Movies about cinema & theater

A woman from the lower class desperately tries to get her daughter into the movies.

A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.

A disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

Salvatore, a famous film director, returns to his hometown for the funeral of the local theater's film projectionist, Alfredo. He reminisces about his life as a young boy falling in love with cinema.

An idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent.

The life of TV star Bob Crane and his strange friendship with electronics expert John Henry Carpenter.

In the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.

A jealous husband intends to kill the man his wife is meeting for business, but arrives to find the deed already done.

A struggling playwright invites a young writer to his home to discuss a script, but the meeting spirals into a deadly game of deception and betrayal.

After a car wreck on Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality.

A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.

When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.

A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.

A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?

Ambitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams despite his lack of talent.

In 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand.

A movie crew invades a small town whose residents are all too ready to give up their values for showbiz glitz.

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs.

A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.

When a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence.

A tour into the heart of a Hollywood family chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.

Film school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems.