier wounded in the War (WWI) becomes a producer and stages a show for the forces.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: George Murphy, Joan Leslie, George Tobias, Alan Hale
Votes: 1,338 | Gross: $20.83M
13. Variety Lights (1950)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A beautiful, ambitious young woman joins a traveling troupe of third-rate vaudevillians and inadvertently causes jealousy and emotional crises.
Directors: Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, Giulietta Masina, John Kitzmiller
Votes: 3,862
14. Star Spangled Rhythm (1942)
Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Music
A Paramount Studios security guard who was a major actor during the silent film era must carry out the illusion that he is still a big deal when his sailor son comes to visit.
Directors: George Marshall, A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Fred MacMurray, Franchot Tone
Votes: 670 | Gross: $0.60M
15. To the Ends of the Earth (2019)
120 min | Drama
A young Japanese woman finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show.
Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Stars: Atsuko Maeda, Shôta Sometani, Tokio Emoto, Adiz Rajabov
Votes: 1,848
16. The 24 Hour Woman (1999)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
Director: Nancy Savoca | Stars: Rosie Perez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Patti LuPone, Karen Duffy
Votes: 472 | Gross: $0.11M
17. Sweethearts (1938)
Passed | 114 min | Comedy, Musical, Mystery
The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.
Directors: W.S. Van Dyke, Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger
Votes: 705
18. The Jacksons (1976–1977)
30 min | Comedy, Music
The Jacksons is an American variety show featuring the Jackson siblings. It was the first variety show where the entire cast were siblings. As with the Jackson 5 regular performances, ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson
Votes: 230
19. Neulovimye mstiteli (1967)
78 min | Action, Adventure, Western
Teenagers take revenge on cruel chieftains during the civil war. Soviet blockbuster in the best traditions of the western
Director: Edmond Keosayan | Stars: Vasiliy Vasilev, Viktor Kosykh, Valentina Kurdyukova, Mikhail Metyolkin
Votes: 1,989
20. Un amore a Roma (1960)
107 min | Drama, Romance
A young impoverished aristocrat and struggling writer falls for the charms of an aspiring starlet, whose amoral nature and hungry curiosity drives her from one adventure to another.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Mylène Demongeot, Elsa Martinelli, Peter Baldwin, Claudio Gora
Votes: 311
21. Korona Rossiyskoy Imperii, ili Snova Neulovimye (1971)
134 min | Action, Adventure, History
The last part of the trilogy, consists of two series. The civil war is over, but not all enemies have been defeated yet. Grown up and matured guys are fighting bandits of all stripes, bringing the bright future of socialism closer.
Director: Edmond Keosayan | Stars: Mikhail Metyolkin, Viktor Kosykh, Vasiliy Vasilev, Valentina Kurdyukova
Votes: 1,003
22. Cattanooga Cats (1969–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The adventures of a band of southern beatnik cats.
Stars: Marty Ingels, Paul Lynde, Allan Melvin, Casey Kasem
Votes: 111
23. The Falcon and the Co-eds (1943)
Passed | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Posing as an insurance investigator, Tom Lawrence investigates a murder of a teacher disguised as a suicide at a women's college.
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Paula Corday, Amelita Ward
Votes: 907
24. Looking for Palladin (2008)
R | 115 min | Comedy
A young Hollywood player is drawn into a remote place looking for a quick deal and instead finds a sanctuary, a community, and ultimately himself.
Director: Andrzej Krakowski | Stars: Ben Gazzara, David Moscow, Talia Shire, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
Votes: 199
25. Ci troviamo in galleria (1953)
91 min | Musical, Comedy
Ignazio Panizza goes from one failure to the other until he meets a singer, Caterina, provided with an exceptional voice.
Director: Mauro Bolognini | Stars: Carlo Dapporto, Nilla Pizzi, Mario Carotenuto, Gianni Cavalieri
Votes: 182
26. The Boy Who Stole the Elephant (1970 TV Movie)
95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
A frontier huckster, Colonel Ryder, and a young orphan, Davey, operate a travelling tent show. They are loaned an elephant by an old friend, Molly, who is also a rival circus owner. Davey ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Caffey | Stars: David Wayne, June Havoc, Dabbs Greer, Parley Baer
Votes: 29
27. Novye priklyucheniya neulovimykh (1968)
82 min | Action, Adventure
Young heroes hunt for a secret map behind enemy lines. The second part of the film cycle, filmed at the request of the audience
Director: Edmond Keosayan | Stars: Mikhail Metyolkin, Vasiliy Vasilev, Viktor Kosykh, Valentina Kurdyukova
Votes: 1,194
28. London Town (1946)
126 min | Comedy, Musical
An aging music-hall performer returns to London believing he's the star of a new show. When he discovers that he's only slated to be the understudy, his daughter sabotages the revue's star in order to get him back into the spotlight.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Sid Field, Greta Gynt, Tessie O'Shea, Claude Hulbert
Votes: 106
29. Getting Along Famously (2006– )
Comedy
It's 1964. Constantly feuding showbiz couple Kip and Ruby have a variety show on CBC television, and must sort out their personal problems, as well as the ones caused by network exec Littleman.
Stars: Colin Mochrie, Debra McGrath, Paul O'Sullivan, Ed Sahely
Votes: 162
30. The Morey Amsterdam Show (1948–1950)
30 min | Comedy, Family, Music
The show had two venues. In December 1948 to March 1949, Morey Amsterdam was the emcee at a small fictional nightclub in New York City's Times Square. Charlie the Doorman (later Newton the ... See full summary »
Stars: Morey Amsterdam, Art Carney, Johnny Guarnieri, Don Russell
Votes: 41
31. La bella Otero (1954)
92 min | Drama, Musical
Biopic based on the memoirs of Caroline Otero, a beautiful Spanish entertainer who conquered the world at the beginning of the XX century.
Director: Richard Pottier | Stars: María Félix, Jacques Berthier, Louis Seigner, Marie Sabouret
Votes: 26
32. Samba-Mania (1948)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Musical, Romance
Night club owner Russ Vincent hires boogie-woogie dancer Betty Hannon for a spot in a South American revue which is headed by Lita Baron (as Isabelita). The latter is wary of Hannon's ... See full summary »
Director: Billy Daniel | Stars: Lita Baron, Russ Vincent, Billy Daniel, Betty Hannon
33. Kamarád do deste (1988)
72 min | Comedy, Crime
Michal, a young waiter who works in a restaurant, gets into trouble when he is robbed of the proceeds he was supposed to deliver to the bank on his boss's orders. Since he is on probation, ... See full summary »
Director: Jaroslav Soukup | Stars: Sagvan Tofi, Lukás Vaculík, Beata Andraszewicz, Karel Augusta
Votes: 221
34. Zazà (1944)
88 min | Romance, Drama
A Parisian engineer has a fling with a show girl who later breaks with him when she learns he is married and has a family.
Director: Renato Castellani | Stars: Isa Miranda, Antonio Centa, Aldo Silvani, Ada Dondini
Votes: 48
35. Dunia: Into a New World (2018– )
Reality-TV
In this "unrealistic" variety show, a cast of 10 characters are thrown into the virtual world of Dunia. Where they must survive, while we learn about their dramatic stories.
Stars: DinDin, Jung Hye-seong, Yunho Jung, Hyun-Bin Kwon
36. Snow Follies (1939)
Approved | 18 min | Short, Music
In a highly FICTIONAL (no selves)winter lodge, singer Lillian Roth sings pleasantly and Bruce Holden also sings a song; The Morrell Sisters & Billy give a roller-skating demonstration, ... See full summary »
Director: Larry Ceballos | Stars: Lillian Roth, Bruce Holden, Lola Jensen, The King Sisters
37. Ho vinto la lotteria di Capodanno (1989)
92 min | Comedy
Ciottoli is a journalist with absolutely no prospects for his career, a lot of debts and a mobster that wants him dead. Unexpectedly he wins the national lottery (almost Eur 2.5 million) ... See full summary »
Director: Neri Parenti | Stars: Paolo Villaggio, Antonio Allocca, Camillo Milli, Giampaolo Saccarola
Votes: 734
38. Alla tiders Karlsson (1936)
73 min | Comedy
Åke is employed as a singer in a revue tour and his uncle Karlsson becomes the tour bus driver.
Director: Gösta Rodin | Stars: Sigurd Wallén, Sture Lagerwall, Annalisa Ericson, Weyler Hildebrand
Votes: 45
39. Making Stars (1935)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty Boop emcees a stage show presenting "future stars"...performing infants (including racial stereotypes).
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Edward Nolan | Star: Mae Questel
Votes: 251
40. Susana y yo (1957)
90 min | Comedy
An explosive star of a variety theatre cannot decide between the love of an honest archaeology professor and the love of an extravagant official who turns himself into a cabaret comedian in... See full summary »
Director: Enrique Cahen Salaberry | Stars: Abbe Lane, Georges Rivière, Mary Lamar, Guadalupe Muñoz Sampedro
Votes: 25
41. Holiday Rhythm (1950)
60 min | Musical
A young executive is trying to convince an airline to sponsor a travel show on television, but he's not getting anywhere. When he tells his fiancé that he may have to postpone their ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Scholl | Stars: Mary Beth Hughes, David Street, Wally Vernon, Tex Ritter
Votes: 38
42. Save a Little Sunshine (1938)
75 min | Comedy, Musical
Dave Smalley buys a lost Archaeopteryx fossil by accident at an auction and uses the reward money for this to buy a share in his landlady's lodging- house. She turns him into an exploited ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Lee | Stars: Dave Willis, Pat Kirkwood, Tommy Trinder, Max Wall
Votes: 31
43. Variety Stars (1954)
103 min | Comedy, Music
Local comic duo from Ukraine reach for the "big time" by entering a talent contest for the Moscow vaudeville circuit, must overcome the interference of an established, competition-shy duo who are helping judge the contest.
Director: Vera Stroyeva | Stars: Yuri Timoshenko, Yefim Berezin, Lev Mirov, Mark Novitsky
Votes: 28
44. Iloinen Linnanmäki (1960)
81 min | Comedy
THE SHAMPOO WARS. Two competing hair care companies demonstrate their products on stage at a Helsinki amusement park, using celebrities from television, the hottest new media of the early 1960s.
Director: Jack Witikka | Stars: Niilo Tarvajärvi, Tea Ista, Ismo Kallio, Matti Aulos
Votes: 80
45. Café Colón (1959)
85 min | Drama, Adventure, Romance
Director: Benito Alazraki | Stars: María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Jorge Martínez de Hoyos, Francisco Jambrina
Votes: 29
46. Elämän maantiellä (1927)
83 min | Drama, Romance
Directors: Ragnar Hartwall, Kurt Jäger | Stars: Waldemar Wohlström, Halvar Lindholm, Vivan Cravelin, Eric Broman
Votes: 26
47. Show Business (1932)
20 min | Comedy, Short
The girls and their pet monkey create havoc on board a train carrying a traveling Broadway troupe.
Director: Jules White | Stars: Zasu Pitts, Thelma Todd, Anita Garvin, Monte Collins
Votes: 151
48. The Nomi Darling Show (2014– )
Comedy
Nomi Darling moves from San Francisco to Pittsburgh, realizes she's poor, but tries to lie to everyone and say that she isn't. She gets arrested, shot, survives and becomes a lady reporter.
Stars: Codey Kins, Alistair McQueen, Heather Meek, Jess Paul
49. The Benski Show (TV Movie)
Comedy, Music, Musical | Pre-production
The host of an all-star music and comedy variety show on a major television network goes home between broadcasts and logs in to an online virtual reality world: OUR world.
Director: Benjamin Joel Caron | Stars: Benjamin Joel Caron, Jeremey M. Caron, Michael Wasmund
50. Zlý dum (1971 TV Movie)
65 min | Crime
Director: Anna Procházková | Stars: Eliska Balzerová, Blanka Blahníková, Bozena Böhmová, Jaroslav Cmíral
Votes: 9