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1. X (II) (2022)
R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the crew find themselves fighting for their lives.
Director: Ti West | Stars: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi
Votes: 172,687
2. Argo (2012)
R | 120 min | Biography, Drama, History
Acting under the cover of a Hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film, a CIA agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six Americans in Tehran during the U.S. hostage crisis in Iran in 1979.
Director: Ben Affleck | Stars: Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, John Goodman, Alan Arkin
Votes: 639,047 | Gross: $136.03M
3. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 236,400
4. Youth (I) (2015)
R | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A retired orchestra conductor is on vacation with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip's birthday.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz, Jane Fonda
Votes: 83,063 | Gross: $2.70M
5. The Dead Don't Die (2019)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
The peaceful town of Centerville finds itself battling a zombie horde as the dead start rising from their graves.
Director: Jim Jarmusch | Stars: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Tom Waits
Votes: 85,392 | Gross: $6.56M
6. The Disaster Artist (2017)
R | 104 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
When aspiring actor Greg Sestero meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true.
Director: James Franco | Stars: James Franco, Dave Franco, Ari Graynor, Seth Rogen
Votes: 164,233 | Gross: $21.12M
7. Scream 3 (2000)
R | 116 min | Horror, Mystery
While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them.
Director: Wes Craven | Stars: David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Liev Schreiber
Votes: 164,025 | Gross: $89.14M
8. The Rewrite (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Whit Baldwin, Vanessa Wasche, Enid Graham
Votes: 22,237
9. A Star Is Born (1937)
Passed | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Directors: William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson
Votes: 10,886 | Gross: $4.36M
10. Terrestrial Verses (2023)
77 min | Drama
Ordinary people navigate societal constraints in a series of vignettes.
Directors: Ali Asgari, Alireza Khatami | Stars: Bahram Ark, Ali Asgari, Sadaf Asgari, Ardeshir Kazemi
Votes: 594
11. Plump Fiction (1997)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime
Follows the plot of Pulp Fiction (1994). Scenes from other movies are also parodied.
Director: Bob Koherr | Stars: Tommy Davidson, Julie Brown, Paul Dinello, Sandra Bernhard
Votes: 4,025 | Gross: $0.07M
12. Fedora (1978)
PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance
Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer
Votes: 5,184 | Gross: $2.20M
13. In the Soup (1992)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
New Yorker Adolpho Rollo is your classic head-movie auteur. In his mind, he's creating deathless classics of the screen. Back in the real world, he can't pay the rent on the downtown flophouse he calls home.
Director: Alexandre Rockwell | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals, Pat Moya
Votes: 4,369 | Gross: $0.26M
14. The Deal (I) (2008)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
A Hollywood producer starts with his nephew's script on Disraeli, Jewish PM in 1800s UK, and ends filming in Cape Town with a black action star. Will a movie be made? Will he score Deidre?
Director: Steven Schachter | Stars: William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, Elliott Gould
Votes: 3,690
15. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
Passed | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith
Votes: 4,741
16. Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Approved | 122 min | Biography, Drama
The life and career of vaudevillian and silent-screen horror star Lon Chaney, including his contentious relationship with his neurotic wife and his premature death.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: James Cagney, Dorothy Malone, Jane Greer, Marjorie Rambeau
Votes: 2,962
17. Australian Psycho (2016)
3 min | Short
Margot Robbie is one of the most sought after leading ladies in Hollywood, but it takes work to stay fresh.
Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Star: Margot Robbie
Votes: 551
18. My Sister (2014)
Not Rated | 109 min | Drama, Family
After Susan is tragically widowed, she can no longer care for Niki, her delinquent daughter. Niki is sent to live with her brother Billy, and the two begin forging a healthy bond until her mental troubles persist.
Director: David Lascher | Stars: Reid Scott, Serinda Swan, Grace Kaufman, Illeana Douglas
Votes: 358
19. On Our Merry Way (1948)
Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Three short stories revolving around the topic of the daily question posed by the roving reporter to the readers of a daily newspaper.
Directors: Leslie Fenton, King Vidor, John Huston, George Stevens | Stars: Paulette Goddard, Burgess Meredith, James Stewart, Henry Fonda
Votes: 846
20. Dark Reel (2008)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Based on rare crime scene footage of the (unpublicized) 1958 murder of Actress Scarlett May. A supernatural Horror/Mystery based on actual events.
Director: Josh Eisenstadt | Stars: Daniel Wisler, Alexandra Holden, Kevin Ryder, Edward Furlong
Votes: 1,168
21. Just Write (1997)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress.
Director: Andrew Gallerani | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 1,080
22. Alien Crystal Palace (2018)
97 min | Mystery, Thriller
A scientist finds the secret that predispose to the formation of the ideal couple. With this new alchemy, he achieves a pioneering experience: the creation of a perfect androgynous.
Director: Arielle Dombasle | Stars: Arielle Dombasle, Nicolas Ker, Michel Fau, Asia Argento
Votes: 219
23. Barbara (I) (2017)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A director wants to make a biopic about the female singer Barbara.
Director: Mathieu Amalric | Stars: Jeanne Balibar, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Peirani, Aurore Clément
Votes: 1,195
24. The Dying Gaul (I) (2005)
R | 92 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.
Director: Craig Lucas | Stars: Peter Sarsgaard, Campbell Scott, Patricia Clarkson, Ryan Miller
Votes: 2,481 | Gross: $0.34M
25. The Scarlet Pumpernickel (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck pitches to J.L. Warner a starring role with himself in a ridiculously over the top swashbuckler film.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Marian Richman
Votes: 2,255
26. Heavy Duty (2019)
82 min | Comedy
This is the story of a guy who goes too fast and a big guy who is too slow. Foster meets Taupin. All this would be trivial if one of them had a scary scenario, the scenario of their lives and their deaths. Just open the pages and shake.
Director: Bertrand Blier | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Christian Clavier, Farida Rahouadj, Alex Lutz
Votes: 490
27. 3 Holes and a Smoking Gun (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
An ex-Hollywood screenwriter, now teaching an evening class in New York, finds himself in a battle of wits with a devious screenwriting student.
Director: Hilarion Banks | Stars: Zuher Khan, James Wilder, Joaquim de Almeida, Rudolf Martin
Votes: 160 | Gross: $0.02M
28. Hollywood, It's a Dog's Life (2004)
Not Rated | 80 min | Family, Comedy
Hank O'Hara is a former stuntman turned dog and horse trainer. In the opening we see one of his dogs acting in a movie. Hank's widowed daughter and her daughter return to Hank's place, and ... See full summary »
Director: Byron Quisenberry | Stars: Mike Moroff, Anne Lockhart, Brent Davis, Bob Havice
Votes: 36
29. Le cinéma de papa (1971)
GP | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Young Jewish man tries to find his way in 1960's Paris while pondering whether to follow his father into the fur business or go into films.
Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Yves Robert, Hénia Suchar, Claude Berri, Alain Cohen
Votes: 247
30. Meeting Woody Allen (1986)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Revolutionary French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard conducts a twenty-five minute interview with influential and acclaimed American director Woody Allen on the cultural radiation, the ... See full summary »
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Woody Allen, Jean-Luc Godard, Annette Insdorf
Votes: 1,034
31. Until the End of the World: Introduction by Director Wim Wenders (2019 Video)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Biography, History
Wim Wenders introduces his science-fiction epic.
Star: Wim Wenders
32. Lars and the Real Girl: The Real Story of... (2008 Video)
10 min | Short, Comedy
Behind the scenes details and interviews with the cast and crew.
Director: Andrew Lipschultz | Stars: Sarah Aubrey, John Cameron, Kelli Garner, Craig Gillespie
Votes: 27
33. Beautiful Kate: From Storyboard to Screen (2010 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Bryan Brown, Maeve Dermody, Rachel Griffiths, Briony Kent
34. 20th Century Fox Promotional Film (1936)
Not Rated | 15 min | Documentary, Short
Jimmy Fiddler takes viewers on a tour of the newly formed Fox Studios, showing all departments, writers, producers, technicians, and actors at work.
Stars: Astrid Allwyn, Warner Baxter, Irving Berlin, Lou Breslow
35. Fan Base (2021)
63 min | Horror
Janey Romero is a former horror movie actress who finds herself being stalked by a deranged fan.
Director: Curtis Everitt | Stars: Carol Lynn Fortin, Blair Kelly, Blake Blasko, Heather Thurgood
Votes: 18
36. Peeks at Hollywood (1946)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Comedy
Two young beautiful starlets use the Griffith Observatory telescope to find stars in Hollywood.
Director: Irving Applebaum | Stars: Knox Manning, Earl Carroll, Errol Flynn, Claire James
Votes: 27
37. Melissa Mathison: A Tribute (2016 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Melissa Mathison, Ruby Barnhill, Rick Carter, Kathleen Kennedy
Votes: 15
38. Ghost Story Genesis with Peter Straub (2015 Video)
40 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
Star: Peter Straub
39. Ghost Story: Alice Krige - Being Alma and Eva (2015 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: Alice Krige
40. Robert Caswell, Writer (1989 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short, Talk-Show
Director: Jason Wheatley | Stars: Robert Caswell, Peter Thompson, John Seale
41. The Brother from Another Planet: Interview with John Sayles and Maggie Renzi (2003 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: John Sayles, Maggie Renzi, Joe Morton
42. So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)
Approved | 11 min | Short, Comedy
Unemployed thespian Joe McDoakes makes all the casting calls, reads all of the trade papers, sees agents, and tries out for casting directors and producers, and finally lands a role: the ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: George O'Hanlon, Fred Clark, Art Gilmore, Fred Kelsey
Votes: 65
43. A Conversation with Director Peter Weir (1999 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A brief conversation with Oscar nominated director Peter Weir about the making of his 1985 classic film "Witness" starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. He talks about his experience ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Weir, Harrison Ford, Lukas Haas, Kelly McGillis
44. Son of a Gun: Working Together (2015 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Julius Avery, Eddie Baroo, Tom Budge, Nash Edgerton
46. Producers and Writers (1981 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Eric Halliday | Star: Patricia Lovell
47. Oyster Farmer: Cast and Crew Interviews (2004 Video)
21 min | Short, Biography, Talk-Show
Stars: Anna Reeves, Anthony Buckley, Alex O'Loughlin, Diana Glenn
48. Barry Levinson: Cross-examining the Screenwriter (2008 Video)
7 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Barry Levinson, Larry Bryggman, Dominic Chianese, Robert Christian
49. The Development of 'Ghost Story' (2015 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Lawrence D. Cohen, Burt Weissbourd
50. Mouth to Mouth: Interview with Director John Duigan & Cast and Crew (2012 Video)
27 min | Short, Biography, History
Stars: John Duigan, Tom Cowan, Ian Gilmour, Sonia Peat