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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
Fandor
78
7.5
/21403/
72
/458/
72
/306/
3.9
/37455/
86
/36/
87
/473/
81
/17/

Living in Oblivion (1995)
Low-budget independent filmmaker Nick Reve tries to keep everything together as his production is plagued with an insecure actress, a megalomaniac star, a pretentious beret-wearing director of photography, and lousy catering.
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.
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Kanopy
76
7.3
/12233/
73
/315/
70
/228/
3.6
/11816/
94
/103/
77
/590/
75
/36/

Lost in La Mancha (2002)
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
6.9
/1696/
65
/20/
64
/32/
3.5
/783/
76
/37/
79
/7/
82
/15/

Safe Conduct (2002)
During the Nazi occupation of France as two filmmakers attempt to navigate their careers without compromising their ideals. Facing pressure from the Vichy government, assistant director Jean Devaivre uses his position at the German-controlled studio Continental Films as a cover for his resistance activities, while screenwriter Jean Aurenche uses his wits to keep from being involved in the creation of any collaborationist propaganda.
poster
Criterion Channel
75
6.8
/67744/
69
/1499/
70
/1203/
3.9
/158365/
72
/117/
75
/4266/
73
/25/
cc age 17+

Inland Empire (2006)
When actress Nikki Grace gets the lead role in a cursed film, her world becomes more and more surreal, blending realities and ideas of infidelity, reincarnation, and supernatural forces.
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
81
73
7.9
/4961/
74
/100/
73
/87/
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.
poster
Criterion Channel
71
7.0
/3516/
69
/52/
68
/92/
3.6
/3844/
79
/14/
70
/25/
83
/15/

Intervista (1987)
Federico Fellini welcomes us into his world of film making with a mockumentary about his life in film, as a Japanese film crew follows him around.
poster
Kanopy
71
6.9
/91142/
69
/1651/
66
/1322/
3.2
/43888/
82
/188/
71
/2592/
65
/38/
cc age 16+

My Week with Marilyn (2011)
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.8
/7983/
60
/200/
66
/366/
3.5
/8868/
84
/92/
60
/38/
70
/25/

My Mother (2015)
Margherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
poster
68
6.9
/6875/
67
/104/
64
/106/
3.6
/6243/
63
/35/
75
/118/
61
/14/

The Day of the Locust (1975)
Hollywood, 1930s. Tod Hackett, a young painter who tries to make his way as an art director in the lurid world of film industry, gets infatuated with his neighbor Faye Greener, an aspiring actress who prefers the life that Homer Simpson, a lone accountant, can offer her.
poster
67
6.8
/5763/
68
/125/
67
/145/
3.5
/7107/
72
/18/
63
/27/

Fedora (1978)
An ambitious Hollywood hustler becomes involved with a reclusive female star, whom he tries to lure out of retirement.
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Fandango at Home Free
64
62
6.4
/8514/
71
/274/
62
/135/
3.4
/6222/
57
/21/
61
/126/
70
/9/

Hooper (1978)
Legendary stunt man Sonny Hooper remains one of the top men in his field, but due to too many stressful impacts to the spine and the need to pop painkillers several times a day, he knows he should get out of the industry before he ends up permanently disabled.
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Amazon Prime Video
61
6.3
/16810/
60
/333/
57
/172/
3.2
/19469/
53
/164/
43
/1815/
68
/33/
cc age 13+

For Your Consideration (2006)
The possibility of Oscar gold holds the cast and crew of an independent film in its grip after the performance of its virtually unknown, veteran star generates awards buzz.
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Criterion Channel
60
5.7
/3212/
59
/44/
58
/54/
3.4
/2959/
69
/48/
46
/97/
63
/24/

Sex Is Comedy (2002)
A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise.
poster
69
58
6.6
/2989/
64
/89/
64
/57/
3.4
/2500/
87
/15/
64
/81/

Full Tilt Boogie (1998)
A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.
poster
71
56
7.3
/4141/
74
/116/
68
/77/
3.5
/1750/

Nothing Funny (1996)
One day, hospital orderlies, watching corpse in the morgue, recognize film director. Man, even though he died, he begins to remember his life. He made a career making movies, had numerous mistresses, but never realized their dreams. His life was interspersed with many setbacks that enfeebled him from the inside. Although he made a career in film, he was not happy with his life.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
59
53
6.3
/7378/
60
/143/
61
/114/
3.0
/3253/
70
/44/
41
/78/
cc age 15+

The Girl (2012)
Director Alfred Hitchcock is revered as one of the greatest creative minds in the history of cinema. Known for his psychological thrillers, Hitchcock’s leading ladies were cool, beautiful and preferably blonde. One such actress was Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model given her big break when Hitchcock’s wife saw her on a TV commercial. Brought to Universal Studios, Hedren was shocked when the director, at the peak of his career, quickly cast her to star in his next feature, 1963’s The Birds. Little did Hedren know that as ambitious and terrifying as the production would be to shoot, the most daunting aspect of the film ended up coming from behind the camera.
poster
65
51
6.9
/3914/
65
/54/
64
/78/
3.7
/4236/
40
/5/
83
/30/

The State of Things (1982)
On location in Portugal, a film crew runs out of film while making their own version of Roger Corman's The Day the World Ended (1956). The producer is nowhere to be found and director Munro attempts to find him in hopes of being able to finish the film.
poster
61
47
6.3
/3742/
60
/38/
61
/34/
3.1
/4874/
60
/406/

The Waiting Room (2004)
Zeki Demirkubuz plays the lead character Ahmet who wants to make a film about Dostoyevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'. He falls into a deep depression, loses interest in the film and life, pushes those who love him away and cannot complete the film.
poster
57
46
6.7
/8175/
62
/128/
61
/55/
3.0
/2827/
50
/14/
43
/12/

Shamitabh (2015)
A mute, aspiring actor joins forces with a man who has a powerful voice. Together they take the film industry by storm, but will their egos get in the way?
poster
72
42
7.0
/1288/
75
/27/
74
/33/
3.6
/2387/

Color Me True (2018)
Kenji is a young aspiring movie director. He falls in love with Princess Miyuki, who came from a black‐and‐white movie.
poster
72
42
7.6
/1747/
70
/29/
67
/23/
3.9
/14411/

Joni's Promise (2005)
A film delivery man promises a beautiful young woman to deliver a film reel on time to a movie theater, but the the whole city seems to conspire against him.
poster
55
32
5.9
/1411/
50
/17/
54
/17/
3.3
/354/
60
/47/
50
/35/
52
/17/

The Independent (2000)
A notorious B-movie director tries for a comeback by seeking out the film rights to the life story of a serial killer who wants his biography film to be a musical.
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Fandango at Home Free
38
32
4.4
/4029/
48
/82/
44
/84/
2.5
/3057/
20
/10/
26
/85/

Cut (2000)
A group of film students set out to finish filming a movie that was never completed after its director was murdered. After they begin filming, they realize they're in for a bit of trouble, not unlike the late director...
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Amazon Prime Video
56
30
6.1
/1096/
54
/17/
60
/9/
72
/18/
31
/13/
58
/10/

Pipe Dream (2002)
A lonely plumber poses as a movie director to meet women, and the writer whose script he's stolen builds on his ruse to get her movie made.
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54
22
5.6
/1140/
56
/12/
54
/18/
3.0
/372/
46
/187/

Harlow (1965)
Jean Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother and stepfather. Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau becomes Jean's mentor, while a devious Howard Hughes-like mogul grows infatuated with the beautiful young actress. Harlow herself falls for producer Paul Bern before tragedy strikes.
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52
20
5.8
/938/
55
/15/
45
/18/
3.1
/457/
42
/62/

Brutal Massacre: A Comedy (2008)
Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture. Brutal Massacre becomes just that, as the cast and crew find themselves battling one mishap after another as Harry struggles to keep his sanity against overwhelming resistance to finish the picture and find himself at the top once again.
poster
63
20
6.1
/537/
57
/21/
71
/15/
3.2
/1533/
62
/3/

The Stunt Woman (1996)
After moving to Hong Kong from China, a young martial artist starts a promising career as a stuntwoman. She begins to feel accepted in the business, but a passionate affair with a playboy ends up breaking her heart and unleashing her wild side.
poster
67
14
6.7
/660/
70
/30/
62
/14/
3.5
/258/

Lost in Munich (2015)
Sir "P" a 90 year old gray parrot, formerly living with Edouard Daladier, the French prime minister responsible for signing the Munich Treaty, comes to Prague to give his "account" of the past events. But can he do it, being just a bird? In a series of weird events sir is kidnapped by a Czech journalist undergoing his midlife crisis. The guy has him publicly say some really controversial statements, causing a diplomatic scandal. At the end of the day it is the French who decide to assassinate their own national hero....And that's only the half of the story.
poster
70
?
7.9
/309/
70
/2/
60
/2/

30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects' (2005)
An exhaustive, detailed documentary on the 30-day film shoot of "The Devil's Rejects"
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?
8.3
/12/

Lust och fägring - en film om Bo Widerbergs sista (2015)
Documentary about the making of Bo Widerberg's last film 'Lust och fägring stor' ('All Things Fair').
poster
68
?
7.1
/267/
65
/4/
70
/1/

Strictly Background (2007)
For decades, film and television audiences have watched their favorite stars with little thought or concern for the people standing behind them. All of that is about to change as "Strictly Background" explores the charm and determination of some of Hollywood's hardest working actors, professional "extras." Turning industry convention on its head, this humorous & heartfelt documentary follows ten background actors as they navigate their way on and off the set. Both a behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood and a character-driven film, "Strictly Background" is a dynamic exploration into the pursuit of stardom and the real life struggle to stand out. Written by Hunter Woo
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?
7.2
/5/

Victoria - en film om kärlek (2015)
Documentary about the making of Bo Widerberg's film 'Victoria'.
poster
?
5.4
/95/
60
/1/

The Studio Murder Mystery (1932)
When the leading lady of a motion picture is murdered in the middle of a scene, Inspector Carr and Dr. Crabtree are called in to investigate.
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?
6.5
/73/
70
/2/

So You Want to Be an Actor (1949)
Joe McDoakes, unemployed thespian, makes all the casting calls,reads all of the trade papers, sees agents and tries out for casting directors and producers
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40
?
6.8
/344/
10
/2/
42
/3/

Le Fear (2010)
Carlos Revalos a 21 times Film Director embarks on his biggest Film yet 'Le Fear' a horror love story with a 3 million pound budget what can go wrong? everything as Carlos hires the worst cast and crew ever to walk on this planet which makes the film a recipe for disaster, Larry Rothschild the executive producer on the film who was promised Brad Pitt which never happened instead he got Leon the pompous Lead actor who walks off set time and time again, Debbie D the hysterical inexperienced glamor model who fluffs her lines over and over, the werewolf wearing a rain coat and who cant speak a word of English and the sparky who is color blind and many more misfits and Carlos has no control of any of them this is Larry's first attempt at investing in a film and no doubt his last.
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?
7.3
/26/
60
/1/

Snafu (1945)
A 14-year-old boy lies about his age and enlists in the United State Marine Corps without his family's consent or knowledge. He is sent into battle in the Pacific war-zone, decorated, and spotted in a newsreel by his family. The family asks the War Department to discharge him and send him home.
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?
10
/1/
42
/2/

Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home' (1989)
N/A
poster
?
70
/3/

The Making of Daybreakers (2010)
Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the 2008 science ficiton/horror film, Daybreakers featuring interviews with members of the cast and crew and delving into every aspect of the feature including early development, pre-production, production and post-production.
poster
?
5.5
/53/
33
/3/
47
/3/

Yokel Boy (1942)
A film company hires a gangster to mock himself holding up a bank, but he succeeds too well and makes off with the money. But all ends well.
poster
?
6.2
/79/
66
/8/
44
/6/

Christening (1981)
Deputy of cartography enterprise Mr. Ciruvka tries to seduce the colleague's assistant to destabilize his confident in a run for the director's chair. But things can go wrong.
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?
6.1
/55/
60
/1/

Wrong Direction (1934)
Edgar (Edgar Kennedy) gets a call from the studio to come in and direct the last scene of a film in production. But, before he can leave the house, his wife Florence (Florence Lake) and her Mother (Dot Farley) make him dress the part with riding breeches, a beret, an ascot, a crop and riding boots, and this rig is met with much derision by both cast and crew when he arrives at the studio. Carol (Jean Fontaine), the star of the movie doesn't want Edgar as the director and makes things difficult for him, especially after she hears the producer (Nat Carr) tell him he is limited to making no more than two shots on any scene. Meanwhile, Florence, Mother and Brother (Billy Eugene)decide to drop in on the set and watch Edgar at work. Because of his relatives or Carol, Edgar is forced to shoot the same scene over and over.
poster
?
6.3
/34/
47
/4/
60
/1/

5 Million Witnesses (1965)
N/A
poster
?
7.1
/74/
75
/5/

I Am a Director (2013)
After spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico to make his first feature film.
poster
Starz
30
?
5.1
/149/
10
/1/

Down Missouri Way (1946)
When an agricultural professor returns home to the farm with her scientifically-raised mule for a needed rest, they find themselves caught up in a movie being filmed in the Ozarks.
poster
60
?
6.2
/201/
64
/5/
57
/3/

Call Me Anna (1990)
Patty Duke portrays herself in this made-for-tv biopic about her struggles as a child star growing into adulthood.


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