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1. Voice in Exile (1984)
Not Rated | 31 min | Drama, Short
Voice in Exile is a dramatic film journey into the mind and emotions of Alan Woodward, a seventeen year old stutterer. Seeing the world, both imagined and real, through Alan's eyes, we ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Allan Kaplan | Stars: Tim Bartell, Sandra Bertelle, Ben Bottoms, Debra Christopher
Votes: 21
2. With Orson Welles: Stories of A Life in Film (1990 TV Movie)
150 min | Documentary
A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Charlton Heston, Micheál MacLiammóir, Leslie Megahey
Votes: 77
3.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Orson Welles Story: Part 1
(1982)
111 min | Documentary
Part 1 of an in-depth interview exploring Welles' achievements and frustrations during his life in film and theatre.
Stars: Leslie Megahey, Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Wise
Votes: 74
4.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Julie Andrews: Back on Broadway
(1995)
TV-G | 85 min | Music, Musical
Director: David Horn | Stars: Julie Andrews, Blake Edwards, Carol Burnett, Richard Burton
Votes: 75
5. American Experience (1987– )
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A series showcasing documentaries on American history.
Stars: David McCullough, David Ogden Stiers, Michael Murphy, Oliver Platt
Votes: 2,197
6. Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
360 min | Documentary, History
The history of the major Golden Age of Hollywood film company, RKO Pictures.
Stars: Edward Asner, Ginger Rogers, Linwood G. Dunn, Pandro S. Berman
Votes: 184
7.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Bela Lugosi: Hollywood's Dark Prince
(1995)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Director: Kevin Burns | Stars: Bud Abbott, Forrest J. Ackerman, Carroll Borland, Ronald V. Borst
Votes: 153
8.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Paul Newman: Hollywood's Charming Rebel
(1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A portrait of Paul Newman examines his film career, marriage to Joanne Woodward, interest in auto racing and line of food products.
Stars: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint, Tom Bosley, Joanne Woodward
Votes: 133
9. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 465,591 | Gross: $1.59M
10. De película (1982–1990)
60 min
Stars: Isabel Mestres, José Ruiz, Emilio Linder, María Salerno
Votes: 136
11.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Boris Karloff: The Gentle Monster
(1995)
TV-14 | 55 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Boris Karloff is known for his horror work "Frankenstein", but real-life as a friendly actor.
Director: Kevin Burns | Stars: Forrest J. Ackerman, Peter Bogdanovich, Carol Burnett, Lon Chaney Jr.
Votes: 139
12.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Natalie Wood: Child of Hollywood
(2003)
TV-G | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A profile of actress Natale Wood, who died in a boating accident.
Stars: Natalie Wood, Suzanne Finstad, Lana Wood, Maureen O'Hara
Votes: 126
13. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
Unrated | 55 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary on the life and career of Bela Lugosi.
Director: Gary D. Rhodes | Stars: Robert Clarke, Louise Currie, Frank J. Dello Stritto, Dwight David Frye
Votes: 105
14.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
It's All True
(1987)
60 min | Documentary, History
The story of Orson Welles' short and highly controversial career at R.K.O.
Stars: Edward Asner, William Alland, Miriam Geiger, James G. Stewart
Votes: 22
15.
Sodankylä Forever (2010)
Episode:
Ikuinen aika
(2010)
56 min | Documentary
Director: Peter von Bagh | Stars: Peter von Bagh, Jerzy Kawalerowicz, Robert Parrish, Luc Dardenne
Votes: 9
16. The Sound of Music (1965)
G | 172 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn
Votes: 260,510 | Gross: $163.21M
17. E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )
30 min | Documentary
Hollywood's most notorious scandals exposed through interviews and re-enactments.
Stars: A.J. Benza, A.C. Lyles, Marc Wanamaker, Bob Thomas
Votes: 317
18. The Complete Citizen Kane (1991 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A closer look at Citizen Kane and the stories behind this cinematic milestone that became one of the greatest films of all time. Made as part of the many celebrations of the movie's 50th ... See full summary »
Stars: Orson Welles, William Alland, Micheál MacLiammóir, Miriam Geiger
Votes: 107
19. Glanz und Elend in Hollywood: Natalie Wood (2009)
89 min | Documentary
Director: Eckhart Schmidt | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Murray Garrett, Steven Gaydos, Arthur Hiller
Votes: 9
20. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Julie Andrews, Scott Yoo, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 894
21. The 34th Annual Academy Awards (1962 TV Special)
Family
Director: Richard Dunlap | Stars: Bob Hope, Eddie Albert, Harriet Andersson, Ann-Margret
Votes: 176
22. The Sound of Music: From Fact to Phenomenon (1994 Video)
87 min | Documentary
This is a detailed made-for-video documentary on the saga of the making of the movie Sound of Music, The (1965), and the story of the life of Maria von Trapp and her family which inspired it.
Director: Michael Matessino | Stars: Claire Bloom, Eleonore von Trapp Campbell, Johannes von Trapp, Ted Chapin
Votes: 95
23.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Susan Hayward: The Brooklyn Bombshell
(1998)
TV-14 | Documentary, Biography, History
Stars: Peter Graves, Timothy Barker, Molly Haskell, Susan Hayward
Votes: 102
24.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
Dark Victory
(1987)
60 min | Documentary, History
RKO's contribution to film noir and social drama.
Stars: Edward Asner, Edward Dmytryk, Richard Fleischer, Ginger Rogers
Votes: 24
25. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)
Passed | 116 min | Drama, Romance
In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Charles Laughton, Maureen O'Hara, Cedric Hardwicke, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 12,268 | Gross: $3.27M
26. The Set-Up (1949)
Approved | 73 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Sport
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his fighter.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter
Votes: 10,065
27. Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Sound of American Music (1985 TV Movie)
85 min | Documentary, Music
Scripted documentary on the career of the creative team Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein: Interviews with members of their families, and with theater and film professionals who worked ... See full summary »
Directors: John Musilli, Glenn DuBose | Stars: Mary Martin, Richard Rodgers, Arnold Michaelis, Alfred Drake
Votes: 25
28.
AFI Life Achievement Award (1973– )
Episode:
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda
(1978)
120 min | Documentary
Henry Fonda is honored for his career in theater, television and film by friends, family, and co-workers.
Director: Marty Pasetta | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Alexander, Lucille Ball, Richard Burton
Votes: 274
29.
E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998– )
Episode:
Charlie Chaplin
(1998)
Documentary
Stars: A.J. Benza, Charles Chaplin, Bonnie McCourt, Anthony Slide
Votes: 7
30. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
G | 92 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 85,696
31. Top Hat (1935)
Not Rated | 101 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
An American dancer comes to Britain and falls for a model whom he initially annoyed, but she mistakes him for his goofy producer.
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton, Erik Rhodes
Votes: 20,691 | Gross: $3.88M
32. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
33. Visions of Light (1992)
92 min | Documentary, History
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography, illustrating their points with clips from 100 films, from The Birth of a Nation (1915) to Do the Right Thing (1989).
Directors: Arnold Glassman, Todd McCarthy, Stuart Samuels | Stars: Conrad L. Hall, John Bailey, Vilmos Zsigmond, Charles Lang
Votes: 3,333 | Gross: $0.80M
34. William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989 TV Movie)
59 min | Documentary
It was said of him that in more than seventy films, he never once gave a bad performance.
Director: Gene Feldman | Stars: Richard Kiley, Robert Wagner, Glenn Ford, Susan Strasberg
Votes: 57
35. George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (1984)
110 min | Documentary, Biography
Biography of the Academy Award winning director including dramatic color footage of WWII.
Director: George Stevens Jr. | Stars: Fred Astaire, Warren Beatty, Pandro S. Berman, Frank Capra
Votes: 464
36. Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)
95 min | Documentary, Biography
Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.
Director: Todd Robinson | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Cagney, Mike Connors, Dorothy Coonan Wellman
Votes: 256
37. West Side Memories (2003 Video)
59 min | Documentary
Documentary attached to the 25th anniversary MGM collection. Details how this successful stage production was reared and molded into a beautiful cinematic one. Deep dives into how Robbins' ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Arick | Stars: Jerome Robbins, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince
Votes: 92
38.
American Experience (1987– )
Episode:
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
(1996)
TV-PG | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also as a relative complete bio of Hearst.
Directors: Michael Epstein, Thomas Lennon | Stars: Richard Ben Cramer, William Alland, Thomas Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 1,455
39.
100 Years of Horror (1996)
Episode:
Aliens
(1996)
Unrated | 25 min | Documentary, Horror
100 Years of Horror looks at portrayals of aliens in horror films from the 1950s to the early 1980s.
Stars: William Alland, Peter Atkins, James Bernard, Ray Bradbury
Votes: 45
40. West Side Story (1961)
Approved | 153 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Directors: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise | Stars: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 121,095 | Gross: $43.66M
41. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Romance
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Directors: Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise | Stars: Tim Holt, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter
Votes: 26,726
42. The Devil and Daniel Webster (1941)
Passed | 107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A nineteenth-century New Hampshire farmer makes a pact with Satan for economic success, then enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to extract him from his contract.
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Edward Arnold, Walter Huston, Jane Darwell, Simone Simon
Votes: 5,587
43. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 319
44. This Is Your Life (1970–1973)
30 min | Biography, Reality-TV
Stars: Ralph Edwards, Nanette Fabray, Bette Davis, Peter Graves
Votes: 196
45. The Directors (1997–2008)
60 min | Documentary, Biography
A documentary series focusing on some of cinema's greatest film directors.
Stars: Harrison Ford, Dave Mann, Tom Hanks, Rod Steiger
Votes: 240
46. Sodankylä Forever (2010)
270 min | Documentary
Sodankyla film festival started at 1986 and was created by Finnish directors Anssi Manttari, Aki and Mika Kaurismaki, along with Peter Von Bagh.
Sodankyla Forever is a great documentary ... See full synopsis »
Stars: Peter von Bagh, Robert Parrish, Roy Ward Baker, Víctor Erice
Votes: 73
47. The Moviemakers (1984– )
30 min
Stars: Elwy Yost, Ray Harryhausen, Henry King, Vincent Price
Votes: 38
48. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Passed | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Sport
Boxer Rocky Graziano's biopic, based on his autobiography, from childhood to his World Middleweight Championship title win at age 28 in 1947.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Eileen Heckart
Votes: 9,014
49. The Sand Pebbles (1966)
PG-13 | 182 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Steve McQueen, Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna, Candice Bergen
Votes: 16,415
50. I Want to Live! (1958)
Approved | 120 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A prostitute, sentenced to death for murder, pleads her innocence.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Susan Hayward, Simon Oakland, Virginia Vincent, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 7,341