Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "dark-side-of-fame"

1. 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: 62,055 | Gross: $4.05M

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: 104,088 | Gross: $1.33M

3. Straight Outta Compton (2015)

R | 147 min | Biography, Drama, History

The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes Hip Hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

Director: F. Gary Gray | Stars: O'Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Neil Brown Jr.

Votes: 218,845 | Gross: $161.20M

4. 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: 4,285

5. 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: 10,914 | Gross: $4.36M

6. 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: 9,766 | Gross: $44.43M

7. 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: 22,372

8. Darling (1965)

TV-MA | 128 min | Drama, Romance

Beautiful but amoral model Diana Scott sleeps her way to the top of the London fashion scene at the height of the Swinging Sixties.

Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Julie Christie, Dirk Bogarde, Laurence Harvey, José Luis de Vilallonga

Votes: 7,919

9. 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: 470

10. I Knew Her Well (1965)

Not Rated | 115 min | Drama

Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business.

Director: Antonio Pietrangeli | Stars: Stefania Sandrelli, Mario Adorf, Jean-Claude Brialy, Joachim Fuchsberger

Votes: 3,157 | Gross: $0.01M

11. Girl in Gold Boots (1968)

R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Music

A young woman leaves her job as a waitress and travels to Los Angeles, where she strives to become the top star in the glamorous world of go-go dancing.

Director: Ted V. Mikels | Stars: Jody Daniels, Leslie McRay, Tom Pace, Mark Herron

Votes: 3,954

12. One Man Up (2001)

Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy, Drama

The story of two men, both named Antonio Pisapia, who are on the decline and lead strangely parallel lives. One is a pop singer whose success ends after a sex scandal; the other is a football player whose career is cut short by an injury.

Director: Paolo Sorrentino | Stars: Toni Servillo, Andrea Renzi, Antonino Bruschetta, Angela Goodwin

Votes: 3,135

13. 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: 126

14. 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

15. The Watchers (2022)

17 min | Short, Horror

A rap superstar navigates the emotional complexities of fame and trauma after his cousin's tragic death.

Director: Colin Mader | Stars: Marc Allinds, David Amaya, Paul Jeff Burton, Stephanie Cobham

16. 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

17. Winter Grae (2024)

Horror | Post-production

A screenlife film featuring an internet streamer looking to boost her following by reacting live to a dark web documentary. Previously thought to be lost to the DarkNet, she reacts to ... See full summary »

Director: Enoch Nelson | Stars: Jacqueline Olivia Valera, Joe Hammerstone, Zoey Wang, Guy Stephens

18. 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

19. A Miracle of Oam and Somwung (1998)

87 min | Comedy

When simple guy Somwung (Lift-Supoj) mysteriously switches bodies with superstar Oam (Oil-Thana), their lives are changed forever. Oam begins to learn what life is like for an average ... See full summary »

Director: Kittikorn Liasirikun | Stars: Thana 'Oil' Suthikamorn, Supoj Chancharoen, Pradthana 'Bow' Ongchaisuk, Thanyarej Ramnarong

Votes: 18

20. 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

21. 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