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1. Pecker (1998)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
A talented young photographer, who enjoys snapping photos of his satirical, perverted Baltimore neighborhood and his wacky family, gets dragged into a world of pretentious artists from New York City and finds newfound fame.
Director: John Waters | Stars: Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Bess Armstrong, Mark Joy
Votes: 14,858 | Gross: $2.28M
2. Hot Girls Wanted (2015)
TV-MA | 84 min | Documentary
A documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.
Directors: Jill Bauer, Ronna Gradus | Stars: Tressa Silguero, Riley Reynolds, Rachel Bernard, John Anthony
Votes: 18,488
3. Call Me Bruna (2016–2019)
60 min | Drama
A middle-class teen runs away from home and decides to work as a call girl. In little time, she becomes Bruna Surfistinha and gains notoriety after writing her routine on a blog.
Stars: Maria Bopp, Simone Mazzer, Stella Rabello, Nash Laila
Votes: 445
4. A Star Is Born (1937)
Passed | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Directors: William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson
Votes: 10,890 | Gross: $4.36M
5. Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl (2011)
TV-MA | 131 min | Biography, Drama
After the adoptive daughter of a stable family leaves them for a new life as a prostitute, she rises to become a popular performer among her clients, and details her routine in her blog.
Director: Marcus Baldini | Stars: Deborah Secco, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Drica Moraes, Fabiula Nascimento
Votes: 7,980
6. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 4,259
7. Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On (2017)
TV-MA | 280 min | Documentary
Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.
Stars: James Rhine, Lauren Phillips, Kylie Quinn, Kleio Valentien
Votes: 2,377
8. Celebrity Sex Tapes Unwound (2006 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary
Director: Stuart Mitchell | Stars: Arabella Weir, Sal Abbate, Pamela Anderson, Geoff Beattie
Votes: 54
9. Erotic Images (1983)
R | 93 min | Drama
Beautiful Britt Ekland gets an education in Hollywood hustling, behind the scenes and behind closed doors,in this sizzling story of celebrity, seduction and sensual temptation. Take a bold ... See full summary »
Director: Declan Langan | Stars: Britt Ekland, Alex Palermo, John McCann, Robert Woods
Votes: 80
10. The Big Picture (2010)
Not Rated | 114 min | Drama, Thriller
A successful Paris lawyer is forced to re-invent his life after he makes a fatal mistake.
Director: Éric Lartigau | Stars: Romain Duris, Marina Foïs, Niels Arestrup, Branka Katic
Votes: 3,732 | Gross: $0.16M
11. The Apparition (2018)
144 min | Drama, Mystery
A journalist is sent by the Vatican to investigate a young girl claiming to be visited by the Virgin Mary.
Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Vincent Lindon, Galatéa Bellugi, Patrick d'Assumçao, Anatole Taubman
Votes: 1,860 | Gross: $0.03M
12. The American Meme (2018)
TV-MA | 98 min | Documentary
Social media stars Paris Hilton, Josh Ostrovsky, Brittany Furlan and Kirill Bichutsky hustle to build online empires - and face the pitfalls of fame.
Director: Bert Marcus | Stars: Kirill Bichutsky, Hailey Bieber, Amanda Cerny, Dane Cook
Votes: 14,813
13. Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut (1969)
83 min | Comedy
Country boy Mikko Syvärivi lands a job as a floor manager at the TV studios in Helsinki. He finds no place to stay in the capital, so he works as night guard. Ambitious Mikko writes some ... See full summary »
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Spede Pasanen, Danny, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Leo Jokela
Votes: 369
14. Superstar (2012)
112 min | Drama
An average guy who works in a recycling plant wakes up one morning to discover that he's become inexplicably famous.
Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Kad Merad, Cécile de France, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Cédric Ben Abdallah
Votes: 1,057
15. Garbage (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama
Two garbage truck drivers in Hollywood become celebrities overnight after they find a lost Oscar statuette, and suddenly their lives go topsy-turvy.
Director: Phil Volken | Stars: Jed Rees, Jon Huck, Alanna Ubach, Daryl Hannah
Votes: 627
16. Héroïnes (1997)
TV-14 | 115 min | Drama, Music
Johanna mouths songs voiced by Jeanne & become a smashing success which gradually gnaws away at their friendship.
Director: Gérard Krawczyk | Stars: Virginie Ledoyen, Maïdi Roth, Marc Duret, Saïd Taghmaoui
Votes: 511
17. Spravedlnost pro Selvina (1968 TV Movie)
70 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A dark comedy about a man who, against his will, dedicated his life to the fight for justice.
Director: Jirí Weiss | Stars: Rudolf Hrusínský, Klaus Schwarzkopf, Jirina Sejbalová, Míla Myslíková
Votes: 40
18. Chotard and Company (1933)
83 min | Comedy
François Chotard , wholesale grocer, gives his daughter in marriage to Julien Collinet , a situation conducive to quarrels between the son and the father-in-law, until Julien receives the Prix Goncourt, a prestigious literary award.
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jeanne Boitel, Fernand Charpin, Georges Pomiès, Jane Loury
Votes: 133
19.
Roomies (1987)
Episode:
Bobby Midnight
(1987)
Comedy
Matthew becomes a campus sensation as the newest radio station DJ "Bobby Midnight."
Director: Jim Drake | Stars: Burt Young, Corey Haim, Jane Daly, Sean Sullivan
Votes: 54
20.
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
21.
Monk (2002–2009)
Episode:
Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever
(2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Adrian finds himself short an assistant when Natalie is hired to replace the local lotto girl after she's murdered.
Director: Michael Zinberg | Stars: Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine
Votes: 1,161
22.
Milton the Monster (1965–1967)
Episode:
Monster-Sitter/Robinson Shoesole/The Moon Goons
TV-G | Animation, Comedy, Family
Mike, the mechanical man, monster-sits Milton. Goo Fee and Gung Ho get marooned on a tropical island. Milton attempts to use his retro-rocket head to propel himself to the moon.
Director: Hal Seeger | Star: Bob McFadden
23.
Leverage (2008–2012)
Episode:
The 15 Minutes Job
(2011)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The team uses a PR executive's own notoriety against him to bring him down.
Director: Marc Roskin | Stars: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf
Votes: 601
24.
Hollywood Scandals (2013–2014)
Episode:
Celebrity Sex Tapes
(2013)
TV-14 | 44 min | Biography
Scandalous home videos are exposing Hollywood celebrities' most intimate moments. While celebrity sex tapes once threatened to destroy careers, they now catapult D-level stars... into ... See full summary »
Stars: Farrah Laurel Abraham, Kevin Blatt, Larry Flynt, Josh Goodman
25.
Toon (2016–2017)
Episode:
Feest
(2016)
26 min | Comedy
Painfully shy and socially awkward, Toon just wants to play his new video game at home for his birthday, but his sister, newly returned to Holland, plans a big party.
Director: Beer ten Kate | Stars: Joep Vermolen, Amy van der Weerden, Loulou Hameleers, Marijn Klaver
Votes: 31
26.
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