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1. Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)
PG-13 | 90 min | Documentary
The story of cult film director Alejandro Jodorowsky's ambitious but ultimately doomed film adaptation of the seminal science fiction novel.
Director: Frank Pavich | Stars: Alejandro Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, H.R. Giger, Chris Foss
Votes: 27,765 | Gross: $0.65M
2. 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: 21,356 | Gross: $3.60M
3. Blithe Spirit (2020)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.
Director: Edward Hall | Stars: Dan Stevens, Isla Fisher, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Michele Dotrice
Votes: 8,612
4. Bergman Island (2021)
R | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A couple retreat to the island that inspired Ingmar Bergman to write screenplays for their upcoming films when the lines between reality and fiction start to blur.
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve | Stars: Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie
Votes: 10,011
5. 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: 11,257
6. Maybe Baby (2000)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
A comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who are trying to conceive a child.
Directors: Ben Elton, Hugh Laurie | Stars: Hugh Laurie, Joely Richardson, Matthew Macfadyen, Adrian Lester
Votes: 6,115 | Gross: $0.01M
7. Mon héroïne (2022)
108 min | Biography, Comedy
Alex dreams of making movies, only that in Rouen, her daily routine is far from Hollywood glamour. Despite her over-protective mother, Alex aspires to enroll in a prestigious New York Film ... See full summary »
Director: Noémie Lefort | Stars: Pascale Arbillot, Chloé Jouannet, Louise Coldefy, Fred Testot
Votes: 190
8. Shirkers (2018)
TV-14 | 97 min | Documentary
A woman explores the events surrounding a film she and her friends began making with a mysterious stranger decades ago.
Director: Sandi Tan | Stars: Jasmine Kin Kia Ng, Philip Cheah, Sophia Siddique Harvey, Sharon Siddique
Votes: 5,684
9. A Very Complex Decade: Celebrating 10 Years of a Nudist Short Film (2024)
40 min | Documentary, Short
A retrospective documentary about the nudist-themed short film "Complex" and its impact on the careers of those who helped to make it and the nudist community for which it stands. A full performance of the stage adaption is also included.
Director: Davo Hardy | Stars: Davo Hardy, Dan Monty, Georgina Neville, Kat Campbell
10. The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (1988 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 124 min | Documentary
This is a documentary that revisits the making of Gone with the Wind (1939) with archival footage, screen tests, insightful interviews and rare film footage.
Director: David Hinton | Stars: Christopher Plummer, L. Jeffrey Selznick, David O. Selznick, Irene Mayer Selznick
Votes: 674
11. The Footloose Heiress (1937)
Approved | 59 min | Comedy, Romance
For the fifth time, this time on her eighteenth birthday, headstrong and defiant heiress Kay Allyn is determined to get married, this time to layabout Jack Pierson. While her father, J.C. ... See full summary »
Director: William Clemens | Stars: Craig Reynolds, Ann Sheridan, Anne Nagel, William Hopper
Votes: 266
12. Näköradiomiehen ihmeelliset siekailut (1969)
83 min | Comedy
Country boy Mikko Syvärivi lands a job as a floor manager at the TV studios in Helsinki. He finds no place to stay in the capital, so he works as night guard. Ambitious Mikko writes some ... See full summary »
Director: Ere Kokkonen | Stars: Spede Pasanen, Danny, Vesa-Matti Loiri, Leo Jokela
Votes: 369
13. Ko-Ko Explores (1927)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
As Max types a scenario for Ko-Ko and Fitz, a cartoon cannibal headhunter steals his head. Ko-Ko and Fitz leap into Max's globe in search of the cannibals, while Max's headless body fumbles around in his office.
Director: Dave Fleischer | Star: Max Fleischer
Votes: 27
14. The Screen Writer (1950)
10 min | Documentary, Short
This short film focuses on the job of the Hollywood screenwriter and how he transforms a story idea, novel, or stage play into a screenplay that becomes the film seen in cinemas.
Director: Jerry Webb | Stars: Charles Brackett, Franklyn Farnum, Wilton Graff, Raymond Largay
Votes: 52
15. From the Bottom of the Lake (2013)
52 min | Documentary
The creative process at the heart of creating TV series Top of the Lake (2013). From the writing process with long-time collaborator Gerard Lee to shooting in New Zealand, filmmaker Jane Campion struggles and rises to the occasion.
Director: Clare Young | Stars: Jane Campion, Gerard Lee, Holly Hunter, Garth Davis
Votes: 15
16. September Song (2016)
60 min
Director: François Zabaleta | Stars: Carole Lesguillon, François Zabaleta
Votes: 8
17.
One Foot in the Grave (1990–2001)
Episode:
Dramatic Fever
(1990)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama
Victor writes a script for a new situation comedy, but nobody else finds it very funny. Margaret also catches dramatic fever.
Director: Susan Belbin | Stars: Richard Wilson, Annette Crosbie, Dick Sullivan, Billy Clarke
Votes: 163