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Man-Thing (film)
Man-Thing (2005) is a Brett Leonard horror film from a Hans Rodionoff screenplay, part of Marvel's Artisan deal, released on the Sci Fi Channel with a 14% Rotten Tomatoes score and a practical creature suit worn by Conan Stevens.
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is Justin Chadwick's 2013 biopic of Nelson Mandela, adapted by William Nicholson from Mandela's 1994 autobiography, starring Idris Elba and Naomie Harris; it earned mixed reviews (RT 61%, Metascore 60) and one Oscar nomination.
Mangal Pandey: The Rising
Mangal Pandey: The Rising (मंगल पांडे: द राइज़िंग) is Ketan Mehta's 2005 Hindi-English historical drama starring Aamir Khan as the 1857 sepoy rebel, with Toby Stephens, Rani Mukerji, A. R. Rahman's music, a ₹34 crore budget, and a Locarno Netpac award.
Manjhi – The Mountain Man
Manjhi – The Mountain Man, also called Manjhi: The Mountain Man, is Ketan Mehta's 2015 Hindi biopic starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Dashrath Manjhi, the Bihar labourer who cut a road through a mountain over 22 years.
Mank
Mank (2020) is David Fincher's black-and-white Netflix drama, written by his late father Jack Fincher, starring Gary Oldman as Citizen Kane co-writer Herman J. Mankiewicz; it earned 10 Oscar nominations and revived the disputed authorship debate.
Manto (2018 film)
Manto (मंटो) is a 2018 Hindi biographical drama by Nandita Das starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui as Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto; premiered at Cannes 2018, released 21 September 2018, banned in Pakistan, seven Filmfare nominations.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう)
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazarō) is a 2018 Japanese anime film, Mari Okada's directorial debut for P.A.WORKS, about an ageless Iorph girl raising a human son; it won the 2018 Shanghai Golden Goblet for Best Animation Film.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021 film)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021) is Dean Fleischer Camp's A24 stop-motion/live-action mockumentary about a one-inch shell (voiced by Jenny Slate) seeking his lost family, expanded from a 2010 viral YouTube short; Oscar-nominated for Best Animated Feature.
March of the Penguins
March of the Penguins (La Marche de l'empereur) is Luc Jacquet's 2004 French documentary on emperor penguins' Antarctic breeding cycle. Oscar winner, $122.6M gross, US version narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Mars Needs Moms
Mars Needs Moms (2011) is a Disney/ImageMovers performance-capture animated film directed by Simon Wells, based on Berkeley Breathed's book, about Milo rescuing his mother from Martians; it grossed $21.4 million domestically and ended the ImageMovers partnership.
Martial arts film
Martial arts film: a genre of choreographed combat cinema originating in 1920s Shanghai wuxia pian, developed in Hong Kong through Wong Fei-hung films, Shaw Brothers, King Hu, Chang Cheh, and Bruce Lee's kung fu boom, and globalized by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Marwencol (film)
Marwencol (2010) is Jeff Malmberg's documentary debut about Mark Hogancamp, who recovered from a brutal 2000 beating by building a 1/6-scale WWII Belgian town of dolls; SXSW Grand Jury winner, later adapted as Welcome to Marwen.
Mary and Max
Mary and Max (2009) is Adam Elliot's Australian claymation feature about pen pals Mary Dinkle and Max Horovitz; it opened Sundance 2009 and won the Annecy Cristal.
Mary and the Witch's Flower (メアリと魔女の花)
Mary and the Witch's Flower (メアリと魔女の花) is Studio Ponoc's 2017 debut anime feature, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, adapting Mary Stewart's The Little Broomstick; 103 minutes, GKIDS US release, 89% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Mary Kom (film)
Mary Kom (मैरी कॉम), 2014 Hindi biographical sports drama, Omung Kumar's directorial debut, produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, starring Priyanka Chopra as boxer MC Mary Kom; released 5 September 2014, earned ₹8.5 crore on opening day and won a National Award.
Mary Magdalene (2018 film)
Mary Magdalene is a 2018 biblical drama directed by Garth Davis, in which Rooney Mara plays Mary Magdalene as a disciple alongside Joaquin Phoenix's Jesus.
Mary Poppins (film)
Mary Poppins (1964) is Walt Disney's live-action/animated musical directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke; 13 Oscar nominations, 5 wins, based on P.L. Travers's books, set in 1910 London.
Mary Queen of Scots (2018 film)
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) is Josie Rourke's directorial debut, a historical drama starring Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie, adapted from John Guy's biography, with an invented queens' meeting and two Oscar nominations.
Mask (1985 film)
Mask (1985) is Peter Bogdanovich's biographical drama starring Cher, Eric Stoltz, and Sam Elliott about Rocky Dennis, a teen with craniodiaphyseal dysplasia; it won the Best Makeup Oscar and Cher won at Cannes.
Matilda the Musical (film)
Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical is a 2022 film directed by Matthew Warchus, adapting the RSC stage musical with music by Tim Minchin, starring Alisha Weir and Emma Thompson, released theatrically in the UK and on Netflix.
Maudie (film)
Maudie is a 2016 Canadian-Irish biographical drama directed by Aisling Walsh, starring Sally Hawkins as folk artist Maud Lewis and Ethan Hawke as Everett Lewis; it premiered at TIFF 2016, won seven Canadian Screen Awards, and grossed $6.2 million in the US.
Maurice (1987 film)
Maurice (1987) is James Ivory and Ismail Merchant's Merchant Ivory adaptation of E.M. Forster's posthumous novel, starring James Wilby, Hugh Grant, and Rupert Graves; it won Venice Silver Lion and Best Actor awards and was restored in 4K in 2017.
Max Fleischer
Max Fleischer (1883–1972), American animator and inventor, patented the rotoscope (1917), created Ko-Ko the Clown, Betty Boop, and Popeye, and ran Fleischer Studios, Disney's chief rival before WWII.
May the 12th Be with You
May the 12th Be with You is a 2024 Simpsons-Disney+/Star Wars crossover short, released May 10, 2024 on Disney+, directed by David Silverman, starring Marge Simpson with the Disney moms, Darth Vader, and Stewie Griffin.
Maya the Bee
Maya the Bee (Die Biene Maja; みつばちマーヤの冒険) is a children's franchise from Waldemar Bonsels' 1912 German novel, famous through the 1975 Japanese anime and later CGI series, three films, and 2025 Studio 100-Animaj joint ownership.
Maya, Give Me a Title
Maya, Give Me a Title (Maya, donne-moi un titre) is Michel Gondry's 2024 French stop-motion film compiled from over fifty paper cut-out shorts made for his daughter Maya, who supplies each title; it won the 2025 Berlinale Crystal Bear.
Maze Runner (film series)
The Maze Runner film series is a young adult dystopian science fiction trilogy directed by Wes Ball, adapted from James Dashner's novels and released from 2014 to 2018.
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015), Wes Ball's sequel to The Maze Runner, adapts James Dashner's second novel: the Gladers escape WCKD into the Scorch, facing Cranks; $81.7M US gross, 47% Tomatometer, Metascore 43.
McDull, Prince de la Bun (麦兜菠萝油王子)
McDull, Prince de la Bun (麥兜菠蘿油王子), also known as McDull, prince de la Bun, is a 2004 Hong Kong animated film directed by Toe Yuen Kin-To, sequel to My Life as McDull, centered on McDull's father Mak Bing, winner of the 2004 Golden Horse Best Animated Film.
McDull, the Alumni (春田花花同学会)
McDull, the Alumni (春田花花同学会) is a 2006 Hong Kong film, the third McDull film, mostly live action with animated segments and a large ensemble cast.