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Milk (2008 American film)
Milk (2008) is Gus Van Sant's biographical drama starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to major public office in California, assassinated by Dan White in 1978; it won Oscars for Best Actor and Original Screenplay.
Minamata (film)
Minamata is a 2020 drama directed by Andrew Levitas, starring Johnny Depp as photojournalist W. Eugene Smith documenting Chisso's mercury poisoning in Minamata, Japan, in 1971; premiered at Berlin 2020, US release December 2021.
Mind Game (film)
Mind Game (マインド・ゲーム, Maindo Gēmu) is a 2004 Japanese experimental animated film by Masaaki Yuasa, his Studio 4°C feature debut, adapted from Robin Nishi's manga; it won the 2004 Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize and reached US audiences via GKIDS in 2018.
Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants
Minuscule: Valley of the Lost Ants (Minuscule – La vallée des fourmis perdues) is a 2013 French-Belgian dialogue-free animated feature by Thomas Szabo and Hélène Giraud, mixing CGI insects with real Écrins and Mercantour park backdrops; it won the 2015 César for Best Animated Film.
Miracles from Heaven (film)
Miracles from Heaven (2016) is a faith-based drama directed by Patricia Riggen, starring Jennifer Garner as Christy Beam, based on Beam's memoir of daughter Anna's incurable digestive disorder, fall from a tree, reported visit to heaven, and recovery; it grossed about $74 million worldwide.
Mirai (未来のミライ) (2018 film)
Mirai (未来のミライ) is Mamoru Hosoda's 2018 Studio Chizu animated film about 4-year-old Kun and his time-traveling sister from the future; Japan release July 20, 2018, Cannes Directors' Fortnight, Rotten Tomatoes 90%.
Mirror Mirror (film)
Mirror Mirror is a 2012 American fantasy comedy film directed by Tarsem Singh, retelling the Snow White tale with Lily Collins as Snow White and Julia Roberts as the Queen.
Misery (film)
Misery (1990) is Rob Reiner's psychological thriller, adapted by William Goldman from Stephen King's 1987 novel, starring James Caan and Oscar-winning Kathy Bates as captor Annie Wilkes; released November 30, 1990 by Columbia Pictures.
Misery Loves Comedy (film)
Misery Loves Comedy is a 2015 American documentary, Kevin Pollak's directorial debut, in which comedians like Tom Hanks and Amy Schumer discuss whether misery is required for comedy.
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters is Paul Schrader's 1985 biographical film on Yukio Mishima, interweaving his final day, black-and-white flashbacks, and three novel dramatizations; unreleased in Japan until 2025.
Miss Americana
Miss Americana is a 2020 Netflix documentary about Taylor Swift, directed by Lana Wilson, premiered at Sundance and streamed from January 31, 2020. It covers her eating disorder, the Reputation Grammy snub, and her 2018 political endorsement.
Miss Hokusai (百日紅)
Miss Hokusai (百日紅, Sarusuberi) is a 2015 Production I.G anime film directed by Keiichi Hara, adapted from Hinako Sugiura's manga, about Hokusai's daughter and fellow ukiyo-e artist O-Ei in 1814 Edo; Annecy Jury Award and APSA Best Animated Feature winner.
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (film)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children is Tim Burton's 2016 fantasy film adapting Ransom Riggs's 2011 novel, written by Jane Goldman, starring Eva Green and Asa Butterfield, set in a 1943 time loop; grossed $296.5M worldwide.
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Bharat Nalluri, starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams, adapted from Winifred Watson's 1938 novel.
Missing (1982 film)
Missing (1982) is Costa-Gavras's political drama starring Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek as Ed and Beth Horman searching for journalist Charles Horman in post-coup Chile; it won the Palme d'Or and Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar.
Missing Link (2019 film)
Missing Link is a 2019 American stop-motion animated adventure comedy by Laika, directed by Chris Butler, following a Victorian explorer escorting a talking Bigfoot toward the Himalayas.
Moana (1926 film)
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age (1926) is Robert Flaherty's silent documentary of Samoan life on Savai'i, the first film labeled a "documentary" via John Grierson's review; staged, shot on panchromatic stock, later restored with sound.
Moana (2016 film)
Moana (2016 film), also known as Disney Moana, is a 2016 American animated musical adventure. It features music by Lin-Manuel Miranda and stars Auli'i Cravalho.
Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム) (1981 film)
Mobile Suit Gundam (機動戦士ガンダム) is the 1981 Shochiku-distributed anime film, first of a trilogy re-editing the 1979 TV series' episodes 1–14 with new cuts, directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino.
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (機動戦士ガンダムF91)
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (機動戦士ガンダムF91) is a 1991 Yoshiyuki Tomino theatrical anime, Sunrise's second original Gundam film, set in UC 0123, originally planned as a TV series and condensed into a 115-minute Shochiku release.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (機動戦士ガンダム 逆襲のシャア) is a 1988 Tomino-directed anime film, the fourth Gundam theatrical work, set in U.C. 0093, depicting Amuro Ray versus Char Aznable and Neo Zeon's Axis drop.
Moby Dick (1956 film)
Moby Dick (1956) is John Huston's film adaptation of Herman Melville's novel, starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, with Richard Basehart and Orson Welles; screenplay by Ray Bradbury, noted for its desaturated Technicolor and troubled open-sea production.
Mockbuster
Mockbusters are low-budget films mimicking a blockbuster's theme and title, released direct-to-video alongside the imitated film; The Asylum, founded 1997, pioneered the model with its 2005 War of the Worlds and titles like Transmorphers and Snakes on a Train.
Mockbuster (film)
Mockbuster (2025) is Anthony Frith's feature documentary about directing The Land That Time Forgot for The Asylum, the Sharknado mockbuster studio, in six days in Adelaide; it won the Adelaide Film Festival Audience Award and released in 2026.
Mockumentary
Mockumentary: a fictional film or TV show presented in documentary style to make invented events seem real. Also called mock-documentary or docucomedy. Named by Rob Reiner for This Is Spinal Tap (1984); early landmarks include Welles's 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast; boomed on TV with The Office and Modern Family.
Modern Whore
Modern Whore is a 2025 Canadian hybrid documentary by Nicole Bazuin starring Andrea Werhun, based on her sex work memoir; it premiered at TIFF 2025, won CUFF.Docs and Canadian Screen Awards, and was released digitally May 1, 2026.
Modesty Blaise
Modesty Blaise, a female crime-fighter created by Peter O'Donnell, debuted as a comic strip in the London Evening Standard on May 13, 1963 and ran to 2002, spawning eleven novels, a 1966 Joseph Losey film starring Monica Vitti, and later radio and DVD adaptations.
Mojin: The Lost Legend (鬼吹灯之寻龙诀)
Mojin: The Lost Legend (鬼吹灯之寻龙诀, also 寻龙诀) is a 2015 Chinese fantasy adventure film directed by Wuershan, adapted from the last four Ghost Blows Out the Light novels, starring Chen Kun, Huang Bo and Shu Qi, grossing 16.79亿元.
Molly's Game
Molly's Game (2017) is Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut biographical drama, adapted from Molly Bloom's 2014 memoir about running underground high-stakes poker games for celebrities, starring Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba, Oscar-nominated for adapted screenplay.
Mondo Cane
Mondo Cane (A Dog's World) is a 1962 Italian shockumentary by Jacopetti, Cavara, and Prosperi that named the mondo exploitation-documentary genre, competed at Cannes 1962, and earned an Oscar nomination for its song "More."