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The Loved One (2026 film)
The Loved One (2026) is a Filipino romantic drama directed and written by Irene Villamor, starring Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales as former lovers Ellie and Eric who reunite and retrace their relationship; released February 11, 2026 by Viva Films and Cornerstone Studios.
The Loved Ones (film)
The Loved Ones is a 2009 Australian horror film, Sean Byrne's debut, in which Xavier Samuel's Brent is kidnapped and tortured by Robin McLeavy's Lola and her father after he declines her school-dance invitation; TIFF Midnight Madness People's Choice winner, 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Lovely Bones (film)
The Lovely Bones (2009) is Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel, starring Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, and Stanley Tucci; a murdered girl watches her family from the afterlife. Mixed reviews, Metacritic 42, $93 million gross on a $65 million budget.
The Lover (1992 film)
The Lover (L'Amant) is Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1992 film adaptation of Marguerite Duras's novel, starring Jane March and Tony Leung Ka-fai, narrated by Jeanne Moreau. Shot in Vietnam, it drew over 3.5 million French admissions, won Gabriel Yared a César, and was disavowed by Duras.
The Lovers
The Lovers (Les Amants) is Louis Malle's 1958 French black-and-white romantic drama starring Jeanne Moreau as a bored bourgeois wife who leaves her husband for a stranger; it won the Venice Special Jury Prize, caused an obscenity scandal, and prompted the US Potter Stewart censorship ruling.
The Lower Depths (どん底)
The Lower Depths (どん底, Donzoko) is Akira Kurosawa's 1957 Toho film adapting Maxim Gorky's 1902 play, set in an Edo tenement with Toshiro Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, and Kyoko Kagawa; distinct from Renoir's 1936 version.
The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵)
The Loyal 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵) is Kunio Watanabe's 1958 Daiei color Daieiscope film of the Chushingura revenge legend, starring Kazuo Hasegawa as Oishi, distinct from Mizoguchi's 1941 version and the 2013 Hollywood 47 Ronin.
The Luck of the Irish (2001 film)
The Luck of the Irish (2001) is a Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Paul Hoen, starring Ryan Merriman as Kyle Johnson, a teen who learns his family are leprechauns after Seamus McTiernan steals his lucky gold coin.
The Luckiest Man in America
The Luckiest Man in America is a 2024 drama directed by Samir Oliveros, starring Paul Walter Hauser as Michael Larson, who won over $110,000 on Press Your Luck in 1984; released by IFC Films in April 2025.
The Lucky Guy (行运一条龙)
The Lucky Guy (行運一條龍) is a 1998 Hong Kong Lunar New Year comedy directed by Lee Lik-Chi, starring Stephen Chow as the Prince of Egg Tarts in a cha chaan teng romance; it earned HK$27.7 million, ranking third for 1998.
The Lucky One (film)
The Lucky One (2012) is a Scott Hicks romantic drama, the seventh Nicholas Sparks adaptation, starring Zac Efron as Marine Logan Thibault, who credits a found photograph with his survival; released April 20, 2012 by Warner Bros., grossing $60.4M US with 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Lunatics
The Lunatics (癲佬正傳, The Story of Maniacs) is Derek Yee's 1986 Hong Kong drama debut for D & B Films about a social worker and mentally ill street people; Paul Chun won Best Supporting Actor at the Hong Kong Film and Golden Horse Awards.
The Lunchbox (द लंचबॉक्स)
The Lunchbox (द लंचबॉक्स) is Ritesh Batra's 2013 India-France-Germany romance-drama in which a misdelivered Mumbai dabbawala lunchbox links housewife Ila (Nimrat Kaur) and retiring widower Saajan (Irrfan Khan) through exchanged notes; Cannes Grand Rail d'Or winner.
The Lure (2015 film)
The Lure (Córki dancingu), 2015 Polish musical-horror debut by Agnieszka Smoczyńska; mermaid sisters Silver and Golden in 1980s Warsaw nightclubs; Sundance Special Jury Award, Fantasporto Best Film, Criterion Spine #896.
The Lusty Men
The Lusty Men is a 1952 RKO rodeo drama directed by Nicholas Ray, starring Robert Mitchum, Susan Hayward, and Arthur Kennedy, adapted from Claude Stanush's 1946 Life article about champion Bob Crosby.
The Lychee Road (长安的荔枝)
The Lychee Road (长安的荔枝) is a 2025 Chinese film by Da Peng, adapted from Ma Boyong's novella, about Tang clerk Li Shande racing to deliver fresh lychees from Lingnan to Chang'an; a separate Tencent TV series starring Lei Jiayin aired from June 2025.
The Machine (2013 film)
The Machine (2013) is a British sci-fi thriller by Caradog W. James, starring Caity Lotz and Toby Stephens, about a conscious android soldier; premiered at Tribeca 2013, won three BAFTA Cymru awards.
The Machine (2023 film)
The Machine is a 2023 American action comedy directed by Peter Atencio, starring Bert Kreischer as himself and Mark Hamill as his father, based on Kreischer's stand-up routine.
The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール)
The Machine Girl (片腕マシンガール, Kataude Mashin Gāru) is a 2008 Japanese splatter action-comedy by Noboru Iguchi about schoolgirl Ami Hyuga, whose machine-gun arm prosthetic drives a yakuza revenge rampage; a J-splatter boom landmark with Tokyo Gore Police.
The Machinist
The Machinist (2004) is a psychological thriller directed by Brad Anderson, written by Scott Kosar, starring Christian Bale as insomniac machinist Trevor Reznik; Bale lost 63 pounds for the role, filmed in Barcelona, grossed $8.2M.
The Mad Monster
The Mad Monster is a 1942 PRC Poverty Row werewolf horror film directed by Sam Newfield, starring George Zucco, Johnny Downs, Anne Nagel, and Glenn Strange; banned in Britain until 1952 and later mocked on MST3K.
The Madness of King George
The Madness of King George is a 1994 Nicholas Hytner film adapted from Alan Bennett's play, starring Nigel Hawthorne as George III during his 1788 illness, winning the Best Art Direction Oscar.
The Magdalene Sisters
The Magdalene Sisters, also known as Las hermanas de la Magdalena, is Peter Mullan's 2002 UK-Ireland drama about four women confined in Ireland's Magdalene Laundries; it won the 2002 Venice Golden Lion and drew Vatican condemnation.
The Magic Blade (天涯明月刀)
The Magic Blade (天涯明月刀) is a 1976 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Chor Yuen, adapted from Gu Long's novel, starring Ti Lung as Fu Hongxue with his signature crutch-like black blade; released 10 July 1976, grossing HK$1,050,149.
The Magic Faraway Tree (film)
The Magic Faraway Tree is a 2026 British live-action family fantasy film directed by Ben Gregor, written by Simon Farnaby from Enid Blyton's series, starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy; UK release March 27, 2026, US release August 21, 2026.
The Magic of Ordinary Days
The Magic of Ordinary Days is a 2005 Hallmark Hall of Fame CBS television film directed by Brent Shields, starring Keri Russell, Skeet Ulrich, and Mare Winningham, adapted from Ann Howard Creel's 2001 novel about an arranged 1944 Colorado wartime marriage.
The Magic Roundabout (film)
The Magic Roundabout (French Le Manège enchanté) is a 2005 French-British CGI animated film by Borthwick, Duval, and Passingham; Dougal and friends battle the ice sorcerer Zeebad, released in the US as Doogal.
The Magician (1958 film)
The Magician (Ansiktet, "The Face") is Ingmar Bergman's 1958 Swedish black-and-white comedy-drama about mesmerist Dr. Vogler (Max von Sydow) and his troupe tested by skeptical officials in 1846 Stockholm; it won the 1959 Venice jury special prize.
The Magnificent Ambersons (film)
The Magnificent Ambersons: Orson Welles's 1942 RKO drama adapted from Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer-winning 1918 novel; famously recut by RKO from 131 to 88 minutes while Welles was in Brazil.
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven (1960) is John Sturges' Western remake of Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, and Charles Bronson, with Elmer Bernstein's famous score; a flop that became a classic.