American Grindhouse

2010

English

7.1

♡ 4

75%

Elijah Drenner Director

Denzel Washington as

Karl Malden as

Jayne Mansfield as

Jim Caviezel as

This documentary explores the hidden history of the American Exploitation Film. The movie digs deep into this often overlooked category of U.S. cinema and unearths the shameless and occasionally shocking origins of this popular entertainment.

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

English

6.4

♡ 5

33%

san francisco, california

Thriller

Frank Tuttle Director

Paul Stewart as Joe Lye

Rod Taylor as John Brodie Evans

Jayne Mansfield as Mario's Dance Partner at Nightclub

Edward G. Robinson as Victor Amato

A cop framed for a murder he did not commit hunts the San Francisco waterfront for the Mob racketeers who are responsible.

The Love Goddesses

1965

English

6.9

♡ 6

Saul J. Turell Director

Jayne Mansfield as Self

Ingrid Bergman as Self

Sophia Loren as Self

Myrna Loy as Self

This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the silver screen. It shows how the movie industry changed its depiction of sex and actresses' portrayal of sex from the silent movie era to the present. Classic scenes are shown from the silent movie 'True Heart Susie,' starring Lillian Gish, to 'Love Me Tonight' (1932), blending sex and sophistication, starring Jeanette MacDonald (pre-Nelson Eddy), and to Elizabeth Taylor in 'A Place in the Sun' (1951), plus much , much more.

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

1958

English

6.0

♡ 6

40%

Raoul Walsh Director

Kenneth More as Jonathan Tibbs

Jayne Mansfield as Kate

Connie Francis as Kate - Singing Voice

William Campbell as Keeno

English gunsmith Jonathon Tibbs travels to the American West in the 1880s to sell firearms to the locals. He inadvertently acquires a reputation of quickness on the draw due to his wrist mounted Derringer style weapon. Soon gaining the post of sheriff, he endeavours to clean up the town using what skills he has—and by multilateral diplomacy.

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

1957

English

6.9

♡ 3

88%

Frank Tashlin Director

Mack Williams as Hotel Doorman

John Williams as Irving La Salle Jr.

Robert Adler as Mailman

Jayne Mansfield as Rita Marlowe

To save his career, an ad man wants a sex symbol to endorse a lipstick but in exchange, she wants him to pretend to be her lover.

The Girl Can't Help It

1956

English

6.8

♡ 7

82%

Frank Tashlin Director

Barry Gordon as Barry the Paperboy

Juanita Moore as Hilda

Jayne Mansfield as Jerri Jordan

Tom Ewell as Tom Miller

A down-and-out gangster hires a down-on-his-luck agent to make his girlfriend a recording star within six weeks.

Illegal

1955

English

7.0

♡ 9

59%

Action

based on play or musical

Lewis Allen Director

Jayne Mansfield as Angel O'Hara

John Roy as Bailiff

Charlie Hall as Bellhop

John Alvin as Court Clerk

A hugely successful DA goes into private practice after sending a man to the chair -- only to find out later he was innocent. Now the drunken attorney only seems to represent criminals and low lifes.

Heavy Petting

1989

English

6.1

♡ 2

38%

Action

Documentary

Obie Benz Director

Ann Doran as (archive footage)

Sandra Bernhard as Self

Jayne Mansfield as Self

Frances Fisher as Self

Celebrities and creatives -- including musician David Byrne, performance artist Spalding Gray, comedian Sandra Bernhard, radical activist Abbie Hoffman, and poet Allen Ginsberg-- recall their earliest sexual experiences.

The Burglar

1957

English

6.5

♡ 8

100%

Paul Wendkos Director

Peter Capell as Baylock

Martha Vickers as Della

Jayne Mansfield as Gladden

Dan Duryea as Nat Harbin

Burglar Nat Harbin and his two associates set their sights on wealthy spiritualist Sister Sarah, who has inherited a fortune -- including a renowned emerald necklace -- from a Philadelphia financier. Using Nat's female ward, Gladden, to pose as an admirer and case the mansion where the woman lives, they set up a perfect break-in. Things get complicated afterwards.

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

2023

English

6.7

♡ 5

san francisco, california

sentimental

Jonathan Parker Director

Jayne Mansfield as Self

Liberace as Self

Lenny Bruce as Self

Marilyn Monroe as Self

On a fateful San Francisco night in the early '60s, Condor nightclub performer Carol Doda was lowered to the stage on a floating piano, topless. Word spread quickly, setting off a wave of controversy and delight, with raids soon to follow. There was even a trial for the new celebrity. Doda's dry wit and charisma made her an instant sensation of the night club scene: an empowered woman in full control. Or so it seemed.

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

2011

English

8.1

♡ 20

87%

Martin Scorsese Director

John Lennon as Self

Jayne Mansfield as Self

Bob Dylan as Self

Michael Palin as Self

George Harrison first became known to the world as "The Quiet Beatle" of the Fab Four, but there was far more to his life than simply being a part of The Beatles. This film explores the life and career of this seminal musician, philanthropist, film producer, and amateur race-car driver who grew to make his own mark on the world. Through his music, archival footage, and the memories of friends and family, Harrison's deep spirituality and humanity are explored in his singular life as he took on artistic challenges and important causes as only he could.

The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

1968

English

4.9

♡ 4

Charles W. Broun Jr. Director

Tommy Noonan as Jeff Brooks

Jayne Mansfield as Self

Mickey Hargitay as Self

Joel Holt as Self - Man by the Trevi Fountain

Jayne takes us on a review of her last world tour. She takes us through Rome, shares a fantasy about Roman athletes, and then is off to Cannes. She takes a trip to the nudist colony on the Isle of Levant, where she almost kind of joins in. Then it's off to Paris, where she gets a beauty treatment from Fernand Aubrey, and attends some racy dance revues. In New York and Los Angeles, she visits some topless clubs and listens to a topless all-girl pop band. The film wraps up with some posthumous footage of her family in mourning.

My Mom Jayne

2025

English

8.4

♡ 8

100%

95%

Biography

Documentary

Mariska Hargitay Director

Merv Griffin as Self

Jayne Mansfield as Self

Mariska Hargitay as Self

Richard Belzer as Self

Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955

English

6.3

♡ 4

60%

jazz singer or musician

Music

prohibition era

Jack Webb Director

Lee Marvin as Al Gannaway

Jayne Mansfield as Cigarette Girl

Edmond O'Brien as Fran McCarg

John Dennis as Guy Bettenhouser

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

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American Grindhouse

Hell on Frisco Bay

The Love Goddesses

The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?

The Girl Can't Help It

Illegal

Heavy Petting

The Burglar

Carol Doda Topless at the Condor

George Harrison: Living in the Material World

The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

My Mom Jayne

Pete Kelly's Blues