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1. The Player (1992)

R | 124 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?

Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg

Votes: 65,867 | Gross: $21.71M

2. Hail, Caesar! (2016)

PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio's stars in line.

Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen | Stars: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes

Votes: 143,268 | Gross: $30.50M

3. Hitchcock (2012)

PG-13 | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The relationship between Alfred Hitchcock and his wife Alma Reville during the filming of Psycho (1960) in 1959 is explored.

Director: Sacha Gervasi | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston

Votes: 79,289 | Gross: $6.01M

4. Scrooged (1988)

PG-13 | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A selfish, cynical television executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Director: Richard Donner | Stars: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe, John Glover

Votes: 116,503 | Gross: $60.33M

5. The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

PG | 82 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

In 1935 New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello, Irving Metzman

Votes: 55,362 | Gross: $10.63M

6. S.O.B. (1981)

R | 122 min | Comedy, Drama

A successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.

Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Larry Hagman

Votes: 6,489 | Gross: $14.87M

7. The Last Tycoon (1976)

PG | 123 min | Drama, Romance

F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel is brought to life in this story of a movie producer slowly working himself to death.

Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Robert De Niro, Tony Curtis, Robert Mitchum, Jeanne Moreau

Votes: 9,599 | Gross: $1.82M

8. Violet (II) (2021)

R | 92 min | Drama

Violet realizes that her entire life is built on fear-based decisions, and must do everything differently to become her true self.

Director: Justine Bateman | Stars: Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey, Justin Theroux, Dennis Boutsikaris

Votes: 1,406

9. Nobody Knows Anything! (2003)

R | 88 min | Comedy

In this comedy about Hollywood, Sarah thinks making a movie is easy. With the guidance of her screenwriter uncle, she goes on a wild journey into the world of Hollywood where she meets ... See full summary »

Director: William Tannen | Stars: Linda Black, Alan Blumenfeld, Carmine Caridi, Margaret Cho

Votes: 739

10. Rocket Gibraltar (1988)

PG | 99 min | Drama

An old patriarch unites all members of his family for his birthday, but the group of people are full of personal and social problems.

Director: Daniel Petrie | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Suzy Amis, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy

Votes: 2,187 | Gross: $0.19M

11. The World's Greatest Lover (1977)

PG | 89 min | Comedy

A neurotic baker travels to Hollywood to attend a talent search for an actor to rival the great Valentino. Although not an actor, through blind luck he succeeds, to a certain degree.

Director: Gene Wilder | Stars: Gene Wilder, Carol Kane, Dom DeLuise, Fritz Feld

Votes: 2,215 | Gross: $21.58M

12. When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal and Helen Mirren (2011 Video)

TV-MA | 5 min | Short, Comedy, Horror

Billy proposes to producers a sequel with (literally) a bite to his classic movie.

Director: Lindsay Crystal | Stars: Billy Crystal, Helen Mirren, Mike Tyson, Maya Rudolph

Votes: 404

13. Perfectly Prudence (2011 TV Movie)

PG | 85 min | Comedy

Versatile technician Nigel and daughter Annie MacIntyre, officially her producer, are the only people people classy Prudence McCoy lets intervene in the traditional show on household tips ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Schneider | Stars: Jane Seymour, Valerie Azlynn, Katherine Flynn, Matt Jones

Votes: 336

14. Girl 27 (2007)

Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, Biography

The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.

Director: David Stenn | Stars: Patricia Douglas, Baby Peggy, Richard W. Bann, Kelly Brown

Votes: 1,185

15. Boop (2011)

TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy

The never-been-told, real life, true story of how Betty Boop came to exist and become the sexiest cartoon character of her time and possibly all time.

Director: Ryan Perez | Stars: Rose McGowan, Billy Zane, Michael Raymond-James, Colleen Camp

Votes: 123

16. The Last Producer (2000)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

An old-time mogul struggles to reenter the club where power and money make the rules.

Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Sean Astin, David Atkinson, Leslie Bega, Benjamin Bratt

Votes: 364

17. Man on a String (1960)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A US secret agent is sent to Berlin to pretend to be a spy for the USSR.

Director: André De Toth | Stars: Ernest Borgnine, Kerwin Mathews, Colleen Dewhurst, Alexander Scourby

Votes: 498

18. Star Dust (1940)

Approved | 90 min | Drama

Carolyn Sayres gets a Hollywood contract from talent scout Brooke but is later rejected because she's too young. She falls in love with Bud Borden, another contractee who helps her to ... See full summary »

Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Linda Darnell, John Payne, Roland Young, Charlotte Greenwood

Votes: 385

19. Frankie and Johnny Are Married (2003)

R | 95 min | Comedy

Television director and producer Michael Pressman mounts a production of Frankie and Johnny in the Clare de Lune starring his wife, Lisa Chess. But their attempts to stage the play and work... See full summary »

Director: Michael Pressman | Stars: Michael Pressman, Lisa Chess, Alan Rosenberg, Stephen Tobolowsky

Votes: 249 | Gross: $0.02M

20. It Happened in Hollywood (1937)

Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

While hospitalized young Billy meets his silent movie idol Tim Bart but then the talkies came, destroying Bart's career. Now Bart must convince his young friend he is still a star.

Director: Harry Lachman | Stars: Richard Dix, Fay Wray, Victor Kilian, Charles Arnt

Votes: 706

21. Shake, Mr. Shakespeare (1936)

20 min | Musical, Comedy, Short

A director falls asleep and dreams Shakespearean characters come to life and want Hollywood careers

Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Carolyn Marsh, Loretta, Harris Twins, Allan Mann

Votes: 49

22. A Star Is Bored (1956)

TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Daffy Duck must double for Bugs in any slapstick which Warners considers too dangerous for its star Bugs Bunny.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, June Foray

Votes: 850

23. Restoring Roman Holiday (2002 Video)

7 min | Documentary, Short

Brief documentary on the painstaking process to restore Roman Holiday (1953) for DVD release.

Stars: Barry Allen, Steve Elkin, Ryan Gomez, John Lowry

Votes: 64

24. The Blockbuster Imperative (2003 TV Movie)

90 min | Documentary

Using interviews with some of Hollywood's biggest chiefs, producers, writers, and directors, this documentary traces how blockbusters have come to dominate Hollywood since the 1970s.

Director: David Story | Stars: Peter Adee, Nadia Bronson, Steven E. de Souza, Paul Dergarabedian

Votes: 36

25. 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

26. The Dying Gaul (II) (2005)

Unrated | 80 min | Drama

A vicious entertainment executive convinces a poor, down and out writer to sell his script and sacrifice his principles for a paycheck.

Director: Brian Huckeba | Stars: Michael Buster, Aric Cushing

27. I Smell an Oscar

Adventure, Comedy | Announced

Local L.A. homeless man, Oscar, has an uncanny ability to predict Oscar winners. Young U.S. studio exec, Rosemary (Anne Hathaway type) must find out how he does it at any cost, leading to a buddy travel adventure in a 1955 Crown Vic.

28. Wrong Direction (1934)

Approved | 19 min | Comedy, Short

A comedy of frustration as assistant director Edgar Kennedy is under pressure to complete a film at the studio in spite of a temperamental star and his obnoxious in-laws.

Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Edgar Kennedy, Florence Lake, Dot Farley, William Eugene

Votes: 55

29. Into the Logo-Verse (2022– )

Documentary

Exploring the origins and histories of iconic Hollywood logos, casting a nostalgic spotlight on the stories behind these beloved images.

Star: Michael Ryan Cahill

30. The Studio (II) (2014– )

Comedy

Two studio executives deal with unexpectedly strange clients recording in the booth.

Stars: Zhubin Parang, Michael Kayne, Tessa Greenberg, Connor Ratliff

31. Columbo (1971–2003)
Episode: Murder, Smoke and Shadows (1989)

TV-PG | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An egocentric wunderkind director, Alex Bradey, murders a childhood friend, Leonard Fisher, who threatens to expose his complicity in the negligent death of Leonard's sister, Jenny, years before Bradey found fame and success.

Director: James Frawley | Stars: Peter Falk, Fisher Stevens, Molly Hagan, Nan Martin

Votes: 2,281

32. Backstory (2000– )
Episode: Gentleman's Agreement (2001)

24 min | Documentary

Darryl F. Zanuck ignores the protests of his peers and makes a movie about antisemitism called Gentleman's Agreement (1947).

Directors: Michele Farinola, Mimi Freedman | Stars: Rudy Behlmer, David Brown, Julie Garfield, Mel Gussow

Votes: 24

33. The West Wing (1999–2006)
Episode: 20 Hours in L.A. (2000)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama

The President meets Zoey's new bodyguard on a 20-hour trip to California; Josh tries to keep a fund raiser from being canceled; Leo needs the VP to break a 50-50 tie in the Senate.

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Rob Lowe, Moira Kelly, Dulé Hill, Allison Janney

Votes: 1,138

34. The Ed Wynn Show (1949–1950)
Episode: Helen Forrest, The Three Stooges (1950)

Comedy, Music

Ed approaches three CBS network executives (played by the Three Stooges) seeking help to improve his program.

Director: Ralph Levy | Stars: Ed Wynn, The Three Stooges, Helen Forrest, William Frawley

Votes: 25

35. Psych (2006–2014)
Episode: Shawn vs. the Red Phantom (2006)

TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

The disappearance of a teenager sends Shawn and Gus to a comic book convention.

Director: John T. Kretchmer | Stars: James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson

Votes: 1,238

36. Svengoolie (1995– )
Episode: The Thing from Another World (2020)

Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

Add a Plot

Director: Christopher M. Faulkner | Stars: Rich Koz, Doug Scharf, Phil Brooks, Jim Barton

Votes: 12

37. Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
Episode: Viagra (2014)

TV-MA | 53 min | Crime, Drama

Avi and Lena help Ray make contact with Volcheck to seek his aid in taking down Cochran. Mickey hopes for a big payday when he meets with movie exec Debra Gerson. And Bridget argues with Ray and Abby about a gift from Marvin.

Director: John Dahl | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok

Votes: 979