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The Drama (film)

The Drama is a 2026 dark comedy-drama film written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as an engaged couple, produced by A24 and released April 3, 2026.

The Draughtsman's Contract

The Draughtsman's Contract is Peter Greenaway's 1982 British debut narrative feature, a country-house murder mystery set in 1694 in which draughtsman Mr Neville draws twelve estate views for Mrs Herbert, paid in money and sexual favors, with a Michael Nyman Purcell score.

The Dreadful

The Dreadful is a 2026 Gothic folk horror film directed and written by Natasha Kermani, starring Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, and Marcia Gay Harden. Set in 15th-century England during the Wars of the Roses, it adapts the tale behind Onibaba and received poor reviews (35% Tomatometer, Metascore 33).

The Dream Factory (甲方乙方)

The Dream Factory (甲方乙方) is Feng Xiaogang's 1997 mainland Chinese comedy, the first "New Year film" (贺岁片), starring Ge You in a dream-fulfillment service story adapted from Wang Shuo, earning 30–36 million yuan and Hundred Flowers awards.

The Dreamed Adventure

The Dreamed Adventure (Das geträumte Abenteuer) is Valeska Grisebach's 2026 German-French-Bulgarian-Austrian crime drama set in Svilengrad, Bulgaria, starring Yana Radeva and Syuleyman Letifov; it won the Cannes Jury Prize and is Bulgaria's 2027 Oscar entry.

The Dreamer (2023 film)

The Dreamer (2023 film), Anaïs Tellenne's French-language drama about one-eyed manor guardian Raphael, also known as the Belgian-French co-production starring Raphaël Thiéry and Emmanuelle Devos; distinct from Dave Chappelle's 2023 Netflix special.

The Dreamers (2003 film)

The Dreamers (2003), Bernardo Bertolucci's drama adapted by Gilbert Adair from The Holy Innocents, follows Michael Pitt, Eva Green, and Louis Garrel as cinephiles in Paris during May 1968; NC-17 release, 4K restoration in 2023.

The Dresser (2015 film)

The Dresser (2015) is a BBC Two television film directed by Richard Eyre, adapting Ronald Harwood's 1980 play, starring Anthony Hopkins as Sir and Ian McKellen as Norman during a WWII King Lear performance; aired on Starz in 2016.

The Dressmaker (2015 film)

The Dressmaker (2015 film): Jocelyn Moorhouse's Australian comedy-drama adapting Rosalie Ham's novel, starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, and Hugo Weaving; 1950s revenge tale that grossed about A$20 million in Australia.

The Driver

The Driver (1978) is a Walter Hill neo-noir crime thriller starring Ryan O'Neal as a nameless getaway driver pursued by Bruce Dern's obsessive detective. A 1978 box-office failure later reappraised as a minimalist classic that influenced Drive and Baby Driver.

The Drop (2014 film)

The Drop is a 2014 American crime drama directed by Michaël R. Roskam, written by Dennis Lehane, and starring Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini in his final film role.

The Drowning Pool

The Drowning Pool (1975) is Stuart Rosenberg's crime drama sequel to Harper, with Paul Newman as private eye Lew Harper investigating blackmail in New Orleans opposite Joanne Woodward, based on Ross Macdonald's 1950 novel; distinct from the 2019 comedy of the same name.

The Drug King (마약왕)

The Drug King (마약왕, Mayakwang) is a 2018 South Korean crime drama by Woo Min-ho, based on real 1970s Busan drug lord Lee Doo-sam, starring Song Kang-ho, Cho Jung-seok, and Bae Doo-na; released December 19, 2018, streamed on Netflix.

The Drummer (战鼓)

The Drummer (戰.鼓, Zhan Gu) is a 2007 Hong Kong-Taiwan-Germany crime drama directed by Kenneth Bi, starring Jaycee Chan as a gangster's son who joins Taiwan's real Zen drum troupe U Theatre; it premiered at Locarno 2007 and won Tony Leung Ka-fai a Golden Horse Best Supporting Actor award.

The Dry (film)

The Dry (2020) is an Australian crime thriller directed by Robert Connolly, adapted from Jane Harper's 2016 novel, starring Eric Bana as federal agent Aaron Falk investigating a murder-suicide in drought-stricken Kiewarra; it topped the Australian box office and spawned Force of Nature: The Dry 2.

The Duchess (film)

The Duchess (2008) is Saul Dibb's biographical drama starring Keira Knightley as Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, adapted from Amanda Foreman's 1998 Whitbread-winning biography; it won the 2009 Oscar and BAFTA for Best Costume Design.

The Dude in Me (멋진 녀석들)

The Dude in Me (내안의 그놈) is a 2019 South Korean fantasy comedy directed by Kang Hyo-jin in which a gangster and a bullied student swap bodies.

The Duel (2016 film)

The Duel (2016), also known as By Way of Helena, is an American Western directed by Kieran Darcy-Smith, starring Woody Harrelson as a cult-preacher and Liam Hemsworth as a Texas Ranger; it earned 32% on Rotten Tomatoes and grossed $20,672.

The Duellists

The Duellists (1977) is Ridley Scott's feature debut, adapted from Joseph Conrad's 'The Duel', starring Keith Carradine and Harvey Keitel as Napoleonic officers locked in a fifteen-year series of duels; it won a best-first-film prize at Cannes 1977.

The DUFF

The DUFF is a 2015 American teen comedy directed by Ari Sandel, starring Mae Whitman as a high-school senior labeled the Designated Ugly Fat Friend.

The Duke (2020 film)

The Duke is a 2020 British comedy-drama directed by Roger Michell, starring Jim Broadbent and Helen Mirren as Kempton and Dorothy Bunton in the true 1961 National Gallery theft of Goya's Duke of Wellington portrait; released 2022 after COVID delays.

The Duke of Burgundy

The Duke of Burgundy is Peter Strickland's 2014 British-Hungarian erotic drama starring Sidse Babett Knudsen and Chiara D'Anna as entomologists Cynthia and Evelyn in a sadomasochistic relationship, set in an all-female world and pastiching 1970s Euro-erotic cinema.

The Dukes of Hazzard (film)

The Dukes of Hazzard is a 2005 American action comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and based on the CBS television series, starring Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, and Jessica Simpson as the Duke cousins.

The Dumbfounded King

The Dumbfounded King (El rey pasmado) is a 1991 Spanish-French-Portuguese satirical historical comedy by Imanol Uribe, adapted from Torrente Ballester's 1989 novel, in which young Philip IV's wish to see the queen naked scandalizes the Church; it won eight Goyas.

The Dumpling Queen

The Dumpling Queen (水饺皇后) is a 2025 Chinese biographical drama directed by Andrew Lau, starring Ma Li as Zang Jianhe, the Wanchai Ferry dumpling founder; it topped the 2025 May Day box office with 1.92亿 yuan.

The Dunwich Horror (1970 film)

The Dunwich Horror (1970) is an AIP horror film directed by Daniel Haller, adapting H.P. Lovecraft's story, starring Sandra Dee, Dean Stockwell, and Ed Begley; released January 14, 1970, rated M then GP.

The Eagle (1925 film)

The Eagle (1925) is a Clarence Brown silent adventure film for United Artists, loosely based on Pushkin's Dubrovsky, starring Rudolph Valentino as masked Russian outlaw Vladimir Dubrovsky opposite Vilma Bánky and Louise Dresser; released 8 November 1925, extant, public domain.

The Eagle Has Landed (film)

The Eagle Has Landed (1976) is John Sturges's war film adapted from Jack Higgins's novel, starring Michael Caine, Donald Sutherland, and Robert Duvall as German commandos plotting to kidnap Churchill in Norfolk.

The Ear

The Ear (Ucho) is a 1970 Czechoslovak political thriller by Karel Kachyňa and Jan Procházka about a bugged deputy minister's night of panic; banned until 1990, later Cannes-competition and 4K-restored.

The Earrings of Madame de...

The Earrings of Madame de... (Madame de...) is Max Ophüls's 1953 French-Italian black-and-white romantic drama, adapted from Louise de Vilmorin's 1951 novel, starring Danielle Darrieux, Charles Boyer, and Vittorio De Sica, tracing diamond earrings that pass between lovers until tragedy; ranked =90 in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.