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Like Father, Like Son (そして父になる)
Like Father, Like Son (そして父になる, Soshite Chichi ni Naru) is Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2013 Japanese drama about two couples whose sons were switched at birth, starring Masaharu Fukuyama; it won the 2013 Cannes Jury Prize and topped Japan's box office that year.
Like Someone in Love (ライク・サムワン・イン・ラブ)
Like Someone in Love (ライク・サムワン・イン・ラブ) is Abbas Kiarostami's 2012 French-Japanese drama set in Tokyo, starring Rin Takanashi, Tadashi Okuno, and Ryo Kase; it premiered in competition at Cannes 2012 and holds an 83% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Like Water for Chocolate (film)
Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate), 1992 Mexican romantic drama by Alfonso Arau from Laura Esquivel's novel, starring Lumi Cavazos; won 10 Ariel Awards and earned $14 million in the US, distinct from the 2024 HBO series.
Like You Know It All (잘 알지도 못하면서)
Like You Know It All (잘 알지도 못하면서, Jal Aljido Mothamyeonseo) is Hong Sang-soo's 2009 South Korean comedy-drama, his ninth feature, starring Kim Tae-woo as an art-film director at a Jecheon festival jury and lecturing on Jeju; premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight.
Lila & Eve
Lila & Eve (Lila and Eve) is a 2015 American revenge drama directed by Charles Stone III, starring Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez as mothers pursuing vigilante justice after a drive-by murder; Sundance premiere, Samuel Goldwyn Films release, July 17, 2015.
Lili
Lili (1953) is an MGM musical romance directed by Charles Walters, starring Leslie Caron as an orphan who joins a French carnival and bonds with puppeteer Paul (Mel Ferrer). Based on Paul Gallico's story, it won the Best Score Oscar for "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo" composer Bronislau Kaper and inspired the Broadway musical Carnival.
Lilies Not for Me
Lilies Not for Me (2024) is Will Seefried's debut period drama, premiering at Edinburgh, about a 1920s gay novelist (Fionn O'Shea) institutionalized for conversion treatment, recounting a relationship with Philip (Robert Aramayo) that turned to testicular transplant surgery.
Lilies of the Field (1963 film)
Lilies of the Field (1963) is Ralph Nelson's black-and-white comedy-drama, adapted from William E. Barrett's novel, in which Sidney Poitier's Homer Smith builds a chapel for German nuns in Arizona and wins the first Best Actor Oscar given to a Black actor.
Lilly (2024 film)
Lilly (2024) is Rachel Feldman's biographical drama starring Patricia Clarkson as equal-pay activist Lilly Ledbetter, premiered at Hamptons 2024, released theatrically May 9, 2025, and streaming on Netflix from November 24, 2025.
Lilo & Scratch
Lilo & Scratch is a 2026 Walt Disney Animation Studios short film, also called リロ＆スクラッチ, continuing Lilo & Stitch. Stitch babysits a chaotic cat named Scratch; directed by Veerasunthorn and Pierce, released November 25, 2026 before Hexed.
Lilo & Stitch (2025 film)
Lilo & Stitch (2025) is Disney's live-action/CGI remake of its 2002 animated film, directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, starring Maia Kealoha, with Chris Sanders voicing Stitch; it earned over $1 billion worldwide and a sequel is set for 2028.
Lilo & Stitch (upcoming film)
Lilo & Stitch (2025) is Dean Fleischer Camp's live-action/CGI remake of Disney's 2002 animated film, starring Maia Kealoha and Chris Sanders as Stitch; released May 23, 2025, it grossed over $1 billion worldwide and has a sequel in development.
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch
Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch Has a Glitch is Disney's 2005 direct-to-video animated sequel, directed by Michael LaBash and Tony Leondis, in which a malfunction in Stitch threatens his friendship with Lilo before her hula competition; distinct from the 2028 live-action Lilo & Stitch 2.
Lilya 4-ever
Lilya 4-ever (Lilja 4-ever) is Lukas Moodysson's 2002 Swedish drama about a 16-year-old post-Soviet girl, played by Oksana Akinshina, who is abandoned, forced into prostitution, and trafficked to Sweden; Sweden's 2003 Oscar submission and a Guldbagge Best Film.
Limbo (2021 film)
Limbo is a 2021 Hong Kong crime thriller and neo-noir directed by Soi Cheang, starring Gordon Lam, Mason Lee, and Cya Liu, adapted from Lei Mi's novel Wisdom Tooth.
Limelight (1952 film)
Limelight (1952) is Charlie Chaplin's American comedy-drama, also called Rampenlicht, about washed-up clown Calvero rescuing ballerina Terry; his last US film, with Buster Keaton, and a belated 1972 Oscar for its score.
Liminal (film)
Liminal is an unreleased Apple Original Films sci-fi action-thriller announced March 26, 2026, directed by Louis Leterrier, starring Vanessa Kirby and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, adapted from AWA's Telepaths graphic novel.
Limit (리미트) (2022 film)
Limit (리미트) is a 2022 South Korean crime thriller directed by Lee Seung-jun, starring Lee Jung-hyun, Moon Jung-hee, and Jin Seo-yeon; a policewoman posing as a kidnapped child's mother is targeted when her own son is seized. Released August 31, 2022; 87 minutes; adapted from a Hisashi Nozawa novel.
Limite
Limite (1931) is the only completed film of Brazilian director Mário Peixoto, a 120-minute silent avant-garde feature about three people adrift at sea, shot by Edgar Brasil, never commercially released, and restored in 1977 and 2010.
Limitless (film)
Limitless is a 2011 American science-fiction thriller directed by Neil Burger, starring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro, loosely based on Alan Glynn's novel The Dark Fields.
Limonov: The Ballad
Limonov: The Ballad (Лимонов. Баллада) is Kirill Serebrennikov's 2024 English-language biographical drama, adapted from Emmanuel Carrère's novel, starring Ben Whishaw as Eduard Limonov; it competed for the Palme d'Or at Cannes 2024.
Lin Zexu (1959 film)
Lin Zexu (林则徐, The Opium Wars) is a 1959 Chinese color historical biographical film by Shanghai Haiyan Film Studio, directed by Zheng Junli and Cen Fan, starring Zhao Dan as the Qing commissioner who destroyed opium at Humen; a tenth-anniversary tribute film.
Linda Linda Linda (リンダ リンダ リンダ)
Linda Linda Linda (リンダ リンダ リンダ) is a 2005 Japanese youth film by Nobuhiro Yamashita in which three high school girls recruit Korean exchange student Son (Bae Doona) as vocalist and learn three Blue Hearts songs in three days for the school festival.
Line Walker (使徒行者) (2016 film)
Line Walker (使徒行者) is a 2016 Hong Kong crime action film directed by Jazz Boon, continuing the 2014 TVB undercover-cop series with Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, Francis Ng, and Charmaine Sheh; it earned 606 million yuan in mainland China and spawned a 2019 sequel.
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy (使徒行者2 谍影行动) is a 2019 Hong Kong action crime thriller directed by Jazz Boon, starring Nick Cheung, Louis Koo, and Francis Ng.
Lineman (2024 multilingual film)
Lineman (ಲೈನ್ಮ್ಯಾನ್) is a 2024 Kannada-Telugu bilingual comedy-drama directed by V Raghu Shastry, starring Thrigun as lineman Nata; released 22 March 2024, 121 minutes, U certificate, Purple Rock Entertainers, later on Amazon Prime Video.
Lingaa (லிங்கா)
Lingaa (லிங்கா), also spelled Linga, is a 2014 Tamil action drama directed by K. S. Ravikumar starring Rajinikanth in a dual role, with A. R. Rahman's music; it opened on his birthday but left distributors with about Rs 54 crore in losses.
Linger (蝴蝶飞)
Linger (蝴蝶飛/蝴蝶飞) is a 2008 Hong Kong supernatural romantic drama directed by Johnnie To, written by Ivy Ho, starring Li Bingbing and Vic Chou; a Mandarin-language ghost-lover story, To's 48th film, released January 2008 with modest box office.
Lion (2015 film)
Lion is a 2015 Indian Telugu-language action drama film directed by Satyadev in his debut, starring Nandamuri Balakrishna in his 98th film; music is by Mani Sharma.
Lion of the Desert (أسد الصحراء)
Lion of the Desert (أسد الصحراء), also released in Arabic as Omar Mukhtar, is Moustapha Akkad's 1981 Libyan-financed epic starring Anthony Quinn as resistance leader Omar Mukhtar against Italian colonial rule; it cost $35 million, earned under $1 million, and was long withheld from Italian theaters.