Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "fictional-tv-talk-show"

1. Joker (I) (2019)

R | 122 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.

Director: Todd Phillips | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy

Votes: 1,490,893 | Gross: $335.45M

2. Don't Look Up (2021)

R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 602,286

3. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall

Votes: 524,155 | Gross: $56.36M

4. The Interview (II) (2014)

R | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Dave Skylark and his producer Aaron Rapaport run the celebrity tabloid show "Skylark Tonight". When they land an interview with a surprise fan, North Korean dictator Jong-Un Kim, they are recruited by the CIA to assassinate him.

Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen | Stars: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Randall Park, Lizzy Caplan

Votes: 354,884 | Gross: $6.11M

5. The King of Comedy (1982)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard

Votes: 119,279 | Gross: $2.50M

6. Girls Trip (2017)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

When four lifelong friends travel to New Orleans for the annual Essence Festival, sisterhoods are rekindled, wild sides are rediscovered, and there's enough dancing, drinking, brawling and romancing to make the Big Easy blush.

Director: Malcolm D. Lee | Stars: Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish

Votes: 40,523 | Gross: $115.17M

7. Someone Like You (2001)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

After being jilted by her boyfriend, a talk show talent scout writes a column on the relationship habits of men which gains her national fame.

Director: Tony Goldwyn | Stars: Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear, Hugh Jackman, Marisa Tomei

Votes: 27,461 | Gross: $27.34M

8. Late Night (2019)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama

A late night talk show host suspects that she may soon lose her long-running show.

Director: Nisha Ganatra | Stars: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, John Lithgow, Hugh Dancy

Votes: 40,850 | Gross: $15.50M

9. A Long Way Down (2014)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama

Four people meet on New Year's Eve, and form a surrogate family to help one another with the difficulties of their lives.

Director: Pascal Chaumeil | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Imogen Poots, Aaron Paul

Votes: 34,649 | Gross: $0.01M

10. Then She Found Me (2007)

R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

April, 39, wants a baby but her husband leaves her. When her adoptive mother dies, she's contacted by her biological mother, a TV talk show host. April starts seeing the divorced dad of one of her students at school.

Director: Helen Hunt | Stars: Helen Hunt, Colin Firth, Bette Midler, Matthew Broderick

Votes: 10,234 | Gross: $3.74M

11. Five Minutes of Heaven (2009)

R | 89 min | Drama, Thriller

The story of former UVF member Alistair Little. Twenty-five years after Little killed Joe Griffen's brother, the media arrange an auspicious meeting between the two.

Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel | Stars: Liam Neeson, James Nesbitt, Anamaria Marinca, Mark Ryder

Votes: 13,256 | Gross: $0.01M

12. Delirious (2006)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

An offbeat drama focused on a homeless youth, a pop music siren and a member of the paparazzi.

Director: Tom DiCillo | Stars: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman, Gina Gershon

Votes: 6,825 | Gross: $0.09M

13. Meet Wally Sparks (1997)

R | 105 min | Comedy

Wally Sparks is a tabloid television show reporter, who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the Governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.

Director: Peter Baldwin | Stars: Rodney Dangerfield, Debi Mazar, David Ogden Stiers, Burt Reynolds

Votes: 3,804 | Gross: $4.00M

14. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (2021 TV Movie)

TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Romance

Miranda runs a boot camp for the recently brokenhearted. She begins to form a connection with new client Ben--who is also a reporter, investigating whether her boot camp is a scam or a phenomenon.

Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Italia Ricci, Ryan Paevey, Jordana Largy, Caitlin Stryker

Votes: 1,250

15. Böse Zellen (2003)

120 min | Drama, Romance

A young Austrian survives the crash of a commercial airliner. Six years later, she's a clerk, a mother, and happy. Then she dies in a car accident. Over the next year, her daughter goes ... See full summary »

Director: Barbara Albert | Stars: Kathrin Resetarits, Ursula Strauss, Georg Friedrich, Marion Mitterhammer

Votes: 560 | Gross: $0.00M

16. Key Exchange (1985)

R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

A young woman wants to get her boyfriend to commit to her, but the most she can get him to do is exchange apartment keys.

Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Brooke Adams, Danny Aiello, Seth Allen, Kerry Armstrong

Votes: 281

17. Happiness Is in the Field (1995)

106 min | Comedy

Francis, the boss of a small plumbing supply company, is harassed by tax collectors, striking employees, and an impossible wife and daughter. His only joy is sharing lunch with his friend ... See full summary »

Director: Étienne Chatiliez | Stars: Michel Serrault, Eddy Mitchell, Sabine Azéma, Carmen Maura

Votes: 2,984 | Gross: $0.41M

18. Do Re Mi Fa (2016)

138 min | Drama

An ensemble set in Malta that focuses on four characters: Bozo, a children's party clown who is a closet pedophile; Claudia, a stage actress who is paralyzed with feelings of insignificance... See full summary »

Director: Chris Zarb | Stars: Paul Flanagan, Irene Christ, Sean O'Neil, Marc Cabourdin

Votes: 104

19. The World's Champion Hater (1971)

11 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy

Presents a fictional TV talk show with a guest who has just won out over 30,000 contestants as the world's champion hater. Exposes, through caricature laced with humor, the roots of ... See full summary »

20. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1966)
Episode: Ray Murdock's X-Ray (1963)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Rob thinks he can be a guest on an infamously incendiary talk show without getting burned. Boy, was HE ever wrong. Now if he can just keep Laura from seeing the show, he might just save his marriage.

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

Votes: 253

21. Frasier (1993–2004)
Episode: Morning Becomes Entertainment (2000)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy

Frasier's show is pulled off the air for a week, supposedly to give a new talk show a try, but Frasier has figured out the real reason: leverage against him in his contract negotiations with the station.

Director: Pamela Fryman | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin

Votes: 796

22. Miami Vice (1984–1989)
Episode: Hell Hath No Fury (1988)

TV-14 | 47 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Trudy's friend hires an assassin to kill the man who raped her, became a poster child for rehabilitation in prison to get paroled, and is now continuing to torture her psychologically by using the media to paint her as the villain.

Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Don Johnson, Philip Michael Thomas, Saundra Santiago, Michael Talbott

Votes: 291

23. Spin City (1996–2002)
Episode: Politically Incorrect (1999)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Randall says the wrong thing on a TV talk show. Paul is addicted to Stacy's meatball sandwiches. Carter dates closeted gay boxer Bennett Jones, who fights a match with Stuart.

Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Richard Kind, Alan Ruck, Michael Boatman

Votes: 134

24. Three's Company (1976–1984)
Episode: And Now, Here's Jack (1982)

TV-PG | Comedy

Jack appears on a local TV show to do a cooking demonstration.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt, Priscilla Barnes, Richard Kline

Votes: 196

25. WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982)
Episode: Real Families (1980)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

The Tarlek family is profiled on "Real Families". Herb and people being interviewed seem rehearsed, so the producers of the show "dig deep" and expose the real Tarlek family.

Director: Rod Daniel | Stars: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders

Votes: 166

26. According to Jim (2001–2009)
Episode: The Flannelsexual (2007)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Romance

At the television station, Jim is mistaken for a book author and ends up on the show. Jim gives his views of women trying to make men more like them, by forcing them to go to baby showers and the such. Cheryl is not happy about his views.

Director: James Widdoes | Stars: Jim Belushi, Courtney Thorne-Smith, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Larry Joe Campbell

Votes: 160

27. My Boys (2006–2010)
Episode: Off Day (2007)

TV-PG | Comedy, Romance

PJ gets flustered over her appearance on a local cable sports show, while Stephanie hatches a plan for them to take their boyfriends to Italy. Only trouble is, they don't have boyfriends yet.

Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, Reid Scott, Michael Bunin

Votes: 44

28. Die Hart (2020– )
Episode: The Recruit (2020)

TV-MA | 9 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

Comedian Kevin Hart (playing a fictional version of himself) is offered a starring role in a new action film that could revive his career that's going nowhere fast. But, he must train at a strange, secluded action star boot camp first.

Director: Eric Appel | Stars: Kevin Hart, John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jean Reno

Votes: 176

29. The Twilight Zone (2019–2020)
Episode: Ovation (2020)

TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

A struggling singer's music career takes off when she witnesses a tragic incident, but she soon realizes that her recognition comes at a steep cost.

Director: Ana Lily Amirpour | Stars: Jurnee Smollett, Tawny Newsome, Sky Ferreira, Dan Martin

Votes: 1,356

30. Die Hart (2020– )
Episode: True Lies (2020)

TV-MA | 8 min | Action, Comedy, Thriller

A final showdown for Kevin will determine if he's truly got what it takes to be an action star.

Director: Eric Appel | Stars: Kevin Hart, John Travolta, Nathalie Emmanuel, Jean Reno

Votes: 141

31. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: The Spin Off (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Bill and Toony brainstorm ideas for a new spin-off series, with a cartoon lineup featuring characters familiar with spin-offs themselves: Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century (1980), Pent-House Mouse (1963), Pip-eye, Pup-eye, Poop-eye an' Peep-eye (1942), Pinkfinger (1965), Ducking the Devil (1957).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

Votes: 6

32. American Horror Story (2011– )
Episode: Thank You For Your Service (2022)

TV-MA | 42 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Gino grapples with his trauma. Patrick's search takes him to dark places. A stranger contacts Hannah with a grave warning.

Director: Max Winkler | Stars: Russell Tovey, Joe Mantello, Billie Lourd, Denis O'Hare

Votes: 2,179

33. House of Cards (2013–2018)
Episode: Chapter 14 (2014)

TV-MA | 50 min | Drama

Frank prepares for his promotion to Vice President. Doug tries to erase all leads leading back to him and Frank. Claire fights back against Gillian. Zoe considers working with Frank again.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright, Kate Mara, Michael Kelly

Votes: 9,422

34. The Mentalist (2008–2015)
Episode: Brown Shag Carpet (2015)

TV-14 | 83 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Patrick uses a risky move to draw out the serial killer, but the serial killer gets to Jane first and kidnaps him.

Director: Geary McLeod | Stars: Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Rockmond Dunbar

Votes: 1,382

35. Fresh Off the Boat (2015–2020)
Episode: Good Morning Orlando (2015)

TV-PG | 21 min | Comedy

Louis goes on a local morning talk show to promote Cattleman's Ranch and fears he humiliated himself and poorly represented his culture.

Director: Phil Traill | Stars: Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler

Votes: 336

36. Hand of God (2014–2017)
Episode: I See That Now (2017)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama

After KD's startling confession, Chief Toby and the police make a move. Crystal and Bobo encourage Pernell to go to the media to clear his name. Against Dr. Olonari's wishes Pernell seeks ... See full summary »

Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Ron Perlman, Dana Delany, Andre Royo, Garret Dillahunt

Votes: 148

37. Veep (2012–2019)
Episode: Omaha (2017)

TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy

One year after losing the presidency, Selina attempts to secure her legacy, Dan tries to ingratiate himself at his new job, and Amy's brash D.C.-style personality proves too much for her new co-workers.

Director: David Mandel | Stars: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale, Reid Scott

Votes: 952

38. Atlanta (2016–2022)
Episode: B.A.N. (2016)

TV-MA | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Paper Boi appears on Montague as a guest and must put up with a tedious interview.

Director: Donald Glover | Stars: Brian Tyree Henry, Niles Stewart, Tim McAdams, Alano Miller

Votes: 6,064

39. Toon (2016–2017)
Episode: Te Gast (2016)

25 min | Comedy

Elise books Toon on a TV talk show where she meets an embarrassing figure from her past.

Director: Beer ten Kate | Stars: Joep Vermolen, Amy van der Weerden, Loulou Hameleers, Marijn Klaver

Votes: 26

40. Famalam (2018– )
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

22 min | Comedy

We meet misunderstood superhero Eclipse and learn the voodoo secrets of Professor Lofuko. William and Funke present a raunchy morning chat-show, MC Scribbler P teaches royal history and cultural diversity is added to Midsomer Murders (1997).

Director: Tom Marshall | Stars: Vivienne Acheampong, Ninette Finch, Kieran Hodgson, Gbemisola Ikumelo

Votes: 22

41. Travelers (2016–2018)
Episode: Yates (2018)

TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

MacLaren and Yates adjust to their new partnership while protecting a TV show host whose inflammatory rhetoric about Travelers has led to tragedy.

Director: Andy Mikita | Stars: Eric McCormack, MacKenzie Porter, Nesta Cooper, Jared Abrahamson

Votes: 1,102