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The Roku Channel
84
7.8
/254541/
76
/4728/
74
/3438/
3.8
/167931/
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.
poster
fuboTV
83
8.1
/8152/
72
/259/
75
/163/
4.0
/8387/
95
/105/
88
/79/
87
/27/

Listen to Me Marlon (2015)
With exclusive access to his extraordinary unseen and unheard personal archive including hundreds of hours of audio recorded over the course of his life, this is the definitive Marlon Brando cinema documentary. Charting his exceptional career as an actor and his extraordinary life away from the stage and screen with Brando himself as your guide, the film will fully explore the complexities of the man by telling the story uniquely from Marlon's perspective, entirely in his own voice. No talking heads, no interviewees, just Brando on Brando and life.
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
7.7
/12427/
74
/147/
71
/142/
3.9
/10191/
76
/25/
84
/103/

Mephisto (1981)
A German stage actor finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-WWII Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are ground under by the Nazi terror, the popularity of his character supercedes his own existence until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons.
poster
80
72
7.7
/9740/
73
/118/
70
/129/
3.9
/9603/
96
/23/
87
/200/

Stage Door (1937)
A spirited heiress wishing to break into theatre on her own merit arrives at a boardinghouse where aspiring young actresses and showgirls are brought together through their cynicism and disappointments.
poster
MGM Plus
72
7.0
/12972/
71
/264/
66
/212/
3.5
/9115/
65
/37/
77
/259/
cc age 15+

Peter's Friends (1992)
After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.
poster
70
6.6
/26079/
69
/687/
64
/488/
3.5
/24750/
81
/37/
69
/1115/
58
/12/
cc age 16+

Fame (1980)
A chronicle of the lives of several teenagers who attend a New York high school for students gifted in the performing arts.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
70
7.2
/9239/
69
/126/
69
/119/
3.6
/5258/
68
/31/
78
/144/
48
/8/

Frances (1982)
The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
69
8.0
/10536/
79
/638/
78
/78/
4.0
/30498/
34
/190/
69
/14/
cc age 13+

John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
Those who knew iconic funnyman John Candy best share his story, in their own words, through never-before-seen archival footage, imagery, and interviews.
poster
Kanopy
64
7.0
/5275/
66
/263/
65
/114/
3.2
/3393/
61
/28/
72
/98/
46
/11/

The Last Movie Star (2018)
An aging screen icon gets lured into accepting an award at a rinky-dink film festival in Nashville, Tenn., sending him on a hilarious fish-out-of-water adventure and an unexpectedly poignant journey into his past.
poster
Criterion Channel
68
62
6.4
/7662/
65
/164/
62
/179/
3.4
/9141/
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.
poster
57
5.8
/759/
39
/11/
50
/15/
3.2
/281/
78
/9/
40
/9/

Echo Park (1985)
In the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, everybody is somebody else. May, a single mother who delivers strip-O-grams, dreams of being an actress. She rents one of her rooms out to a pizza-man cum songwriter named Jonathan. Meanwhile, in the next apartment, August, an Austrian bodybuilder, fancies himself the next Arnold Schwarzenegger. As the pressures of everyday life in LA mount, Jonathan and August vie for May's love.
poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
59
53
6.3
/7390/
60
/144/
60
/115/
3.0
/3290/
70
/44/
41
/78/
cc age 15+

The Girl (2012)
Director Alfred Hitchcock is revered as one of the greatest creative minds in the history of cinema. Known for his psychological thrillers, Hitchcock’s leading ladies were cool, beautiful and preferably blonde. One such actress was Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model given her big break when Hitchcock’s wife saw her on a TV commercial. Brought to Universal Studios, Hedren was shocked when the director, at the peak of his career, quickly cast her to star in his next feature, 1963’s The Birds. Little did Hedren know that as ambitious and terrifying as the production would be to shoot, the most daunting aspect of the film ended up coming from behind the camera.
poster
Kanopy
53
51
6.4
/22919/
60
/315/
59
/263/
3.1
/11703/
21
/112/
60
/3358/
45
/27/
cc age 17+

Factory Girl (2006)
In the mid-1960s, wealthy debutant Edie Sedgwick meets artist Andy Warhol. She joins Warhol's famous Factory and becomes his muse. Although she seems to have it all, Edie cannot have the love she craves from Andy, and she has an affair with a charismatic musician, who pushes her to seek independence from the artist and the milieu.
poster
The Roku Channel
51
45
5.0
/2951/
53
/118/
47
/67/
3.1
/2636/
52
/25/
51
/90/
48
/12/

Scarlet Diva (2000)
A young Italian actress embarks on a self-destructive spree of sex, drugs and other excess while doing some soul searching to find the path for redemption.
poster
68
44
6.4
/2371/
63
/21/
69
/234/
3.3
/888/
74
/65/

Star! (1968)
Gertrude Lawrence rises to stage stardom at the cost of happiness.
poster
57
40
6.0
/2945/
59
/47/
61
/35/
3.1
/761/
60
/5/
42
/84/

Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996)
This film follows Norma Jean from her simple, ambitious youth to her sex star pinnacle and back down. She moves from lover to lover in order to further her career. She finds fame but never happiness, only knowing seduction but not love.
poster
59
33
6.7
/1241/
54
/15/
59
/26/
3.6
/1047/
54
/26/
63
/12/
46
/12/

Esther Kahn (2000)
A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
poster
The Roku Channel
71
33
6.7
/822/
66
/51/
57
/22/
3.2
/1157/
89
/9/
85
/2/

Life After Flash (2017)
A look at the roller coaster life of Sam J. Jones since his role as Flash Gordon, his struggles and successes, and the aftermath of when he went up against one of the most powerful producers in Hollywood.
poster
69
32
7.2
/549/
74
/51/
75
/15/
3.5
/1195/
Popcorn
55
/84/

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee (2024)
Aristocratic Italian roots, a close family connection to James Bond novelist Ian Fleming, wartime experiences in the British and Finnish military, post-war Nazi-hunting adventures and a side career as a heavy metal rock singer. And one of the most iconic actors of all time.
poster
59
28
6.4
/1642/
54
/15/
64
/16/
3.3
/823/
60
/5/
49
/14/

The Actress (1953)
The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.
poster
55
26
5.6
/1405/
49
/13/
50
/36/
3.1
/1444/
57
/11/

A Very Private Affair (1962)
After achieving fame as a movie star, a woman finds her private life invaded by relentless fans, leading her mother’s ex-lover to intervene and offer protection.
poster
58
21
6.2
/787/
55
/15/
57
/12/
3.2
/353/
55
/308/

Sweethearts (1938)
The team behind a successful Broadway production tries to stop the married stars from transitioning to Hollywood.
poster
59
18
5.3
/2394/
46
/11/
58
/11/
80
/7/

Being Michael Madsen (2007)
Actor Michael Madsen turns the tables on notorious paparazzo, Billy Dant, by hiring a trio of documentary filmmakers to chronicle Dant's life, loves, and troubles.
poster
54
16
5.6
/1151/
57
/13/
54
/18/
3.0
/400/
44
/11/

Harlow (1965)
Jean Harlow arrives in Los Angeles as a teenager, pushed into showbiz by her mother and stepfather. Kindhearted agent Arthur Landau becomes Jean's mentor, while a devious Howard Hughes-like mogul grows infatuated with the beautiful young actress. Harlow herself falls for producer Paul Bern before tragedy strikes.
poster
Cultpix
45
15
4.0
/542/
45
/11/
40
/12/
3.1
/536/
38
/600/

Blaze Starr Goes Nudist (1962)
Blaze Starr is tired of performing the duties of a star. At a movie theater, she watches an advertisement for the Sunny Palms Lodge, only 30 miles from where she lives. She joins the place and finally can relax and enjoy nature as a newborn nudist. She drives her agent - who is also her fiancé - to distraction by ignoring scheduled "press functions" and spending her weekends at the nudist camp.
poster
60
14
6.2
/925/
55
/5/
59
/13/
3.2
/268/
58
/13/

Jeanne Eagels (1957)
Biographical film based loosely on the life of 1920s stage star Jeanne Eagels.
poster
?
5.8
/134/
10
/1/
90
/2/

Lon Chaney: Son of a Thousand Faces (1995)
Born Creighton Chaney, this is a biographical documentary on Lon Chaney Jr, the only star to play all four of the classic monsters: the Mummy, the Wolf Man, Frankenstein and Dracula.
poster
58
?
6.4
/149/
50
/3/
60
/3/

Before Twilight (2009)
The film is about a group of old retired theatre actors in a retirement home for actors who aim to regroup and stage Goethe's Faust.
poster
Kanopy
53
?
5.9
/73/
47
/12/

Marisa in the Woods (2018)
Marisa feels that she is the supporting actress of her own life. She has no job, no projects, no prospects for the future. She looks away from her own life's downfall to become the rescuer of her best friend Mina, who is immersed in a desperate crisis after the break-up of her relationship with Salvador. When she tries to get help from other friends, she only finds more lives adrift. Then, some unexpected news breaks the difficult balance of her life, and Marisa can only find comfort in the city nightlife. She is ready to disappear, silent and quietly, like fading into black.
poster
?
10
/1/

Dvanáct (1964)
N/A
poster
?
6.5
/42/
40
/2/
60
/1/

Carola (1973)
Norman Lloyd directed this televised production of Jean Renoir's World War II-era play. Taking place backstage at a theatrical performance in Nazi-occupied France, Carola is a tale of passion and intrigue that involves a beautiful stage actress and her emotional and psychological struggles over a Nazi officer, whom she is entangled in an affair with, and a Resistance leader whom she is hiding. Featuring Leslie Caron as Carola, the play also stars Mel Ferrer, Albert Paulsen, Michael Sacks, Carmen Zapata, and Anthony Zerbe.
poster
56
?
7.3
/184/
10
/1/
87
/3/

See the Man Run (1973)
Kidnappers making a ransom demand dial a wrong number and reach a struggling actor instead. He decides to cut himself in for some of the money.
poster
69
?
6.5
/322/
74
/5/

Rainbow (1978)
The early life and struggles of Judy Garland (portrayed by Andrea McArdle), and of the film star's trials as a youngster in dealing with the movie studio system that held her back while her mother was forever pushing her to excel.
poster
?
6.7
/41/
20
/1/

Lena's Dreams (1997)
A New York actress thinking of quitting the business is suddenly faced with opportunities.
poster
?
5.1
/64/
50
/3/

Police Court (1932)
A once great stage and screen actor has fallen from fame because of his alcoholism; his young son is determined to see his father "make good" again.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
?
6.5
/291/
55
/4/
36
/3/

Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter (1991)
Lucy & Desi: Before the Laughter is described by CBS as "a dramatic love story" about the lives of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz.
poster
69
?
6.8
/155/
70
/2/
69
/5/

The Private Life of an Actor (1948)
Biography of Lucien Guitry, stage comedian, by his son, movie director, and a poetic reflection on the passionate love of both men for their chosen art forms.
poster
36
?
4.3
/260/
47
/4/
23
/6/
33

Number One Fan (1995)
A movie star is being stalked by a one-night stand.
poster
?
4.9
/18/
26
/3/

Happenings on the Eighth Day (2014)
A film about a young Iranian director living in USA who is trapped in a circle of deception, betrayal, censorship, and love. Help fund "Happenings of the Eighth D
poster
?
5.9
/15/
26
/3/

Lazare (2020)
A team of French-Brazilian actors goes to Bucharest in Romania to shoot a film at a lower cost. But the Romanian technical team secretly shoot their own film.
poster
73
?
7.3
/110/
85
/2/
90
/1/
47

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)
The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals, adventures, loves and excess was largely played out in front of the camera - either making movies or filling the newsreels and gossip magazines. Tragically he was dead from the effects of drugs and alcohol by the time he was only 50 & the myths live on. But there is another side of Flynn that is less well known - his ambitions to be a serious writer and newspaper correspondent, his documentary films and his interest in the Spanish Civil War and Castro's Cuba
poster
65
?
6.7
/418/
57
/8/
54
/8/
3.4
/496/
80
/2/

Provincial Actors (1979)
The film is set in a small town near Warsaw, to which a young and coming director comes to produce a classic play (Wyspianski "Wyzwolenie") with a modern vein. Everyone in the production gets his usual stereotypical role, but the aging idol of the ensemble senses opportunity to give the performance of his life. For young director everything is already set. The leading man, however, is not giving up and is trying to restore the role according to his view. His wife listens to his fears, complaints and frustrations, while resigning herself to a fading career in a puppet theatre.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
33
?
3.0
/196/
31
/19/
39
/12/

Dead List (2018)
Calvin is competing with five other actors for the lead in a major Hollywood movie. Stopping at nothing, he uses a demonic book of curses on the actors, each bringing to life a monster that kills in their own unique and terrifying way.
poster
55
?
5.7
/356/
52
/17/
56
/49/

La bomba (1999)
N/A


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