American self-reflexive films

2012 animated film directed by Rich Moore

The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical dark comedy crime film co-produced and directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Terence Winter, and based on Jordan Belfort's 2007 memoir. It loosely recounts Belfort's career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm, Stratton Oakmont, engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street, leading to his downfall. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort; Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend Donnie Azoff; Margot Robbie as his second wife, Naomi Lapaglia; Matthew McConaughey as his mentor and former boss Mark Hanna; and Kyle Chandler as FBI special agent Patrick Denham portraying Gregory Coleman. It is DiCaprio's fifth collaboration with Scorsese.

2014 film by Alejandro González Iñárritu

2016 film directed by Tim Miller

1998 film directed by Peter Weir

Shutter Island is a 2010 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. The screenplay was adapted by Laeta Kalogridis from the 2003 novel by Dennis Lehane. It follows Deputy U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels and his partner Chuck, who come to the fictional Shutter Island in Boston Harbor to investigate its criminal psychiatric facility after one of its patients goes missing; Daniels has his own ulterior motives for taking the case. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, with Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow and Michelle Williams in supporting roles.

Goodfellas (stylized as GoodFellas) is a 1990 American biographical crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Nicholas Pileggi and Scorsese, and produced by Irwin Winkler. It is a film adaptation of Pileggi's 1985 nonfiction book Wiseguy. Starring Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco and Paul Sorvino, the film narrates the rise and fall of Mafia associate Henry Hill and his friends and family from 1955 to 1980.

2023 film directed by Greta Gerwig

2008 animated film directed by Chris Williams and Byron Howard

2018 animated superhero film

2000 animated film directed by Mark Dindal

Annie Hall is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by Allen and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe. The film stars Allen as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the eponymous female lead, played by Diane Keaton in a role written specifically for her.

2023 animated film by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson

1988 film directed by Robert Zemeckis

Scream is a 1996 American slasher film directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. It stars David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore. Set in the fictional town of Woodsboro, California, the plot follows high school student Sidney Prescott (Campbell) and her friends who, on the anniversary of her mother's murder, become the targets of a costumed serial killer.

2017 film directed by James Mangold

2022 film by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert

2018 film directed by David Leitch

2011 American animated film

2022 animated film directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston

2024 Marvel Studios film by Shawn Levy

1999 film by Spike Jonze

2004 animated film directed by Bradley Raymond

2021 film directed by Lana Wachowski

2017 film by David Soren

2014 animated film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

2008 film by Ben Stiller

2015 film directed by Adam McKay

2007 American live-action/animated musical film

1998 film by Terry Gilliam

1997 film directed by Wes Craven

2018 film directed by Steven Spielberg

2012 film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller

2012 film directed by Drew Goddard

2011 film directed by Wes Craven

Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American comedy film written and directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, and produced by Jon Davison. It stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty and features Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson, Stephen Stucker, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is a parody of the disaster film genre, particularly the 1957 Paramount film Zero Hour!, from which it borrows the plot, central characters, and some dialogue. It also draws many elements from Airport 1975 and other films in

2002 film directed by Spike Jonze

The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy adventure comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, Peter Falk, Fred Savage, Billy Crystal and Carol Kane. Adapted by William Goldman from his novel of the same name, it tells the story of a swashbuckling farmhand named Westley, accompanied by companions befriended along the way, who must rescue his kidnapped true love Princess Buttercup from the evil Prince Humperdinck. The film preserves the novel's metafictional narrative style by presenting the story as a book being read by a grandfather to his sick grandson.

2000 American slasher film

1985 film by Woody Allen

Spaceballs is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original Star Wars trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as Star Trek, Alien, The Wizard of Oz, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Planet of the Apes, and Transformers. The film stars Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis and Daphne Zuniga, with the supporting cast including Dick Van Patten, George Wyner, Lorene Yarnell, and the voice of Joan Rivers. In addition to Brooks playing a dual role, the film features Brooks regulars Dom DeLuise and Rudy De Luca in cameo appe

2021 film directed by Malcolm D. Lee

2015 film directed by Chris Columbus

1993 film directed by John McTiernan

Hoodwinked! is a 2005 American animated musical comedy film directed by Cory Edwards and written by Edwards, Todd Edwards, and Tony Leech. It retells the folktale "Little Red Riding Hood" as a police procedural, using backstories to show multiple characters' points of view. The film features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Glenn Close, Jim Belushi, Patrick Warburton, Anthony Anderson, David Ogden Stiers, Xzibit, Chazz Palminteri, and Andy Dick.

2021 film directed by Shawn Levy

2016 animated film directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan

2022 film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

2014 American film by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

1974 film directed by Mel Brooks

2019 animated film directed by Mike Mitchell

2023 film directed by Wes Anderson

1999 science-fiction comedy film directed by Dean Parisot

2017 film directed by Tony Leondis

1993 film directed by Mel Brooks

1999 film by Miloš Forman

1990 film directed by Joe Dante

1994 film directed by John Carpenter

2018 film directed by Adam McKay

2005 crime-comedy film directed by Shane Black