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The Brave Archer (射雕英雄传)
The Brave Archer (射鵰英雄傳, aka Kung Fu Warlord) is a 1977 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chang Cheh, written by Ni Kuang, starring Fu Sheng and Tien Niu, first of a 1977–1981 trilogy adapting Jin Yong's novel.
The Brave Little Toaster
The Brave Little Toaster: 1987 animated musical fantasy directed by Jerry Rees, based on Thomas M. Disch's 1980 novella; five abandoned appliances journey to find their owner Rob; Hyperion Pictures, $2.3 million budget, precursor to Toy Story.
The Breadwinner (film)
The Breadwinner (2017) is a Cartoon Saloon animated drama directed by Nora Twomey, adapted from Deborah Ellis's novel, about Parvana, a girl disguised as a boy in Taliban-era Kabul; Oscar-nominated, executive produced by Angelina Jolie.
The Bridge (2006 documentary film)
The Bridge (2006) is Eric Steel's documentary filming the Golden Gate Bridge every daylight day of 2004, capturing 23 of 24 suicides, with family interviews, ethical controversy, and the barrier campaign it spurred.
The Brothers Grimm (film)
The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Matt Damon and Heath Ledger as the Grimm brothers, con artists facing a real curse.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version is Terence Rattigan's 1948 play about a retiring classics master, adapted most notably in Anthony Asquith's 1951 film with Michael Redgrave (Cannes Best Actor) and Mike Figgis's 1994 remake with Albert Finney.
The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story is a 1978 Columbia biographical drama directed by Steve Rash, starring Gary Busey as Buddy Holly. Busey sang live and earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination; Joe Renzetti won for adapted score.
The Butler
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) is a historical drama by director Lee Daniels and writer Danny Strong, loosely based on White House butler Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents 1952–1986; fictional Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) anchors a civil rights family saga.
The Call of the Wild (2020 film)
The Call of the Wild is a 2020 American adventure drama directed by Chris Sanders, based on Jack London's 1903 novel, with Harrison Ford as adventurer John Thornton.
The Canterville Ghost (2023 film)
The Canterville Ghost is a 2023 animated fantasy comedy film adapted from Oscar Wilde's story, directed by Kim Burdon and released in the UK in September 2023.
The Case for Christ
The Case for Christ is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Jon Gunn, based on Lee Strobel's 1998 book about his investigation of Christianity.
The Case of Hana & Alice (花とアリス殺人事件)
The Case of Hana & Alice (花とアリス殺人事件) is Shunji Iwai's 2015 rotoscoped animated prequel to his 2004 live-action Hana & Alice, with Yu Aoi and Anne Suzuki reprising their roles as the girls investigate the 'Judas' murder rumor.
The Castle of Cagliostro (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城)
The Castle of Cagliostro (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城) is a 1979, 100-minute animated film, the second theatrical Lupin III movie and Hayao Miyazaki's first feature as director, following Lupin and Jigen to the counterfeit 'Goat bills' duchy of Cagliostro.
The Cat Concerto
The Cat Concerto is MGM's 1947 Tom and Jerry short No. 29, directed by Hanna and Barbera, in which Tom plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 while Jerry sabotages him from inside the piano. It won the 1947 Oscar for Best Animated Short and is at the center of a plagiarism dispute with Warner Bros.' Rhapsody Rabbit.
The Catcher Was a Spy (film)
The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 American biographical drama directed by Ben Lewin, starring Paul Rudd as wartime catcher and OSS operative Moe Berg.
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet: 1995 documentary by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, based on Vito Russo's 1981 book, surveying gay and lesbian depiction in over 100 Hollywood films, narrated by Lily Tomlin.
The Central Park Five (2012 film)
The Central Park Five (2012) is a 119-minute documentary by Ken Burns, David McMahon, and Sarah Burns about the wrongful 1989 convictions of five Harlem teenagers, vacated in 2002 after Matias Reyes confessed.
The Children Act (film)
The Children Act is a 2017 British drama directed by Richard Eyre, adapted by Ian McEwan from his 2014 novel, starring Emma Thompson as High Court judge Fiona Maye, Stanley Tucci, and Fionn Whitehead; premiered at TIFF 2017, released 2018.
The Children's Hour (film)
The Children's Hour (1961), William Wyler's drama starring Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine, adapts Lillian Hellman's 1934 play about two schoolteachers ruined by a lesbian accusation; his second adaptation after These Three (1936).
The Chronicles of Narnia (film series)
The Chronicles of Narnia film series: Walden Media's 2005-2010 trilogy (Lion Witch Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, Dawn Treader, $1.58B total) and Netflix's Greta Gerwig reboot, Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, due 2027 with Meryl Streep as Aslan.
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is a 2008 fantasy adventure film, the second in the Walden Media and Disney series, adapted from C.S. Lewis's 1951 book Prince Caspian.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is a 2005 fantasy film directed by Andrew Adamson, adapting C.S. Lewis's 1950 novel about four siblings who enter Narnia.
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, also known as The Chronicles of Narnia 3, is a 2010 fantasy film directed by Michael Apted.
The Cider House Rules (film)
The Cider House Rules (1999), Lasse Hallström's drama adapted by John Irving from his 1985 novel, stars Tobey Maguire as orphan Homer Wells and Michael Caine as Dr. Larch; it won Oscars for adapted screenplay and supporting actor.
The Clan
The Clan (El clan) is Pablo Trapero's 2015 Argentine-Spanish thriller about the Puccio family, who kidnapped and murdered for ransom in 1980s Buenos Aires; starring Guillermo Francella, it won the Venice Silver Lion and the Goya for Best Iberoamerican Film.
The Collector (1965 film)
The Collector (1965) is William Wyler's psychological thriller based on John Fowles' novel, starring Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar as kidnapper Freddie Clegg and captive Miranda Grey; Cannes Best Actor and Actress winners with three Oscar nominations.
The Color of Friendship
The Color of Friendship is a 2000 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Kevin Hooks, based on the 1977 true story of the Ron Dellums family hosting white South African exchange student Mahree Bok during apartheid.
The Color Purple (2023 film)
The Color Purple (2023) is Blitz Bazawule's Warner Bros. movie musical adaptation of the Broadway show and Alice Walker's novel, starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, and Danielle Brooks; released December 25, 2023, it earned an Oscar nomination for Brooks but grossed $68.9 million worldwide.
The Colors Within (きみの色)
The Colors Within (きみの色, Kimi no Iro) is a 2024 Science SARU anime film directed by Naoko Yamada: a synesthete schoolgirl forms a band with Kimi and Rui; it won the 2024 Shanghai Golden Goblet for Best Animation Film.
The Commitments (film)
The Commitments (film): 1991 Alan Parker musical comedy-drama, from Roddy Doyle's 1987 Barrytown novel, about working-class Dubliners forming a soul covers band; cast of non-professional musicians, $13.9M US gross, four BAFTAs.