Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "radio-studio"

1. Love Actually (2003)

R | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.

Director: Richard Curtis | Stars: Hugh Grant, Martine McCutcheon, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney

Votes: 531,882 | Gross: $59.70M

2. The Worst Person in the World (2021)

R | 128 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.

Director: Joachim Trier | Stars: Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Herbert Nordrum, Hans Olav Brenner

Votes: 98,161

3. 8 Mile (2002)

R | 110 min | Drama, Music

Follows a young rapper in the Detroit area, struggling with every aspect of his life; he wants to make it big but his friends and foes make this odyssey of rap harder than it may seem.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eminem, Brittany Murphy, Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer

Votes: 321,374 | Gross: $116.72M

4. The Master (2012)

R | 138 min | Drama, History

A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 186,367 | Gross: $16.38M

5. Imperium (I) (2016)

R | 109 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

A young FBI agent, eager to prove himself in the field, goes undercover as a white supremacist.

Director: Daniel Ragussis | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts, Sam Trammell

Votes: 50,008

6. The Vast of Night (2019)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

One night in New Mexico, in the late 1950s, a switchboard operator and radio DJ discover a strange audio frequency which could change the future forever.

Director: Andrew Patterson | Stars: Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Gail Cronauer, Bruce Davis

Votes: 45,000

7. Wild Rose (2018)

R | 101 min | Drama, Music

A troubled young Glaswegian woman dreams of becoming a Nashville country star.

Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello, Jane Patterson, Lesley Hart

Votes: 15,347 | Gross: $1.64M

8. Hollywood Homicide (2003)

PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two LAPD detectives who moonlight in other fields investigate the murder of an up-and-coming rap group.

Director: Ron Shelton | Stars: Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Isaiah Washington, Lena Olin

Votes: 39,371 | Gross: $30.94M

9. The Lookout (2007)

R | 99 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

Chris is a once promising high school athlete whose life is turned upside down following a tragic accident. As he tries to maintain a normal life, he takes a job as a janitor at a bank, where he ultimately finds himself caught up in a planned heist.

Director: Scott Frank | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher

Votes: 60,570 | Gross: $4.60M

10. I Saw the Light (2015)

R | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Music

The story of the country-western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his rise to fame and its tragic effect on his health and personal life.

Director: Marc Abraham | Stars: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Maddie Hasson, Bradley Whitford

Votes: 8,273 | Gross: $1.65M

11. Talk Radio (1988)

R | 110 min | Drama, Thriller

A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.

Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley

Votes: 14,627 | Gross: $3.47M

12. Radioland Murders (1994)

PG | 108 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A series of mysterious crimes threatens the existence of a new radio network.

Director: Mel Smith | Stars: Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, George Burns

Votes: 3,911 | Gross: $1.30M

13. Meet John Doe (1941)

Passed | 122 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A penniless drifter is recruited by an ambitious columnist to impersonate a non-existent person who said he'd be committing suicide as a protest, and a social movement begins.

Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward Arnold, Walter Brennan

Votes: 14,919

14. Me and Orson Welles (2008)

PG-13 | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

In 1937, a teenager is cast in the Mercury Theatre production of "Julius Caesar", directed by a young Orson Welles.

Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Zac Efron, Claire Danes, Christian McKay, Zoe Kazan

Votes: 11,824 | Gross: $1.19M

15. Time Walker (1982)

PG | 83 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An alien, buried in King Tut's tomb, terrorizes a college campus.

Director: Tom Kennedy | Stars: Ben Murphy, Nina Axelrod, Kevin Brophy, Robert Random

Votes: 2,197 | Gross: $0.43M

16. Straight Talk (1992)

PG | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A woman ditches her small-town life for big-city Chicago, where she becomes a sensation as a radio-show host.

Director: Barnet Kellman | Stars: Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen

Votes: 3,993 | Gross: $21.20M

17. Billy Liar (1963)

Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A lazy, irresponsible young clerk (Sir Tom Courtenay) in provincial Northern England lives in his own fantasy world and makes emotionally immature decisions as he alienates friends and family.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne

Votes: 7,110 | Gross: $0.04M

18. Dare to Be Wild (2015)

TV-PG | 100 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Irishwoman Mary Reynold's journey from rank outsider to winner of a Gold Medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.

Director: Vivienne De Courcy | Stars: Emma Greenwell, Tom Hughes, Alex Macqueen, Janie Dee

Votes: 1,700

19. Night Rhythms (1992)

R | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A radio talk show host is accused of murdering one of his fans while on the air and he must go on the run to somehow prove his innocence.

Director: Gregory Dark | Stars: Martin Hewitt, David Carradine, Sam J. Jones, Deborah Driggs

Votes: 341

20. Learning to Drive (2014)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with his own marriage troubles. In each other's company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.

Director: Isabel Coixet | Stars: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee

Votes: 8,209 | Gross: $3.45M

21. Pumpkin Everything (2022 TV Movie)

TV-G | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Amy a novelist returns to her hometown to look after her stubborn grandfather, Tom and his pumpkin themed store. While staying there she crosses paths with a man from her past.

Director: Jeff Beesley | Stars: Taylor Cole, Corey Sevier, Michael Ironside, Paula Boudreau

Votes: 854

22. Beloved Infidel (1959)

Not Rated | 123 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Toward the end of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald is writing for Hollywood studios to be able to afford the cost of an asylum for his wife. He is also struggling against alcoholism. Into his life comes the famous gossip columnist.

Director: Henry King | Stars: Gregory Peck, Deborah Kerr, Eddie Albert, Philip Ober

Votes: 1,185

23. Phffft (1954)

Approved | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

While pursing new companions, a former married couple keep running into each other all over town.

Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Judy Holliday, Jack Lemmon, Jack Carson, Kim Novak

Votes: 2,003

24. Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain (1932)

Passed | 8 min | Short, Comedy, Music

The first in a series of shorts highlighting songwriters of the era. This one features Sammy Fain, supported by Evelyn Hoey and The Eton Boys, singing songs he wrote, including "You Brought... See full summary »

Director: Neil McGuire | Stars: Sammy Fain, Norman Brokenshire, Evelyn Hoey, Eton Boys

25. Children's Party (2011)

Not Rated | 135 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A gang of innocent but feisty kids who lead carefree lives in Chandan Nagar colony takes on the big bad world of politics when one of their friend's life is endangered.

Directors: Vikas Bahl, Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Irfan Khan, Sanath Menon, Rohan Grover, Naman Jain

Votes: 8,601 | Gross: $0.01M

26. Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943)

Passed | 127 min | Comedy, Musical

Two producers are putting together a wartime charity show with an all-star cast, but the egotism of radio personality Eddie Cantor disrupts their plans.

Director: David Butler | Stars: Eddie Cantor, Dennis Morgan, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis

Votes: 2,135

27. Hostage Radio (II) (2019)

TV-14 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

A radio star experiences the worst night of his life when stalkers assault the radio station where he's working.

Director: Pedro C. Alonso | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Paul Anderson, Ivana Baquero, Richard Brake

Votes: 2,575

28. The Page Turner (2006)

Unrated | 85 min | Drama, Music, Thriller

After failing the audition to a prestigious music school because of the rude behavior of one of the testers, a girl takes revenge by gaining the trust of the same woman some years later and becoming indispensable for her.

Director: Denis Dercourt | Stars: Catherine Frot, Déborah François, Pascal Greggory, Clotilde Mollet

Votes: 7,382 | Gross: $0.21M

29. Babes on Broadway (1941)

Approved | 118 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney star in a musical directed by Busby Berkeley as two talented teenagers dreaming of success as Babes on Broadway.

Director: Busby Berkeley | Stars: Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, Fay Bainter, Virginia Weidler

Votes: 1,653 | Gross: $3.85M

30. Codename Coq Rouge (1989)

90 min | Thriller

His name is Carl Hamilton from a Swedish noble family - trained by the CIA and a army SEAL. When a group of terrorists based in Sweden threatens to initiate their diabolic plans - the Coq Rouge Carl Hamilton is activated.

Director: Pelle Berglund | Stars: Stellan Skarsgård, Lennart Hjulström, Krister Henriksson, Philip Zandén

Votes: 1,255

31. To Please a Lady (1950)

Passed | 91 min | Action, Romance, Sport

A former war hero and midget car racer meets his match in a feisty reporter who blames his reckless tactics for an accidental racing death.

Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou, Will Geer

Votes: 1,137

32. A Story of Yonosuke (2012)

160 min | Drama

Were people's lives changed by having known Yonosuke?

Director: Shûichi Okita | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Kengo Kôra, Gô Ayano, Jun Kunimura

Votes: 2,312

33. The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)

Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music

A trumpet player in a radio orchestra falls asleep during a commercial and dreams he's Athanael, an angel deputized to blow the Last Trumpet at exactly midnight on Earth, thus marking the end of the world.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: Jack Benny, Alexis Smith, Dolores Moran, Allyn Joslyn

Votes: 1,519

34. Blue Skies (1946)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

An ex-dancer and New York radio star narrates his love story for a band singer who loved a self-centered man who was unable to commit to his nightclub business or his family.

Directors: Stuart Heisler, Mark Sandrich | Stars: Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, Billy De Wolfe

Votes: 1,570

35. Funkytown (2011)

R | 132 min | Drama, Music

1976. Montreal. Eight people who wanted to see and be seen at the trendiest disco will be juggling fame and anonymity until they will be forced to make sober choices in an era when excess was the norm, and when disco was king.

Director: Daniel Roby | Stars: Patrick Huard, Justin Chatwin, Paul Doucet, Sarah Mutch

Votes: 923

36. Some Like It Hot (1939)

Approved | 65 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Nicky Nelson is a fast-talking sideshow barker with a wax-and-alive concession on Atlantic City's boardwalk. Even with the band of his friend, struggling musician Gene Krupa, playing on the... See full summary »

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Bob Hope, Shirley Ross, Una Merkel, Gene Krupa

Votes: 315

37. The Phantom of Crestwood (1932)

Passed | 76 min | Crime, Mystery

Jenny Wren is found dead after threatening to blackmail some prominent men, and it's up to a detective to find out what happened to Jenny.

Director: J. Walter Ruben | Stars: Ricardo Cortez, Karen Morley, Anita Louise, Pauline Frederick

Votes: 848

38. 24 Weeks (2016)

103 min | Drama

At work, Astrid is admired by her fans as a famous cabaret artist and privately a second child is on road to complete her family happiness.

Director: Anne Zohra Berrached | Stars: Julia Jentsch, Bjarne Mädel, Johanna Gastdorf, Emilia Pieske

Votes: 1,788

39. Kings and Desperate Men (1981)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Thriller

A group of terrorists take a radio disk jockey and his wife and child hostage in order to get their manifesto out to the world.

Director: Alexis Kanner | Stars: Patrick McGoohan, Alexis Kanner, Andrea Marcovicci, Margaret Trudeau

Votes: 130

40. Reveille with Beverly (1943)

Approved | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Beverly Ross moderates a 5:30 AM radio show with swing music, dedicated to the local servicemen. Two buddies of her brother have a chance to meet her and both fall in love. One of them is a... See full summary »

Director: Charles Barton | Stars: Ann Miller, Bob Crosby Orchestra, Freddie Slack and His Orchestra, Ella Mae Morse

Votes: 482

41. Queen for a Day (1951)

Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Drama

A series of vignettes linked together with the popular radio show of the same name, where women publicly reveal why they deserve to be Queen for the Day.

Director: Arthur Lubin | Stars: Jack Bailey, Jim Morgan, Fort Pearson, Melanie York

Votes: 61

42. The Rose Technique (2002)

97 min | Crime, Drama

The Rose Technique revolves around the life of an off-beat psychiatrist who wants to join the crazy world of daytime TV.

Director: Jon C. Scheide | Stars: JoBeth Williams, Sally Kirkland, Jason Brooks, Kari Wuhrer

Votes: 221

43. The Black Widow (1947)

Approved | 180 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

The Daily Clarion hires detective story writer Steve Colt to investigate the deaths of a group of scientists working on an atomic rocket development project. Behind the killings is fortune ... See full summary »

Directors: Spencer Gordon Bennet, Fred C. Brannon | Stars: Bruce Edwards, Virginia Lee, Carol Forman, Anthony Warde

Votes: 401

44. The Ghost That Walks Alone (1944)

Approved | 63 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

Eddie Grant is a radio station sound-effects man whose honeymoon takes a turn for the worse when they discovers the corpse of a program producer in in their honeymoon suite.

Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Arthur Lake, Janis Carter, Lynne Roberts, Frank Sully

Votes: 98

45. Vårat gäng (1942)

90 min | Comedy, Music

The gang 'Our gang' who sings and plays in Södermalm of Stockholm loses their clubhouse, but finds a new member in Alice.

Director: Gunnar Skoglund | Stars: Gösta Cederlund, Fritiof Billquist, Torsten Hillberg, Ruth Stevens

Votes: 66

46. Dream Girl (1948)

Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Romance

A daydreaming young lady, until she meets her reality man.

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Betty Hutton, Macdonald Carey, Patric Knowles, Virginia Field

Votes: 173

47. Every Night at Eight (1935)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

After being fired from their jobs, three friends decide to enter an amateur contest at a radio station.

Director: Raoul Walsh | Stars: George Raft, Alice Faye, Frances Langford, Patsy Kelly

Votes: 189

48. The Emperor (1967)

24 min | Documentary, Short

Comments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.

Director: George Lucas | Stars: Kathi Carmack, Randy Day, Camille Franck, Frankie Godfrey

Votes: 171

49. The Same River Twice (2003)

Unrated | 78 min | Documentary, Adventure

From peyote to prozac, a sensitive portrait of five former hippies now approaching middle age.

Director: Robb Moss

Votes: 299

50. Meet the Boy Friend (1937)

Passed | 63 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

A heartthrob singer, Tony Paige, also known as "America's Boyfriend" decides to wed a Swedish actress.

Director: Ralph Staub | Stars: Robert Paige, Carol Hughes, Warren Hymer, Pert Kelton

Votes: 129