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1. Mulholland Drive (2001)
R | 147 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring, Justin Theroux, Jeanne Bates
Votes: 385,288 | Gross: $7.22M
2. The Neon Demon (2016)
R | 117 min | Horror, Thriller
An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, Karl Glusman
Votes: 104,244 | Gross: $1.33M
3. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Passed | 134 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono, Wesley Addy
Votes: 62,210 | Gross: $4.05M
4. Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson
Votes: 237,240
5. Valley of the Dolls (1967)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate
Votes: 9,798 | Gross: $44.43M
6. Starry Eyes (2014)
Not Rated | 98 min | Horror, Mystery
A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.
Directors: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer | Stars: Alexandra Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabianne Therese
Votes: 22,432
7. A Star Is Born (1937)
Passed | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman comes to Hollywood with dreams of stardom, and achieves them only with the help of an alcoholic leading man whose best days are behind him.
Directors: William A. Wellman, Jack Conway, Victor Fleming | Stars: Janet Gaynor, Fredric March, Adolphe Menjou, May Robson
Votes: 10,944 | Gross: $4.36M
8. Chantal (2007 Video)
R | 96 min | Drama
Chantal is a hot, naive and dangerously delusional young woman, wandering the boulevards of L.A. looking for her first big break. There she meets Tracy who warns of the harsh realities lurking beyond the glamorous facade of Hollywood.
Director: Tony Marsiglia | Stars: Erin Brown, Julian Wells, Andrea Davis, Darian Caine
Votes: 474
9. A Tale of Two Coreys (2018 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 90 min | Biography, Drama
The story of teen heartthrobs Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, whose lives were forever changed by the glitz, glamour, and darker side of show business.
Director: Steven Huffaker | Stars: Elijah Marcano, Justin Ellings, Scott Bosely, Casey Leach
Votes: 771
10. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Approved | 128 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A tomboy turned movie star deals with the cruelty of Hollywood.
Director: Robert Mulligan | Stars: Natalie Wood, Christopher Plummer, Robert Redford, Ruth Gordon
Votes: 4,292
11. Walk the Angry Beach (1961)
74 min | Drama
A young girl comes to Hollywood to try to break into the movies, but winds up being taken advantage of by sleazy producers, and is forced to become a stripper.
Director: John Hayes | Stars: Tony Vorno, Paul Bruce, Ernest Macias, John Barrick
Votes: 635
12. What Price Hollywood? (1932)
Passed | 88 min | Drama, Romance
The career of a waitress takes off when she meets an amiable drunken Hollywood director.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Constance Bennett, Lowell Sherman, Neil Hamilton, Gregory Ratoff
Votes: 2,595
13. A Stranger in the Mirror (1993 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
A naive young woman arrives in Hollywood to become a star, but after she gets drugged and raped during a shoot, she hardens quickly and catches the eye of a popular womanizing comedian who introduces her to his shady powerful agent.
Director: Charles Jarrott | Stars: Perry King, Lori Loughlin, Geordie Johnson, Juliet Mills
Votes: 164
14. Look Away (2021)
90 min | Documentary
Women who were groomed in their early teen years come forward to tell their stories as this film exposes sex crimes committed by some of the music industry's biggest stars.
Directors: Sophie Cunningham, Ben Steele | Stars: Kari Krome, Lori Mattox, Trudie Arguelles, Jackie Fuchs
Votes: 127
15. A Virgin in Hollywood (1953)
Not Rated | 63 min | Comedy, Music
A young female newspaper reporter is assigned by her editor to investigate the seamier side of Hollywood.
Director: Klaytan W. Kirby | Stars: Dorothy Abbott, Thad Swift, Phil Rhodes, Carol Brewster
Votes: 126
16. Medium Rare (1987)
95 min | Comedy, Crime
Death of his wife's pet poodle and a threatening movie producer create a world of trouble for a middle-aged B-movie mogul. He hires two psychopathic goons to take care of it, which only creates more trouble and attracts the cops.
Director: Paul Madden | Stars: Burt Young, Lainie Kazan, Brad Dourif, Brenda Bakke
Votes: 74
17. Love for Rent (1979 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
Small town girl visits her actress sister in Los Angeles only to find out she's a Hollywood call girl.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Annette O'Toole, Lisa Eilbacher, Rhonda Fleming, Eugene Roche
Votes: 59
18. The Dark Side: Hollywood (2018)
35 min | Documentary
Stars: Howard Raishbrook, Kim Masters, Alina Ratuska
19. Hollywood Scandals (2013–2014)
TV-14 | 60 min | Biography
Hollywood Scandals is all about discovering the darker side of Tinseltown. In Hollywood, these stories don't just sell movies and television shows, they're woven into the fabric of a town ... See full summary »
Stars: Josh Goodman, Judy Ho, Kim Morgan, Larry Flynt
Votes: 27
20. The Dark Side of Hollywood (1998)
54 min | Documentary
A documentary looking behind the scenes of Hollywood's low-budget movie industry. It is a powerful portrait of the fragility of fame and the cost of stardom. B-pictures have long been the ... See full summary »
Director: Odette Springer | Stars: Jon Kalina, Edward Albert, Samuel Z. Arkoff, Lisa Boyle
Votes: 34
21. Death in Hollywood (1990 Video)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up must come down, and Hollywood's failing ... See full summary »
Director: Nick Bougas | Stars: Kip King, Nick Adams, Pier Angeli, Humphrey Bogart
Votes: 78
22. Hollywood (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama
Hollywood. A place of dreams. A place of refuge for dreamers from all over the world. Enter a small town girl from Kansas who comes to LA to hit it big....and a jaded Detective who's ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher L. Golon | Stars: Kevin Michael Turner, Alexis Ostrander, Julia Melim, Samuel Morris
Votes: 37
23. Hell Is a Place Called Hollywood (1950)
21 min | Short, Drama
A beauty queen called Sheila Anderson wins a part in a Hollywood motion picture. The film turns out to be a cheap nudie film, she is then shunned by the theatrical community and ends up ... See full summary »
Star: Sheila Anderson
Votes: 42
24. Chantal (1968)
Not Rated | 59 min | Drama
A young woman moves to Hollywood to find fame and fails badly.
Director: Nick Millard | Star: Lily Damon
Votes: 24
25. Hollyweird (2020)
Not Rated | 81 min | Documentary, Horror
Hollywood, land of the famous, the infamous, the beautiful, the ugly and the WEIRD. Join your Host Dark Infinity on a journey through the dark side of Hollywood on a visit to the California... See full summary »
Director: Dustin Ferguson | Stars: Greig Broussard, Goddess Bunny, Carl Crew, Alana Evans
Votes: 59
26. James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons (2011)
44 min | Documentary, History
Iconic and bestselling author James Ellroy, the "demon dog of American literature" who penned "Black Dahlia" and "LA Confidential, " takes a fresh look at some of Hollywood's most-notorious stories from the past to the present.
Stars: James Ellroy, Phil LaMarr, Franklin Ruehl, Deanna Morris
Votes: 78
27. Medium Rare (2010– )
Comedy
Set on the dark side of Hollywood, B-Movie maven Harry Costas is forced to protect the screen legacy of his wife Helga when a low-life upstart producer threatens to ruin her image.
Stars: Burt Young, Lainie Kazan, Brad Dourif, Brenda Bakke
28. Final Cut (2012– )
Crime
Final Cut explores the dark side of Hollywood - telling the stories of people who arrived with their dreams but had their lives cut short by brutal and mysterious crimes.
Stars: Cesar D' La Torre, Reed Anthony, Todd Hedrick, Jason Her
Votes: 9
29. The Big Green (2014)
32 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Max Chaiet attempts to uncover the truth about the look of Shrek, who he believes was stolen from his father's children book character. Max goes on a journey, honoring his father's creative legacy while exposing the dark side of Hollywood.
Directors: Max Chaiet, Max Chaiet | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Max Chaiet, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Vicky Jenson
30. Mondo Americana (2017)
Biography
A Hollywood based production company, wants an Indie Film maker to direct a new movie about the dark side of Hollywood entitled "Mondo Americana". They have put together an odd team consisting of a drag queen and a Jewish comedian.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Ulli Lommel, Andreea Boyer, Lilith Stangenberg, Max Brauer
Votes: 18
31. A Star for Rose (2013)
98 min | Drama
Small town girl Marcy (Tara Walker) comes to LA with stars in her eyes, thinking she can make it big on "Search For A Star." Instead, with little money and no friends, she finds herself ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Yost | Stars: Debbie Allen, John Savage, Tara Walker, Melinda Skilondz
Votes: 14
32. Vampire Sunrise (2014)
Not Rated | 85 min | Horror
Vampire Sunrise is a docudrama thriller set on the dark side of Hollywood, California. It follows two undercover police detectives as they track down a cult of killer vampires. Or not? ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Shaw | Stars: Scott Shaw, Kevin Thompson, Ashleigh Brackett, Jocelyn Aguilar
33. Hollywood & Crime (2000– )
Talk-Show
HOLLYWOOD & CRIME feeds the American public's fascination with the dark side of Hollywood culture, its celebrities and their run ins with the law. The episodes examine the passion and the ... See full summary »
Stars: Alison Holloway, Randy West
34. The Movie Killers
Action, Mystery, Thriller | Announced
First, they killed his movie. Then, they vowed to kill him. Enter the dark side of Hollywood. Based on the true story of 'DUE JUSTICE'. Jerry Buys' highly acclaimed action-comedy movie project.
35. A Trophy (2013)
10 min | Short, Drama, History
In this short film, described by its writer/director as a 'travelogue noir', a broken young filmmaker becomes obsessed with the dark side of Hollywood history - and finds himself doomed to repeat it.
Director: Mark Tapio Kines | Stars: Dom Zook, Virginia Welch, David Galli White
36. Vampire Abstracta (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 90 min | Horror
A docudrama thriller, set on the dark side of Hollywood, California. It follows two undercover police detectives as they track down a cult of vampire killers. Or not?
Director: Scott Shaw | Stars: Scott Shaw, Kevin Thompson, Ashleigh Brackett, Jocelyn Aguilar
37. Bigger Than James Dean (2004 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
This is a documentary about a dutch guy trying to achieve a Hollywood career as an actor. Instead of becoming part of the American dream, he faces the dark side of Hollywood.
Director: Frank Krom | Stars: Christiaan Rollich, Daylani Rollich
Votes: 23
38. The Tragic Side of Fame (2011 TV Movie)
60 min | Biography
FAME: It's the American dream. The pinnacle by which success is measured. But beyond the glitz, the glamour, the million dollar lifestyles exists a dark side--one we rarely see, until it's ... See full summary »
Stars: Tony DiFalco, Dana Plato, Michael Musto, Noah Levy
Votes: 12
39. A Strange and Savage Place (2011)
24 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A down on his luck private eye is taken down a dark, bizarre rabbit hole that could only happen in Tinseltown.
Director: Paul Michael Ramirez | Stars: Thomas Bryant, Jon Crawford, Tanya Davila, Scott Ford
40.
The Essentials (2001– )
Episode:
Sunset Blvd.
(2006)
Documentary, Talk-Show
Hosts Osborne and Haskell discuss and introduce Sunset Boulevard (1950), director Billy Wilder's look at the dark side of Hollywood.
Stars: Robert Osborne, Molly Haskell
41.
Josiah Rises (2018– )
Episode:
Rose McGowan EXPOSES Hollywood's Dark Side! Chrissy Teigen Was Just The Beginning!
(2020)
Talk-Show
Director: Josiah Swanson | Star: Josiah Swanson
42.
Josiah Rises (2018– )
Episode:
This Movie Got BANNED for Exposing Hollywood's Dark Side!
(2020)
Talk-Show
Director: Josiah Swanson | Stars: Josiah Swanson, John Paul Rice
43.
Royal Histories (2020–2022)
Episode:
Grace Kelly: The Hollywood Years
(2021)
56 min | Documentary
The incredible career of classic Hollywood actress Grace Kelly.
Directors: Louise Ireland, Olivia Witt | Stars: Phoebe Pryce, Bidisha, Lucy Bolton, Marlon Brando
44.
Dark Side of the '90s (2021– )
Episode:
The Viper Room: Hollywood's Sanctuary
(2021)
42 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The Viper Room was a refuge for Young Hollywood to hide from the prying eyes of the press, until one fateful night when the death of a rising star instantly made it headline news.
Director: Richard Rotter | Stars: Charlot Daysh, Adam Duritz, Mark McGrath, River Phoenix
Votes: 145
45.
James Ellroy's L.A.: City of Demons (2011)
Episode:
The Dark Side of Hollywood
(2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History
The madcap misdeeds and misfortune of tinsel town notables is nothing new. Throughout a hundred years of Hollywood heinousness, stars have been strung out, snuffed out, locked up, and ... See full summary »
Stars: James Ellroy, Peter Nikkos, Ryan Beard, Sarah Delpizzo
46.
The New York Times Presents (2020– )
Episode:
Sin Eater: The Crimes of Anthony Pellicano - Part 1
(2023)
TV-MA | 55 min | Documentary
Part 2 reveals ex-PI Anthony Pellicano, out of prison and talking. Unseen evidence raises questions about the lack of consequences for Hollywood stars exposed during his reign.
Stars: Anthony Pellicano, Ned Zeman, Rachel Abrams, Diane Dimond
Votes: 63
47.
That Squirrel DID WHAT?! (2015– )
Episode:
#CanBeLonely
(2015)
Comedy, Musical
Spaggio discovers the dark side of Hollywood, while Dick struggles to move on without him.
Stars: Spaggio Scoiattolo, Rich Cassone, Kiki Aldonas, July O'Brien
48.
Lucifer (2016–2021)
Episode:
Infernal Guinea Pig
(2018)
TV-14 | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A murder investigation reveals the dark side of Hollywood. Chloe puts her life on the line.
Director: Eagle Egilsson | Stars: Tom Ellis, Lauren German, Kevin Alejandro, Tricia Helfer
Votes: 4,072