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Primetime (film)

Primetime is a 2026 A24 crime drama thriller directed by Lance Oppenheim, written by Ajon Singh, starring Robert Pattinson as To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen; premiered at Venice, released September 25, 2026.

Primeval (film)

Primeval is a 2007 American horror film directed by Michael Katleman, in which an American news crew travels to Burundi to capture a legendary man-eating crocodile named Gustave.

Primitive War

Primitive War (2025) is an Australian independent action sci-fi film directed by Luke Sparke, adapted from Ethan Pettus's 2017 novel, in which a 1968 Vietnam recon squad battles dinosaurs unleashed by a Soviet experiment; made for about $7 million, released by Fathom Entertainment, with a sequel planned.

Primos

Primos (Cousinhood) is a 2011 Spanish comedy by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, starring Quim Gutiérrez, Raúl Arévalo, and Inma Cuesta, filmed in Comillas, Cantabria, with two Goya nominations.

Prince (2010 film)

Prince (2010) is a Hindi-language Bollywood action thriller directed by Kookie Gulati, starring Vivek Oberoi as an amnesiac thief hunting an antique coin; released 9 April 2010 by Tips Industries, it flopped with ₹19.15 crore nett in India.

Prince (2022 film)

Prince (ப்ரின்ஸ்), 2022 Tamil romantic comedy directed by Anudeep KV, starring Sivakarthikeyan, Maria Ryaboshapka, and Sathyaraj; released 21 October 2022, mixed reviews, ₹41.13 Cr worldwide gross, streamed on Disney+ Hotstar.

Prince and Family

Prince and Family (പ്രിൻസ് and Family) is a 2025 Malayalam comedy-drama, Binto Stephen's directorial debut starring Dileep as bridal boutique owner Prince Chakkalakkal, who marries influencer Chinju Rani; released 9 May 2025, streamed on ZEE5.

Prince of Darkness (film)

Prince of Darkness is a 1987 American horror film directed by John Carpenter, in which scientists study a cylinder of swirling green liquid, the essence of Satan.

Prince of the City

Prince of the City is Sidney Lumet's 1981 crime drama, 167 minutes, starring Treat Williams as Danny Ciello, based on Robert Daley's book about NYPD informant Robert Leuci; 52 of 70 SIU officers indicted.

Prince Randian

Prince Randian (1871–1934), also billed as the Human Torso, Human Caterpillar, or Pillow Man, was a limbless Guyanese-born sideshow performer who rolled and lit cigarettes with his mouth and appeared in Freaks (1932).

Prince Yahshua

Prince Yahshua is a Chicago-born American adult film performer and producer known as the "Black Assassin," active in Los Angeles since about 2004 with more than 2,000 scenes.

Prince: Once Upon a Time in Dhaka

Prince: Once Upon a Time in Dhaka (প্রিন্স: ওয়ান্স আপন এ টাইম ইন ঢাকা) is a 2026 Bangladeshi Bengali action thriller, Abu Hayat Mahmud's directorial debut, starring Shakib Khan as a 1990s Dhaka gangster; released Eid-ul-Fitr 2026, its certification was suspended and reinstated within weeks.

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫)

Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫, Mononoke Hime) is Studio Ghibli's 1997 Muromachi-era fantasy by Hayao Miyazaki about Ashitaka, San, and Lady Eboshi; it became Japan's then highest-grossing film and a landmark of animated environmental storytelling.

Princess Protection Program

Princess Protection Program, a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Allison Liddi-Brown, stars Demi Lovato as Princess Rosalinda of Costa Luna and Selena Gomez as Carter Mason; its June 26, 2009 premiere drew 8.5 million viewers.

Princess Yang Kwei-Fei (楊貴妃)

Princess Yang Kwei-Fei (楊貴妃, Yokihi) is Kenji Mizoguchi's 1955 color historical drama, the first Japanese-Hong Kong co-production (Daiei and Shaw Brothers), retelling the Tang story of Emperor Xuanzong and consort Yang Guifei with Machiko Kyō and Masayuki Mori.

Principal photography

Principal photography (also called production or the shoot) is the phase of film production when most filming occurs with the principal cast, between pre- and post-production, running from the first scheduled shooting day to picture wrap.

Priscilla (film)

Priscilla (2023) is Sofia Coppola's A24 biographical drama adapted from Priscilla Presley's memoir Elvis and Me, starring Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi; Spaeny won the Venice Volpi Cup, and the film contains no Elvis songs.

Prison on Fire (监狱风云)

Prison on Fire (監獄風雲, Gaam yuk fung wan) is a 1987 Hong Kong prison action drama directed by Ringo Lam, written by Nam Yin, starring Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Ka-fai, and Roy Cheung; released 13 November 1987 by Cinema City, it won Lam the Asia-Pacific Best Director award and spawned a 1991 sequel.

Prison on Fire II (监狱风云II逃犯)

Prison on Fire II (监狱风云II逃犯, Gam yuk fung wan II: To fan) is a 1991 Hong Kong prison drama directed by Ringo Lam, starring Chow Yun-fat as inmate Chung Tin-ching, who escapes jail to see his orphaned son.

Prisoner of War (2025 film)

Prisoner of War (2025) is a WWII martial arts action thriller directed by Louis Mandylor, starring Scott Adkins as captured British officer James Wright forced to fight in a Japanese POW camp in the Philippines; released September 19, 2025 by Well Go USA.

Prisoners (2013 film)

Prisoners is a 2013 American thriller directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Hugh Jackman and Jake Gyllenhaal as a father and detective clashing over a child abduction.

Prisoners of the Ghostland

Prisoners of the Ghostland is a 2021 post-apocalyptic samurai-Western action film, Sion Sono's English-language debut, starring Nicolas Cage as Hero, a bank robber in an explosive booby-trapped suit sent to rescue Sofia Boutella's Bernice from the Ghostland wasteland.

Prithviraj Kapoor

Prithviraj Kapoor (पृथ्वीराज कपूर, 1906–1972), Indian stage and film actor, founder of the Kapoor film dynasty; starred in Alam Ara (1931), played Akbar in Mughal-e-Azam, and founded Prithvi Theatres in 1944.

Prithviraj Sukumaran (പൃഥ്വീരാജ് സുകുമാരൻ)

Prithviraj Sukumaran (പൃഥ്വിരാജ് സുകുമാരൻ), born 1982, is a Malayalam actor, producer, and director; debut Nandanam (2002), directorial debut Lucifer (2019), sequel L2: Empuraan (2025), and the antagonist Kumbha in Rajamouli's Varanasi (2027).

Private Benjamin (1980 film)

Private Benjamin is a 1980 American comedy film starring Goldie Hawn as a sheltered young woman who enlists in the Army after her husband dies.

Private Lessons (1981 film)

Private Lessons (1981) is an American sex comedy directed by Alan Myerson, starring Sylvia Kristel, Eric Brown, and Howard Hesseman; a blackmail plot around a teenage boy and his housemaid that grossed $26.2 million and spawned Private School.

Private Life (2018 film)

Private Life (2018) is Tamara Jenkins's Netflix comedy-drama starring Kathryn Hahn, Paul Giamatti, and Kayli Carter as a couple pursuing IVF and adoption; Sundance premiere, Metascore 83, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Private Parts (1997 film)

Private Parts (1997) is a biographical comedy film directed by Betty Thomas in which Howard Stern plays himself, adapting his 1993 bestselling autobiography; released by Paramount on March 7, 1997, it grossed $41.2 million.

Private School (film)

Private School (also known as Private School... for Girls) is a 1983 American teen sex comedy directed by Noel Black, starring Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, and Matthew Modine.

Priya Anand (பிரியா ஆனந்த்)

Priya Anand (பிரியா ஆனந்த்), born 1986, is an Indian actress and model working in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films; known for Vaamanan (2009), Leader (2010), English Vinglish (2012), Fukrey, Ethir Neechal, Leo (2023) and Andhagan (2024).