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1. Rocketman (I) (2019)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A musical fantasy about the fantastical human story of Elton John's breakthrough years.
Director: Dexter Fletcher | Stars: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Bryce Dallas Howard
Votes: 195,002 | Gross: $96.37M
2. Toast of London (2012–2020)
TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy
Steven Toast, an eccentric middle-aged actor with a chequered past, spends more time dealing with his problems off stage than performing on stage.
Stars: Matt Berry, Robert Bathurst, Doon Mackichan, Shazad Latif
Votes: 10,653
3. The Bodyguard (1992)
R | 129 min | Action, Drama, Music
A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to an R&B singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President's.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Gary Kemp, Bill Cobbs
Votes: 147,792 | Gross: $121.95M
4. Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.
Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Gerrit Graham
Votes: 22,430 | Gross: $0.16M
5. 【Oshi No Ko】 (2023– )
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
A doctor and his recently-deceased patient are reborn as twins to a famous Japanese musical idol and navigate the highs and lows of the Japanese entertainment industry as they grow up together through their lives.
Stars: Takeo Otsuka, Yurie Igoma, Megumi Han, Jack Stansbury
Votes: 8,605
6. Behind the Candelabra (2013)
TV-MA | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A chronicle of the tempestuous six-year romance between megastar singer Liberace and his young lover Scott Thorson.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Scott Bakula, Eric Zuckerman
Votes: 45,424
7. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Biography, Drama
A fictionalized account of the life of the martial arts superstar.
Director: Rob Cohen | Stars: Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner, Michael Learned
Votes: 32,886 | Gross: $35.11M
8. THE Producers (2015)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A tireless group of young TV producers and a pop star work around the clock in the entertainment department of a major network.
Stars: Cha Tae-hyun, Kong Hyo-jin, Kim Soo-hyun, IU
Votes: 1,711
9. Showtime (2002)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show, while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi-automatic firearm.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Robert De Niro, Eddie Murphy, Rene Russo, Rachael Harris
Votes: 65,220 | Gross: $38.08M
10. Sly (2023)
R | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
The nearly fifty year prolific career of Sylvester Stallone, who has entertained millions, is seen in retrospective in an intimate look of the actor, writer, director-producer, paralleling with his inspirational life story.
Director: Thom Zimny | Stars: Sylvester Stallone, Frank Stallone, John Herzfeld, Wesley Morris
Votes: 11,102
11. Blackjack (1998 TV Movie)
R | 112 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Dolph Lundgren plays Jack Devlin, a U.S Marshal who protects high-profile clients when it comes to a matter of security.
Director: John Woo | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Kate Vernon, Phillip MacKenzie, Kam Heskin
Votes: 4,521
12. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
PG-13 | 87 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery
Paris...at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre...where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe.
Director: Gordon Hessler | Stars: Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi
Votes: 1,551
13. Freddy (2023)
109 min | Biography, Drama
The life of Dominican comedian, writer, TV producer and philanthropist Freddy Beras-Goico.
Director: Giancarlo Beras-Goico | Stars: Héctor Aníbal, Juan Luis Guerra, Ruairi Rhodes, Pepe Sierra
Votes: 41
14. Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998 TV Movie)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Biography, Sport
Documentary focusing on the career of pro wrestler Bret Hart & his controversial exit from the WWF.
Director: Paul Jay | Stars: Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Brian Pillman, Blade Hart
Votes: 4,455
15. Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)
Not Rated | 167 min | Documentary, Biography, War
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Directors: Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick | Stars: Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar, Karin Aguilar-San Juan, Paul Andrews
Votes: 4,938
16. The Stooge (1951)
Passed | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Egotistical vaudevillian Bill Miller basks in the limelight with his successful musical-comedy act, but his success is due to his unheralded second banana.
Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Polly Bergen, Marion Marshall
Votes: 1,656
17. Flow Calle (2022)
98 min | Drama, Music
An urban music singer from a poor neighborhood goes through love and pain on her way to success.
Director: Frank Perozo | Stars: Shalim Ortiz, Lincoln Palomeque, Marta González Rodin, Carolyn Aquino
Votes: 95
18. Rat Fink (1965)
80 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A sadistic rock singer will do whatever it takes to become a star.
Director: James Landis | Stars: Schuyler Hayden, Hal Bokar, Judy Hughes, Warrene Ott
Votes: 128
19. A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000 TV Movie)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Musical, Fantasy
In this remake of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol", a cold-hearted superstar singer gets a reality check when she meets three Christmas spirits who would change her miserly ways for the better.
Director: Richard Schenkman | Stars: Vanessa Williams, Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas, John Taylor, Brian McNamara
Votes: 1,378
20. Shining Star (2017–2018)
21 min | Animation, Fantasy, Music
At the prestigious Shining Star School, every girl dreams of becoming the best idol, called "Muse". Nara, an ordinary girl, decides to attend the school in order to fulfill her dream.
Stars: Um Sang-Hyun, Lee Myeong-Ho, Park Rina, Lee Jihyeon
Votes: 10
21. Spicy Girl (2020)
TV-14 | 9 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance
The strange and cruel supporting actress "devotes" herself to a hypocritical movie star who has a repulsive addiction. Let's see how "the coquettish bitch" bravely fights the angelic bitch and the rose suit, grabbing both career and love.
Stars: Shiyu Qiao, Ketsu, Haiting Cai, Qian Chen
Votes: 9
22. Les rois du gag (1985)
98 min | Comedy
Paul Martin and François Leroux are brothers-in-law and comics without fame. One day, the famous television comics, Gaëtan, finds himself in the little theater where Paul and François produce themselves under the name of "Gagsters".
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Michel Serrault, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Macha Méril
Votes: 720
23. Salut l'artiste (1973)
96 min | Comedy, Drama
Nicolas is an actor who only manages to get small roles in films, theatre and commericals. His domestic life does not fare much better as his mistress leaves him and he tries to return to his wife who is pregnant by another man.
Director: Yves Robert | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Françoise Fabian, Jean Rochefort, Evelyne Buyle
Votes: 318
24. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998 TV Movie)
98 min | Documentary, History
The history of the influence of Eastern European Jewish Emigre culture has had on Hollywood and the films created in its golden age.
Directors: Simcha Jacobovici, Stuart Samuels | Stars: Neal Gabler, R.H. Thomson, J. Hoberman, Arthur Tracy
Votes: 378
25. Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
348 min | Documentary, History
Documentary mini-series about the rise and fall of the European silent film industry.
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Ulrich Tukur, Sidney Gilliat
Votes: 441
26. Magic Kyun! Renaissance (2016– )
Animation, Music, Romance
A world where art becomes magic. In this world, people who can inspire passion with their Magic Arts are called Artistas, and are employed in show business. In Hoshinomori Private Magical ... See full summary »
Stars: Shiho Seki, Sayaka Senbongi, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yûichirô Umehara
Votes: 85
27. Young Charlie Chaplin (1989)
TV-PG | 160 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The challenging and spirited early life of cinema's first great comedic artist, Charlie Chaplin, is portrayed. The innately talented young Charlie must overcome a wayward life of poverty and familial chaos to reach the pinnacle of stardom.
Stars: Joe Geary, Lee Whitlock, Twiggy, Ian McShane
Votes: 85
28. Las hermanas L. (2008)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two estranged sisters have to live together after many years of a bar relationship. All their past comes back to haunt them with some funny and strange circumstances.
Directors: Eva Bär, Santiago Giralt, Alejandro Montiel, Diego Schipani | Stars: Silvina Acosta, Florencia Braier, Esteban Meloni, Elías Viñoles
Votes: 53
29. Song o' My Heart (1930)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Broken hearts in Ireland. Sean is a great tenor, in semi-retirement, living in a village close to Mary, the woman he's always loved. Mary's aunt convinced her to marry a man for his money; ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: John McCormack, Alice Joyce, Maureen O'Sullivan, Tommy Clifford
Votes: 207
30. La vida de los Reyes (2021)
141 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The life and career of Dominican comedy duo Raymond Pozo and Miguel Céspedes.
Director: Frank Perozo | Stars: Héctor Aníbal, Evelyna Rodriguez, Judith Rodriguez Perez, Camila Santana
Votes: 42
31. Idoly Pride (2021– )
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Mana Nagase, who worked with her friend Makino, became one of the greatest aspiring idols during her time. Now, a few years later, her younger sister, Kotono, joins a girl named Sakura and ten others on an idol journey of a lifetime.
Stars: Mirai Tachibana, Mai Sugano, Kokona Natsume, Nao Sasaki
Votes: 135
32. Little Rascals Varieties (1959)
Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A compilation feature-film made up of four 'Our Gang" shorts from the 1930s. The shorts used in this 1959 feature release were Our Gang Follies of 1936 (1935), The Pinch Singer (1936), ... See full summary »
Director: Hal Roach | Stars: George 'Spanky' McFarland, Darla Hood, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer, Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
Votes: 47
33. Champagne Charlie (1944)
Approved | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The story of a 19th century English music hall (vaudeville) performer and life behind the scenes.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Tommy Trinder, Stanley Holloway, Betty Warren, Jean Kent
Votes: 304
34. Showtime 1958 (2020)
110 min | Drama, Family, Musical
The true story behind the iconic Selamat Hari Raya song written in 1958, by P. Ramlee and Jamil Sulong during a variety show which they had organised to collect funds for fellow performers and friends who had lost their jobs at the studio.
Director: Anwardi Jamil | Stars: Amai Kamarudin, Shah Iskandar, Bell Ngasri, Fatin Afeefa
Votes: 36
35. Jinkx Monsoon: Drag Becomes Him (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography
Drag Becomes Him provides an intimate glimpse inside the life of internationally acclaimed drag performer Jinkx Monsoon.
Director: Alex Berry | Stars: Jinkx Monsoon, Benjimen Blair, Zan Gibbs, Deanne Hoffer
Votes: 726
36. Ice-Capades (1941)
Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Newsreel cameraman Bob Clemens, an avowed woman hater, is assigned to cover the Lake Placid exhibition of Karen Vadja, the Swiss ice Queen. He misses his plane and fails to get the footage ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: James Ellison, Jerry Colonna, Dorothy Lewis, Barbara Jo Allen
Votes: 79
37. The Human Side (1934)
Passed | 70 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.
Director: Edward Buzzell | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Doris Kenyon, Charlotte Henry, Reginald Owen
38. This Is 'Rules Don't Apply' (2017 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Matthew Broderick, Lily Collins
39. Broadway's Finest (2012)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Drama
Broadway's Finest is a diverting story about three struggling men who impersonate New York City under cover cops and chase down a notorious drug dealer in order to create their own cutting ... See full summary »
Director: Stephen Marro | Stars: Adam Storke, John Lavelle, Nick Cornish, Larry Pine
Votes: 183
40. Kern: Show Boat (2015 Video)
Not Rated | 144 min | Music
A true classic of American musical theater, this tale of life on the Mississippi from the 1880s onward is both a poignant love story and a powerful reminder of the bitter legacy of racism. ... See full summary »
Stars: Heidi Stober, Michael Todd Simpson, Bill Irwin, Patricia Racette
Votes: 12
41. The Music Goes 'Round (1936)
Approved | 86 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
On a leave of absence from Broadway, Harry Wallace (Harry Richman), the star of a musical comedy, encounters a troupe of untalented showboat players and takes them to New York City. Without... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Harry Richman, Rochelle Hudson, Walter Connolly, Douglass Dumbrille
Votes: 21
42. Yang Yang (2009)
112 min | Drama
Yang-yang is a French-Taiwanese mix. She has never seen her French father. She does not speak a single French word. Her mum has re-married but she has been very lonely. She started working ... See full summary »
Director: Yu-Chieh Cheng | Stars: Sandrine Pinna, Ray Chang, Bing-Chen Chen, Yi-Fu Cheng
Votes: 290
43. Ding Dong Williams (1946)
Passed | 61 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music, is employed at a motion-picture studio. The studio plans to use him and his six-piece band, but his musical ... See full summary »
Director: William Berke | Stars: Glen Vernon, Marcy McGuire, Felix Bressart, Anne Jeffreys
Votes: 104
44. Pepot Artista (2005)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
The film focuses on a ten-year-old boy whose dream is to become a movie star. Pepot the dreamer, is surrounded by people who are equally dazzled by the movie world.
Director: Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr. | Stars: Elijah Castillo, Rio Locsin, Cris Villanueva, Jeffrey Quizon
Votes: 15
45. The Man from Hong Kong: Jimmy Wang Yu in Australia (1974)
1 min | Short, News
Stars: Kevin Golsby, John Fraser, Rebecca Gilling, David Hannay
46. Valentina, una ragazza che ha fretta (1977 TV Movie)
Comedy, Musical
Director: Vito Molinari | Stars: Elisabetta Viviani, Leo Colonna, Marisa Del Frate, Renzo Montagnani
47. So's Your Uncle (1943)
Approved | 65 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself pursued by his girlfriend's aunt, who does not approve of their relationship.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Billie Burke, Donald Woods, Elyse Knox, Frank Jenks
Votes: 30
50. Badiaa Masabny (1975)
Drama, Musical, Romance
In a small Lebanese village, a young woman forced into a loveless marriage seeks the help of belly dancing legend Badiaa Masabny, and informs her that she has dreams of becoming a rich ... See full summary »
Director: Hasan El-Emam | Stars: Nadia Lutfi, Fouad El-Mohandes, Kamal El-Shinnawi, Nabila Ebeid
Votes: 32