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The Light in the Forest
The Light in the Forest is Walt Disney's 1958 Technicolor drama directed by Herschel Daugherty, adapted from Conrad Richter's 1953 novel about Johnny Butler/True Son, a white captive returned by the Delaware in 1764, starring James MacArthur, Fess Parker, and Carol Lynley.
The Lion in Winter (1968 film)
The Lion in Winter (1968) is Anthony Harvey's British historical drama, adapted by James Goldman from his Broadway play, starring Peter O'Toole as Henry II and Oscar-winning Katharine Hepburn as Eleanor of Aquitaine at the Christmas 1183 court at Chinon; it won three Academy Awards from seven nominations.
The Lion King
The Lion King is a 1994 Disney animated musical drama about Simba, a lion cub who must claim his place after his father Mufasa is killed by Scar.
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes (1941) is William Wyler's film of Lillian Hellman's play, starring Bette Davis as the ruthless Regina Giddens; nine Oscar nominations, no wins, Gregg Toland deep-focus cinematography.
The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
Disney's 1989 animated musical The Little Mermaid, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker with songs by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, launched the Disney Renaissance and won two Academy Awards.
The Little Mermaid (2018 film)
The Little Mermaid (2018) is a live-action fantasy film directed by Blake Harris and Chris Bouchard, starring William Moseley and Poppy Drayton, about a reporter and his niece who find a captive mermaid at a Mississippi circus; released August 17, 2018, distinct from Disney's 1989 and 2023 films.
The Little Mermaid (2023 film)
The Little Mermaid is a 2023 American live-action musical fantasy directed by Rob Marshall, reimagining Disney's 1989 animated film and starring Halle Bailey as Ariel.
The Little Prince (2015 film)
The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince) is Mark Osborne's 2015 French animated film adapting Saint-Exupéry's 1943 novella via a framing story about a girl and the Aviator, using CGI and stop-motion; Cannes 2015, Netflix US 2016, César winner.
The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon (わんぱく王子の大蛇退治)
わんぱく王子の大蛇退治 (The Little Prince and the Eight-Headed Dragon) is Toei Doga's 1963, 86-minute sixth color anime feature, directed by Yūgo Serikawa, adapting the Kojiki Susanoo/Yamata no Orochi myth; it won a Venice children's bronze award and the Ofuji Award.
The Little Stranger (film)
The Little Stranger is a 2018 gothic drama film directed by Lenny Abrahamson, adapted by Lucinda Coxon from Sarah Waters' 2009 novel, starring Domhnall Gleeson and Ruth Wilson.
The Little Vampire (film)
The Little Vampire (German: Der kleine Vampir) is a 2000 children's fantasy-comedy film directed by Uli Edel, based on Angela Sommer-Bodenburg's novels about a boy who befriends a young vampire.
The Living Desert
The Living Desert (1953) is Disney's first feature-length True-Life Adventure nature documentary, directed by James Algar, narrated by Winston Hibler, and the first Buena Vista release; it won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar.
The Long Game (film)
The Long Game (film) refers chiefly to the 2024 Julio Quintana sports drama based on Mustang Miracle, about five Mexican American caddies in 1950s Del Rio, Texas, who won the 1957 Texas state high school golf title; a 2025 neo-noir of the same name also exists.
The Long Home
The Long Home is an unreleased 2015 American drama directed by James Franco, adapted from William Gay's novel, starring Josh Hutcherson, Josh Hartnett, and Ashton Kutcher; filmed in Ohio, it remains without distribution.
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer (1958) is a Martin Ritt Southern Gothic drama starring Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, and Orson Welles, adapted from Faulkner's The Hamlet; Newman won Cannes Best Actor 1958.
The Look of Silence
The Look of Silence (Senyap) is Joshua Oppenheimer's 2014 Oscar-nominated companion documentary to The Act of Killing, following optometrist Adi Rukun confronting the men who killed his brother Ramli in Indonesia's 1965-66 massacres.
The Lorax (film)
Dr. Seuss' The Lorax is a 2012 American computer-animated musical comedy directed by Chris Renaud and Kyle Balda, loosely based on Dr. Seuss's 1971 book and grossing $349 million worldwide.
The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)
The Lord of the Rings (1978), Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation produced by Saul Zaentz, covers The Fellowship of the Ring and part of The Two Towers using full rotoscoping, shot in Spain, ending at Helm's Deep.
The Lord of the Rings (film series)
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (2001-2003), a New Line Cinema adaptation of Tolkien's novel shot back-to-back in New Zealand; The Return of the King won 11 Oscars including Best Picture.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) is Peter Jackson's first Tolkien adaptation film, following Frodo Baggins and eight companions to destroy the One Ring; shot in New Zealand, it won four of thirteen Oscars.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) is Peter Jackson's third Tolkien film, also called ROTK, closing the New Line trilogy. It won a record-tying 11 Oscars and grossed about $1.14 billion worldwide.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), Peter Jackson's second Tolkien adaptation film, follows the scattered Fellowship through Rohan, Ents, Gollum, and Helm's Deep; 179 minutes, New Line Cinema, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a 2024 anime film by Kenji Kamiyama for New Line Cinema and Sola Entertainment, set 183 years before Jackson's trilogy, telling how Helm Hammerhand's daughter Héra defended Rohan against Wulf and how Helm's Deep got its name.
The Losers (2010 film)
The Losers (2010 film): American action comedy directed by Sylvain White, written by Peter Berg and James Vanderbilt, adapting Andy Diggle and Jock's Vertigo comic; Warner Bros. release grossed $29.9 million worldwide on a $25 million budget.
The Lost City of Z (film)
The Lost City of Z is James Gray's 2017 biographical adventure drama starring Charlie Hunnam as explorer Percy Fawcett, adapted from David Grann's 2009 book about Fawcett's fatal 1925 Amazon expedition.
The Lost Daughter (film)
The Lost Daughter (2021) is Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut, adapted from Elena Ferrante's 2006 novel, starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, and Dakota Johnson; it premiered at Venice, won Best Screenplay, and streams on Netflix.
The Lost King
The Lost King is a 2022 British comedy drama directed by Stephen Frears, written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope, starring Sally Hawkins as Philippa Langley, whose search found Richard III's remains under a Leicester car park in 2012; later settled a libel suit.
The Lovely Bones (film)
The Lovely Bones (2009) is Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel, starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, and Stanley Tucci; a murdered girl watches her family from the afterlife. Mixed reviews, Metacritic 42, $93 million gross on a $65 million budget.
The Lower Depths (どん底)
The Lower Depths (どん底, Donzoko) is Akira Kurosawa's 1957 Toho film adapting Maxim Gorky's 1902 play, set in an Edo tenement with Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, and Kyoko Kagawa; distinct from Renoir's 1936 version.
The Magnificent Ambersons (film)
The Magnificent Ambersons: Orson Welles's 1942 RKO drama adapted from Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer-winning 1918 novel; famously recut by RKO from 131 to 88 minutes while Welles was in Brazil.