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1. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Passed | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy
Votes: 61,915 | Gross: $4.05M
2. Blonde (2022)
NC-17 | 167 min | Drama, History
The story of American actress Marilyn Monroe, covering her love and professional lives.
Director: Andrew Dominik | Stars: Ana de Armas, Lily Fisher, Julianne Nicholson, Tygh Runyan
Votes: 72,006
3. Yannick (2023)
67 min | Comedy, Drama
In the middle of a performance of the play "Le Cocu", a very bad boulevard comedy, Yannick gets up and interrupts the show to take the evening back in hand.
Director: Quentin Dupieux | Stars: Raphaël Quenard, Pio Marmaï, Blanche Gardin, Sébastien Chassagne
Votes: 4,359
4. Pleasure (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama
Behind the scenes of a porn shoot, the actors are practicing various positions. The rumor is that one of the girls is doing a double anal, an advanced routine that requires someone extremely tough.
Director: Ninja Thyberg | Stars: Jenny Hutton, Christian Brandin, Ingrid Meling Enoksen, Jonas Karlström
Votes: 555
5. Opening Night (1977)
PG-13 | 144 min | Drama
A renowned actress teeters on the edge of a breakdown as she counts down the days toward a big Broadway opening.
Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara, Joan Blondell
Votes: 12,216
6. The Human Voice (2020)
R | 30 min | Short, Drama
A woman watches time passing next to the suitcases of her ex-lover (who is supposed to come pick them up, but never arrives) and a restless dog who doesn't understand that his master has abandoned him. Two living beings facing abandonment.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Tilda Swinton, Agustín Almodóvar, Miguel Almodóvar, Pablo Almodóvar
Votes: 8,668
7. Australian Psycho (2016)
3 min | Short
Margot Robbie is one of the most sought after leading ladies in Hollywood, but it takes work to stay fresh.
Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman | Star: Margot Robbie
Votes: 552
8. X-Rated Ambition: The Traci Lords Story (2003 TV Movie)
48 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary about Traci Lords, one of the most popular American porn stars of the 1980s, who almost brought down the industry when it was discovered that she had been under 18 years old.
Director: Simon Kerslake | Stars: Jo Unwin, Daryl Meissner, Jim South, William Margold
Votes: 179
9. A Matter of Time (1976)
PG | 97 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A simple young woman helps eccentric old countess deal with her old age and she introduces the young woman to a world of upper class society.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Spyros Fokas
Votes: 773
10. The Black Cat (1989)
R | 89 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An actress starts seeing visions of a witch character called Levana, which she's supposed to play in an upcoming horror movie, and slowly begins to discover a supernatural plot against her life.
Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Florence Guérin, Urbano Barberini, Caroline Munro, Brett Halsey
Votes: 791
11. Julie's Greenroom (2017)
27 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Ms. Julie (Dame Julie Andrews) teaches performing arts workshops to a group of puppet children and a duck with the help of her assistant Gus (Giullian Yao Gioiello) and celebrity guests at her Wellspring Center for the Performing Arts.
Stars: Julie Andrews, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia
Votes: 354
12. The Secret of Pin-Up Island (2024)
107 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
A point-and-click psychological fairytale about "the little girl in a big world" who, despite being surrounded by many peculiar individuals, tries to escape her loneliness.
Director: Alecs Nastoiu | Stars: Rina Gri, Ivy Chumley, Lora Djurovic, Beatrice Rubica
Votes: 10
13. All About Alice (1972)
68 min | Comedy
A female impersonator leads a cast of non-professional actors in a spoof of the film "All About Eve".
Director: Ray Harrison | Stars: Warren Fremming, Chuck Bratton, Wallace Fredericks, Tom Whitman
Votes: 77
14. Fools for Scandal (1938)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music, Romance
After meeting her in Paris, a penniless marquis relentlessly pursues a famous actress.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravey, Ralph Bellamy, Allen Jenkins
Votes: 601
15. Femmes femmes (1974)
115 min | Comedy, Drama
The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Vecchiali | Stars: Hélène Surgère, Sonia Saviange, Huguette Forge, Michel Delahaye
Votes: 258
16. The Armoire (2017)
15 min | Short, Horror
A struggling actress moves to Hollywood where she discovers a piece of furniture in her apartment is haunted by a malicious ghost.
Director: Evan Cooper | Stars: Hannah Barlow, Kirk Baltz, Bradley Rose, Evan Cooper
Votes: 379
17. The Callback Queen (2013)
88 min | Comedy, Romance
In the cut-throat London film industry a vivacious actress chasing her big break struggles to maintain her integrity in the face of the director's advances.
Director: Graham Cantwell | Stars: Amy-Joyce Hastings, Mark Killeen, Seán T. Ó Meallaigh, Kate Braithwaite
Votes: 281
18. Our Valley (2010)
1 min | Short, Comedy
A wind machine causes problems on set.
Director: David Mamet | Star: Clara Mamet
Votes: 43
19. Eva Nová (2015)
106 min | Drama
Eva would do anything to regain the love of the one she hurt the most - her son. She is a recovered alcoholic but decades ago she was a famous actress.
Director: Marko Skop | Stars: Milan Ondrík, Emília Vásáryová, Anikó Varga, Dusan Jamrich
Votes: 350
20. Dubbing Street (2017– )
Comedy, Drama
After their director dies, a group of people try to get their dubbing company back on track.
Stars: Hynek Cermák, Klára Melísková, Václav Neuzil, Tereza Ramba
Votes: 224
21. The Queen of Fear (2018)
107 min | Drama
An actress becomes over anxious in the days leading up to the premiere of her one-woman show.
Directors: Valeria Bertuccelli, Fabiana Tiscornia | Stars: Valeria Bertuccelli, Sary López, Facundo Gómez, Matías Bassi
Votes: 443
22. Emma Peeters (2018)
90 min | Comedy
After 10 years of struggle in Paris, Emma Peeters has to face the facts: she will never be an actress. She decides to commit suicide on her 35th birthday. That is when she meets Alex, a funeral home employee.
Director: Nicole Palo | Stars: Monia Chokri, Fabrice Adde, Stéphanie Crayencour, Andréa Ferréol
Votes: 300
23. Kafe a cigárko (2017)
Comedy
Stars: Marie Dolezalová, Hana Vagnerová, Tomás Adámek, Roman Stabrnák
Votes: 18
24. Chehere: A Modern Day Classic (2015)
106 min | Thriller
Chehere is a period drama set in the 1950s that revolves around the life of a retired silent era actor. The actress in the film has a bitter relationship with her sister, a poetess. It ... See full summary »
Director: Rohit Kaushik | Stars: Divya Dutta, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Arya Babbar
Votes: 34
25. On je zena! (2005– )
Comedy
Out of work actress pretends to be a man to get a job as a TV news anchor.
Stars: Ivana Chýlková, Hana Vagnerová, Jirina Bohdalová, Martin Stropnický
Votes: 62
26. Xena (1980 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography, Drama
Director: Jan Matejovský | Stars: Josef Bek, Jana Bousková, Jirí Klem, Jirí Kodet
27. Kat nepocká (1972 TV Movie)
Drama, War
Wartime Prague... The last scenes of a cabaret operetta are being filmed at Barrandov film studio when word spreads that the main star, Karla Hlinová, has been arrested by the Gestapo. Fear... See full summary »
Director: Frantisek Filip | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Martin Ruzek, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Radovan Lukavský
Votes: 23
28. Podezrelé okolnosti (1977 TV Movie)
Crime, Mystery
Director: Karel Pokorný | Stars: Jana Hlavácová, Václav Voska, Alena Vránová, Karolína Slunécková
Votes: 16
29. Reklamy Jitky Molavcové (1985 TV Movie)
29 min | Comedy, Music
Director: Pavel Vantuch | Stars: Jitka Molavcová, Vladimír Dlouhý, Michal Herzán, Vladimír Hrabánek
30. The Mystery of McEvoy (2017)
Horror
May, 5th, 2005, three teenagers go into the woods to celebrate a friend's birthday, only to be never seen again. Now, five years later a young Journalist, Zoe, takes it upon herself to ... See full summary »
Director: Brenton Hamilton | Stars: Rowan Benson, Naomi Birchnoff, Mugzy Brady, Joel Combes
31. L'arcane sans nom (2023)
2 min | Short, Drama
Léa, an actress, is in a state of deep psychological turmoil when she has to perform on stage. Her personality doubles and transforms dangerously.
Director: Maxime Flourac | Stars: Alice Pey, Victor Perret, Joyce Attali, Maxime Flourac
32. Actress (1999)
89 min | Documentary
Five young Black actresses are seen over a six-month period in their daily lives as they face obscurity, competition, racial stereotypes, and financial pressure as they pursue their dreams in Hollywood.
Director: Daniel Yost | Stars: Millicent Ally, Tassa Hampton, Tangi Miller, Rosslynn Taylor Jordan
33. Hvezda (2020 TV Movie)
109 min | Comedy, Drama
Directors: Vít Belohradský, Patrik Hartl | Stars: Eva Holubová, Jirí Bartoska, Zuzana Bydzovská, Marek Eben
Votes: 16
34. Dámská satna (2022 TV Movie)
94 min | Comedy
Director: Arnost Goldflam | Stars: Dana Batulková, Daniela Kolárová, Evellyn Pacoláková, Petra Tenorová
35. Baldío (2019)
78 min | Drama
This film emerged from a number of experiences that we share over the years with Monica Galan, main actress of the film. I took this project with passion, or rather, the project took me. ... See full summary »
Director: Inés de Oliveira Cézar | Stars: Mónica Galán, Gabriel Corrado, Nicolás Mateo, Rafael Spregelburd
Votes: 19
36. Casting na lásku (2020)
83 min | Comedy, Romance
The central character of the romantic comedy Casting for Love is the unsuccessful actress Stela Nebeská, who, as her forties approach, finds out that she will probably not make any big ... See full summary »
Director: Eva Toulová | Stars: Tereza Petrásková, Jan Reznícek, Martin Sitta, Valérie Zawadská
Votes: 37
37.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Traci Lords
(2004)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Traci Lords, John Waters, Humphry Knipe, Ginger Lynn
Votes: 123
38.
Tri spory (1981–1982)
Episode:
Spor herecky Kvapilové
(1982)
Biography, Drama, History
Director: Ludvík Ráza | Stars: Jana Hlavácová, Petr Kostka, Josef Somr, Radoslav Brzobohatý
39.
13. komnata (2006– )
Episode:
14. komnata Kamily Magálové
(2016)
Documentary, Biography
Director: Yvonne Vavrová | Stars: Kamila Magálová, Jana Ciglerová, Katarína Durovicová, Kamil Peteraj