Movies by Lists - Movies About Mathematics (45 [48]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| 2 Days in the Valley48 hours of intersecting lives and crimes in Los Angeles. | 1996 | John Herzfeld | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.5 (21.2K votes) | 104 | 20230728 |
| All About EveA seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends. | 1950 | Joseph L. Mankiewicz (*) | Drama | 8.2 (128K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| Artist, TheAn egomaniacal film star develops a relationship with a young dancer against the backdrop of Hollywood's silent era. | 2011 | Michel Hazanavicius | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.9 (238K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| Aviator, TheA biopic depicting the early years of legendary director and aviator Howard Hughes' career from the late 1920s to the mid 1940s. | 2004 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Biography, Drama | 7.5 (351.6K votes) | 170 | 20211228 |
| Barton FinkA renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood. | 1991 | Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | 7.7 (118.7K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Big Picture. TheFilm school grad Nick Chapman thought his career was made after his award winning short film, but discovered Hollywood wasn't as easy as it seems. | 1989 | Christopher Guest | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.2 (5.7K votes) | 100 | 20211228 |
| BirdmanA washed-up superhero actor attempts to revive his fading career by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway production. | 2014 | Alejandro G. Iñárritu | Comedy, Drama | 7.7 (610.3K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| Bling Ring, TheInspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes. | 2013 | Sofia Coppola | Biography, Crime, Drama | 5.6 (86.6K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Body DoubleA young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences. | 1984 | Brian De Palma (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 6.8 (32.4K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Boogie NightsBack when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, an idealistic porn producer aspires to elevate his craft to an art when he discovers a hot young talent. | 1997 | Paul Thomas Anderson (*) | Drama | 7.9 (255.6K votes) | 155 | 20211228 |
| BowfingerWhen a desperate movie producer fails to get a major star for his bargain-basement film, he decides to shoot the film secretly around him. | 1999 | Frank Oz | Comedy | 6.5 (72.5K votes) | 97 | 20230806 |
| Confessions of a Dangerous MindAn adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman. | 2002 | George Clooney | Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | 7.0 (87.3K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| CrashingHaving been kicked out of his house by his wife, writer Richard McMurray crashes on the couch of two sexy co-eds where he just might find the inspiration to complete his second novel. | 2007 | Gary Walkow | Drama | 5.5 (714 votes) | 79 | 20240210 |
| Ed WoodAmbitious but troubled movie director Edward D. Wood Jr. tries his best to fulfill his dreams, despite his lack of talent. | 1994 | Tim Burton (*) | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.8 (172.5K votes) | 127 | 20211228 |
| EntourageMovie star Vincent Chase, together with his boys Eric, Turtle, and Johnny, are back - and back in business with super agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold on a risky project that will serve as Vince's directorial debut. | 2015 | Doug Ellin | Comedy, Drama | 6.6 (79K votes) | 104 | 20211228 |
| Front, TheIn 1953, a cashier poses as a writer for blacklisted talents to submit their work through, but the injustice around him pushes him to take a stand. | 1976 | Martin Ritt (*) | Drama | 7.3 (8.8K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Get ShortyA mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job. | 1995 | Barry Sonnenfeld | Comedy, Crime, Thriller | 6.9 (82.1K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Hollywood EndingA director is forced to work with his ex-wife, who left him for the boss of the studio bankrolling his new film. But the night before the first day of shooting, he develops a case of psychosomatic blindness. | 2002 | Woody Allen (*) | Comedy, Romance | 6.6 (26.8K votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| HollywoodlandA detective examines the mysterious death of George Reeves, the star of the television series Adventures of Superman (1952). | 2006 | Allen Coulter | Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance, Thriller | 6.5 (33.9K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| HooperHollywood aging stuntman Sonny Hooper wants to prove that he's still got what it takes to be a great professional in this risky and under-recognized line of work. | 1978 | Hal Needham | Action, Comedy | 6.4 (6.7K votes) | 99 | 20211228 |
| How To Lose Friends & Alienate PeopleA British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York City. | 2008 | Robert B. Weide | Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.4 (69.1K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Just WriteA Hollywood tour bus driver poses as a screenwriter to romance an up-and-coming young actress. | 1997 | Andrew Gallerani | Comedy, Romance | 6.1 (1.1K votes) | 102 | 20240210 |
| Kiss Kiss Bang BangAfter being mistaken for an actor, a New York thief is sent to Hollywood to train under a private eye for a potential movie role, but the duo are thrown together with a struggling actress into a murder mystery. | 2005 | Shane Black | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 7.5 (223.5K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| L.A. ConfidentialAs corruption grows in 1950s Los Angeles, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. | 1997 | Curtis Hanson (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 8.2 (563.7K votes) | 138 | 20211228 |
| La La LandWhile navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future. | 2016 | Damien Chazelle (*) | Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance | 8.0 (552.7K votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Living In OblivionThis ultimate tribute to all independent filmmakers takes place during one day on the set of a non-budget movie. | 1995 | Tom DiCillo | Comedy, Drama | 7.5 (18.1K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| Mulholland DrAfter a car wreck on the winding Mulholland Drive renders a woman amnesiac, she and a perky Hollywood-hopeful search for clues and answers across Los Angeles in a twisting venture beyond dreams and reality. | 2001 | David Lynch (*) | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.9 (343.7K votes) | 147 | 20211228 |
| Muse, TheWith his career on the skids, a Hollywood screenwriter enlists the aid of a modern-day muse, who proves to test his patience. | 1999 | Albert Brooks (*) | Comedy | 5.7 (10.9K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| My Best Friend's FamousEverything seems to be going wrong for Sean. He can't get a part after a zillion auditions. He lost his girlfriend. His phone has been shut off. His friends aren't calling back. Can he turn things around? | 2019 | Kevin Ignatius | Comedy | 6.3 (87 votes) | 92 | 20240210 |
| Neon Demon, TheAn 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. | 2016 | Nicolas Winding Refn | Horror, Thriller | 6.2 (91.6K votes) | 117 | 20211228 |
| Player, TheA Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one? | 1992 | Robert Altman (*) | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 7.5 (58.5K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| S O BA movie producer who made a huge flop tries to salvage his career by revamping his film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off. | 1981 | Blake Edwards (*) | Comedy, Drama | 6.4 (6K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Saving Mr BanksAuthor P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen. | 2013 | John Lee Hancock | Biography, Comedy, Drama | 7.5 (158.7K votes) | 125 | 20211228 |
| Silent MovieA film director and his strange friends struggle to produce the first major silent feature film in forty years. | 1976 | Mel Brooks (*) | Comedy | 6.7 (17K votes) | 87 | 20211228 |
| Singin in the RainA silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood. | 1952 | Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 8.3 (233.6K votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Slightly Single in L.A.Dale hopes for a meaningful relationship in LA but it eludes her. Then she bumps into a musician she knew before he became a star. | 2013 | Christie Will Wolf | Comedy, Romance | 4.5 (1.4K votes) | 88 | 20240210 |
| SomewhereAfter withdrawing to the Chateau Marmont, a passionless Hollywood actor reexamines his life when his eleven-year-old daughter surprises him with a visit. | 2010 | Sofia Coppola | Comedy, Drama | 6.3 (44.5K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Sullivans TravelsHollywood director John L Sullivan sets out to experience life as a homeless person in order to gain relevant life experience for his next movie. | 1941 | Preston Sturges (*) | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance | 7.9 (25.8K votes) | 90 | 20211228 |
| SunsetTom Mix and Wyatt Earp team up to solve a murder at the Academy Awards in 1929 Hollywood. | 1988 | Blake Edwards (*) | Crime, Mystery, Thriller, Western | 5.7 (4.1K votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Sunset BlvdA screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return. | 1950 | Billy Wilder (*) | Drama, Film-Noir | 8.4 (214.8K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Swimming with SharksA young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss. | 1994 | George Huang | Comedy, Crime | 7.1 (24K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| SwingersA wannabe actor has a hard time moving on from a break-up, but he is lucky to have supportive friends. | 1996 | Doug Liman | Comedy, Drama | 7.2 (80.9K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Tropic ThunderThrough a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying. | 2008 | Ben Stiller | Action, Comedy, War | 7.0 (400.5K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| TrumboIn 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. | 2015 | Jay Roach | Biography, Crime, Drama | 7.5 (80.1K votes) | 124 | 20211228 |
| Wag The DogShortly before an election, a spin-doctor and a Hollywood producer join efforts to fabricate a war in order to cover up a Presidential sex scandal. | 1997 | Barry Levinson (*) | Comedy, Drama | 7.1 (82.3K votes) | 97 | 20211228 |
| Entourage | 2004 | nan | Comedy, Drama | 8.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Loveless in Los Angeles | 2007 | Archie Gips | Comedy, Romance | 4.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| The Morning Show | 2019 | nan | Drama | 8.2 (Unkn) | | Excluded |