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Elf (film)

Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau, starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, a human raised among Santa's elves who searches New York for his birth father.

Eli (2019 film)

Eli (2019) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Ciarán Foy, starring Charlie Shotwell as a boy with an autoimmune disorder haunted at an isolated clinic. Sold by Paramount to Netflix, released October 18, 2019.

Eliminators

Eliminators (1986 film), also known simply as Eliminators, is a Peter Manoogian science fiction action film from Charles Band's Empire Pictures about the cyborg Mandroid, released 31 January 1986.

Elio (film)

Elio is Pixar's 2025 animated sci-fi comedy about an 11-year-old boy mistaken for Earth's leader in the Communiverse. Directed by Sharafian, Shi, and Molina, it earned $152 million worldwide, Pixar's worst opening, and a 2026 Oscar nomination.

Elisa & Marcela

Elisa & Marcela (Elisa y Marcela) is Isabel Coixet's 2019 Spanish black-and-white Netflix drama about Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas, teachers who married in A Coruña in 1901 in Spain's first recorded same-sex marriage; it competed at the 2019 Berlinale.

Elisa K

Elisa K is a 2010 Catalan-language Spanish drama co-directed by Jordi Cadena and Judith Colell, adapted from Lolita Bosch's novel Elisa Kiseljak, about repressed memory of child rape; it won the San Sebastián Special Jury Prize.

Elite Squad

Elite Squad (Tropa de Elite) is José Padilha's 2007 Brazilian drama about Rio's BOPE police unit, starring Wagner Moura as Captain Nascimento; it won the 2008 Berlin Golden Bear and sparked national controversy over police brutality.

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (Tropa de Elite 2) is a 2010 Brazilian crime-political film directed by José Padilha, starring Wagner Moura as Colonel Nascimento.

Elizabeth (film)

Elizabeth is a 1998 British historical drama directed by Shekhar Kapur and starring Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I, dramatizing her accession to a divided England.

Elizabeth Harvest

Elizabeth Harvest (2018) is a sci-fi thriller by Sebastian Gutierrez, reimagining Bluebeard: newlywed Elizabeth (Abbey Lee) discovers her scientist husband Henry (Ciarán Hinds) clones her. IFC Films release, SXSW 2018 premiere, shot in Colombia.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Elizabeth: The Golden Age is Shekhar Kapur's 2007 sequel to Elizabeth, starring Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I, covering the Babington plot, Mary Queen of Scots' execution, and the 1588 Spanish Armada.

Elizabethtown (film)

Elizabethtown is Cameron Crowe's 2005 comedy-drama-romance starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst, about a fired shoe designer returning to Kentucky for his father's funeral; it flopped commercially ($52 million worldwide), scored 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, and inspired the term Manic Pixie Dream Girl.

Elize: Shadows of a Woman

Elize: Shadows of a Woman (Elize: Sombras de uma Mulher) is a 2026 Brazilian Netflix psychological thriller directed by Felipe Vellas, starring Lorena Comparato as Elize Matsunaga, dramatizing her 2012 murder of husband Marcos Matsunaga.

Ella McCay

Ella McCay is a 2025 American comedy-drama, James L. Brooks's first directed film in 15 years, starring Emma Mackey as a 34-year-old lieutenant governor who becomes governor in 2008; it flopped critically and commercially.

Elle (film)

Elle (2016) is a French-language psychological thriller by Paul Verhoeven, adapted by David Birke from Philippe Djian's novel Oh..., starring Isabelle Huppert as a video-game executive who tracks her masked rapist; Cannes competition premiere, Oscar-nominated, César Best Film winner. Distinct from the 2026 Legally Blonde prequel series of the same name.

Eloise (upcoming film)

Eloise (upcoming film), also known as an Eloise in Paris project, is a Netflix live-action family comedy directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Mae Schenk and Ryan Reynolds, based on Kay Thompson's Plaza Hotel books; in post-production as of October 2026.

Eloise at the Plaza

Eloise at the Plaza is a 2003 ABC Wonderful World of Disney television film directed by Kevin Lima, starring Sofia Vassilieva as Eloise and Julie Andrews as Nanny, based on Kay Thompson's books, with an Emmy-winning Bruce Broughton score.

Elsinore (film)

Elsinore is a 2026 biographical drama directed by Simon Stone, starring Andrew Scott as actor Ian Charleson (distinct from Elsinore Film, the Rome production company), who performed Hamlet at the National Theatre in 1989 while dying of AIDS; Olivia Colman co-stars.

Elumale

Elumale (ಏಳುಮಲೆ), 2025 Kannada romantic thriller directed by debutant Punit Rangaswamy, starring Raanna and Priyanka Achar; set in 2004 on the Karnataka–Tamil Nadu border during the Veerappan manhunt, released 5 September 2025, streamed on ZEE5 from 17 October 2025.

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (film)

Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, 1988 American comedy horror film directed by James Signorelli, starring Cassandra Peterson as her TV horror hostess character Elvira, who inherits a New England estate and battles her warlock uncle Vincent; NBC Productions' first feature, released 30 September 1988.

Elvis (1979 film)

Elvis (1979) is John Carpenter's ABC made-for-television biopic starring Kurt Russell as Elvis Presley, premiered 11 February 1979, with vocals dubbed by Ronnie McDowell, three Emmy nominations, and later theatrical releases abroad.

Elysium (film)

Elysium is a 2013 science fiction action film written and directed by Neill Blomkamp, his second feature after District 9, starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.

Emakku Thozhil Romance

Emakku Thozhil Romance (எமக்கு தொழில் ரொமான்ஸ்) is a 2024 Tamil romantic comedy directed by Balaji Kesavan, starring Ashok Selvan as assistant director Umashankar and Avantika Mishra as nurse Leo, released 22 November 2024.

Embrace of the Serpent

Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente) is Ciro Guerra's 2015 black-and-white Colombian Amazon drama about shaman Karamakate guiding two explorers, 1909 and 1940, seeking the yakruna plant; first Colombian Oscar-nominated feature, Cannes Directors' Fortnight winner.

Emelie (film)

Emelie (2015) is an American psychological thriller, Michael Thelin's feature debut, starring Sarah Bolger as an impostor babysitter who terrorizes the Thompson children after kidnapping the real sitter; premiered at Tribeca, released by Dark Sky Films in 2016.

Emesis Blue

Emesis Blue is a 2023 Australian psychological horror fan film based on Team Fortress 2, made in Source Filmmaker by Fortress Films, directed by Chad Payne, 108 minutes, released free on YouTube February 20, 2023.

Emilia Pérez

Emilia Pérez: 2024 French-produced Spanish-language musical by Jacques Audiard about a Mexican cartel boss who fakes her death to transition; Cannes Jury Prize, four Golden Globes, and a record 13 Oscar nominations for a non-English-language film.

Emily (2022 film)

Emily (2022) is a biographical drama directed by Frances O'Connor, also known as a Brontë biopic. Emma Mackey stars as Emily Brontë in an imagined account of the writing of Wuthering Heights, with an invented romance with Weightman; released 2022, US February 2023.

Emily the Criminal

Emily the Criminal is a 2022 American crime thriller directed by John Patton Ford, starring Aubrey Plaza as a debt-ridden woman drawn into credit card fraud in Los Angeles.

Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle is a French erotic franchise based on Emmanuelle Arsan's 1959 novel, best known for Just Jaeckin's 1974 film starring Sylvia Kristel, France's biggest box-office success that year.