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1. The Suburbans (1999)
R | 81 min | Comedy, Drama
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Will Ferrell star in this electrifying film about the reunion of a one-hitwonder new wave band from the eighties.
Director: Donal Lardner Ward | Stars: Donal Lardner Ward, Tony Guma, Craig Bierko, Will Ferrell
Votes: 2,544 | Gross: $0.01M
2. Flight to You (2022–2023)
45 min | Drama, Romance
An ambitious female pilot, Cheng Xiao, struggles to work with her strict airline captain, Gu Nan Ting. Her dream is to be the captain but she fights gender discrimination in aviation. They eventually grow to value and love each other.
Stars: C.T. / Gao Mingyu Evans, Songyun Tan, Kai Wang, Chang Liu
Votes: 35
3. Just Add Romance (2019 TV Movie)
TV-G | 83 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When Carly and Jason, exact opposites, compete on a famed cooking show for the chance at their own restaurant, what will matter more - their culinary careers or their potential love?
Director: Terry Ingram | Stars: Meghann Fahy, Luke Macfarlane, Theresa Wong, Michelle Martin
Votes: 1,670
4. The Lyricist Wannabe (2023)
112 min | Drama
Believing that writing Cantopop is her God-given talent, Law Wing Sze decides to make it her lifelong career. But as hard as Wing Sze tries, nothing seems to go her way. What if there's a will, but there's no way?
Director: Norris Wong | Stars: Suet-Ying Chung, Anson Chan, Pak-Yu Chan, Sunny Chan
Votes: 163
5. Hikaru no Go (2001–2003)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A sixth-grader Hikaru Shindo accidentally awakens the spirit of a deceased Go prodigy Fujiwara no Sai who then accompanies Hikaru and helps him develop his Go skills.
Stars: Tomoko Kawakami, Susumu Chiba, Sanae Kobayashi, Yumi Kakazu
Votes: 1,415
6. Pinpon (2002)
114 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
As a child, the introverted Smile was being bullied by a gang of kids until the brash Peco came by and chased all of them away. Peco then takes Smile under his wing and teaches him how to ... See full summary »
Director: Fumihiko Sori | Stars: Yôsuke Kubozuka, Arata Iura, Sam Lee, Shidô Nakamura
Votes: 3,489
7. Sukippu bîto! (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Kyouko went with her childhood friend, Shou to Tokyo to pursue his dream of becoming an idol. Despite she is supporting him, Shou deceive her. Kyouko vows to get her revenge by defeating him in the entertainment world too.
Stars: Erica Lindbeck, Todd Haberkorn, Bryce Papenbrook, Cristina Valenzuela
Votes: 1,652
8. Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)
TV-MA | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.
Director: Jeff Grace | Stars: Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner, Melanie Lynskey
Votes: 615
9. 18/40: Futari nara Yume mo Koi mo (2023– )
57 min | Drama, Romance
Arisu Nakagawa (Haruka Fukuhara) is in the 3rd grade of high school and 18 years old. Her mother died when she was 11 years old. She has since lived with her father, who works as a ... See full summary »
Stars: Haruka Fukuhara, Kyôko Fukada, Oji Suzuka, Shûhei Uesugi
Votes: 6
10. Symphony's Romance (2020– )
Comedy, Drama, Music
A talented musician, Li Zhen Yi, had the world at his feet. With invitations to study abroad, under some of the greatest musical masters of the modern world, pouring in, Zhen Yi should have... See full summary »
Stars: Lisa Chan, Christian Jannot, Yun Lin, Steven Zhang
11. Kabe-Koji-Nekoyashiki-kun Desires to be Recognized (2022)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Mamoru Nekoyashiki, an insecure doujinshi artist inadvertently reunites with his childhood friend Kazama Issei, who is now a popular up-and-coming idol. Will sparks fly? Or will their opposite lifestyles come between them?
Stars: Konishi Eito, Rui Kihara, Matsuoka Koudai, Nakao Masaki
Votes: 115
12. Project S the Series (2017)
Comedy, Drama, Family
A boys' junior national volleyball championship is approaching. 'Puen' (Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang) is a talented hitter. 'Singha' (Papangkorn Lerkcharoempote) is a competent setter. The two ... See full summary »
Stars: Apinya Sakuljaroensuk, Kemisara Paladesh, Papangkorn Lerkchaleampote, Awat Ratanapintha
Votes: 123
13. Lady Gaga: Marry the Night (2011 Music Video)
TV-PG | 14 min | Music, Musical
Short film for Lady Gaga's "Marry The Night".
Director: Lady Gaga | Stars: Lady Gaga, Paul Terry, Christina Grady, David Lei Brandt
Votes: 1,070
14. Love in 40 Days (2022)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Stars: Loisa Andalio, Ronnie Alonte, Leo Martinez, Janice De Belen
Votes: 7
15. Do Re Mi (1996)
110 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
Three girls (Donna, Regine, Mikee) divided by personalities, cultural backgrounds and principles have one thing in common, their love for music.
Director: Ike Jarlego Jr. | Stars: Donna Cruz, Regine Velasquez, Mikee Cojuangco, Gloria Romero
Votes: 50
16. Audition (II) (2018)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
AUDITION is a short film about the punishment and the rewards of being an actress in Hollywood from a mother's point of view.
Director: Sarah Kruchowski | Stars: Marie Laurin, Maria Bobeva, Zoran Radanovich, Desi Ivanova
Votes: 118
17. Audrey (2000–2001)
15 min | Drama
Mizuki is a would-be actress who has yet to attain her goal, struggles to keep the dream in her heart alive while dealing with the reality of her normal life, far away from lights, cameras,... See full summary »
Stars: Ichirô Yûki, Maika Kimura, Aya Okamoto, Jun Kunimura
18. Standing in the Time (2019)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A story that follows Lin Xiao's journey to establishing a career in the world of publishing and how she finds love at the same time.
Stars: Zhaolin Xing, Yanmanzi Zhu, Yuexi An, Haofeng Cheng
Votes: 15
19. Fight Song (2022– )
Comedy, Drama, Music
Hanae used to dream of representing Japan in karate but suddenly ended her dream. One day, Hanae meets Haruki, a composer of a song that she always listens to before her matches. Meanwhile, Shingo is a friend who always liked Hanae.
Stars: Kaya Kiyohara, Shôtarô Mamiya, Fuma Kikuchi, Chiaki Kuriyama
Votes: 42
20. Love of Aurora (2017–2018)
Romance
A Pop candy love romp that explores star-struck lovers in the world of big tech Shanghai.
Stars: Xiaotong Guan, Ke Ma, Andrew Charles Stokes, Xiaolong Zhang
Votes: 6
21. ACG Hero (2015–2016)
10 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
It tells the story of a foolish diaosi man who after gaining super powers and transforming into an ACG hero, battles the unreasonable executive for his "goddess", Yuki; and finds back his true heart in the process.
Stars: Binbin Xie, Rayna Wang, Zhehan Zhang, Duona Zhao
Votes: 20
22. Straight & Narrow (2024)
12 min | Short, Drama
A young man realizes that post-graduation life isn't all it's cracked up to be. As he struggles to adjust to the mundane nature of the 9-5, he questions life's true meaning and the value of a dollar over one's goals and dreams.
Director: Andrew Beall | Stars: Andrew Beall, Rodney Douglas
23. Miss Tacuarembó (2010)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director: Martín Sastre | Stars: Natalia Oreiro, Mirella Pascual, Mike Amigorena, Diego Reinhold
Votes: 300
24. Prism (2022)
Drama
Maeshima Satsuki (Sugisaki Hana) is a part-timer at a garden center who is unable to give up on her dream to become a voice actor. As a result, she has no interest towards work or romance.
Stars: Paolo Andrea Di Pietro, Hana Sugisaki, Mirai Moriyama, Kisetsu Fujiwara
Votes: 9
25. The Haunting of Four Points (2017)
63 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
The Haunting of Four Points follows Evie as she transitions from her dead end assistant job at Fischer Advertising to her dream job of paranormal investigating.
Director: Joey Martin | Stars: Amber Dawn Fox, Ryan Daniel Thompson, Charles Ezekiel, Kelli-Anne Harris
Votes: 45
27. Kaidanshita no Gohho (2022– )
Drama
Kaburagi Miyako is a 30-year-old "career-oriented" woman working for a major cosmetics company with an annual salary of over 10 million yen. Miyako is suddenly inspired by a painting and ... See full summary »
Stars: Sumire, Fûju Kamio, Daichi Asai, Ruka Ishikawa
Votes: 10
28. Hinekure Onna no Bocchimeshi (2021)
Comedy, Romance
Tsugumi Kawamoto (Marie Iitoyo) is not very social and she doesn't have any friends. She happens to find the Instagram page for White Horse and becomes interested in his posts. She also ... See full summary »
Stars: Marie Iitoyo, Tokio Emoto, Hiro Shimono, Dandy Sakano
29. Filter (2024– )
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Active
A super-tech product gives the ordinary Su Cheng Cheng the ability to change her appearance. Tang Qi, who has a connection with Su Cheng Cheng, reveals the truth about her changed identity. The two have to face it together.
Stars: Jianci Tan, Landi Li, Gao Han Yu, Qiuyun Luo
30. Love Flight: The Last Love at the End of the Sky (2015)
24 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
It's a story about an air hostess that comes to a crossroad, will she choose her Love or her dreams?
Stars: Puttichai Kasetsin, Korapat Kirdpan, Kejmanee Pichaironnarongsongkhram, Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha
Votes: 6
31. Chasing Denzel (2014)
24 min | Short, Drama
An African American actor who struggles with Hollywood stereotypes, wanting so badly to be seen as just a great actor. All the while, torn between his pride and his duty, to support his girlfriend with their child on the way.
Director: Michael King | Stars: Sharieff Walters, Rachael Murphy, Guy Nardulli, Roger Edwards
32. Jolin: The Evolution of My Life (2016)
67 min | Documentary, Biography
22-year-old Jolin in China's Dongguan tries to escape from the manufacturing and sex industries, dreams of becoming an actress in Shanghai by taking plastic surgery.
Directors: Siyan Liu, Danni Wang
33. Dasada (2020)
23 min | Drama
Yuria Sada, a second-year student at an all-girls high school, finds out that her parents are heavily in debt and risk losing their dressmaking shop to debt collectors unless they can repay... See full summary »
Stars: Hinano Kamimura, Akari Nibu, Miho Watanabe, Nao Kosaka
34. The Best Actor (2018)
43 min | Short
Based in a small town called Saligrama, Udupi. A man called Mabala comes face to face with issues touching on degradation and hardship, while on his journey to become an actor.
Director: Nagaraja Somayaji | Stars: Madhava Karkada, Shishir Kumar, Prathima Nayak, Ullas
Votes: 15
35. I'm Not a Belieber: Living the Dream (2015)
8 min | Comedy
A web series comedy about mommies, acting, auditions and more. It's an honest, comically ironic look at what it's like to try and stay creative while focusing on life and the pursuit of ... See full summary »
Stars: Dean Bruggeman, David Carrera, Michael Halpin, Sabrina Hill
36. Jiyûna megami - bakkusutêji in nyûyôku - (2023)
Drama, Romance
25-year-old Sachi Watanabe works at a local construction company. Her mother died when she was young and she lives alone with her father, Kohei. Kohei is a very conservative person and does... See full summary »
Stars: Hiroe Igeta, Yûki Furukawa, Shinji Takeda, Chikara Honda
37. Twerking Optional: Living the Dream Pilot (2013–2014)
5 min | Comedy
A web series comedy about mommies, acting, auditions and more. It's an honest, comically ironic look at what it's like to try and stay creative while focusing on life and the pursuit of happiness.
Stars: David S. Jung, David Carrera, Laura Pursell, Sabrina Hill
38.
Picket Fences (1992–1996)
Episode:
Pilot
(1992)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Family
In the small town of Rome, Wisconsin, the daily life of the quiet townspeople is disrupted when the Tin Man drops dead during a local production the "The Wizard of Oz" due to nicotine ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Lagomarsino | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Kathy Baker, Costas Mandylor, Lauren Holly
Votes: 185