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1. Malcolm & Marie (2021)

R | 106 min | Drama, Romance

A director and his girlfriend's relationship is tested after they return home from his movie premiere and face each other's turmoil during one long night.

Director: Sam Levinson | Stars: John David Washington, Zendaya

Votes: 41,256

2. Myra Breckinridge (1970)

R | 94 min | Comedy

After undergoing gender reassignment surgery, an aspiring actress travels to Hollywood, where she also wants to make a claim on her wealthy uncle's estate.

Director: Michael Sarne | Stars: Mae West, John Huston, Raquel Welch, Rex Reed

Votes: 3,464 | Gross: $8.72M

3. Café Society (2016)

PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

In the 1930s, a Bronx native moves to Hollywood and falls in love with a young woman who is seeing a married man.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively

Votes: 81,442 | Gross: $11.10M

4. The Celluloid Closet (1995)

R | 102 min | Documentary, History

A documentary surveying the various Hollywood screen depictions of homosexuals and the attitudes behind them throughout the history of North American film.

Directors: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman | Stars: Lily Tomlin, Tony Curtis, Susie Bright, Arthur Laurents

Votes: 7,528 | Gross: $1.51M

5. She-Wolf in Hollywood: The Story of Maria Ouspenskaya

59 min | Documentary | Completed

The story of actress and acting teacher Maria Ouspenskaya, who brought modern acting techniques to the U.S., focusing on her years in Hollywood (1936-1949).

Director: Jordan Mohr | Star: Jordan Mohr

6. As Long As I'm Famous (2022)

104 min | Biography, Drama, History

Inspired by true events, pays homage to the Golden Age, 1948. "What happened in Hollywood, stayed on Broadway". The private lives of legends from Monty Clift to Richard Rodgers, told through the eyes of 24 year old Sid Lumet.

Director: Bruce Reisman | Stars: Michael Paré, Tracy Nelson, David Chokachi, Eric Lutes

Votes: 78

7. Carl Laemmle (2019)

91 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.

Director: James L. Freedman | Stars: Antonia Carlotta, Ahilan Arulanantham, Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich

Votes: 233

8. Dalton Trumbo: Rebel in Hollywood (2006 Video)

59 min | Documentary

The story behind the novel and the film Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.

Director: Robert Fischer | Stars: Christopher Trumbo, Marsha Hunt, Jules Brenner, Harold Michelson

Votes: 29

9. Century of Cinema (1995–1998)
Episode: A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)

225 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Martin Scorsese describes his initial and growing obsession with films from the 1940s and 50s as the art form developed and grew with clips from classics and cult classics.

Directors: Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson | Stars: Martin Scorsese, Allison Anders, Kathryn Bigelow, Francis Ford Coppola

Votes: 5,142

10. AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode: AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to William Wyler (1976)

120 min | Documentary

In 1976, William Wyler became the fourth recipient of the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award, following John Ford, James Cagney and Orson Welles. The winner of three Best ... See full summary »

Stars: Eddie Albert, Fred Astaire, Lydia Clarke, Henry Fonda

Votes: 203

11. Paper Skies (2021– )
Episode: Why B-17 "Memphis Belle" was So Special? Boeing's Flying Fortresses in World War II (2021)

24 min | Documentary, History

Despite it's ability to sustain heavy damage, in the bombing raids of World War Two Europe the average B-17 Flying Fortress survived just 13 of the crew's 25 mission tour of duty. So it was... See full summary »

Star: Dmytri Babenkov

12. Wogan: The Best Of (2015)
Episode: Oscar Winners (2015)

44 min | Talk-Show

Terry Wogan begins the first of a fifteen-part series, introducing clips from his interviews conducted in the 80s and 90s. Among the clips on this first edition are interviews with Mel Brooks, Gene Hackman and Audrey Hepburn.

Stars: Terry Wogan, Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Cher

13. Usmevy (1993– )
Episode: Úsmevy Milose Macourka (1998)

Documentary, Comedy, Talk-Show

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Director: Pavel Vantuch | Stars: Jaromír Hanzlík, Milos Macourek

14. Five Came Back (2017)
Episode: The Mission Begins (2017)

TV-14 | 59 min | Documentary, Biography, History

When World War II breaks out, five of Hollywood's top directors leave their homes and careers to join the army and film the war effort.

Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Frank Capra, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, John Ford

Votes: 363

15. Five Came Back (2017)
Episode: Combat Zones (2017)

TV-14 | 67 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The directors now in active service realize that their artistic vision won't always be fulfilled when bureaucracy and the realities of war intervene.

Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Frank Capra, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, John Ford

Votes: 314

16. Five Came Back (2017)
Episode: The Price of Victory (2017)

TV-14 | 69 min | Documentary, Biography, History

With the war over, the five directors return to Hollywood to resume their careers, but they will be forever haunted and changed by their experiences.

Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Frank Capra, Francis Ford Coppola, Guillermo del Toro, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Votes: 311