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Midnight Runners (청년경찰)

Midnight Runners (청년경찰, Cheongnyeon gyeongchal) is a 2017 South Korean action comedy directed by Kim Joo-hwan, starring Park Seo-joon and Kang Ha-neul as police cadets investigating a kidnapping; 5.65 million admissions, 2017 controversy and 2020 court-recommended apology over Daerim-dong portrayal.

Midnight Special (film)

Midnight Special is a 2016 American science fiction thriller written and directed by Jeff Nichols, starring Michael Shannon as a father fleeing with his powerful young son.

Midnight Sun (2018 film)

Midnight Sun (2018 film), also known as a remake of Taiyō no Uta (Song to the Sun), is an American teen romantic drama directed by Scott Speer, starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger as teens in a nighttime romance shaped by xeroderma pigmentosum; it earned $27.4 million worldwide and 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Midsommar

Midsommar (2019) is Ari Aster's folk horror film for A24, starring Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor as a couple drawn into a Swedish commune's nine-day midsummer festival; shot in Hungary, Metascore 72.

Midwinter Break

Midwinter Break is a 2026 drama film, also known as an adaptation of Bernard MacLaverty's 2017 novel, directed by Polly Findlay and starring Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds as an Irish retired couple whose Amsterdam trip unearths old secrets; released by Focus Features February 20, 2026.

Mientras Dure la Guerra

Mientras dure la guerra (While at War) is Alejandro Amenábar's 2019 Spanish-Argentine historical drama starring Karra Elejalde as Miguel de Unamuno in Salamanca, 1936; it premiered at San Sebastián, drew over two million Spanish viewers, and won five Goya awards.

Mighty Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite is Woody Allen's 1995 comedy about a sportswriter seeking his adopted son's birth mother, a prostitute played by Oscar winner Mira Sorvino, framed by a Greek chorus; it earned $26 million worldwide on a $15 million budget.

Mighty Joe Young (1949 film)

Mighty Joe Young (1949) is an RKO fantasy film directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack, reuniting the King Kong team of Merian C. Cooper, Ruth Rose, Willis O'Brien, and Ray Harryhausen; it won the 1949 special-effects Oscar and was remade by Disney in 1998.

Mighty Joe Young (1998 film)

Mighty Joe Young (1998) is Disney's Ron Underwood-directed remake of the 1949 RKO gorilla film, starring Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton, with Rick Baker animatronics and Dream Quest/ILM CG effects, Oscar-nominated for visual effects.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) is Saban and Toei's 20th Century Fox theatrical film in which the Rangers fight Ivan Ooze after losing their powers; non-canon to the TV series.

Migration (2023 film)

Migration is a 2023 American animated adventure comedy from Illumination, directed by Benjamin Renner, following a mallard duck family migrating from New England to Jamaica via New York City.

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is a 2026 R-rated action comedy directed by BenDavid Grabinski, starring Vince Vaughn in a dual role, James Marsden, and Eiza González, about a gangster who time-travels to save his friend; it premiered at SXSW and streamed on Hulu and Disney+ from March 27, 2026.

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is a 2016 American R-rated comedy directed by Jake Szymanski, in which partying brothers seek respectable wedding dates via a viral Craigslist ad.

Mike Figgis

Mike Figgis (born 1948, Carlisle) is a British director, writer, and composer; Oscar-nominated for Leaving Las Vegas (1995) and known for the four-camera, real-time split-screen experiment Timecode (2000).

Mike Flanagan (filmmaker)

Mike Flanagan, American filmmaker born 1978 in Salem, Massachusetts, known for horror works Absentia, Oculus, Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass, and the 2026 Prime Video Carrie series under his Red Room Pictures and Amazon MGM deal.

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki (Маркіян Мазуркевич) was a 6-foot-5 Ukrainian-born American professional wrestler and character actor who played thugs and gangsters in more than 150 films and TV roles.

Mike Mills (director)

Mike Mills (born 1966, Berkeley, California) is an American writer-director and graphic designer of Beginners, 20th Century Women, and C'mon C'mon, known for autobiographical family dramas and an Oscar-nominated original screenplay.

Mike Vitar

Mike Vitar (Michael Anthony Vitar, born 1978, Los Angeles) is an American former child actor, Benny "The Jet" Rodriguez in The Sandlot and Luis Mendoza in the Mighty Ducks sequels, retired from acting in 1997 and now a Los Angeles firefighter.

Mikey (film)

Mikey is a 1992 American horror thriller, also called a killer-kid slasher, directed by Dennis Dimster and starring Brian Bonsall as a murderous nine-year-old adoptee. Notable for its UK ban from 1996 to 2025 after the James Bulger murder panic.

Mikhael (മിഖായേൽ) (film)

Mikhael (മിഖായേൽ) is a 2019 Malayalam action thriller directed by Haneef Adeni, produced by Anto Joseph, starring Nivin Pauly as Dr. Michael John, with Unni Mukundan and Siddique; released 18 January 2019, 2h30m, U/A, streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Miko Hughes

Miko Hughes (born 1986, Apple Valley, California) is an American actor, not the filmmaker John Hughes or the singer MIKO. Gage in Pet Sematary, Aaron Bailey on Full House, autistic Simon in Mercury Rising; began acting at 22 months.

Milan Luthria

Milan Luthria (Milan Luthria), born 1968, Indian Hindi film director, nephew of Mahesh Bhatt; directed Kachche Dhaage, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, The Dirty Picture, Baadshaho, Tadap, and Sultan of Delhi.

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone (1904–1980), American character actor born in Burrton, Kansas, best known as Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams on CBS's Gunsmoke (1955–1975, 605 episodes); 1968 Emmy winner, Hollywood Walk of Fame honoree, nephew of comedian Fred Stone.

Mildred Harris

Mildred Harris (1901–1944), American film actress and Charlie Chaplin's first wife; child star of the 1914 Oz films, silent leading lady, later bit player, Walk of Fame honoree.

Mildred Pierce (film)

Mildred Pierce (1945), Michael Curtiz film noir melodrama starring Joan Crawford, adapted from James M. Cain's 1941 novel; Crawford won her only Oscar, the film got six nominations, and Todd Haynes remade it as a 2011 HBO miniseries.

Mile 22

Mile 22 is a 2018 American action thriller directed by Peter Berg, starring Mark Wahlberg as CIA operative James Silva, with Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey, and John Malkovich; a critically panned STX Films release.

Mile End Kicks

Mile End Kicks is a 2025 Canadian romantic comedy directed by Chandler Levack, starring Barbie Ferreira as music critic Grace Pine in 2011 Montreal's Mile End indie scene; premiered at TIFF 2025, released by Sumerian Pictures in April 2026.

Milenge Milenge (मिलेंगे मिलेंगे)

Milenge Milenge (मिलेंगे मिलेंगे) is a 2010 Hindi romance directed by Satish Kaushik, starring Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor, inspired by Serendipity, delayed since 2004, released July 9, 2010 to poor reviews.

Miles & Juliette

Miles & Juliette is an upcoming Bill Pohlad biographical romance film, written by Zora Howard, starring Damson Idris as 22-year-old Miles Davis and Anamaria Vartolomei as Juliette Gréco, covering Davis's 1949 Paris romance; produced by River Road Entertainment and Mick Jagger's Jagged Films, filming in Paris for a 2027 release.

Miles Ahead (film)

Miles Ahead (2016) is Don Cheadle's feature directorial debut, a fictionalized drama in which he stars as Miles Davis during his late-1970s silent period, with Ewan McGregor as a invented reporter, released by Sony Pictures Classics.