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Amazon Prime Video
88
8.1
/192964/
78
/3019/
79
/2014/
4.2
/174084/
99
/97/
93
/3386/
97
/30/
cc age 13+

The Third Man (1949)
In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to learn he has died. Martins develops a conspiracy theory after learning of a "third man" present at the time of Harry's death, running into interference from British officer Major Calloway, and falling head-over-heels for Harry's grief-stricken lover, Anna.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/138636/
80
/2582/
81
/2333/
4.4
/381093/
91
/58/
93
/1489/
86
/18/

Persona (1966)
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.
poster
85
7.8
/108412/
77
/1963/
76
/1988/
4.2
/247556/
98
/99/
93
/2326/
87
/34/
cc age 17+

All About My Mother (1999)
Following the tragic death of her teenage son, Manuela travels from Madrid to Barcelona in an attempt to contact the long-estranged father the boy never knew. She reunites with an old friend, an outspoken transgender sex worker, and befriends a troubled actress and a pregnant, HIV-positive nun.
poster
84
7.5
/74780/
75
/2706/
74
/1411/
4.2
/354327/
97
/216/
78
/272/
91
/42/
cc age 15+

Drive My Car (2021)
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.7
/15513/
73
/252/
74
/257/
3.9
/20659/
100
/16/
89
/308/

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.
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
Criterion Channel
81
7.8
/13727/
79
/304/
76
/249/
4.3
/53432/
96
/27/
90
/196/
69
/15/

Opening Night (1977)
Actress Myrtle Gordon is a functioning alcoholic who is a few days from the opening night of her latest play, concerning a woman distraught about aging. One night a car kills one of Myrtle's fans who is chasing her limousine in an attempt to get the star's attention. Myrtle internalizes the accident and goes on a spiritual quest, but fails to finds the answers she is after. As opening night inches closer and closer, fragile Myrtle must find a way to make the show go on.
poster
Starz
78
7.1
/39583/
68
/1411/
68
/1003/
3.6
/146088/
96
/232/
78
/142/
88
/46/
cc age 15+

Parallel Mothers (2021)
Two unmarried women who have become pregnant by accident and are about to give birth meet in a hospital room: Janis, in her late-thirties, unrepentant and happy; Ana, a teenager, remorseful and frightened.
poster
77
7.5
/103333/
75
/2934/
75
/1524/
4.2
/255154/
69
/193/
71
/3839/
67
/34/

Synecdoche, New York (2008)
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
poster
75
7.0
/7828/
71
/698/
70
/674/
3.8
/128341/
94
/18/
78
/7/
73
/6/

Yannick (2023)
In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a bad boulevard comedy at a Parisian theatre, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.
poster
The Roku Channel
69
7.0
/17029/
69
/211/
66
/225/
3.3
/3661/
68
/142/
72
/1031/
71
/36/
cc age 16+

Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)
Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs. Henderson suggests they add female nudity similar to the Moulin Rouge in Paris.
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
67
6.6
/43357/
68
/773/
69
/1004/
3.2
/26677/
63
/131/
57
/1590/
65
/30/
cc age 13+

Coco Before Chanel (2009)
Several years after leaving the orphanage, to which her father never returned for her, Gabrielle Chanel finds herself working in a provincial bar. She's both a seamstress for the performers and a singer, earning the nickname Coco from the song she sings nightly with her sister. A liaison with Baron Balsan gives her an entree into French society and a chance to develop her gift for designing.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
6.6
/18227/
69
/1544/
69
/737/
3.4
/30563/
85
/85/
67
/62/
64
/21/

The Villainess (2017)
Honed from childhood into a merciless killing machine by a criminal organization, assassin Sook-hee is recruited with the promise of freedom after ten years of service. However, secrets from her past destroy everything she’s worked for and now she embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge.
poster
69
66
6.4
/4158/
66
/287/
68
/453/
3.4
/27350/
83
/6/

Masquerade (2022)
Adrien, an attractive dancer whose career was shattered by a motorcycle accident, squanders his youth in idleness. His life changes when he meets Margot, who lives off scams and amorous manipulations.
poster
Peacock Premium
66
6.6
/62898/
67
/4510/
66
/1346/
3.3
/58573/
75
/198/
72
/734/
60
/41/
cc age 15+

Stillwater (2021)
Bill Baker, an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter, Allison, who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. Confronted with language barriers, cultural differences, and a complicated legal system, Bill builds a new life for himself in France as he makes it his personal mission to exonerate his daughter.
poster
Criterion Channel
74
65
7.0
/4703/
76
/74/
66
/76/
3.5
/4236/
92
/13/
77
/66/
69
/8/

Look Back in Anger (1959)
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
poster
Hoopla
65
64
6.5
/19136/
64
/498/
63
/313/
3.9
/29558/
75
/103/
49
/510/
61
/28/
cc age 17+

Margaret (2011)
17-year-old Lisa feels certain that she inadvertently played a role in causing a traffic accident that claimed a woman's life. In her attempts to set things right, she meets with opposition at every step. Torn apart with frustration, she begins emotionally brutalizing her family, her friends, her teachers, and, most of all, herself. She has been confronted quite unexpectedly with a basic truth: that her youthful ideals are on a collision course with the realities and compromises of the adult world.
poster
Hoopla
66
63
6.7
/17074/
67
/290/
65
/88/
3.3
/6070/
65
/93/

Bhagam Bhag (2006)
After their lead actress quits their drama troupe; Bunty, Babla and their boss Champak search for a new heroine in London where they have just arrived, and get embroiled in a murder case involving a mysterious woman.
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
Amazon Prime Video
51
6.4
/89948/
65
/2405/
63
/1395/
2.8
/23028/
22
/143/
46
/2021/
44
/30/
cc age 18+

The Raven (2012)
A fictionalized account of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe's life, in which the poet is in pursuit of a serial killer whose murders mirror those in the writer's stories.
poster
Sun Nxt
73
50
7.5
/3998/
68
/63/
70
/34/
3.5
/3348/
85
/14/

Muthu (1995)
The story concerns Muthu, a charismatic, well-respected and loyal servant and charioteer of Raja Malayasimman, a wealthy zamindar. While Muthu and Raja's exploits lead them to fall in love with the same woman, an actress and dancer named Ranganayaki, Raja's materal uncle Ambalathar is keen on assuming control of the family's property.
poster
51
50
6.1
/14549/
62
/376/
58
/242/
3.2
/5035/
17
/6/
47
/292/

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer (2006)
In 17th century Spain Diego Alatriste, a brave and heroic soldier, is fighting in his King's army in the Flandes region. His best mate, Balboa, falls in a trap and, near to death, asks Diego to look after his son and teach him to be a soldier.
poster
51
41
5.8
/3216/
59
/64/
58
/55/
3.1
/4306/
37
/19/
35
/39/

The Fan (1981)
A record store clerk is an obsessed fan of an actress of stage and screen. However, when faced with rejection, the fan strikes out in increasingly violent ways.
poster
Hoopla
66
38
6.5
/993/
59
/20/
67
/38/
3.4
/1192/
92
/12/
46
/6/

Le Combat dans l’île (1962)
The charismatic, surly son of a wealthy industrialist, Clément, leads a double life as a member of a right-wing extremist organization. When he’s ratted out after a failed assassination attempt on a prominent politician, Clément and his long-suffering wife Anne flee Paris to the idyllic country home of his childhood friend, pacifist print-maker Paul. As affection blossoms between Paul and Anne, the emotional, as well as political tensions, soar and eventually explode.
poster
65
35
6.7
/1542/
68
/34/
66
/72/
3.3
/741/
70
/10/
57
/4/

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel (1996)
Beaumarchais the Scoundrel is a biopic film based on the life of the French playwright, financier and spy Pierre Beaumarchais depicting his activities during the American War of Independence and his authorship of the Figaro trilogy of plays.
poster
66
33
6.7
/1078/
59
/21/
55
/32/
3.4
/370/
81
/475/

The Devil and the Ten Commandments (1962)
The film consists of seven roughly 15 minute episodes, each showing what will happen if one or more of the Ten Commandments will be broken: Jérome Chambard is warned that he will lose his job if he continues to swear; Françoise Beaufort enamored of a stripper calls on her only to find her married to a janitor who doesn't know what kind of dancing his wife performs; Denis, a Jesuit novice, leaves the order to avenge his sister's suicide, which was provoked by Garigny, who seduced her into prostitution and drug addiction; Philip buys a necklace for Micheline though he is bored with her; a young man find out that his real mother is not Madeleine, but actress Clarisse Ardant; Didier Marin, cashier of a bank, was fired by his boss; the Devil appears as a serpent for Jérome Chambard and the bishop are eating.
poster
56
32
5.6
/223/
56
/26/
57
/27/
2.8
/2383/

Not All Men, But... (2025)
Simone, a cop with conservative ideas, infiltrates a feminist collective. However, her cover is thin. To divert attention and get out of this bad situation, Simone finds nothing better than to randomly accuse a man of having raped her.
poster
71
31
7.8
/1142/
69
/22/
66
/34/
3.7
/822/

The End of the Day (1939)
Aged penniless actors are living in a old people's home. They always talk about their past glory or failures. One day Raphael Saint-Clair comes; he has been a famous actor and had a lot of love affairs. Passions come back, and jealousies... A bitter film about aging, failure and the entertainment.
poster
61
30
6.5
/1334/
65
/28/
59
/109/
58
/19/

All About Actresses (2009)
A director wants to make a documentary about actresses, all actresses: the popular ones, the unknown ones, the intellectuals, the comedians, the forgotten ones... Filming everything, with or without their consent, the director gets caught up in the game and lets herself be devoured by these women, who are as fragile as they are manipulative.
poster
67
30
6.9
/820/
67
/24/
65
/55/
3.5
/859/

Ogres (2016)
There's drama aplenty for the travelling theatre company Chekhov Cabaret. The actors share the good times and the bad as a nomadic tribe where work and private life always mingle. They don’t mince words, these obstreperous actors with a sardonic sense of humour. Theatre always comes first.
poster
53
30
6.0
/1186/
58
/65/
54
/101/
3.3
/2030/
27
/2/

Caprice (2015)
An average guy meets an actress who is more beautiful than he could ever imagine. But then a pesky girl materializes to make his life a living hell. His perfect girlfriend now thinks that he is involved with this Caprice.
poster
64
30
6.3
/3360/
64
/50/
53
/19/
3.2
/474/
77
/18/

Just Sex and Nothing Else (2005)
The attractive, 32-year old and single Dora edits scripts for plays and is working on "Dangerous Liaisons." One day when her lover shoves her, half-naked, out on a balcony at the sudden appearance of the wife that Dora didn't know he had, Dora is rescued by a handsome man named Tamas.
poster
The Roku Channel
56
25
6.0
/1317/
53
/16/
50
/35/
3.2
/917/
54
/13/

Replay (2001)
Nathalie and Louise are friends from childhood. While studying drama at University Louise becomes hopelessly obsessed with her friend. Jealous of the male friends she has she breaks up the friendship, followed by a suicide attempt. Later, Louise marries, but finds time to see the, by now quite accomplished actress, Nathalie. They fight through the years, La Repetition following them as their friendship comes together and breaks up frequently, while never actually reaching anything that can be called a climax.
poster
Kanopy
60
24
6.4
/363/
64
/17/
61
/18/
3.4
/319/
60
/5/
50
/2/
53
/4/

My Friend Victoria (2014)
Victoria, a little black girl aged 8 from a humble background, happens to spend the night with the bourgeois family of Thomas, one of her classmates. Years later, they see each other again and Marie is the fruit of their fleeting relationship. But Victoria decides not to tell Thomas and raises her child alone. When Marie turns seven, Victoria decides that her daughter must have a better future and again turns to this family that she lost sight of long ago.
poster
59
22
5.8
/3714/
57
/4/
60
/2/
3.2
/797/

Katips (2021)
A musical-drama film about the struggles of common people who became victims of Martial Law in the '70s. Based on the 2016 musical play of the same name, Katips is a tale of the young, in their fight for their ideals, how big can one get against a force too much bigger than yourself.
poster
60
21
6.8
/920/
60
/25/
60
/88/
3.4
/274/
44
/7/

A Matter of Heart (2009)
Garage owner Angelo and big-time film producer Alberto find themselves occupying neighbouring beds in a Rome hospital after suffering heart attacks. Alberto is a gregarious joker - and chain smoker - who has a strong effect on the impressionable Angelo. However, as one of the men's condition deteriorates, the other becomes more deeply involved in his personal life.
poster
Hoopla
58
18
6.0
/460/
59
/26/
51
/47/
3.2
/274/

Maryline (2017)
A wannabe actress follows her dreams and moves to Paris.
poster
66
16
7.4
/429/
60
/10/
59
/16/
3.7
/590/

Dancing in the Rain (1961)
Peter is the dark brooding type. Leading a vacuous, shapeless life, he longs for the ideal woman, while at the same time, half heartedly continuing with his habitual girlfriend, Marusa , who is considerably older, a fact that Peter is quick to point out. As an aging actress, struggling for parts in her local theatre, she oozes insecurity and breathes uncertainty. Together, they spend their time in the local restaurant, smoking, drinking and trading verbal blows. "I bet you'll just end up a drunk," she tells Peter each time. Peter just grins and tells her how old she looks. Compounded by a thankless director who soon shows her the door, Marusa finds her identity being squeezed harder and harder against the wall. To escape, Peter and Marusa dream...
poster
Kanopy
39
14
3.9
/610/
46
/44/
46
/23/
2.7
/239/
13
/16/
47
/4/
30
/5/
cc age 15+

Measure of Revenge (2022)
Theater actress Lillian Cooper's son dies mysteriously. When the investigating officer rules the cause of death an accidental overdose, Lillian conducts her own investigation which leads her to an unlikely alliance with her son's former drug dealer. On her quest for answers, Lillian hallucinates some of the iconic characters she's played on stage which serve as her inner voice, urging her to avenge her son's death.
poster
Criterion Channel
58
14
6.7
/458/
70
/13/
58
/20/
3.4
/596/
29
/1/

Quadrille (1938)
The battle of the sexes as drawing room social satire. Philippe, a middle-aged newspaper editor, has lived for six years with Paulette, a successful stage actress. He tells her friend Claudine, a realistic and enterprising reporter, that he's thinking of proposing. Into the mix steps Carl Erickson, a charming Hollywood matinée idol in Paris briefly. He meets Paulette, sees her act (his box seat compliments of Philippe), and sets out to seduce her. The next two days bring talk, tears, separation, despair, surprises, and, perhaps, reconciliation as characters speak "exactly half the truth." It's a quadrille of changing partners.
poster
52
14
6.5
/903/
57
/9/
58
/13/
3.2
/462/
12
/52/

Adventure in Manhattan (1936)
The story of an egotistical crime writer who gets involved with the case of a notorious art thief (who is believed to be dead) while at the same time romancing a lovely young actress who's in a play that also happens to be the cover for massive jewel job. Art connoisseur and criminologist George Melville is hired to track down art thieves, assisted by perky Claire Peyton and goaded by Phil Bane, the roaring newspaper editor who has employed him. The mastermind poses as a theatrical impresario and stages a war drama, replete with loud explosions, to divert attention from his band of thieves, who are cracking safes in a bank adjacent to the theater.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
67
14
6.4
/698/
67
/38/
72
/12/
3.3
/261/

Babs (2017)
This is the story of Dame Barbara Windsor, the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match. Preparing to perform in the theatre one cold evening in 1993, the cheeky, chirpy blonde Babs recounts the people and events that have shaped her life and career over fifty years from 1943 to 1993. She contemplates her lonely childhood and WWII evacuation, her decision to go from Barbara Ann Deeks to Barbara Windsor - inspired by the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, her complicated relationship with her father, her doomed marriage to Ronnie Knight, capturing the attention of Joan Littlewood and becoming the blonde bombshell in the Carry On films. Babs, ever the consummate professional, never lets her fans down whatever her personal anguish and steps on the stage to rapturous applause.
poster
50
11
5.6
/611/
55
/5/
62
/10/
3.0
/538/
20
/8/

Rockabye (1932)
A Broadway actress with a problematic past falls hard for the author of her new play.
poster
77
10
7.1
/565/
90
/2/
79
/7/
3.5
/247/

Exit Smiling (1926)
The travails of a third-rate traveling theatre company and its wardrobe lady / maid who dreams of stepping in as their melodramatic production's (Flaming Women) female lead.
poster
60
10
6.0
/679/
58
/8/
61
/10/
3.2
/216/

East of Sweden (2018)
Three men meet on a night train on the border of Finland and Sweden. All three are concealing something, and a sudden confrontation amongst them leads to disastrous consequences, with two of them being forced to make a joint decision.
poster
41
6
5.4
/185/
40
/4/
50
/12/
20
/4/

A Butterfly Kiss (2011)
Billie and Louis have the good fortune of loving each other passionately and of having a family. But then one day terrible news turns their existence and that of their friends' upside down. Marie, a famous actress who is Billie's friend and confidant, redoubles her determination to give life, while Alice, her nurse, fighting for freedom, maintains that life 'is here and now and in the moment.' A film about love, hope, and the conviction that the force of life, despite the toughest tests, will always gain the upper hand.
poster
?
5.6
/49/
52
/5/

Letters of a Portuguese Nun (2015)
An actress is about to play the part of Mariana Alcoforado, a young nun from the convent of Beja who was writing five letters to her French lover, the officer De Chamilly. The actress, being the perfect embodiment of Mariana, will drive us to a journey beyond time and imagination.


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