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Jewel Thief (2025 film)

Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins (ज्वेल थीफ: द हीस्ट बिगिन्स) is a 2025 Hindi Netflix heist film directed by Kookie Gulati and Robbie Grewal, starring Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat in a plot to steal the African Red Sun diamond; released April 25, 2025, poorly reviewed.

Jewel Thief (ज्वैलथीफ) (1967 film)

Jewel Thief (ज्वैलथीफ), 1967 Hindi suspense thriller directed by Vijay Anand for Navketan, starring Dev Anand, Vyjayanthimala, Ashok Kumar, Tanuja; music S.D. Burman; mistaken-identity jewel-heist plot partly shot in Sikkim; Filmfare Best Sound Design 1968.

Jexi

Jexi is a 2019 American romantic comedy directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, starring Adam Devine as a man whose phone AI becomes possessive.

Jezebel (1938 film)

Jezebel (1938) is a William Wyler Warner Bros. drama starring Bette Davis as Julie Marsden, a New Orleans belle in a red dress, with Henry Fonda; based on Owen Davis's 1933 play, it won Davis her second Best Actress Oscar and entered the National Film Registry in 2009.

JFK (film)

JFK (1991) is Oliver Stone's political thriller about Jim Garrison's prosecution of Clay Shaw over the Kennedy assassination. Kevin Costner stars; it grossed over $200 million, won two Oscars, and prompted the 1992 JFK Records Act.

Jhamkudi

Jhamkudi (ઝમકુડી), also spelled Zamkudi, is a 2024 Gujarati horror-comedy film directed by Umang Vyas, starring Manasi Parekh and Viraj Ghelani, about a witch's curse on the village Raniwada; it earned about ₹25 crore, the highest-grossing Gujarati film of 2024.

Jhimma 2

Jhimma 2 (झिम्मा २), 2023 Marathi comedy-drama sequel to Jhimma, directed by Hemant Dhome, written by Irawati Karnik; seven women reunite for Indu's 75th birthday in London and the Lake District; released 24 November 2023.

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (झूम बराबर झूम) is a 2007 Yash Raj Films romantic comedy musical directed by Shaad Ali, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol, and Lara Dutta, set in London with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy bhangra music.

Jhootha Kahin Ka (झूठा कहीं का)

Jhootha Kahin Ka (झूठा कहीं का), 2019 Hindi comedy drama directed by Smeep Kang, a remake of Carry on Jatta, starring Rishi Kapoor, Jimmy Sheirgill, Sunny Singh, and Omkar Kapoor; released 19 July 2019 and a box office flop or disaster.

Jhund (film)

Jhund (झुंड), 2022 Hindi biographical sports drama by Nagraj Manjule, his Hindi debut, starring Amitabh Bachchan as Slum Soccer founder Vijay Barse; released 4 March 2022, streamed on ZEE5.

Jiah Khan (झिया ख़ान)

Jiah Khan (Nafisa Rizvi Khan, 1988-2013), American-born Hindi film actress; debuted in Nishabd (2007), appeared in Ghajini and Housefull; died in Mumbai 2013; boyfriend Sooraj Pancholi acquitted of abetment in 2023.

Jian Bing Man (煎饼侠)

Jian Bing Man (煎饼侠, Jian Bing Xia) is a 2015 Chinese comedy, Da Peng's directorial debut spun off from the web series Diors Man; it earned 1.159 billion yuan on an 18-million-yuan investment, setting Chinese 2D box-office records.

Jiang Ziya (姜子牙) (film)

Jiang Ziya (姜子牙), also JIANG ZIYA: Legend of Deification, is a 2020 Chinese 3D animated film by Cheng Teng and Li Wei for Enlight's Coloroom, second in its mythology series after Ne Zha; released October 1, 2020, it earned 15.82亿 yuan but split critics with its adult-oriented story.

Jigar

Jigar is a 1992 Hindi action drama directed by Farogh Siddique, starring Ajay Devgn, Karisma Kapoor, Arjun, and Paresh Rawal; released 23 October 1992 by Aftab Pictures, with music by Anand-Milind.

Jigarthanda (ஜிகர்தண்டா) (2014 film)

Jigarthanda (ஜிகர்தண்டா) is Karthik Subbaraj's 2014 Tamil crime comedy-drama starring Siddharth, Bobby Simha, and Lakshmi Menon; a filmmaker researches Madurai gangster Assault Sethu. Won two National Film Awards and was remade in Kannada, Telugu, and Hindi.

Jigarthanda DoubleX (ஜிகர்தண்டா டபுள்எக்ஸ்)

Jigarthanda DoubleX (ஜிகர்தண்டா டபுள்எக்ஸ்), also Jigarthanda 2, is Karthik Subbaraj's 2023 Tamil period action comedy-drama, a spiritual prequel to Jigarthanda (2014), starring Raghava Lawrence and S.J. Suryah as a gangster and filmmaker making a western in 1975 Madurai; released 10 November 2023, 172 minutes.

Jigel

Jigel (జిగేల్) is a 2025 Telugu romantic comedy thriller directed by Malli Yeluri, starring Thrigun and Megha Chowdhury as thieves targeting a palace locker; released March 7, 2025, streaming on Sun NXT from June 5, 2025.

Jigra (जिगरा)

Jigra (जिगरा) is a 2024 Hindi action thriller directed by Vasan Bala, starring Alia Bhatt as Satya, who breaks her brother Ankur (Vedang Raina) out of a foreign prison; a Gumrah remake that flopped at the box office.

Jigris

Jigris (జిగ్రీస్) is a 2025 Telugu comedy-drama, Harish Reddy Uppula's directorial debut, starring Krishna Burugula, Ram Nithin, Dheeraj Athreya, and Mani Vaka. Released 14 November 2025, it flopped theatrically (₹1.98 Cr worldwide) but found viewers on Sun NXT and Prime Video from January 2026.

Jigsaw (2017 film)

Jigsaw (2017) is the eighth Saw franchise film, directed by the Spierig Brothers, written by Stolberg and Goldfinger, starring Tobin Bell; released October 27, 2017, it earned about $103 million on a $10 million budget and holds 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Jiiva

Jiiva (ஜீவா), birth name Amar, born 1984 in Chennai, is a Tamil actor and producer, eldest son of Super Good Films producer R. B. Choudary; known for Ram, Kattradhu Tamil, Ko, and Mugamoodi.

Jiivi (ஜீவி)

Jiivi (ஜீவி) is a 2019 Tamil mystery thriller directed by V. J. Gopinath, written by Babu Tamizh, starring Vetri as Saravanan, a thief whose heist triggers strange coincidences; released 28 June 2019, followed by Jiivi 2 (2022).

Jil (జిల్) (film)

Jil (జిల్) is a 2015 Telugu action film, also called Jill, directed by Radha Krishna Kumar, starring Gopichand as fire officer Jai opposite Raashi Khanna, with music by Ghibran; released 27 March 2015 by UV Creations.

Jil Jung Juk (ஜில் ஜுங் ஜுக்)

Jil Jung Juk (ஜில் ஜங் ஜக்), a 2016 Tamil black comedy directed by Deeraj Vaidy and produced by Siddharth, follows three smugglers moving cocaine in a pink vintage car in a 2020 fuel-crisis Tamil Nadu; it flopped theatrically but later streamed on Prime Video.

Jilebi (2023 film)

Jilebi (జిలేబి) is a 2023 Telugu horror comedy set in a boys' hostel, written and directed by K. Vijaya Bhaskar, starring his debutant son Sree Kamal and Shivani Rajashekar; released 18 August 2023, music by Mani Sharma, streamed on Aha from 13 July 2024.

Jill Banner

Jill Banner, born Mary Kathryn Molumby, was an American film and television actress best known for playing Virginia, the "spider baby", in the cult horror-comedy Spider Baby.

Jill Messick

Jill Sobel Messick (1967–2018), American film producer and studio executive, Miramax executive 1997–2003, executive producer of Mean Girls, Frida, Baby Mama, and posthumous A Minecraft Movie; died by suicide amid the Rose McGowan–Harvey Weinstein dispute.

Jill Schoelen

Jill Schoelen is an American actress known for lead roles in 1980s and early 1990s horror and thriller films, including The Stepfather (1987) and Popcorn (1991).

Jilla (ஜில்லா)

Jilla (ஜில்லா) is a 2014 Tamil action drama directed by R. T. Neason, starring Vijay, Mohanlal, and Kajal Aggarwal, with music by D. Imman. Released 10 January 2014 for Pongal against Veeram, it earned over ₹44 crore in its first week.

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017) is a Netflix documentary by Chris Smith, produced by Spike Jonze, using 100 hours of buried footage of Jim Carrey staying in character as Andy Kaufman during Man on the Moon.