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The Matrix
The Matrix (1999) is a Wachowski-directed Warner Bros. sci-fi action film starring Keanu Reeves as Neo, a hacker who learns reality is a machine-built simulation. It won four Oscars, grossed about $460 million, and launched a franchise.
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Reloaded (2003) is the first Matrix sequel, directed by the Wachowskis, opening May 15, 2003, starring Keanu Reeves as Neo; it earned about $739 million worldwide on a $150 million budget.
The Matrix Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections, also known as The Matrix 4, is a 2021 American science fiction action film directed by Lana Wachowski, the fourth installment in the Matrix franchise.
The Matrix Revolutions
The Matrix Revolutions (2003) is the third and final Wachowski film of the original Matrix trilogy, released simultaneously in 95 countries, shot back-to-back with Reloaded in Sydney, and noted for its large-scale siege and machine-city visual effects.
The Mattachine Family
The Mattachine Family is a 2023 American queer dramedy, Andy Vallentine's debut feature written by his husband Danny Vallentine, starring Nico Tortorella and Juan Pablo Di Pace as husbands whose foster son's return to his birth mother exposes their differing views on parenthood.
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian (2021) is Kevin Macdonald's legal drama based on Mohamedou Ould Slahi's memoir Guantánamo Diary, starring Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster, Shailene Woodley, and Benedict Cumberbatch, about 14 years of detention without charge.
The Maze Runner (film)
The Maze Runner is a 2014 American science-fiction dystopian thriller directed by Wes Ball, adapted from James Dashner's 2009 young-adult novel and starring Dylan O'Brien.
The Mean One
The Mean One (2022) is an unauthorized American Christmas horror-comedy parody of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, directed by Steven LaMorte, starring David Howard Thornton as a green killer in Newville; released December 9, 2022, 22% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Mechanic (1972 film)
The Mechanic is a 1972 American crime thriller directed by Michael Winner, starring Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent as a hitman and his apprentice.
The Mechanic (2011 film)
The Mechanic (2011) is a Simon West action thriller remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film, starring Jason Statham as assassin Arthur Bishop, with Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland; released January 28, 2011 by CBS Films, grossing $29.1 million in the US.
The Medallion (飞龙再生)
The Medallion (飛龍再生, aka 免死金牌) is a 2003 Hong Kong–US action comedy fantasy directed by Gordon Chan, starring Jackie Chan as detective Eddie Yang, revived by a mystical medallion as an immortal Highbinder; US$35M budget, $22.1M US gross, 17% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Meddler
The Meddler (2015) is a comedy-drama written and directed by Lorene Scafaria, starring Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, and J.K. Simmons. Premiered at TIFF 2015, released by Sony Pictures Classics in 2016; based on Scafaria's mother Gail.
The Medium (2021 film)
The Medium (Thai: Rang Song, ร่างทรง) is a 2021 Thai-South Korean found-footage horror film by Banjong Pisanthanakun, produced by Na Hong-jin, about a shaman's niece's possession in Isan; a BIFAN winner and Thailand's 94th Academy Awards submission.
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch (1978) is a British-French supernatural thriller directed by Jack Gold, starring Richard Burton as telekinetic novelist John Morlar, with Lino Ventura and Lee Remick; adapted by John Briley from Van Greenaway's 1973 novel, produced by ITC.
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed
The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed (Место встречи изменить нельзя) is a 1979 five-episode Soviet TV detective film by Stanislav Govorukhin, based on the Vainer brothers' novel Era of Mercy, starring Vladimir Vysotsky as Zheglov hunting the Black Cat gang in postwar Moscow.
The Meg
The Meg (2018), Japanese title ＭＥＧ ザ・モンスター, is a Jon Turteltaub shark film starring Jason Statham, adapted from Steve Alten's 1997 novel; it cost $150 million, grossed $530.2 million worldwide, and spawned Meg 2: The Trench.
The Mehta Boys
The Mehta Boys (द मेहता बॉयज) is a 2025 Hindi drama, Boman Irani's directorial debut, co-written with Alexander Dinelaris, starring Irani and Avinash Tiwary as a father and son forced to spend 48 hours together; it premiered on Prime Video February 7, 2025.
The Meltdown (film)
The Meltdown (El deshielo) is Manuela Martelli's 2026 Chilean mystery drama, premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard, set in 1992 post-Pinochet Chile at an Andean ski hotel where a German skier vanishes; Chile's 2027 Oscar submission.
The Men Who Stare at Goats (film)
The Men Who Stare at Goats is a 2009 Grant Heslov comedy starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey, adapted from Jon Ronson's 2004 nonfiction book about a secret US Army psychic-soldiers unit, released November 6, 2009, grossing $32.4 million.
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (虎の尾を踏む男達)
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (虎の尾を踏む男達) is Akira Kurosawa's 1945 Toho comedy-drama adapting the kabuki Kanjinchō, with Denjirō Ōkōchi as Benkei and comedian Enoken as a comic porter; censored, it was released only in 1952.
The Menendez Brothers (film)
The Menendez Brothers is a 2024 Netflix documentary directed by Alejandro Hartmann featuring audio interviews with Lyle and Erik Menendez about their parents' 1989 murders, trials, and 1996 convictions; it debuted as Netflix's most-watched movie of the week.
The Menu (2022 film)
The Menu (2022) is a black comedy horror-thriller directed by Mark Mylod, written by Seth Reiss and Will Tracy, starring Ralph Fiennes as chef Julian Slowik and Anya Taylor-Joy; released by Searchlight Pictures November 18, 2022, 107 minutes, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, $79.6M worldwide.
The Merchant of Venice (2004 film)
The Merchant of Venice (2004) is Michael Radford's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, starring Al Pacino as Shylock, Jeremy Irons as Antonio, Joseph Fiennes as Bassanio, and Lynn Collins as Portia; the first English-language feature version, released by Sony Pictures Classics on December 29, 2004.
The Merciless (불한당: 나쁜 놈들의 세상)
The Merciless (불한당: 나쁜 놈들의 세상) is a 2017 South Korean crime-action film by Byun Sung-hyun starring Sul Kyung-gu and Yim Si-wan as a gangster and undercover cop who bond in prison; it premiered at Cannes Midnight Screenings.
The Mercy
The Mercy is a 2018 British biographical drama directed by James Marsh, starring Colin Firth as amateur yachtsman Donald Crowhurst and Rachel Weisz as his wife.
The Mermaid (美人鱼) (2016 film)
The Mermaid (美人鱼, Mei Ren Yu) is Stephen Chow's 2016 Chinese romantic-comedy fantasy about a mermaid sent to kill a land-reclamation developer. It set China's all-time box office record at about 3.39 billion yuan and was the first Chinese film to pass 3 billion yuan.
The Merry Gentlemen
The Merry Gentlemen is a 2024 Netflix Christmas romantic comedy directed by Peter Sullivan, starring Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray, about a Broadway dancer staging an all-male revue to save her parents' venue; released November 20, 2024, with weak reviews (RT 39%, Metacritic 34).
The Merry-Go-Round
The Merry-Go-Round (1923), also Merry-Go-Round, is a Universal silent drama set in prewar Vienna, begun by Erich von Stroheim, fired by Irving Thalberg, and completed by Rupert Julian with Norman Kerry and Mary Philbin.
The Message (الرسالة) (1976 film)
The Message (الرسالة, Al-Risalah), 1976 epic historical drama by Moustapha Akkad about Muhammad and the birth of Islam, shot in separate English (Anthony Quinn) and Arabic (Abdallah Gheith) versions, with the Prophet never depicted on screen.
The Message (风声) (2009 film)
The Message (风声), 2009 Chinese spy thriller co-directed by Gao Qunshu and Chen Kuo-fu, adapted from Mai Jia's novel; five suspects confined at Qiu Manor to find the mole 'Old Ghost'; earned about 250 million yuan.