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La Ley del Deseo
La ley del deseo (Law of Desire) is Pedro Almodóvar's 1987 Spanish melodrama-thriller, the first production of El Deseo, starring Eusebio Poncela, Carmen Maura, and Antonio Banderas; it premiered at Berlin's Panorama, won a Teddy Award, and was Almodóvar's first film released abroad.
La Llorona (2019 film)
La Llorona (2019) is Jayro Bustamante's Guatemalan-French horror-drama reworking the weeping-woman legend as an account of the Maya genocide and Ríos Montt's trial; 97 minutes, Venice premiere, 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, distinct from The Curse of La Llorona.
La lupa (film title family)
La lupa is the shared title of two Italian films adapted from Giovanni Verga's 1880 novella: Alberto Lattuada's 1953 version shot in Matera and Gabriele Lavia's 1996 version starring Monica Guerritore, plus related adaptations Furia and Wild Is the Wind.
La Otra Familia
La Otra Familia (The Other Family), 2011 Mexican drama by Gustavo Loza: a gay couple, Jean Paul and Chema, care for seven-year-old Hendrix, abandoned by his crack-addicted mother; released 25 March 2011 by 20th Century Fox, first national LGBT-themed commercial production.
La Piscine (film)
La Piscine (The Swimming Pool), 1969 Jacques Deray psychological thriller with Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin; Saint-Tropez villa jealousy ends in a pool drowning; screenplay by Jean-Claude Carrière, music Michel Legrand.
La Reine Margot (1994 film)
La Reine Margot (1994), Patrice Chéreau's French historical drama adapted from Dumas, starring Isabelle Adjani, Daniel Auteuil, Virna Lisi; Cannes Prix du jury, five 1995 Césars, two cuts.
La Strada
La Strada (1954) is Federico Fellini's Italian neorealist fable starring Giulietta Masina as Gelsomina, sold to strongman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn); first Oscar winner for Best Foreign-Language Film.
La Tarea
La tarea (Homework) is a 1990 Mexican comedy-drama by Jaime Humberto Hermosillo, starring María Rojo and José Alonso, about a film student secretly videotaping her reunion with her ex-lover; notable for its three long fixed-camera takes and 1991 festival awards.
La Vaquilla
La Vaquilla (The Heifer) is Luis García Berlanga's 1985 Spanish Civil War comedy, written with Rafael Azcona, about Republican soldiers stealing a bull; also restaurants and the escaped Minglanilla cow.
La Vida Mancha
La Vida Mancha (Life Marks) is a 2003 Spanish drama by Enrique Urbizu, written by Michel Gaztambide, starring José Coronado, Zay Nuba, and Juan Sanz; the middle film of his noir trilogy, released 9 May 2003.
La Zizanie
La Zizanie is a 1978 French comedy by Claude Zidi starring Louis de Funès and Annie Girardot: an anti-pollution-machine manufacturer's home expansion drives his wife to run against him for mayor.
Laabam (லாபம்)
Laabam (லாபம்; transl. Profit) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed and co-written by S. P. Jananathan, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Shruti Haasan.
Laadla (लाडला) (1994 film)
Laadla (लाडला), 1994 Hindi masala film directed by Raj Kanwar, starring Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, and Raveena Tandon; a hit about a union leader forced to marry the mill owner, with music by Anand-Milind.
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (लागा चुनरी में दाग)
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (लागा चुनरी में दाग), Journey of a Woman, is a 2007 Yash Raj Films Hindi drama directed by Pradeep Sarkar, starring Rani Mukerji as a Banaras woman who secretly works as a call girl in Mumbai; it opened poorly despite a Rs 15 crore budget.
Laal Kaptaan (लाल कप्तान)
Laal Kaptaan (लाल कप्तान) is a 2019 Hindi period Western-style revenge drama directed by Navdeep Singh, starring Saif Ali Khan as a Naga sadhu bounty hunter chasing Rehmat Khan in post-Buxar Bundelkhand; it was a box office disaster.
Laal Rang (लाल रंग)
Laal Rang (लाल रंग), also Yeh Laal Rang, is a 2016 Hindi black comedy crime drama by Syed Ahmad Afzal starring Randeep Hooda as blood-racket kingpin Shankar in Karnal, Haryana; released 22 April 2016, grossing $366,408, with sequel announced 2023.
Laal Singh Chaddha
Laal Singh Chaddha is a 2022 Hindi comedy drama, the official Indian adaptation of Forrest Gump, directed by Advait Chandan, written by Atul Kulkarni, starring Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor; released 11 August 2022, it was a box office disaster.
Laalo – Krishna Sada Sahaayate (શ્રી કૃષ્ણ સદા સહાયતે)
Laalo – Krishna Sada Sahaayate (લાલો : કૃષ્ણ સદા સહાયતે), also called Laalo: Shree Krishna Sada Sahaayate, is a 2025 Gujarati spiritual drama directed by Ankit Sakhiya about a rickshaw driver trapped in a farmhouse who has visions of Lord Krishna; the first Gujarati film to cross ₹100 crore.
Laapataa Ladies (लापता लेडीज़)
Laapataa Ladies (लापता लेडीज़), or Lost Ladies, is Kiran Rao's 2024 Hindi comedy-drama about two veiled brides swapped on a train in rural India; India's entry to the 97th Academy Awards and winner of 10 IIFA Awards in 2025.
Laberinto de Pasiones
Laberinto de Pasiones (Labyrinth of Passions) is Pedro Almodóvar's 1982 Spanish cult comedy, his second feature, about nymphomaniac pop singer Sexilia and exiled prince Riza Niro in movida-era Madrid, starring Cecilia Roth, Imanol Arias, and a debuting Antonio Banderas.
Labor Day (film)
Labor Day (2013) is a romance-drama written and directed by Jason Reitman, adapted from Joyce Maynard's 2009 novel, starring Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, and Tobey Maguire; released January 31, 2014 by Paramount, grossing $13.4M, with 34% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Labyrinth (1986 film)
Labyrinth (1986) is a Jim Henson-directed fantasy film, executive produced by George Lucas, starring David Bowie as Jareth and Jennifer Connelly as Sarah; a TriStar box-office failure that became a cult classic.
Labyrinth of Passion
Labyrinth of Passion (Laberinto de pasiones) is Pedro Almodóvar's 1982 screwball sex comedy, his second feature, starring Cecilia Roth and Imanol Arias in Madrid during the movida madrileña, with Antonio Banderas's film debut.
Lacombe Lucien
Lacombe Lucien (Lacombe, Lucien) is Louis Malle's 1974 French drama, co-written with Patrick Modiano, about a peasant youth rejected by the Resistance who joins the Gestapo; it won a BAFTA and an Oscar nomination.
Ladder 49
Ladder 49 is a 2004 American drama directed by Jay Russell, starring Joaquin Phoenix as a Baltimore firefighter trapped in a warehouse fire while John Travolta coordinates his rescue.
Ladies First (2026 film)
Ladies First (2026) is a Netflix satirical comedy directed by Thea Sharrock, starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike, adapting the French film I Am Not an Easy Man; released May 22, 2026, it scored 26% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Ladies in Black (film)
Ladies in Black (2018) is an Australian comedy-drama feature directed by Bruce Beresford, adapted with Sue Milliken from Madeleine St John's 1993 novel The Women in Black, about a 1959 Sydney department store schoolgirl; it earned $12.02 million and ten AACTA nominations.
Ladies in Lavender
Ladies in Lavender is a 2004 British drama, Charles Dance's directorial debut adapted from a William J. Locke short story, starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith as Cornish sisters who nurse a shipwrecked Polish violinist (Daniel Brühl) in 1936.
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (लेडिज वर्सेज रिक्की बहल) is a 2011 Yash Raj Films Hindi romantic comedy directed by Maneesh Sharma, starring Ranveer Singh as a con man and Anushka Sharma; released 9 December 2011.
Ladki: Dragon Girl
Ladki: Dragon Girl (लड़की; Enter the Girl Dragon, 龙女孩) is a 2022 Indo-Chinese martial arts film directed by Ram Gopal Varma and Jing Liu, starring debutante Pooja Bhalekar as a Bruce Lee-inspired fighter; released 15 July 2022, it earned ₹0.02 crore in India and $190,000 in China.