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87
8.4
/438352/
82
/6331/
80
/3939/
4.3
/179798/
92
/162/
96
/11154/
89
/39/
cc age 17+

The Lives of Others (2006)
In 1984 East Berlin, dedicated Stasi officer Gerd Wiesler begins spying on a famous playwright and his actress-lover Christa-Maria. Wiesler becomes unexpectedly sympathetic to the couple, and faces conflicting loyalties when his superior takes a liking to Christa-Maria.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.6
/26574/
74
/514/
74
/521/
4.1
/55789/
93
/58/
84
/612/

Last Year at Marienbad (1961)
In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.
poster
82
7.2
/22871/
73
/1087/
70
/343/
4.1
/119546/
93
/213/
84
/98/
82
/39/
cc age 13+

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
82
7.4
/54252/
71
/856/
71
/515/
3.8
/36630/
94
/185/
86
/2157/
90
/42/
cc age 15+

American Splendor (2003)
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
poster
82
7.7
/691655/
73
/20029/
74
/13274/
4.0
/1091890/
91
/360/
78
/5813/
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
79
7.1
/992/
71
/46/
70
/11/
3.7
/16586/
95
/59/
76
/21/

Pavements (2025)
'90s indie-rock band Pavement reunites for their sold-out 2022 tour. But as preparations get underway, surreal tributes emerge: an off-Broadway musical adaptation of their songs, a museum devoted entirely to the band’s legacy, and a shamelessly awards-baiting Hollywood biopic.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.1
/240888/
70
/3973/
68
/3118/
3.3
/128746/
92
/147/
80
/6897/
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
MGM Plus
78
7.5
/2830/
64
/39/
61
/34/
4.0
/2959/
93
/15/
80
/17/

Marat/Sade (1967)
In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors. Based on 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade', a 1963 play by Peter Weiss.
poster
78
7.1
/6704/
69
/90/
67
/78/
3.6
/3429/
96
/25/
76
/131/

Flirting (1991)
Two freethinking teenagers - a boy and a girl - confront with authoritarian teachers in their boarding schools. The other students treat this differently.
poster
FXNow
76
7.1
/163689/
70
/5745/
70
/2824/
3.7
/910509/
75
/320/
76
/313/
75
/57/
cc age 15+

The French Dispatch (2021)
The staff of an American magazine based in France puts out its last issue, with stories featuring an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
poster
Kanopy
80
76
7.9
/13626/
77
/248/
70
/121/
3.9
/8262/
88
/16/
93
/628/

Auntie Mame (1958)
Mame Dennis, a progressive and independent woman of the 1920s, is left to care for her nephew Patrick after his wealthy father dies. Conflict ensues when the executor of the father's estate objects to the aunt's lifestyle and tries to force her to send Patrick to prep school.
poster
76
7.4
/29157/
74
/613/
70
/393/
3.5
/18365/
93
/28/
83
/1939/
72
/6/
cc age 8+

The King and I (1956)
Widowed Welsh mother Anna Leonowens becomes a governess and English tutor to the wives and many children of the stubborn King Mongkut of Siam. Anna and the King have a clash of personalities as she works to teach the royal family about the English language, customs and etiquette, and rushes to prepare a party for a group of European diplomats who must change their opinions about the King.
poster
Kanopy
74
6.7
/32306/
65
/993/
66
/784/
3.7
/47610/
91
/176/
65
/348/
80
/42/
cc age 16+

Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
A veteran actress comes face-to-face with an uncomfortable reflection of herself when she agrees to take part in a revival of the play that launched her career 20 years earlier.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
73
7.8
/4795/
74
/110/
78
/124/
4.1
/8470/
94
/18/
91
/37/

The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum (1939)
In late 19th century Tokyo, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adopted son of a legendary actor, himself an actor specializing in female roles, discovers that he is only praised for his acting due to his status as his father's heir. Devastated by this, he turns to Otoku, a servant of his family, for comfort, and they fall in love. Kikunosuke becomes determined to leave home and develop as an actor on his own merits, and Otoku faithfully follows him.
poster
MGM Plus
73
7.1
/14758/
68
/297/
69
/187/
3.3
/5909/
79
/126/
75
/504/
71
/32/
cc age 11+

Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Nicholas Nickleby, a young boy in search of a better life, struggles to save his family and friends from the abusive exploitation of his coldheartedly grasping uncle.
poster
72
6.8
/2637/
64
/17/
63
/30/
3.8
/2035/
86
/79/
68
/68/
79
/28/

Va Savoir (Who Knows?) (2001)
After finding love and success in Italy, French actress Camille returns to Paris, the city she fled three years ago. She secretly dreads confronting her ex-boyfriend Pierre. Her new lover Ugo also has a secret, as he’s meeting with the intriguing Dominique while on his quest for an unpublished manuscript.
poster
72
6.7
/12275/
63
/247/
64
/203/
3.2
/8028/
86
/155/
61
/785/
73
/30/
cc age 14+

Me and Orson Welles (2008)
New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.
poster
Kanopy
81
71
7.4
/4170/
77
/397/
77
/306/
3.9
/9147/
97
/30/
91
/11/
73
/4/
cc age 5+

The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales (2017)
The countryside isn't always as calm and peaceful as it's made out to be, and the animals on this farm are particularly agitated: a fox who mothers a family of chicks, a rabbit who plays the stork, and a duck who wants to be Santa Claus.
poster
Starz
71
6.7
/3982/
67
/160/
62
/87/
3.5
/1713/
100
/14/
61
/20/

The Dresser (2015)
One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is playing Lear is nowhere to be seen. His dresser Norman must scramble to keep the production alive but will Sir turn up in time and if he does will he be able to perform that night? The Dresser is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story of friendship and loyalty as Sir reflects on his lifelong accomplishments and seeks to reconcile his turbulent friendships with those in his employ before the final curtain.
poster
76
71
7.7
/13414/
75
/223/
71
/156/
3.5
/3856/
90
/468/

Bang Bang You're Dead (2003)
A troubled and bullied high school student fights against judgement from his community after threatening to bomb the football team.
poster
70
7.1
/825/
70
/12/
65
/19/
3.6
/311/
77
/44/
85
/34/
61
/19/

Quitting (2001)
An actor becomes increasingly introverted and psychotic and his entire family attempts to intervene.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
7.1
/11054/
68
/152/
66
/141/
3.4
/3273/
64
/126/
78
/702/
64
/38/

Stage Beauty (2004)
Humble Maria, who outfits top London theater star Ned Kynaston, takes none of the credit for the male actor's success at playing women. And because this is the 17th century, Maria, like other females, is prohibited from pursuing her dream of acting. But when powerful people support her, King Charles II lifts the ban on female stage performers. And just as Maria aided Ned, she needs his help to learn her new profession.
poster
Hoopla
69
7.0
/17414/
71
/413/
66
/289/
3.7
/21966/
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
AMC+
69
7.2
/20203/
68
/409/
69
/303/
3.4
/13361/
63
/8/
79
/100/

Nightwatch (1994)
Martin, a law student, takes up a job as a nightwatchman at a mortuary to fund his studies. But the mortuary harbours a dark secret, and he has to find the truth before he is implicated in a serial murder case.
poster
Kanopy
79
68
7.3
/3059/
67
/73/
81
/55/
3.9
/3308/
89
/9/
89
/85/

Lilies (1997)
1952: Bishop Bilodeau visits a prison to hear the confession of Simon, a boyhood friend jailed for murder 40 years ago. However, once there, Bilodeau finds himself forced to watch a play put on by Simon and the other inmates depicting the two men's youths. As the play progresses, the tragic truth of Simon's crime comes to light.
poster
Hoopla
73
68
7.1
/13758/
64
/176/
66
/154/
3.4
/3639/
88
/152/
74
/1454/
82
/32/
cc age 18+

Venus (2006)
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
poster
73
68
7.3
/16834/
70
/250/
67
/228/
3.5
/9847/
86
/5798/

The Apartment (1996)
Max is a former playboy who has decided to settle down by marrying his current love, Muriel. However, when Max catches a glimpse of the great lost love of his life, he becomes obsessed with rekindling their relationship.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
68
6.6
/9438/
67
/294/
64
/268/
3.2
/7979/
100
/6/
66
/391/
cc age 8+

Ballet Shoes (2008)
An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.
poster
The Roku Channel
74
67
7.0
/7571/
68
/132/
66
/125/
3.5
/6356/
100
/29/
74
/142/

Henry V (1944)
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
poster
Netflix
72
66
6.8
/13678/
70
/871/
70
/729/
3.4
/20007/
86
/7/
74
/16/
cc age 17+

The Photographer of Mauthausen (2018)
Spanish photographer Francesc Boix, imprisoned in the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp, works in the SS Photographic Service. Between 1943 and 1945, he hides, with the help of other prisoners, thousands of negatives, with the purpose of showing the freed world the atrocities committed by the Nazis, exhaustively documented. He will be a key witness during the Nuremberg Trials.
poster
Hulu
65
6.5
/72135/
65
/3579/
63
/1231/
3.2
/262513/
75
/200/
69
/290/
60
/40/
cc age 13+

See How They Run (2022)
In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after a pivotal member of the crew is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard and eager rookie Constable Stalker take on the case, the two find themselves thrown into a puzzling whodunit within the glamorously sordid theater underground, investigating the mysterious homicide at their own peril.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
5.8
/3463/
64
/222/
65
/136/
3.0
/5190/
80
/30/
64
/40/
54
/10/
cc age 16+

Blame (2018)
A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to "The Crucible".
poster
Criterion Channel
77
65
7.0
/3706/
72
/92/
71
/80/
3.7
/4267/
100
/19/
75
/34/

The Golden Coach (1952)
A viceroy, a nobleman and a bullfighter court a comedy-troupe actress in 18th-century Peru.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
65
6.6
/10415/
64
/262/
65
/228/
3.5
/25399/
90
/10/
59
/126/

Stage Fright (1987)
While a group of young actors rehearse a new musical about a mass murderer, a notorious psychopath escapes from a nearby insane asylum.
poster
Netflix
65
6.7
/148047/
70
/5001/
67
/2857/
3.8
/399873/
58
/59/
62
/3717/
56
/24/
cc age 13+

Death Becomes Her (1992)
Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once her arch-rival Helen's fiancé. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.
poster
72
64
7.2
/7263/
69
/96/
69
/86/
3.5
/4226/
78
/9/
77
/131/
cc age 12+

The Country Girl (1954)
An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.1
/27935/
53
/594/
59
/570/
2.3
/35871/
91
/45/
40
/559/
cc age 16+

The Birth of a Nation (1915)
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
poster
Kanopy
64
6.3
/4369/
61
/200/
58
/98/
3.5
/19181/
88
/126/
44
/27/
82
/31/

Madeline's Madeline (2018)
Madeline has become an integral part of a prestigious physical theater troupe. When the workshop's ambitious director pushes the teenager to weave her rich interior world and troubled history with her mother into their collective art, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. The resulting battle between imagination and appropriation rips out of the rehearsal space and through all three women's lives.
poster
64
6.2
/31745/
65
/896/
63
/795/
3.0
/37616/
66
/97/
65
/4399/
63
/26/
cc age 13+

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008)
Four young women continue the journey toward adulthood that began with "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants." Now three years later, these lifelong friends embark on separate paths for their first year of college and the summer beyond, but remain in touch by sharing their experiences with each other.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
62
6.4
/2181/
62
/32/
61
/33/
3.5
/3068/
44
/9/
86
/28/

Salome's Last Dance (1988)
London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night. The famous playwright Oscar Wilde and his lover Lord Alfred Douglas discreetly go to a luxury brothel where the owner, Alfred Taylor, has prepared a surprise for the renowned author: a private and very special performance of his play Salome, banned by the authorities, in which Taylor himself and the peculiar inhabitants of the exclusive establishment will participate.
poster
Hoopla
61
6.0
/978/
53
/16/
51
/17/
3.4
/397/
71
/7/
53
/7/

Weeds (1987)
A San Quentin inmate, sentenced to life without parole, writes a play that catches the interest of a reporter.
poster
59
5.9
/2078/
60
/61/
59
/43/
3.0
/1273/
67
/1350/

Hero at Large (1980)
An idealistic but struggling actor finds his life unexpectedly complicated when he stops a robbery while wearing the costume of Captain Avenger, a superhero character of a film he is hired to promote. He decides to dabble at being a superhero only to find that it is more difficult and dangerous than he ever imagined.
poster
75
59
7.0
/2710/
68
/49/
67
/45/
3.6
/4372/
100
/7/
75
/28/

All I Desire (1953)
In 1910, a stage actress re-visits her husband and children she deserted ten years ago.
poster
Kanopy
58
6.7
/2222/
68
/78/
60
/34/
3.4
/753/
38
/8/
64
/22/
51
/5/

Jane Wants a Boyfriend (2015)
A young woman with Asperger's tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.
poster
66
57
7.0
/3707/
65
/66/
69
/49/
3.5
/2646/
55
/11/
71
/88/

The Barkleys of Broadway (1949)
Josh and Dinah Barkley are a successful musical-comedy team, known for their stormy but passionate relationship. Dinah feels overshadowed by Josh and limited by the lighthearted musical roles he directs her in. So she decides to stretch her skills by taking a role in a serious drama, directed by another man.
poster
Peacock Premium
68
57
7.6
/3514/
65
/120/
62
/56/
3.4
/2760/
69
/2152/
cc age 5+

Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962)
In this animated musical version of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", Ebenezer Scrooge - via Mr. Magoo's starring performance in a stage production of the classic - doesn't have a ghost of a chance unless he learns the true meaning of Christmas from the three spirits who haunt him one Christmas Eve.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
61
57
6.6
/11187/
65
/209/
60
/165/
3.2
/3474/
49
/74/
71
/3412/
56
/19/
cc age 14+

Driving Lessons (2006)
A shy teenage boy trying to escape the influence of his domineering mother, has his world changed when he begins to work for a retired actress.
poster
66
56
6.7
/4588/
68
/61/
61
/117/
3.2
/1295/
74
/94/
69
/406/
64
/25/

Avenue Montaigne (2006)
A young woman arrives in Paris where she finds a job as a waitress in bar next on Avenue Montaigne that caters to the surrounding theaters and the wealthy inhabitants of the area. She will meet a pianist, a famous actress and a great art collector, and become acquainted with the "luxurious" world her grandmother has told her about since her childhood.


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