Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "big-break"

1. Soul (2020)

PG | 100 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

Directors: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House

Votes: 380,033

2. The King of Comedy (1982)

PG | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A passionate yet unsuccessful comedian stalks and kidnaps his idol to take the spotlight for himself.

Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, Diahnne Abbott, Sandra Bernhard

Votes: 119,241 | Gross: $2.50M

3. All About Eve (1950)

Passed | 138 min | Drama

A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm

Votes: 138,807 | Gross: $0.01M

4. A Star Is Born (1976)

R | 139 min | Drama, Music, Romance

A has-been rock star falls in love with a young, up-and-coming songstress.

Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey, Oliver Clark

Votes: 13,184 | Gross: $80.00M

5. A Chorus Line (1985)

PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music, Musical

Hopefuls try out before a demanding director for a part in a new musical.

Director: Richard Attenborough | Stars: Michael Douglas, Terrence Mann, Michael Blevins, Yamil Borges

Votes: 11,644 | Gross: $14.20M

6. The Jazz Singer (1980)

PG | 115 min | Drama, Music, Romance

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.

Directors: Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Neil Diamond, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams

Votes: 5,015 | Gross: $27.12M

7. Don't Think Twice (2016)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Drama

When a member of a popular New York City improv troupe gets a huge break, the rest of the group - all best friends - start to realize that not everyone is going to make it after all.

Director: Mike Birbiglia | Stars: Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Chris Gethard

Votes: 18,218 | Gross: $4.42M

8. 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: 4,264

9. Luck by Chance (2009)

Not Rated | 156 min | Drama

When Vikram gets tapped to play the male lead in a Bollywood film, he can't believe his luck. But it may ruin his relationship with his girlfriend.

Director: Zoya Akhtar | Stars: Farhan Akhtar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia

Votes: 11,053 | Gross: $0.36M

10. Bring the Drama (2024– )

60 min | Reality-TV

Every performance counts. Bill Bailey champions aspiring actors from all walks of life. Will their raw talent and mentoring from top names in TV drama help with their big break?

Stars: Bill Bailey, Kelly Valentine Hendry, Gemma Crooks, Delasi

Votes: 27

11. She Wants Me (2012)

Not Rated | 85 min | Comedy

A neurotic writer working on his new film gets into a tricky situation when an A-list actress shows interest in the role intended for his girlfriend.

Director: Rob Margolies | Stars: Aaron Yoo, Alex Solowitz, Brennan Murray, Brian Kubach

Votes: 2,991

12. Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's the Fantastic Four (2015)

Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary

A documentary that tells the history of The Fantastic Four (1994), which was executive produced by Roger Corman.

Director: Marty Langford | Stars: Carl Ciarfalio, Roger Corman, Joseph Culp, Jonathan Fernandez

Votes: 1,778

13. Swing High, Swing Low (1937)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

A hair-dresser stranded in Panama moves in with an ex-soldier and his hypochondriac roommate; she and the former fall in love, but their romance is threatened by success and the arrival of his old flame.

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Charles Butterworth, Jean Dixon

Votes: 903

14. Last Days Here (2011)

Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary, Music

Documentary follows Bobby Liebling, lead singer of seminal hard rock/heavy metal band Pentagram, as he battles decades of hard drug addiction and personal demons to try and get his life back.

Directors: Don Argott, Demian Fenton | Stars: Bobby Liebling, Sean Pelletier, Diane Liebling, Joe Liebling

Votes: 2,053 | Gross: $0.01M

15. Really Weird Tales (1986 TV Movie)

Unrated | 85 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

"Really Weird Tales" is a hosted television movie that consists of three odd and strange tales that each teach a different lesson; hosted by Joe Flaherty.

Directors: John Blanchard, Paul Lynch, Don McBrearty | Stars: Joe Flaherty, Martin Short, Donald Harron, Olivia d'Abo

Votes: 227

16. Glorifying the American Girl (1929)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical

The rise of a showgirl, Gloria Hughes, culminating in a Ziegfeld extravaganza "Glorifying the American Girl".

Director: Millard Webb | Stars: Mary Eaton, Eddie Cantor, Helen Morgan, Rudy Vallee

Votes: 798

17. Kennedy, Sinatra and the Mafia (2023 TV Movie)

Documentary, Crime, History

With his mafia wiseguy links and access to entertainment industry star power, Frank Sinatra helped John F. Kennedy into the White House in 1960. But it all came to a bitter end.

Director: David Harvey | Stars: Chuck Granata, Lenny Luizzi, Robert Foster, Robbyn Swan

Votes: 57

18. Doctor Zi-Vengos (1968)

76 min | Comedy

A blunderer barber ends after a misunderstanding to pretend doctor. However the patients problems aren't medical nature but personally so he helps them.

Director: Thanasis Vengos | Stars: Thanasis Vengos, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Hristos Tsaganeas, Nitsa Tsaganea

Votes: 421

19. Satin (2011)

TV-14 | 84 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

A washed up Vegas lounge singer, Jack Satin (Hamilton von Watts), has no money, no job, and delusional aspirations of fame. When Jack is forced to leave Vegas, he packs up his old Cadillac ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Olness | Stars: Hamilton von Watts, Melissa Joan Hart, Michael Cudlitz, Robert Guillaume

Votes: 268

20. The Big Break (1953)

Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama

Marty (James Lipton) is a shipping clerk in the garment district and a wise guy trying to cut corners and get by on angles, and not very good at it. He meets Helen (Gaby Rodgers) and ... See full summary »

Director: Joseph Strick | Stars: James Lipton, Gaby Rodgers, Ellie Pine, Leona Powers

21. A Roman Scandal (1919)

24 min | Short, Comedy

A company of barnstormers goes on strike in the middle of a performance and a number of local amateurs are prevailed upon to furnish the show, which they do in more ways than one.

Director: Al Christie | Stars: Colleen Moore, Earle Rodney, Eddie Barry, Billy Bletcher

Votes: 29

22. The Horrible Dr. Bones (2000)

R | 72 min | Horror

A dynamic hip-hop group think they've finally gotten their big break but what they don't realize is that Dr. Bones, notorious record producer has a diabolical plot to dominate the world ... See full summary »

Director: Ted Nicolaou | Stars: Darrow Igus, Larry Bates, Sarah Scott Davis, Rhonda Claerbaut

Votes: 363

23. My Big Break (2009)

Not Rated | 101 min | Documentary

Documentary that captures celebrity in the making and the unsettling effects of fame on five friends who share a house in Hollywood.

Director: Tony Zierra | Stars: Wes Bentley, Chad Lindberg, Brad Rowe, Gregory Fawcett

Votes: 134

24. To Save Her Soul (1909)

11 min | Short, Drama

Agnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her and offers her a job. Over the objections of the curate who loves her, she accepts the offer ... See full summary »

Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Mary Pickford, Caroline Harris, W. Chrystie Miller

Votes: 55

25. Stick It (2014)

5 min | Short, Romance, Sport

The single channel video STICK IT combines television footage of women's gymnastics with recordings of the artist attempting the same routines. Merging himself and the young gymnasts of the... See full summary »

Director: Stefan Ramirez Perez

26. The Big Break (I) (2016)

Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy

A financially strapped man is challenged by his own irresponsibility.

Director: Carol Montilha | Stars: Ilmar Molder, Aaron Stall, Terrence Prince

27. Strawhat Cinderella (1949)

11 min | Short

Behind the scenes of a summer theater production at The Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania - a female apprentice moons over the famous talent while hoping for a big break.

Director: Justin Herman | Stars: Shirley Booth, Jinx Falkenburg, George S. Kaufman, Eva Le Gallienne

28. The Audition (2021 Video)

4 min | Short, Comedy

Tyler Biggs left a dependable 9 to 5 career and a steady paycheck for the chance to pursue his childhood dream, to be an action hero actor. He's got one chance to make a good first ... See full summary »

Director: Stacey Bernstein | Stars: Jason Reilly, Stacey Bernstein

29. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962)
Episode: Nightmare in 4-D (1957)

TV-14 | 30 min | Drama, Mystery

A man who reads too much pulp fiction finds himself playing Sir Galahad to the blonde in the apartment downstairs. It seems she's burdened with a corpse.

Director: Justus Addiss | Stars: Alfred Hitchcock, Henry Jones, Barbara Baxley, Norman Lloyd

Votes: 645

30. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: A Star Is Almost Born (1962)

Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Wilma meets a TV producer who wants to use her in his next commercial.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 196

31. The Flintstones (1960–1966)
Episode: Fred Flintstone: Before and After (1961)

Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Used without his consent as the "before" picture in a weight-loss pitch, Fred decides to accept the challenge to lose thirty pounds in thirty days when told of the money that can be his.

Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Alan Reed, Jean Vander Pyl, Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet

Votes: 240

32. The Honeymooners (1955–1956)
Episode: On Stage (1956)

TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family

In order to raise money for the Raccoon Lodge, the lodge members decide to put on a play, and hire a professional director, Mr. Faversham, to direct it. Ralph is given the lead and Alice is... See full summary »

Director: Frank Satenstein | Stars: Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph

Votes: 266

33. Taxi (1978–1983)
Episode: Bobby's Big Break (1979)

TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy

Actor/cab driver Bobby Wheeler lands a role on a soap opera but the cynical Louie DePalma believes it wont last. Leading Alex to have a serious talk with Louie.

Director: James Burrows | Stars: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Danny DeVito, Marilu Henner

Votes: 204

34. Toon in with Me (2021– )
Episode: Toony Goes Hollywood (2021)

TV-PG | Animation, Comedy

Tired of being a "second banana", Toony gets his big break when he lands a role in a major Hollywood film. Featured cartoons are Fast Buck Duck (1963), Bah Wilderness (1943), Life with Feathers (1945), Hawks and Doves (1968), and Goo Goo Goliath (1954).

Director: Mike Schmiedeler | Stars: Bill Leff, Kevin Fleming, Leila Gorstein

35. S.P.U.N.G (2002–2004)
Episode: Jag har det bra som jag har det (2003)

29 min | Drama

Pelle has a chance to become a writer for a respectable entertainment magazine.

Director: Måns Mårlind | Stars: Sandra Medina, Daniel Larsson, Victor Ström, Karl Norrhäll

36. Skint Britain: Friends Without Benefits (2019)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2019)

47 min | Documentary

Promising young drummer Tamsyn aims for her big break. Nathan and Abbey hunt rabbits for their tea. Partially blind David's payments are reduced after his disability is reassessed.

Directors: Owen Gower, Aaron Black, Phil Turner | Star: David Threlfall