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1. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
PG-13 | 126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance
An intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.
Director: Michael Showalter | Stars: Jessica Chastain, Andrew Garfield, Cherry Jones, Vincent D'Onofrio
Votes: 39,006
2. UHF (1989)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
An unemployed visionary becomes the manager of a local television station. The station becomes a success, with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor.
Director: Jay Levey | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Victoria Jackson, Kevin McCarthy, Michael Richards
Votes: 31,570 | Gross: $6.16M
3. The Muppets (2011)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A Muppet fanatic with some help from his 2 human compatriots must regroup the Muppet gang to stop an avaricious oil mogul from taking down one of their precious life-longing treasures.
Director: James Bobin | Stars: Amy Adams, Jason Segel, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones
Votes: 96,928 | Gross: $88.63M
4. Valley of the Dolls (1967)
PG-13 | 123 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Film version of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel chronicling the rise and fall of three young women in show business.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Paul Burke, Sharon Tate
Votes: 9,760 | Gross: $44.43M
5. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama, Music
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Director: Steve Kloves | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Ellie Raab
Votes: 25,874 | Gross: $18.10M
6. Welcome to Me (2014)
R | 87 min | Comedy, Drama
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Director: Shira Piven | Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley
Votes: 19,676 | Gross: $0.61M
7. A Face in the Crowd (1957)
Approved | 126 min | Drama, Music
A female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, Anthony Franciosa, Walter Matthau
Votes: 17,177
8. Where the Truth Lies (2005)
R | 107 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Karen O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.
Director: Atom Egoyan | Stars: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, David Hayman
Votes: 18,776 | Gross: $0.87M
9. Repossessed (1990)
PG-13 | 80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Parody of The Exorcist (1973), with Linda Blair once again possessed by Satan, and Leslie Nielsen as the exorcist.
Director: Bob Logan | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Linda Blair, Ned Beatty, Anthony Starke
Votes: 9,924 | Gross: $1.38M
10. Americathon (1979)
PG | 86 min | Comedy, Musical
In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
Director: Neal Israel | Stars: Harvey Korman, Fred Willard, Peter Riegert, Zane Buzby
Votes: 959 | Gross: $6.17M
11. Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special (2017 TV Special)
TV-MA | 54 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
After Santa tells Michael Bolton that he needs 75,000 new babies by Christmas to meet toy supply, Michael Bolton hosts a sexy telethon to get the world to start making love.
Directors: Scott Aukerman, Akiva Schaffer | Stars: Michael Bolton, Sarah Shahi, Adam Scott, Matthew Kimbrough
Votes: 2,300
12. Girls Will Be Girls (2003)
R | 79 min | Comedy, Romance
Three actresses at various places on the Hollywood food chain navigate the minefield of love, aging, and ambition. Oh, and they're all played by men!
Director: Richard Day | Stars: Jack Plotnick, Clinton Leupp, Jeffery Roberson, Ron Mathews
Votes: 1,600 | Gross: $0.15M
13. The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2000)
PG-13 | 79 min | Documentary, Biography
Twelve years after the dramatic collapse of the Christian empire of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, this documentary tells for the first time what really happened when they lost control of the first and most successful TV ministry of its kind.
Directors: Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato | Stars: RuPaul, Tammy Faye Bakker, Virginia Fairchild, Johnny Grover
Votes: 2,223 | Gross: $1.03M
14. Stardom (2000)
R | 100 min | Drama, Comedy
A young girl is plucked from small-town obscurity and thrust into the spotlight of the glamorous world of super-models.
Director: Denys Arcand | Stars: Jessica Paré, Victoria Snow, Jessica Mackenzie, Macha Grenon
Votes: 1,800 | Gross: $0.08M
15. American Nightmare (1983)
R | 88 min | Horror, Crime, Thriller
A man investigates the disappearance of his sister with the help of her roommate. He uncovers a trail of prostitution, incest, blackmail...and murder.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Lawrence Day, Lora Staley, Neil Dainard, Lenore Zann
Votes: 570
16. Prime Time (1977)
R | 75 min | Comedy
Some unknown source has interrupted all television transmissions around the world. In place of the regular broadcasts, a lineup of extremely tasteless programs and commercials have been ... See full summary »
Director: Bradley R. Swirnoff | Stars: Paul Ainsley, Wil Albert, Royce D. Applegate, Meridith Baer
Votes: 416
17. Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Music
A college co-ed tries to balance her time writing songs and dealing with her publisher who tries to pursue her.
Director: Sidney Miller | Stars: Mary Ann Mobley, Joan O'Brien, Nancy Sinatra, Chris Noel
Votes: 532
18. Broadcast Bombshells (1995)
R | 80 min | Comedy
An ambitious brunette associate producer at a local New Jersey TV station uses her seductive charms to compete against a sexy blond anchorwoman to further her career.
Director: Ernest G. Sauer | Stars: Amy Lynn Baxter, Debbie Rochon, John Richardson, Elizabeth Heyman
Votes: 187
19. Jamboree! (1957)
Not Rated | 86 min | Musical
Pete Porter and Honey Wynn become overnight sensations as a romantic singing duo. But what will become of their budding love affair when their feuding, back-stabbing managers persuade them ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Lockwood | Stars: Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimmy Bowen, Buddy Knox
Votes: 323
20. Comic Relief 2003: The Big Hair Do (2003 TV Special)
400 min | Comedy
Stars: Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross, Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly
Votes: 177
21. Goedenavond, dames en heren (2015)
Comedy, Drama, Musical
Anton and Els van Dijk have a barber shop. Their daughters Ietje (20) and Eef (18) are asked by Anton's brother - broadcasting director Peter van Dijk - to audition to become a television ... See full summary »
Stars: Anna Raadsveld, Sophie Höppener, Huub Stapel, Loes Luca
Votes: 59
22. Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief (2010 TV Special)
120 min | Documentary, Music
Telethon in support of relief organizations dedicated to assisting victims of the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.
Stars: Ben Affleck, Christina Aguilera, Muhammad Ali, Jennifer Aniston
Votes: 174
23. Comic Relief (1988 TV Special)
450 min | Comedy
The first night of Comic Relief on Red Nose day 1988 hosted by Lenny 'Nice Suit' Henry and Griff 'Stupid Hat' Rhys Jones. Participants managed to raise over 15 million pounds for charity projects in Britain and Africa.
Stars: Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones, Russ Abbot, Mark Arden
Votes: 52
24. Jenny Lewis: Red Bull & Hennessy (2019 Music Video)
5 min | Short, Music
Jenny Lewis and friends put on a telethon to raise money for homeless women in LA.
Director: Eric Notarnicola | Stars: Jenny Lewis, Beck, Vanessa Bayer, Tim Heidecker
Votes: 30
25. Comic Relief: The Invasion of the Comic Tomatoes (1993 TV Special)
425 min | Comedy
Top telly included Mr Bean in a 'Blind Date' spectacular, Angus Deayton, Ian Hislop and Paul Merton taking on assorted sporty celebs in "Have I Got A Question Of Sport For You". More ... See full summary »
Stars: Lenny Henry, Jonathan Ross, Griff Rhys Jones, Angus Deayton
Votes: 77
26. Olympic Fund Telethon (1952 TV Special)
1,470 min | Comedy, Music, Sport
An all-star telethon put together to raise funds for the United States Olympic Team, featuring such stars as Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford and The Three Stooges.
Stars: Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Bud Abbott, Gracie Allen
Votes: 78
27. Comic Relief: Red Nose Night Live 05 (2005 TV Special)
485 min | Comedy
Stars: Chris Evans, Lenny Henry, Kevin Adams, Simon Amstell
Votes: 93
28. Comic Relief: Say Pants to Poverty (2001 TV Special)
Comedy
Stars: Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Zoë Ball, Lenny Henry
Votes: 75
29. A Night of Comic Relief 2 (1989 TV Special)
390 min | Comedy
20 million people across the UK helped to raise £26.9 million on the second Red Nose Day. At night, the BBC once again gave over their studio's to Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones and Jonathan... See full summary »
Stars: Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones, Jonathan Ross, Richard Addison
Votes: 39
30. Live from the Lighthouse (1998 TV Special)
200 min | Comedy
Director: Geoff Posner | Stars: Stephen Fry, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, All Saints
Votes: 42
31. Comic Relief (1991 TV Special)
395 min | Comedy
Having taken a year off to spend all the money from the previous two Red Nose Days, Comic Relief returns with 'The Stonker', the biggest and baddest fund raising night of comedy yet, helped... See full summary »
Director: Malcolm Dalton | Stars: Lenny Henry, Griff Rhys Jones, Jonathan Ross, Russ Abbot
Votes: 88
32. Comic Relief (1997 TV Special)
370 min | Comedy
Stars: Lenny Henry, Rowan Atkinson, Mel B, Jane Bassett
Votes: 27
33. ToeJam & Earl's Super Funky Telethon (2019 Video)
240 min | Comedy, Game-Show
Prepare for four hours of groovy nostalgia with prizes to be won, announcements to be made, games to be played, wacky surprises, and so much more funky stuff.
Director: Greg Johnson | Stars: Denetra Blackshear, Jon Lee Brody, Leo Camacho, Alex Corea
34. Chabad: To Life Telethon (2008 TV Movie)
360 min | Family
Director: Barry Glazer | Stars: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jennifer Aniston, Tom Arnold, Lee Baca
Votes: 19 | Gross: $8.09M
35. Zulu Royal 2: The Wedding (2004 TV Special)
579 min | Comedy
Worlds first "Royality Comedy Event". In an unprecedented 9 hour live "piggyback" transmission, comedian quartet Casper Christensen, Frank Hvam, Lars Hjortshøj and Lasse Rimmer of Casper &... See full summary »
Stars: Casper Christensen, Lars Hjortshøj, Frank Hvam, Lasse Rimmer
Votes: 102
36. The Collection Agent
78 min | Comedy | Filming
An indebted middle-aged filmmaker, desperate to get financing for his movie, is hounded mercilessly by a collection agency and finds startling similarities between his script and the way his life is playing out.
Director: Stephen Lategan | Stars: Stephen Lategan, Laura Denmar, Marianne Thea, Heather McNiece
37. The 6th Annual Children's Hospital Mother's Day Telethon (1998 TV Special)
Music
Stars: Julian Austin, Freeflight Big Band, Larry Branson, Don Breithaupt
38. Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal (2009 TV Special)
242 min | Music
Hosted by Eddie McGuire, Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal is a live telethon, where entertainers, athletes and personalities gather to help raise funds for the victims of Victoria's bushfire disaster in February 2009.
Stars: Eddie McGuire, Vanessa Amorosi, Angry Anderson, Simon Baker
Votes: 35
39. The Goodwill Industries Telethon (1981 TV Special)
Stars: Zsa Zsa Gabor, David Nelson, Deniece Williams
40. Comic Relief: Behind the Nose (1995 TV Special)
425 min | Comedy
Stars: Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Jonathan Ross, Mel Smith
Votes: 43
41. DM i indsamling 2005 - Forældreløse børn i Afrika (2005 TV Special)
All-day charity telethon in benefit of African orphans. Five regions of Denmark race against time, in competition of collecting the most money per citizen. Broadcast live from TV-Byen (Danmarks Radio) and numerous sites all over Denmark.
Stars: Line Baun Danielsen, Peter Mygind, Carsten Bang, Anders Bircow
42. Yooralla Telethon 1975 (1975 TV Special)
24 hour telethon to raise money for Yooralla.
Stars: Eric Pearce, Julie Anthony, Gordon Boyd, Mickie De Stoop
43. Frederik & Mary (2004 TV Special)
1,080 min | Documentary
Danmarks Radio's live coverage of the royal Danish wedding of Frederik X and Dronning Mary on May 14, 2004. This is a non-stop 18 hour broadcast from 08:00 AM in the morning, ending after midnight at approx. 02:00 AM.
Stars: Grevinde Alexandra, Patricia Anne Bailey, Helle Bygum, Natasja Crone-Back
Votes: 21
44. Støt Asien (2005 TV Special)
285 min
All-day charity telethon in benefit of the victims of the Asian tsunami disaster, broadcast from Unicef's warehouses in Copenhagen.
Stars: Jes Dorph-Petersen, Michèle Bellaiche, Caroline Boserup, Tina Nikolaisen
Votes: 11
45. Kongeligt bryllup (2004 TV Special)
1,080 min | Documentary
TV 2/Danmark's live coverage of the royal Danish wedding of Frederik X and Dronning Mary on May 14, 2004. This is a non-stop 18 hour broadcast from 06:30 AM in the morning, ending just after midnight.
Stars: Grevinde Alexandra, Patricia Anne Bailey, Michèle Bellaiche, Julie Berthelsen
Votes: 24
46. Hurricane Sandy: Coming Together (2012 TV Special)
61 min | Music
A telethon for the American Red Cross's relief efforts to benefit victims of Hurricane Sandy features musical performances and footage of the storm's destruction.
Stars: Christina Aguilera, Mary J. Blige, Jon Bon Jovi, Ann Curry
Votes: 9
47. Comic Relief: The Record Breaker (1999 TV Special)
Comedy
Stars: Lenny Henry, Davina McCall, Zoë Ball, Johnny Vaughan
Votes: 46
49. Childrens Miracle Network Telethon 2002 (2002 TV Special)
Director: Ron Cohen | Star: Ossie Beck
50. Kongeligt bryllup (2008 TV Special)
TV 2/Danmark's live coverage from Møgeltønder of the Danish royal wedding of Prins Joachim and Prinsesse Marie on May 24, 2008.
Stars: Jes Dorph-Petersen, Natasja Crone-Back, Rolf Christensen, Kronprins Christian