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EW's list of the top films about filmmaking. These movies examine their own art and make it the premise of their storyline. For the full article and photo gallery go to: http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20177090,00.html

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    Be Kind Rewind EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Be Kind Rewind

    2008
    Michel Gondry
    Drama, Comedy
    Paul Dinello, Quinton Aaron, Basia Rosas, Amir Ali Said, Jack Black, Gio Perez, Arjay Smith, Matt Walsh, Tomasz Soltys, Mia Farrow, Danny Glover, Blake Hightower, Marcus Carl Franklin, Irv Gooch, Melonie Diaz, Sigourney Weaver, Mos Def, P. J. Byrne, Chandler Parker More
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  2. 2
    Sullivan's Travels EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941
    Preston Sturges
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, Adventure, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Screwball comedy, Satire More
    Willard Robertson, Porter Hall, Margaret Hayes, Eric Blore, Monte Blue, Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Robert Warwick, Franklin Pangborn, Byron Foulger, Robert Greig, William Demarest, Torben Meyer, Paul Jones, Julius Tannen, Arthur Hoyt, Billy Bletcher, J. Farrell MacDonald, Preston Sturges, Elsa Lanchester, Edward Hearn, Dewey Robinson, Esther Howard, Al Bridge, Jimmy Conlin, Roscoe Ates, Chester Conklin, Jimmie Dundee, Georges Renavent, Harry Tyler, Paul Newlan, Harry Hayden, Emory Parnell, Edgar Dearing, Jan Buckingham More
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  3. 3
    Singin' in the Rain EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952
    Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
    Comedy, Musical, Romance Film
    Debbie Reynolds, Douglas Fowley, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse, Donald O'Connor, Gene Kelly, Rita Moreno More
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  4. 4
    8½ EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    8½

    1963
    Federico Fellini
    Drama, Fantasy
    Barbara Steele, Rossella Falk, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo, Claudia Cardinale, Madeleine LeBeau, Eddra Gale, Marcello Mastroianni, Caterina Boratto, Mario Pisu, Guido Alberti More
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  5. 5

    The Secret Cinema

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  6. 6
    Day for Night EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Day for Night

    1973
    François Truffaut
    Drama, Comedy, Romance Film, World cinema, Drama Film
    Maurice Seveno, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jacqueline Bisset, François Truffaut, Jean Champion, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Nathalie Baye, Valentina Cortese, Alexandra Stewart, Dani, Nike Arrighi More
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  7. 7
    The Big Picture EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    The Big Picture

    1989
    Christopher Guest
    Drama, Comedy, Black comedy
    Emily Longstreth, Roddy McDowall, Kim Miyori, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tracy Brooks Swope, June Lockhart, Michael McKean, Martin Short, Kevin Bacon, John Cleese, Teri Hatcher, J. T. Walsh, Richard Belzer, Dan Schneider, Fran Drescher, Jason Gould More
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  8. 8
    Ed Wood EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Ed Wood

    1994
    Tim Burton
    Drama, Comedy, Black-and-white, LGBT, Biographical film, Black comedy, Drama Film, Comedy-drama, Cult More
    Johnny Depp, Brent Hinkley, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette, Mike Starr, Lisa Marie, Max Casella, G. D. Spradlin, Martin Landau, Jeffrey Jones, Bill Murray, George Steele, Conrad Brooks, Juliet Landau, Maurice LaMarche, Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio, Matthew Barry More
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  9. 9
    Living in Oblivion EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Living in Oblivion

    1995
    Tom DiCillo
    Drama, Comedy, Black comedy, Indie, Satire
    Hilary Gilford, Kevin Corrigan, Catherine Keener, Robert Wightman, Steve Buscemi, Dermot Mulroney, Peter Dinklage, Danielle von Zerneck, James LeGros, Rica Martens More
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  10. 10
    Boogie Nights EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Boogie Nights

    1997
    Paul Thomas Anderson
    Drama, Comedy, Period piece, LGBT, Indie
    Melora Walters, Ricky Jay, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall, Don Cheadle, Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, Heather Graham, John C. Reilly, Mark Wahlberg, William H. Macy, Robert Ridgely, Nicole Ari Parker, Luis Guzmán, Joanna Gleason, Alfred Molina, Thomas Jane More
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    RKO 281 EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    RKO 281

    1999
    Benjamin Ross
    Drama, Period piece, Indie
    Melanie Griffith, Fiona Shaw, John Malkovich, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Brenda Blethyn More
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  12. 12
    Bowfinger EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Bowfinger

    1999
    Frank Oz
    Comedy
    Robert Downey Jr., John Cho, Eddie Murphy, Adam Alexi-Malle, Jamie Kennedy, Kohl Sudduth, Steve Martin, Barry Newman, Christine Baranski, Heather Graham, Terence Stamp, Alfred De Contreras, Alejandro Patino More
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  13. 13
    Shadow of the Vampire EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Shadow of the Vampire

    2000
    E. Elias Merhige
    Drama, Period piece, Horror, Indie
    Aden Gillett, Udo Kier, John Malkovich, Catherine McCormack, Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Elliott, Eddie Izzard, Cary Elwes, Ronan Vibert, Sophie Langevin More
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  14. 14
    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

    2001
    Kevin Smith
    Comedy
    Eliza Dushku, Brian Lynch, Chris Rock, Marc Blucas, Ali Larter, Shannon Elizabeth, George Carlin, Will Ferrell, Tracy Morgan, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Jamie Kennedy, Jeff Anderson, Jason Lee, Jason Biggs, James Van Der Beek, Judd Nelson, Wes Craven, Joey Lauren Adams, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Brian O'Halloran, Diedrich Bader, Ben Affleck, Harley Quinn Smith, Renée Humphrey, Walt Flanagan, Dwight Ewell, Seann William Scott, Jon Stewart, Alanis Morissette, Matt Damon, Gus Van Sant, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Scott William Winters, Carmen Lee, Morris Day More
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  15. 15
    Adaptation EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    Adaptation

    2002
    Spike Jonze
    Drama, Comedy, Crime Fiction, Black comedy, Drama Film, Comedy-drama, Cult, Satire More
    Doug Jones, Jay Tavare, Gary Farmer, Meryl Streep, John Malkovich, Litefoot, Judy Greer, Roger Willie, Roger Fanter, Sandra Lee Gimpel, Ron Livingston, Chris Cooper, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cara Seymour, Rheagan Wallace, Caron Colvett, Nicolas Cage, Gregory Itzin, Jim Beaver, Curtis Hanson, Laura Love, Brian Cox, Tilda Swinton, Stephen Tobolowsky, John Cusack, Lynn Court More
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    A Cock and Bull Story EW.com's Movies About Movie-Making Film picture

    A Cock and Bull Story

    2006
    Michael Winterbottom
    Comedy, Mockumentary, Indie
    Elizabeth Berrington, Shirley Henderson, Keeley Hawes, Mark Hadfield, Stephen Fry, Ashley Jensen, Conal Murphy, Raymond Waring, Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Joe Williams, Dylan Moran, Paul Kynman, David Walliams, Jeremy Northam, Benedict Wong, Naomie Harris, Kelly Macdonald, Mark Williams, Jenny Ogilvie, James Fleet, Ian Hart, Gillian Anderson More
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