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Under the Stars (2025 film)
Under the Stars (2025) is a romantic comedy directed by Michelle Danner, written by Victoria Vinuesa, starring Alex Pettyfer, Eva De Dominici, Toni Collette, and Andy Garcia, shot in Puglia, Italy, and released digitally in the US on November 11, 2025.
Under the Tuscan Sun (film)
Under the Tuscan Sun (Sotto il sole della Toscana), 2003 Audrey Wells romantic comedy-drama starring Diane Lane, adapted from Frances Mayes's 1996 memoir, filmed in Cortona, Italy; Villa Laura stood in for Bramasole; $43.6M US gross.
Under the Vines
Under the Vines is a New Zealand romantic comedy-drama series created by Erin White, starring Rebecca Gibney and Charles Edwards as rival co-heirs of a failing Central Otago vineyard; three six-episode seasons aired 2021–2024 on Acorn TV and TVNZ.
Under the Volcano
Under the Volcano is a 1947 novel by British writer Malcolm Lowry, following alcoholic ex-consul Geoffrey Firmin through his final day in Quauhnahuac, Mexico, on the Day of the Dead.
Under the Yoke
Under the Yoke (Под игото) is a novel by the Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov, first published complete in 1894 and generally regarded as the first Bulgarian novel.
Under Wraps (Jethro Tull album)
Under Wraps (1984) is Jethro Tull's fifteenth studio album on Chrysalis, built on synthesizers and drum machines, reaching UK #76; reissued in 2026 as Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition remixed by Bruce Soord.
Under Wraps 2
Under Wraps 2 (2022) is a Disney Channel Original Movie, sequel to the 2021 Under Wraps remake, directed by Alex Zamm, written by Josh A. Cagan, starring Malachi Barton, Christian J. Simon, and Sophia Hammons; premiered September 25, 2022.
Under-19 Cricket World Cup
ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup, also Youth World Cup: biennial ICC under-19 one-day tournament since 1988; 16 teams; India record six titles, latest in 2026 in Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Under-display camera
An under-display camera (UDC) is a smartphone selfie camera mounted beneath the display panel, first shipped commercially in the ZTE Axon 20 5G in 2020.
Under-frequency load shedding
Under-frequency load shedding (UFLS) is a last-resort emergency protection scheme that automatically disconnects predetermined blocks of load when power system frequency falls below thresholds, arresting decline and preventing cascading blackouts.
Under-ice underwater vehicle
An under-ice underwater vehicle is an autonomous or hybrid underwater robot built to operate beneath sea ice, lake ice, or ice shelves, where GPS is unavailable and surfacing is impossible.
Underactuated grasping
Underactuated grasping is a robotic grasping approach in which gripper fingers have more degrees of freedom than actuators, so springs and tendons adapt them to objects of unknown shape without sensors or complex control.
Underarm bowling incident of 1981
The 1981 underarm bowling incident: Greg Chappell ordered brother Trevor to roll the last ball of a World Series Cup ODI against New Zealand at the MCG on 1 February 1981, denying Brian McKechnie a six to tie; the legal-but-unsporting delivery led to underarm bowling being outlawed.
Underbalanced drilling
Underbalanced drilling (UBD) is a drilling technique in which wellbore pressure is deliberately kept below formation pressure, letting reservoir fluids flow to surface and reducing formation damage.
Underbelly (TV series)
Underbelly is an Australian true crime drama anthology that premiered on Nine Network in February 2008, dramatizing the 1995–2004 Melbourne gangland killings from the book Leadbelly; banned in Victoria, it won seven AFI Awards and spawned a franchise of seasons and telemovies.
Underbelly: The Golden Mile
Underbelly: The Golden Mile, the third season of the Underbelly true-crime franchise, aired on the Nine Network from 11 April 2010; 13 episodes dramatizing Kings Cross, Sydney, 1988–1999, centered on John Ibrahim, Kim Hollingsworth, corrupt police, and the 1995 Wood Royal Commission.
Underberg
Underberg: German herbal digestif bitter from Rheinberg, made since 1846 by Hubert Underberg; 20 ml paper-wrapped bottle, 44% ABV, secret 43-country herb recipe, FDA-classified food product popular in US bars.
Underbone
An underbone, also called a cub motorcycle, is a small motorcycle common in Southeast Asia that uses foot pegs rather than a floorboard, with the engine mounted beneath the rider.
Underboss
The Underboss, or Sottocapo, is the second-in-command of a traditional organized crime family. This role involves relaying messages and is a primary target of federal law.
Undercard (film)
Undercard is a 2025 American boxing drama directed by Tamika Miller, co-written with Anita M. Cal, starring Wanda Sykes as former champion Cheryl 'No Mercy' Stewart, who trains the estranged son she abandoned; premiered October 20, 2025, limited release February 27, 2026.
Underclass Hero
Underclass Hero is Sum 41's fifth studio album (July 2007, Island Records), produced by Deryck Whibley and recorded as a trio after Dave Baksh's departure; a pop-punk return with Bush-bashing and family-themed lyrics, Metascore 50, Billboard 200 peak 7.
Undercover (2016 TV series)
Undercover (2016) is a six-part BBC One crime drama by Peter Moffat. Sophie Okonedo plays barrister Maya Cobbina, set to become the first black Director of Public Prosecutions, whose husband Adrian Lester is a former undercover police officer.
Undercover (2019 TV series)
Undercover (2019) is a Belgian-Dutch Dutch-language crime drama created by Nico Moolenaar for Eén and Netflix, in which agents Bob Lemmens and Kim De Rooij infiltrate ecstasy producer Ferry Bouman's campground; based on the Janus Van Wesenbeeck case.
Undercover Brother
Undercover Brother is a 2002 American action comedy directed by Malcolm D. Lee and starring Eddie Griffin, adapted from John Ridley's animated internet series and distributed by Universal Pictures.
Undercover High School (언더커버 하이스쿨)
Undercover High School (언더커버 하이스쿨) is a 2025 MBC action-comedy spy drama, 12 episodes, starring Seo Kang-jun as an NIS agent undercover as a high schooler hunting Emperor Gojong's missing gold bars; it aired February 21 to March 29, 2025.
Undercover Miss Hong
Undercover Miss Hong is a 2026 South Korean workplace comedy series starring Park Shin-hye as a financial inspector who goes undercover at a securities firm in 1990s Seoul.
Undercut (hairstyle)
The undercut is a hairstyle with the sides and back clipped short while the top stays long, leaving a hard, unblended line between the two lengths.
Underdark
The Underdark is Dungeons & Dragons' vast subterranean realm of interconnected caverns, first introduced in Gygax's 1981 Descent into the Depths of the Earth; it features a sunless fungus-based ecology, drow and other deep races, and Menzoberranzan.
Underdetermination
Underdetermination is the philosophy of science thesis that evidence at a given time may not determine what to believe, so more than one theory can be equally well supported by it.
Underdog
Underdog: a predicted loser in a contest, or victim of injustice; opposite of the favorite or top dog. From dogfighting origins (first use 1859); studied for the underdog effect in support, motivation, and sport strategy.