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1. The Fabelmans (2022)

PG-13 | 151 min | Drama

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Judd Hirsch

Votes: 116,899

2. Under the Silver Lake (2018)

R | 139 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Sam, a disenchanted young man, finds a mysterious woman swimming in his apartment's pool one night. The next morning, she disappears. Sam sets off across LA to find her, and along the way he uncovers a conspiracy far more bizarre.

Director: David Robert Mitchell | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Topher Grace, Callie Hernandez

Votes: 51,326 | Gross: $0.05M

3. Blazing Saddles (1974)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Western

In order to ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black Sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

Director: Mel Brooks | Stars: Cleavon Little, Gene Wilder, Slim Pickens, Harvey Korman

Votes: 152,513 | Gross: $119.50M

4. Some Like It Hot (1959)

Passed | 121 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft

Votes: 283,553 | Gross: $25.00M

5. 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: 236,459

6. Hugo (2011)

PG | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

In 1931 Paris, an orphan living in the walls of a train station gets wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley

Votes: 336,846 | Gross: $73.86M

7. Valentino (1977)

R | 128 min | Biography, Drama

In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide.

Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Carol Kane

Votes: 2,154

8. Disturbing the Peace (2020)

R | 91 min | Action, Thriller

A small-town marshal who hasn't carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to battle with a gang of outlaw bikers that has invaded the town to pull off a brazen and violent heist.

Director: York Alec Shackleton | Stars: Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa, Kelly Greyson, Michael Sirow

Votes: 3,592

9. Dillinger (1973)

R | 107 min | Action, Biography, Crime

John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.

Director: John Milius | Stars: Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman

Votes: 5,851 | Gross: $2.00M

10. Cantinflas (2014)

PG | 102 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The untold story of Mexico's greatest and most beloved comedy film star of all time, from his humble origins on the small stage to the bright lights of Hollywood.

Director: Sebastian del Amo | Stars: Óscar Jaenada, Michael Imperioli, Ilse Salas, Bárbara Mori

Votes: 4,186 | Gross: $6.37M

11. Eisenstein in Guanajuato (2015)

Unrated | 105 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama

The venerated filmmaker Eisenstein is comparable in talent, insight and wisdom, with the likes of Shakespeare or Beethoven; there are few - if any - directors who can be elevated to such ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Elmer Bäck, Luis Alberti, Maya Zapata, Lisa Owen

Votes: 3,105 | Gross: $0.03M

12. Hollywood Horror House (1970)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

An aging actress living in her Hollywood mansion with a retinue of elderly servants employs a new, mentally disturbed, personal assistant who schemes to take over the large estate.

Director: Donald Wolfe | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, David Garfield, Gale Sondergaard, Virginia Wing

Votes: 536

13. My Mother's Courage (1995)

89 min | Drama, War

The deportation of 4000 Jews from Budapest to Auschwitz in July 1944, as told by George Tabori, and how the narrator's mother escaped it, owing to coincidence, courage and some help from where you'd least expect it.

Director: Michael Verhoeven | Stars: Pauline Collins, George Tabori, Ulrich Tukur, Natalie Morse

Votes: 204

14. Temple of Film: 100 Years of the Egyptian Theatre (2023)

TV-MA | 11 min | Documentary, Short

Guillermo del Toro, Rian Johnson and other film luminaries look back at LA's historic Egyptian Theatre as it returns to its former movie palace glory.

Director: Angus Wall | Stars: Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Guillermo del Toro, Peyton Hall, Lynette Howell Taylor

Votes: 186

15. Hollywood Mouth (2008)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama

In Hollywood, a film buff gets involved with selling a Faberge egg.

Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Michael Abruscato, Katy Baker, Sam Bologna, Veli Erturk

Votes: 714

16. And the Oscar Goes to... (2014 TV Movie)

87 min | Documentary, History

The history of the Academy Awards.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Anjelica Huston, Billy Crystal, Tom Hanks, Cher

Votes: 1,524

17. Hollywood Mouth 2 (2014)

84 min | Drama

A film buff discovers strange goings-on at a movie museum and elsewhere in Hollywood.

Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Sam Bologna, Alexander Des Combes, Ronald Duthweiler, Matthew Glaser

Votes: 698

18. The Wayward Canary (1932)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Mickey has brought a gift for Minnie: a pair of mischievous canaries.

Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Marion Darlington, Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner

Votes: 351

19. Sex, Death & The Hollywood Mystique (1999)

155 min | Documentary

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Director: Larry Wessel | Stars: Jonathan Gilmore, Curtis Harrington, Forrest J. Ackerman, Kelly Monroe

20. $ellebrity (2012)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary

Celebrity photographer Kevin Mazur gives an all access pass to life behind the velvet rope and in front of the camera.

Director: Kevin Mazur | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kid Rock

Votes: 1,081

21. Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000 TV Movie)

56 min | Documentary, Biography

This documentary, first shown on the Turner Classic Movies cable channel, tells of the life and career of screenwriter Frances Marion. By the mid 1920s, she was the most respected and ... See full summary »

Director: Bridget Terry | Stars: Uma Thurman, Kathy Bates, Mary Lea Bandy, Cari Beauchamp

Votes: 273

22. Mickey the Detective (1928)

Comedy, Short

Kids studying to be detectives experiment with disguises until they have a real case to investigate, involving a missing child, a bomb and a dog.

Director: Albert Herman | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Billy Barty, Delia Bogard, Buddy Brown

Votes: 20

23. Robin Hood: The Myth, the Man, the Movie (1991 TV Movie)

32 min | Documentary

A documentary hosted by Pierce Brosnan examining the facts and legends surrounding the real Robin Hood. Scenes from the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)--for which this ... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Meadows, John Pattyson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Costner, James Holt

Votes: 89

24. The Adventures of Robin Hood: Robin Hood Through the Ages (2003 Video)

7 min | Documentary, Short

Short on the portrayal of Robin Hood as found in the cinema.

Stars: Rudy Behlmer, Douglas Fairbanks

25. Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (2008)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary, Biography

A chronicle of the life and career of silent film star Mary Pickford.

Director: Nicholas Eliopoulos | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Walt Disney, Amelia Earhart, Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Votes: 223

26. Sandra Maischberger trifft Leni Riefenstahl (2002 TV Movie)

59 min | Documentary, Biography

Sandra Maischberger meets Leni Riefenstahl.

Director: Hans-Jürgen Panitz | Stars: Sandra Maischberger, Leni Riefenstahl

Votes: 38

27. Le stagioni dell'aquila (1997)

90 min | Documentary, History

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Director: Giuliano Montaldo | Star: Riccardo Mei

Votes: 16

28. Odna iz mnogikh (1927)

15 min | Animation, Short

Soviet girl has met Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford during their visit to Moscow in 1927 and dreams of going to Hollywood. She falls asleep and her dream comes to true.

Director: Nikolay Khodataev | Stars: Douglas Fairbanks, Antonina Kudryavtseva, Mary Pickford

Votes: 34

29. The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Thanhouser Company was a trail-blazing studio based in New Rochelle, New York, where from 1910 to 1917 it released over 1,000 films that were seen by audiences around the globe. This 53... See full summary »

Director: Ned Thanhouser | Stars: Ned Thanhouser, Judith Buchanan, Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, Randy Johnson

Votes: 60

30. Hollywood: City of Celluloid (1932)

Documentary, Short

A brief tour of Hollywood, California, including looks at the various movie studios and the homes of celebrated movie stars.

Stars: Wallace Beery, Maurice Chevalier, Mickey Daniels, Roy O. Disney

Votes: 14

31. The Comic Book Greats: Bob Kane (1992 Video)

Documentary

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Director: Rick Stawinski | Stars: Stan Lee, Bob Kane

32. American Experience (1987– )
Episode: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (1996)

TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.

Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich

Votes: 1,458

33. The A-Team (1983–1987)
Episode: Holiday in the Hills (1983)

TV-PG | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

After the A-Team completes a mission, they crash on the way home and have to take on hillbillies.

Director: Arnold Laven | Stars: George Peppard, Dirk Benedict, Melinda Culea, Dwight Schultz

Votes: 427

34. Baretta (1975–1978)
Episode: Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow (1975)

TV-PG | 51 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Baretta's childlike old neighborhood friend Willy "Burt Young" might be behind a string of robberies.

Director: Don Medford | Stars: Robert Blake, Dana Elcar, Burt Young, Tom Ewell

Votes: 54

35. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971)
Episode: Jed's Dilemma (1963)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Granny and Cousin Pearl are at each other's throats over who's going to take care of cooking and the house, so Jed has to find ways to keep them apart.

Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr.

Votes: 140

36. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Obnoxious, Offensive, Egomaniac, Etc. (1966)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Horror strikes when the writing staff realizes they've sent Alan their latest script without first inking out their derisive insults against him.

Director: Jerry Paris | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam, Larry Mathews

Votes: 279

37. The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (1968–1970)
Episode: The Ghost Hunter (1968)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Fantasy

Unknown to Mrs. Muir, she gives access to Gull Cottage to a ghost hunter looking for the spook that inhabits it. When she learns her mistake and orders him out, the ghost hunter turns nasty.

Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Hope Lange, Edward Mulhare, Reta Shaw, Harlen Carraher

Votes: 56

38. MacGyver (1985–1992)
Episode: Deadly Silents (1991)

TV-PG | 47 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Pinky, a star of silent films, is showing his films to MacGyver. Pinky hopes that The Phoenix Foundation will preserve his films. Pinky and his friend Karl were also good at building sets ... See full summary »

Director: William Gereghty | Stars: Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Henry Gibson, Tommy Hinkley

Votes: 258

39. McMillan & Wife (1971–1977)
Episode: Husbands, Wives, and Killers (1971)

TV-PG | 76 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

MacMillan's investigation of a suspicious burglary finds him crossing paths (and swords) with a number of his and Sally's friends. Mac, Sally and Sgt. Enright go undercover to a costume ball, where Mac is confident the culprit will strike.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Rock Hudson, Susan Saint James, John Schuck, Nancy Walker

Votes: 135

40. Prisoner (1979–1986)
Episode: Episode #5.31 (1983)

TV-14 | Crime, Drama

Bea finally makes an appearance, hiding out as housekeeper to a snobby rich dame in Sydney, but when her employer twigs who she is, Bea ties her up and makes her getaway. The women are ... See full summary »

Directors: Chris Adshead, John McRae | Stars: Elspeth Ballantyne, Betty Bobbitt, Robin Bowering, Ellen Cressey

Votes: 10

41. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode: Whither Shall I Wander? (1975)

TV-14 | 55 min | Drama

After nearly 30 years, the Bellamy saga ends with the sale of 165 Eaton Place and a fresh beginning for every member of the household.

Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Lesley-Anne Down, Raymond Huntley, Hannah Gordon, David Langton

Votes: 111

42. Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1975)
Episode: Disillusion (1975)

TV-14 | 51 min | Drama

It's spring and Hudson's fancy wreaks havoc on the entire household.

Director: Bill Bain | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Jean Marsh, Angela Baddeley, Lesley-Anne Down

Votes: 91

43. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: The Ivory Tower (2010)

TV-MA | 52 min | Crime, Drama

The Feds begin to look into Nucky's affairs, his brother Eli looks to buy off Mrs. Schroeder, and Nucky essentially fires Jimmy Darmody as his chauffeur.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon

Votes: 2,924

44. Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014)
Episode: White Horse Pike (2013)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama

Nucky discovers that Lansky is betraying him by piggybacking heroin in his liquor trucks, Narcisse and Chalky are at total war, and Knox coerces Eli.

Director: Jake Paltrow | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham

Votes: 1,929

45. Downton Abbey (2010–2015)
Episode: Episode #5.2 (2014)

TV-PG | 49 min | Drama, Romance

James leaves Downton, Mary has a weekend rendezvous with Gillingham, Carson and the Earl disagree for the site of the War memorial, a wireless becomes part of Downton life, and Edith becomes Marigold's godmother.

Director: Catherine Morshead | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy

Votes: 1,574

46. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Episode: The Storm (1920-1933) (2014)

TV-PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History

FDR's battle with polio. Eleanor's independence and political activism. Political division within the Roosevelt clan. FDR returns to politics in a big way. The Great Depression ends the Roaring Twenties. Assassin targets FDR.

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Peter Coyote, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin, George F. Will

Votes: 146

47. The All-New Popeye Hour (1978–1984)
Episode: The Reel Hollywood Treasure Hunt (1981)

TV-G | Animation, Adventure, Family

Famous superstar Douglas Darepranks has gone missing alongside all the original copies of his movie. Now, Popeye and Olive Oyl must find these reels before they fall into the hands of the competition.

Director: Ray Patterson

48. Timeless (2016–2018)
Episode: Hollywoodland (2018)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The team head to 1941 Hollywood to track down another Rittenhouse sleeper agent.

Director: John F. Showalter | Stars: Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, Malcolm Barrett, Paterson Joseph

Votes: 1,514

49. Queers (2017)
Episode: The Man on the Platform (2017)

TV-14 | 20 min | Drama

1917. A soldier returned from the Great War recalls an officer with beautiful golden hair with whom he shared an idyllic afternoon; and a memory from his childhood of a prisoner on the train platform.

Director: Mark Gatiss | Star: Ben Whishaw

Votes: 137

50. Your Welcome (2017– )
Teddy Roosevelt's Last War - David Pietrusza (2018 Podcast Episode)

News, Talk-Show

Author David Pietrusza discusses his latest book, "TR's Last War: Theodore Roosevelt, the Great War, and a Journey of Triumph and Tragedy," with host Michael Malice.

Stars: Michael Malice, David Pietrusza