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Ella Enchanted (film)

Ella Enchanted (2004 film), also known simply as Ella Enchanted, is a Miramax fantasy romantic comedy directed by Tommy O'Haver, starring Anne Hathaway as a girl cursed with obedience; loosely based on Levine's 1997 Newbery Honor novel, released April 9, 2004, grossing $22.9M in the US.

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.

Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004), American film composer of over 150 movie scores and nearly 80 TV scores; 14 Oscar nominations, winning for Thoroughly Modern Millie; known for The Magnificent Seven, The Man with the Golden Arm, and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Elmer Gantry (film)

Elmer Gantry (1960), Richard Brooks's United Artists drama adapted from Sinclair Lewis's 1927 novel, stars Burt Lancaster as a revivalist con man with Jean Simmons and Oscar winner Shirley Jones; it won three Academy Awards.

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.

Elon Dershowitz

Elon Dershowitz (1961–2025), American film and podcast producer, son of attorney Alan Dershowitz; co-producer of Reversal of Fortune and executive producer of Fallen, died of a stroke at 64.

Elpidia Carrillo

Elpidia Carrillo (born 1961) is a Mexican actress and director from Parácuaro, Michoacán, known for Anna in Predator (1987, 1990), Salvador (1986), Nine Lives (2005), and Blue Beetle (2023), and for founding the Festival Internacional de Cine sin Cines.

Elsa (Frozen)

Elsa is the snow-powered queen of Arendelle in Disney's Frozen (2013), voiced by Idina Menzel and loosely adapted from Andersen's "The Snow Queen" (1844); originally written as a villain, she became a sympathetic heroine after "Let It Go" was written.

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.

Elton John: Never Too Late

Elton John: Never Too Late is a 2024 Disney+ music documentary directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, framing Elton John's 1970–1975 rise against his 2022 Dodger Stadium farewell, with the Brandi Carlile title song.

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 (1968 TV program)

Elvis, the 1968 NBC television special also called Singer Presents...Elvis or the '68 Comeback Special, was directed by Steve Binder, taped in Burbank in June 1968, drew a 42 percent audience, and relaunched Elvis Presley's live performing career.

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.

Elvis (2022 film)

Elvis is a 2022 biographical drama film directed by Baz Luhrmann that traces Elvis Presley's life, starring Austin Butler as Presley and Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker.

Elvis & Nixon

Elvis & Nixon is a 2016 historical comedy directed by Liza Johnson, starring Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley and Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon, dramatizing their real December 21, 1970 Oval Office meeting behind the National Archives' most requested photograph.

Elvis Presley on film and television

Elvis Presley's screen career: 31 feature films 1956-1969, the Colonel Parker film deals, the 1960s musical formula, the 1968 Comeback Special, and Aloha from Hawaii seen by up to 1.5 billion viewers.

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.

Emancipation (2022 film)

Emancipation (2022) is an Apple Original Films historical drama directed by Antoine Fuqua, starring Will Smith as Peter, an escaped Louisiana slave inspired by the 1863 "Whipped Peter" photographs; released December 2, 2022 in theaters and December 9 on Apple TV+.

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.

Emil Jannings

Emil Jannings, born Theodor Friedrich Emil Janenz (1884–1950), Swiss-born German actor; won the first Best Actor Oscar in 1929 for The Way of All Flesh and The Last Command, starred in Der letzte Mann and Der blaue Engel, and was banned from his profession by the Allies after Nazi-era propaganda films.

Emil und die Detektive

Emil und die Detektive (Emil and the Detectives) is Erich Kästner's 1929 children's novel about Emil Tischbein, robbed on a train to Berlin, who recovers his money with a children's gang; first filmed in 1931 by Gerhard Lamprecht with a Billy Wilder screenplay, and adapted repeatedly since.

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.