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MGM Plus
90
8.4
/257496/
81
/3679/
82
/2796/
4.4
/318575/
98
/125/
95
/3486/
94
/32/
cc age 13+

Sunset Boulevard (1950)
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
poster
90
8.2
/147464/
79
/2251/
80
/1628/
4.4
/129869/
99
/110/
94
/2745/
98
/15/
cc age 12+

All About Eve (1950)
From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
90
8.3
/278450/
82
/5405/
81
/3361/
4.3
/551011/
100
/78/
95
/7919/
99
/17/
cc age 6+

Singin' in the Rain (1952)
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
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Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/38428/
77
/871/
75
/637/
4.2
/70603/
96
/52/
89
/442/

In a Lonely Place (1950)
A violent screenwriter and a female neighbor fall in love after she clears him of murder, but she begins to have second thoughts.
poster
84
7.9
/418898/
76
/10528/
78
/6755/
4.3
/1045749/
84
/264/
87
/10334/
87
/38/
cc age 18+

Mulholland Drive (2001)
Blonde Betty Elms has only just arrived in Hollywood to become a movie star when she meets an enigmatic brunette with amnesia. Meanwhile, as the two set off to solve the second woman's identity, filmmaker Adam Kesher runs into ominous trouble while casting his latest project.
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Kanopy
84
8.0
/66572/
79
/1675/
79
/1114/
4.2
/115947/
91
/53/
91
/1789/
75
/15/
cc age 13+

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
A former vaudeville child star viciously torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
84
7.9
/3697/
80
/304/
75
/79/
3.9
/4849/
100
/57/
86
/33/
78
/8/

Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds (2017)
An intimate portrait of Hollywood royalty featuring Debbie Reynolds, Todd Fisher, and Carrie Fisher.
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The Roku Channel
84
7.8
/254097/
76
/4667/
75
/3402/
3.8
/164001/
95
/321/
87
/6582/
89
/41/
cc age 13+

The Artist (2011)
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
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Criterion Channel
83
7.5
/71005/
73
/1292/
72
/898/
4.0
/122543/
97
/65/
84
/904/
86
/20/
cc age 17+

The Player (1992)
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
poster
83
8.0
/742071/
77
/29191/
79
/17660/
4.1
/3922735/
91
/469/
82
/5134/
94
/54/
cc age 13+

La La Land (2016)
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
poster
82
7.8
/7909/
79
/185/
71
/109/
3.9
/14588/
96
/92/
89
/174/

The Celluloid Closet (1996)
Exuberant, eye-opening movie that serves up a dazzling hundred-year history of the role of gay men and lesbians have had on the silver screen. Film contains fabulous footage from 120 films showing the changing face of cinema sexuality, from cruel stereotypes to covert love to the activist triumphs of the 1990s.
poster
82
7.8
/5641/
74
/93/
74
/65/
3.7
/4172/
100
/16/
85
/111/
73
/10/

That's Entertainment! (1974)
Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
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Disney Plus
80
7.6
/41854/
76
/1495/
72
/670/
4.0
/108412/
89
/53/
88
/1756/
74
/7/
cc age 6+

The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
poster
79
7.5
/1863/
73
/51/
70
/37/
3.5
/1438/
100
/10/
82
/24/
81
/15/

That's Entertainment! III (1994)
Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain.
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Hulu
79
7.6
/939360/
73
/30316/
74
/14326/
3.8
/2713013/
86
/581/
70
/6406/
84
/62/
cc age 17+

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
79
7.9
/10071/
79
/792/
78
/247/
3.9
/15657/
94
/52/
89
/32/
74
/15/

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
A funny, intimate and heartbreaking portrait of one of the world’s most beloved and inventive comedians, Robin Williams, told largely through his own words. Celebrates what he brought to comedy and to the culture at large, from the wild days of late-1970s L.A. to his death in 2014.
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Kanopy
79
7.9
/963/
77
/34/
68
/19/
3.7
/996/
97
/33/
88
/10/
75
/9/

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017)
Working largely uncredited in the Hollywood system, storyboard artist Harold and film researcher Lillian left an indelible mark on classics by Alfred Hitchcock, Steven Spielberg, Mel Brooks, Stanley Kubrick, Roman Polanski and many more.
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Peacock Premium
78
7.3
/48578/
72
/1911/
72
/672/
3.6
/108964/
88
/279/
91
/177/
74
/51/
cc age 15+

She Said (2022)
New York Times reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor break one of the most important stories in a generation — a story that helped launch the #MeToo movement and shattered decades of silence around the subject of sexual assault in Hollywood.
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Netflix
77
7.1
/5175/
71
/331/
69
/99/
3.4
/12376/
98
/58/
79
/39/
74
/9/
cc age 16+

Circus of Books (2019)
For decades, a nice Jewish couple ran Circus of Books, a porn shop and epicenter for gay LA. Their director daughter documents their life and times.
poster
79
77
7.7
/17527/
75
/327/
73
/274/
4.0
/19526/
80
/49/
85
/247/
86
/17/

The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Told in flashback form, the film traces the rise and fall of a tough, ambitious Hollywood producer, Jonathan Shields, as seen through the eyes of various acquaintances, including a writer, James Lee Bartlow; a star, Georgia Lorrison; and a director, Fred Amiel. He is a hard-driving, ambitious man who ruthlessly uses everyone on the way to becoming one of Hollywood's top movie makers.
poster
77
7.4
/6297/
73
/401/
72
/170/
3.7
/11520/
92
/48/
82
/73/

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2014)
A documentary about the rise and fall of the Cannon Film Group, the legendary independent film company helmed by Israeli cousins Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus.
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Hulu
77
7.1
/42088/
70
/1568/
68
/765/
3.9
/220789/
96
/167/
76
/369/
86
/35/

Tangerine (2015)
It's Christmas Eve in Tinseltown and Sin-Dee is back on the block. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during the 28 days she was locked up, the working girl and her best friend, Alexandra, embark on a mission to get to the bottom of the scandalous rumor. Their rip-roaring odyssey leads them through various subcultures of Los Angeles, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.
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Amazon Prime Video
76
7.5
/3646/
75
/128/
72
/57/
3.5
/2680/
89
/38/
96
/30/
60
/13/

Tab Hunter Confidential (2015)
Throughout the 1950s, Tab Hunter reigned as Hollywood’s ultimate male heartthrob. But throughout his years of stardom, Tab had a secret. Tab Hunter was gay, and spent his Hollywood years in a precarious closet that repeatedly threatened to implode and destroy him. Tab Hunter himself shares first hand, for the first time, what it was like to be a studio manufactured movie star during the Golden Age of Hollywood and the consequences of being someone totally different from his studio manufactured image.
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MGM Plus
75
7.2
/91514/
71
/1913/
68
/778/
3.7
/76095/
87
/55/
88
/4131/
71
/25/
cc age 16+

Swingers (1996)
After 6 years together, Mike's girlfriend leaves him, so he travels to LA to be a star. Six months on, he's still not doing very well— so a few of his friends try to reconnect him to the social scene and hopefully help him forget his failed relationship.
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Kanopy
77
75
7.3
/11679/
73
/268/
72
/230/
3.6
/12586/
100
/24/
78
/103/
77
/5/

A Star Is Born (1937)
Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.
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MGM Plus
75
6.9
/95854/
70
/2669/
65
/1144/
3.5
/63490/
89
/57/
70
/1409/
81
/22/
cc age 17+

Get Shorty (1995)
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent to L.A. to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
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Disney Plus
75
7.1
/99966/
70
/3948/
67
/1636/
3.6
/274439/
95
/227/
80
/7330/
75
/37/
cc age 5+

The Muppets (2011)
When Kermit the Frog and the Muppets learn that their beloved theater is slated for demolition, a sympathetic human, Gary, and his puppet brother, Walter, swoop in to help the gang put on a show and raise the $10 million they need to save the day.
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The Roku Channel
74
7.7
/1944/
70
/100/
60
/41/
3.7
/4592/
88
/24/
100
/3/
63
/8/
cc age 13+

This Changes Everything (2019)
An investigative look and analysis of gender disparity in Hollywood, featuring accounts from well-known actors, executives and artists in the Industry.
poster
74
7.3
/2272/
72
/183/
67
/56/
3.5
/4795/
93
/30/
85

Be Water (2020)
In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.
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Netflix
74
6.7
/8414/
65
/282/
67
/225/
3.7
/21613/
82
/97/
57
/59/
80
/32/
cc age 17+

The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Surrounded by fans and sceptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film. This film was started in 1970 by Orson Welles but never completed during his lifetime.
poster
74
6.7
/19390/
67
/423/
65
/319/
3.4
/12292/
79
/29/
72
/487/
75
/7/

Silent Movie (1976)
Aspiring filmmakers Mel Funn, Marty Eggs and Dom Bell go to a financially troubled studio with an idea for a silent movie. In an effort to make the movie more marketable, they attempt to recruit a number of big name stars to appear, while the studio's creditors attempt to thwart them.
poster
The Roku Channel
74
6.8
/32739/
65
/586/
63
/415/
3.3
/15272/
84
/63/
69
/368/
80
/27/
cc age 15+

Bugsy (1991)
New York gangster Ben 'Bugsy' Siegel takes a brief business trip to Los Angeles. A sharp-dressing womanizer with a foul temper, Siegel doesn't hesitate to kill or maim anyone crossing him. In L.A. the life, the movies, and most of all strong-willed Virginia Hill detain him while his family wait back home. Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.
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JustWatchTV
81
73
7.9
/4961/
74
/100/
73
/86/
4.0
/5369/
95
/21/
90
/48/

The Last Command (1928)
A former Imperial Russian general and cousin of the Czar ends up in Hollywood as an extra in a movie directed by a former revolutionary.
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Amazon Prime Video
73
7.5
/5120/
78
/328/
71
/115/
3.7
/6654/
91
/35/
84
/53/
67
/9/

Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017)
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on the overlooked craft of film composing, gathering many of the art form’s most influential practitioners, from Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman to Quincy Jones and Randy Newman, to uncover their creative process. Tracing key developments in the evolution of music in film, and exploring some of cinema’s most iconic soundtracks, 'Score' is an aural valentine for film lovers.
poster
73
7.3
/170147/
72
/7954/
71
/3650/
3.6
/395365/
90
/347/
85
/1090/
76
/44/
cc age 16+

The Disaster Artist (2017)
An aspiring actor in Hollywood meets an enigmatic stranger by the name of Tommy Wiseau, the meeting leads the actor down a path nobody could have predicted; creating the worst movie ever made.
poster
72
6.7
/23346/
72
/2445/
72
/1151/
3.2
/85450/
92
/132/
71
/828/
69
/25/
cc age 8+

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)
All the major DC superheroes are starring in their own films, all but the Teen Titans, so Robin is determined to remedy this situation by getting over his role as a sidekick and becoming a movie star. Thus, with a few madcap ideas and an inspirational song in their hearts, the Teen Titans head to Hollywood to fulfill their dreams.
poster
74
72
7.0
/11455/
71
/344/
66
/287/
3.7
/19091/
94
/17/
73
/222/

White Dog (1982)
A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.
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Amazon Prime Video
71
6.9
/9130/
72
/274/
72
/196/
3.6
/14323/
71
/21/
80
/530/
62
/21/
cc age 5+

Cats Don't Dance (1997)
An ambitious singing and dancing cat in 1939 Hollywood overcomes several obstacles to fulfill his dream of becoming a movie star.
poster
Hoopla
71
7.0
/25760/
69
/494/
66
/328/
3.4
/9212/
76
/38/
79
/721/
66
/14/

Swimming with Sharks (1994)
Guy is a young film executive who's willing to do whatever it takes to make it in Hollywood. He begins working for famed producer Buddy Ackerman, a domineering, manipulative, coldhearted boss. When Guy also finds out that his cynical girlfriend, Dawn, has been using sex as a career move, he reaches his limit. Guy decides to exact revenge on Buddy by kidnapping him and subjecting him to cruel and unusual punishment.
poster
71
6.7
/20893/
67
/463/
66
/280/
3.6
/24728/
83
/87/
67
/302/
71
/18/
cc age 16+

Postcards from the Edge (1990)
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she's forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
poster
72
71
7.1
/4824/
71
/339/
67
/134/
3.4
/7484/
79
/14/
79
/122/

The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? (2015)
The Death of 'Superman Lives': What Happened? feature film documents the process of development of the ill fated "Superman Lives" movie, that was to be directed by Tim Burton and star Nicolas Cage as the man of steel himself, Superman. The project went through years of development before the plug was pulled, and this documentary interviews the major filmmakers: Kevin Smith, Tim Burton, Jon Peters, Dan Gilroy, Colleen Atwood, Lorenzo di Bonaventura and many many more.
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The CW
71
7.4
/3776/
74
/383/
71
/94/
3.5
/4582/
71
/31/
78
/75/
58
/11/
cc age 15+

I Am Chris Farley (2015)
I am Chris Farley tells his hilarious, touching and wildly entertaining story - from his early days in Madison, Wisconsin, to his time at Second City and Saturday Night Live, then finally his film career (which included hits like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep). The film showcases his most memorable characters and skits from film and television and also includes interviews and insights from his co-stars, family and friends - including the likes of Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Mike Myers, Bob Odenkirk, Bob Saget and Adam Sandler.
poster
70
6.4
/1575/
59
/28/
52
/26/
3.5
/1562/
77
/31/
74
/37/
67
/14/

Ivansxtc (2000)
Ivan Beckman, Hollywood's most sought-after talent agent, the darling and crown prince of La La Land, is dead. How and why did it happen? Was it drugs, murder, or perhaps something altogether more mundane? We begin with an ending and then catapult back a number of days to the apex of Ivan's brilliant career as he bags international megastar Don West onto his company's books. We then follow Ivan through the highs, lows, and extreme excesses of his final days.
poster
70
7.2
/1205/
65
/19/
70
/19/
3.4
/634/
70
/17/

That's Dancing! (1985)
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s 50s and 60s up to the break dance and the music videos from the 80s.
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Netflix
70
6.8
/86759/
66
/2696/
66
/1719/
3.3
/211692/
83
/355/
62
/420/
79
/52/
cc age 15+

Mank (2020)
1930s Hollywood is reevaluated through the eyes of scathing social critic and alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he races to finish the screenplay of Citizen Kane.
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Amazon Prime Video
70
7.2
/9198/
69
/126/
68
/119/
3.6
/5105/
68
/31/
78
/144/
48
/8/

Frances (1982)
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
poster
70
7.0
/34578/
73
/1283/
69
/772/
3.4
/13038/
75
/24/
79
/1351/
69
/27/
cc age 14+

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.
poster
70
6.5
/77060/
66
/1684/
61
/913/
3.4
/44495/
83
/110/
61
/1727/
73
/33/
cc age 14+

Bowfinger (1999)
On the verge of bankruptcy and desperate for his big break, aspiring filmmaker Bobby Bowfinger concocts a crazy plan to make his ultimate dream movie. Rallying a ragtag team that includes a starry-eyed ingenue, a has-been diva and a film studio gofer, he sets out to shoot a blockbuster featuring the biggest star in Hollywood, Kit Ramsey -- only without letting Ramsey know he's in the picture.


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