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1. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
PG | 124 min | Drama, Romance
The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.
Director: Simon Curtis | Stars: Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern
Votes: 30,883 | Gross: $44.14M
2. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 236,175
3. Stuck on You (2003)
PG-13 | 118 min | Comedy
Conjoined twins from Martha's Vineyard move to Los Angeles so that one of them can pursue an acting career.
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly | Stars: Matt Damon, Greg Kinnear, Eva Mendes, Cher
Votes: 55,084 | Gross: $33.83M
4. Their Finest (2016)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A former secretary, newly appointed as a scriptwriter for propaganda films, joins the cast and crew of a major production while the Blitz rages around them.
Director: Lone Scherfig | Stars: Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Richard E. Grant
Votes: 21,274 | Gross: $3.60M
5. The Rewrite (2014)
Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Romance
An Oscar-winning writer in a slump leaves Hollywood to teach screenwriting at a college on the East Coast, where he falls for a single mom taking classes there.
Director: Marc Lawrence | Stars: Hugh Grant, Whit Baldwin, Vanessa Wasche, Enid Graham
Votes: 22,215
6. The Singing Detective (2003)
R | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical
From his hospital bed, a writer suffering from a skin disease hallucinates musical numbers and paranoid plots.
Director: Keith Gordon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam
Votes: 8,937 | Gross: $0.34M
7. Finding Bliss (2009)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Romance
A romantic comedy that explores the adult film industry through the eyes of an idealistic 25 year-old award winning film school grad.
Director: Julie Davis | Stars: Leelee Sobieski, Matthew Davis, Jamie Kennedy, Denise Richards
Votes: 2,640 | Gross: $0.01M
8. Kingsman: The Secret Service Revealed (2015 Video)
88 min | Documentary
A documentary on Kingsman: The Secret Service.
Stars: Geoff Bell, Sofia Boutella, Michael Caine, David Cheesman
Votes: 1,280
9. About Cinema (2019– )
25 min | Documentary
About Cinema celebrates the art of filmmaking and the craftsmen on both sides of the camera.
Stars: Rita Khan, Abood, Hasan Saqer, Azzam Alawad
Votes: 47
10. Kingsman: Inside the Golden Circle (2017 Video)
118 min | Documentary
With their headquarters destroyed and the world held hostage, members of Kingsman find new allies when they discover a spy organization in the United States known as the Statesmen. In an ... See full summary »
Stars: Bradley James Allan, Halle Berry, Angus Bickerton, Adam Bohling
Votes: 143
11. She Wants Me (2012)
Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy
A neurotic writer working on his new film gets into a tricky situation when an A-list actress shows interest in the role intended for his girlfriend.
Director: Rob Margolies | Stars: Aaron Yoo, Alex Solowitz, Brennan Murray, Brian Kubach
Votes: 2,991
12. Emerald City (1988)
92 min | Comedy, Drama
A couple is being tested by the temptations of a big city.
Director: Michael Jenkins | Stars: John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin, Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman
Votes: 683
13. L.A. Goddess (1993)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A stuntwoman on a western picture takes over the lead role when the star's alcohol problems prove too much, and she finds herself gradually falling in love with the film's producer.
Director: Jag Mundhra | Stars: Kathy Shower, David Heavener, Joe Estevez, James Hong
Votes: 119
14. Magari (If Only) (2019)
104 min | Comedy, Drama
An eight-year-old girl hopes that her parents will get back together. She and her brothers go stay with their father in Italy, where they provoke, neglect, delight and love each other.
Director: Ginevra Elkann | Stars: Riccardo Scamarcio, Alba Rohrwacher, Ettore Giustiniani, Oro De Commarque
Votes: 893
15. Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)
Not Rated | 96 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.
Director: Erik Nelson | Stars: Harlan Ellison, Robin Williams, Neil Gaiman, Edie Adams
Votes: 679
16. Martin & Margot or There's No One Around You (2019)
93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Martin and Margot are two writers traveling through Guatemala to find La Bestia, the mythological poet that brought them together. In their journey their relationship and future will be compromised by an unexpected pregnancy.
Director: Chris Kummerfeldt Quiroa | Stars: Julian Root, Emily K. Rose
Votes: 40
17. Trek Nation (2011)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
The son of the creator of "Star Trek" explores his father's famous creation and how it has affected people.
Director: Scott Colthorp | Stars: Jules Urbach, J.J. Abrams, Indira Addington, Sallie Baliunas
Votes: 732
18. Scriptnotes (2011 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
John August and Craig Mazin discuss all things screenplay related.
Stars: Craig Mazin, John August
Votes: 10
19. Bulletproof Screenwriting Show (2018– )
Talk-Show
The Bulletproof Screenwriting Podcast shows you how to make your screenplays bulletproof by interviewing the top screenwriters, story consultants and authors in the film industry.
Stars: Pilar Alessandra, Kenneth Atchity, John August, Jeff Bollow
20. Death in Brunswick: Memories of Murder (2007 Video)
49 min | Documentary, Comedy, History
Stars: Boris Brkic, Zoe Carides, John Clarke, Chris Kennedy
21. Dracula 3D: Dario Argento at the Slash Film Festival (2012 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
Star: Dario Argento
22. Once Upon a Time in Britannia (2019 TV Special)
Documentary
A series of short documentaries, detailing how a mature student of creative writing wrote a script that a number of academics and experts believe was adapted without his knowledge and turned into Sky's hit television drama, Britannia.
Director: Ben Krushkoff | Star: Ben Krushkoff
Votes: 12
23. Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood (2000 TV Movie)
56 min | Documentary, Biography
This documentary, first shown on the Turner Classic Movies cable channel, tells of the life and career of screenwriter Frances Marion. By the mid 1920s, she was the most respected and ... See full summary »
Director: Bridget Terry | Stars: Uma Thurman, Kathy Bates, Mary Lea Bandy, Cari Beauchamp
Votes: 273
24. A Trip Thru a Hollywood Studio (1935)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Documentary
After showing establishing shots from the air or outside the gates of several of the major movie studios, the viewer is taken inside Warner Bros. studios to get a behind-the-scenes look at the filmmaking process.
Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: William Ray, Arthur Aylesworth, Busby Berkeley, James Cagney
Votes: 189
25. Between the Lines (2017– )
Comedy
The trials and tribulations of an aspiring screenwriter as he goes about co-existing with the people in his life while trying to piece together his creative ambitions.
Stars: Brian Moran, Patrick Neal Gonzalez, Jeff Schoonmaker, Mitchell Aaron Gonzalez
26. Discernment: Contemplating First Reformed (2018 Video)
R | 24 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the 2017 Paul Schrader film.
Stars: Paul Schrader, Ethan Hawke, Cedric The Entertainer, Amanda Seyfried
27. Conversations with Hollywood (2011– )
Talk-Show
Screenwriters, producers and entertainment industry professionals share inside perspectives on writing, filmmaking and navigating show business - along with practical tips on breaking into Hollywood and stories of their journey to success.
Stars: Bill Lundy, David Alex Kurtz, Michael Engel, Mark Fergus
28. The City (I) (2009)
72 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Scott Valdez is a struggling writer who finds his inspiration in the form of a psychopathic killer named T.K.
Director: James Vogel | Stars: Matt Franta, Heather Amos, Warren Anderson, Sasha Andreev
Votes: 57
29. Ghost Story: Alice Krige - Being Alma and Eva (2015 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Star: Alice Krige
30. A Few Good Men: From Stage to Screen (2001 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Michael Gillis | Stars: Aaron Sorkin, Rob Reiner, Kevin Bacon, Harry Caesar
Votes: 58
31. Rabbit-Proof Fence: Cast and Crew Interviews (2002 Video)
35 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Stars: Phillip Noyce, Christine Olsen, David Elfick, Jeremy Thomas
32. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Interview with writer Dale Launer (2019 Video)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Brian Ward | Star: Dale Launer
33. Bank Robbery Student Film (2018)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A film student robs a bank under the guise of shooting a short film about a bank robbery.
Director: Nick Owens | Stars: Jason Korfiatis, Sunny S. Walia, Karilyn Sisko, Robert Mason
34. Ext. Los Angeles - Day (2021)
7 min | Short, Comedy | Completed
An aspiring actress decides to escape the script of her life, and writes her own ending.
Director: Matthew T. Price | Stars: Chloe Csengery, Olivia Mia Orozco, Paul Waller, Yasmine Abdullah
35. Live from Peoria
Documentary, Comedy, Music | Pre-production
Kathy Jean invites friends to come over and hang out with her in the fresh air and sunshine.
Star: Kathy Jean
36. The Last Seduction: The Art of Seduction (2006 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Retrospective documentary on the making of The Last Seduction (1994).
Director: Luciano Chelotti | Stars: Steve Barancik, Peter Berg, John Dahl, Linda Fiorentino
Votes: 12
37. The Birth of a Queen: Directing a Drag Classic (2005 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Directors: Irving Ong, Irving Ong | Stars: Stephan Elliott, Tim Chappel, Al Clark, Lizzy Gardiner
Votes: 9
38. The Screenwriters (2016)
76 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Two screenwriters must finish a feature length screenplay in less than 24-hours or else.
Directors: Peter Forbes, Peter Edward Forbes | Stars: Jeff Rose, Jason Burkey, Jenn Gotzon, Rich Swingle
Votes: 22
39. In Conversation: Mel Brooks & Thomas Meehan (2005 Video)
21 min | Short, Biography, Comedy
Director: Greg Carson | Stars: Mel Brooks, Thomas Meehan, Ronny Graham, Greg Carson
40. 'Topaz': An Appreciation by Film Critic/Historian Leonard Maltin (2001 Video)
29 min | Documentary, Short
Obviously, film critic/historian Leonard Maltin talks about the making of and his appreciations for Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz (1969). He speaks of the difficulties with preview audiences in ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Stars: Leonard Maltin, Alfred Hitchcock, Karin Dor, Philippe Noiret
Votes: 99
41. Opowiesci Hollywoodu (1987 TV Movie)
140 min | Drama
Director: Kazimierz Kutz | Stars: Janusz Gajos, Anna Dymna, Monika Niemczyk, Jerzy Binczycki
Votes: 5
42. Bringing Out the Dead: Production Featurette (2000 Video)
R | 11 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Patricia Arquette, Nicolas Cage, Joe Connelly, Martin Scorsese
43. Ettore Scola on 'Il Sorpasso' (2014)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Ettore Scola, Jean-Louis Trintignant
44. Street Hero: Cast and Crew Reunion (2006 Video)
22 min | Short, Biography, History
Stars: Michael Pattinson, Vince Colosimo, Tibor Gyapjas, Jan Sardi
45. Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' (2001 Video)
13 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary that presents screenwriter John Michael Hayes partnership with Alfred Hitchcock during the making of Rear Window (1954). From the first meeting with the director to the ... See full summary »
Director: Laurent Bouzereau | Star: John Michael Hayes
Votes: 130
46. The Making of 'Blue Fin' (1978 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Three part television documentary series about the making of the South Australian Film Corporation feature film production, Blue Fin (1978). Part 1 is about pre-production and is entitled "... See full summary »
Stars: John Waters, Elspeth Ballantyne, Sonia Borg, Matt Carroll
47. Gettin' Square: Popcorn Taxi Q&A (2004 Video)
37 min | Documentary, Short, Talk-Show
Stars: Robert Connolly, Martin Fabinyi, David Field, Jonathan Teplitzky
48. The Astronaut on the Roof (2010)
13 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A comical road movie about two scriptwriters who write a film about two scriptwriters who write a film about a teenage couple who become bank robbers.
Director: Sergi Portabella | Stars: Marc Bischoff, Patrick Diemling, Julia Hartmann, Jesse Inman
Votes: 46
49. The World Is Not Enough: The Making of a Blockbuster (1999–2000)
72 min | Documentary
Stars: Trevor Eve, Michael Apted, Pierce Brosnan, Denise Richards
50. The Dialogue: An Interview with Screenwriter Nia Vardalos (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 80 min | Talk-Show
NIA VARDALOS was nominated for the Academy Award® and the Writers Guild Award in 2003 for her breakthrough screenplay My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was based on her one-woman play. The ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Moldavon | Stars: Mike De Luca, Nia Vardalos