
Hollywood Boulevard
The street where starlets are made!
Directed by Allan Arkush, Joe Dante
Produced by New World Pictures
A darkly comedic thriller about a starry-eyed actress caught in a B-movie production plagued by mysterious deaths, blending satire of low-budget filmmaking with genuine menace.
A Midwestern ingenue arrives in Hollywood to try her luck as an actress. An incompetent agent hooks her up with a production company which specializes in low budget B-movie fare, which starts being plagued by strange, deadly accidents.
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Questions people ask
Is Hollywood Boulevard scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of films.
Is Hollywood Boulevard violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Does Hollywood Boulevard end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Hollywood Boulevard easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.
Is Hollywood Boulevard sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Written about
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Hollywood Boulevard
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Hollywood Boulevard
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Hollywood Boulevard, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Hollywood Boulevard, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Hollywood Boulevard, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
























































