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The American (2010 film)
The American (2010) is Anton Corbijn's second feature, a suspense thriller starring George Clooney as assassin Jack, adapted from Martin Booth's novel A Very Private Gentleman, shot in Abruzzo, Italy, released September 1, 2010 by Focus Features.
The American Friend
The American Friend (Der amerikanische Freund) is Wim Wenders's 1977 West German-French neo-noir, adapted from Patricia Highsmith's Ripley's Game, starring Dennis Hopper as Tom Ripley and Bruno Ganz as a dying framer coerced into murder.
The American President
The American President is a 1995 romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner, starring Michael Douglas as a widowed US president who falls for lobbyist Annette Bening.
The American Society of Magical Negroes
The American Society of Magical Negroes is a 2024 satirical comedy-fantasy film by Kobi Libii, starring Justice Smith as Aren, recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who ease white discomfort; released by Focus Features March 15, 2024, with mixed reviews.
The Americanization of Emily
The Americanization of Emily is a 1964 black-and-white satirical anti-war romantic comedy directed by Arthur Hiller, written by Paddy Chayefsky from William Bradford Huie's novel, starring James Garner, Julie Andrews, Melvyn Douglas, and James Coburn, released by MGM.
The Amityville Horror (1979 film)
The Amityville Horror (1979 film), Stuart Rosenberg supernatural horror film starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder, and Rod Steiger, adapted from Jay Anson's 1977 book; a 1979 AIP box-office hit whose true-story basis is widely disputed, spawning sequels, the 2005 remake, and 2025 reimaginings.
The Amityville Horror (2005 film)
The Amityville Horror is a 2005 American supernatural horror film directed by Andrew Douglas, starring Ryan Reynolds and Melissa George, a remake of the 1979 film.
The Anderson Tapes
The Anderson Tapes is a 1971 Sidney Lumet heist film starring Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, and Martin Balsam, adapted from Lawrence Sanders's novel, about a robber whose building heist is unknowingly recorded by multiple surveillance agencies.
The Andromeda Strain (film)
The Andromeda Strain (1971): Robert Wise's Universal adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1969 novel, a documentary-style techno-thriller in which four scientists at the Wildfire underground lab contain an alien microorganism; two Oscar nominations, $6.5 million budget.
The Angelic Conversation
The Angelic Conversation is Derek Jarman's 1985 British experimental film: Judi Dench reads 14 Shakespeare sonnets over Super-8 imagery of a gay love affair, with music by Coil, produced by the BFI.
The Angels' Share
The Angels' Share is Ken Loach's 2012 comedy-drama, written by Paul Laverty, about Glaswegian Robbie's whisky-fueled escape from crime; it won the 2012 Cannes Jury Prize.
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn is a 2014 American comedy-drama directed by Phil Alden Robinson, starring Robin Williams and Mila Kunis, a remake of Assi Dayan's 1997 Israeli film The 92 Minutes of Mr. Baum, released by Lionsgate to 9% on Rotten Tomatoes and $615,198 worldwide.
The Angry Birds Movie
The Angry Birds Movie is a 2016 3D computer-animated comedy based on the Angry Birds game, the first feature film adapted from a mobile game, grossing $352 million worldwide.
The Angry Birds Movie 2
The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) is a Sony/Columbia-Rovio animated comedy directed by Thurop Van Orman in which birds and pigs ally against Leslie Jones's Zeta; 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, sequel set for 2026.
The Angry Birds Movie 3
The Angry Birds Movie 3 is an animated threequel directed by John Rice, released by Paramount Pictures on December 23, 2026 after moving from January 29, 2027. Produced by Rovio, SEGA, and Prime Focus Studios at DNEG; Jason Sudeikis and Josh Gad return.
The Angry Red Planet
The Angry Red Planet (1959/1960) is an Ib Melchior-directed, Sid Pink and Norman Maurer-produced AIP Mars mission film, notable for the red-tinted Cinemagic optical process and the Rat-Bat-Spider Crab.
The Angry Silence
The Angry Silence (1960) is a British drama directed by Guy Green, Beaver Films' first release, in which Richard Attenborough's factory worker is ostracized for refusing an unofficial strike; it won the BAFTA for Best British Screenplay and earned an Oscar nomination.
The Animal
The Animal is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Luke Greenfield, starring Rob Schneider as Marvin Mange, an evidence clerk rebuilt with animal organs after a car crash. Released June 1, 2001 by Columbia Pictures; grossed about $85 million worldwide despite poor reviews.
The Ant Bully (film)
The Ant Bully is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy film directed by John A. Davis, based on John Nickle's picture book about a boy shrunk to ant size.
The Anthem of the Heart (心が叫びたがってるんだ。)
The Anthem of the Heart (心が叫びたがってるんだ。, Kokosake) is a 2015 A-1 Pictures original anime film by the Anohana trio Nagai, Okada, and Tanaka, about a girl cursed to silence who finds her voice through a class musical; it earned over 1 billion yen and got a 2017 live-action remake.
The Apartment
The Apartment (1960) is Billy Wilder's comedy-drama starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine, about a clerk lending his apartment to executives; it won five Oscars including Best Picture.
The Apartment (1996 film)
The Apartment (L'Appartement) is Gilles Mimouni's 1996 French romantic thriller debut, starring Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Romane Bohringer, a nonlinear flashback tale of a man searching for a lost lover, later remade as Wicker Park (2004).
The Apology (2022 film)
The Apology (2022 film): American Christmas-set thriller, directorial debut of Alison Star Locke, starring Anna Gunn, Linus Roache, Janeane Garofalo; released December 16, 2022 on Shudder and AMC+, 55% Tomatometer, distinct from the 2016 documentary.
The Apostle
The Apostle is Robert Duvall's 1997 independent drama about Pentecostal preacher Sonny Dewey, who flees Texas as Apostle E.F. after a crime of passion. Duvall wrote, directed, starred, and self-financed it with $5 million; it earned an Oscar nomination and $34 million gross.
The Appaloosa
The Appaloosa (1966) is a Universal border Western directed by Sidney J. Furie, starring Marlon Brando as buffalo hunter Matt Fletcher, whose stallion is stolen by John Saxon's bandit Chuy Medina; based on Robert MacLeod's 1963 novel, 98 minutes, released 14 September 1966.
The Apple (1980 film)
The Apple (1980) is a disco science-fiction musical written and directed by Menahem Golan for Cannon Films, set in dystopian 1994 where producer Mr. Boogalow controls the music industry; a box office flop that became a cult camp classic.
The Apple (سیب) (1998 film)
The Apple (سیب, Sib) is Samira Makhmalbaf's 1998 feature debut, a docudrama in which the real Naderi family re-enacts the confinement of twin daughters in Tehran; shown in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 1998.
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang is a 1975 Disney Western comedy starring Bill Bixby, Don Knotts, and Tim Conway, about a gambler who inherits three orphans.
The Apprentice (2024 film)
The Apprentice (2024) is Ali Abbasi's biographical drama of young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) mentored by Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong). Premiered at Cannes 2024, fought US distribution battles, earned two Oscar nominations.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (film)
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (L'Apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz) is Ted Kotcheff's 1974 Canadian film adapted from Mordecai Richler's 1959 novel, starring Richard Dreyfuss; it won the 1974 Berlin Golden Bear and an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay.