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1. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 236,202
2. The Rewrite (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Whit Baldwin, Vanessa Wasche, Enid Graham
Votes: 22,216
3. Playing It Cool (2014)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Romance
Unrequited love motivates a guy to write about his experiences.
Director: Justin Reardon | Stars: Chris Evans, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Aubrey Plaza
Votes: 30,076
4. Please Stand By (2017)
PG-13 | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
A young autistic woman runs away from her caregiver in an attempt to submit her 500-page manuscript to a "Star Trek" writing competition at Paramount Pictures.
Director: Ben Lewin | Stars: Dakota Fanning, Alice Eve, Toni Collette, Lexi Aaron
Votes: 15,208 | Gross: $0.01M
5. Paris When It Sizzles (1964)
Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: William Holden, Audrey Hepburn, Grégoire Aslan, Raymond Bussières
Votes: 9,447
6. Staying Vertical (2016)
Unrated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
A film maker has to raise a child by himself whilst looking for an inspiration for his new film.
Director: Alain Guiraudie | Stars: Damien Bonnard, India Hair, Raphaël Thiéry, Christian Bouillette
Votes: 2,501 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Alex & Emma (2003)
PG-13 | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A writer must turn out a novel in thirty days or face the wrath of loan sharks.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Luke Wilson, Kate Hudson, David Paymer, Sophie Marceau
Votes: 13,896 | Gross: $14.21M
8. Young Seducers 2 (1972)
R | 74 min | Comedy
Pretty young girls get involved in humorous sexual situations.
Director: Erwin C. Dietrich | Stars: Evelyne Traeger, Christa Free, Rena Bergen, Margrit Siegel
Votes: 262
9. A Matter of Time (1976)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A simple young woman helps eccentric old countess deal with her old age and she introduces the young woman to a world of upper class society.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Spyros Fokas
Votes: 772
10. Inside the Rain (2019)
TV-MA | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Facing expulsion from college over a misunderstanding, a bipolar student indulges his misery at a strip club where he befriends a gorgeous, intelligent, outrageous woman and they hatch a madcap scheme to prove his innocence.
Director: Aaron Fisher | Stars: Ellen Toland, Aaron Fisher, Rosie Perez, Catherine Curtin
Votes: 353
11. Just Write (1997)
PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
A Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress.
Director: Andrew Gallerani | Stars: Sherilyn Fenn, Jeremy Piven, JoBeth Williams, Wallace Shawn
Votes: 1,080
12. Sprængfarlig bombe (2006)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Tony (Ulrich Thomsen) is angry and wants his money back after watching world-famous director, Claus Volter's (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) new film. Tony just got out of prison for violent behavior.
Director: Tomas Villum Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mille Dinesen, Line Kruse
Votes: 2,691
13. The Salamander (1971)
125 min | Comedy, Drama
Pierre and Paul, journalist and writer respectively, team up to write a screenplay based on the real story of a young woman accused by her uncle of trying to kill him. They decide to meet her.
Director: Alain Tanner | Stars: Bulle Ogier, Jean-Luc Bideau, Jacques Denis, Véronique Alain
Votes: 857
14. Homage (1995)
R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In New Mexico, the widow and former teacher Katherine Samuel reluctantly hires the lonely mathematician and genius Archie Landrum to be her gardener and soon they become good friends. When ... See full summary »
Director: Ross Kagan Marks | Stars: Blythe Danner, Frank Whaley, Sheryl Lee, Danny Nucci
Votes: 235
15. BuzzKill (2012)
Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy
A struggling writer, Ray Wyatt, acquires fame in an unusual way when a notorious serial murderer, named the Karaoke Killer, steals his car and the newest draft of his script.
Director: Steven Kampmann | Stars: Daniel Raymont, Krysten Ritter, Darrell Hammond, Reiko Aylesworth
Votes: 246
16. Shoot or Be Shot (2002)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy
An escaped mental patient holds a film crew hostage and forces them to film his screenplay.
Director: J. Randall Argue | Stars: William Shatner, Harry Hamlin, Scott Rinker, Julianne Christie
Votes: 267
17. Vida en sombras (1949)
90 min | Drama
His director's only film, Vida en Sombras tells the story of a man who from his childhood falls in love with cinema and grows to be a director and cameraman. While struggling to make ... See full summary »
Director: Lorenzo Llobet Gracia | Stars: Fernando Fernán Gómez, María Dolores Pradera, Isabel de Pomés, Fernando Sancho
Votes: 311
18. Tribe: The Untold Story of the Making of Vice Cops (2020)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Two friends are at odds while writing a script together, which turns into something much bigger than they ever imagined.
Director: Manuel Alejandro Vargas | Stars: Xavier Alvarado, Thomas Burke, Daniel Grisak, Mick Primmer
Votes: 10
19. Lidé na kre (1937)
88 min | Drama
The prevailing pitiful economic situation affects the lives of many people. Professor Václav Junek (Frantisek Smolík) gradually realizes that his idealistic notions differ considerably from... See full summary »
Director: Martin Fric | Stars: Frantisek Smolík, Zdenka Baldová, Ladislav Bohác, Lída Baarová
Votes: 25
20. Rozprávky z Hollywoodu (1992 TV Movie)
Biography, Drama
Director: Stanislav Párnicky | Stars: Emil Horváth, Milan Bahúl, Jela Buckova, Vladimir Cerny
Votes: 16
21.
Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003)
Episode:
Sleepless in Peckham...!
(2003)
TV-14 | 75 min | Comedy
When Marlene vanishes and Boycie is secretive about her disappearance, people assume he has killed her, but she only went to have a boob job. The Trotters need money to stave off being ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Dow | Stars: David Jason, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tessa Peake-Jones, Gwyneth Strong
Votes: 618
22.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty
(2019)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
On a treasure-seeking expedition in an alien temple, Rick and Morty discover that a heist expert has snatched the prize from under their noses. Further twists, turns and double-crosses abound.
Directors: Bryan Newton, Wesley Archer | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 13,540
23.
The Offer (2022)
Episode:
A Seat at the Table
(2022)
TV-MA | 68 min | Biography, Drama
Al Ruddy gets the job of producing an adaptation of the bestselling novel "The Godfather" for Paramount Pictures, but rising crime boss Joe Colombo has a different fate planned for the film.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Dan Fogler, Burn Gorman
Votes: 1,658
24.
The Offer (2022)
Episode:
Warning Shots
(2022)
TV-MA | 59 min | Biography, Drama
With Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo penning the script, Al Ruddy and Bettye McCartt confront an ever-growing list of opposition; Robert Evans and Barry Lapidus lock horns over the creative direction of Paramount Pictures.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Dan Fogler, Burn Gorman
Votes: 1,404
25.
The Offer (2022)
Episode:
Fade In
(2022)
TV-MA | 59 min | Biography, Drama
Pressure mounts over the delivery of the script when Ruddy has a sit down with Colombo. Evans gets into hot water with Charlie Bluhdorn, who's interested in Bettye.
Director: Adam Arkin | Stars: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Dan Fogler, Burn Gorman
Votes: 1,328
26.
Paul T. Goldman (2023)
Episode:
The Trial
(2023)
36 min | Documentary, Comedy, Drama
With the trial approaching, Paul desperately attempts to get authorities to take Audrey and Royce into custody.
Director: Jason Woliner | Stars: Paul T. Goldman, Melinda McGraw, Christopher Stanley, W. Earl Brown
Votes: 46