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Grizzly Man

Grizzly Man is Werner Herzog's 2005 documentary about Timothy Treadwell, who lived 13 summers among Alaskan grizzlies before being killed in 2003; built from his 100+ hours of footage.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) is a stop-motion animated musical co-directed by del Toro and Mark Gustafson for Netflix, adapting Collodi's 1883 tale in fascist Italy; it won the 2023 Oscar for Best Animated Feature.

Gulliver's Travels (1939 film)

Gulliver's Travels (1939) is the Fleischer Studios Technicolor animated feature, the second cel-animated feature after Snow White, directed by Dave Fleischer, rotoscoped with Sam Parker, released by Paramount December 1939 with two Oscar nominations.

Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)

Gulliver's Travels is a 2010 American fantasy adventure comedy directed by Rob Letterman, starring Jack Black as a New York mailroom clerk who washes ashore among the tiny people of Lilliput.

Gummibär & Friends: Operation Cotton Candy

Gummibär & Friends: Operation Cotton Candy is a CGI animated spy-spoof comedy film by Toonz Media Group and Gummybear International, announced at the 2025 European Film Market, directed by Pete Dodd, starring Gummy, Kala, and Harry against Dr. Verde.

Gun fu

Gun fu is choreographed close-quarters gunplay in action films and games, blending firearms with kung-fu-style movement. Associated with John Woo's Hong Kong heroic bloodshed films and the John Wick franchise.

Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (新機動戦記ガンダムW Endless Waltz)

Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz (新機動戦記ガンダムW Endless Waltz) is Sunrise's 1997 three-episode OVA sequel to Gundam Wing, re-edited with 15 minutes of new footage into the 1998 90-minute Special Edition film set in A.C. 196.

Guys and Dolls (film)

Guys and Dolls (1955) is Joseph L. Mankiewicz's CinemaScope musical for Samuel Goldwyn, starring Marlon Brando as Sky Masterson, Frank Sinatra as Nathan Detroit, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine, adapting the Frank Loesser Broadway hit; highest-grossing film of 1955.

Gypsy (1962 film)

Gypsy (1962) is Warner Bros.' Mervyn LeRoy film of the 1959 Broadway musical, starring Rosalind Russell as Mama Rose, Natalie Wood as Gypsy Rose Lee, and Karl Malden, with three Oscar nominations.

H Is for Hawk (film)

H Is for Hawk (2025) is Philippa Lowthorpe's drama adapting Helen Macdonald's memoir, starring Claire Foy and Brendan Gleeson; premiered at Telluride 2025, released 23 January 2026, BAFTA-nominated.

Hacksaw Ridge

Hacksaw Ridge (2016) is Mel Gibson's war drama starring Andrew Garfield as Desmond Doss, the first conscientious objector Medal of Honor recipient, who saved 75 men on Okinawa without a weapon; independently financed at $53 million, shot in Australia, Oscar winner for Best Director.

Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle

Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle (Gekijōban Haikyū!! Gomisuteba no Kessen) is a 2024 Japanese animated sports film directed by Susumu Mitsunaka, dramatizing the Karasuno versus Nekoma national tournament match from the Haikyu!! manga.

Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, also called Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll, is Taylor Hackford's 1987 documentary of Keith Richards's 60th-birthday tribute concerts for Berry at St. Louis's Fox Theatre.

Hairspray (2007 film)

Hairspray is a 2007 American musical comedy film directed and choreographed by Adam Shankman, adapted from the 2002 Broadway musical, following teenager Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore.

Hal (ハル) (2013 film)

Hal (ハル) is a 2013 Japanese animated romance-science fiction film, WIT Studio's first theatrical work, directed by Ryotaro Makihara, about robot Q01 becoming Robo-Hal to comfort grieving Kurumi in near-future Kyoto.

Hamlet (1948 film)

Hamlet (1948) is Laurence Olivier's British black-and-white adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, which he directed, produced, and starred in; it won four Oscars including Best Picture, the first non-American film to do so.

Hamlet (1990 film)

Hamlet (1990) is Franco Zeffirelli's 135-minute film adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy, starring Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, and Helena Bonham Carter, cut by nearly three hours, filmed at Dover Castle, and released 19 December 1990 by Warner Bros.

Hamlet (1996 film)

Hamlet (1996) is Kenneth Branagh's four-hour, 70 mm film of Shakespeare's play, the first unabridged screen version, set in the 19th century at Blenheim Palace, starring Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Julie Christie, and Kate Winslet.

Hampstead (film)

Hampstead is a 2017 romantic comedy-drama starring Diane Keaton and Brendan Gleeson, inspired by the true story of a man who won ownership of his Hampstead Heath shack.

Hancock (film)

Hancock is a 2008 American superhero action comedy directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith as an amnesiac, alcoholic superhero despised by the public he saves.

Hands of Stone

Hands of Stone, Spanish Manos de piedra, is a 2016 biographical drama by Jonathan Jakubowicz about Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán, starring Edgar Ramírez and Robert De Niro.

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters is a 2013 action horror comedy, Tommy Wirkola's Hollywood debut, starring Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton as adult witch-hunting siblings; critically panned (17% RT, Metascore 23) but a $55.7M US grosser with a cult following.

Happily N'Ever After

Happily N'Ever After (German title Es war k'einmal im Märchenland) is a 2006 computer-animated comedy fantasy film reworking classic fairy tales, released by Lionsgate in January 2007.

Happy Feet

Happy Feet is a 2006 computer-animated musical comedy directed by George Miller, following Mumble, a young Emperor penguin in Antarctica who cannot sing but tap dances.

Hardcore pornography

Hardcore pornography, also called hard porn or XXX content, is sexually explicit media explicitly depicting genitalia and penetrative sex with little plot, distinct from softcore; protected in the US unless obscene under Miller v. California, and increasingly subject to age-verification and content laws.

Harmontown

Harmontown: 2014 Neil Berkeley documentary following Dan Harmon (Community, Rick and Morty) and his live podcast with Jeff B. Davis on a 20-city 2013 tour; SXSW premiere, 72% on Rotten Tomatoes; distinct from the podcast itself.

Harriet (film)

Harriet (2019) is a Focus Features biographical drama directed by Kasi Lemmons, starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman; the first feature-length Tubman film, with two Oscar nominations and a 74% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Harry Potter (film series)

Harry Potter film series: eight Warner Bros. films (2001-2011) adapting J.K. Rowling's seven novels, four directors, over $7.7 billion worldwide box office, followed by an HBO series debuting 2027.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 is a 2011 fantasy film, the eighth and final installment of the Harry Potter series, directed by David Yates.

Hart's War

Hart's War (2002) is a Gregory Hoblit POW courtroom drama starring Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, and Terrence Howard, adapted from John Katzenbach's 1999 novel inspired by Nicholas Katzenbach's Stalag Luft III captivity; MGM release, mixed reviews, $19.1M US gross.