edgepedia

Films by genre, form, and subject

2,693 articles

The Grinch (film)

Dr. Seuss' The Grinch (2018) is an Illumination/Universal computer-animated Christmas comedy directed by Scott Mosier and Yarrow Cheney, voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch, grossing $539,294,000 worldwide with mixed 60% Tomatometer reviews.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (film)

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is Mike Newell's 2018 film adaptation of Shaffer and Barrows's epistolary novel, starring Lily James and Michiel Huisman, about a writer and a Guernsey book club formed during the German Occupation; released theatrically in April 2018 and on Netflix in August 2018.

The Hand (手) (2004 film)

The Hand (手) is Wong Kar-wai's 2004, 56-minute Hong Kong film about a tailor and a courtesan in 1960s Hong Kong, expanded from his segment of the Eros anthology with Soderbergh and Antonioni, starring Chang Chen and Gong Li.

The Handmaid's Tale (film)

The Handmaid's Tale (1990 film), directed by Volker Schlöndorff from Harold Pinter's screenplay of Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel, stars Natasha Richardson as Offred; released 7 March 1990, panned by critics, later overshadowed by the 2017 Hulu series.

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

The Haunted World of El Superbeasto is Rob Zombie's 2009 R-rated adult animated comedy, based on his comic, in which wrestler El Superbeasto (Tom Papa) and sister Suzi X fight Dr. Satan (Paul Giamatti); released direct to video by Anchor Bay.

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968 film)

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968 film), aka 愛すれど心さびしく, Robert Ellis Miller drama adapted from Carson McCullers's 1940 novel; Alan Arkin's Oscar-nominated deaf-mute John Singer, Sondra Locke's debut, filmed in Selma, Alabama.

The Heiress

The Heiress, also known by its working title Washington Square, is William Wyler's 1949 Paramount drama adapted from Ruth and Augustus Goetz's Broadway play and Henry James's novel, starring Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, and Ralph Richardson; it won four Oscars and entered the National Film Registry in 1996.

The Hexer (film)

The Hexer (Wiedźmin), 2001 Polish fantasy film by Marek Brodzki adapting Andrzej Sapkowski's witcher stories, starring Michał Żebrowski as Geralt; a condensed cut of the 2002 TV series, poorly received.

The Hill (2023 film)

The Hill (2023 film), also released as El Camino de Hill, is an American biographical sports drama directed by Jeff Celentano, starring Dennis Quaid and Colin Ford as pastor James Hill and baseball hopeful Rickey Hill, released by Briarcliff Entertainment on August 25, 2023.

The Hire

The Hire: BMW's 2001-2002 series of eight branded short films starring Clive Owen as the Driver, directed by Frankenheimer, Lee, Woo and others, plus the 2016 revival The Escape.

The History Boys (film)

The History Boys (2006) is a British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner from Alan Bennett's adaptation of his National Theatre play, reuniting the original stage cast including Richard Griffiths as Hector; financed by Fox Searchlight, DNA Films, and BBC Films.

The History of Concrete

The History of Concrete is John Wilson's 2026 feature documentary debut, applying a Hallmark movie formula to a film about concrete, the world's second-most used substance; it premiered at Sundance 2026 and was released by Magnolia Pictures.

The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly (1949) is a British film directed by Anthony Pelissier, produced by and starring John Mills, adapted from H.G. Wells's 1910 novel about a draper's clerk who escapes his marriage and failing shop through arson and a faked death.

The Hobbit (1977 film)

The Hobbit (1977 film), Rankin/Bass animated NBC television special adapting Tolkien's 1937 novel; directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, voiced by Orson Bean and John Huston, animated by Topcraft, Peabody Award winner.

The Hobbit (film series)

The Hobbit film series: Peter Jackson's three-part 2012-2014 Warner Bros. prequel trilogy adapting Tolkien's novel, starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, shot in 48 fps 3D in New Zealand, grossing $2.915 billion worldwide.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (The Hobbit Part 1) is a 2012 fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in the first of three Hobbit films.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, following Bilbo Baggins and Thorin's dwarves toward the dragon Smaug.

The Holy Innocents

The Holy Innocents (Los santos inocentes), Mario Camus's 1984 Spanish drama adapted from Miguel Delibes's 1981 novel, depicts an Extremadura peasant family under a feudal landowner; Landa and Rabal shared Cannes 1984 Best Actor.

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) is Hammer Film Productions' Technicolor Sherlock Holmes film, directed by Terence Fisher, starring Peter Cushing as Holmes, André Morell as Watson, and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry, the first color Holmes film.

The Hours (film)

The Hours is a 2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, adapted from Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, interweaving three women's lives linked by Mrs Dalloway.

The House of Mirth (2000 film)

The House of Mirth (2000) is Terence Davies's 140-minute adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1905 novel, starring Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart, a New York socialite ruined by society; shot in Glasgow for $8.2 million, released by Sony Pictures Classics.

The House of Small Cubes (つみきのいえ)

The House of Small Cubes (つみきのいえ, La maison en petits cubes) is a 2008 12-minute Japanese short animated film by Kunio Katō about an old man diving through his flooded stacked house; it won the 2009 Oscar for Best Animated Short.

The Huckleberry Hound Show

The Huckleberry Hound Show was an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and syndicated from 1958, starring the blue dog Huckleberry Hound with segments for Yogi Bear and Pixie and Dixie.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American historical drama directed by William Dieterle, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara, adapted from Victor Hugo's novel.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) is Disney's animated musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, starring the voices of Tom Hulce, Tony Jay, Demi Moore, and Kevin Kline.

The Hunger Games (film series)

The Hunger Games film series: Lionsgate's dystopian franchise adapted from Suzanne Collins's novels, five films (2012–2023) grossing over $3.3 billion, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, with prequel Sunrise on the Reaping due November 20, 2026.

The Hunger Games (film)

The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction film directed by Gary Ross, adapted from Suzanne Collins's 2008 novel and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by Francis Lawrence, the second installment of the Hunger Games film series.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian film directed by Francis Lawrence, adapting the first half of Suzanne Collins's novel Mockingjay.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is a 2015 American dystopian action film directed by Francis Lawrence, the fourth and final film in the Hunger Games series.