Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "film-buff"

1. The Dreamers (2003)

NC-17 | 115 min | Drama, Romance

A young American studying in Paris in 1968 strikes up a friendship with a French brother and sister. Set against the background of the '68 Paris student riots.

Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Michael Pitt, Louis Garrel, Eva Green, Anna Chancellor

Votes: 131,797 | Gross: $2.53M

2. Scream (I) (2022)

R | 114 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

25 years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, Calif., a new killer dons the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town's deadly past.

Directors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Melissa Barrera

Votes: 159,323 | Gross: $81.64M

3. Scream 4 (2011)

R | 111 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Ten years have passed, and Sidney Prescott, who has put herself back together thanks in part to her writing, is visited by the Ghostface Killer.

Director: Wes Craven | Stars: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Lucy Hale

Votes: 171,406 | Gross: $38.18M

4. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)

PG-13 | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

A nerdy valedictorian proclaims his love for Beth Cooper--the hottest, most popular girl in school--during his graduation speech. That very night, she shows up at his door offering to show him the best night of his life.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack Carpenter, Lauren London

Votes: 37,498 | Gross: $14.79M

5. Pain and Glory (2019)

R | 113 min | Drama

A film director reflects on the choices he's made in life as the past and present come crashing down around him.

Director: Pedro Almodóvar | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Nora Navas

Votes: 63,212

6. Watching the Detectives (2007)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

A film noir buff to the extreme is given a taste of his own medicine and has his life turned upside down by a kooky femme fatale with a big adventure in mind. Sometimes love is stranger than fiction.

Director: Paul Soter | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Lucy Liu, Jason Sudeikis, Michael Panes

Votes: 6,657

7. Wonder Wheel (2017)

PG-13 | 101 min | Drama, Romance

On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Justin Timberlake, Juno Temple, Robert C. Kirk, Kate Winslet

Votes: 31,016 | Gross: $1.40M

8. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Drama

An ophthalmologist's mistress threatens to reveal their affair to his wife while a married documentary filmmaker is infatuated with another woman.

Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Bill Bernstein, Claire Bloom

Votes: 60,843 | Gross: $18.25M

9. Dead Snow (2009)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies.

Director: Tommy Wirkola | Stars: Jeppe Beck Laursen, Charlotte Frogner, Jenny Skavlan, Geir Vegar Hoel

Votes: 70,065 | Gross: $0.04M

10. A Little Romance (1979)

PG | 110 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance

An American teenager living in Paris meets and falls in love with a local.

Director: George Roy Hill | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Diane Lane, Thelonious Bernard, Arthur Hill

Votes: 6,442

11. The Mirror Crack'd (1980)

PG | 105 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.

Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Tony Curtis, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 9,458

12. Wrecked (2016–2018)

TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a plane crashes on a deserted island on the way to Thailand, the crash survivors struggle to get along, and heads clash as they have differing views on how to stay alive and get off the island.

Stars: Zach Cregger, Asif Ali, Brian Sacca, Ally Maki

Votes: 8,022

13. Air Doll (2009)

Unrated | 125 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

A life-size blow-up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk.

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu | Stars: Bae Doona, Arata Iura, Itsuji Itao, Joe Odagiri

Votes: 8,145

14. Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)

GP | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A museum curator falls in love with a crazy parking attendant.

Director: John Cassavetes | Stars: Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery, Timothy Carey

Votes: 5,309

15. Fade to Black (1980)

R | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror

A shy, lonely film buff embarks on a killing spree against those who browbeat and betray him, all the while stalking his idol, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike.

Director: Vernon Zimmerman | Stars: Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Gwynne Gilford, Norman Burton

Votes: 5,005

16. The Hills Run Red (2009 Video)

R | 81 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A group of young horror fans go searching for a film that mysteriously vanished years ago but instead find that the demented killer from the movie is real, and he's thrilled to meet fans who will die gruesomely for his art.

Director: Dave Parker | Stars: Sophie Monk, Tad Hilgenbrink, William Sadler, Janet Montgomery

Votes: 10,966

17. The Glimmer Man (1996)

R | 91 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

Two cops are forced to work together to solve a chain of mysterious killings by a killer nicknamed "The Family Man".

Director: John Gray | Stars: Steven Seagal, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bob Gunton, Brian Cox

Votes: 21,297 | Gross: $20.10M

18. Irreconcilable Differences (1984)

PG | 113 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Alternating between the past and the present, a precocious little girl sues her selfish, career-driven parents for emancipation, surprising them both.

Director: Charles Shyer | Stars: Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, Drew Barrymore, Sam Wanamaker

Votes: 3,405 | Gross: $12.41M

19. 5-25-77 (2008)

132 min | Comedy, Drama

Alienated film-maker hopeful Pat Johnson's epic story of growing up in rural Illinois, falling in love and becoming the first fan of the movie that changed everything.

Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: John Francis Daley, Austin Pendleton, Kevin Rosendo, Colleen Camp

Votes: 1,422

20. Dark Ride (2006)

R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller

A group of six friends on a road trip stop off at an amusement park attraction named 'Dark Ride', unaware that a psychopath who brutally murdered two girls, has just escaped a mental institution and is seeking refuge there.

Director: Craig Singer | Stars: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Patrick Renna, David Clayton Rogers, Alex Solowitz

Votes: 6,714

21. The Wolfpack (2015)

R | 90 min | Documentary, Biography

Confined in an apartment from a New York housing project, the six Angulo brothers learned everything they know about the world through watching films and spend their time reenacting their favorite movies with intricate homemade costumes.

Director: Crystal Moselle | Stars: Mukunda Angulo, Narayana Angulo, Susanne Angulo, Bhagavan Angulo

Votes: 13,522 | Gross: $1.30M

22. One Hundred and One Nights (1995)

104 min | Comedy, History, Romance

Monsieur Cinema, a hundred years old, lives alone in a large villa. His memories fade away, so he engages a young woman to tell him stories about all the movies ever made.

Director: Agnès Varda | Stars: Michel Piccoli, Marcello Mastroianni, Henri Garcin, Julie Gayet

Votes: 1,893

23. Life Partners (2014)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Sasha and Paige's co-dependent friendship is tested as Paige gets serious with a guy for the first time.

Director: Susanna Fogel | Stars: Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Adam Brody, Gabourey Sidibe

Votes: 9,239 | Gross: $0.01M

24. Lynch/Oz (2022)

108 min | Documentary

Victor Fleming's film The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch's most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch's work.

Director: Alexandre O. Philippe | Stars: Amy Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, John Waters, Karyn Kusama

Votes: 1,076

25. Tristram Shandy (2005)

R | 94 min | Comedy

Director Michael Winterbottom (Northam) attempts to shoot the adaptation of Laurence Sterne's essentially unfilmable novel, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman."

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Steve Coogan, Jeremy Northam, Rob Brydon, Keeley Hawes

Votes: 13,181 | Gross: $1.25M

26. Sex, Lies and Video Violence (2000 Video)

68 min | Action, Comedy, Horror

Micke is a total film nerd, who would be rather sitting home watching violent action movies than to be outside drinking and hanging out with friends. One night Micke has prepared to have an... See full summary »

Director: Richard Holm | Stars: Mike Beck, Johan Holm, Zara Zetterqvist, Camilla Henemark

Votes: 319

27. The Last Blockbuster (2020)

TV-14 | 86 min | Documentary

This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.

Director: Taylor Morden | Stars: Lauren Lapkus, Tom Casey, Kevin Smith, Sandi Harding

Votes: 6,148

28. Terror Night (1989)

Not Rated | 84 min | Horror

Lance Hayward, a silent movie star, appears as various characters, killing quite a handful of unfortunates, using various weapons.

Directors: Nick Marino, André De Toth | Stars: John Ireland, Cameron Mitchell, Alan Hale Jr., Staci Greason

Votes: 381

29. Coffee Date (2006)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Romance

Todd's life spins out of control when an unexpected friendship with a gay man causes everyone in his life to start believing he's gay. Do they know something he doesn't?

Director: Stewart Wade | Stars: Jonathan Bray, Jonathan Silverman, Wilson Cruz, Giovanni Ortega

Votes: 1,521

30. Cinemania (2002)

Not Rated | 83 min | Documentary

This documentary about the culture of intense cinephilia in New York City reveals the impassioned world of five obsessed movie buffs. The filmmakers expose this delightfully deranged cult ... See full summary »

Directors: Angela Christlieb, Stephen Kijak | Stars: Jack Angstreich, Eric Chadbourne, Bill Heidbreder, Roberta Hill

Votes: 2,378 | Gross: $0.01M

31. The Goebbels Experiment (2005)

Not Rated | 108 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Through archival footage and dramatic readings of his personal writings, the life of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister, Josef Goebbels, is examined.

Director: Lutz Hachmeister | Stars: Udo Samel, Kenneth Branagh, Heinrich Brüning, Winston Churchill

Votes: 1,021 | Gross: $0.05M

32. The Projectionist (1970)

GP | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A projectionist bored with his everyday life begins fantasizing about his being one of the superheroes he sees in the movies he shows.

Director: Harry Hurwitz | Stars: Chuck McCann, Ina Balin, Rodney Dangerfield, Jára Kohout

Votes: 433

33. Lies Between Friends (2010 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 88 min | Mystery

Fourteen years after graduating from college, a group of friends get together for a weekend to celebrate one of them getting married. When one of them dies, old secrets, wounds and lies emerge.

Director: Walter Klenhard | Stars: Gabrielle Anwar, Susan Hogan, Thea Gill, Venus Terzo

Votes: 212

34. Lisa (I) (2001)

109 min | Drama, Romance, War

Stumbling across an uncompleted 1939 film called "Princess Marushka", filmmaker Sam becomes intrigued with the young actor Sylvain Marceau, who last appeared in the film. Hoping to discover... See full summary »

Director: Pierre Grimblat | Stars: Jeanne Moreau, Marion Cotillard, Benoît Magimel, Sagamore Stévenin

Votes: 211

35. Matinee (1989)

Not Rated | 90 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A small, depressed Canadian town is about to relive its tragic past when a popular movie director comes back to town - but who is the killer?

Director: Richard Martin | Stars: Ron White, Gillian Barber, Jeff Schultz, Beatrice Boepple

Votes: 248

36. Film Geek (2005)

Not Rated | 78 min | Comedy

The story of Scotty Pelk, a socially inept video store clerk who gets fired from his job and becomes a sensation as an online film critic.

Director: James Westby | Stars: Melik Malkasian, Ritah Parrish, John Breen, Dennis Adkins

Votes: 1,099 | Gross: $0.02M

37. When Brendan Met Trudy (2000)

95 min | Comedy, Romance

A teacher meets a woman who turns out to be a thief and they introduce each other to new things.

Director: Kieron J. Walsh | Stars: Peter McDonald, Flora Montgomery, Marie Mullen, Pauline McLynn

Votes: 1,334 | Gross: $0.13M

38. Electric Shadows (2004)

Not Rated | 93 min | Drama

For no apparent reason, a mute young woman assaults a youth who delivers water on his bicycle, injuring him and ruining his bike. Surprisingly, she asks him to feed her fish while she is in... See full summary »

Director: Jiang Xiao | Stars: Yu Xia, Haibin Li, Yijing Zhang, Zhongyang Qi

Votes: 1,070 | Gross: $0.01M

39. Bright Leaves (2003)

Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy

McElwee family legend has it that the Hollywood melodrama "Bright Leaf" starring Gary Cooper as a 19th century tobacco grower, is based on filmmaker Ross McElwee's great-grandfather, who created the Bull Durham brand.

Director: Ross McElwee | Stars: Allan Gurganus, Paula Larke, Marilyn Levine, Emily Madison

Votes: 667 | Gross: $0.08M

40. Cole Justice (1989 Video)

90 min | Action, Drama, Western

A school teacher seeks revenge after one of his students is killed by a drug overdose.

Director: Carl Bartholomew | Stars: Carl Bartholomew, Keith Andrews, Nick Zickefoose, Michael Shamus Wiles

Votes: 55

41. Kuutamolla (2002)

117 min | Drama, Romance

This movie is about Iiris Vaara. She turns 30 and meets young director Marko. All dreams come true but does Marko share her dreams?

Director: Aku Louhimies | Stars: Minna Haapkylä, Anna-Leena Härkönen, Laura Malmivaara, Peter Franzén

Votes: 1,803

42. Jonathan Ross' Must-Watch Films (2023– )

20 min | Documentary

Jonathan Ross introduces his must-watch films available to watch on ITVX each month.

Star: Jonathan Ross

43. At the Video Store (2019)

72 min | Documentary

Equal parts personal essay, intense rumination, and playful satire, AT THE VIDEO STORE is an ode to the death (and life!) of the American Video Store.

Director: James Westby | Stars: Mari Ane Anderson, Marty Arno, Lance Bangs, Brian Chankin

Votes: 48

44. Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise (2020 Video Game)

M | Crime, Horror, Mystery

Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise is a sequel to Deadly Premonition that takes place in present-day Boston. Through unique storytelling, venture back in time to Le Carré and ... See full summary »

Director: Swery | Stars: Jeff Kramer, Cassandra Lee Morris, Chris Smith, Mela Lee

Votes: 71

45. ¡Qué grande es el cine! (1995–2005)

News, Talk-Show

Movie show hosted by Oscar winner Spanish film maker José Luis Garci, which features classical movies followed by half-hour, on-target conversations with critics and film scholars.

Stars: José Luis Garci, Eduardo Torres-Dulce, Miguel Marías, Antonio Giménez Rico

Votes: 121

46. Ronde de nuit (I) (1984)

95 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

With the help of journalist Diane Castelain, Parisian police inspectors Leo Gorce and Gu Arenas are trying to solve the murder of a member of the French Parliament, but some dangerous powerful people try to make sure that doesn't happen.

Director: Jean-Claude Missiaen | Stars: Gérard Lanvin, Eddy Mitchell, Françoise Arnoul, Raymond Pellegrin

Votes: 157

47. Reel Paradise (2005)

R | 110 min | Documentary

Former indie film "guru" John Pierson takes his family to Fiji for one year to run the world's most remote movie theater.

Director: Steve James | Stars: Georgia Pierson, Janet Pierson, John Pierson, Wyatt Pierson

Votes: 532 | Gross: $0.03M

48. Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser (1957)

81 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

The story of a group of rebellious teens in East Berlin.

Director: Gerhard Klein | Stars: Ilse Pagé, Ekkehard Schall, Harry Engel, Ernst-Georg Schwill

Votes: 388

49. Bajo en nicotina (1984)

82 min | Drama

A film buff can't watch his videos in peace as he is disturbed by his clingy girlfriend and noisy neighbours. He will take drastic measures to get them to shut up for once and for all.

Director: Raúl Artigot | Stars: Óscar Ladoire, Silvia Munt, Antonio Resines, Assumpta Serna

Votes: 41

50. Dead at the Box Office (2005)

85 min | Horror, Thriller

After finding a mysterious film reel hidden in their ceiling, the well-meaning staff of a struggling movie theater assume that the film is an old B-movie preview trailer and play it before ... See full summary »

Director: Shawn Stutler | Stars: Michael Allen Williams, Isaiah Robinson, Jennifer Popagain, Chris Fitzpatrick

Votes: 754