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1. My Best Fiend (1999)
Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography
The love-hate relationship between Werner Herzog and Klaus Kinski, the deep trust between the director and the actor, and their independently and simultaneously hatched plans to murder one another.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Klaus Kinski, Claudia Cardinale, Eva Mattes
Votes: 12,246 | Gross: $0.10M
2. Two Friends (2015)
100 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two best friends have their relationship tested when Abel tries to help his friend Clement with the latter's love interest Mona.
Director: Louis Garrel | Stars: Golshifteh Farahani, Vincent Macaigne, Louis Garrel, Mahaut Adam
Votes: 2,155
3. Initials SG (2019)
TV-MA | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
An aging, Argentine, Serge Gainsbourg wannabe struggles to deal with a career he can't seem to get on track, an affair he doesn't want and a crime he didn't mean to commit.
Directors: Rania Attieh, Daniel Garcia | Stars: Diego Peretti, Julianne Nicholson, Daniel Fanego, Francisco Lumerman
Votes: 398
4. The Vampires of Poverty (1978)
Not Rated | 28 min | Short, Comedy
Fictional film that simulates being a documentary about filmmakers who exploit the misery with mercantilist purposes. It is a scathing criticism "porno-misery" and the opportunism of the ... See full summary »
Directors: Carlos Mayolo, Luis Ospina | Stars: Luis Alfonso Londoño, Carlos Mayolo, Ramiro Arbeláez, Eduardo Carvajal
Votes: 1,018
5. O emiris kai o kakomoiris (1964)
98 min | Comedy
An Arab monarch arrives in Athens accompanied by his wife and his beautiful daughter, who falls in love with a charming background actor. Of course, the princess is unaware of his innocent ruse. What will happen when the truth comes out?
Director: Orestis Laskos | Stars: Mimis Fotopoulos, Giorgos Pantzas, Eleni Prokopiou, Alekos Livaditis
Votes: 140
6. The Inner World of Filmmaking Podcast (2021 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Host Tami Magaro interviews filmmakers in all facets of production and distribution. She explores the inner world and how collaborations can go much smoother when working as a team. The ... See full summary »
Stars: Tami Magaro, Koura Linda, Caroline Amiguet, Aiden Keltner
7. Strictly Background (2007)
84 min | Documentary
A documentary spotlighting movie extras - the indispensable background actors in films.
Director: Jason Connell | Stars: Terry Bolo, Geoffrey Gould, Cecilia Hartfeld, Louis McCarten
Votes: 264
8. The E-Listers: Life Back in the Lane (2020)
91 min | Comedy
A uniquely funny movie about the personally unusual lives of background extras as they trudge through an often ironically painful life as the third-class citizens of the entertainment world... See full summary »
Director: Michael Mueller | Stars: William Tokarsky, Shekeb Sekander, Jilian McLendon, Ashley Ames
Votes: 80
9. Series Regular (2013– )
30 min | Comedy
Eddie and Chad are two lifelong friends who "work" as extras on sets for a living in LA. Whenever they're on set, Eddie takes the advantage to hustle people and sells random stuff (weed, ... See full summary »
Stars: Nick Rocz, Chuli Joy, Lauren Ashley Berry, Don Lucas
10. Call the Usual Suspects: The Craft of the Character Actor (2006 Video)
23 min | Short, History, Biography
Stars: Judith Anderson, Lauren Bacall, Rudy Behlmer, Humphrey Bogart
12. The Extraordinary Rhoda Pell (2019 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Rhoda Pell, a prolific background actress, is profiled in this brief documentary about her acting career. After retiring from 32 years with AT&T Corporation, Rhoda went to Central Casting, ... See full summary »
Director: Lana Nguyen | Star: Rhoda Pell
13. Flyerman (2003)
Not Rated | 91 min | Documentary
What begins as a character study of an eccentric man who passes out flyers for a living, becomes an intense five year journey of self-discovery and the search for fame.
Directors: Jeff Stephenson, Jason Tan | Star: Mark Vistorino
Votes: 40
14. Blur 2 (2013)
16 min | Short, Comedy
Jake and Joel are back and this time they do more than just cause trouble on set.
Director: Trent Harris | Stars: Joe Swift, Justin Barnes, Christopher Kelly, Emily Branch
15. In the Garden (III) (2020)
8 min | Documentary, Short
It was created to reveal the life of background actors in China. It's the life pieces that Director Xueqing Yin recorded living and working with background actors in XiangShan Film Studio, ... See full summary »
Director: Xueqing Yin
16. Don't @ Me (2026)
25 min | Short, Comedy | Announced
Meet Spiro, the most extra of background extras on film sets, while having aspirations of his own to pursue his dreams in acting.
17.
The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode:
Diahann Carroll and Tim Conway
(1971)
TV-G | 22 min | Comedy, Family
Highlights of this edition with guests Diahann Carroll and Tim Conway include: a spoof of the film "Summertime"; sketches involving a singles dance, water beds, jewel robbery, and bit ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner
Votes: 39
18.
A Captain's Log (2021– )
Episode:
Steve Hershon - take my hand, double it many times over in Hollywood
(2023)
Sci-Fi, Talk-Show
A living legend in his own right as a Hollywood actor and hand model, Steve Hershon joins Bryan Kreutz and Lili Fox-Lim as an interviewed guest. Appearing in nine Star Trek: The Original ... See full summary »
Directors: Bryan Kreutz, Ian H. Stewart | Stars: Bryan Kreutz, Lili Fox-Lim, Steve Hershon
19.
Never Have I Ever (2020–2023)
Episode:
...set my mom up
(2023)
TV-14 | 33 min | Comedy, Drama
Unsure about her own love life, Devi focuses on Nalini's - but it will mean befriending an enemy. Pati's birthday ends on a high note no one sees coming.
Director: Adam Countee | Stars: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet
Votes: 500