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Dead Souls (2025 film)

Dead Souls (Dead $oul$) is a 2025 American-Spanish Western directed by and starring Alex Cox as Strindler, loosely adapted from Gogol's 1842 novel; set in 1890 Arizona, co-written with Gianni Garko, released by Kino Lorber in 2026.

Dead Talents Society (鬼才之道)

Dead Talents Society (鬼才之道) is a 2024 Taiwanese horror-comedy directed by John Hsu, starring Gingle Wang, Sandrine Pinna, and Chen Bo-lin as ghosts competing to stay famous by scaring the living; it won five Golden Horse Awards.

Dead to Rights (南京照相馆) (film)

Dead to Rights (南京照相馆) is a 2025 Chinese historical drama directed by Shen Ao about civilians in a Nanjing photo studio preserving Japanese atrocity photographs during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, based on the Luo Jin and Wu Xuan album.

Deadfall (2012 film)

Deadfall (2012) is an American snowbound crime thriller directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky, starring Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, and Charlie Hunnam; released by Magnolia Pictures December 7, 2012, 94 minutes, R-rated, $64.4K US gross, 34% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Deadgirl

Deadgirl is a 2008 American indie horror film directed by Marcel Sarmiento and Gadi Harel, written by Trent Haaga, about teens who find an undead woman in an abandoned asylum; premiered at TIFF 2008, released by Dark Sky Films.

Deadly Friend

Deadly Friend (1986), Wes Craven's Warner Bros. sci-fi horror based on Diana Henstell's novel Friend, scripted by Bruce Joel Rubin: teen genius Paul revives dead neighbor Samantha with robot BB's brain; studio reshoots added gore, box office $8.9M.

Deadly Illusions

Deadly Illusions is a 2021 American psychological thriller written, directed, and produced by Anna Elizabeth James, starring Kristin Davis, Dermot Mulroney, and Greer Grammer; it hit #1 on Netflix worldwide for 8 days in March 2021.

Deadpool (film)

Deadpool (2016 film), directed by Tim Miller, starring Ryan Reynolds as Marvel's Wade Wilson; R-rated superhero comedy from 20th Century Fox, $58M budget, $782.8M worldwide, then-record R-rated gross.

Deadpool 2

Deadpool 2 (2018), also released in an extended Super Duper Cut, is David Leitch's R-rated superhero comedy sequel starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin as Cable, and Zazie Beetz as Domino, grossing $324.3 million in the US.

Deadpool 3

Deadpool 3, released as Deadpool & Wolverine, is a 2024 American superhero comedy directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman as the title characters.

Deadwood: The Movie

Deadwood: The Movie is a 2019 HBO Films western written by David Milch and directed by Daniel Minahan, reuniting Ian McShane and Timothy Olyphant ten years after the canceled series, set at South Dakota's 1889 statehood; it scored 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Deaf (film)

Deaf (Sorda) is a 2025 Spanish drama, Eva Libertad's debut feature, starring deaf actress Miriam Garlo as Ángela, a deaf mother-to-be with a hearing partner; Berlinale Panorama Audience Award, Málaga Golden Biznaga, three Goyas, and 2026 LUX Audience Award winner.

Dean Devlin

Dean Devlin (born 1962) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director, co-creator with Roland Emmerich of Universal Soldier, Stargate, Independence Day, and Godzilla, and founder-CEO of Electric Entertainment.

Deanna Durbin

Deanna Durbin (Edna Mae Durbin, 1921–2013), Winnipeg-born American lyric soprano and actress; teenage star credited with saving Universal from bankruptcy; retired to France in 1949 after 21 films.

DeAr

DeAr (டியர், Dear) is a 2024 Tamil family drama directed by Anand Ravichandran, starring G.V. Prakash Kumar and Aishwarya Rajesh as newlyweds whose marriage is strained by the wife's snoring; released 11 April 2024, later on Netflix.

Dear Basketball

Dear Basketball: 2017 American animated short film adapting Kobe Bryant's 2015 Players' Tribune retirement poem, directed and animated by Glen Keane, scored by John Williams, narrated by Bryant; won the 2018 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.

Dear Comrade

Dear Comrade (డియర్ కామ్రేడ్), 2019 Telugu romantic action drama by debutant Bharat Kamma, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna; strong opening (Rs 17.9 Cr day 1) but closed as a flop, later a streaming favorite.

Dear Doctor (ディア・ドクター)

Dear Doctor (ディア・ドクター) is Miwa Nishikawa's 2009 Japanese drama starring Shofukutei Tsurubei in his film lead debut as a beloved rural village doctor who vanishes, exposing that he held no medical license; it won the Japan Academy Best Screenplay and Blue Ribbon Best Director awards.

Dear Evan Hansen (film)

Dear Evan Hansen (2021) is Stephen Chbosky's film adaptation of the Tony-winning Broadway musical, starring Ben Platt as Evan Hansen, with Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams, and Julianne Moore; it scored 28% on Rotten Tomatoes against 88% audience approval.

Dear Ex (我们都爱他!)

Dear Ex (誰先愛上他的) is a 2018 Taiwanese Mandarin comedy-drama directed by Mag Hsu and Hsu Chih-yen about a widow, her son, and her dead husband's gay lover fighting over insurance money; it won three Golden Horse Awards and streamed on Netflix in 190+ countries.

Dear John (2010 film)

Dear John is a 2010 American romantic drama directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Jamie Linden and based on Nicholas Sparks's 2006 novel, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried.

Dear White People

Dear White People: 2014 satirical comedy-drama film by Justin Simien, set at fictional Winchester University, starring Tessa Thompson as radio host Sam White; Sundance Special Jury Award winner, adapted into a 2017 Netflix series.

Dear You (film)

Dear You (给阿嬷的情书) is a 2026 Chinese family drama directed by Lan Hongchun, shot mostly in Teochew about qiaopi remittance letters; a low-budget breakout that became China's second-highest-grossing film of 2026.

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father is Kurt Kuenne's 2008 documentary memorial to his murdered friend Dr. Andrew Bagby, addressed to Bagby's son Zachary, whose 2003 murder-suicide death turned the film into a catalyst for Canada's Bill C-464 bail reform.

Dear Zindagi (डियर ज़िंदगी)

Dear Zindagi (डियर ज़िंदगी) is a 2016 Hindi drama directed by Gauri Shinde, starring Alia Bhatt as cinematographer Kaira and Shah Rukh Khan as therapist Dr. Jehangir Khan; praised for its portrayal of therapy, it earned 1,300 million INR on a 300 million INR budget.

Dear Zoe (film)

Dear Zoe (2022) is an American coming-of-age drama directed by Gren Wells, adapted from Philip Beard's 2005 novel, starring Sadie Sink as grieving teen Tess DeNunzio, Theo Rossi, and Kweku Collins; released November 4, 2022, 94 minutes, rated R.

Dearest (亲爱的)

Dearest (亲爱的) is a 2014 Chinese drama directed by Peter Chan, written by Zhang Ji, starring Huang Bo, Zhao Wei, Tong Dawei and Hao Lei, adapted from real child-abduction cases including the Sun Haiyang search; premiered at Venice 2014 and grossed about 345 million RMB in China.

Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden is Ariel Dorfman's 1991 play about Paulina, a torture survivor who tries her suspected tormentor at home; also the 1994 Roman Polanski film with Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley, and Stuart Wilson, titled after Schubert's quartet.

Death at a Funeral (2007 film)

Death at a Funeral (2007) is a British black comedy farce directed by Frank Oz, written by Dean Craig, starring Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Tudyk, and Peter Dinklage; remade in the US in 2010 and Spain in 2025.

Death at a Funeral (2010 film)

Death at a Funeral (2010) is Neil LaBute's American remake of the 2007 Frank Oz British farce, written by Dean Craig, starring Chris Rock, Martin Lawrence, and Peter Dinklage reprising his role; it grossed $49 million worldwide.