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91
8.2
/148138/
79
/2294/
80
/1646/
4.4
/134026/
99
/110/
94
/2748/
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
HBO Max Amazon Channel
87
7.8
/167959/
77
/7080/
77
/2165/
4.2
/1627923/
95
/321/
93
/211/
94
/52/
cc age 13+

Past Lives (2023)
After decades apart, childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung are reunited in New York for one fateful weekend as they confront notions of destiny, love, and the choices that make a life.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.5
/64309/
72
/1496/
70
/867/
3.8
/80671/
92
/75/
85
/2612/
96
/6/
cc age 13+

The Producers (1968)
A conniving Broadway producer and his meek accountant plan to profit from charming wealthy old biddies to invest in an overbudget production, and then put on a sure-fire disaster, so nobody will ask for their money back — and what's more disastrous than a tasteless musical celebrating Adolf Hitler.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.1
/241736/
70
/4069/
68
/3143/
3.3
/135006/
92
/147/
80
/6895/
87
/33/
cc age 16+

Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Young William Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, 'Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter', before it's even written. When lovely noblewoman Viola de Lesseps auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and Shakespeare's play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship intensifies, the comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
79
7.4
/44107/
72
/581/
70
/655/
3.7
/29074/
95
/59/
83
/637/

Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
77
6.9
/36660/
68
/1845/
68
/397/
3.8
/282789/
93
/191/
89
/20/
78
/44/
cc age 16+

A Different Man (2024)
Aspiring actor Edward undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. But his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare, as he loses out on the role he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.
poster
Netflix
77
7.2
/5767/
70
/250/
66
/115/
3.8
/17763/
99
/139/
72
/66/
80
/28/
cc age 16+

The Forty-Year-Old Version (2020)
Desperate for a breakthrough as she nears the big 4-0, struggling New York City playwright Radha finds inspiration by reinventing herself as a rapper.
poster
MGM Plus
77
7.1
/6907/
64
/90/
66
/98/
3.6
/4078/
92
/39/
79
/146/
72
/17/

Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
poster
Peacock Premium
76
7.3
/15369/
74
/1233/
71
/201/
3.5
/42256/
91
/144/
95
/2266/
66
/31/
cc age 13+

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)
When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial strife, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.
poster
Kanopy
79
73
7.5
/8700/
77
/190/
72
/138/
3.8
/10777/
92
/12/
84
/97/

Sudden Fear (1952)
Actor Lester Blaine has all but landed the lead in Myra Hudson's new play when Myra vetoes him because, to her, he doesn't look like a romantic leading man. On a train from New York to San Francisco, Blaine sets out to prove Myra wrong...by romancing her. Is he sincere, or does he have a dark ulterior motive?
poster
71
6.9
/18934/
70
/337/
66
/282/
3.3
/19002/
72
/50/
72
/426/
70
/26/
cc age 15+

Wilde (1997)
Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in London, and a chat at the theatre with Lord Alfred 'Bosie' Douglas leads to a full-fledged romance. However, this affair leads to a legal dispute with Lord Alfred's oppressive father, the Marquess of Queensberry, and, given the local anti-gay laws, Wilde is jailed. Wilde's vast intellect helps him survive until he regains his freedom.
poster
70
6.8
/137721/
69
/3004/
66
/1711/
3.2
/114451/
72
/172/
69
/5438/
66
/40/
cc age 15+

Something's Gotta Give (2003)
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. Erica is scandalized by the relationship and Harry's sexist ways. But when Harry has a heart attack while there, and the doctor prescribes bedrest, his only option is to stay at the Barry home. Left in the care of Erica and his doctor, a love triangle starts to take shape.
poster
69
6.6
/6189/
62
/105/
59
/68/
3.5
/4897/
85
/89/
66
/179/
76
/30/

Chuck & Buck (2000)
Chuck and Buck are childhood best friends whose lives have taken very different paths. While Chuck moved away and now has a real life, Buck stayed behind and developed a dangerous fixation—on Chuck's life.
poster
69
7.0
/17610/
71
/418/
67
/290/
3.7
/22558/
75
/20/
70
/246/
54
/8/

Deathtrap (1982)
A Broadway playwright puts murder in his plan to take credit for a student's script.
poster
Criterion Channel
77
67
7.6
/7112/
73
/101/
74
/142/
4.0
/11470/
86
/43/

La Vie de Bohème (1992)
Three penniless artists become friends in modern-day Paris: Rodolfo, an Albanian painter with no visa, Marcel, a playwright and magazine editor with no publisher, and Schaunard, a post-modernist composer of execrable noise.
poster
Hoopla
67
7.0
/11280/
71
/140/
64
/156/
3.4
/5828/
73
/30/
71
/131/
58
/6/

Julia (1977)
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
poster
78
66
7.3
/2240/
71
/58/
72
/44/
3.8
/4774/
96
/47/
75
/71/
88
/10/

The Arbor (2010)
The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor".
poster
MGM Plus
63
6.5
/5154/
70
/113/
65
/68/
3.4
/2880/
53
/17/
71
/210/

Man of La Mancha (1972)
In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisition. They're accused of presenting an entertainment offensive to the Inquisition. Inside the huge dungeon into which they have been cast, the other inmates gang up on Cervantes and his manservant, staging a mock trial, with the intention of stealing or burning his possessions. Cervantes wishes to desperately save a manuscript he carries with him and stages, with costumes, makeup, and the participation of the other prisoners, an unusual defense—the story of Don Quixote.
poster
The Roku Channel
63
7.2
/35905/
72
/926/
75
/639/
3.5
/24968/
52
/21/
87
/2051/
29
/7/
cc age 12+

Somewhere in Time (1980)
Young writer Richard Collier is met on the opening night of his first play by an old lady who begs him to "Come back to me". Mystified, he tries to find out about her, and learns that she is a famous stage actress from the early twentieth century. Becoming more and more obsessed with her, by self-hypnosis he manages to travel back in time—where he meets her.
poster
70
62
6.9
/4073/
70
/74/
62
/48/
3.6
/3727/
82
/11/
75
/86/
61
/8/

Bells Are Ringing (1960)
Ella Peterson works in the basement office of Susanswerphone, a telephone answering service. She listens in on others' lives and adds some interest to her own humdrum existence by adopting different identities for her clients. They include an out-of-work Method actor, a dentist with musical yearnings, and in particular playwright Jeffrey Moss, who is suffering from writer's block and desperately needs a muse.
poster
68
61
7.1
/6762/
71
/111/
64
/199/
3.2
/3341/
68
/88/
79
/826/
59
/22/

Moliere (2007)
Molière, a down-and-out actor-cum-playwright up to his ears in debt. When the wealthy Jourdain offers to cover that debt so that Molière's theatrical talents might help Jourdain win the heart of a certain widowed marquise, hilarity ensues.
poster
55
6.1
/21740/
67
/555/
61
/252/
3.2
/9923/
43
/143/
65
/1707/
48
/35/
cc age 14+

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
A mother and daughter dispute is resolved by the "Yaya sisterhood" - long time friends of the mother.
poster
54
6.2
/6104/
62
/89/
59
/113/
3.2
/3643/
50
/6/
49
/73/
42
/9/

Author! Author! (1982)
A broadway playwright is burning the candle at both ends. He is dealing with pressure from a production nearing premiere, a wife who is leaving him, and 5 children 4 of which belong to her.
poster
72
53
6.9
/2290/
67
/61/
63
/44/
3.6
/8324/
100
/18/
62
/17/

Merrily We Go to Hell (1932)
A drunken newspaperman, Jerry Corbett, is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress, Joan Prentice, whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.
poster
67
50
6.7
/1493/
64
/80/
72
/210/
3.3
/5444/
70
/10/

Lord of the Ants (2022)
Based on true events of the late 60s in Italy, poet, playwright and myrmecologist Aldo Braibanti is prosecuted and sentenced to prison for the love he shares with his barely-of-age pupil and friend, Ettore. Amidst a chorus of voices of accusers, supporters and a largely hypocritical public, a single committed journalist takes on the task of piecing together the truth, between secrecy and desire, facing suspicion and censorship in the process.
poster
67
50
6.9
/3068/
64
/73/
67
/84/
3.4
/1240/
68
/154/

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)
Philip Hannon, a blind playwright living in London, overhears part of a conversation , that leads him into a desperate race, to find a kidnapped child. When he gets no help from the police, he along with his butler, and his ex fiancée, attempt to track down the crooks.
poster
Kanopy
67
48
7.0
/1684/
74
/82/
74
/199/
3.5
/4048/
75
/8/
42
/2/

The King of Laughter (2021)
In early 20th-century Naples, a theatrical parody lands beloved thespian and playwright Eduardo Scarpetta in court, facing a malicious lawsuit that could compromise his freedom of expression and the economic security of his extended family—including his son's, young Eduardo De Filippo.
poster
58
48
6.4
/3540/
60
/50/
60
/53/
3.1
/2658/
60
/10/
44
/52/

Morning Glory (1933)
Wildly optimistic chatterbox Eva Lovelace is a would-be actress trying to crash the New York stage. She attracts the interest of a paternal actor, a philandering producer, and an earnest playwright. Is she destined for stardom, or will she fade like a morning glory after its brief blooming?
poster
Hulu
75
47
6.8
/976/
63
/36/
68
/6/
3.5
/4575/
94
/36/
92
/22/
73
/7/
cc age 14+

Griffin in Summer (2025)
Griffin is the most ambitious playwright of his generation. He's also fourteen years old. When his mom hires a handsome 25-year-old handyman, Griffin's life and his new play take an inspired turn.
poster
59
46
5.5
/1714/
53
/23/
64
/33/
3.5
/4341/
67
/15/
57
/38/
50
/11/

King Lear (1988)
A descendant of Shakespeare tries to restore his plays in a world rebuilding itself after the Chernobyl catastrophe obliterates most of human civilization.
poster
59
44
5.7
/1573/
58
/119/
57
/68/
3.1
/2589/
83
/12/
39
/2/
59
/4/

Wet Woman in the Wind (2016)
Dissipated Tokyo playwright, Kosuke has retreated to the countryside after deciding that he's done with women, but the indefatigable cat-in-heat Shiori has other ideas, clinging to Kosuke like his shadow.
poster
Kanopy
41
5.5
/9476/
60
/767/
57
/228/
2.6
/8689/
28
/79/
32
/28/
26
/19/
cc age 11+

Blithe Spirit (2020)
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writers block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
poster
57
36
6.0
/1811/
50
/13/
53
/21/
3.2
/538/
48
/27/
66
/33/
60
/26/

Illuminata (1998)
It's the start of the 20th century, and Tuccio, resident playwright of a theatre repertory company offers the owners of the company his new play, "Illuminata". They reject it, saying it's not finished, and intrigue starts that involves influential critic Bevalaqua, theatre star Celimene, young lead actors and other theatre residents
poster
71
36
7.1
/1234/
75
/18/
62
/29/
3.5
/597/
100
/5/
52
/8/

The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, maintains an ongoing feud with the latter in order to ruin his reputation and cause his fall from grace.
poster
62
36
6.5
/1472/
68
/33/
58
/30/
3.3
/1066/
67
/6/
49
/23/

Angels Over Broadway (1940)
Small-time businessman Charles Engle is threatened with exposure for embezzling $3,000 for his free-spending wife. Deciding on suicide, he scribbles a note, stuffs it in his pocket and goes for one last night on the town. He is pulled into a poker game by conman Bill O'Brien and singer Nina Barone, but when they discover the dropped note, they resolve to turn the tables, get Engle his $3,000 and save his life.
poster
72
33
7.2
/670/
65
/13/
54
/16/
3.6
/564/
100

The Theme (1979)
In search of inspiration and new topics, the famous metropolitan writer Kim Yesenin goes to the province. Unexpectedly for himself, he discovers that here people live very differently than in the world familiar to him. By chance, he witnesses someone else's love drama - intellectual Sasha and dissident Andrei who is leaving for America. He is shocked by this complex conflict and fictitious problems, where there is no place for either melancholy or depression. In this situation, the hero decides to go to Moscow...
poster
68
32
6.9
/974/
57
/30/
64
/28/
3.8
/3447/
74
/6/

Kagero-za (1981)
A 1920s playwright meets a beautiful woman who may be the ghost of his patron's deceased wife.
poster
62
26
6.2
/1354/
77
/12/
50
/10/
3.2
/914/
53
/111/

No Time for Comedy (1940)
An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.
poster
Crunchyroll
61
25
6.2
/366/
58
/22/
64
/23/
3.2
/446/
57

Ring of Curse (2011)
In observing a solitary classmate, a student begins to suspect that the loner has the ability to write words that will kill those who read them.
poster
64
23
6.2
/248/
66
/9/
69
/28/
3.1
/932/

Eternal Visionary (2024)
In 1934, while traveling to Stockholm, where he is about to receive the Nobel Prize, the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello recalls his life and his relationship with the loved ones who have inspired his art.
poster
57
23
6.0
/891/
58
/22/
59
/15/
3.2
/1281/
48
/18/

Fear, Anxiety and Depression (1989)
An unsuccessful playwright faces trials and tribulations as he seeks to find himself in New York City.
poster
79
23
7.6
/194/
65
/6/
64
/10/
90
/10/
100
/1/

Every Act of Life (2018)
The life of Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally (Master Class, Ragtime): 60 years of groundbreaking plays and musicals, the struggle for gay rights, addiction and recovery, finding true love, and the relentless pursuit of inspiration.
poster
35
23
4.7
/1370/
47
/64/
44
/117/
2.4
/1442/
14
/7/
12
/2/
38
/5/

Eva (2018)
A playwright encounters a mysterious woman when he takes shelter in a chalet during a violent snowstorm and becomes obsessed with her.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
44
22
3.5
/619/
48
/76/
50
/41/
2.7
/377/
56
/9/
25
/3/

Playhouse (2020)
Reckless Jack Travis is an irreverent horror writer notorious for scaring audiences. But as he obsesses over creating a new theatre show set in a haunted Scottish castle, demonic disturbances from deep within the walls begin to prey on his troubled daughter. When the alarming supernatural forces start to close in on him too, Jack is forced to reckon with the terrifying consequences of creating such a dark and macabre play. But will he realise the danger of unearthing a historic curse and stop writing before he damns himself, his personal sanity and those he loves forever?
poster
59
22
6.5
/1442/
56
/8/
63
/21/
3.3
/490/
46
/20/

Young Cassidy (1965)
In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family, journeys through the social injustices of Dublin life, involving himself with the rowdy tramway-men strike, dawdling with prostitute Daisy Battles (Julie Christie), and seeking a better life. He falls in love with bookshop assistant Nora (Dame Maggie Smith) who encourages him toward a life of writing. Finding success at the Abbey Theatre, his unorthodox views estrange him from family, friends, and his own past.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
18
6.1
/328/
70
/40/
64
/16/
3.2
/675/

Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)
It’s the hit musical that changed Broadway forever and brought the genius of Lin Manuel Miranda to the attention of legions of fans across the world. A story of how a group of mavericks made an unlikely marriage of hip-hop and history to create the biggest show in America…and are getting ready to conquer the world. Featuring interviews with Miranda, as well as the cast and crew of Hamilton.
poster
48
16
5.7
/611/
53
/6/
44
/12/
42
/67/

Affair with a Stranger (1953)
Depicts the rocky marriage of a young model and her Broadway playwright-husband.
poster
57
12
6.5
/718/
68
/11/
69
/16/
3.3
/255/
21
/2/

Forever Female (1953)
An aging actress has a hard time admitting she is too old to play the ingenue role anymore.


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