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1. Babylon (I) (2022)

R | 189 min | Comedy, Drama, History

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Jean Smart, Olivia Wilde

Votes: 168,922

2. Fedora (1978)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer

Votes: 5,206 | Gross: $2.20M

3. Sugar Cookies (1973)

X | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

After an actress is murdered by a pornographer during an erotic "game" that is made to look like a suicide, her lesbian lover uses another aspiring starlet as a pawn to exact revenge.

Director: Theodore Gershuny | Stars: George Shannon, Mary Woronov, Lynn Lowry, Monique van Vooren

Votes: 658 | Gross: $0.08M

4. Calendar Girl (1993)

PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Three young men go on an end of the summer trip to Hollywood, California. Their quest: to fulfill the fantasy of meeting Marilyn Monroe.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: Jason Priestley, Gabriel Olds, Jerry O'Connell, Joe Pantoliano

Votes: 2,490 | Gross: $2.57M

5. State Like Sleep (2018)

104 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A woman grapples with the consequences of her celebrity husband's double life after he commits suicide.

Director: Meredith Danluck | Stars: Katherine Waterston, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Michiel Huisman

Votes: 1,076 | Gross: $0.00M

6. Stand-ins (1997)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama

A group of dysfunctional, disappointed actresses congregate in a Hollywood bar circa 1937.

Director: Harvey Keith | Stars: Katherine Morris, Costas Mandylor, Jordan Ladd, Daphne Zuniga

Votes: 198

7. Homage (1995)

R | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

In New Mexico, the widow and former teacher Katherine Samuel reluctantly hires the lonely mathematician and genius Archie Landrum to be her gardener and soon they become good friends. When ... See full summary »

Director: Ross Kagan Marks | Stars: Blythe Danner, Frank Whaley, Sheryl Lee, Danny Nucci

Votes: 237

8. Return to 'Giant' (1996 TV Movie)

55 min | Documentary

In the summer of 1955, an army of cameramen, lighting techs and movie stars descended on the small, west Texas town of Marfa to film what has become, "the national movie of Texas."

Director: Jim Brennan | Stars: Don Henley, Don Graham, Earl Holliman, Bryan Woolley

Votes: 132

9. The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (2014)

Not Rated | 54 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The Thanhouser Company was a trail-blazing studio based in New Rochelle, New York, where from 1910 to 1917 it released over 1,000 films that were seen by audiences around the globe. This 53... See full summary »

Director: Ned Thanhouser | Stars: Ned Thanhouser, Judith Buchanan, Kathryn Fuller-Seeley, Randy Johnson

Votes: 60

10. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Room Service (2005)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An up and coming movie star is found dead in his hotel room after partying with groupies. In another case, a dead cab driver leads the team to a string of deaths involving immigrant workers.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George Eads

Votes: 749

11. Friday the 13th: The Series (1987–1990)
Episode: Femme Fatale (1989)

TV-MA | 46 min | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

A director lures women into his home where they become unwilling players in his movies thanks to a cursed film reel.

Director: Francis Delia | Stars: Louise Robey, Steve Monarque, Chris Wiggins, Gordon Pinsent

Votes: 102

12. Thriller (1960–1962)
Episode: Rose's Last Summer (1960)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

An aging actress is mysteriously found dead in a family's garden, and they may know more about her death than they will admit.

Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Boris Karloff, Mary Astor, Lin McCarthy, Jack Livesey

Votes: 228

13. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000–2015)
Episode: Family Affair (2009)

TV-PG | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A young Hollywood actress is killed in what appears to be a simple drunk driving collision, but the team soon suspects that there is more to the case than meets the eye, and a shootout in the crime lab may confirm their suspicions.

Director: Kenneth Fink | Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, Eric Szmanda

Votes: 797

14. Poker Face (2023– )
Episode: The Orpheus Syndrome (2023)

TV-MA | 57 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A special effects artist unearths a past project to find closure from the guilt of a fatal on-set accident; when old demons resurface, Charlie is left to unravel a new deadly plot.

Director: Natasha Lyonne | Stars: Natasha Lyonne, Nick Nolte, Cherry Jones, Luis Guzmán

Votes: 2,730

15. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 60-53 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We begin the countdown of America's most notorious unsolved mysteries and crimes by exploring who killed Marilyn Monroe and ask if one of America's most infamous killers got away with murder.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Newton, John McGinnis, Troy Taylor, Paul Aron

16. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 39-33 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

Our look at mysteries that have baffled America continues with a look at the greatest unsolved art theft in history, the unexplained death of America's first mystery writer and if Bigfoot exists.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Michael Newton, Troy Taylor, Rick Beyer, Paul Aron

17. Aquarius (2015–2016)
Episode: Cease to Resist (2015)

TV-14 | 43 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

Hodiak investigates a celebrity's murder; Sadie and Emma meet someone special from Manson's past.

Director: Michael Waxman | Stars: David Duchovny, Grey Damon, Gethin Anthony, Emma Dumont

Votes: 389

18. Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2014– )
Episode: River Phoenix (2014)

41 min | Documentary, Biography

Drama Documentary using forensic analysis of River Phoenix's autopsy by Dr Richard Shepherd, to reconstruct the last days of his life.

Director: Ros Edwards | Stars: Iain Glen, George Webster, Sam Woodhams, Talia Pick

Votes: 70

19. Autopsy: The Last Hours of (2014– )
Episode: Marilyn Monroe (2015)

42 min | Documentary, Biography

Dr. Richard Shepherd explores the sudden death of the iconic actress using her autopsy report as well as her recently released private medical records.

Director: Stan Griffin | Stars: Iain Glen, Suzie Kennedy, Lois Banner, Marilyn Monroe

Votes: 56

20. Babylon Berlin (2017–2025)
Episode: Episode #3.1 (2019)

TV-MA | 50 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A deadly accident happens on the set of a film and Gereon and his team are sent to investigate the case. At the same time, the process of murdering Benda begins.

Directors: Henk Handloegten, Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries | Stars: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger

Votes: 739