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The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident is a 1965 Cold War drama, James B. Harris's directorial debut, adapted from Mark Rascovich's novel, in which Richard Widmark's destroyer captain stalks a Soviet submarine until an accidental nuclear launch destroys both vessels.

The Beekeeper

The Beekeeper (2024) is a David Ayer action thriller written by Kurt Wimmer, starring Jason Statham as Adam Clay, a retired operative of the secret "Beekeepers" organization seeking revenge after a phishing scam; it grossed about $160 million worldwide and has a 2027 sequel.

The Beekeeper 2

The Beekeeper 2 is a 2027 American action thriller sequel directed by Timo Tjahjanto, starring Jason Statham as wanted assassin Adam Clay, releasing January 15, 2027 via Amazon MGM Studios, with Jeremy Irons and Pom Klementieff.

The Beguiled (1971 film)

The Beguiled is a 1971 American Southern gothic drama directed by Don Siegel, starring Clint Eastwood as a wounded Union soldier sheltered at a Mississippi girls' school.

The Beguiled (2017 film)

The Beguiled is a 2017 American drama-thriller directed by Sofia Coppola, set in 1864 Virginia at a Southern girls' boarding school that takes in a wounded Union soldier.

The Beldham (film)

The Beldham is a 2024 American psychological horror film, Angela Gulner's directorial debut, starring Katie Parker, Patricia Heaton, Emma Fitzpatrick, and Corbin Bernsen; premiered at Sitges 2024, released digitally November 2025.

The Believer (2001 film)

The Believer (2001) is Henry Bean's drama starring Ryan Gosling as Danny Balint, a Jewish yeshiva dropout who leads a neo-Nazi gang. Loosely based on Daniel Burros, it won Sundance's 2001 Grand Jury Prize but reached theaters only in 2002 via Showtime and IDP.

The Believers

The Believers (1987) is a John Schlesinger horror thriller starring Martin Sheen, from Mark Frost's adaptation of Nicholas Conde's novel The Religion, about a psychologist drawn into Santería-linked ritual child murders in New York.

The Belko Experiment

The Belko Experiment is a 2016 American psychological horror thriller directed by Greg McLean, written by James Gunn, and starring John Gallagher Jr. and Tony Goldwyn.

The Bell Jar (upcoming film)

The Bell Jar (upcoming film): Sarah Polley's Focus Features adaptation of Sylvia Plath's 1963 novel, starring Billie Eilish as Esther Greenwood in her film debut, with Carey Mulligan; production wrapped September 2026.

The Bellboy

The Bellboy (1960) is Jerry Lewis's directorial debut, a 72-minute black-and-white Paramount comedy in which he plays mute bellboy Stanley at Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel, shot in 26 days with early video assist.

The Belles of St Trinian's

The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) is a British comedy directed by Frank Launder, based on Ronald Searle's cartoons, starring Alastair Sim in a dual drag role as headmistress Millicent Fritton and her bookmaker brother Clarence in a horse-racing kidnapping farce.

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) is Leo McCarey's sequel to Going My Way, starring Bing Crosby as Father O'Malley and Ingrid Bergman as Sister Benedict at a failing parochial school; RKO released it December 7, 1945, and it became 1945's top-grossing film.

The Beloved (2026 film)

The Beloved (El ser querido) is a 2026 Spanish-French drama by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, starring Javier Bardem and Victoria Luengo as an estranged father-daughter filmmaking pair; it competed at Cannes 2026 and opened in Spain on 26 August 2026.

The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue is a 1927 United Artists silent adventure film directed by Alan Crosland, starring John Barrymore as poet-vagabond François Villon, with Conrad Veidt as Louis XI, Marceline Day, and sets by William Cameron Menzies.

The Bengal Files

The Bengal Files (द बंगाल फ़ाइल्स), also announced as The Delhi Files, is Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri's 2025 Hindi historical drama completing his Files trilogy, depicting Direct Action Day 1946 through a CBI investigation, released 5 September 2025.

The Berlin File (베를린)

The Berlin File (베를린) is a 2013 South Korean spy action thriller directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, in which North and South Korean agents clash in Berlin.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (film)

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024 film), directed by Dallas Jenkins, adapts Barbara Robinson's 1972 novel about the Herdman siblings hijacking a church Christmas pageant. Lionsgate release, $40M domestic, CinemaScore A, 92% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a 2011 British comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, about British retirees who move to a run-down hotel in Jaipur, India.

The Best Intentions

The Best Intentions (Den goda viljan) is Bille August's 1992 Palme d'Or-winning drama, scripted by Ingmar Bergman, about his parents' 1909–1918 courtship and troubled marriage, starring Samuel Fröler and Pernilla August.

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982) is a Universal musical comedy directed by Colin Higgins, starring Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton, adapted from the 1978 Broadway musical about the Chicken Ranch brothel; Durning earned an Oscar nomination.

The Best Man (1999 film)

The Best Man (1999) is Malcolm D. Lee's directorial debut romantic comedy, produced by 40 Acres and a Mule for Universal, starring Taye Diggs as a novelist whose book exposes college friends at a wedding; it opened #1, grossed $34.1M, and spawned a franchise.

The Best Man Holiday

The Best Man Holiday is a 2013 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, a sequel to his 1999 film The Best Man.

The Best of Enemies (2019 film)

The Best of Enemies (2019) is Robin Bissell's feature-directing debut drama, starring Taraji P. Henson and Sam Rockwell as activist Ann Atwater and Klan leader C.P. Ellis, co-chairs of Durham, North Carolina's 1971 school desegregation charrette.

The Best of Me (2014 film)

The Best of Me is a 2014 American romantic drama directed by Michael Hoffman, based on Nicholas Sparks's 2011 novel and starring Michelle Monaghan and James Marsden.

The Best of Times (美丽时光)

The Best of Times (美麗時光) is Chang Tso-chi's 2002 Taiwanese crime drama about two 19-year-old cousins turned gang debt collectors and fugitives; it competed at Venice and won the 39th Golden Horse Best Feature Film.

The Best Offer

The Best Offer (La migliore offerta) is Giuseppe Tornatore's 2013 English-language Italian romantic thriller starring Geoffrey Rush as auctioneer Virgil Oldman, with Jim Sturgess, Sylvia Hoeks, and Donald Sutherland, scored by Ennio Morricone; it won six David di Donatello awards and premiered at the Berlinale 2013.

The Best Years of Our Lives

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), William Wyler drama produced by Samuel Goldwyn from MacKinlay Kantor's Glory for Me, follows three WWII veterans readjusting to civilian life; it won Best Picture and made Harold Russell the only actor to win two Oscars for one performance.

The Best You Can

The Best You Can is a 2025 American comedy-drama written and directed by Michael J. Weithorn, starring married couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick together on screen for the first time in 20 years; it premiered at Tribeca 2025 and streams on Netflix US.

The Betrayers (film)

The Betrayers is a 2026 Canadian-Ukrainian drama directed by David Bezmozgis, adapting his 2014 novel about Baruch Kotler, a disgraced Israeli politician and Soviet dissident who meets his KGB betrayer in Yalta; it premiered at TIFF 2026.