Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "celebrity-playing-himself"

1. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Security guard Larry Daley infiltrates the Smithsonian Institution in order to rescue Jedediah and Octavius, who have been shipped to the museum by mistake.

Director: Shawn Levy | Stars: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Hank Azaria

Votes: 212,893 | Gross: $177.24M

2. The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022 TV Special)

TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans in an all-new original special created for Disney+.

Director: James Gunn | Stars: Luke Klein, Sean Gunn, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff

Votes: 94,689

3. Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014–2020)

TV-14 | 12 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

In this macabre comedy, retired boxing champion Mike Tyson, his brainy adopted Asian-American daughter, a friendly but wimpy gay gentleman ghost and a cursed perverse mean-spirited talking pigeon solve weird mysteries together.

Stars: Mike Tyson, Norm MacDonald, Rachel Ramras, Jim Rash

Votes: 5,645

4. Lucky You (2007)

PG-13 | 124 min | Drama, Romance, Sport

A hotshot poker player tries to win a tournament in Vegas, but is fighting a losing battle with his personal problems.

Director: Curtis Hanson | Stars: Eric Bana, Drew Barrymore, Robert Duvall, Phyllis Somerville

Votes: 21,182 | Gross: $5.76M

5. Heat Vision and Jack (1999 TV Movie)

30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Astronaut on the run with special powers and his talking motorcycle must deal with a malevolent artificial life form that's possessing people and turning them into dust, as well as NASA's hitman and real life actor Ron Silver.

Director: Ben Stiller | Stars: Jack Black, Owen Wilson, Ron Silver, Christine Taylor

Votes: 1,781

6. Stunt Rock (1978)

PG | 91 min | Action, Drama, Music

While working on a TV show in Los Angeles, famed Australian stuntman Grant Page helps an up-and-coming fantasy-themed rock band develop special effects and dangerous stunts for their act.

Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith | Stars: Grant Page, Monique van de Ven, Margaret Gerard, Sorcery

Votes: 613

7. Julie's Greenroom (2017)

27 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

Ms. Julie (Dame Julie Andrews) teaches performing arts workshops to a group of puppet children and a duck with the help of her assistant Gus (Giullian Yao Gioiello) and celebrity guests at her Wellspring Center for the Performing Arts.

Stars: Julie Andrews, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia

Votes: 354

8. La vida sigue igual (1969)

91 min | Biography, Musical

A promising soccer player is forced to renounce to his career after a car crash. Sick of his misfortune, he moves to a seaside hotel where destiny brings him onto a stage.

Director: Eugenio Martín | Stars: Julio Iglesias, Jean Harrington, Charo López, Micky

Votes: 207

9. Child Bride (2008–2016)

22 min | Drama

Set in rural Rajasthan, 'Balika Vadhu' traces the arduous journey of child bride Anandi from childhood to the brink of womanhood. Married at the tender age of eight, Anandi must accept and ... See full summary »

Stars: Paritosh Kumar, Surekha Sikri, Toral Rasputra, Pratyusha Banerjee

Votes: 1,261

10. Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire (1995 Video Game)

Action, Fantasy

Fighting game based on MK and Fatal Fury. Six characters (plus the three Jackies in Fists of Fire version of the game) played by digitized actors from Jackie Chan movies fight to face three film versions of Jackie himself.

Director: Masahiro Kawakami | Stars: Jackie Chan, Vincent Lau, Ching-Ching Yeung, Ming-Sing Wong

Votes: 22

11. Ghost Fever (1986)

PG | 86 min | Comedy, Horror

Two policeman are sent on a routine assignment to serve an eviction notice. It becomes anything but run-of-the-mill when they become involved in the ghostly happenings.

Director: Lee Madden | Stars: Sherman Hemsley, Luis Avalos, Jennifer Rhodes, Deborah Benson

Votes: 421

12. Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair (1996 Video Game)

51 min | Family

Moviemaking simulation game, in which the player is guided by Steven Spielberg through the comprehensive process of moviemaking, including scriptwriting, filming, and editing.

Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Quentin Tarantino, Penn Jillette, Teller

Votes: 328

13. That's Adequate (1989)

R | 82 min | Comedy

Fake documentary about a fictional Hollywood film studio.

Director: Harry Hurwitz | Stars: Tony Randall, James Coco, Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara

Votes: 285

14. Back to Neverland (1989)

9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Legendary TV news anchor Walter Cronkite takes ecstatic Disneyland tourist Robin through the process of Disney's hand drawn animation and makes Robin's wish of visiting the animated world of Peter Pan (1953) come true.

Director: Jerry Rees | Stars: Walter Cronkite, Robin Williams, Corey Burton, Brian McEntee

Votes: 146

15. Space Jam (1996 Video Game)

K-A | Action, Comedy, Family

Basketball video game for DOS, PlayStation and SEGA Saturn based on the popular movie. Play either as the Looney Tunes team or the alien monster team.

Director: Amy Smith-Boylan | Stars: Michael Jordan, Bob Bergen, Richard Simmons, Wally Wingert

Votes: 372

16. Me olvidé de vivir (1980)

G | 90 min | Drama, Music

Julio Iglesias show life disembarks him from the joys of life.

Director: Orlando Jiménez Leal | Stars: Julio Iglesias, Isa Lorenz, Carol Lynley, Pedro Armendáriz Jr.

Votes: 57

17. Rama (1997 Video Game)

K-A | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In this game based on Arthur C. Clarke's books Rendezvous with Rama and Rama II, the player is part of a science team that must investigate the giant mysterious cylindrical spaceship dubbed Rama that has entered the Solar system.

Director: J. Mark Hood | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Amy Hunter, Tiffany Helm, Stephan Weyte

Votes: 80

18. Hollyweird (1998 TV Movie)

60 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

Unsold TV pilot about three young ambitious true crime documentary filmmakers (an Ohio couple and their L.A. friend) recording their amateur sleuth attempts to solve grisly murders in Hollywood for their rising TV show 'Hollyweird.'

Director: Jefery Levy | Stars: Fab Filippo, Melissa George, Bodhi Elfman, Ivar Brogger

Votes: 52

19. Patrol Car (1954–1956)

30 min | Crime, Drama

Dramatization of murder investigations and other criminal cases that Detective Superintendent Robert Fabian, a real-life Scotland Yard Inspector and the host of the show, worked on.

Stars: Bruce Seton, Robert Raglan, Philip Dale, Jack Melford

Votes: 23

20. I've Gotta Horse (1965)

TV-PG | 92 min | Comedy, Musical

A fast-moving comedy with Billy Fury, who plays himself in the film. The story reveals his great love of animals, and it features his own racehorse, Anselmo. Also featured are several of Billy's own dogs. Watch for the dances!

Director: Kenneth Hume | Stars: Billy Fury, Michael Medwin, Amanda Barrie, The Bachelors

Votes: 121

21. Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987 TV Special)

60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Paul Reiser brings his sophisticated observational humor to home video in this rare showcase of his acclaimed talent as both actor and stand-up comedian. Reiser goes out on a whim searching... See full summary »

Director: Carl Gottlieb | Stars: Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Brooke Adams, Carrie Fisher

Votes: 54

22. Paul Rudd Pitches Harvey Weinstein (2011)

TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy

Paul Rudd pitches his best marketing ideas for Our Idiot Brother to Harvey Weinstein from a piece of toilet paper he wrote them on.

Director: Rob Klein | Stars: Paul Rudd, Harvey Weinstein

Votes: 19

23. Take the Tower (2018– )

45 min | Game-Show

To win a prize, four contestants must reach the top of a tower by taking on challenges, puzzles and quizzes drawing on action movies and their tropes, and then face the evil gamemaster himself, action legend Dolph Lundgren.

Star: Dolph Lundgren

Votes: 49

24. Don't Quit Your Day Job (1996 Video Game)

M | Adventure, Comedy

Watch various stand-ups while you try to get one of the stand-up performers to sign with your talent agency. If you drop the ball, you have to play mini-games and then try again.

Stars: Andrea Abbate, Max Alexander, Gerry Bednob, Johnny Dark

Votes: 25

25. The 'Imp'probable Mr. Wee Gee (1966)

75 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Famed crime photographer Arthur Fellig, nicknamed Mr. Wee Gee, stars as himself in this pseudo-documentary that begins when he falls in love with a store window dummy and tracks "her" to ... See full summary »

Director: Sherman Price | Stars: Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig, Ray Christian, Monica Davis, Hella Grondahl

Votes: 29

26. Prize Fighter (1993 Video Game)

MA-13 | Sport

You're the Kid, a promising rookie prize-fighter. Fight Honeyboy Hernandez, Mega Joe Falco, T. Rex Hawkins and heavyweight champion Nuke 'The Duke' Johnson to win the title and help a young fan overcome his debilitating trauma.

Director: Ron Stein | Stars: Ben Hernandez Bray, Billy D. Lucas, Manny Perry, Jimmy Nickerson

Votes: 37

27. Five Men and a Limo (1997)

4 min | Comedy, Short

In a world where five men provide voice overs for virtually every movie trailer there is, those five men share a limosine ride.

Stars: Clinton Hendricks, Don LaFontaine, John Leader, Nick Tate

Votes: 109

28. Quarterback Attack with Mike Ditka (1995 Video Game)

Sport

Pick your play and then see how the game progresses in this full motion video simulation of American football. Legendary real life coach Mike Ditka is there to give you tough love.

Director: Ron Stein | Stars: Mike Ditka, Keith Neubert, Casey Lee, Peter Kent

Votes: 15

29. Fast Draw Showdown (1994 Video Game)

T | Action, Western

The player is a lawman, who must defeat all the lawbreaking gunfighters in town in fair and not so fair duels to prove to them who's the top gunslinger around here. The final boss is Wes Flowers, a real-life Fast Draw champion.

Directors: David O. Roberts, Barry Kirk | Stars: Wes Flowers, Eddie Perez

Votes: 11

30. VNC: Virtual Nightclub (1997 Video Game)

Adventure, Music, Sci-Fi

Enter the VCN and experience the surreal futuristic alternative youth cyber culture first hand. The game features surreal gameplay and live performances from many notably musicians including UK DJs, US rappers and Herbie Hancock.

Director: Olaf Wendt | Stars: Matt Black, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, James Lavelle

31. Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995 Video Game)

T | Adventure, Fantasy, Music

Interactive tour of a voodoo mansion based on the Rolling Stones album Voodoo Lounge. You've been invited to join the band's huge party inside. Meet the band, tour the villa and view FMV clips about the band and the album.

Director: David S. Bellino | Stars: Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ronnie Wood

Votes: 15

32. Connections (1996 Video Game)

Adventure, History, Mystery

FMV game based on science historian James Burke's classic documentary television series Connections. You're stuck in a virtual reality broken by a malevolent force. Follow Burke's instructions to find connected items and escape.

Director: Jeff Cretcher | Stars: Melinda Bach, James Burke, Paul Collett, John David

Votes: 15

33. How to Be Perfect with Bob Goldthwait (1995 Video Game)

Comedy, Game-Show

Watch excerpts from various 1950s public service announcement films about etiquette and choose which of the responses is the most proper. Etiquette instructor Bob Goldthwait grades your success or utter failure.

Stars: Bobcat Goldthwait, Bob Sarlatte

34. Baywatch (1989–2001)
Episode: I Spike (1994)

TV-PG | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Mitch becomes attracted to Tracy Dodsworth, an Australian lifeguard-turned-hovercraft rescue expert, who arrives at Baywatch to demonstrate the merits of a mini-hovercraft who feels it can ... See full summary »

Director: Gregory J. Bonann | Stars: David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, David Charvet, Yasmine Bleeth

Votes: 133

35. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: Fine Tuning (1985)

G | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Three high-school kids build an antenna that can catch signals from outer space. They learn that the aliens are big fans of 1950s American television and are coming to Hollywood to meet some of their favorite Earth stars.

Director: Bob Balaban | Stars: Matthew Labyorteaux, Gary Riley, Jim Gatherum, Milton Berle

Votes: 446

36. Amazing Stories (1985–1987)
Episode: Remote Control Man (1985)

Not Rated | 25 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A meek, unhappy and frustrated husband with a nagging wife and incorrigible sons finally finds solace in his new TV set that "comes alive" with the use of a magic remote control and gives ... See full summary »

Director: Bob Clark | Stars: Sydney Lassick, Nancy Parsons, Philip Bruns, Jeff Cohen

Votes: 458

37. Gary the Rat (2003)
Episode: Manrattan (2003)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

Gary Andrews, a successful Wall Street attorney, wakes up one morning to discover that he has turned into a 6 ft rat.

Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Seymour Cassel, Kristin Bauer, Robert Goulet

38. Greg the Bunny (2002–2004)
Episode: Welcome to Sweetknuckle Junction (2002)

TV-14 | Comedy

Greg the Bunny successfully prods his slacker buddy Jimmy (Seth Green) Bender to ask his dad (Eugene Levy) the director of a cable children show 'Sweetknuckle Junction' for an off camera ... See full summary »

Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Eugene Levy, Seth Green, Bob Gunton, Sarah Silverman

Votes: 43

39. It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)
Episode: Dial L for Laundry (1987)

TV-14 | 24 min | Comedy

Garry meets Sylvia in the condo laundry room, but has to contend with her ex.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Scott Nemes, Michael Tucci

Votes: 39

40. It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)
Episode: Force Boxman (1987)

TV-14 | 26 min | Comedy

Garry gets the lead in a new police drama, so Red Buttons takes over the show.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Scott Nemes, Michael Tucci

Votes: 40

41. It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)
Episode: No Baby, No Show (1987)

TV-14 | Comedy

Jackie goes into labor, during which Tom Petty and Susan Anton stop by to help with the delivery.

Director: Alan Rafkin | Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Scott Nemes, Michael Tucci

Votes: 34

42. It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)
Episode: The Last Show (1990)

TV-14 | Comedy

There's a new guy at the condos. His name is "Death" and he has come for Garry because the show is ending.

Director: Roy London | Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Jessica Harper, Scott Nemes

Votes: 48

43. The John Larroquette Show (1993–1996)
Episode: Wasted Lives (1994)

Comedy

John becomes an AA sponsor but ends up accidentally eating a pot brownie and gets really high. Adam meets his estranged father who wants something from him. Also, actor Joe Pesci (playing himself) briefly visits Oscar for selfish reasons.

Director: John Whitesell | Stars: John Larroquette, Liz Torres, Gigi Rice, Daryl Mitchell

Votes: 37

44. The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
Episode: Flip (1998)

TV-MA | 55 min | Comedy

Larry, Hank, Arthur and the staff prepare for, and put on, Larry's last show.

Director: Todd Holland | Stars: Garry Shandling, Jeffrey Tambor, Wallace Langham, Penny Johnson Jerald

Votes: 304

45. Millennium (1996–1999)
Episode: ...Thirteen Years Later (1998)

TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Horror

As Halloween approaches, a killer obsessed with famous horror movies stalks members of a production crew as they film a movie based upon one of Frank's cases. Rock band Kiss cameos as themselves.

Director: Thomas J. Wright | Stars: Lance Henriksen, Klea Scott, Jeff Yagher, Jim Pirri

Votes: 321

46. The Newsroom (1996–2005)
Episode: Meltdown: Part 1 (1997)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy, Drama

Famous film director David Cronenberg arrives to talk about his new movie Crash (1996) only to show his unflattering true colors. The newsroom turns to pop culture to find a catchy way to report on a possible nuclear meltdown in Toronto.

Director: Ken Finkleman | Stars: Karen Hines, Mark Farrell, Ken Finkleman, Tanya Allen

Votes: 17

47. Popular (1999–2001)
Episode: The Brain Game (2001)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

The gang studies for SATs. Mary Cherry gets them to compete on a quiz show against her mother. Lily fears that Josh will make a fool of himself, since his only field of expertise is chickens. Carmen falls for her Mexican dance instructor.

Director: Craig Zisk | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 71

48. Popular (1999–2001)
Episode: We Are Family (2000)

TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lily and Carmen become Nicole and Mary Cherry's servants in hopes of receiving wigs to cover their mohawks. Sam and Brooke plan to stop their parents' wedding. Mary Cherry opposes her mom's decision to marry "CHiPs" actor Erik Estrada.

Director: Elodie Keene | Stars: Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham

Votes: 76

49. Punky Brewster (1984–1988)
Episode: Accidents Happen (1986)

Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Punky's dream is to become an astronaut when she grows up. When she sees the explosion of the Challenger Space Shuttle on TV, she is devastated.

Director: Art Dielhenn | Stars: George Gaynes, Soleil Moon Frye, Susie Garrett, Cherie Johnson

Votes: 43

50. Roseanne (1988–2018)
Episode: Roseambo (1996)

TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama

Roseanne battles a group terrorists holding her family and a foreign diplomat hostage on a train to Washington D.C.

Director: Gary Halvorson | Stars: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman, Laurie Metcalf, Sara Gilbert

Votes: 384