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HBO Max Amazon Channel
90
8.3
/280128/
82
/5535/
81
/3402/
4.3
/581102/
100
/78/
95
/7923/
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.
poster
85
7.9
/95281/
74
/1813/
76
/1570/
3.8
/108831/
97
/116/
86
/3073/
92
/14/
cc age 10+

King Kong (1933)
Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.1
/41650/
81
/795/
79
/676/
4.5
/128943/
85
/33/
92
/358/

Autumn Sonata (1978)
After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.5
/51541/
75
/1103/
72
/607/
4.0
/92084/
84
/86/
93
/3760/
84
/18/
cc age 16+

Withnail & I (1987)
Two out-of-work actors -- the anxious, luckless Marwood and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail -- spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty, they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.4
/171005/
72
/4545/
72
/2854/
4.0
/366867/
92
/293/
74
/2188/
93
/53/
cc age 16+

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.
poster
Netflix
81
7.5
/127599/
76
/4685/
76
/2246/
3.8
/823501/
88
/224/
96
/29/
74
/44/
cc age 13+

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.
poster
81
7.4
/121231/
72
/2639/
72
/1874/
3.8
/115087/
91
/54/
81
/2141/
88
/21/
cc age 13+

Tootsie (1982)
When struggling, out of work actor Michael Dorsey secretly adopts a female alter ego – Dorothy Michaels – in order to land a part in a daytime drama, he unwittingly becomes a feminist icon and ends up in a romantic pickle.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.6
/11471/
73
/159/
72
/216/
3.9
/8386/
85
/13/
90
/198/

A Heart in Winter (1992)
Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel, and a friend of her husband's who crafts violins. But his heart seems to be as cold as her playing is passionate.
poster
80
7.6
/25425/
76
/558/
73
/439/
3.9
/26951/
97
/36/
86
/697/
84
/12/
cc age 14+

Victor/Victoria (1982)
A struggling female soprano finds work playing a male female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life.
poster
80
8.5
/1568483/
83
/36299/
82
/17154/
4.3
/1639089/
77
/205/
92
/43662/
66
/36/
cc age 14+

The Prestige (2006)
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
poster
Disney Plus
79
8.1
/288336/
79
/7177/
77
/3534/
4.2
/599562/
83
/78/
91
/27238/
63
/11/
cc age 6+

The Sound of Music (1965)
In the years before World War II, a tomboyish postulant at an Austrian abbey is hired as a governess in the home of a widowed naval captain with seven children and brings a new love of life and music into the home.
poster
78
7.5
/234818/
75
/4848/
71
/2333/
3.6
/106311/
86
/183/
87
/13171/
71
/36/
cc age 16+

Thank You for Smoking (2005)
Nick Naylor is a charismatic spin-doctor for Big Tobacco who'll fight to protect America's right to smoke -- even if it kills him -- while still remaining a role model for his 12-year old son. When he incurs the wrath of a senator bent on snuffing out cigarettes, Nick's powers of "filtering the truth" will be put to the test.
poster
79
77
7.7
/17633/
75
/330/
73
/282/
4.0
/20870/
80
/49/
85
/248/
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
MGM Plus
77
7.1
/6908/
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
77
6.7
/144806/
70
/4075/
67
/2581/
3.6
/372794/
92
/216/
84
/63404/
81
/37/
cc age 11+

Hairspray (2007)
Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Through her newfound fame, she becomes determined to help her friends and end the racial segregation that has been a staple of the show.
poster
76
7.3
/19457/
75
/776/
70
/217/
3.2
/19245/
100
/25/
86
/717/
70
/11/
cc age 7+

Holiday Inn (1942)
Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.
poster
75
6.7
/35738/
71
/608/
65
/370/
3.4
/18174/
91
/44/
75
/653/
66
/11/
cc age 14+

L.A. Story (1991)
With the help of a talking freeway billboard, a "wacky weatherman" tries to win the heart of an English newspaper reporter, who is struggling to make sense of the strange world of early-90s Los Angeles.
poster
74
7.2
/3737/
70
/59/
67
/64/
3.5
/1382/
81
/37/
87
/47/

The Harmonists (1997)
Comedian Harmonists tells the story of a famous, German male sextet, five vocals and piano, the "Comedian Harmonists", from the day they meet first in 1927 to the day in 1934, when they become banned by the upcoming Nazis, because three of them are Jewish.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.0
/10713/
70
/218/
66
/177/
3.5
/9632/
76
/33/
71
/76/
70
/9/

Farewell, My Lovely (1975)
Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.8
/1991/
61
/27/
67
/44/
3.7
/1493/
96
/55/
68
/17/
88
/21/

I’m Going Home (2001)
The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses -- finally convince him that it's time to retire.
poster
73
6.8
/22086/
72
/1440/
65
/433/
3.3
/12999/
90
/168/
72
/209/
76
/30/
cc age 15+

Their Finest (2017)
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
poster
73
7.2
/30854/
72
/565/
67
/256/
3.7
/30805/
87
/173/
75
/1809/
81
/40/
cc age 13+

A Mighty Wind (2003)
Three eclectic, never-quite-famous folk bands come together for the first time in decades following the death of their manager to put on an reunion concert in his honor, at the request of his son.
poster
Kanopy
73
7.1
/483994/
71
/16334/
67
/6743/
3.6
/654811/
82
/249/
71
/28302/
71
/39/
cc age 16+

Tropic Thunder (2008)
A group of self-absorbed actors set out to make the most expensive war film ever. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.
poster
Kanopy
72
6.7
/8101/
62
/109/
60
/87/
3.1
/9808/
86
/123/
64
/192/
75
/31/
cc age 17+

Lovely & Amazing (2002)
An intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. Each of the women seeks redemption in her own haphazard way, but whatever salvation they find is illusory and short-lived.
poster
72
7.4
/142822/
73
/3527/
72
/1915/
3.8
/112275/
64
/121/
79
/3114/
58
/34/
cc age 16+

Man on the Moon (1999)
The story of the life and career of eccentric avant-garde comedian, Andy Kaufman.
poster
72
6.9
/24098/
71
/845/
65
/409/
3.6
/45564/
85
/27/
76
/1055/
64
/9/
cc age 6+

The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984)
When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
72
6.2
/42568/
73
/5479/
68
/1548/
3.1
/76061/
91
/175/
78
/1158/
71
/35/
cc age 17+

Girls Trip (2017)
Four girlfriends take a trip to New Orleans for an annual festival and, along the way, rediscover their wild sides and strengthen the bonds of sisterhood.
poster
71
7.0
/30429/
72
/587/
70
/500/
3.7
/36553/
65
/37/
81
/1197/
61
/11/
cc age 13+

The Way We Were (1973)
Opposites attract when, during their college days, Katie Morosky, a politically active Jew, meets Hubbell Gardiner, a feckless WASP. Years later, in the wake of World War II, they meet once again and, despite their obvious differences, attempt to make their love for each other work.
poster
70
6.7
/15932/
67
/273/
63
/213/
3.5
/15264/
71
/164/
61
/290/
66
/36/

Auto Focus (2002)
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
poster
Kanopy
70
6.7
/12403/
68
/564/
64
/194/
3.4
/12088/
83
/114/
71
/492/
71
/28/
cc age 14+

Sleepwalk with Me (2012)
A burgeoning stand-up comedian struggles with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.
poster
69
6.2
/5239/
62
/64/
56
/79/
3.2
/2524/
86
/21/
65
/127/

The Tall Guy (1989)
An American actor in England tries to find love and work.
poster
The Roku Channel
67
6.7
/11113/
69
/336/
64
/178/
3.3
/8848/
81
/164/
68
/84/
65
/34/
cc age 15+

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.
poster
71
67
7.1
/6898/
74
/258/
70
/165/
3.5
/3663/
72
/521/

Murder Most Foul (1964)
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.
poster
74
66
7.1
/5936/
71
/115/
67
/112/
3.4
/4862/
93
/15/
76
/136/

James Dean (2001)
The man behind the legend and a knowing look at 1950s Hollywood are revealed in this dynamic biopic of the meteoric star whose troubled life echoed his gut-grabbing performances in East of Eden, Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.
poster
74
66
7.5
/9680/
69
/105/
67
/122/
3.5
/5860/
91
/22/
75
/136/

Dinner at Eight (1933)
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.
poster
66
6.8
/4949/
67
/56/
62
/43/
3.3
/789/
63
/103/
74
/252/
59
/25/
cc age 17+

Heights (2005)
Spanning twenty-four hours, HEIGHTS follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
66
6.8
/15252/
68
/355/
68
/314/
3.5
/24670/
87
/23/
65
/352/
49
/10/

Magic (1978)
A ventriloquist is at the mercy of his vicious dummy while he tries to renew a romance with his high school sweetheart.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.4
/15146/
64
/459/
60
/265/
3.0
/3704/
70
/94/
49
/713/
63
/25/
cc age 12+

The Great Buck Howard (2008)
When a law school dropout answers an advertisement to be a personal assistant he unknowingly signs on to work for a belligerent has-been magician struggling to resurrect his career. This leads to a journey across the country staging the comeback of a lifetime.
poster
69
62
7.1
/7470/
70
/120/
63
/74/
3.5
/6300/
69
/13/
74
/214/

Gypsy (1962)
Gypsy's mother Rose dreams of a life in show business for her daughters, but Louise becomes a huge burlesque star. Stage musical loosely based on the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee.
poster
69
62
7.1
/7226/
66
/135/
68
/106/
3.5
/3648/
69
/39/
72
/79/
cc age 12+

The Sunshine Boys (1975)
Lewis and Clark, aka The Sunshine Boys, were famous comedians during the vaudeville era, but off-stage they couldn't stand each other and haven't spoken in over 20 years of retirement. Willy Clark's nephew is the producer of a TV variety show that wants to feature a reunion of this classic duo. It is up to him to try to get the Sunshine Boys back together again.
poster
Criterion Channel
62
6.2
/44400/
60
/1209/
61
/1122/
3.3
/59454/
63
/163/
44
/431/
68
/39/
cc age 18+

Maps to the Stars (2014)
Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family are chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.
poster
Kanopy
63
60
6.4
/11821/
62
/272/
61
/245/
2.8
/16708/
77
/52/
56
/293/
66
/7/
cc age 10+

The Jazz Singer (1927)
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.
poster
fuboTV
60
6.6
/188209/
69
/6229/
65
/2701/
3.2
/157563/
59
/124/
61
/3076/
45
/12/
cc age 16+

The Running Man (1987)
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
poster
73
59
7.3
/3926/
64
/44/
71
/29/
3.6
/1825/
72
/18/
88
/99/

A Thousand Clowns (1965)
Twelve-year-old Nick lives with his Uncle Murray, a Mr.Micawber-like Dickensian character who keeps hoping something won't turn up. What turns up is a social worker, who falls in love with Murray and a bit in love with Nick. As the child welfare people try to force Murray to become a conventional man (as the price they demand for allowing him to keep Nick), the nephew, who until now has gloried in his Uncle's iconoclastic approach to life, tries to play mediator. But when he succeeds, he is alarmed by the uncle's willingness to cave in to society in order to save the relationship.
poster
70
59
7.1
/5144/
70
/75/
67
/52/
3.4
/2526/
71
/7/
75
/95/

Love Me or Leave Me (1955)
A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.
poster
Kanopy
59
5.9
/11202/
62
/668/
58
/349/
3.1
/31784/
59
/101/
57
/238/
60
/28/
cc age 13+

The Last Five Years (2014)
In New York, a struggling actress and a successful writer sing about their failed marriage from two perspectives.
poster
64
58
6.4
/7251/
66
/153/
61
/101/
3.2
/5373/
73
/11/
58
/165/

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Youngest son Tim meets hat-check girl Vicky and the family act begins to fall apart.
poster
Kanopy
76
58
7.6
/1683/
73
/59/
68
/42/
3.6
/1956/
94
/17/
80
/28/
70
/6/

Casting By (2012)
This essential new documentary pays tribute to the legacy of the late, legendary casting director Marion Dougherty and shines a light on one of the most overlooked and least understood crafts in filmmaking.


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