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The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers (2021) is Edgar Wright's debut documentary about Ron and Russell Mael of the art-pop band Sparks, covering 50 years and 25 albums; Sundance premiere, June 2021 US release, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Speedway Murders
The Speedway Murders is a 2024 Australian true-crime docu-drama by Luke Rynderman and Adam Kamien about the unsolved 1978 Burger Chef murders of four teenagers in Speedway, Indiana, featuring ghost-narration reenactments and new evidence.
The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)
The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film directed by Mark Waters, based on Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black's five-book series, starring Freddie Highmore as the Grace twins.
The Square (الميدان) (2013 film)
The Square (الميدان, Al Midan) is Jehane Noujaim's 2013 documentary on Egypt's Tahrir Square revolution through Morsi's ouster; Oscar-nominated, Sundance and Toronto audience award winner, three Emmys, Netflix release.
The Star (2017 film)
The Star is a 2017 American animated comedy that retells the Nativity from the animals' perspective, directed by Timothy Reckart and released by Sony Pictures Animation.
The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M. (also La Femme Lapidée) is a 2008 American drama directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, adapted from Freidoune Sahebjam's 1994 book, dramatizing the 1986 stoning of an Iranian woman falsely accused of adultery; starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, and Jim Caviezel.
The Storm Riders (风云：雄霸天下)
The Storm Riders (風雲雄霸天下, Fung Wan) is Andrew Lau's 1998 Hong Kong wuxia fantasy adapted from Ma Wing-shing's comic, starring Aaron Kwok, Ekin Cheng, and Sonny Chiba; top HK film of 1998 and a CGI milestone.
The Story of Louis Pasteur
The Story of Louis Pasteur is a 1936 Warner Bros. biographical film directed by William Dieterle, starring Paul Muni as Louis Pasteur; it won three Oscars including Best Actor and dramatizes germ theory, anthrax, and rabies.
The Story of the Weeping Camel
The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel) is a 2003 German-Mongolian narrative documentary by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni about a Gobi Desert camel rejecting her white calf, saved by a musical coaxing ritual; Oscar-nominated 2005.
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) is an RKO biographical musical directed by H. C. Potter, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the real ballroom dance team; their ninth and final RKO film, based on Irene Castle's memoirs, ending with Vernon's death.
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons
The Strange Thing About the Johnsons is Ari Aster's 2011 AFI thesis short film about a son abusing his father; it premiered at Slamdance, leaked online in November 2011, and went viral.
The Stranger (2025 film)
The Stranger (L'Étranger) is François Ozon's 2025 French drama adapting Camus's 1942 novel, starring Benjamin Voisin as Meursault, shot in black and white in Morocco, premiered at Venice 2025, and released in the US in 2026.
The Stringer
The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo is a 2025 Bao Nguyen documentary, also called The Stringer, alleging Nguyen Thanh Nghe, not Nick Ut, took the 1972 Napalm Girl photo; AP kept the credit, World Press Photo suspended it.
The Subject Was Roses
The Subject Was Roses is a 1968 MGM drama directed by Ulu Grosbard, adapted by Frank D. Gilroy from his Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play, starring Patricia Neal, Oscar winner Jack Albertson, and Martin Sheen as a WWII veteran in his parents' failing marriage.
The Swan Princess
The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Richard Rich, loosely based on Swan Lake, starring Jack Palance, Michelle Nicastro, and John Cleese; a box-office flop that became the #1 US video of 1995 and a 12-film franchise.
The Swimmers (2022 film)
The Swimmers (السباحتان) is a 2022 Netflix biographical drama directed by Sally El Hosaini, starring Nathalie and Manal Issa as Syrian swimmer sisters Yusra and Sara Mardini, whose 2015 Aegean swim saved a refugee dinghy and led to Yusra's 2016 Refugee Olympic Team debut.
The Sword in the Stone (1963 film)
The Sword in the Stone (1963) is Walt Disney's animated musical about young Arthur (Wart) and Merlin, based on T. H. White's 1938 novel, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, released December 25, 1963, with Sherman Brothers songs and an Oscar-nominated score.
The T.A.M.I. Show
The T.A.M.I. Show (Teenage Awards Music International) is a 1964 concert film directed by Steve Binder, shot in Electronovision at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with James Brown, the Rolling Stones, the Supremes, and the Beach Boys; first significant rock concert documentary, National Film Registry 2006.
The Taking of Tiger Mountain (智取威虎山)
The Taking of Tiger Mountain (智取威虎山) is Tsui Hark's 2014 3D war film adapted from Qu Bo's novel Tracks in the Snowy Forest and the model Peking opera, starring Zhang Hanyu as undercover scout Yang Zirong; it earned 879 million yuan in mainland China and won Hong Kong Film and Golden Rooster awards.
The Tale
The Tale (2018) is an HBO television drama written and directed by Jennifer Fox, based on her own childhood sexual abuse; starring Laura Dern, it premiered at Sundance and earned Emmy, Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit nominations.
The Tale of Despereaux (film)
The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 Universal Pictures CGI animated fairy tale directed by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen, adapted from Kate DiCamillo's Newbery-winning novel, voiced by Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, and Emma Watson, with a 53 Metascore and about $87 million grossed.
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語) (film)
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語) is Studio Ghibli's 2013 animated adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, directed by Isao Takahata: 137 minutes, watercolor style, Hisaishi score, Oscar-nominated, his final film.
The Tale of the White Serpent (1958 film)
The Tale of the White Serpent (白蛇伝, Hakujaden; The White Snake Enchantress) is Toei Doga's 1958 film, Japan's first full-length color animated feature, adapting the Chinese Legend of the White Snake; released October 22, 1958, 78 minutes, directed by Taiji Yabushita.
The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Anthony Minghella's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel, stars Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow; filmed across Italy, five Oscar nominations.
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951 film)
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) is Powell and Pressburger's Technicolor filmed opera adapting Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, shot silent to a pre-recorded Beecham-conducted score, starring Moira Shearer and Robert Rounseville, with Heckroth's color-coded design and a 4K restoration.
The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Franco Zeffirelli's film debut, stars and was co-produced by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; shot in Rome, it grossed over $12 million worldwide.
The Tell-Tale Heart (1953 film)
The Tell-Tale Heart (1953) is a UPA animated short directed by Ted Parmelee, narrated by James Mason, designed by Paul Julian, and distributed by Columbia Pictures; Oscar-nominated, first cartoon X-rated in the UK, distinct from the British Stanley Baker live-action film of the same year.
The Tempest (1979 film)
The Tempest (1979) is Derek Jarman's third feature, a queer, gothic British adaptation of Shakespeare's play shot at Stoneleigh Abbey, starring Heathcote Williams, Toyah Willcox, and Elisabeth Welch singing "Stormy Weather" in its celebrated finale.
The Tempest (2010 film)
The Tempest (2010) is Julie Taymor's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, starring Helen Mirren as a female Prospera, premiered at Venice, released December 10, 2010, grossing $405,861 worldwide against a $20 million budget with mixed-to-negative reviews.
The Ten Commandments (1956 film)
The Ten Commandments (1956) is Cecil B. DeMille's final film, a Paramount Technicolor VistaVision biblical epic starring Charlton Heston as Moses and Yul Brynner as Rameses, a remake of DeMille's 1923 silent, aired annually on ABC since 1973.