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1. Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Music
Ramones fanatic and delinquent Riff Randell battles it out with the strict new principal of Vince Lombardi High School, Miss Togar, with help from the Ramones.
Directors: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante | Stars: P.J. Soles, Vincent Van Patten, Clint Howard, Dey Young
Votes: 11,222
2. The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
R | 122 min | Drama
At a media-swamped party to celebrate his 70th birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: John Huston, Oja Kodar, Peter Bogdanovich, Susan Strasberg
Votes: 8,052
3. Cannonball! (1976)
PG | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Racing across the country from L.A. to New York, a plethora of exotic cars carry contestants hoping to win a very large sum.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: David Carradine, Bill McKinney, Veronica Hamel, Gerrit Graham
Votes: 5,185 | Gross: $3.27M
4. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,174
5. E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary series exploring a topic, headline, or person that became the ground zero for a revolution in culture; told by the people who were on the front lines of the story.
Stars: Phil Crowley, Chip Bolcik, Beng Spies, Ken Baker
Votes: 1,256
6. Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
R | 83 min | Comedy, Thriller
A young woman arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes in low budget B-movie fair, plagued by strange deadly accidents.
Directors: Allan Arkush, Joe Dante | Stars: Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, George Wagner, Jonathan Kaplan
Votes: 1,492
7. The Movies (2019)
Not Rated | 120 min | Documentary
A look at the history of movies and their impact on our culture.
Stars: Paul Thomas Anderson, Edgar Wright, Brad Bird, Ben Mankiewicz
Votes: 1,553
8. The Wild Party (1975)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
With the arrival of talking pictures, a silent film comedian (a Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle-type) throws a lavish party to try and save his failing career. His plan is to release one last, great silent masterpiece.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: James Coco, Raquel Welch, Perry King, Tiffany Bolling
Votes: 806
9. Schlock! The Secret History of American Movies (2001)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
A look at several legendary 'exploitation' film-makers from the golden days of drive-in movies, and how they had a lasting effect on the movie landscape in general.
Director: Ray Greene | Stars: Ray Greene, Roger Corman, David F. Friedman, Maila Nurmi
Votes: 666
10. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Documentary
The Award is the highest honor for a career in film and celebrates an individual whose career has greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.
Stars: Carole Bayer Sager, George Stevens Jr., Jack Nicholson, Gregory Peck
Votes: 50
11. They'll Love Me When I'm Dead (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary, Biography
In the final fifteen years of the life of legendary director Orson Welles, he pins his Hollywood comeback hopes on a film, The Other Side of the Wind (2018), in itself a film about an aging film director trying to finish his last great movie.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Alan Cumming, Peter Bogdanovich, Oja Kodar, Orson Welles
Votes: 5,446
12. Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood (2019)
54 min | Documentary, History
A history of anti-Asian racism and yellowface in Hollywood after the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Dan Akira, Joseph McBride, Tamlyn Tomita, Nancy Wang Yuen
Votes: 262
13. Primary (1960)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, History, News
Cinéma vérité feature that follows presidential hopefuls John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey during the 1960 Wisconsin primary.
Director: Robert Drew | Stars: Robert Drew, Hubert H. Humphrey, Muriel Buck Humphrey, Joseph Julian
Votes: 1,484
14. Movie Night Extravaganza (2021– )
Talk-Show
An irreverent, quick moving & surprisingly in-depth live discussion show about movies with an end goal of discussing, debating and commenting on esoteric and populist films with a panel of guests. Sometimes formatted as "theme months".
Stars: Forrest Miller, J. Andrew World, Conan Neutron, Kristina Oakes
Votes: 27
15. Olly, Olly, Oxen Free (1978)
G | 83 min | Adventure
Two young boys and an eccentric old woman who owns a junkyard work together to build a hot-air balloon in time to launch it on the birthday of one boy's late grandfather.
Director: Richard A. Colla | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Kevin McKenzie, Dennis Dimster, Peter Kilman
Votes: 313
16. Blood & Guts (1978)
PG | 94 min | Action, Drama
A young athelete becomes the unlikely star of an itinerant wrestling troupe, and a rival promoter will go to any length to steal him away.
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: William Smith, Micheline Lanctôt, Henry Beckman, Brian Patrick Clarke
Votes: 84
17. E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Hollywood's most notorious scandals exposed through interviews and re-enactments.
Stars: A.J. Benza, A.C. Lyles, Marc Wanamaker, Bob Thomas
Votes: 317
18. Filming 'the Trial' (1981)
82 min | Documentary
After a screening of 'The Trial' at the University of Southern California, Welles discussed with the public and tried to answer their questions.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Scott Alexander, Joseph McBride, Todd McCarthy, Myron Meisel
Votes: 191
19. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997 TV Movie)
PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Ron Howard hosts a biography of the life and career of filmmaker Frank Capra, including interviews with the director's friends, colleagues and admirers.
Director: Kenneth Bowser | Stars: Ron Howard, Robert Altman, Jeanine Basinger, Edward Bernds
Votes: 322
20. Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
PG-13 | 91 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist.
Director: Chuck Workman | Stars: Orson Welles, Simon Callow, Christopher Welles, Joanne Hill Styles
Votes: 974 | Gross: $0.02M
21. Gene Tierney, une star oubliée (2017)
53 min | Documentary, Biography
Gene Tierney's life story would perfectly lend itself to a screenplay for a successful Hollywood movie with herself starring in it. She grew up in a well-to-do middle class family and began... See full summary »
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Dana Andrews, Cari Beauchamp, Alexandre Cassini Belmont, Cedric Cassini Belmont
Votes: 50
22. Ben Johnson: Third Cowboy on the Right (1996)
83 min | Documentary
A documentary on the life of famed character actor and rodeo star Ben Johnson, featuring interviews with his fellow actors and cowboys, as well as directors and film critics.
Director: Tom Thurman | Stars: James Coburn, Charlton Heston, Harry Dean Stanton, John Milius
Votes: 62
23. Obsessed with Vertigo (1997 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
A documentary about the making and restoration of Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece "Vertigo". Narrated by Roddy McDowall, with behind-the-scenes talk from Barbara Bel Geddes, Henry Bumstead, ... See full summary »
Director: Harrison Engle | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Robert A. Harris, James C. Katz, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 407
24. Strictly Courtroom (2008 TV Movie)
89 min | Documentary
A look at the portrayals of courtroom trials in film history.
Director: Georgina Harvey | Stars: Martin Shaw, Clive Stafford Smith, Derek Malcolm, Stella Bruzzi
Votes: 132
25. John Ford Goes to War (2002)
TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, Action, Biography
When World War II broke out, John Ford, in his forties, commissioned in the Naval Reserve, was put in charge of the Field Photographic Unit by Bill Donavan, director of the soon-to-be-OSS. ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Thurman | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Ward Bond, Michael Curtiz, Jane Darwell
Votes: 153
26. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009 TV Movie)
TV-G | 69 min | Documentary
A look at the movies in the year 1939, considered by many to be one of the greatest years in film history.
Director: Constantine Nasr | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Leonard Maltin, Thomas G. Schatz, F.X. Feeney
Votes: 415
27. This Is Orson Welles (2015)
52 min | Documentary
A portrait of the great film maker Orson Welles, with interviews with himself, his daughter and other film personalities.From the TCM-series "This is...".
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Henry Jaglom, Joseph McBride, Martin Scorsese
Votes: 137
28. John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019 TV Movie)
54 min | Documentary, Biography, History
This documentary follows the life of the renowned American director, author of more than 150 works and winner of more Oscar awards than any other, and shed light on the significance of his most outstanding films.
Director: Jean-Christophe Klotz | Stars: Paul Bandey, John Ford, Joseph McBride, Cécile Gornet
Votes: 278
29. Irrésistible Gary Cooper (2020)
53 min | Documentary
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Maria Cooper Janis, Joseph McBride, Marc Wanamaker
Votes: 12
30. Orson Welles: Shadows and Light (2015 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary, Biography
Giant of cinema, the embodiment of creation, Orson Welles is the man who reinvents the film language at 24-years old. Who is hidding behind this impressive figure? This movie is a journey ... See full summary »
Director: Elisabeth Kapnist | Stars: Céline Sallette, Sharon Mann, Orson Welles, David Thomson
Votes: 124
31. The Orson Welles Show (1979 TV Special)
74 min | Talk-Show
Directors: Orson Welles, Stanley Sheff | Stars: Orson Welles, Angie Dickinson, Dave Goelz, Jim Henson
Votes: 82
32. Becoming John Ford (2007 Video)
93 min | Documentary
A documentary focusing on Ford's time at Fox and his relationship with Darryl F. Zanuck.
Director: Nick Redman | Stars: Rudy Behlmer, Janet Bergstrom, James D'Arc, Lem Dobbs
Votes: 103
33. Reflections on Titanic (2012)
65 min | Documentary
A fascinating in-depth exploration of the film.
Stars: James Cameron, Jon Landau, Kate Winslet, Joseph McBride
Votes: 75
34. Let Poland Be Poland (1982 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Broadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31 1982, this special produced by the US Department of Information protesting the then recent imposition of martial law in Poland
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Charlton Heston, Max von Sydow, Kirk Douglas, Glenda Jackson
Votes: 32
35. Hollywood and World War II (2019 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary, History, War
The US government's propaganda machine during World War 2 was powered by cinema and the contributions of some of Hollywood's most famous directors. This is their story. For the USA, World ... See full summary »
Director: Jascha Hannover | Stars: Dulcie Smart, Hans Bayer, Frank Capra, Michelangelo Capua
Votes: 37
36. Billy Wilder, la perfection hollywoodienne (2016)
52 min | Documentary
Biography on the famous writer-director, Billy Wilder.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Paul Diamond, Tony Maietta, Joseph McBride
Votes: 63
37. King Kill 63 (2015)
125 min | Documentary, History, Mystery
On the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, the crazed lone gunman crowd wished to slam the door shut on any and all troubling questions regarding how the president and how his accused ... See full summary »
Director: Ryan Page | Stars: Richard Belzer, Corky Campisi, Carrie Christoffersen, James DiEugenio
38. Frank Capra: Why We Fight (2018 Video)
Documentary, Short
Director: Gillian Wallace Horvat | Star: Joseph McBride
39. Monument Valley: John Ford Country (2006 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
John Ford's knowledge of Monument Valley was provided by the visit of Harry Goulding to where John Ford was by happenstance at Walter Wanger Productions in Los Angeles that day, Harry ... See full summary »
Stars: Michael F. Blake, Benny Cly, Scott Eyman, John Ford
Votes: 35
40. Hollywood So French! (2023)
Documentary
Director: Sébastian Perez-Pezzani | Stars: Joseph McBride, Ginette Vincendeau
41. Stagecoach: A Story of Redemption (2006 Video)
30 min | Short
Stars: Rudy Behlmer, Michael F. Blake, Peter Bogdanovich, Dan Ford
Votes: 29
42. The Informer: Out of the Fog (2006 Video)
10 min | Short
Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Allen Daviau, Robert Elswit, Joseph McBride
Votes: 17
43. La Screwball : une histoire de la comédie américaine (2015)
52 min | Documentary
Sophisticated and sexy, yet crazy. Stylish and smart. When New York screenwriters got jobs in Hollywood in the 1930s, both the tempo and the temperature in the studio rose. It was called "screwball" and it only lasted for ten years.
Directors: Clara Kuperberg, Julia Kuperberg | Stars: Molly Haskell, Joseph McBride
Votes: 21
44. Mr. Capra Goes to War: Tunisian Victory (2018 Video)
76 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Gillian Wallace Horvat | Star: Joseph McBride
45. Mr. Capra Goes to War: The Battle of Russia (2018 Video)
Documentary, Short
Director: Gillian Wallace Horvat | Star: Joseph McBride
46. War of the Worlds: How Media Deception Fooled a Nation (2023 TV Special)
10 min | Documentary
Director: Avery Roy | Stars: Ray Kelly, Joseph McBride, Avery Roy, Michael Socolow
47. Perspectives on 'Othello': Joseph McBride on Orson Welles (2014 Video)
45 min | Documentary
Director: Robert Fischer | Star: Joseph McBride
48. Mr. Capra Goes to War: Prelude to War (2018 Video)
52 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Gillian Wallace Horvat | Star: Joseph McBride
49. Joseph McBride on 'The Magnificent Ambersons' (2018 Video)
29 min | Short, Documentary
In this interview, filmed by the Criterion Collection in 2018, Orson Welles scholar Joseph McBride discusses the studio politics and external circumstances that led to the re-editing of 'The Magnificent Ambersons' (1942).
Star: Joseph McBride
50. Blood Flow (2011)
6 min | Short, Drama
A young lover's emotional attachments are put to the test after discovering his lover's lifeless body.
Director: James Defebaugh | Stars: Derek Efrain Villanueva, Linda Sparks, James Gioia