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Parody film

Parody film (also spoof film, spoof movie): a comedy that comically imitates serious films by exaggerating their conventions, from silent-era send-ups and Brooks's 1974 reinvention to ZAZ's Airplane! and the Scary Movie franchise.

Parthenope (film)

Parthenope is a 2024 Italian-French drama written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, starring Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, and Luisa Ranieri. It premiered in competition at Cannes 2024, won the CST technical award, and follows a Neapolitan woman's life from 1950 to today.

Partner (1968 film)

Partner. is Bernardo Bertolucci's 1968 Italian drama, freely adapted from Dostoevsky's The Double, starring Pierre Clémenti as a drama teacher and his revolutionary double, with Stefania Sandrelli, Tina Aumont, and music by Ennio Morricone.

Partner (2007 film)

Partner is a 2007 Hindi romantic comedy directed by David Dhawan, starring Salman Khan as a love guru coaching Govinda, adapted from the 2005 American film Hitch.

Party (पार्टी) (1984 film)

Party (पार्टी) is a 1984 Hindi drama by Govind Nihalani, produced by NFDC and adapted from Mahesh Elkunchwar's Marathi play. It satirizes Bombay's intellectual elite at a party honoring a prize-winning writer, with Rohini Hattangadi and Vijaya Mehta winning 1985 awards.

Party Monster (film)

Party Monster (2003) is a biographical drama by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, starring Macaulay Culkin as club promoter Michael Alig, based on Disco Bloodbath and their 1998 documentary about Alig's murder of Angel Melendez.

Parugu (పరుగు)

Parugu (పరుగు, "Run/Chase") is a 2008 Telugu romantic action drama directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar, produced by Dil Raju, starring Allu Arjun, Sheela Kaur, and Prakash Raj; a village head's daughter elopes, he kidnaps her lover's friends, and one falls for the younger daughter. Nandi Award-winning super hit.

Parul Yadav

Parul Yadav (Kannada: ಪಾರುಲ್ ಯಾದವ್), Indian actress, producer, and screenwriter in Kannada cinema; broke out with Govindaya Namaha (2012) and co-produced the four-language Queen remakes including Butterfly. Not the WION producer, designer, or academic of the same name.

Paruthiveeran (பருத்திவீரன்)

Paruthiveeran (பருத்திவீரன்) is a 2007 Tamil romantic drama directed by Ameer Sultan, starring debutant Karthi and Priyamani; it ran 300 days, won two National Awards and six Filmfare Awards, and sparked a long funding dispute.

Parvarish (परवरिश)

Parvarish (परवरिश, Upbringing) is a 1977 Hindi action crime drama directed by Manmohan Desai, starring Shammi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, and Vinod Khanna, about a policeman who adopts a gangster's son; music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

Parvathamma Rajkumar (ರಾಜ್‌ಕುಮಾರ್)

Parvathamma Rajkumar (ಪಾರ್ವತಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್), 1939–2017, Kannada film producer and distributor, wife of Dr Rajkumar, founder of Vajreshwari Combines and Poornima Enterprises, produced over 80 films and launched her sons' careers.

Parvathy Jayaram (അശ്വതി കുറുപ്പ്)

Parvathy Jayaram (അശ്വതി കുറുപ്പ്, Ashwathy Kurup), born 1970, is a former Malayalam film actress active 1986–1993, known for Thoovanathumbikal, Vadakkunokkiyanthram, and Kamaladalam, and the wife of actor Jayaram since 1992. Not the actress Parvathy Thiruvothu.

Parvathy Thiruvothu

Parvathy Thiruvothu (പാർവ്വതി തിരുവോത്ത്, born 1988, Kozhikode) is a Malayalam film actress also active in Tamil, Kannada, Hindi, and Telugu; known for Poo, Bangalore Days, Ennu Ninte Moideen, Charlie, Take Off, and co-founding the Women in Cinema Collective.

Parveen Babi (परवीन बाबी)

Parveen Babi (परवीन बाबी) was an Indian actress and model in Hindi cinema from 1973 to 1991, among the era's highest-paid, known for Deewaar and Amar Akbar Anthony.

Parvin Dabas

Parvin Dabas (born 1974, Delhi) is an Indian actor, director, and Pro Panja League co-founder known for Monsoon Wedding, Khosla Ka Ghosla, and My Name Is Khan, married to Preeti Jhangiani.

Parzania

Parzania is a 2005 English-language Indian drama by Rahul Dholakia about a Parsi family whose son vanishes in the 2002 Gujarat riots; released 26 January 2007, banned unofficially in Gujarat.

Pasamalar (பாசமலர்)

Pasamalar (பாசமலர்) is a 1961 Tamil drama directed by A. Bhimsingh, starring Sivaji Ganesan and Savitri as siblings, with Gemini Ganesan. A 26-week silver-jubilee hit, it won a 1962 National Award Certificate of Merit and was remade in Hindi as Rakhi (1962).

Pasanga

Pasanga (பசங்க, "kids") is a 2009 Tamil children's film, Pandiraj's debut, produced by M. Sasikumar, about schoolboy rivals Anbu and Jeeva; it won three National Film Awards including Best Tamil Film.

Pasanga 2

Pasanga 2 (பசங்க 2), originally titled Haiku, is a 2015 Tamil comedy-drama directed by Pandiraj, produced by Suriya's 2D Entertainment, about two hyperactive children with ADHD; released 24 December 2015, 127 minutes, distinct from the Malaysian TV series Pasanga Season 2.

Pasqualino Seven Beasts

Pasqualino Settebellezze (Seven Beauties), 1975 Italian film by Lina Wertmüller starring Giancarlo Giannini; four 1977 Oscar nominations and the first Best Director nomination for a woman.

Passenger (2026 film)

Passenger (2026) is a supernatural horror film directed by André Øvredal, starring Jacob Scipio, Lou Llobell, and Melissa Leo, released by Paramount Pictures on May 22, 2026 and streaming on Paramount+ from August 20, 2026; distinct from Vadim Perelman's The Passenger (2026).

Passengers (2016 film)

Passengers is a 2016 American science fiction romance film directed by Morten Tyldum, starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence as passengers awakened early on a colony ship.

Passing (film)

Passing (2021) is Rebecca Hall's directorial debut, adapted from Nella Larsen's 1929 novel, starring Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga as light-skinned Black women on opposite sides of the color line in 1920s New York, shot in black-and-white 4:3.

Passing Fancy

Passing Fancy (Dekigokoro, 出来ごころ) is Yasujiro Ozu's 1933 Shochiku silent comedy-drama, his 29th film, first of the Kihachi series with Takeshi Sakamoto, and Kinema Junpo Best Film winner for 1933.

Passion (1982 film)

Passion (le travail et l'amour) is Jean-Luc Godard's 1982 French-Swiss drama, 88 minutes, starring Huppert, Schygulla, Piccoli, and Radziwilowicz, about a Polish director lighting painted tableaux amid factory and hotel conflicts; in competition at Cannes 1982.

Passion (2012 film)

Passion (2012) is Brian De Palma's erotic thriller, a Franco-German remake of Alain Corneau's Love Crime, starring Rachel McAdams and Noomi Rapace as advertising rivals; premiered at Venice 2012, grossed $713,616 worldwide.

Passion Fish

Passion Fish is John Sayles's 1992 American independent drama starring Mary McDonnell and Alfre Woodard, about a paralyzed soap opera actress and her nurse in Louisiana; Oscar-nominated, Independent Spirit Award winner.

Passport to Pimlico

Passport to Pimlico is a 1949 Ealing Studios British comedy directed by Henry Cornelius, written by T.E.B. Clarke, starring Stanley Holloway and Margaret Rutherford, in which Pimlico declares independence as Burgundy to escape rationing.

Past Lives (film)

Past Lives is Celine Song's 2023 A24 romantic drama debut starring Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro, reuniting childhood friends in New York around the Korean concept of inyeon; Oscar-nominated for Best Picture and Original Screenplay.

Pastoral: To Die in the Country (田園に死す)

Pastoral: To Die in the Country (田園に死す, Den'en ni shisu) is Shūji Terayama's 1974 autobiographical avant-garde film, his second feature, adapted from his own tanka collection, produced by ATG, and entered at Cannes.