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Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (ラーマーヤナ ラーマ王子伝説) is a 1992 Japan-India anime based on Valmiki's epic, directed by Yugo Sako, Koichi Sasaki, and Ram Mohan, re-released in 4K in India in 2025.

Rango (2011 film)

Rango is a 2011 American computer-animated Western comedy directed by Gore Verbinski, with Johnny Depp voicing a chameleon who becomes sheriff of a lawless desert town.

Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦! 掟やぶりの激闘篇!!)

Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦!) is the first Ranma ½ theatrical anime film, released 2 November 1991, 75 minutes, directed by Shuji Iuchi, in which Akane is kidnapped by Prince Kirin over a magic scroll.

Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦!) is a 1991 Studio DEEN anime film, the first Ranma ½ theatrical feature, directed by Shuji Iuchi, in which Prince Kirin kidnaps Akane over a magic scroll.

Rapunzel (Tangled)

Rapunzel is the heroine of Disney's 2010 animated film Tangled, an adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale; a princess with 70 feet of magical healing hair, voiced by Mandy Moore, raised in a tower by Gothel, grossing $593 million worldwide.

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl (青春ブタ野郎はゆめみる少女の夢を見ない) is a 2019 CloverWorks anime film adapting volumes 6-7 of Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarou novels, following Sakuta, Mai, and the two Shokos; 89 minutes, Aniplex, 510 million yen.

Ratatouille (film)

Ratatouille (film) is a 2007 American animated comedy from Pixar. Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava, it chronicles Remy's pursuit of a chef's dream in Paris.

Ray (film)

Ray (2004) is Taylor Hackford's biographical drama of Ray Charles, starring Jamie Foxx, released by Universal on Oct 29, 2004; it grossed $75.3M in the US, won two Oscars including Best Actor, and was the first Black biopic nominated for Best Picture.

Raya and the Last Dragon

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) is Walt Disney Animation Studios' 59th feature, directed by Don Hall and Carlos López Estrada, starring Kelly Marie Tran as Disney's first Southeast Asian princess and Awkwafina as Sisu, set in Kumandra and inspired by Southeast Asian cultures.

RBG (film)

RBG (2018) is a documentary about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, directed by Betsy West and Julie Cohen, released by Magnolia Pictures, grossing $14.0M, and nominated for two Academy Awards while winning a Primetime Emmy.

Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky is a 1956 British biographical war film directed by Lewis Gilbert, starring Kenneth More as legless RAF ace Douglas Bader; based on Paul Brickhill's 1954 biography, it topped the 1956 British box office and won the BAFTA for Best British Film.

Reagan (2023 film)

Reagan (2023 film), released theatrically in 2024, is a Sean McNamara biographical drama starring Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan, narrated by a fictional KGB agent and based on Paul Kengor's The Crusader; it grossed $30 million on a $25 million budget with 17% critic and 98% audience scores.

Reality (2023 film)

Reality (2023) is Tina Satter's HBO drama, also called a film adaptation of her play Is This a Room, starring Sydney Sweeney as whistleblower Reality Winner; its dialogue is verbatim from the FBI's June 3, 2017 interrogation transcript.

Rebecca (1940 film)

Rebecca (1940) is Alfred Hitchcock's first American film, a gothic romance adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel, produced by David O. Selznick, starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, and winner of the Best Picture and Best Cinematography Oscars.

Rebecca (2020 film)

Rebecca (2020) is Ben Wheatley's Netflix and Working Title adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 gothic novel, starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, and Kristin Scott Thomas, released October 21, 2020, distinct from Hitchcock's 1940 Best Picture winner.

Rebel in the Rye

Rebel in the Rye (2017) is Danny Strong's debut biographical drama of J.D. Salinger, based on Slawenski's biography, starring Nicholas Hoult and Kevin Spacey; released by IFC Films, it earned 28% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story

Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story is a 2025 Netflix documentary by Rebecca Chaiklin following Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and shaman Durek Verrett before their divisive 2024 Geiranger wedding; it drew Norwegian controversy and poor reviews.

Red (2010 film)

Red (2010) is an American action comedy directed by Robert Schwentke, adapted from Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's Wildstorm graphic novel. RED means "Retired, Extremely Dangerous"; Bruce Willis, Freeman, Malkovich, and Mirren play retired CIA agents; it grossed about $199 million worldwide.

Red Dragon (2002 film)

Red Dragon (2002) is Brett Ratner's thriller adaptation of Thomas Harris's 1981 novel, written by Ted Tally, starring Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, and Ralph Fiennes; a prequel to The Silence of the Lambs and remake of Manhunter (1986), released October 4, 2002 by Universal.

Red Riding Hood (2011 film)

Red Riding Hood is a 2011 dark fantasy horror film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, loosely adapted from the fairy tale, in which a village terrorized by a werewolf suspects one of its own.

Red Rose White Rose (红玫瑰白玫瑰) (1994 film)

Red Rose White Rose (紅玫瑰白玫瑰) is a 1994 Hong Kong drama by Stanley Kwan adapted from Eileen Chang's novella, starring Joan Chen, Veronica Yip, and Winston Chao; it won five Golden Horse awards and was a Berlin Golden Bear nominee.

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (레드슈즈)

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (레드슈즈) is a 2019 South Korean CGI animated film by Hong Sung-ho, a Snow White reworking with Chloë Grace Moretz and Sam Claflin, 821,226 Korean admissions.

Redeeming Love (2022 film)

Redeeming Love (2022 film), D.J. Caruso's adaptation of Francine Rivers' 1991 Christian romance novel, retells the Book of Hosea in the 1850 California Gold Rush with Abigail Cowen and Tom Lewis; Universal released it to $9.2 million and 11% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Redline (レッドライン) (2009 film)

Redline (レッドライン) is a 2009 hand-drawn Madhouse racing anime, the feature directing debut of Takeshi Koike: seven years in production, 100,000 drawings, no CGI, starring Takuya Kimura, Yu Aoi, and Tadanobu Asano, released in Japan October 9, 2010.

Reds (film)

Reds is a 1981 American historical drama directed, written by, and starring Warren Beatty, telling of journalist John Reed's love affair with Louise Bryant during the Russian Revolution.

Religulous

Religulous is a 2008 American documentary comedy film written by and starring Bill Maher and directed by Larry Charles, arguing that religious faith is irrational and dangerous.

Remake (2025 film)

Remake (2025) is Ross McElwee's documentary about his son Adrian, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016, built from decades of home movies and a stalled Hollywood remake of Sherman's March; it won the Venice Impact Golden Globes Documentary Prize.

Remember the Titans

Remember the Titans is a 2000 American sports drama directed by Boaz Yakin, starring Denzel Washington as coach Herman Boone, dramatizing a newly integrated 1971 Alexandria, Virginia high school football team.

Renaissance (2006 film)

Renaissance (Paris 2054: Renaissance) is a 2006 French animated sci-fi noir by Christian Volckman, motion-captured and rendered in black and white, set in 2054 Paris where cop Karas (Daniel Craig) hunts kidnapped Avalon scientist Ilona.

Rent (film)

Rent (2005) is Chris Columbus's film adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer- and Tony-winning rock musical, itself based on Puccini's La bohème, set in AIDS-era East Village; it reunited six of eight original Broadway cast members but earned mixed reviews (46% Tomatometer, Metascore 53).