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The High Note

The High Note is a 2020 American comedy-drama, originally scripted as Covers, directed by Nisha Ganatra and written by Flora Greeson. Dakota Johnson plays aspiring producer Maggie; Tracee Ellis Ross plays singer Grace Davis. Released on VOD May 29, 2020 after its theatrical run was canceled by COVID-19; 70% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 58.

The Highest Stakes

The Highest Stakes (2025, US) is a Tony Dean Smith poker survival thriller starring Seth Green, Kevin Dillon, Charlie Weber, and Dylan Walsh; SP Media Group production, Beverly Hills Film Festival premiere April 13, 2026, digital release April 14, 2026, RT 54/100.

The Highwaymen (film)

The Highwaymen (2019) is a Netflix crime drama directed by John Lee Hancock, starring Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson as Texas Rangers Frank Hamer and Maney Gault hunting Bonnie and Clyde; 58% Tomatometer, SXSW premiere, March 29, 2019 streaming debut.

The Hill (2023 film)

The Hill (2023 film), also released as El Camino de Hill, is an American biographical sports drama directed by Jeff Celentano, starring Dennis Quaid and Colin Ford as pastor James Hill and baseball hopeful Rickey Hill, released by Briarcliff Entertainment on August 25, 2023.

The Hills Have Eyes (1977 film)

The Hills Have Eyes (1977) is Wes Craven's desert horror film about the Carter family, stranded in the Mojave and hunted by a cannibal clan led by Papa Jupiter; a profitable Vanguard-released indie that spawned a 1985 sequel and 2006 remake.

The Hills Have Eyes (2006 film)

The Hills Have Eyes is a 2006 American horror film directed by Alexandre Aja, a remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film about a family attacked by mutants.

The Hills Have Eyes 2

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) is a horror sequel to the 2006 remake of Wes Craven's 1977 film, directed by Martin Weisz, written by Wes and Jonathan Craven, released by Fox Atomic on March 23, 2007, grossing $37.5 million worldwide against a $15 million budget.

The Himalayas (히말라야)

The Himalayas is a 2015 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Seok-hoon, based on mountaineer Um Hong-gil's 2005 Everest expedition to recover his dead climbing partner.

The Hindenburg (film)

The Hindenburg is a 1975 Universal disaster film directed by Robert Wise, starring George C. Scott and Anne Bancroft, based on Michael M. Mooney's book and built on the fictional sabotage theory of the 1937 Lakehurst airship disaster.

The Hire

The Hire: BMW's 2001-2002 series of eight branded short films starring Clive Owen as the Driver, directed by Frankenheimer, Lee, Woo and others, plus the 2016 revival The Escape.

The History Boys (film)

The History Boys (2006) is a British comedy-drama film directed by Nicholas Hytner from Alan Bennett's adaptation of his National Theatre play, reuniting the original stage cast including Richard Griffiths as Hector; financed by Fox Searchlight, DNA Films, and BBC Films.

The History of Concrete

The History of Concrete is John Wilson's 2026 feature documentary debut, applying a Hallmark movie formula to a film about concrete, the world's second-most used substance; it premiered at Sundance 2026 and was released by Magnolia Pictures.

The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. Polly (1949) is a British film directed by Anthony Pelissier, produced by and starring John Mills, adapted from H.G. Wells's 1910 novel about a draper's clerk who escapes his marriage and failing shop through arson and a faked death.

The History of Sound

The History of Sound is a 2025 romantic drama directed by Oliver Hermanus, adapted by Ben Shattuck from his short story, starring Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor as 1917 Boston Conservatory musicians who record Maine folk songs; Cannes 2025 competition, MUBI release, Metascore 64.

The Hitch-Hiker (1953 film)

The Hitch-Hiker (1953) is a 71-minute American film noir directed by Ida Lupino, generally considered the first noir directed by a woman, starring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, and William Talman, based on the Billy Cook murder spree and added to the National Film Registry in 2000.

The Hitcher (1986 film)

The Hitcher (1986) is an American road thriller, Robert Harmon's and Eric Red's feature debut, starring Rutger Hauer as hitchhiker-killer John Ryder tormenting driver Jim Halsey (C. Thomas Howell); released by Tri-Star, later a cult film with a 2003 sequel and 2007 remake.

The Hitcher (2007 film)

The Hitcher is a 2007 American road horror thriller directed by Dave Meyers, a remake of the 1986 film, starring Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, and Zachary Knighton.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (film)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 2005 British-American comic science fiction film directed by Garth Jennings, adapted from Douglas Adams's novel, starring Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent.

The Hitman's Bodyguard

The Hitman's Bodyguard is a 2017 Lionsgate action comedy directed by Patrick Hughes, starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, and Salma Hayek; it opened at $21.6M and spawned a 2021 sequel.

The Hobbit (1977 film)

The Hobbit (1977 film), Rankin/Bass animated NBC television special adapting Tolkien's 1937 novel; directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, voiced by Orson Bean and John Huston, animated by Topcraft, Peabody Award winner.

The Hobbit (film series)

The Hobbit film series: Peter Jackson's three-part 2012-2014 Warner Bros. prequel trilogy adapting Tolkien's novel, starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, shot in 48 fps 3D in New Zealand, grossing $2.915 billion worldwide.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (The Hobbit Part 1) is a 2012 fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson, starring Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in the first of three Hobbit films.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson, the third and final part of his Hobbit trilogy.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson, following Bilbo Baggins and Thorin's dwarves toward the dragon Smaug.

The Holdovers

The Holdovers (2023) is Alexander Payne's comedy-drama, written by David Hemingson, starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa at Barton Academy during Christmas 1970; Randolph won the Oscar for supporting actress.

The Hole (1998 film)

The Hole (洞, Dong) is Tsai Ming-liang's 1998 Taiwanese-French musical drama about two neighbors in a quarantined Taipei building at the end of 1999, connected by a hole in the floor, with Grace Chang songs; it won the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes 1998.

The Hole (2001 film)

The Hole (2001 film) is a British psychological thriller directed by Nick Hamm. It stars Thora Birch, exploring a schoolgirl's conflicting accounts after 18 days in a bunker.

The Hole (2009 film)

The Hole (2009) is a Joe Dante 3D horror film, also called The Hole in 3D, written by Mark L. Smith for Bold Films. Brothers find a basement hole manifesting their fears; it won the first Venice Persol 3-D Award but reached US theaters only in 2012.

The Hole in the Ground (film)

The Hole in the Ground is a 2019 Irish supernatural horror film, Lee Cronin's feature debut co-written with Stephen Shields, starring Seána Kerslake as a mother who fears her son was replaced after vanishing near a sinkhole; Sundance premiere, A24 release.

The Holiday

The Holiday (2006) is a Nancy Meyers romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black, and Eli Wallach, about two women who swap homes at Christmas; it grossed over $205 million worldwide.