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92
8.9
/23574/
84
/303/
84
/252/
4.5
/47635/
100
/56/
98
/90/
cc age 15+

O.J.: Made in America (2016)
A chronicle of the rise and fall of O.J. Simpson, whose high-profile murder trial exposed the extent of American racial tensions, revealing a fractured and divided nation.
poster
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.
poster
89
8.2
/488892/
79
/7362/
79
/5829/
4.2
/578429/
99
/132/
90
/11624/
100
/19/
cc age 12+

Citizen Kane (1941)
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
poster
MGM Plus
87
8.1
/403876/
78
/5722/
79
/4583/
4.2
/504980/
92
/151/
93
/7166/
90
/28/
cc age 17+

Raging Bull (1980)
The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
poster
Kanopy
86
IMDb 73
8.2
/692749/
80
/13189/
80
/7107/
4.5
/1113493/
91
/245/
86
/36698/
93
/42/
cc age 16+

There Will Be Blood (2007)
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
poster
86
7.7
/106487/
77
/2351/
75
/1381/
3.6
/104047/
94
/89/
90
/6409/
95
/15/
cc age 6+

My Fair Lady (1964)
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.5
/50494/
73
/1070/
73
/718/
3.9
/102274/
98
/112/
89
/2426/
96
/24/
cc age 8+

A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
poster
84
7.9
/328935/
76
/6110/
75
/3864/
4.1
/211022/
99
/228/
88
/15178/
80
/36/
cc age 18+

The Wrestler (2008)
Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with a long-in-the-tooth stripper, and tries to reconnect with his estranged daughter. But he can't resist the lure of the ring and readies himself for a comeback.
poster
84
8.0
/84832/
77
/1384/
81
/1973/
4.3
/138222/
95
/77/
90
/1538/
95
/13/
cc age 15+

La Dolce Vita (1960)
Episodic journey of journalist Marcello who struggles to find his place in the world, torn between the allure of Rome's elite social scene and the stifling domesticity offered by his girlfriend, all the while searching for a way to become a serious writer.
poster
Hoopla
82
7.5
/76805/
73
/1579/
72
/952/
3.8
/55933/
97
/116/
87
/1045/
92
/27/
cc age 14+

Quiz Show (1994)
Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-One.' However, when the show introduces the highly skilled contestant Charles Van Doren to replace Stempel, it compels Stempel to let out his frustrations and call out the show as rigged. Lawyer Richard Goodwin steps in and attempts to uncover the orchestrated deception behind the scenes.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
82
8.0
/115409/
82
/5929/
83
/2994/
4.4
/997642/
84
/57/
89
/1220/
67
/17/
8.5
/426577/
cc age 16+

Perfect Blue (1998)
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
poster
82
7.7
/691278/
73
/19989/
74
/13274/
4.0
/1088439/
91
/360/
78
/5818/
87
/58/
cc age 16+

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and family prove more difficult than expected.
poster
81
7.8
/14335/
78
/933/
75
/378/
3.9
/22050/
96
/105/
89
/162/
72
/22/

The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years (2016)
The Beatles stormed through Europe's music scene in 1963, and, in 1964, they conquered America. Their groundbreaking world tours changed global youth culture forever and, arguably, invented mass entertainment as we know it today. All the while, the group were composing and recording a series of extraordinarily successful singles and albums. However the relentless pressure of such unprecedented fame, that in 1966 became uncontrollable turmoil, led to the decision to stop touring. In the ensuing years The Beatles were then free to focus on a series of albums that changed the face of recorded music.
poster
81
80
7.8
/19565/
78
/393/
74
/303/
4.0
/27921/
82
/33/
91
/770/
87
/16/

Imitation of Life (1959)
In 1940s New York, a white widow who dreams of being on Broadway has a chance encounter with a black single mother, who becomes her maid.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.5
/20718/
73
/441/
71
/319/
3.9
/27203/
98
/45/
81
/430/
89
/9/
cc age 13+

A Star Is Born (1954)
A movie star helps a young singer-actress find fame, even as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.7
/12344/
74
/142/
71
/138/
3.9
/9466/
76
/25/
84
/103/

Mephisto (1981)
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
poster
80
7.8
/39374/
77
/885/
75
/557/
4.3
/115881/
88
/48/
85
/764/
72
/13/

All That Jazz (1979)
Joe Gideon is at the top of the heap, one of the most successful directors and choreographers in musical theater. But he can feel his world slowly collapsing around him - his obsession with work has almost destroyed his personal life, and only his bottles of pills keep him going.
poster
80
7.4
/26381/
77
/780/
70
/343/
3.7
/20825/
97
/59/
88
/1492/
76
/27/
cc age 17+

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)
Singer Tina Turner rises to stardom while mustering the courage to break free from her abusive husband Ike.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.8
/129561/
77
/3181/
77
/2478/
4.2
/367472/
89
/73/
90
/1495/
73
/13/
cc age 13+

The King of Comedy (1982)
Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
poster
The Roku Channel
78
7.2
/10566/
74
/264/
72
/124/
3.5
/5373/
100
/31/
77
/302/
78
/11/
cc age 12+

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
A chronicle of the rise and brief career of rock 'n' roll star Buddy Holly, who aspires to play music the way he wants it to sound. Holly and his band, the Crickets, are first invited to record in Nashville, where they encounter creative differences with the producing staff. Later they play a major booking at the Apollo Theater, scheduled there under the mistaken assumption that they're a black band. Holly's career eventually goes solo -- until the tragic day the music dies.
poster
78
7.5
/21886/
75
/572/
72
/271/
3.7
/14018/
84
/63/
86
/890/
84
/7/
cc age 14+

Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.
poster
Peacock Premium
78
7.6
/41927/
77
/1120/
72
/576/
3.8
/37379/
90
/51/
90
/1220/
73
/23/
cc age 16+

The Commitments (1991)
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
7.2
/366414/
69
/20099/
71
/5419/
3.8
/2991595/
89
/376/
76
/762/
78
/57/
cc age 17+

The Substance (2024)
A fading celebrity decides to use a black market drug, a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates a younger, better version of herself.
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
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.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
75
6.8
/18130/
71
/768/
67
/386/
3.4
/13224/
83
/90/
75
/429/
73
/25/
cc age 14+

Beyond the Lights (2014)
Noni Jean is a hot new rising star. But not all is what it seems, and the pressure causes Noni to nearly fall apart - until she meets Kaz Nicol, a promising young cop and aspiring politician who's been assigned to her detail. Can Kaz's love give Noni the courage to find her own voice and break free to become the artist she was meant to be?
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.2
/375882/
73
/9513/
72
/6494/
3.7
/1163423/
84
/106/
79
/14722/
68
/34/
cc age 13+

Notting Hill (1999)
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
poster
MGM Plus
74
7.5
/18953/
73
/318/
72
/288/
3.9
/19299/
87
/31/
88
/321/
61
/9/

Lenny (1974)
The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the establishment as too obscene for the public.
poster
Disney Plus
74
7.3
/520211/
74
/30627/
70
/14716/
3.9
/1510328/
74
/198/
80
/35698/
73
/39/
cc age 5+

Cars (2006)
Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
poster
73
7.1
/1084/
67
/14/
59
/18/
3.8
/1339/
63
/8/
78
/28/

Payday (1973)
Country singer Maury Dann lives life in the fast lane, counting on his rakish charm and raw talent to excuse his reckless behavior. Touring on the road in the rural south with his dedicated manager, his loyal driver and his long-suffering girlfriend, Maury seduces groupies, brawls and breaks the law, brashly relying on his team to cover for him. Heedlessly alienating all those who care for him, Maury blindly keeps the pedal to the metal.
poster
73
7.0
/38825/
73
/1285/
72
/753/
3.6
/40019/
83
/80/
79
/1242/
65
/12/
cc age 14+

La Bamba (1987)
Los Angeles teenager Ritchie Valens becomes an overnight rock 'n' roll success in 1958, thanks to a love ballad called "Donna" that he wrote for his girlfriend. But as his star rises, Valens has conflicts with his jealous brother, Bob, and becomes haunted by a recurring nightmare of a plane crash just as he begins his first national tour alongside Buddy Holly.
poster
73
7.0
/5166/
75
/104/
68
/74/
3.4
/2952/
73
/62/
86
/280/

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday, beginning with her traumatic youth. The story depicts her early attempts at a singing career and her eventual rise to stardom, as well as her difficult relationship with Louis McKay, her boyfriend and manager. Casting a shadow over even Holiday's brightest moments is the vocalist's severe drug addiction, which threatens to end both her career and her life.
poster
73
6.8
/8692/
68
/180/
64
/133/
3.6
/14283/
81
/16/
69
/142/
63
/13/

Star 80 (1983)
Paul Snider is a narcissistic, small time hustler who fancies himself a ladies man. His life changes when he meets Dorothy Stratten working behind the counter of a Dairy Queen. Under his guidance Dorothy grows to fame as a Playboy Playmate. But when Dorothy begins pursuing an acting career, the jealous Paul finds himself elbowed out of the picture by more famous men.
poster
The CW
72
6.8
/63153/
67
/879/
65
/749/
3.7
/55178/
76
/161/
69
/7345/
73
/35/
cc age 16+

I'm Not There (2007)
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
poster
72
7.6
/5253/
81
/257/
73
/69/
3.6
/2475/
39
/18/
95
/872/
cc age 16+

The Five Heartbeats (1991)
In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky start, the group improves, turns pro, and rises to become a top flight music sensation. Along the way, however, the guys learn many hard lessons about the reality of the music industry.
poster
The Roku Channel
78
71
7.5
/7526/
70
/111/
70
/114/
3.8
/5465/
96
/25/
86
/176/

This Sporting Life (1963)
In Northern England in the early 1960s, Frank Machin is mean, tough and ambitious enough to become an immediate star in the rugby league team run by local employer Weaver.
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
Netflix
71
6.6
/80088/
70
/1847/
67
/1056/
3.6
/78496/
79
/205/
71
/16731/
76
/37/
cc age 13+

Dreamgirls (2006)
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
6.9
/1624/
65
/35/
53
/21/
3.4
/557/
90
/10/
85
/48/
61
/11/

The Idolmaker (1980)
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
poster
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
/5770/
75
/134/
64
/59/
3.3
/2895/
90
/21/
81
/145/
65
/14/
cc age 15+

Sweet Dreams (1985)
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.9
/23483/
71
/605/
67
/410/
3.5
/17389/
82
/49/
68
/211/
76
/14/
cc age 10+

Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by his own unrealistic expectations and the Detroit automobile industry tycoons.
poster
74
69
7.3
/11132/
71
/150/
66
/114/
3.5
/6616/
97
/30/
84
/271/
62
/14/

My Favorite Year (1982)
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
poster
76
69
7.5
/6108/
74
/113/
70
/85/
3.5
/6516/
88
/56/
85
/222/
72
/7/

Imitation of Life (1934)
A struggling widow and her daughter take in a black housekeeper and her fair-skinned daughter. The two women start a successful business but face familial, identity, and racial issues along the way.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
6.4
/4209/
67
/83/
63
/67/
3.4
/4397/
73
/15/
65
/51/

Insignificance (1985)
Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room, and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.
poster
Hoopla
68
7.2
/24939/
71
/391/
69
/451/
3.8
/22226/
66
/32/
78
/501/

Stardust Memories (1980)
While attending a retrospect of his work, a filmmaker recalls his life and his loves: the inspirations for his films.
poster
68
6.5
/25931/
74
/1220/
67
/400/
3.4
/40972/
73
/60/
78
/2226/
55
/14/
cc age 17+

Purple Rain (1984)
A victim of his own anger, the Kid is a Minneapolis musician on the rise with his band, the Revolution, escaping a tumultuous home life through music. While trying to avoid making the same mistakes as his truculent father, the Kid navigates the club scene and a rocky relationship with a captivating singer, Apollonia. But another musician, Morris, looks to steal the Kid's spotlight -- and his girl.


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