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

51. 13 Fanboy (2021)

Not Rated | 101 min | Horror

An obsessed fan stalks his favorite actors from the Friday the 13th films and beyond, mirroring his idol Jason Voorhees.

Director: Deborah Voorhees | Stars: Dee Wallace, Hayley Greenbauer, Corey Feldman, Kane Hodder

Votes: 1,284

52. Mayo chiki! (2011)

TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Romance

When you've got acute gynophobia, even a pretty girl can be a malady, and as the sparring partner for his family of female wrestlers, Sakamachi Kinjiro has the worst case EVER!

Stars: Yuka Iguchi, Satoshi Hino, Eri Kitamura, Blake Shepard

Votes: 1,387

53. It's Garry Shandling's Show. (1986–1990)

TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy

Garry Shandling pokes fun at sitcom conventions in his own unique fourth-wall breaking meta sitcom.

Stars: Garry Shandling, Molly Cheek, Michael Tucci, Scott Nemes

Votes: 1,746

54. The Show About the Show (2015– )

Documentary, Comedy

A self-reflexive TV show about its own making.

Stars: Caveh Zahedi, Amanda Field, Dustin Guy Defa, Peter Rinaldi

Votes: 157

55. Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (2020–2022)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

Sakurai Shinichi's one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Uzaki Hana his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him, this might be the start of a beautiful relationship.

Stars: Naomi Ohzora, Kenji Akabane, Ayana Taketatsu, Yôsuke Akimoto

Votes: 2,298

56. Taxi (III) (2015)

Not Rated | 82 min | Comedy, Drama

Banned from making movies by the Iranian government, Jafar Panahi poses as a taxi driver and makes a movie about social challenges in Iran.

Director: Jafar Panahi | Stars: Jafar Panahi, Nasrin Sotoudeh

Votes: 16,600 | Gross: $0.32M

57. Drunk History (2007–2011)

TV-14 | 48 min | Short, Comedy, History

The original sketches from Funny or Die where someone gets drunk and tries to recount a historical event.

Stars: Derek Waters, Jen Kirkman, Jack Black, Eric Falconer

Votes: 2,109

58. Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (2017–2019)

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

In a world where Hollywood actors can partner up with real cops to solve crimes on their shows, a no-nonsense cop is forced to team up with an air-headed actor, Ryan Hansen, for his new YouTube Premium crime reality show/meta sitcom.

Stars: Ryan Hansen, Aly Michalka, Samira Wiley, Noelle E Parker

Votes: 727

59. Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (2011)

Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy, Horror

When Jenna asks her four hot girlfriends to help convert an old mansion into a Halloween Haunt, they decide to party instead! Things get steamy between the girls, until they accidentally ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Band | Stars: Erica Rhodes, Olivia Alexander, Ariana Madix, Chelsea Edmundson

Votes: 447

60. The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)

G | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn join Mark Twain on his airship to meet Halley's Comet.

Director: Will Vinton | Stars: James Whitmore, Michele Mariana, Gary Krug, Chris Ritchie

Votes: 3,426 | Gross: $0.85M

61. The Stanley Parable (2013 Video Game)

T | Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery

An omnipotent narrator tries to tell a story about Stanley, a silent office worker who one day discovers that everyone but him has disappeared from the office building. If Stanley tries to disobey the narrator, interesting things happen.

Director: Davey Wreden | Stars: Kevan Brighting, Lesley Staples, Aviva Pinchas, Jenny Kuglin

Votes: 3,226

62. Everymanhybrid (2010–2018)

TV-MA | 1,022 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Cabin fever inspires three friends to create a series of fitness videos. However, things quickly turn dark as a host of supernatural entities including Slenderman, The Rake, and the psychotic HABIT enters their lives to wreak havoc.

Stars: Vincent Caffarello, Evan Jennings, Jeffrey Koval, Alex Koval

Votes: 149

63. Red Right Hand (2022)

Not Rated | 74 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

A wave of murders by the infamous Ghostface strikes the quiet college town of Windsor for the first time in over 20 years. A pair of amateur filmmakers-turned-killers come face to face with a threat greater than even themselves.

Directors: Matthew Schuff, Jake Tyler | Stars: Jake Tyler, Maya Krieger, Blake Early, Matthew Schuff

Votes: 22

64. Duck Amuck (1953)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.

Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc

Votes: 9,462

65. The Executioner and Her Way of Life (2022)

TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The lost ones, who came from an alternative world known as "Japan", brought disaster to the world in the past. Menou is an executioner who is responsible to eliminate the lost ones.

Stars: Iori Saeki, Kahara Moe, Melissa Molano, Annie Wild

Votes: 1,294

66. The Creeps (1997)

PG-13 | 75 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror

Mad scientist brings Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, and Frankenstein's Monster to life... but there's a problem and they end up three feet tall.

Director: Charles Band | Stars: Rhonda Griffin, Justin Lauer, Bill Moynihan, Kristin Norton

Votes: 856

67. Scumbag System (2020– )

TV-14 | 20 min | Animation, Fantasy, Romance

Shen Yuan, an avid reader, finds himself in the novel he hates the most, "Proud Immortal Demon Way", in the body of the antagonist, Shen Qingqiu. To survive, he must befriend the protagonist, Luo Binghe, to change his destiny.

Stars: Daisuke Namikawa, Wu Lei, Yûki Kaji, Dawei Shen

Votes: 478

68. Ultra Low (2018)

117 min | Drama

A meta drama described as a cross between Clerks and Entourage, following a real-life filmmaking team in an unfiltered look behind the scenes as they struggle to break down the doors of Hollywood.

Director: Nicholas Gyeney | Stars: Lauren Holly, Yuji Okumoto, Nicholas Gyeney, Tami Stronach

Votes: 3,066

69. Sentimental Education (I) (2013)

Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Romance

Áurea is a sentimental older woman, who befriends teenager Áureo. They like each other, so she talks to him about herself, her spirituality, mysticism and existence itself. They become inseparable, so his jealous mother confronts her.

Director: Júlio Bressane | Stars: Josie Antello, Bernardo Marinho, Débora Olivieri, Gustavo Novaes

Votes: 184

70. Truth About Men (2010)

Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Mads, a 34-year-old scriptwriter, goes through a life crisis when a close friend has a stroke and ends up in a coma. Mads breaks up with his girlfriend of 10 years and tries to find a ... See full summary »

Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Thure Lindhardt, Tuva Novotny, Rosalinde Mynster, Signe Egholm Olsen

Votes: 1,463

71. Killer7 (2005 Video Game)

M | Action, Adventure, Crime

A new terrorist threat called Heaven Smile scares the world, and it is up to Harman Smith and his 7 split personalities to destroy each and every one of the Heaven Smile, and make his way to Kun Lan; the man with the God-Hand.

Director: Suda 51 | Stars: Dwight Schultz, Greg Eagles, Michael Gough, Tara Strong

Votes: 536

72. The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

This starts off as an adaptation of Robert Service's poem 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew', complete with a literal depiction of a man with one foot in the grave, but when Dan McGoo turns out ... See full summary »

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Thompson, Tex Avery, Bea Benaderet, Sara Berner

Votes: 739

73. Sleepaway Slasher (2020)

101 min | Horror

A group of budding filmmakers are invited to a competition at the site of an unfinished 80's cult movie...and the death of its' infamous starlet. As the retreat progresses, something evil ... See full summary »

Directors: Kyle Bahl, Alexander McGregor Birrell, Eugen Bräunig, Emma Hall-Martin, Lucas Lopez, Hayley Monek, Martin Murray, Michael Newton, Christina Reilly, Ben Venturina, Kerey Viswanathan | Stars: Sara Silva, Shawn Thomas, Alana Johnson, Kimberley Aria Peterson

Votes: 183

74. Monsters in the Woods (2012)

Approved | 96 min | Horror

A micro-budget movie crew treks into the wilderness to shoot horror scenes for their unsellable indie-drama. They soon find themselves in the midst of their own real horror movie, as they are hunted by a large group of creatures.

Director: J. Horton | Stars: Glenn Plummer, Lee Perkins, Linda Bella, Edward Hendershott

Votes: 1,492

75. Screwball Squirrel (1944)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy

A screwy squirrel provokes a pedigreed birddog to chase him throughout the picture.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: William Hanna, Cal Howard, Wally Maher

Votes: 1,127

76. Revenge of the Alligator Ladies (2013)

87 min | Comedy

An aging schlock film director tries to make his final movie, but it won't be easy.

Directors: Jesús Franco, Antonio Mayans | Stars: Antonio Mayans, Jesús Franco, Irene Verdú, Carmen Montes

Votes: 92

77. ALGORITHM (2021)

4 min | Short, Comedy

Olivia Wilde hijacks her Vogue cover short.

Director: Matthew Frost | Stars: Olivia Wilde, Ryland Blackinton, Matisse Andrews

Votes: 76

78. A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Babbit and Catstello, take-offs on Bud Abbott and Lou Costello try to catch the little Tweety bird, using everything from stilts to dynamite. Trouble is, the tiny bird has a vicious streak in him.

Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce

Votes: 1,154

79. Cut! (2021)

Unrated | 78 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Marcos, a rather unsuccessful film director, is immersed in the shooting of his new film, a queer giallo, when a series of terrible murders starts to happen in Barcelona, and all of them ... See full summary »

Director: Marc Ferrer | Stars: Silvia Alcaraz, Julia Betrián, Zaida Carmona, Manuel Delgado

Votes: 177

80. Ah! My Goddess: Bad Goddess The Anime Video Comic (2017–2021)

Animation, Adventure, Comedy

When Planet Earth is destroyed in a Nuclear Holocaust, the Goddesses and the Nekomi Gang are forced to relocate to the futuristic world of Planet Belldandy, where they find themselves ... See full summary »

Stars: Kevin Neece, Alan Smithee, Mara Buddhist Demon of Nightmares, Skolde Nornir

Votes: 25

81. Ain't that Ducky (1945)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Daffy Duck hears a duckling crying, arousing Daffy, so he asks the duckling why he is so sad. The duckling is short-tempered and cried, until the hunter succeeded in stealing the satchel reads a note finding out why the duckling is so sad.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Victor Moore

Votes: 306

82. Magician's Academy! (2008)

Animation, Action, Comedy

Magician's Academy revolves around Takuto Hasegawa, who attends a magic academy.

Stars: Ami Koshimizu, Mariya Ise, Ui Miyazaki, Takuma Terashima

Votes: 78

83. Irish Catholic (2023)

18+ | Comedy, Drama, Musical

Set in the aftermath of the 1992 Sinead O'Connor SNL event, Shavon, the black sheep of her large Catholic family, attempts to navigate her way in life after outing the beloved community priest for molesting her brother.

Director: Katie Madonna Lee | Stars: Avalon Rayne, Katarena Burke, Ann Myrna, Chloe Roe

Votes: 7

84. Punk Rock Vegan Movie (2023)

86 min | Documentary, Music

The ongoing relationship between the worlds of punk rock and animal rights and how the music became a breeding ground for vegan activism.

Director: Moby | Stars: Julie Mintz, Pearline Young, Junia Daily, Julian Hunt

Votes: 125

85. Who Killed Who? (1943)

Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

A man is murdered in an isolated mansion, and the detective tries to find out whodunit. But the house he's investigating is decidedly haunted, and he never knows just what's 'round the next corner.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Kent Rogers, Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher

Votes: 1,101

86. Saga (2016)

88 min | Comedy, Horror

A Black Metal music video director wants to make a viking feature with the help of his rocker and biker friends. In the Norse classic Eyrbyggja saga they find an ancient zombie story.

Director: Jørn Steen | Stars: Ted Skjellum, Terje Sødal, Ingvild Hogstad, Trond Hannemyr

Votes: 65

87. OneShot (2014 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Summoned to a self contained digital universe, a young child with catlike features and eyes, waking up, learns about their role as 'the messiah'. And begins their journey, a pilgrimage, to restore the world's long dead sun.

Votes: 178

88. One Ham's Family (1943)

Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy

A hungry wolf with ham in the shape of a pig kid stands in for Santa Claus.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Pinto Colvig, Kent Rogers

Votes: 475

89. Green Jellÿ: Three Little Pigs (1992 Music Video)

TV-MA | 6 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Classic claymation music video for comedy rock band Green Jellÿ's only big hit, "Three Little Pigs." Green Jellÿ themselves cameo in the video, a parodic, adult retelling of the famous children story.

Director: Fred Stuhr | Stars: Green Jellÿ, Bill Manspeaker

Votes: 58

90. Tim and Eric Nite Live (2007–2008)

30 min | Comedy, Talk-Show

Tim and Eric's parody of live late night talk show.

Stars: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Richard Dunn, David Liebe Hart

Votes: 370

91. Meathook

Horror | Post-production

Two years after the horrific massacre of her friends by an infamous killer, recluse Jordyn grapples with her past. When a string of similar murders occurs, Jordyn must to face her fears head-on with the help of a true-crime pod-caster.

Director: Jermey Ashley | Stars: Rene Leech, Havon Baraka, David Alan Graf, Buddy Clements

92. Happy-Go-Nutty (1944)

7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation

The screwy squirrel escapes from Moron Manor, and is chased by the watch dog.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, William Hanna, Wally Maher

Votes: 576

93. King-Size Canary (1947)

Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

A mangy cat on the verge of starvation finds a tiny canary and a bottle of 'Jumbo-Gro' fertilizer, which gives him an idea that leads to giant cats, dogs, mice and canaries chasing each other round Lilliputian towns and cities...

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Tex Avery, Sara Berner, Pinto Colvig, Frank Graham

Votes: 1,837

94. Myth (II) (2020)

89 min | Comedy, Drama

In the depths of quiet suburbia, a lonely young man encounters his idol, the strange and elusive director behind his favorite film "Myth," recruiting him for a project that will upheave his life and send it spiraling into chaos.

Director: Brian DiLorenzo | Stars: Nicholas Tucci, Justin Andrew Davis, Sadie Scott, Alex Beechko

Votes: 152

95. Odd Brodsky (2014)

93 min | Comedy

A quirky dramedy about a woman who quits her steady job to become an actress.

Director: Cindy Baer | Stars: Tegan Ashton Cohan, Matthew Kevin Anderson, Scott Deckert, Cindy Baer

Votes: 170

96. Zero to Heaven (2018)

90 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy

In an altered reality, a group of characters try to gain control of their own actions from their vengeful writer.

Director: Michael Fredianelli | Stars: Maralynn Adams, Michael Fredianelli, Michael Nosé, Brian Marquez

Votes: 11

97. The Screwy Truant (1945)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

Screwy Squirrel is pursued by a truant officer.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, William Hanna

Votes: 568

98. Viral (2024)

Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Post-production

As creators go missing after taking part in an online challenge, a small group looking for answers confronts their own dark secrets...and an evil force.

Director: Bryan Renaud | Stars: Sadieh Rifai, Jessica Arden Napier, Deanna Reed-Foster, Kelsey Jaffer

99. 23 Short Films About the End of the World (2023)

93 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

A fourth-wall-breaking, rule-defying collection of vignettes, monologues, short films and jokes about the end of everything.

Director: Christen Kimbell | Stars: Lisa Coronado, D'Angelo Midili, Frank Lawler, Cameron Lee Price

100. Aviation Vacation (1941)

6 min | Family, Animation, Short

One of the prohibited Warner Bros. cartoons, short course of history, pygmies, gypsies and presidents.

Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Days, Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce

Votes: 291