Hollywood

2020 Directed by Ryan Murphy, Daniel Minahan …

What if you could rewrite the story?

A group of aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-World War II Hollywood try to make it big — no matter the cost.

Jeremy Pope David Corenswet Patti LuPone Laura Harrier Darren Criss Joe Mantello Dylan McDermott Jake Picking Holland Taylor Samara Weaving Jim Parsons

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Review by aubrey ½

ryan murphy should stop casting with his 🍆 and start writing with his 🧠
Review by sam ★★★★ 1

must a show be good? is it not enough to have laura harrier and samara weaving serving?
Review by Jack ★★ 15

Can someone PLEASE stop Ryan Murphy???
Review by muriel

because you’re all minorities, you’re in the glee club
Review by MaxT26 ★★★★ 4

This was great, you’re all just mean
Review by coffee ★½ 3

the worst show Murphy has ever done and easily the most spineless thing Netflix has produced in years. i’m embarrassed for everyone involved with this masturbatory nonsense, a show that tries to make golden age Hollywood woke while refusing to truly grapple with the issues it tries to talk about. made exclusively for tumblr gifs and screenshots, i hate myself for wasting my time with this
Review by Zoë 🐝 ½ 15

There is a throwaway line in Hollywood where Ernie, hoping the film he's starred in will win Best Sound Editing, is frustrated when that Oscar actually goes to Body and Soul. He calls Body and Soul "that piece of shit".
Hollywood is built around self congratulatory masturbation for its creators. Lord knows how proud Ryan Murphy must be for rewriting Hollywood history in an attempt to give a voice to Black men and women, Asian-American women, and gay men who were critically underrepresented in the Classic Era of Hollywood. The thing is, Hollywood joyfully erases the real trailblazers and the real systems that kept interracial relationships, divorce, and queer characters off the screen. Never in the show is Lena Horne…
Review by ines ★★★★ 1

quentin tarantino: makes a fanfiction movie about hollywood
ryan murphy: hold my beer!
Review by marietta 1

does mr ryan murphy grow these basic ass white twinks in his basement?
Review by Logan ★★★★★ 43

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Trigger warning sensitive subjects like racism discrimination, assault etc

Archie: "Rock you cant do that I dont belong to you."
Rock: "Well I belong to you." *about to cry* "Dance with me." *holding desperately to archie's hands*
Archie: "Folks are gonna see you."
Rock: "I don't care. I dont care about that. I care about you". *Nearly on the verge if tears. "I love you"
When I tell yall I legit burst into tears. I dont usually cry but it affected me and shook me to my cold heart's core. This is probably gonna be a long review and a very personal one at that, because imma talk about some irl problems I have experienced. If you dont want to…
Review by Logan ★★★★★ 22

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

I feel like rock Hudson is one of those guys that will fuck the shit out you, rearrange you organs and after he's done he will start crying on your shoulder like a baby and say how thankful and happy he is that you're even allowing him to be 3 centimetres near you🤭
And I think that's romantic of him 👁👄👁
Review by aaron ★★★½

me: how many white twinks do you want for your show?
ryan murphy: yes

Recent reviews

Review by OzzysMom

Watched it for the Patti LuPone sex scene, and was not disappointed.
Review by EmilyRuballos ★★★★

Rewatched this again for Laura Harrier and Darrien Criss
Review by Austin McEuen ★★½ 1

Ryan Murphy knows how to screw up every cool concept.
Review by Dr_Ward_4 ★★★½

Some people might hate on this series for being unrealistic, but it is Hollywood the land of dreams. This was a really good series, with good representation which is expected especially from Ryan Murphy. The performances were solid, but the highlight are the artistic sets that take you back in time
Review by Antonio0314 ★★★★½

Es bastante entretenida y disfrutable, hace mucho no disfrutaba una mini serie de esta forma.
Review by Isabel ★★★★★

i love u laura herrier
Review by Jack Paterson ★½

I appreciate the intentions, I appreciate the sexy young people, but it’s just a big no. Also for someone who is always open to criticizing film stars coming to Broadway, May I just say that every time I see Patti LuPone act on screen it becomes apparent that she should probably stay in her lane too if she’s gonna feel that way about it.
Review by Jmichaelwright ★★★½

Ryan Murphy definitely knows how to direct beautifully, however problematic he is with his writing on Glee and the disaster of The Prom. His shots are gorgeous, and Hollywood is no exception.
Darren Criss is terrible. I don’t believe him for a moment and there are stronger choices for a green passionate director. I’m sure Darren appreciates (yet another) handout from Ryan Murphy but this role doesn’t do him any favors.
Patti LuPone- excellent. Underused as of Ep. 4. The first scene with the family trio at dinner was terrible. 3 different actors performing for themselves and not reacting to each other.
Jim Parsons- excellent, unless he needs to cry.
Gas Station owner- phenomenal. No notes. A very specific character that fits the world.
Rock Hudson- phenomenal as of Ep. 4. No notes.
Black playwright- phenomenal.
Review by emily ★★★★★

uhughhhGHUGHHHH i love this show. so much. it makes my heart SING. but can i just say..........like not to be misogynistic HDJSJS but samara weaving and laura harrier were not good choices for their parts 😭 i’m sorry women
Review by Jean David Castello ★★★★½

I’ve watched this in 1 month earlier.
Ykw? SAMARA WEAVING SO GORG N DAVID CORENSWET BEING ATTRACTIVE ARGH I CANT THEY’RE OMFG! YOU KNOW I THINK I WANTED TO GET 3s WITH ‘EM DUH! (Goddamn it,sorry abt this lmaoo).
The story is pretty good,ryan murphy filmmakin’ never get failed,and it’s really describe abt how darkest HOLLYWOOD at 50’s. *david corenswet outfits omfg pls i cant. Laura Harrier gorg either.
“Mister, If i dreaming dont wake me up”
~Jack Castello S1 E7
Review by Robyn ★★★½

extremely predictable but loved it nonetheless
Review by dukeofwentworth ★

While it’s nice to see Patricia Lupone leave her basement walkout apartment and Dylan McDermott appear on screen, the plot is cheap, weak, and is a fantastical whitewashing of what Hollywood was really like. My God — Rock Hudson, openly gay and in a public and interracial relationship? Netflix ought to have classified it as ‘fantasy’. To be sure, Mr. Hudson’s legacy is one of importance — Mr. Murphy’s kink of playing fast and loose with facts and figures is borderline grotesque.
We’re it not for a somewhat decent cast including Holland Taylor (thankfully, Sarah Paulson was unavailable) and good cinematography, I wouldn’t have lasted more than 20 minutes.