Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "aspiring-film-director"

1. X (II) (2022)

R | 105 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

6.5

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80 Metascore

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

Director: Ti West | Stars: Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow, Kid Cudi

Votes: 171,900

2. Community (2009–2015)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

8.5

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A suspended lawyer is forced to enroll in a community college with an eccentric staff and student body.

Stars: Joel McHale, Danny Pudi, Donald Glover, Chevy Chase

Votes: 293,120

3. Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

R | 101 min | Comedy, Romance

6.5

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56 Metascore

Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Gerry Bednob

Votes: 182,230 | Gross: $31.46M

4. Home Again (2017)

PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

5.8

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41 Metascore

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer | Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Michael Sheen, Candice Bergen, Pico Alexander

Votes: 35,087 | Gross: $27.02M

5. Fame (2009)

PG | 107 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

5.0

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39 Metascore

An updated version of the musical Fame (1980), which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts. The name of the school in 1980 was Fiorello Laguardia High School.

Director: Kevin Tancharoen | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Bebe Neuwirth, Megan Mullally, Kay Panabaker

Votes: 16,916 | Gross: $22.46M

6. The Big Picture (1989)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.2

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64 Metascore

Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.

Director: Christopher Guest | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Emily Longstreth, J.T. Walsh

Votes: 6,181 | Gross: $0.12M

7. White Dog (1982)

PG | 90 min | Drama, Horror

7.0

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A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that's been raised to attack black people.

Director: Samuel Fuller | Stars: Kristy McNichol, Christa Lang, Vernon Weddle, Jameson Parker

Votes: 10,790

8. The Last Horror Film (1982)

R | 87 min | Comedy, Horror

5.6

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A New York taxi driver stalks a beautiful actress attending the Cannes Film Festival, which coincides with a series of violent killings of the lady's friends.

Director: David Winters | Stars: J'Len Winters, John Kelly, Joe Spinell, Simone Overman

Votes: 2,218

9. Frankie (I) (2019)

PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Romance

5.4

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55 Metascore

Three generations grappling with a life-changing experience during one day of a vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its dense gardens and fairy-tale villas and palaces.

Director: Ira Sachs | Stars: Isabelle Huppert, Sennia Nanua, Ariyon Bakare, Vinette Robinson

Votes: 1,989

10. Dizengoff 99 (1979)

110 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

6.6

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In the easy-going, sexually-liberated 1970's Tel Aviv, three young friends, struggling filmmaker Nati, his impressionable girlfriend Ossi and his geeky friend Mushon, move in together in a ... See full summary »

Director: Avi Nesher | Stars: Gidi Gov, Gali Atari, Anat Atzmon, Meir Suissa

Votes: 254

11. Events (1970)

84 min | Drama

5.3

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Sexuality without pretense gives the wallop to Events. A dramatic street story of young runaway flower-kids in the Greenwich Village of 1968, it raises ethical questions while the screen ... See full summary »

Director: Fred Baker | Stars: Ryan Listman, Joy Bang, Frank Cavestani, Marsha Rossa

Votes: 38

12. The Last Days of the Board (1999 TV Movie)

60 min

7.2

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A look at the last days of James Ferman's rule as Chief Censor of the British Board of Film Classification.

Stars: David Alton, Ray Brady, Robin Duval, Richard Falcon

Votes: 6

13. Shooting Nick (2004)

108 min | Drama

6.7

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A filmmaker shooting a documentary about America is carjacked by a couple and coerced into shooting the next two days of their lives.

Director: Daniel Yost | Stars: Robert Blanche, Sarah Rosenberg, Tyler Gannon, Daniel Yost

Votes: 25

14. I Am a Director (2012)

86 min | Comedy, Drama

7.1

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After spending 5 years in Hollywood, California, Carlos has go back to his home in Puerto Rico to make his first feature film.

Director: Javier Colón Ríos | Stars: Carlos Rivera Marchand, Joa Tous, Marisé Álvarez, Lillian Hurst

Votes: 74

15. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: Shark Fever (1996)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

5.3

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Logan, wanting a new course in life than being a lifeguard, decides to write and direct a low-budget action flick at the beach using a drugged shark as the villain, with Caroline as the ... See full summary »

Director: Gregory J. Bonann | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, David Chokachi

Votes: 133