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88
8.2
/651565/
79
/10162/
78
/5301/
4.1
/366806/
99
/165/
94
/6451/
91
/28/
cc age 17+

L.A. Confidential (1997)
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.
poster
The Roku Channel
84
7.8
/254097/
76
/4667/
75
/3402/
3.8
/164001/
95
/321/
87
/6582/
89
/41/
cc age 13+

The Artist (2011)
Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.
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Disney Plus
84
7.7
/230245/
77
/10586/
75
/5982/
4.0
/401183/
96
/76/
85
/13281/
83
/15/
cc age 12+

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
82
7.6
/58453/
74
/1079/
74
/1100/
4.0
/70768/
93
/41/
88
/959/
75
/7/
cc age 12+

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
7.8
/35695/
79
/1527/
78
/959/
4.2
/132633/
93
/59/
90
/779/
70
/15/
8.2
/92643/
cc age 12+

Millennium Actress (2002)
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.6
/8202/
74
/124/
71
/148/
3.9
/11438/
76
/17/
85
/1/

Veronika Voss (1982)
In Munich 1955, German film star Veronika Voss becomes a drug addict at the mercy of corrupt Dr. Marianne Katz, who keeps her supplied with morphine. After meeting sports writer Robert Krohn, Veronika begins to dream of a return to stardom. As the couple's relationship escalates in intensity, Veronika begins seriously planning her return to the screen -- only to realize how debilitated she has become through her drug habit.
poster
Disney Plus
80
7.6
/41854/
76
/1495/
72
/670/
4.0
/108412/
89
/53/
88
/1756/
74
/7/
cc age 6+

The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
poster
Criterion Channel
75
6.8
/67662/
69
/1496/
70
/1202/
3.9
/157528/
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
Hoopla
75
7.3
/13303/
72
/315/
70
/228/
4.0
/38472/
89
/35/
81
/194/

Targets (1968)
An aging horror-movie icon's fate intersects with that of a seemingly ordinary young man on a psychotic shooting spree around Los Angeles.
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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
Amazon Prime Video
74
7.2
/375882/
73
/9513/
72
/6494/
3.7
/1163423/
84
/106/
79
/14722/
68
/34/
cc age 13+

Notting Hill (1999)
London bookstore owner William Thacker's quiet life turns upside down when a chance encounter with famous actress Anna Scott sparks an unlikely romance challenged by their vastly different worlds.
poster
74
7.3
/2272/
72
/183/
67
/56/
3.5
/4795/
93
/30/
85

Be Water (2020)
In 1971, after being rejected by Hollywood, Bruce Lee returned to his parents’ homeland of Hong Kong to complete four iconic films. Charting his struggles between two worlds, this portrait explores questions of identity and representation through the use of rare archival footage, interviews with loved ones and Bruce’s own writings.
poster
MGM Plus
73
7.1
/480740/
71
/15924/
67
/6668/
3.6
/624058/
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.
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Netflix
71
7.0
/12722/
72
/839/
72
/205/
3.4
/17103/
81
/54/
85
/30/
62
/17/
cc age 14+

Sly (2023)
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.
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
70
6.8
/1749/
73
/115/
72
/56/
3.5
/973/
77
/30/
64
/12/
64
/9/

Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (2015)
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans interweaves stunning newly discovered footage and voice recordings with original interviews. It is the true story of how a cinema legend would risk almost everything in pursuit of his dream.
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Amazon Prime Video
69
6.4
/28262/
64
/1221/
60
/485/
3.3
/15822/
85
/182/
64
/1116/
81
/37/
cc age 18+

Top Five (2014)
Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to be taken seriously. His passion project about the Haitian Revolution, a movie called Uprize, was panned by the NY Times film critic. A couple days before the wedding to his reality star fiancée, he's forced to spend the day with Chelsea Brown, a profile writer for the New York Times. Unexpectedly, he opens up to her, and as they wind their way across New York, he tries to get back in touch with his comedic roots.
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Starz Apple TV Channel
69
6.3
/148526/
62
/7133/
59
/3911/
3.3
/241304/
86
/360/
44
/2498/
72
/50/
cc age 13+

Hail, Caesar! (2016)
When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.
poster
The Roku Channel
68
6.7
/21876/
67
/437/
65
/285/
3.4
/5982/
68
/145/
65
/1859/
69
/32/

Redbelt (2008)
Martial artist Mike Terry lives by a strict code of no competitions, for he feels that such contests weaken fighters. After saving a famous action star from a brutal attack, Mike takes a job in the film industry. He soon finds his personal beliefs and integrity on the line as circumstances force him to participate in a prize fight.
poster
67
6.4
/23536/
67
/662/
61
/456/
3.2
/10273/
76
/25/
53
/306/

The Hard Way (1991)
Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.
poster
Netflix
65
7.1
/200702/
70
/7731/
73
/3553/
3.9
/962923/
57
/364/
52
/589/
61
/63/
cc age 17+

Babylon (2022)
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.
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HBO Max Amazon Channel
72
64
7.0
/6695/
68
/105/
63
/97/
3.3
/3208/
92
/13/
75
/133/

RKO 281 (2000)
In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.
poster
74
63
7.1
/3371/
70
/58/
64
/55/
3.3
/2692/
90
/10/
76
/40/
81
/9/

Bombshell (1933)
A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.
poster
62
6.4
/10100/
66
/535/
69
/216/
2.5
/11832/
53
/38/
91
/168/
41
/9/
cc age 10+

Finding You (2021)
Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.
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Criterion Channel
68
62
6.4
/7607/
65
/164/
62
/178/
3.4
/8808/
86
/22/
65
/117/

Spirits of the Dead (1968)
Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.
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Amazon Prime Video
62
6.5
/16950/
64
/419/
62
/270/
3.2
/3495/
64
/59/
65
/1038/
54
/20/

10 Items or Less (2006)
An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, a cashier who is about to interview for a new job. The actor rediscovers the essence of his craft while helping Scarlet gain the confidence she needs to change her life.
poster
Kanopy
67
60
7.1
/9069/
70
/114/
67
/124/
3.5
/4750/
74
/19/
72
/89/
53
/8/

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his hometown as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.
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
Kanopy
57
6.1
/24758/
59
/635/
59
/391/
3.3
/33732/
53
/129/
38
/1037/
48
/33/
cc age 18+

I'm Still Here (2010)
I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
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Amazon Prime Video
57
56
6.2
/10824/
67
/324/
61
/227/
3.0
/8588/
62
/21/
46
/69/
47
/10/

The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
56
5.6
/30437/
59
/706/
57
/504/
2.5
/21236/
55
/148/
46
/2074/
52
/35/
cc age 13+

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.
poster
Hulu
56
5.8
/56379/
56
/1000/
53
/692/
2.7
/22926/
61
/155/
35
/2498/
62
/37/
cc age 15+

Stuck on You (2003)
In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher, decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.
poster
53
6.1
/12424/
70
/762/
63
/103/
2.2
/9870/
18
/68/
98
/3997/
22
/20/
cc age 13+

Reagan (2024)
Told through the voice of former KGB agent Viktor Petrovich, whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan's when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.
poster
69
52
6.6
/2500/
71
/79/
68
/79/
3.3
/1606/
63
/8/
82
/28/

Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
An average television repairman must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart—now a famous movie star—so her career will not suffer.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
58
51
6.2
/5003/
64
/131/
62
/115/
3.2
/5236/
50
/6/
49
/97/

Madhouse (1974)
A horror movie star returns to his famous role after spending years in a mental institution, but the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
51
6.5
/85144/
66
/3853/
63
/1073/
2.8
/35398/
32
/210/
57
/1297/
38
/40/
cc age 18+

Entourage (2015)
Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.
poster
50
5.7
/1640/
50
/12/
59
/28/
3.2
/904/
60
/5/
39
/15/

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
A dictatorial film director hires an unknown actress to play the lead role in a planned movie biography of a late, great Hollywood star.
poster
58
49
6.9
/4454/
67
/45/
71
/41/
3.2
/2450/
25
/8/
59
/43/
54
/6/

The Star (1952)
Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, and one-time professional colleague Jim Johannsen, Margaret remains convinced that she can regain her former glory. As she sets her sights on a coveted Hollywood role, Johannsen tries doggedly to get his unrequited love to see the folly of her ways.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
68
45
7.0
/2211/
67
/25/
68
/34/
3.4
/1300/
71
/351/

Lady Killer (1933)
An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Hollywood movie star.
poster
73
42
6.7
/441/
68
/17/
63
/20/
3.4
/775/
86
/84/
86
/9101/

Dr. Jack & Mr. Nicholson (2019)
In a Hollywood career spanning more than 50 years and with 60 movie credits to his name, Jack Nicholson has conquered everyone, becoming the archetypal star who lives according to his own rules. Unmoved by critical approval and conventions he remains the most elusive of American actors.
poster
42
5.7
/2490/
55
/93/
55
/60/
3.0
/794/
27
/63/
24
/31/
46
/22/
cc age 17+

The Last of Robin Hood (2013)
Errol Flynn, the swashbuckling Hollywood star and notorious ladies man, flouted convention all his life, but never more brazenly than in his last years when, swimming in vodka and unwilling to face his mortality, he undertook a liaison with an aspiring actress, Beverly Aadland. The two had a high-flying affair that spanned the globe and was enabled by the girl's fame-obsessed mother, Florence. It all came crashing to an end in October 1959, when events forced the relationship into the open, sparking an avalanche of publicity castigating Beverly and her mother - which only fed Florence's need to stay in the spotlight.
poster
MGM Plus
56
41
6.1
/2460/
63
/57/
57
/43/
3.4
/2102/
46
/13/
39
/22/

Valentino (1977)
The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.
poster
The Roku Channel
65
40
6.3
/1293/
69
/72/
69
/39/
3.0
/1851/

Hostage: Missing Celebrity (2021)
A box office star has to prove his action credentials in the real world when he's kidnapped and held for ransom.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
57
39
6.2
/2275/
61
/48/
55
/46/
2.9
/1210/
54
/787/

The Reality of Love (2004)
Ryan Banks's manager and old friend, Todd, comes up with the idea to have Ryan be the bachelor on a reality dating show in order to clean up his image. The only problem is, Todd falls in love with Charlie, the girl Ryan has chosen to propose to.
poster
65
37
7.0
/1865/
69
/26/
62
/19/
3.3
/1274/
62

Best Actor (2010)
Mohan, a school teacher, wants to act in films. He makes several attempts to make his dream come true but certain incidents occur in his life and his story takes a different turn.
poster
75
36
6.5
/67/
70
/3/
78
/6/
84
/50/
81
/263/

Sigourney Weaver - Actionheldin und Stil-Ikone (2024)
She stood up to Alien: Sigourney Weaver has shown that women can put up a powerful fight. She became the mother of the modern action heroine in cinema. And a style icon. How did she achieve this?
poster
63
36
6.6
/1829/
64
/40/
60
/36/
3.1
/623/
63
/93/

The Black Camel (1931)
Movie star Shelah Fane is seeing wealthy Alan Jaynes while filming in Honolulu, Hawaii, but won't marry him without consulting famed psychic Tarneverro first. Enter inspector Charlie Chan of the Honolulu Police, investigating the unsolved murder, three years earlier, of a Hollywood actor.
poster
fuboTV
63
34
6.5
/2144/
68
/165/
64
/55/
2.9
/624/
64
/5/

Rocky Mountain Christmas (2017)
Sarah Davis heads to her uncle’s struggling ranch to escape New York and the spotlight from a recent breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, an entitled Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film. As Sarah and Graham start to bond, Sarah may get more for Christmas than she bargained for.


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