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1. Shakespeare in Love (1998)
R | 123 min | Comedy, Drama, History
The world's greatest ever playwright, William Shakespeare, is young, out of ideas and short of cash, but meets his ideal woman and is inspired to write one of his most famous plays.
Director: John Madden | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 234,326 | Gross: $100.32M
2. The Seventh Seal (1957)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Fantasy
A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Max von Sydow, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bengt Ekerot, Nils Poppe
Votes: 198,430
3. Farewell My Concubine (1993)
R | 171 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Two boys meet at an opera training school in Peking in 1924. Their resulting friendship will span nearly 70 years and endure some of the most troublesome times in China's history.
Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Fengyi Zhang, Gong Li, You Ge
Votes: 33,134 | Gross: $5.22M
4. Finding Neverland (2004)
PG | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Family
The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet, Julie Christie, Radha Mitchell
Votes: 212,039 | Gross: $51.68M
5. Funny Girl (1968)
G | 151 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
The life of Fanny Brice, famed comedienne and entertainer of the early 1900s. We see her rise to fame as a Ziegfeld girl, subsequent career, and her personal life, particularly her relationship with Nick Arnstein.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Omar Sharif, Kay Medford, Anne Francis
Votes: 25,161 | Gross: $58.50M
6. Fanny and Alexander (1982)
R | 188 min | Drama
Two young Swedish children in the 1900s experience the many comedies and tragedies of their lively and affectionate theatrical family, the Ekdahls.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Bertil Guve, Pernilla Allwin, Kristina Adolphson, Börje Ahlstedt
Votes: 67,488 | Gross: $4.97M
7. The Pirate (1948)
Approved | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
A girl is engaged to the local rich man, but meanwhile she has dreams about the legendary pirate Macoco. A traveling singer falls in love with her and to impress her he poses as the pirate.
Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper
Votes: 5,613 | Gross: $2.96M
8. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990)
PG | 117 min | Comedy, Drama
Two minor characters from the play 'Hamlet' stumble around unaware of their scripted lives and unable to deviate from them.
Director: Tom Stoppard | Stars: Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Richard Dreyfuss, Livio Badurina
Votes: 23,851 | Gross: $0.74M
10. Fellini Satyricon (1969)
R | 129 min | Drama, Fantasy
A series of disjointed mythical tales set in first-century Rome.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Max Born, Salvo Randone
Votes: 17,187 | Gross: $1.14M
11. Little Ashes (2008)
R | 112 min | Biography, Drama, History
About the young life and loves of artist Salvador Dalí, filmmaker Luis Buñuel and writer Federico García Lorca.
Director: Paul Morrison | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Javier Beltrán, Matthew McNulty, Marina Gatell
Votes: 9,625 | Gross: $0.48M
12. Funny Lady (1975)
PG | 136 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
Story of singer Fanny Brice's stormy relationship with showman Billy Rose.
Director: Herbert Ross | Stars: Barbra Streisand, James Caan, Omar Sharif, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 5,959 | Gross: $40.06M
13. Landscape in the Mist (1988)
TV-MA | 127 min | Drama
Two children journey the long road to Germany to find the man they believe to be their father.
Director: Theodoros Angelopoulos | Stars: Michalis Zeke, Tania Palaiologou, Stratos Tzortzoglou, Eva Kotamanidou
Votes: 9,648
14. Stage Beauty (2004)
R | 106 min | Drama
A female theatre dresser creates a stir and sparks a revolution in seventeenth century London theatre by playing Desdemona in Othello. But what will become of the male actor she once worked for and eventually replaced?
Director: Richard Eyre | Stars: Billy Crudup, Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Derek Hutchinson
Votes: 10,742 | Gross: $0.78M
15. Son of Kong (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Family, Horror
The showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome strength.
Director: Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Robert Armstrong, Helen Mack, Frank Reicher, John Marston
Votes: 5,287 | Gross: $1.34M
16. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Approved | 133 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Two couples and a troupe of actors have an encounter with some mischievous fairies in the forest.
Directors: William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt | Stars: James Cagney, Dick Powell, Ian Hunter, Verree Teasdale
Votes: 3,884
17. Murder Most Foul (1964)
Unrated | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
When Miss Jane Marple joins a theatrical company after a blackmailer is murdered, several members of the troupe are also dispatched by this mysterious killer.
Director: George Pollock | Stars: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Andrew Cruickshank
Votes: 6,308
18. Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When her father decides to flee to England, young Sylvia Scarlett must become Sylvester Scarlett and protect her father every step of the way, with the questionable help of plenty others.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Brian Aherne, Edmund Gwenn
Votes: 4,538
19. Scaramouche (1952)
Approved | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In France during the late 18th Century, a man sets out to avenge the death of his friend at the hands of a master swordsman.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Stewart Granger, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Mel Ferrer
Votes: 6,365
20. The Reckoning (2003)
R | 112 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A priest on the lam takes up with a traveling band of actors, who then discover a murder has occurred and try to solve it by recreating the crime in a play.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Willem Dafoe, Paul Bettany, Marián Aguilera, Trevor Steedman
Votes: 6,396 | Gross: $0.26M
21. Sawdust and Tinsel (1953)
Not Rated | 93 min | Drama
The complicated relationships between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Åke Grönberg, Harriet Andersson, Hasse Ekman, Anders Ek
Votes: 7,381
22. Molière (2007)
PG-13 | 120 min | Biography, Comedy
To satisfy his creditors, a witty actor reinvents himself as a satirical playwright, with uproarious, yet bittersweet, results.
Director: Laurent Tirard | Stars: Romain Duris, Fabrice Luchini, Laura Morante, Edouard Baer
Votes: 6,574 | Gross: $0.64M
23. Wyrd Sisters (1997)
140 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Duke Felmet murders King Verence and takes over the small country of Lancre on the Discworld, three witches are involuntarily tasked with protecting the king's baby son.
Stars: Jane Horrocks, June Whitfield, Annette Crosbie, Eleanor Bron
Votes: 1,069
24. The Chambermaid on the Titanic (1997)
101 min | Drama, Romance
An ordinary foundry worker fakes a love story between him and the chambermaid from RMS Titanic. When ship sinks and chambermaid probably dies, his story gains popularity. But lie always has its price.
Director: Bigas Luna | Stars: Olivier Martinez, Romane Bohringer, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Didier Bezace
Votes: 1,462 | Gross: $0.24M
25. Noah's Ark (1928)
Passed | 135 min | Drama, War
The Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood, with a parallel story of soldiers in the First World War.
Directors: Michael Curtiz, Darryl F. Zanuck | Stars: Dolores Costello, George O'Brien, Noah Beery, Louise Fazenda
Votes: 917 | Gross: $1.37M
26. Jane Austen in Manhattan (1980)
108 min | Drama, Romance
Two teachers vie for the right to stage a play written by Jane Austen when she was twelve years old.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: David Redden, Michael Wager, Robert Powell, Gael Hammer
Votes: 302
27. Variety Lights (1950)
Not Rated | 97 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A beautiful, ambitious young woman joins a traveling troupe of third-rate vaudevillians and inadvertently causes jealousy and emotional crises.
Directors: Federico Fellini, Alberto Lattuada | Stars: Peppino De Filippo, Carla Del Poggio, Giulietta Masina, John Kitzmiller
Votes: 3,860
28. The Rite (1969 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama
A theatre troupe is called to court because of obscene performance material and an interrogation ensues, which causes them to expose their neuroses and inner psychological torments.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Anders Ek, Gunnar Björnstrand, Erik Hell
Votes: 3,343
29. A Lawless Street (1955)
Passed | 78 min | Western
Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Randolph Scott, Angela Lansbury, Warner Anderson, Jean Parker
Votes: 1,527
30. Revue Starlight the Movie (2021)
120 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Starlight - This is a story of a far off star, a long time ago, and in the distant future. Two young girls, captivated by the glamour of the performance, exchange promises: "We'll become stars." "I'll wait for you on stage."
Director: Tomohiro Furukawa | Stars: Momoyo Koyama, Suzuko Mimori, Haruki Iwata, Aina Aiba
Votes: 197
31. Lucky Me (1954)
Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three struggling theatrical performers meet a famous songwriter who is trying to convince a wealthy oilman to finance a musical he is scripting, promising them stardom if it comes to fruition.
Director: Jack Donohue | Stars: Doris Day, Robert Cummings, Phil Silvers, Eddie Foy Jr.
Votes: 895
32. Salome, Where She Danced (1945)
Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Music
A famous Viennese ballerina flees Europe during the Austro-Prussian War and falls in love with an American bandit who looks like her deceased royal lover.
Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: Yvonne De Carlo, Rod Cameron, David Bruce, Walter Slezak
Votes: 373
33. Yavanika (1982)
147 min | Drama, Mystery
An infamous tabla player of a touring drama group goes missing. Later on, Sub-inspector Jacob Eeraly investigates the case.
Director: K.G. George | Stars: Bharat Gopy, Nedumudi Venu, Mammootty, Venu Nagavalli
Votes: 871
34. The Girls (1968)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Three Swedish stage actresses give differing interpretations of the classic Aristophanes play "Lysistrata."
Director: Mai Zetterling | Stars: Bibi Andersson, Harriet Andersson, Gunnel Lindblom, Gunnar Björnstrand
Votes: 918
35. Shakespeare-Wallah (1965)
Not Rated | 120 min | Drama, Romance
The story of a family troupe of English actors in India. They travel around the towns and villages giving performances of Shakespearean plays. Through their travels we see the changing face... See full summary »
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Felicity Kendal, Geoffrey Kendal, Laura Liddell
Votes: 879 | Gross: $0.00M
36. Doll Face (1945)
Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
Burlesque star (Blaine) makes it in the big time.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como, Carmen Miranda
Votes: 571
37. Harishchandrachi Factory (2009)
Not Rated | 96 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
In 1913 India's cinema industry is born from Dadasaheb Phalke's efforts to make Raja Harishchandra (1913), India's first feature-length B&W silent film.
Director: Paresh Mokashi | Stars: Nandu Madhav, Vibhawari Deshpande, Atharva Karve, Mohit Gokhale
Votes: 2,698
38. Phantom of the Theatre (2016)
13+ | 103 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.
Director: Wai-Man Yip | Stars: Ruby Lin, Yo Yang, Simon Yam, Gangshan Jing
Votes: 416 | Gross: $0.02M
39. 'O re (1989)
90 min | Comedy, Drama, History
One of the key factors in Italian unification was the overthrow in 1860 of Francesco, the King of Naples and the two Sicilies, who went into elegant but impoverished exile in Rome with his ... See full summary »
Director: Luigi Magni | Stars: Giancarlo Giannini, Ornella Muti, Carlo Croccolo, Luc Merenda
Votes: 113
40. Scaramouche (1923)
Passed | 124 min | Drama, Romance
When a nobleman murders his best friend, a lawyer becomes a revolutionary with his heart set on vengeance.
Director: Rex Ingram | Stars: Lloyd Ingraham, Alice Terry, Ramon Novarro, Lewis Stone
Votes: 704 | Gross: $0.94M
41. Food of Love (1997)
105 min | Comedy, Romance
A group of ex-university students reunite to perform a Shakespeare play in a quaint English village.
Director: Stephen Poliakoff | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Nathalie Baye, Joe McGann, Juliet Aubrey
Votes: 103
42. FTA (1972)
R | 103 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music
Available for the first time since it mysteriously disappeared in 1972 after only one week in theaters, this raucous film is a riveting slice of the Vietnam anti-war movement.
Director: Francine Parker | Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Pamela Donegan, Len Chandler
Votes: 474
43. Les enfants du désordre (1989)
98 min | Drama
Is there still a chance for Marie ,sent to a reformatory school?
Director: Yannick Bellon | Stars: Emmanuelle Béart, Robert Hossein, Patrick Catalifo, Claude Roy
Votes: 173
44. Frisky (1954)
97 min | Comedy, Romance
The relationships between a veteran marshal, his bride-to-be, a rookie and his fiancée are severely tested when the young carabiniere is temporarily sent to a distant town.
Director: Luigi Comencini | Stars: Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Marisa Merlini, Roberto Risso
Votes: 891
45. One in a Million (1936)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Family, Music
American theatrical manager (Menjou) discovers Henie preparing for the Olympics in Switzerland and brings her to Madison Square Garden.
Director: Sidney Lanfield | Stars: Sonja Henie, Adolphe Menjou, Don Ameche, Ned Sparks
Votes: 337 | Gross: $2.00M
46. Paddy O'Day (1936)
Approved | 76 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Paddy O'Day is an Irish immigrant who learns on arrival in the U.S. that her mother is dead. Friends help her survive as an entertainer, and success is a good argument against the immigration officials.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Jane Withers, Pinky Tomlin, Rita Hayworth, Jane Darwell
Votes: 281
47. Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
Approved | 67 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Blackie tracks down a wrongly convicted prisoner who escapes during a Christmas magic show.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: Chester Morris, Adele Mara, Richard Lane, George E. Stone
Votes: 694
48. The Postman Always Rings Twice: The Radio Play (1947)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Crime, Mystery
Director: Bill Lawrence | Stars: Truman Bradley, John Garfield
Votes: 11
49. Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929)
72 min | Comedy, Mystery, Thriller
A writer, looking for some peace and quiet in order to finish a novel, takes a room at the Baldpate Inn. Peace and quiet are last things he gets, though, as there are some very strange things going on at the establishment.
Director: Reginald Barker | Stars: Richard Dix, Miriam Seegar, Margaret Livingston, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 435
50. The Great Profile (1940)
Approved | 82 min | Comedy
Barrymore lampoons himself. A famous actor, given to drink, nearly destroys the show, but his leading lady returns to save it. Meanwhile a young girl tries to reform him.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: John Barrymore, Mary Beth Hughes, Gregory Ratoff, John Payne
Votes: 269