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Babylon(2022)

FSK: 16+ years
| 3h 8min | Drama, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 1,186 votes)

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

Tropic Thunder(2008)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 47min | Action, Comedy, Adventure, War
3.3/5 (with 2,706 votes)

Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. lead an ensemble cast in 'Tropic Thunder,' an action comedy about a group of self-absorbed actors who set out to make the most expensive war film. After ballooning costs force the studio to cancel the movie, the frustrated director refuses to stop shooting, leading his cast into the jungles of Southeast Asia, where they encounter real bad guys.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 44min | Fantasy, Animation, Comedy, Crime
3.8/5 (with 2,498 votes)

'Toon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her. But the stakes are quickly raised when Marvin Acme is found dead and Roger is the prime suspect.

Notting Hill(1999)

FSK: 0+ years
| 2h 4min | Romance / Love, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 2,701 votes)

William Thacker is a London bookstore owner whose humdrum existence is thrown into romantic turmoil when famous American actress Anna Scott appears in his shop. A chance encounter over spilled orange juice leads to a kiss that blossoms into a full-blown affair. As the average bloke and glamorous movie star draw closer and closer together, they struggle to reconcile their radically different lifestyles in the name of love.

L.A. Confidential(1997)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 18min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
3.9/5 (with 2,110 votes)

Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.

Hail, Caesar!(2016)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 46min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
3.0/5 (with 1,731 votes)

When a Hollywood star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming, the studio sends their fixer to get him back.

Entourage(2015)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 44min | Comedy
3.1/5 (with 443 votes)

Movie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys, Eric, Turtle and Johnny, are back…and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold. Some of their ambitions have changed, but the bond between them remains strong as they navigate the capricious and often cutthroat world of Hollywood.

Inland Empire(2006)

FSK: 12+ years
| 3h | Mystery, Drama, Horror
3.5/5 (with 493 votes)

An actress’s perception of reality becomes increasingly distorted as she finds herself falling for her co-star in a remake of an unfinished Polish production that was supposedly cursed.

Sly(2023)

1h 35min | Documentary
3.7/5 (with 35 votes)

His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

Directed by Thom Zimny

The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 22min | Fantasy, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 434 votes)

Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.

The Hard Way(1991)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 51min | Action, Comedy, Crime
3.1/5 (with 185 votes)

Seeking to raise his credibility as an actor and to land a role as a tough cop on a new show, Hollywood action star Nick Lang works a deal with New York City Police Capt. Brix, who by chance is one of his fans. Nick will be paired with detective Lt. John Moss and learn how to act like a real cop. But when Nick drives John crazy with questions and imitating him, he gets in the way of John's pursuit of a serial killer.

Finding You(2021)

1h 55min | Romance / Love, Drama
3.5/5 (with 58 votes)

Finley, a talented aspiring violinist, meets Beckett, a famous young movie star, on the way to her college semester abroad program in a small coastal village in Ireland. An unexpected romance emerges as the heartthrob Beckett leads the uptight Finley on an adventurous reawakening, and she emboldens him to take charge of his future, until the pressures of his stardom get in the way.

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Stuck on You(2003)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 59min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 289 votes)

In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoing Walt hopes to one day become a famous actor, shy Bob prefers to stay out of the spotlight. When a fading Hollywood actress, Cher, decides to get her show "Honey and the Beaze" cancelled, she hires Walt -- and his brotherly appendage -- as her costars. But their addition surprisingly achieves the opposite.

My Week with Marilyn(2011)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 39min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.3/5 (with 581 votes)

London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince and the Showgirl, starring Marilyn Monroe. Young Colin Clark, who dreams on having a career in movie business, manages to get a job on the set as third assistant director.

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!(2004)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 35min | Comedy, Romance / Love
2.9/5 (with 233 votes)

A small-town girl wins a date with a Hollywood star through a contest. When the date goes better than expected, a love triangle forms between the girl, the celebrity, and the girl's best friend.

Top Five(2014)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 42min | Drama, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 205 votes)

A comedian tries to make it as a serious actor when his reality-TV star fiancé talks him into broadcasting their wedding on her TV show.

The Artist(2011)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 40min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 1,462 votes)

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

A Star Is Born(1937)

1h 51min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 86 votes)

Esther Blodgett is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of her idol Norman Maine, is sent for a screen test, and before long attains stardom as newly minted Vicki Lester. She and Norman marry, though his career soon dwindles to nothing due to his chronic alcoholism.

Targets(1968)

1h 30min | Crime, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 81 votes)

The fate of a washed-up horror actor intersects with a psychotic sniper on a killing spree.

Redbelt(2008)

1h 39min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 109 votes)

Is there room for principle in Los Angeles? Mike Terry teaches jujitsu and barely makes ends meet. His Brazilian wife, whose family promotes fights, wants to see Mike in the ring making money, but to him competition is degrading. A woman sideswipes Mike's car and then, after an odd sequence of events, shoots out the studio's window. Later that evening, Mike rescues an action movie star in a fistfight at a bar. In return, the actor befriends Mike, gives him a gift, offers him work on his newest film, and introduces Mike's wife to his own - the women initiate business dealings. Then, things go sour all at once, Mike's debts mount, and going into the ring may be his only option.

Spirits of the Dead(1968)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 1min | Drama, Mystery, Horror
3.2/5 (with 60 votes)

Anthology film from three European directors based on stories by Edgar Allan Poe: a cruel countess haunted by a ghostly horse, a sadistic young man haunted by his double, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

The Muppet Movie(1979)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Adventure, Music, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 247 votes)

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)

FSK: 18+ years
| 2h | Drama, Romance / Love
3.5/5 (with 47 votes)

Gigolo and drifter Chance Wayne returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago, whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. Chance runs into trouble when he finds his ex-girlfriend, the daughter of the local politician Tom "Boss" Finley, who more or less forced him to leave his daughter and the town many years ago.

I'm Still Here(2010)

1h 47min | Music, Comedy, Drama
3.0/5 (with 162 votes)

I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the film follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip-hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.

Sexo en el plató(2007)

3.0/5 (with 9 votes)

How are the sex scenes filmed? What tricks are used to fake the desire? How do the interpreters prepare and feel? Spanish actors and directors talk about the most intimate side of acting, about the tricks and work methods when narrating exposed sex. In Spain the general rule is that there are no rules. Each film, each interpreter, faces it in very different ways.

Rocky Mountain Christmas(2017)

3.2/5 (with 24 votes)

Sarah Davis heads to her uncle’s struggling ranch to escape New York and the spotlight from a recent breakup. Returning home for the first time since her aunt passed, complications arise when Graham, an entitled Hollywood star, arrives at the ranch to prepare for his next film. As Sarah and Graham start to bond, Sarah may get more for Christmas than she bargained for.

10 Items or Less(2006)

1h 21min | Comedy, Drama
3.1/5 (with 98 votes)

An actor who is considering the role of a supermarket manager arrives at a grocery store on the outskirts of Los Angeles to do some field research. He subsequently becomes stranded, without a car or cell phone, and accepts a ride home with Scarlet, a cashier who is about to interview for a new job. The actor rediscovers the essence of his craft while helping Scarlet gain the confidence she needs to change her life.

Valentino(1977)

2h 8min | Drama, History
3.0/5 (with 17 votes)

In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide...

The Mirror Crack'd(1980)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 45min | Crime, Thriller, Mystery
3.1/5 (with 86 votes)

Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Madhouse(1974)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 32min | Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 42 votes)

A horror movie star returns to his famous role after years in a mental institution. But the character seems to be committing murders independent of his will.

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