Here we've displayed a list of the best Film Industry films : Los Angeles Plays Itself(2003), The Typewriter, the Rifle and the Movie Camera(1996), This Filthy World(2006), Saving Mr. Banks(2013), The Great Buster: A Celebration(2018), Machete Maidens Unleashed!(2010), Lisbon Story(1994), Swimming With Sharks(1994), The Reluctant Dragon(1941), Casting(2017), In a World ...(2013), The Extra Girl(1923) ... ...
Documentary
USA
2003
169 Minutes
film critic narrator filmmaker fascinating mellow creative southern california los angeles filmmaking los angeles history film industry city life culture discovery 2000s
A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies.
Biography, Documentary
UK|USA
1996
55 Minutes
quentin tarantino martin scorsese writer soldier reporter director creative engaging passionate new york city hollywood, calif. europe samuel fuller journalism film industry world war ii adventure discovery transformation 1980s
In a documentary about Samuel Fuller, the spectator gets different impressions about the Hollywood director and his films. The film is divided into the three sections: The Typewriter, the ... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2006
82 Minutes
john waters divine campy creative hilarious passionate theater baltimore sexual identity movies deviant behavior film industry filmmaking john waters rise quest 20th century
Jeff Garlin's documentary on the work of John Waters.
Drama, Comedy
USA|UK|Australia
2013
125 Minutes
Emma Thompson Tom Hanks Paul Giamatti Jason Schwartzman Colin Farrell Bradley Whitford Ruth Wilson B.J. Novak Rachel Griffiths Dendrie Taylor Kathy Baker
walt disney novelist filmmaker movie producer aunt driver charming endearing fascinating touching witty heartwarming hollywood, calif. london movie studio family home office limousine children's book film industry
Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen.
Documentary
USA
2018
102 Minutes
buster keaton filmmaker hollywood icons emotional hilarious striking hollywood film set cinema film industry film history vaudeville rise transformation 1930s
Documentary on the life and works of comic genius Buster Keaton, directed by Peter Bogdanovich.
Documentary, Drama, History
Australia
2010
85 Minutes
Roger Corman John Landis Pete Tombs Mark Holcomb Joe Dante Joseph Zucchero
producer director actor campy cheery hedonistic philippines film industry worker's rights exploitation expatriates b-movies adventure underdog wretched excess 1990s
A fast moving odyssey into the subterranean world of the rarely explored province of Filipino genre filmmaking.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|Portugal
1994
105 Minutes
Rudiger Vogler Patrick Bauchau Vasco Sequeira Canto e Castro Viriato Jose da Silva Joao Canijo Ricardo Colares Joel Cunha Ferreira Sofia Benard da Costa Vera Cunha Rocha Elisabete Cunha Rocha
engineer director sad powerful lisbon, portugal city journey movies fate film industry adventure mystery 1990s
The director Friedrich Monroe has trouble with finishing a silent b&w movie about Lisbon. He calls his friend, the sound engineer Phillip Winter, for help. As Winter arrives Lisbon weeks ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1994
93 Minutes
Kevin Spacey Frank Whaley Michelle Forbes Benicio Del Toro Jerry Levine T.E. Russell Roy Dotrice Patrick Fischler
filmmaker producer boss girlfriend assistant engaging shocking unrestrained hollywood, calif. office manipulation abuse torture ambition film industry hostage situation underdog transformation revenge 1990s
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1941
72 Minutes
Frances Gifford Buddy Pepper Nana Bryant
comedian tour guide singer dragon artist donald duck charming amusing cheeky movie studio music stage art department animation department film industry cartoons animation discovery recordings quest transformation
Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.
Comedy, Drama
Germany
2017
90 Minutes
Toby Ashraf Milena Dreißig Judith Engel Stephan Grossmann Tim Kalkhof Corinna Kirchhoff Andrea Sawatzki Andreas Lust Markus von Lingen
actor director perfectionist casting director gripping quirky amusing film set city room relationships passion self-discovery film industry filmmaking learning experience discovery pursuit 2010s
For her first television film - a remake of Fassbinder's Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant - director Vera wants the perfect cast. But the first day of shooting is fast approaching and... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2013
93 Minutes
Lake Bell Fred Melamed Demetri Martin Michaela Watkins Ken Marino Rob Corddry Alexandra Holden Tig Notaro Nick Offerman Geena Davis Stephanie Allynne
vocal coach concierge protégé hilarious recording studio film industry underdog sexism rivalry
An underachieving voice coach finds herself competing in the movie trailer voice-over profession against her arrogant father and his protégé.
Comedy
USA
1923
70 Minutes
Mabel Normand Ralph Graves George Nichols Anna Dodge Vernon Dent Ramsey Wallace Charlotte Mineau Mary Mason Max Davidson Louise Carver Carl Stockdale
young woman boyfriend father mother swindler actress madcap amusing small town los angeles movie studio aspirations disillusionment film industry scams hollywood underdog discovery revenge 1920s
Sue Graham is a small town girl who wants to be a motion picture star. She wins a contract when a picture of a very pretty girl is sent to a studio instead of her picture. When she arrives ... See full summary »
Romance
Argentina
2009
94 Minutes
composer director pregnant woman mother frenetic hilarious charming offbeat apartment recording studio bank office argentina writer's block mother/daughter relationship unlikely friendship film industry composing deception quest
Ezequiel is a film music composer that can't find the inspiration he needs to compose a new score and Paula is a pregnant woman recently abandoned by her boyfriend whose mother has just ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
67 Minutes
Tom Conway Barbara Hale Paula Corday Veda Ann Borg Sheldon Leonard Frank Jenks John Abbott Konstantin Shayne Emory Parnell
the falcon inspector stuntwoman actress producer director fascinating intricate gripping los angeles hollywood, calif. film set office murder investigation film industry vacation gambling schemes poison mystery
The Falcon investigates the murder of an actor on a Hollywood backlot.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1940
85 Minutes
Linda Darnell John Payne Roland Young Charlotte Greenwood William Gargan Mary Beth Hughes Mary Healy Donald Meek Harry Green Jessie Ralph Walter Kingsford
actress teenager talent scout football player singer girl charming endearing emotional amusing arizona arkansas los angeles theater film set office aspirations film industry fame friendship
Carolyn Sayres gets a Hollywood contract from talent scout Brooke but is later rejected because she's too young. She falls in love with Bud Borden, another contractee who helps her to ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1984
85 Minutes
film fan actress actor filmmaker creepy gory frightening illinois summer camp ocean georgetown outer space studio horror films filmmaking film industry science fiction history discovery 1930s
A compilation of scenes from many science fiction, crime drama and horror films of the 1930s through 1980s.
Musical
USA
1944
77 Minutes
Ann Miller Jess Barker Charles D. Brown Eddie Kane Louis Armstrong Duke Ellington Glen Gray Band Teddy Powell Band Charlie Barnet Orchestra Nan Wynn The Pied Pipers
dancer screenwriter executive secretary movie producer bandleader amusing charming lighthearted hollywood, calif. movie set office boardinghouse park prison show business film industry deception bad luck unusual romance
Terry Baxter is a never-say-die Hollywood newcomer from Waterfall Kansas, determined to make it big. And does she have talent. Filled, of course, with lots of musical numbers that showcase her many talents.
Comedy
USA
1947
82 Minutes
Red Skelton Virginia O'Brien Leon Ames Gloria Grahame Alan Mowbray Hugo Haas
usher stuntwoman movie star actress actor hero charming madcap lighthearted kansas small town movie theater movie set club hollywood, calif. film industry aspirations robbery friendship romance
A Kansas bumpkin goes to Hollywood to become a movie star and gets a job burlesquing his favorite actor - only he thinks the role is serious.
Romance
USA
1964
108 Minutes
William Holden Audrey Hepburn Noel Coward Gregoire Aslan Raymond Bussières Christian Duvaleix Tony Curtis Mel Ferrer Fred Astaire Frank Sinatra Dominique Boschero
screenwriter producer assistant singer gangster police detective airy amusing creative playful paris french riviera hotel screenwriting procrastination life imitating art film industry writer's block unusual romance love
The sprightly young assistant of a Hollywood screenwriter helps him over his writer's block by acting out his fantasies of possible plots.
Documentary
UK
1996
119 Minutes
movie star director producer narrator mogul steven spielberg engaging confident movie set hollywood film industry rise to stardom universal studios history filmmaking adventure transformation 1990s
Inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's classic story, the Ugly Duckling teams up with friend Scruffy, and the lovable misfits embark on a journey that helps them realize that their differences are what make them special.
Comedy
USA
2000
90 Minutes
Sean Dugan Maxwell Caulfield Seth Meier Mark Goddard Harold Perrineau Edie Falco Markus Flanagan Dave Rosenberg Jane DeNoble Dean Garvin Brett Gillen
screenwriter agent director fan producer amusing cheeky creative sundance film festival park city, utah movie theater street film industry artistic struggle aspirations commercialism screenwriting film quest transformation
Comedy
France
1994
87 Minutes
director actor actress doppelganger psychiatrist friend amusing thrilling france cannes film festival countryside estate identity fame film industry insanity attempted rape mystery fall 1990s
What is going on here?!? French director, Michel Blanc (as Himself), just doesn't understand why his life is suddenly falling apart. This nightmarish comedy-thriller is all about identity. ... See full summary »
Drama
India
2007
142 Minutes
man wife superstar dancer melodramatic heartwarming emotional intense india film set bollywood fame identity marriage success film industry love metamorphosis transformation underdog
A popular Bollywood actor witnesses a murder but refuses to come forward to identify the killer(s).
Comedy
USA
1988
103 Minutes
Billy Crystal Alan King JoBeth Williams Janet Carroll David Ackroyd Phil Fondacaro Robert Pastorelli Mark L. Taylor
surgeon father son extra fiancée actor amusing lighthearted heartwarming tender new york city los angeles california hospital movie set family heart attack reconciliation father/son relationship film industry
On his girlfriend's insistence, a disgruntled man tries to make peace with his high-spirited, street-smart and often irritatingly careless father, a failed actor who never quit his dream to be a success.
Drama
UK
1956
83 Minutes
Richard Basehart Simone Simon George Baker Josephine Griffin Colin Gordon Laurence Naismith Charles Victor Sidney James Joan Hickson David Hannaford Olga Lindo
assistant director extra artist movie star socialite playful crafty amusing london movie set dressing room film industry filmmaking work love interest rise to stardom private life underdog quest
The final scene of a film has been lost and the extras have to be rounded up for it to be re-shot.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
97 Minutes
Dorian Missick Zoe Saldana Hill Harper Frankie Faison William Sadler Tonya Pinkins Keith Nobbs
actor ex-girlfriend mother fiancé coworker witty tender touching gas station new jersey house film industry acting true love daunting task race against time stereotypes love quest 2000s
When Reginald "Cool" Coolidge's ex-fiance, Charli, pulls into the gas station where he works, Cool realizes that he still loves her after three years apart. There's just one problem: Charli's wedding to another man is only 36 hours away.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
97 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rebecca Romijn John Cleese Sam Ball Mike Binder Gina Gershon Adam Goldberg Howard Hesseman Bai Ling Jerry O'Connell Kal Penn
agent wife client freelance writer actor teacher hilarious frenetic profound hollywood, calif. movie studio movie set family home classroom film industry marriage work vs. family infidelity self-discovery scandal
A top Hollywood talent agent finds his cushy existence threatened when he discovers that his wife is cheating on him and that his journal has been swiped by a reporter out to bring him down.
Comedy
USA
2002
103 Minutes
comedian actor news reporter filmmaker hilarious outlandish unrestrained passionate washington, d.c. concert hall stage backstage martin lawrence media film industry relationships social commentary race relations rise transformation
After undergoing a number of personal crises, a stand-up comic returns to the stage for a one-man show featuring stinging social commentary and very personal reflections about his life.
Comedy
USA|UK
1997
101 Minutes
Bridget Baiss Keely Sims Michael Brandon Rick Peters Ian Ogilvy John Hillard Heather Stephens Hector Elias Michael Laskin Guy Siner Richard Neil
filmmaker james coburn missing person dudley moore agent pierce brosnan amusing confident los angeles seaside office car film set disappearance film industry decadence fame conspiracy mystery wretched excess
Mockumentary about the unexplained disappearance of a fictitious up-and-coming movie producer.
Comedy
USA
2010
98 Minutes
Carla Gugino Timothy Olyphant Kathleen Quinlan Malin Akerman Adrianne Palicki Emmanuelle Chriqui Marlee Shelton Joseph Gordon-Levitt Justin Kirk Vincent Kartheiser Traci Dinwiddie
flight attendant porn star adult emotional past film industry housewives new life transformation
Life for porn actress Elektra Luxx gets turned upside down when she finds out she's pregnant.