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1. Get Shorty (1995)
R | 105 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld | Stars: Gene Hackman, Rene Russo, Danny DeVito, John Travolta
Votes: 89,103 | Gross: $72.08M
2. Call My Agent! (2015–2020)
TV-MA | 52 min | Comedy, Drama
French serial about the lives and jobs of people working at a talent agency in Paris.
Stars: Camille Cottin, Thibault de Montalembert, Grégory Montel, Liliane Rovère
Votes: 16,727
3. Be Cool (2005)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Music
Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive on the way.
Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Dwayne Johnson, Vince Vaughn
Votes: 72,178 | Gross: $56.05M
4. The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A comedic behind the scenes look at a late night talk show.
Stars: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Rip Torn
Votes: 9,378
5. The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020)
PG-13 | 88 min | Comedy
Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Director: Dean Murphy | Stars: Paul Hogan, Dorothy Adams, Trudy Ager, Simone Annan
Votes: 2,478
6. Boy Meets Girl (1938)
Passed | 86 min | Comedy, Romance
Two screenwriters in a rut come up with a story idea starring a bankable cowboy and the baby of the studio's waitress.
Director: Lloyd Bacon | Stars: James Cagney, Pat O'Brien, Marie Wilson, Ralph Bellamy
Votes: 805
7. The Big Picture (1989)
PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.
Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh
Votes: 6,188 | Gross: $0.12M
8. What Just Happened (2008)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama
Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.
Director: Barry Levinson | Stars: Robert De Niro, John Turturro, Stanley Tucci, Sean Penn
Votes: 28,517 | Gross: $1.09M
9. Man to Man (2017)
TV-14 | 80 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A secret agent works under cover as a bodyguard and is forced to deal with both national security missions as well as a temperamental superstar.
Stars: Park Hae-Jin, Park Sung-woong, Kim Min-jung, Yeon Jeong-hun
Votes: 1,632
10. Hollywood Ending (2002)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Romance
A director is forced to work with his ex-wife, who left him for the boss of the studio bankrolling his new film. But the night before the first day of shooting, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Woody Allen, Téa Leoni, Bob Dorian, Ivan Martin
Votes: 28,138 | Gross: $4.84M
11. Nudity Required (1989)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Two friends use the casting couch to seduce women while pretending to be movie producers.
Director: John T. Bone | Stars: Julie Newmar, Billy Frank, Brad Zutaut, Troy Donahue
Votes: 176
12. The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
114 min | Documentary, Biography
A look at the life and work of Charlie Chaplin in his own words featuring an in-depth interview he gave to Life magazine in 1966.
Directors: Peter Middleton, James Spinney | Stars: Pearl Mackie, Jeff Rawle, Paul Ryan, Matthew Wolf
Votes: 1,792
13. An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1997)
R | 86 min | Comedy
When a rookie filmmaker with the unfortunate name Alan Smithee realizes he's an unwitting studio puppet, being forced to make a big-budget action movie he knows is horrible, he steals the master reels and tries to make a deal.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Coolio, Chuck D, Eric Idle
Votes: 3,770 | Gross: $0.05M
14. Action (1999–2000)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
A dark comedy about Peter Dragon, a sleazy Hollywood executive. His last, massively expensive, movie bombed and he needs a hit. Will "Beverley Hills Gun Club" be it and how far will he have to go to make it?
Stars: Jay Mohr, Illeana Douglas, Jarrad Paul, Jack Plotnick
Votes: 1,601
15. The Cool Surface (1993)
R | 88 min | Thriller
During a heatwave in a secluded L.A. suburb, an unhinged writer falls for his new neighbor, a gorgeous struggling actress. They form an intense erotic bond, but his psychosis and her ambition turn their relationship dangerously toxic.
Director: Erik Greenberg Anjou | Stars: Robert Patrick, Steve Tyler, Teri Hatcher, Cyril O'Reilly
Votes: 1,350
16. Quicksand (2003)
R | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
After a workaholic banker journeys to Monaco to investigate the suspicious activities of a company, he finds himself framed for murder and running for his life.
Director: John Mackenzie | Stars: Michael Keaton, Michael Caine, Judith Godrèche, Rade Serbedzija
Votes: 2,757
17. Jiminy Glick in Lalawood (2004)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery
Culture critic Jiminy Glick gets tied up in a murder case at the Toronto Film Festival.
Director: Vadim Jean | Stars: Martin Short, Jan Hooks, Linda Cardellini, Janeane Garofalo
Votes: 2,376 | Gross: $0.03M
18. L.A. Without a Map (1998)
Unrated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A British writer pursues a young actress to Hollywood and needs all the help he can get to win her love.
Director: Mika Kaurismäki | Stars: Tony Peers, Steve Huison, David Tennant, Margo Stanley
Votes: 2,644
19. Bad Director (2024)
131 min | Comedy
It follows Gregor Samsa, a washed-up director in his late fifties who is reviewing his life. Him having wasted it as a cultural worker doesn't exactly add to his joy.
Director: Oskar Roehler | Stars: Oliver Masucci, Bella Dayne, Natalia Avelon, Joscha Baltha
20. King of Cool (2021)
107 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The story of Dean Martin.
Director: Tom Donahue | Stars: Dean Martin, Frankie Avalon, Jerry Blavat, Bill Boggs
Votes: 885
21. Dreamers (I) (1999)
93 min | Drama, Comedy
Two childhood friends dream about escaping to Los Angeles to pursue their fame and fortune as filmmakers.
Director: Ann Lu | Stars: Jeremy Jordan, Mark Ballou, Courtney Gains, Portia Dawson
Votes: 168
22. Overnight (2003)
R | 82 min | Documentary
A documentary on the rise and stumble of Troy Duffy, the bartender-cum-filmmaker who was swept up by Miramax's Harvey Weinstein to turn his script for The Boondock Saints into a feature film.
Directors: Tony Montana, Mark Brian Smith | Stars: Troy Duffy, Jeffrey Baxter, Chris Brinker, Jake Busey
Votes: 4,663
23. Diminuendo (II) (2018)
106 min | Romance, Sci-Fi
A film director whose life crumbles after the suicide of his Hollywood starlet girlfriend becomes obsessed with a lifelike robot that appears to be her exact duplicate.
Director: Adrian Stewart | Stars: Richard Hatch, Chloe Dykstra, John Champion, Xine Zanillo
Votes: 214
24. Hilde (2009)
137 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
Director: Kai Wessel | Stars: Heike Makatsch, Dan Stevens, Monica Bleibtreu, Hanns Zischler
Votes: 798
25. Movers & Shakers (1985)
PG | 80 min | Comedy
Joe Mulholland, Head of Production at a Hollywood studio, makes a rather fool-hardy promise to a dying friend. He undertakes to make a major movie using the title - if not the content - of ... See full summary »
Director: William Asher | Stars: Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Tyne Daly
Votes: 586 | Gross: $0.37M
26. Howard (2018)
TV-PG | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
The story of songwriter Howard Ashman who penned the lyrics for Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast before he died of AIDS at the height of the AIDS crisis in 1991.
Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Don Hahn, Sarah Gillespie, Shirley Ashman, Howard Ashman
Votes: 1,462
27. Fresh Hell (2011–2012)
Comedy
Popular actor Brent Spiner, who plays himself in this web-series, becomes the most hated person in the business after "an incident" and must rebuild his career from the bottom up all over again. His porn star neighbor Dakota helps him.
Stars: Brent Spiner, Kat Steel, Brian Palermo, Kate Connor
Votes: 238
28. The Money $hot (2000–2001)
Not Rated | Comedy, Drama
Nothing is ever what it seems. To the outside world, the adult industry is a sexy alternate universe filled with studs and starlets who are ready to go at the drop of a hat. Cigar-chomping,... See full summary »
Stars: Paul Hayes, Bryn Pryor, Tom Katsis, Rebecca Gray
Votes: 24
29. That's Adequate (1989)
R | 82 min | Comedy
Fake documentary about a fictional Hollywood film studio.
Director: Harry Hurwitz | Stars: Tony Randall, James Coco, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara
Votes: 284
30. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (2000 TV Movie)
R | 88 min | Drama, Thriller
A Hollywood film executive gets blackmailed by a derelict who uses some damaging information to move into his house and take over his perfect life for himself.
Director: Jason Priestley | Stars: Nicholas Lea, Holt McCallany, Kari Wuhrer, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn
Votes: 422
31. También de dolor se canta (1950)
TV-PG | 97 min | Comedy, Drama
Braulio Peláez, a primary school teacher, causes an accident to Alfonso Madrazo, a famous actor. When his sister Luisa recognizes Alfonso, she asks him to help her become a star, but the one who ends up starring in a movie is Braulio.
Director: René Cardona | Stars: Pedro Infante, Guillermina Grin, Óscar Pulido, Irma Dorantes
Votes: 124
32. Pipe Dream (2002)
R | 91 min | Comedy, Romance
A lonely plumber poses as a director to meet women, and the writer whose script he's stolen builds on his ruse to get her movie made.
Director: John Walsh | Stars: Martin Donovan, Anthony Arkin, Marla Sucharetza, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 1,067
33. The Go-Go Boys: The Inside Story of Cannon Films (2014)
88 min | Documentary
Two Israeli cousins, Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus, in pursuit of the American Dream, turned the Hollywood power structure upside down, producing over 300 films and becoming the most powerful independent film company in the world.
Director: Hilla Medalia | Stars: Menahem Golan, Yoram Globus, Yehuda Barkan, Ram Globus
Votes: 603
34. The Woman Chaser (1999)
R | 90 min | Comedy
Richard Hudson, an inveterate woman-chaser and gifted used car salesman, possesses a pimp's understanding of the ways in which women (and men) are most vulnerable - and justifies his seductions with a highly perverse logic.
Director: Robinson Devor | Stars: Patrick Warburton, Eugene Roche, Ron Morgan, Emily Newman
Votes: 713 | Gross: $0.11M
35. Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)
R | 95 min | Documentary
A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.
Director: Alex Stapleton | Stars: Roger Corman, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Paul W.S. Anderson
Votes: 2,675 | Gross: $0.01M
36. JFK: The Final Evidence (2023)
Documentary, Action, Crime
In this two-part series, explore the mystery behind the assassination of President John F Kennedy with Dr David J Hall.
Stars: Emma Long, David J. Hall, Chris Moran
Votes: 26
37. Hollywood North (2003)
R | 89 min | Comedy
A Canadian producer buys the film rights of a famous Canadian novel, Lantern Moon and wants it to reflect his home country. But he soon realizes that once Hollywood becomes involved, his Canadian vision has to take a back seat.
Director: Peter O'Brian | Stars: Matthew Modine, Saul Rubinek, Alan Bates, Joe Cobden
Votes: 483
38. The Life of Bruce Lee (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 68 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary about martial arts actor Bruce Lee, from his birth in 1940 till his death in 1973, with interviews with his fellow actors and family. Dedicated to his son, Brandon.
Director: Guy Scutter | Stars: Brother Henry, Jan-Fai Lee, Taky Kimura, Roy Hollingsworth
Votes: 281
39. Bhumika (1977)
142 min | Drama
A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.
Director: Shyam Benegal | Stars: Smita Patil, Anant Nag, Naseeruddin Shah, Amrish Puri
Votes: 711
40. Portraits of Women (1970)
X | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Finnish porn-movie producer Pertsa returns from America to his home country to continue his profession with hopelessly-small budgets and incompetent casts and crews. A self-ironic satire ... See full summary »
Director: Jörn Donner | Stars: Ritva Vepsä, Jörn Donner, Kirsti Wallasvaara, Aarre Elo
Votes: 311
41. The Cinema Snob Movie (2012 Video)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
When an exploitation filmmaker goes undercover as a pretentious film snob to obtain proper filming permits, he is thrust into a strange mystery surrounding the very secretive film commission.
Director: Ryan Mitchelle | Stars: Brad Jones, Jake Norvell, Jillian Zurawski, Ryan Mitchelle
Votes: 482
42. Karbid und Sauerampfer (1963)
85 min | Comedy
After the second World War, Dresden has a lot of reconstructing to do. To get the cigarette factory he once worked for running again, Kalle has to travel to Wittenberg - the only place ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Beyer | Stars: Erwin Geschonneck, Marita Böhme, Manja Behrens, Margot Busse
Votes: 309
43. Ban the Sadist Videos! Part 2 (2006 Video)
R | 46 min | Documentary
An investigation of UK video censorship after the video recordings act was introduced.
Director: David Gregory | Stars: Chris Theobald, Mary Whitehouse, Graham Bright, Ken Penry
Votes: 260
44. Demon Lover Diary (1980)
90 min | Documentary
The film chronicles filmmaker Joel DeMott, significant other/film partner Jeff Kreines and filmmaker Mark Rance as they head to Michigan to make a low budget horror film.
Director: Joel DeMott | Stars: Joel DeMott, Jeff Kreines, Mark Rance, Donald G. Jackson
Votes: 234
45. Cleanflix (2009)
Not Rated | 92 min | Documentary, Crime, History
When a small Utah-based edited movie company is caught sanitizing Hollywood's copyrighted material, the film industry strikes back with a devastating blow.
Directors: Andrew James, Aukai Ligairi | Stars: Ray Lines, Allan Erb, Scott Nybo, Danny Thompson
Votes: 625
46. Red Nights (1988 Video)
R | 85 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The Story of a Idealistic Young man (Played by Chris Parker), who goes to Los Angeles to become an actor, but is disillusioned and jaded when the cold and realistic violent world of ... See full summary »
Director: Izhak Hanooka | Stars: Chris Parker, Christopher Louis Parker, Brian Matthews, Tom Badal
Votes: 89
47. To Hell and Back: The Kane Hodder Story (2017)
Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography
The emotional story of Kane Hodder who survived a harrowing childhood and near-death accident to become one of films biggest and most beloved horror icons.
Director: Derek Dennis Herbert | Stars: Kane Hodder, Mike Aloisi, John Carl Buechler, Bruce Campbell
Votes: 862
48. Birth of the Living Dead (2013)
Not Rated | 76 min | Documentary
A documentary that shows how George A. Romero gathered an unlikely team of Pittsburghers to shoot his seminal film: Night of the Living Dead (1968).
Director: Rob Kuhns | Stars: George A. Romero, Fred Rogers, H. Rap Brown, Mark Harris
Votes: 1,787 | Gross: $0.01M
49. Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown (2016 TV Movie)
61 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
Jerry Lewis: The Man Behind the Clown chronicles the remarkable life and genius work of one of the most iconic and incomparable comic performers and filmmakers of our time.
Director: Gregory Monro | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Frank Krutnik, Tony Lewis Comedian, Ted Okuda
Votes: 901
50. Adriana del Río, actriz (1979)
95 min | Drama
A young woman is willing to have sex with a lot of businessmen if that is what it takes to become a movie star, but she ends up working in a brothel instead.
Director: Alberto Bojórquez | Stars: Ana Luisa Peluffo, Julián Pastor, Claudio Obregón, Jorge Humberto Robles
Votes: 16