Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sunset-strip"

1. Almost Famous (2000)

R | 122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.

Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars: Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand

Votes: 293,467 | Gross: $32.53M

2. Molly's Game (2017)

R | 140 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.

Director: Aaron Sorkin | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera

Votes: 187,803 | Gross: $28.78M

3. Burlesque (I) (2010)

PG-13 | 119 min | Drama, Music, Musical

A small-town girl ventures to Los Angeles and finds her place in a neo-burlesque club run by a former dancer.

Director: Steve Antin | Stars: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane

Votes: 93,183 | Gross: $39.44M

4. The Doors (1991)

R | 140 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the famous and influential 1960s rock band The Doors and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison, from his days as a UCLA film student in Los Angeles, to his untimely death in Paris, France at age 27 in 1971.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kyle MacLachlan, Frank Whaley

Votes: 99,086 | Gross: $35.18M

5. The Center of the World (2001)

Unrated | 88 min | Drama, Romance

A successful computer engineer meets a stripper in a cafe. He offers her $10,000 and she offers three days and nights of no penetration in Vegas.

Director: Wayne Wang | Stars: Shane Edelman, Balthazar Getty, Molly Parker, Peter Sarsgaard

Votes: 5,210 | Gross: $1.10M

6. Trackdown (1976)

R | 98 min | Action, Drama

A Montana rancher (Jim Mitchum) comes to Los Angeles, searching for his runaway sister (Karen Lamm), who has become entangled in a world of crime, drugs, and prostitution.

Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: James Mitchum, Karen Lamm, Anne Archer, Erik Estrada

Votes: 538

7. Little Ladies of the Night (1977 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama

The sister of ex-pimp and current Los Angeles Police detective Kyle York was murdered working the streets a few years ago. Since his reform, he has teamed with Officer Russ Garfield to ... See full summary »

Director: Marvin J. Chomsky | Stars: David Soul, Louis Gossett Jr., Linda Purl, Clifton Davis

Votes: 216

8. Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976 TV Movie)

100 min | Drama

A 15-year-old girl runs away from home and arrives in Hollywood, but winds up becoming a prostitute to support herself and gets involved with a tough-talking pimp.

Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Eve Plumb, Leigh McCloskey, Lynn Carlin, William Schallert

Votes: 399

9. Dio: Dreamers Never Die (2022)

127 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The first career spanning documentary on the heavy metal vocalist to be authorized by the artist's estate includes scenes with peers, family and friends; never before seen footage; personal photos.

Directors: Don Argott, Demian Fenton | Stars: Ronnie James Dio, Wendy Dio, Mick Wall, Dave Feinstein

Votes: 1,448

10. Hollywood Story (1951)

Passed | 77 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director in 1929.

Director: William Castle | Stars: Richard Conte, Julie Adams, Richard Egan, Henry Hull

Votes: 923

11. Sunset Strip (2000)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

A comedy that takes place over twenty-four hours on the Sunset Strip, in 1972.

Director: Adam Collis | Stars: Simon Baker, Anna Friel, Nick Stahl, Rory Cochrane

Votes: 1,827 | Gross: $0.00M

12. Lemmy (2010)

116 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A documentary on the life and career of revered heavy-metal musician Lemmy Kilmister.

Directors: Greg Olliver, Wes Orshoski | Stars: Lemmy, Phil Campbell, Mikkey Dee, Dave Navarro

Votes: 8,599

13. Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

R | 82 min | Documentary, Comedy

Richard Pryor performs his stand-up comedy act on the Sunset Strip.

Director: Joe Layton | Stars: Richard Pryor, Gene Cross, Julie Hampton, Jesse Jackson

Votes: 4,405 | Gross: $36.30M

14. Riot on Sunset Strip (1967)

Not Rated | 87 min | Drama

LA police captain attempts to appease Sunset Strip businessmen objecting to hippy youths hanging out, by setting a curfew. The cop also thinks the kids have a right to be there, until his estranged daughter joins the counter-culture crowd.

Director: Arthur Dreifuss | Stars: Aldo Ray, Mimsy Farmer, Michael Evans, Laurie Mock

Votes: 490

15. Melanie (1982)

PG | 104 min | Drama

A young woman battles to regain custody of her son.

Director: Rex Bromfield | Stars: Glynnis O'Connor, Paul Sorvino, Burton Cummings, Trudy Young

Votes: 287

16. Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers! (1968)

71 min | Crime, Drama

Paul, the owner of a topless go-go bar on the Sunset Strip, isn't having a good day. His girlfriend, unbeknownst to him, is planning to rob his club, and his wife is having an affair with the hunky bartender.

Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Anne Chapman, Paul Lockwood, Gordon Wescourt, Duncan McLeod

Votes: 582

17. The Candy Tangerine Man (1975)

R | 95 min | Adventure, Action

Sunset Boulevard is a lucrative place to work for the Black Baron, a pimp with a distinctive red and yellow Rolls Royce and plenty of girls on his books. He don't take no mess from his ... See full summary »

Director: Matt Cimber | Stars: John Daniels, Eli Haines, Tom Hankason, Marva Farmer

Votes: 318

18. Ethan Mao (2004)

Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Kicked out of his house because he's gay, Ethan Mao returns home to steal and ends up holding his family hostage on a fateful Thanksgiving Day.

Director: Quentin Lee | Stars: Jun Hee Lee, Raymond Ma, Julia Nickson, Kevin Kleinberg

Votes: 630 | Gross: $0.01M

19. Survival of Dana (1979 TV Movie)

96 min | Crime, Drama

High-school transfer student Dana moves from North Dakota to Los Angeles' suburban Valley district after her parents get divorced.

Director: Jack Starrett | Stars: Melissa Sue Anderson, Robert Carradine, Marion Ross, Talia Balsam

Votes: 71

20. The Strip (1951)

Passed | 85 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own club, but falls in with a gangster and a nightclub dancer and ends up accused of murder.

Director: László Kardos | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest, James Craig

Votes: 728

21. Look Away (2021)

90 min | Documentary

Women who were groomed in their early teen years come forward to tell their stories as this film exposes sex crimes committed by some of the music industry's biggest stars.

Directors: Sophie Cunningham, Ben Steele | Stars: Kari Krome, Lori Mattox, Trudie Arguelles, Jackie Fuchs

Votes: 124

22. Mayor of the Sunset Strip (2003)

R | 94 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

A look at the history of fame in the world through the eyes of pop star impresario, Rodney Bingenheimer.

Director: George Hickenlooper | Stars: Rodney Bingenheimer, David Bowie, Joey Ramone, Exene Cervenka

Votes: 1,646 | Gross: $0.26M

23. Sunset Strip (1985)

R | 82 min | Action, Crime, Drama

The stage is set for a series of confrontations when photographer Mark Jefferson (Tom Eplin) agrees to help his friend Roger (John Mayall) defend his night club against a handful of ... See full summary »

Director: William Webb | Stars: Tom Eplin, Cheri Cameron Newell, Danny Williams, John Mayall

Votes: 162

24. Mötley Crüe: Girls, Girls, Girls (1987 Music Video)

TV-MA | 5 min | Music

Mötley Crüe performs in the music video "Girls, Girls, Girls" from the album "Girls, Girls, Girls" recorded for Elektra Records. The video opens with the band members arrive at a strip club... See full summary »

Director: Wayne Isham | Stars: Mötley Crüe, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, Sharise Neil

Votes: 163

25. Sunset Strip (2012)

TV-MA | 96 min | Documentary

A documentary on the famous Los Angeles street.

Director: Hans Fjellestad | Stars: Cisco Adler, Lou Adler, Ahmed Ahmed, Tommy Alastra

Votes: 822

26. Edgeplay (2004)

Not Rated | 110 min | Documentary, Music

A documentary feature film about the 1970's seminal all girl band, The Runaways.

Director: Victory Tischler-Blue | Stars: Kari Krome, Kim Fowley, Suzi Quatro, Toby Mamis

Votes: 506

27. Girls of the Sunset Strip (1993)

There's nothing wilder than a hot Hollywood night. And in Hollywood, the capitol of wild is the Sunset Strip.

Director: Edward Holzman | Stars: Monique Parent, Crystal, Stephanie Hudson, Lisa Throw

Votes: 15

28. Manson: Music from an Unsound Mind (2019)

Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The untold story of Charles Manson's obsession to become a rock star, his rise in the LA music scene, the celebrities who championed his music including the Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson and his descen...

Director: Tom O'Dell | Stars: Simon Wells, Jeff Guinn, Anthony DeCurtis, Peter Richardson

Votes: 307

29. Ashes and Embers (1982)

120 min | Drama

A troubled Vietnam veteran hoping to forget the war and reconnect with American life struggles with disillusionment, self-worth, and cynicism.

Director: Haile Gerima | Stars: John Anderson, Evelyn A. Blackwell, Norman Blalock, Kathy Flewellen

Votes: 177

30. Sunny Side of the Street (1951)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

Ted Mason is a studio guide at CBS Television in Hollywood. His ambition is to get a break and become a headline singer such as 'Frankie Laine (I)', Toni Arden, and Billy Daniels, whom he ... See full summary »

Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Frankie Laine, Billy Daniels, Terry Moore, Jerome Courtland

Votes: 106

31. Hollywood Mouth 3 (2018)

109 min | Drama

A film buff learns something new about her family and encounters noir-like situations in Hollywood.

Director: Jordan Mohr | Stars: Heidi Appe, Anastasia Art, Barbara Bologna, Angelica Coralvine

32. Randy Rhoads the Quiet Riot Years (2012)

91 min | Documentary

Narrated by Quiet Riot photographer, lighting designer, lyricist and friend, Ron Sobol, the film offers a gripping behind-the-scenes portrait of two close friends as they embark on an ... See full summary »

Director: Ron Sobol | Stars: Drew Forsyth, Lori Hollen, Stan Lee, Randy Rhoads

Votes: 18

33. Mondo Mod (1967)

Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary, Music

A look at the "mod" culture of the, visiting the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, going from discotheques to dirt bike competitions, surfing, karate, go-carting, political protests and pot parties.

Director: Peter Perry Jr. | Stars: Sam the Soul and The Inspirations, The Group, Humble Harve Miller, Midget Farrelly

Votes: 184

34. Keanu and Nic's Excellent Adventure (2013– )

Comedy

A comical modern day retelling of Keanu Reeves and Nicolas Cage's rise to fame. As in any success story, this chronicles the naivety, challenges, heartache, mistakes, raise, fall, rebound, ... See full summary »

Stars: Ken DuBois, David Ryan, Lola Nekrasova

35. In Heaven There Is No Beer (2012)

Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

The story of the Los Angeles 'Kiss or Kill' music scene (2002-2007). Fed up with the wretched Sunset Strip pay-for-play policies, 'too cool for school' trendiness of the Silverlake scene ... See full summary »

Director: David Palamaro | Stars: Bang Sugar Bang, Carla Betz, Chris Black, King Cheetah

Votes: 30

36. Far Out!

Comedy | Announced

Slip down the rabbit hole of 1980 with smart, sexy, young singer, Carey Nation as she goes from the reception desk at a Sunset Plaza talent agency to the underbelly of L.A. Rock-N-Roll. Her... See full summary »

37. The Booker (2014)

Not Rated | 22 min | Documentary, Short, Music

Award-winning documentary about Jeff Cahill and his life booking bands on the Sunset Strip. He created an atmosphere where musicians felt empowered and he re-established On The Rox as a destination for live music and Hollywood class.

Director: Timothy Patrick | Stars: Jeff Cahill, Nic Adler, Kimberly Arevalo, Curt Clendenin

38. Heaven Became Hell: Hollywood Be Thy Name

Action, Biography, Crime | Announced

Four musicians moved to Hollywood on Sept. 1, 1987, from Valparaiso, IN. In keeping the Hollywood dream alive, Brent is dragged into an underground world of crime and corruption. Before long he works for organized crime.

39. Hollywoodland: Re-Creating Old Hollywood (2007 Video)

7 min | Documentary, Short, History

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Stars: Ben Affleck, James Bacon, Allen Coulter, J. Miles Dale

40. Playthings of Hollywood (1930)

Passed | 81 min | Drama, Romance

Three sisters come to Hollywood to be movie stars. Complications arise when two of them fall in love with the same man.

Director: William A. O'Connor | Stars: Phyllis Barrington, Rita La Roy, Sheila Bromley, Edmund Breese

41. Narc (1988 Video Game)

Not Rated | Action, Crime, Thriller

Side-scrolling shooter in which you blow away as many drug-dealing slimeballs as you can.

Votes: 128

42. Noir (IV) (2005)

4 min | Short, Drama

A dark cool night in LA. Two women on the strip in a limo. One call to a hit man. A rich man smokes a cigar. One last night.

Director: Joaquin Montalvan | Stars: Dennis Haggard, Cyd Lucas, Fred Lucas, Teem Lucas

Votes: 17

43. Very Scary People (2019– )
Episode: Charles Manson: The Devil's Work Part 1 (2019)

TV-14 | 42 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Charles Manson was born a bad kid, became a teenage thief and a violent predator, and by the end, spent far more than half his life behind bars. He had the ability to charm and the power of... See full summary »

Director: Renee Cullen | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Sara Sidner, Lis Wiehl, Stephen Kay

Votes: 42

44. Daisy Jones & The Six (2023)
Episode: Track 1: Come and Get It (2023)

16+ | 48 min | Drama, Music, Romance

Daisy Jones is a disaffected teenager amid the Sunset Strip rock scene. Billy Dunne, and his brother form a band with friends, desperate to escape the suburbs. When Billy meets Daisy, her talent and his ambition will change their lives.

Director: James Ponsoldt | Stars: Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, Camila Morrone, Suki Waterhouse

Votes: 1,347

45. Final 24 (2006–2007)
Episode: Jim Morrison (2007)

TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

Jim Morrison is one of the most famous rock singers in the world. He's is the ultimate sex symbol, but Morrison is at war with his own dark demons. A gripping look into the last 24 hours of... See full summary »

Directors: Michael Allcock, Michael McNamara, Chris Bould | Stars: Danny Wallace, James Riordan, Vince Treanor, Pamela Des Barres

Votes: 55

46. Laurel Canyon (2020)
Episode: Part 1 (2020)

TV-14 | 79 min | Documentary, History, Music

Laurel Canyon was a rural oasis that brought out the talents of young musicians. They formed bands together, broke up those bands, and formed new ones. They perfected their music at local clubs and pretty soon the world took notice.

Director: Alison Ellwood | Stars: Alice Cooper, David Crosby, Henry Diltz, Denny Doherty

Votes: 130

47. Hell's Kitchen (2005– )
Episode: 10 Chefs Compete (2011)

TV-14 | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

The ten budding chefs prepare comfort foods, with Wolfgang Puck judging them. The winners attend a show at L.A.'s Laugh Factory and take a ride in a convertible along Sunset Boulevard; the losers have to clean the dorms.

Directors: Sharon Trojan Hollinger, Mark W. Roden | Stars: Gordon Ramsay, James Lukanik, Scott Leibfried, Andi Van Willigan

Votes: 90

48. Discovering Music (2012– )
Episode: The Doors (2017)

Documentary, Biography, Music

A fascinating look at American rock band The Doors. Led by Jim Morrison, they were one of the most revolutionary and influential bands of the 1960s.

Director: Lyndy Saville | Stars: John Aizlewood, Sunta Templeton, Will Hodgkinson, Joe Forrester

49. Porn King: The Rise & Fall of Ron Jeremy (2022)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2022)

47 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

After 40 years as a porn actor, Jeremy goes mainstream as a reality star and mini celebrity. But his alleged offending continues. Finally, the police investigate.

Director: Storm Theunissen | Stars: Alana Evans, Siouxsie Q, Jim Powers, Christy Canyon

Votes: 53

50. Clive James' Postcard from... (1989–1999)
Episode: Los Angeles (1990)

Documentary

Clive James explores how to succeed in Los Angeles by learning the secret of the film business from Hollywood experts, advisers to the stars and the celebrities themselves.

Director: Dominic Brigstocke | Stars: Clive James, Kirstie Alley, Dudley Moore, Ken Kragen

Votes: 15