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Strictly Ballroom

Strictly Ballroom (1992) is Baz Luhrmann's debut Australian romantic comedy, first of the Red Curtain trilogy, about dancer Scott Hastings and Fran defying the Dance Federation; it won 8 AFI Awards and the Cannes Award of the Youth.

Strictly Confidential (2024 film)

Strictly Confidential is a 2024 erotic mystery thriller directed and written by Damian Hurley, his feature debut, starring Elizabeth Hurley, Georgia Lock, Lauren McQueen, Freddie Thorp, and Genevieve Gaunt; shot in St. Kitts, released April 5, 2024 by Lionsgate, and poorly received (17% Tomatometer).

Strike Up the Band

Strike Up the Band (1940 MGM musical, distinct from the Gershwin Broadway show) stars Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland raising funds to reach Paul Whiteman's Chicago band contest; Busby Berkeley directs, Oscar for Best Sound.

Striking Distance

Striking Distance is a 1993 American action thriller directed by Rowdy Herrington, starring Bruce Willis as a Pittsburgh detective demoted to river patrol, with Sarah Jessica Parker in a supporting role.

Stripes (film)

Stripes is a 1981 American military comedy directed by Ivan Reitman and starring Bill Murray as a cab driver who enlists in the U.S. Army with friend Harold Ramis.

Striptease (film)

Striptease is a 1996 American comedy-drama film directed by Andrew Bergman, based on Carl Hiaasen's 1993 novel, in which Demi Moore's former FBI assistant dances to fund a custody battle.

Stroker Ace

Stroker Ace: 1983 Hal Needham NASCAR comedy starring Burt Reynolds, based on the novel Stand on It; a $14 million Universal-Warner Bros. co-venture that flopped with $13 million gross and 18% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Stronger (film)

Stronger is a 2017 American biographical drama directed by David Gordon Green, with Jake Gyllenhaal as Jeff Bauman, who lost both legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Stroszek

Stroszek (1977) is Werner Herzog's West German drama starring Bruno S., Eva Mattes, and Clemens Scheitz; a Berlin busker, a prostitute, and an eccentric emigrate to Wisconsin and find the American dream hollow. Written in four days for Bruno S., it won the German Film Critics' Award.

Strother Martin

Strother Martin (Strother Douglas Martin Jr.; 1919 to 1980) was an American character actor whose many Western roles included the chain-gang Captain in Cool Hand Luke (1967).

Strung

Strung (formerly Help) is a 2026 psychological thriller directed by Malcolm D. Lee, written by Alan B. McElroy, starring Chloe Bailey as a violinist tutoring a wealthy family's daughter; a Blumhouse-Tyler Perry Peacock film.

Stuart Gordon

Stuart Gordon (1947–2020), American director and playwright, founded Chicago's Organic Theater Company, directed the cult horror film Re-Animator (1985) and other H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, and co-created Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

Stuart Little (film)

Stuart Little (1999) is a live-action/CGI family comedy directed by Rob Minkoff, based on E.B. White's 1945 novel, starring Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and the voice of Michael J. Fox; it grossed over $300 million worldwide and spawned two sequels.

Stuart Little 2

Stuart Little 2 is a 2002 American live-action/computer-animated family comedy directed by Rob Minkoff, the sequel to Stuart Little (1999), with Michael J. Fox voicing Stuart.

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild

Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) is an all-CG direct-to-video animated sequel directed by Audu Paden, with Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, and Wayne Brady voicing characters; Stuart rescues Snowbell from the Beast near Lake Garland.

Stuber (film)

Stuber is a 2019 American action comedy directed by Michael Dowse and starring Kumail Nanjiani as an Uber driver commandeered by Dave Bautista's detective for a manhunt.

Stuck in the Suburbs

Stuck in the Suburbs is a 2004 Disney Channel Original Movie, also called Jordan-mania in Spanish markets, about teen Brittany Aarons swapping phones with pop star Jordan Cahill; directed by Savage Steve Holland, starring Danielle Panabaker and Brenda Song, filmed in New Orleans.

Stuck on You (film)

Stuck on You is a 2003 American comedy directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly, starring Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear as conjoined twins pursuing an acting career.

Student No. 1 (స్టూడెంట్ నంబర్ 1)

Student No. 1 (స్టూడెంట్ నంబర్ 1) is a 2001 Telugu coming-of-age action drama, S. S. Rajamouli's directorial debut and Jr NTR's second lead film, produced by K. Raghavendra Rao and C. Aswini Dutt on Swapna Cinema, with music by M. M. Keeravani.

Student of the Year

Student of the Year (SOTY) is a 2012 Hindi romantic comedy-drama directed by Karan Johar, marking the debuts of Alia Bhatt, Sidharth Malhotra, and Varun Dhawan in a St. Teresa's trophy competition love triangle.

Student of the Year 2 (स्टूडेंट ऑफ द ईयर 2)

Student of the Year 2 (स्टूडेंट ऑफ द ईयर 2) is a 2019 Hindi teen drama, sequel to Student of the Year, directed by Punit Malhotra, starring Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, and Ananya Panday, released 10 May 2019.

Studio 666

Studio 666 (スタジオ666) is a 2022 American comedy horror film starring the Foo Fighters as themselves, directed by B.J. McDonnell from Dave Grohl's story, shot in the Encino house where Medicine at Midnight was recorded; $2.2M U.S. gross, 56% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Stuffed (film)

Stuffed (2026) is a British musical comedy-drama by Theo Rhys, expanded from his 2021 SXSW-winning short, starring Jodie Comer as taxidermist Araminta and Harry Melling as Bernie, who volunteers to be her human specimen; premiered at TIFF 2026, 117 minutes, 75% on Rotten Tomatoes. Distinct from the 2019 Erin Derham taxidermy documentary of the same name.

Stuntnuts: The Movie

Stuntnuts: The Movie (formerly The Stuntman, Project X) is a completed but unreleased action film directed by Damien Walters and produced by Matthew Vaughn's Marv, the third Kick-Ass-universe film, starring stunt performers with Chris Hemsworth and Sam Rockwell as themselves.

Style (2001 film)

Style (2001) is a Hindi comedy-musical-mystery directed, produced, and written by N. Chandra, released 28 December 2001. Sharman Joshi and Sahil Khan play pranksters Bantu and Chantu who disguise as women, woo rich girls, and become murder suspects; sequel Xcuse Me (2003).

Style (2006 film)

Style (స్టైల్) is a 2006 Telugu dance musical directed by Raghava Lawrence, starring Lawrence, Prabhu Deva, Raja, Charmme, and Kamalinee Mukherjee, with music by Mani Sharma; a 50-day hit later dubbed into Tamil.

Styx: Blades of Greed

Styx: Blades of Greed is a third-person stealth action-adventure game by Cyanide Studio, published by Nacon, released February 19, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Third Styx game, semi-open vertical maps, Unreal Engine 5, Quartz-centered plot.

Su Excelencia

Su Excelencia (1966, released 1967) is a Mexican satirical comedy directed by Miguel M. Delgado starring Cantinflas as Lopitos, an embassy clerk of Los Cocos who becomes ambassador in Pepeslavia and holds the deciding vote between two Cold War blocs.

Su From So

Su From So (ಸು ಫ್ರಮ್ ಸೊ), short for Sulochana from Someshwar, is a 2025 Kannada supernatural comedy-horror film directed by J. P. Thuminad and produced by Raj B Shetty.

Subarnarekha

Subarnarekha (সুবর্ণরেখা, The Golden Line) is Ritwik Ghatak's 1965 Bengali film, third of his Partition Trilogy, following refugee siblings Ishwar and Sita; restored in 4K by NFDC-NFAI with Avik Mukhopadhyay for IFFI 2025.