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Puppet Master (film)

Puppet Master (1989), also called Puppetmaster, is a David Schmoeller horror film and the first Full Moon Entertainment release, starring Paul Le Mat and William Hickey as Andre Toulon, whose killer puppets launched the most successful direct-to-video horror franchise.

Puppet Master: Doktor Death

Puppet Master: Doktor Death (2022) is a Full Moon Features horror film, the second solo Puppet Master spin-off after Blade: The Iron Cross, directed by Dave Parker, written by James Quinn, about the demon-possessed Doktor Death puppet killing in a nursing home.

Purab Aur Paschim (पूरब और पश्चिम)

Purab Aur Paschim (पूरब और पश्चिम, East and West) is a 1970 Hindi patriotic drama directed by and starring Manoj Kumar, with Saira Banu, about a freedom fighter's son confronting Westernized NRIs in London; fourth highest-grossing Hindi film of 1970.

Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai

Purampokku Engira Podhuvudamai (புறம்போக்கு என்கிற பொதுவுடமை), aka Purampokku, is a 2015 Tamil political action thriller by S. P. Jananathan starring Arya, Shaam, Vijay Sethupathi, and Karthika Nair, released 15 May 2015.

Purani Jeans

Purani Jeans is a 2014 Hindi coming-of-age drama directed by Tanushri Chattrji Bassu, starring Tanuj Virwani, Aditya Seal, and Izabelle Leite, about friendship in a Himachal hill town; it grossed $305,113 worldwide.

Pure Country

Pure Country (1992) is a Warner Bros. drama directed by Christopher Cain, starring country singer George Strait in his film debut as superstar Dusty Chandler, who leaves his glitzy arena tour for his Texas roots; its soundtrack hit No. 1 and sold over 6 million copies.

Purgatory (2026 film)

Purgatory (2026 film): Canadian-American coming-of-age dramedy, Lindsay Lanzillotta's directorial debut, written by Christine Speer. 1980s-set story of 13-year-old Beatrice Gravel facing her parents' divorce; premiered at TIFF 2026 Discovery.

Puri Jagannadh (పూరి జగన్నాధ్)

Puri Jagannadh (పూరి జగన్నాధ్) is a Telugu film director, producer and screenwriter, debutant-maker behind Pokiri (2006) and Idiot, now returning with Slumdog – 33 Temple Road.

Puriyatha Puthir

Puriyatha Puthir (Puriyaadha Pudhir, புரியாத புதிர்), formerly titled Mellisai, is a 2017 Tamil psychological thriller directed by debutant Ranjit Jeyakodi, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie in a cyber-voyeurism plot, released 1 September 2017.

Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi (पूर्णबहादुर को सारङ्गी)

Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi (पूर्णबहादुरको सारङ्गी) is a 2024 Nepali drama directed by Saroj Poudel, starring Bijay Baral as a Gandharva sarangi-playing father. It became the highest-grossing Nepali film with NPR 56.3 crore in Nepal.

Purple Butterfly (パープル・バタフライ)

Purple Butterfly (紫蝴蝶, Zi hudie) is Lou Ye's 2003 China-France romantic spy drama starring Zhang Ziyi, Toru Nakamura, and Liu Ye, set in 1931 occupied Shanghai, in competition at the 56th Cannes Film Festival.

Purple Hearts (2022 film)

Purple Hearts (2022) is a Netflix romantic drama directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, starring Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine, based on Tess Wakefield's novel, about a marriage of convenience for military benefits that turns real.

Purple Noon

Purple Noon (Plein soleil) is René Clément's 1960 French-Italian crime thriller adapting Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Alain Delon as Tom Ripley in his star-making role, with Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt, Henri Decaë's cinematography, and Nino Rota's score.

Purple Rain (film)

Purple Rain is a 1984 American musical drama film starring Prince in his acting debut as the Kid, a Minneapolis musician performing with the Revolution.

Pursued

Pursued (1947) is Raoul Walsh's film noir Western, written by Niven Busch, starring Robert Mitchum as massacre survivor Jeb Rand, with Teresa Wright and Judith Anderson; called Hollywood's first psychological or noir Western.

Pursuit of Happiness (film)

Pursuit of Happiness is a 2003 independent romantic comedy directed by John Putch, written by John Zaring, starring Frank Whaley and Annabeth Gish, released by Showcase Entertainment, running 1 hour 33 minutes, and distinct from The Pursuit of Happyness.

Purushothamudu (పురుషోత్తముడు)

Purushothamudu (పురుషోత్తముడు) is a 2024 Telugu action drama directed by Rom Bhimana, starring Raj Tarun and Hasini Sudhir; released 26 July 2024, streaming on aha since 29 August 2024.

Push (2009 film)

Push is a 2009 American science fiction action thriller directed by Paul McGuigan, in which fugitive psychics in Hong Kong plot against Division, a covert US agency.

Pusher (1996 film)

Pusher (1996) is Nicolas Winding Refn's Danish crime debut, starring Kim Bodnia as Copenhagen dealer Frank, indebted to Zlatko Buric's Milo; Mads Mikkelsen's film debut, first of the Pusher trilogy.

Pusher (film series)

Pusher film series: Danish crime trilogy by Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher (1996), Pusher II (2004), Pusher III (2005), set in Copenhagen's underworld with Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, and Zlatko Burić.

Pusher II

Pusher II (With Blood on My Hands) is Nicolas Winding Refn's 2004 Danish crime drama, the second Pusher film, starring Mads Mikkelsen as Tonny, an ex-convict seeking his gangster father Smeden's respect on Amager; it won Bodil and Robert awards in 2005.

Pushing Hands (推手) (film)

Pushing Hands (推手, Tui shou) is Ang Lee's 1991 debut feature, a Taiwan-US comedy-drama starring Sihung Lung as a Beijing tai chi master in New York, first of the Father Knows Best trilogy, a 1992 Berlinale selection and Golden Horse winner.

Pushpa 2: The Rule (పుష్ప 2: ది రూల్)

Pushpa 2: The Rule (పుష్ప 2: ది రూల్), also called Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2, is Sukumar's 2024 Telugu action drama sequel starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil; released 5 December 2024 at 200 minutes, it set Indian opening-day records and crossed Rs 1,000 crore fastest.

Pushpa: The Rise (పుష్ప)

Pushpa: The Rise (పుష్ప), 2021 Telugu action drama by Sukumar starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil; red sandalwood smuggling in Seshachalam Hills; highest-grossing Indian film of 2021; National Award Best Actor; sequel Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024).

Pushpaka Vimana (ಪುಷ್ಪಕ ವಿಮಾನ) (1987 film)

Pushpaka Vimana (ಪುಷ್ಪಕ ವಿಮಾನ), also released as Pushpak and Pesum Padam, is Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's 1987 dialogue-free Indian black comedy starring Kamal Haasan as an unemployed man who assumes a millionaire's identity at a hotel; it won the 1987 National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Pushpavalli (పుష్పవల్లి)

Pushpavalli (పుష్పవల్లి), born Kandala Venkata Pushpavalli Tayaramma (3 January 1926 – 28 April 1991), was a Telugu and Tamil film actress, child star of Sampoorna Ramayanam (1936), star of Bala Nagamma and Miss Malini, and mother of Rekha; not the Sumukhi Suresh web series character.

Puss Gets the Boot

Puss Gets the Boot (1940) is MGM's first Tom and Jerry cartoon, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, featuring Jasper, the unnamed mouse, and Mammy Two-Shoes, and an Oscar nomination.

Puss in Boots (2011 film)

Puss in Boots (2011), DreamWorks Animation's Shrek spin-off prequel directed by Chris Miller, starring Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, and Zach Galifianakis; 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, 65 Metacritic, $149.2M US gross, Oscar-nominated.

Puss in Boots (Кот в сапогах) (1969 film)

Puss in Boots (長靴をはいた猫, Nagagutsu o haita neko) is Toei Animation's 1969 anime feature directed by Kimio Yabuki, whose cat hero Pero became the studio's mascot; it won a Moscow festival children's prize and spawned 1972 and 1976 sequels.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) is DreamWorks Animation's sequel to Puss in Boots, directed by Joel Crawford, in which Puss, down to his ninth life, hunts the Wishing Star; painterly fairy-tale style, $480.5M worldwide, Oscar-nominated.