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Monty Python's Life of Brian

Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979), Terry Jones-directed British satire starring Graham Chapman as a man mistaken for the Messiah; financed by George Harrison's HandMade Films, banned in Ireland and Norway, home of "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life."

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) is a British musical sketch comedy film directed by Terry Jones, the troupe's last feature with all six members, structured in seven life stages from birth to death, winner of Cannes' 1983 Jury's Special Grand Prix.

Monument (film)

Monument (2026), Bryan Singer's historical drama written by Alena Alova, stars Jon Voight and Joseph Mazzello as Israeli architects Yacov and Amnon Rechter, commissioned in 1999 to build a South Lebanon Army soldiers' memorial; released March 20, 2026, distinct from the Halpern-Geraghty Rhode Island documentary and Bodružić's Istria drama of the same name.

Moodar Koodam (மூடர் கூடம்)

Moodar Koodam (மூடர் கூடம், Fools' Gathering) is a 2013 Tamil black comedy written, produced, directed by and starring Naveen; four strangers meet in jail and plan a robbery that goes wrong. Released 13 September 2013, IMDb 7.6, sequel in post-production.

Mooga Manasulu (మూగ మనసులు)

Mooga Manasulu (మూగ మనసులు) is a 1964 Telugu reincarnation romance directed by Adurthi Subba Rao, starring Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Savitri, and Jamuna, with music by K.V. Mahadevan; it won a National Film Award Certificate of Merit and the Filmfare Best Telugu Film, and was remade as Milan (1967).

Mookuthi Amman (மூக்குத்தி அம்மன்)

Mookuthi Amman (மூக்குத்தி அம்மன்) is a 2020 Tamil comedy-fantasy film, RJ Balaji's directorial debut with N. J. Saravanan, starring Nayanthara as a goddess who helps a TV reporter expose a fake godman; it premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 14 November 2020.

Moolaadé

Moolaadé (2004) is Ousmane Sembène's final feature, a Senegal-led co-production in Bambara and French about Collé Ardo, who invokes the customary right of asylum to protect four girls from ritual genital cutting; it won the Prix Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2004.

Moon (2009 film)

Moon (2009) is Duncan Jones's debut British science fiction film, starring Sam Rockwell as lunar helium-3 miner Sam Bell, who discovers he is a clone; Kevin Spacey voices GERTY. Made for about $5 million, it earned 90% on Rotten Tomatoes and won a BAFTA and a Hugo Award.

Moon Man

Moon Man (独行月球) is a 2022 Chinese sci-fi comedy by Zhang Chiyu starring Shen Teng and Ma Li, adapted from Cho Seok's webtoon; a man left on the moon is livestreamed worldwide. It grossed over 3.1 billion yuan, second in China for 2022.

Moon Moon Sen (মুন মুন সেন)

Moon Moon Sen (মুন মুন সেন), born Srimati Sen, is an Indian actress and Trinamool Congress politician, daughter of Suchitra Sen. Over 60 films in 20-plus languages; MP for Bankura 2014-2019.

Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador is a 1988 Paul Mazursky comedy starring Richard Dreyfuss, Raul Julia, and Sonia Braga, in which an American actor is forced to impersonate a deceased Latin American dictator; released September 9, 1988 by Universal.

Moonage Daydream

Moonage Daydream is Brett Morgen's 2022 documentary on David Bowie, the first film sanctioned by the Bowie estate, built from over five million archival assets with remastered music by Tony Visconti.

Moondram Pirai (மூன்றாம் பிறை)

Moondram Pirai (மூன்றாம் பிறை, The Third Crescent) is a 1982 Tamil romantic drama by Balu Mahendra starring Kamal Haasan and Sridevi; remade as Sadma, it won National Awards for Best Actor and Cinematography.

Moondru Mudichu (மூன்று முடிச்சு) (1976 film)

Moondru Mudichu (மூன்று முடிச்சு, The Three Knots) is a 1976 K. Balachander Tamil romantic drama, a remake of O Seeta Katha, starring Sridevi, Kamal Haasan, and Rajinikanth; it was Sridevi's first adult lead and Rajinikanth's Tamil breakthrough.

Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal

Moondru Per Moondru Kadhal (மூன்று பேர் மூன்று காதல்), also MPMK, is a 2013 Tamil romance film directed by Vasanth, starring Arjun Sarja, Cheran, and Vimal in three love stories set in hill, coastal, and plains landscapes, with music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Moonlight (2016 film)

Moonlight (2016) is Barry Jenkins's three-chapter drama about Chiron, a young Black man in Miami, adapted from Tarell Alvin McCraney's play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue; it won the 2017 Best Picture Oscar.

Moonlight Mile (film)

Moonlight Mile is a 2002 American drama film set in a small New England town. It follows a young man, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, who navigates grief and romance.

Moonnam Pakkam (മൂന്നാംപക്കം)

Moonnam Pakkam (മൂന്നാംപക്കം, The Third Day) is a 1988 Malayalam family drama written and directed by P. Padmarajan, starring Thilakan and Jayaram, about a grandfather whose grandson drowns at sea.

Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom is Wes Anderson's 2012 comedy-drama, co-written with Roman Coppola, about 12-year-olds Sam and Suzy running away on New Penzance island in 1965; it opened Cannes 2012 and grossed $68.3 million.

Moonstruck

Moonstruck is a 1987 American romantic comedy directed by Norman Jewison and written by John Patrick Shanley, starring Cher as a Brooklyn widow engaged to Danny Aiello but in love with his estranged brother, Nicolas Cage.

Moontrap

Moontrap is a 1989 American sci-fi horror film directed by Robert Dyke, written by Tex Ragsdale, starring Walter Koenig and Bruce Campbell as astronauts fighting the Kaaliums, cyborgs harvesting human parts on the Moon; premiered at WorldFest Houston, released direct-to-video by Shapiro Glickenhaus.

Moonwalk (film)

Moonwalk (മൂൺവാക്ക്) is a 2025 Malayalam dance drama, Vinod A.K.'s directorial debut, about 1980s Trivandrum boys who form a breakdance crew; released 30 May 2025, streamed on JioHotstar from 8 July 2025.

Moonwalker

Moonwalker is Michael Jackson's 1988 American anthology film, directed by Jerry Kramer, Colin Chilvers, Jim Blashfield, and Will Vinton, blending Bad-era music videos with a Smooth Criminal fantasy in which Jackson battles drug dealer Mr. Big (Joe Pesci); released on US home video January 10, 1989.

Moonwalkers (film)

Moonwalkers is a 2015 French-Belgian action-comedy by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, written by Dean Craig, starring Ron Perlman and Rupert Grint as a CIA agent and rock manager staging a fake Apollo 11 moon landing after failing to hire Stanley Kubrick; SXSW premiere, 42% Tomatometer.

Moothon (മൂത്തോൻ)

Moothon (മൂത്തോൻ, The Elder One) is a 2019 Malayalam-Hindi bilingual drama by Geetu Mohandas in which a Lakshadweep boy searches Mumbai for his brother Akbar (Nivin Pauly); Sundance-developed, TIFF-premiered, NYIFF Best Film.

Moran Atias (מורן אטיאס)

Moran Atias (מורן אטיאס), Israeli-American actress born 1981 in Haifa, model turned actress; starred in Third Person, Tyrant, The Resident; collaborator of Paul Haggis; distinct from the Israeli land appraiser of the same name.

Morbius (film)

Morbius (2022) is a Sony Pictures superhero film directed by Daniel Espinosa, starring Jared Leto as the Marvel Comics living vampire Michael Morbius; released April 1, 2022, it earned $73 million domestically and sits in the Sony Spider-Man universe with Venom.

More (1969 film)

More (1969) is Barbet Schroeder's debut feature drama, a France-West Germany-Luxembourg co-production starring Mimsy Farmer and Klaus Grünberg as lovers drawn into heroin addiction on Ibiza, with Pink Floyd's first film soundtrack and cinematography by Néstor Almendros.

More American Graffiti

More American Graffiti is the 1979 Lucasfilm-Universal sequel to American Graffiti, directed by Bill L. Norton, following its characters across four New Year's Eves, 1964-1967, through Vietnam and the counterculture.

More than Blue

More than Blue (比悲傷更悲傷的故事) is a 2018 Taiwanese romance film directed by Gavin Lin, starring Jasper Liu and Ivy Chen, adapted from a 2009 Korean film; Taiwan's best-selling domestic film of 2018.