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1. Babylon (I) (2022)

R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 168,406

2. Thank You for Smoking (2005)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son.

Director: Jason Reitman | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Cameron Bright, Maria Bello, Joan Lunden

Votes: 229,127 | Gross: $24.79M

3. Hollywood Story (1951)

Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director in 1929.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull

Votes: 928

4. Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (2014)

Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary, Adventure

A behind the scenes chronicle of how clash of vision, bad creative decisions, lack of interest and really bad weather plagued the disastrous production of the infamous The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996).

Director: David Gregory | Stars: Richard Stanley, Kier-La Janisse, Michael Gingold, Graham Humphreys

Votes: 4,418

5. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

Unrated | 94 min | Documentary

An exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, as revealed by legendary sound designers and visionary directors, via interviews, clips from movies, and a look at their actual process of creation and discovery.

Director: Midge Costin | Stars: Gary Rydstrom, Steven Spielberg, Teresa Eckton, Thomas A. Edison

Votes: 2,245

6. Success Formula (2021)

60 min | Documentary, Biography, Family

A film where famous athletes - World and Olympic Champions, athletes, chess players, scientists, artists talk about their path to success.

Director: Alex Davidson | Stars: Woody Allen, Jennifer Aniston, Nicolas Cage, Magnus Carlsen

Votes: 607

7. Titans: The Rise of Hollywood (2022)

Drama

The story of immigrants who founded first Hollywood studios.

Stars: James M. Reilly, David Davino, Christina Leonardi, Grant Masters

Votes: 39

8. Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)

50 min | Documentary, History

A six hour series exploring the 100 year evolution of sexuality and censorship in motion pictures.

Stars: Raquel Welch, Jason Alexander, Dan Aykroyd, Marisa Tomei

Votes: 108

9. Complicated Women (2003 TV Movie)

55 min | Documentary

A look at actresses who starred in films with thought-provoking subjects made between 1929-1934 - before the Hollywood Production Code was enforced.

Director: Hugh Munro Neely | Stars: Jane Fonda, Frances Dee, Kitty Carlisle, Molly Haskell

Votes: 453

10. Out of the Closet, Off the Screen: The Life of William Haines (2001)

TV-MA | 45 min | Documentary, Biography

Chronicles the life of openly gay 1930s film actor William Haines, who sacrificed his Hollywood fame when he refused to end his relationship with another man.

Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: William Haines, Chris Allen, Stockard Channing, Christina Crawford

Votes: 84

11. Grace Kelly: The Missing Millions (2021 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, Biography, Mystery

What happened to the wealth classic Hollywood actress Grace Kelly earned during her incredibly successful career.

Director: Adam Warner | Stars: Nimmy March, Lucy Bolton, Rob Cooper, Doris Day

Votes: 38

12. Robert Mitchum, le mauvais garçon d'Hollywood (2018 TV Movie)

52 min | Documentary, Biography

A rhapsodic drawing of life by the man who scared the life out of music players and audiences.

Director: Stéphane Benhamou | Stars: Polly Bergen, Sally Jane Bruce, Billy Chapin, Edward Dmytryk

Votes: 77

13. History of Hollywood (2018)

Documentary

Hollywood: History, Industry, Art. Explore the history of Hollywood, from Edison and the birth of film to the rise of the internet. In this series you will learn about Hollywood and how it ... See full synopsis »

Star: Peter Decherney

14. Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, History

Host Henry Fonda follows the creation of the star system with Mary Pickford in the Silent Era through its demise in the early Sixties.

Director: Marshall Flaum | Stars: Henry Fonda, Walter Abel, June Allyson, George Arliss

Votes: 110

15. 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

16. 1M1: Hollywood Horns of the Golden Years (2015)

75 min | Documentary, Biography, History

1M1: Hollywood Horns of the Golden Years is the first documentary about the history of the Los Angeles studio musicians that follows the development of the motion picture industry and its battles with the mob influenced musicians' union.

Director: Annie Bosler | Stars: Gale Robinson, Vince De Rosa, Jim Decker, Gene Sherry

17. Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime (2017)

47 min | Documentary

A chronicle of the life of Marilyn Monroe, told through some of her most personal possessions as they are put up for auction.

Director: Patrick Reams | Stars: Lois Banner, Ellen Burstyn, Amber Butchart, Sarah Churchwell

Votes: 59

18. Kisses (1991 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, Romance

A retrospective on the importance of the kiss in the classic films of the 20s through the 50s.

Director: Neil Steinberg | Stars: Lauren Bacall, Thomas A. Edison, Will Hays, Robert Young

19. Sugarfoot Photo Shoot (2015)

Approved | 3 min | Short

Memories of a publicity photo shoot in 1956 inspires a man to become a filmmaker as an adult.

Director: R. Christian Anderson | Star: R. Christian Anderson

20. Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (2007 Video)

13 min | Documentary, Short, Musical

When Arthur Freed brought Alan Jay Lerner to Hollywood to compose a new Fred Astaire musical (based on Fred's life,) little did he know he would have to recast it's leading lady not once, but twice.

Director: Peter Fitzgerald | Stars: Maurice LaMarche, Jane Powell, June Allyson, Richard Barrios

Votes: 95

21. Lifeboat: Hitchcock/Truffaut (1962 Video)

12 min | Short, Biography, History

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Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, François Truffaut, Helen Scott

22. A Tribute to the Westmores (2010 Video)

PG | 30 min | Documentary, Short

Docudrama in which the case is made for the Westmore family receiving a "star" on Hollywood Boulevard.

Director: Scott Essman | Star: Mark Arnott

23. Katharine Hepburn: Woman of the Century (2017 Video)

20 min | Documentary, Short

An interview with author and journalist Claudia Roth Pierpont on the significance of Woman of the Year (George Stevens, 1942) on actor Katharine Hepburn's acting career and the evolution of... See full summary »

Star: Claudia Roth Pierpont

Votes: 6

24. Out of the Blue and into the Black (1987 TV Special)

106 min | Documentary, History

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Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Roger Corman, Monte Hellman, Dennis Hopper

25. You've Got Chemistry (2008 Video)

27 min | Documentary, Short

You've Got Mail (1998) Deluxe Edition DVD featurette that likens the enduring chemistry between Tom Hanks and 'Meg Ryan (I)' to that of classic Hollywood on-screen couples whose timeless ... See full summary »

Stars: Jeanine Basinger, Rudy Behlmer, John Fricke, Patricia King Hanson

Votes: 14

26. Checking Out: Grand Hotel (2004 Video)

12 min | Documentary, Short

The making of the Oscar-winning classic, "Grand Hotel" was rife with blazing egos and star behavior unlike anything else in Hollywood history. Never before had there existed an all-star, ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Fitzgerald | Stars: Tom Kane, Maureen O'Sullivan, Sydney Guilaroff, J.J. Cohn

Votes: 126

27. The Awful Truth: From Slapstick to Screwball (2018 Video)

24 min | Short

Critic Gary Giddins discussing the career of film director Leo McCarey and his 1937 screwball comedy 'The Awful Truth'. On Criterion Collection blu ray release of the Awful Truth.

Star: Gary Giddins

28. Histoire(s) du cinéma (1989–1999)
Episode: Toutes les histoires (1989)

51 min | Documentary

An 8-part documentary chronically the history of cinema: "All the Histories", "A Single History", "Only Cinema", "Deadly "Beauty", "The Coin of the Absolute", "A New Wave", "The Control of the Universe", and "The Signs Among Us".

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Votes: 989

29. American Cinema (1995–1996)
Episode: The Studio System (1995)

60 min | Documentary

The studio system created the Golden Age of Hollywood, its classic film stars and big budget hits that captivated generations all across the world. However, the following decades proved that nothing lasts forever, even in Hollywood.

Stars: John Lithgow, Peter Coyote

Votes: 10

30. Silents Please (1960–1962)
Episode: Fun Factory (1961)

25 min

The history of Mack Sennett Studios and the comedic legacy and timeless stars it left behind.

Director: Saul J. Turell | Stars: Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Wallace Beery, Charles Chaplin, Marie Dressler

31. Royal Histories (2020–2022)
Episode: Grace Kelly: The Hollywood Years (2021)

56 min | Documentary

The incredible career of classic Hollywood actress Grace Kelly.

Directors: Louise Ireland, Olivia Witt | Stars: Phoebe Pryce, Bidisha, Lucy Bolton, Marlon Brando