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On Moonlight Bay

On Moonlight Bay is a 1951 Warner Bros. Technicolor musical comedy directed by Roy Del Ruth, starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae as 1917 Indiana sweethearts, adapted from Booth Tarkington's Penrod stories and followed by the 1953 sequel By the Light of the Silvery Moon.

On Swift Horses

On Swift Horses is a 2024 queer romantic drama directed by Daniel Minahan, adapted from Shannon Pufahl's 2019 novel, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter, Diego Calva, and Sasha Calle; released by Sony Pictures Classics April 25, 2025.

On the Basis of Sex

On the Basis of Sex (2018) is a Mimi Leder biographical drama, written by Ginsburg's nephew Daniel Stiepleman, starring Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Armie Hammer as Marty, dramatizing the 1972 Moritz v. Commissioner tax case; released by Focus Features, grossing $24.7 million.

On the Beach (1959 film)

On the Beach (1959) is Stanley Kramer's post-apocalyptic drama adapted from Nevil Shute's 1957 novel, starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, and Anthony Perkins as survivors in Melbourne awaiting nuclear fallout, premiered simultaneously in 18 cities on 17 December 1959.

On the Bowery

On the Bowery is Lionel Rogosin's 1956 docu-fiction film about Ray Salyer on New York's skid row; Venice Grand Prize winner, Oscar-nominated, and added to the National Film Registry in 2008.

On the End

On the End (2025) is Ari Selinger's feature debut, a comedy-drama-romance starring Tim Blake Nelson and Mireille Enos as Tom Ferreira and Freckles, a real Montauk couple fighting eviction amid gentrification.

On the Job

On the Job is a 2013 Philippine neo-noir crime thriller by Erik Matti, premiering at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, about prison hitmen furloughed for political assassinations; extended as On the Job: The Missing 8 (Venice 2021) and an HBO Go series.

On the Line (2022 film)

On the Line (2022) is a thriller directed and written by Romuald Boulanger, starring Mel Gibson as radio host Elvis Cooney, forced live on air into a survival game by a caller holding his family hostage; released by Saban Films, 104 minutes, 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.

On the Road (2012 film)

On the Road is a 2012 drama film directed by Walter Salles, adapted from Jack Kerouac's 1957 novel, starring Sam Riley, Garrett Hedlund, and Kristen Stewart.

On the Road (2025 Mexican film)

On the Road (En el camino) is David Pablos's 2025 Mexican queer road movie about drifter Veneno and trucker Muñeco; it won Venice's Orizzonti and Queer Lion, led the 2026 Ariels with 13 nominations, and is Mexico's Oscar 2027 entry.

On the Rocks (film)

On the Rocks is a 2020 Sofia Coppola comedy-drama starring Rashida Jones, Bill Murray, and Marlon Wayans, released by A24 and Apple Original Films on Apple TV+ October 23, 2020, about a woman tailing her husband with her playboy father.

On the Run (亡命鸳鸯)

On the Run (亡命鴛鴦, Fleeing Couple) is a 1988 Hong Kong neo-noir crime thriller directed by Alfred Cheung, produced by Sammo Hung, starring Yuen Biao and Pat Ha; a cop teams with his wife's assassin against a corrupt superintendent.

On the Sea (film)

On the Sea (2025) is a British queer drama by Helen Walsh, her second feature after The Violators. Barry Ward plays Jack, a married North Wales mussel farmer drawn to deckhand Daniel (Lorne MacFadyen); premiered at Edinburgh 2025, UK release July 2026.

On the Silver Globe (film)

On the Silver Globe (Na srebrnym globie) is Andrzej Żuławski's 1988 Polish science fiction epic, adapted from Jerzy Żuławski's Lunar Trilogy, about astronauts founding a civilization that deifies them; halted by censors in 1977 and completed a decade later.

On the Town (film)

On the Town (1949) is an MGM Technicolor musical, 97 minutes, co-directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, adapted loosely from the 1944 Broadway musical, with nine days of New York Technicolor location shooting and an Oscar-winning score.

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront, 1954 Elia Kazan drama starring Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, a Hoboken dockworker testifying against corrupt union boss Johnny Friendly; won eight Oscars including Best Picture.

On Your Wedding Day (너의 결혼식)

On Your Wedding Day (너의 결혼식) is a 2018 South Korean romantic comedy directed by Lee Seok-geun, starring Park Bo-young and Kim Young-kwang, a first-love story that sold about 2.8 million tickets in Korean theaters.

Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (ஓநாயும் ஆட்டுக்குட்டியும்)

Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum (ஓநாயும் ஆட்டுக்குட்டியும்), aka The Wolf and the Lamb, is Mysskin's 2013 Tamil neo-noir thriller with no songs or heroine, starring Mysskin and Sri, scored by Ilaiyaraaja, acclaimed and cult-status.

Once (film)

Once (2007) is an Irish independent musical film written and directed by John Carney, starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as unnamed buskers in Dublin; it won the 2008 Oscar for Best Original Song with 'Falling Slowly' and spawned a Tony-winning Broadway musical.

Once a Thief (纵横四海)

Once a Thief (纵横四海) is a 1991 Hong Kong heist action-comedy directed by John Woo, starring Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, and Cherie Chung as art thieves betrayed by their boss.

Once Bitten (1985 film)

Once Bitten is a 1985 American vampire comedy directed by Howard Storm, starring Lauren Hutton, Jim Carrey (his first major film role), Karen Kopins, and Cleavon Little; released November 15, 1985 by The Samuel Goldwyn Company, grossing $10 million domestically.

Once More (2026 film)

Once More (ஒன்ஸ் மோர்) is a 2026 Tamil romantic drama directed by debutant Vignesh Srikanth, starring Arjun Das, Aditi Shankar, and Sona Olickal; produced by Million Dollar Studios, music by Hesham Abdul Wahab, released August 28, 2026.

Once Upon a Forest

Once Upon a Forest is a 1993 Hanna-Barbera animated film, also known by its working titles The Endangered and Beyond the Yellow Dragons, in which three furlings seek herbs to cure a badger after a toxic gas spill; released by Fox June 18, 1993.

Once Upon a Studio

Once Upon a Studio is a 2023 Walt Disney Animation Studios centennial short film by Dan Abraham and Trent Correy in which 543 Disney characters gather for a group photo, mixing hand-drawn, CG, and live-action animation; it won a Children's & Family Emmy and inspired a Hollywood Studios theater.

Once Upon a Time in America

Once Upon a Time in America (C'era una volta in America) is Sergio Leone's 1984 epic gangster film starring Robert De Niro and James Woods, based on Harry Grey's The Hoods, famous for its 139-minute US cut versus the 229- and 251-minute versions.

Once Upon a Time in China (黄飞鸿)

Once Upon a Time in China (黃飛鴻) is Tsui Hark's 1991 Hong Kong martial arts film starring Jet Li as folk hero Wong Fei-hung in late Qing Canton; it won four Hong Kong Film Awards, grossed over HK$29 million, and launched a six-film series (1991–1997).

Once Upon a Time in China II (黄飞鸿之二:男儿当自强)

Once Upon a Time in China II (黄飞鸿之二:男儿当自强) is Tsui Hark's 1992 Hong Kong martial arts sequel starring Jet Li as Wong Fei-hung, with Donnie Yen as Commander Lan, Yuen Wo-ping choreography, and a 1993 Hong Kong Film Award for Best Action Design.

Once Upon a Time in China III (黄飞鸿之三:狮王争霸)

Once Upon a Time in China III (黃飛鴻之三:獅王爭霸) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial-arts film directed by Tsui Hark, with Jet Li as Wong Fei-hung.

Once Upon a Time in China IV (黄飞鸿之四:王者之风)

Once Upon a Time in China IV (黄飞鸿之四:王者之风, Wong je ji fung) is a 1993 Hong Kong kung fu film directed by Yuen Bun, with Vincent Zhao replacing Jet Li as Wong Fei-hung against the Eight Nation Alliance and the Red Lantern Sect.

Once Upon a Time in China V (黄飞鸿之四:龙城歼霸)

Once Upon a Time in China V (黃飛鴻之五龍城殲霸, 1994) is the fifth Wong Fei-hung film, directed by Tsui Hark with Vincent Zhao replacing Jet Li, battling pirates led by Cheung Po-tsai; it grossed HK$4,902,426 in Hong Kong.