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Killing Veerappan
Killing Veerappan (ಕಿಲ್ಲಿಂಗ್ ವೀರಪ್ಪನ್) is Ram Gopal Varma's 2016 Kannada crime thriller on Operation Cocoon, the STF operation that killed bandit Veerappan in 2004, starring Shivarajkumar and Sandeep Bhardwaj, remade in Hindi as Veerappan.
Kim Novak's Vertigo
Kim Novak's Vertigo is a 2025 documentary by Alexandre O. Philippe about actress Kim Novak, her Vertigo role, and leaving Hollywood; premiered out of competition at Venice 2025.
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (きまぐれオレンジロード あの日にかえりたい)
Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (きまぐれオレンジ★ロード あの日にかえりたい, Ano Hi ni Kaeritai) is a 1988 Studio Pierrot anime film directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, an original 69-minute story concluding the Kyosuke, Madoka, and Hikaru love triangle, released by Toho on October 1, 1988.
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is Guy Ritchie's 2017 Warner Bros. fantasy action film starring Charlie Hunnam and Jude Law, intended to launch a six-film Arthurian franchise but a $175 million-budget box-office flop with a projected $150 million loss.
King Lear (1987 film)
King Lear (1987) is Jean-Luc Godard's experimental Cannon Films adaptation of Shakespeare, starring Burgess Meredith, Molly Ringwald, and Peter Sellars in a post-Chernobyl story about restoring lost art; it premiered at Cannes 1987, opened in the US January 1988, and was initially derided.
King of Kings (1961 film)
King of Kings (1961) is an American biblical epic directed by Nicholas Ray, written by Philip Yordan, and produced by Samuel Bronston, starring Jeffrey Hunter as Jesus, with Orson Welles narrating, a Miklós Rózsa score, and a $6 million budget shot in Spain.
King of Thorn (いばらの王 king of Thorn)
King of Thorn (Ibara no Ō, いばらの王) is a 2010 Sunrise anime film directed by Kazuyoshi Katayama, adapting Yuji Iwahara's manga about Medusa-virus survivors waking in a thorn-covered Scottish cold sleep facility.
King Richard (film)
King Richard (2021) is a biographical drama directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green, written by Zach Baylin, starring Will Smith as Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena; six Oscar nominations, Smith won Best Actor.
King Solomon's Mines (1985 film)
King Solomon's Mines (1985) is a Cannon Films action-adventure comedy directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Richard Chamberlain and Sharon Stone as Indiana Jones-style treasure hunters; shot in Zimbabwe for $12.5 million, grossing $15 million domestically.
Kinsey (film)
Kinsey is a 2004 American biographical drama film directed by Bill Condon, starring Liam Neeson as sex researcher Alfred Kinsey and Laura Linney as his wife Clara.
Kipps
Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul is H. G. Wells's 1905 comic novel of a draper's apprentice who inherits a fortune; adapted as silent film (1921), Carol Reed film (1941), ITV serial (1960), and the musical Half a Sixpence.
Kirikou and the Sorceress
Kirikou and the Sorceress (Kirikou et la Sorcière) is Michel Ocelot's 1998 French-Belgian-Luxembourg animated film adapted from West African folk tales, with music by Youssou N'Dour, about a tiny boy saving his village from the sorceress Karaba.
Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025 film)
Kiss of the Spider Woman (2025) is Bill Condon's film musical adaptation of Manuel Puig's 1976 novel and the Kander-Ebb-McNally Broadway show, starring Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, and Jennifer Lopez, released October 10, 2025.
Kiss the Ground
Kiss the Ground is a 2020 American documentary directed by Josh and Rebecca Tickell and narrated by Woody Harrelson, arguing that regenerative agriculture can fight climate change.
Kizumonogatari (傷物語)
Kizumonogatari (傷物語) is Shaft's three-part 2016–2017 anime film trilogy adapting Nisio Isin's prequel novel, directed by Tatsuya Oishi with chief director Akiyuki Shinbo, grossing ¥820 million for Part I, and re-edited in 2024 as Koyomi Vamp.
Kleiner Mann – was nun?
Kleiner Mann – was nun? (Little Man, What Now?) is Hans Fallada's 1932 Depression-era novel about clerk Johannes Pinneberg, his wife Lämmchen and their slide into unemployment in Berlin, a New Objectivity bestseller filmed in 1933, 1934, 1967, and 1973.
Kneecap (film)
Kneecap (2024) is Rich Peppiatt's comedy-drama biopic of the Belfast Irish-language rap trio Kneecap, who star as themselves. Sundance NEXT Audience Award winner, Ireland's 2025 Oscar entry, seven-time BIFA winner.
Koati (film)
Koati is a 2021 Mexican-American 2D-animated musical film directed by Rodrigo Pérez-Castro, produced by Anabella Sosa-Dovarganes with Sofía Vergara as executive producer and voice of villain Zaina; it follows coati Nachi and friends in the Land of Xo and spawned a 2025 Netflix series.
Kochadaiiyaan (கோச்சடையான்)
Kochadaiiyaan (கோச்சடையான்), also called Kochadaiyaan, is a 2014 Tamil 3D animated period action film, India's first photo-realistic performance-capture film, directed by Soundarya R. Ashwin, starring Rajinikanth and Deepika Padukone with music by A.R. Rahman.
KonoSuba: Legend of Crimson
KonoSuba: Legend of Crimson is a 2019 Japanese animated fantasy comedy film continuing the KonoSuba anime, directed by Takaomi Kanasaki and animated by J.C.STAFF, following Kazuma's party to the Crimson Demon Village.
Kony 2012
Kony 2012: 30-minute viral advocacy film released March 5, 2012 by Invisible Children, also called the Stop Kony campaign, urging Joseph Kony's arrest; 100 million views in six days, major criticism, and lasting slacktivism debate.
Korengal
Korengal (2014) is Sebastian Junger's documentary follow-up to Restrepo, built from unused footage of a US platoon at Outpost Restrepo in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, exploring fear, brotherhood, and why soldiers miss war.
KPop Demon Hunters
KPop Demon Hunters is a 2025 Netflix animated musical from Sony Pictures Animation, directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, about idol trio HUNTR/X secretly hunting demons. Its song "Golden" won an Oscar and Grammy, and it became Netflix's most-watched film ever.
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo and the Two Strings is a 2016 stop-motion/CG animated fantasy from LAIKA, directed by Travis Knight, with voices by Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, and Art Parkinson; it won the BAFTA for Best Animated Film and earned two Oscar nominations.
Kull the Conqueror
Kull the Conqueror is a 1997 American sword-and-sorcery film directed by John Nicolella and starring Kevin Sorbo as Kull, a barbarian who becomes king of Valusia.
Kundun
Kundun (1997) is Martin Scorsese's biographical drama about the 14th Dalai Lama, written by Melissa Mathison, shot by Roger Deakins in Morocco with a Tibetan cast, released limitedly by Disney under Chinese pressure, and absent from streaming.
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda is a DreamWorks Animation action-comedy franchise begun in 2008, starring Jack Black as Po, a panda kung fu warrior. Four films have earned over $1.9 billion, with TV series and an Oscar-nominated first film.
Kurt & Courtney
Kurt & Courtney is Nick Broomfield's 1998 documentary on Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, and Cobain-death conspiracy theories; pulled from Sundance over uncleared music rights, grossing $678.8K.
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck is Brett Morgen's 2015 HBO documentary, the first authorized Cobain film, executive-produced by Frances Bean Cobain, built from 200+ hours of unreleased audio, journals, and home movies, titled after Cobain's 1988 mixtape.
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (爵迹)
L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties (爵迹) is Guo Jingming's 2016 full live-action CG fantasy film adapted from his own novel, China's first all-motion-capture CG feature, which earned about 3.8亿 RMB against a near-2亿 budget with a 3.8 Douban score.