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Australia (2008 film)
Australia is a 2008 epic romantic adventure film directed by Baz Luhrmann, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, set in northern Australia on the eve of World War II.
Auteur
Auteur theory: the film-studies model, from Cahiers du cinéma and Truffaut's 1954 essay, that treats a film's director as its author; imported to the US by Andrew Sarris in 1962 and criticized for ignoring collaboration.
Autistic Pride Day
Autistic Pride Day, June 18, founded in 2005 by Aspies for Freedom, is an autistic-led annual celebration of autistic identity and neurodiversity marked by the rainbow infinity symbol, distinct from April awareness campaigns and not run by charities.
Auto Focus
Auto Focus (2002), Paul Schrader's biographical drama starring Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe, depicts Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane's sexual addiction, his video technician friend John Carpenter, and Crane's unsolved 1978 murder.
Autograph (2004 film)
Autograph (ஆட்டோகிராப்) is a 2004 Tamil drama-romance written, directed, produced by and starring Cheran as Senthil, an ad executive revisiting three women from his past while distributing wedding invitations; it won three National Film Awards and four Filmfare Awards South.
Autumn and the Black Jaguar
Autumn and the Black Jaguar (Le Dernier Jaguar) is a 2024 family adventure film by Gilles de Maistre about a girl returning to the Amazon to save her jaguar friend Hope from traffickers, shot with real jaguars, grossing $22 million worldwide.
Autumn in New York (film)
Autumn in New York is a 2000 American romantic drama directed by Joan Chen, in which restaurateur Will Keane (Richard Gere) falls for a terminally ill younger woman (Winona Ryder).
Autumn Marathon (Осенний марафон)
Autumn Marathon (Осенний марафон), a 1979 Mosfilm "sad comedy" by Georgiy Daneliya from Aleksandr Volodin's script, stars Oleg Basilashvili as indecisive Leningrad translator Buzykin torn between wife and mistress; Golden Shell winner, San Sebastián 1979.
Autumn Sonata
Autumn Sonata (Höstsonaten) is Ingmar Bergman's 1978 chamber drama starring Ingrid Bergman and Liv Ullmann, shot in Norway during his Swedish exile, about a concert pianist's reunion with her neglected daughter.
Auzaar (औज़ार)
Auzaar (औज़ार, "The Weapon") is a 1997 Hindi action thriller, Sohail Khan's directorial debut, starring Salman Khan, Sanjay Kapoor, and Shilpa Shetty; Tips Films' first solo production, with music by Anu Malik.
AV
AV (青春夢工場) is a 2005 Hong Kong comedy-drama-romance directed by Pang Ho-Cheung, about four students who take an entrepreneur loan to hire Japanese AV actress Manami Amamiya for a fake film.
AV idol
AV idol (AV女優): a performer in Japan's adult video industry marketed with idol-style branding and fan events. Distinct from non-nude gravure idols; tantai and kikaku production styles; regulated by Article 175 and the 2022 performer-protection law.
Ava (2020 film)
Ava (2020) is an American action thriller directed by Tate Taylor, written by Matthew Newton, starring Jessica Chastain as a black-ops assassin marked for death by her own organization; released by Vertical Entertainment on September 25, 2020, distinct from the 2017 French and Iranian films of the same name.
Aval (2017 film)
Aval (அவள்), aka The House Next Door (Hindi) and Gruham (Telugu), is Milind Rau's 2017 trilingual Indian supernatural horror film starring Siddharth, Andrea Jeremiah, and Anisha Victor, released 3 November 2017.
Aval Appadithan (அவள் அப்படித்தான்)
Aval Appadithan (அவள் அப்படித்தான், She Is Like That) is a 1978 Tamil black-and-white drama directed by C. Rudhraiya, starring Sripriya, Kamal Haasan, and Rajinikanth; a feminist cult classic that won Tamil Nadu State Film Awards.
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (அவள் ஒரு தொடர்கதை)
Aval Oru Thodar Kathai (அவள் ஒரு தொடர்கதை), also Aval Oru Thodarkathai, is a 1974 Tamil drama directed and written by K. Balachander from M. S. Perumal's story, starring Sujatha as breadwinner Kavitha, with Kamal Haasan; it won the 1975 Filmfare Best Director award and was remade in four languages.
Avalon (2001 film)
Avalon (アヴァロン) is a 2001 Japanese-Polish live-action sci-fi film by Mamoru Oshii, his first after Ghost in the Shell, shot in Poland with Polish cast; Ash seeks the game level Class Real.
Avalon High (film)
Avalon High is a 2010 American fantasy teen film directed by Stuart Gillard, starring Britt Robertson and Gregg Sulkin, based on Meg Cabot's novel.
Avan Ivan (அவன் இவன்)
Avan Ivan (அவன் இவன்) is a 2011 Tamil comedy drama directed by Bala, his fifth film, starring Vishal and Arya as pickpocket half-brothers under zamindar G. M. Kumar; AGS Entertainment production released 17 June 2011.
Avane Srimannarayana (ಅವನೇ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ)
Avane Srimannarayana (ಅವನೇ ಶ್ರೀಮನ್ನಾರಾಯಣ), aka Athade Srimannarayana in Telugu, is a 2019 Kannada fantasy adventure comedy directed by debutant Sachin Ravi, starring Rakshit Shetty as Inspector Narayana; shot over 198 days with 335 call sheets and released in five languages from 27 December 2019.
Avatar (2009 film)
Avatar (2009 film), James Cameron's epic science fiction movie set in 2154 on Pandora, starring Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana; highest-grossing film of all time, three Academy Awards, released December 18, 2009 by 20th Century Fox.
Avatar 3
Avatar 3, released as Avatar: Fire and Ash, is a 2025 American science fiction film directed by James Cameron and the third in the Avatar franchise.
Avatar 4
Avatar 4 is the planned fourth James Cameron film in the Avatar franchise, dated December 21, 2029 by 20th Century Studios. Scripts are written and part of the film is already shot, but Disney had not formally greenlit completion as of 2026.
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) is the first Avatar Studios animated film, a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender set years later, directed by Lauren Montgomery, released on Paramount+ July 25, 2026 after delays and a leak.
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is James Cameron's sequel to Avatar, following the Sully family among Pandora's oceanic Metkayina. It pioneered underwater performance capture, grossed $2.33 billion worldwide, and won the Visual Effects Oscar.
Avatara Purusha 2
Avatara Purusha 2 (ಅವತಾರ ಪುರುಷ 2), or Trishankupayanam, is a 2024 Kannada comedy-fantasy thriller directed by Suni, the sequel to Avatara Purusha (2022), starring Sharan and Ashika Ranganath in a quest for the Trishanku Mani gemstone.
Avatharam (అవతారం) (2014 Telugu film)
Avatharam (అవతారం) is a 2014 Telugu devotional fantasy film directed by Kodi Ramakrishna, starring Bhanupriya as goddess Akkamma, Radhika Kumaraswamy, and Richard Rishi, released 18 April 2014.
AVCHD
AVCHD (Advanced Video Codec High Definition) is a high-definition digital video recording format established jointly by Panasonic and Sony in 2006, recording 1080i and 720p video with the H.264 codec.
Avengement
Avengement is a 2019 British crime action film directed by Jesse V. Johnson, starring Scott Adkins as Cain Burgess, an escaped convict taking revenge on his brother Lincoln's gang; released 24 May 2019 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Avengers Infinity Defense
Avengers Infinity Defense is a 2028 Marvel E-ticket dark ride at Avengers Campus, Disney California Adventure, with Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, and Iman Vellani battling the multiversal King Thanos alongside companion ride Stark Flight Lab.