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The Return of Jafar
The Return of Jafar (1994) is Disney's first direct-to-video animated feature, a sequel to Aladdin in which Jafar escapes his lamp for revenge; directed by Shelton, Stones, and Zaslove, it earned $180–200 million on a $3.5 million budget.
The Return of the King (1980 film)
The Return of the King (1980) is a Rankin/Bass animated TV movie aired on ABC on May 11, 1980, adapting the final volume of The Lord of the Rings as a sequel to their 1977 The Hobbit, directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass with John Huston as Gandalf.
The Return of the Living Dead
The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 American comedy horror film directed by Dan O'Bannon, in which fast-moving, talking zombies reanimated by a gas crave human brains.
The Return of the Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), Blake Edwards comedy starring Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau, with Christopher Plummer as Sir Charles Litton; fourth Pink Panther film, financed by Lew Grade, released 21 May 1975.
The Revenant (2015 film)
The Revenant (2015) is Alejandro González Iñárritu's survival western starring Leonardo DiCaprio as fur trapper Hugh Glass; shot in natural light, it won three Oscars including Best Actor and Best Director.
The Revenge of Frankenstein
The Revenge of Frankenstein is Hammer Films' 1958 horror sequel to The Curse of Frankenstein, directed by Terence Fisher, written by Jimmy Sangster, and starring Peter Cushing as the Baron, who escapes the guillotine and resumes experiments as Dr. Victor Stein in Carlsbruck.
The Revenge of La Llorona
The Revenge of La Llorona is an upcoming 2027 New Line horror sequel to The Curse of La Llorona (2019), directed by Santiago Menghini, written by Sean Tretta, produced by James Wan and Gary Dauberman, releasing theatrically February 26, 2027; distinct from a 2006 film of similar name.
The Revisionist
The Revisionist is a 2026 American drama, Alex Vlack's narrative feature debut, premiering at Tribeca with Alison Brie, Tom Sturridge, André Holland, and Dustin Hoffman; a blocked novelist manipulates real people into her fiction. Not the 2013 Jesse Eisenberg play.
The Rewrite
The Rewrite is a 2014 American romantic comedy directed by Marc Lawrence, starring Hugh Grant as a screenwriter teaching at Binghamton University alongside Marisa Tomei.
The Rhythm Section
The Rhythm Section is a 2020 action thriller directed by Reed Morano, starring Blake Lively as Stephanie Patrick, adapted from Mark Burnell's 1999 novel and produced by EON's Broccoli and Wilson; it grossed about $6 million worldwide on a $50 million budget.
The Ribbon Hero
The Ribbon Hero (THE RIBBON HERO リボンヒーロー) is a 2026 Netflix anime film based on Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight, directed by Yuki Igarashi at studio OUTLINE. Sapphire fights the calamity Nergal in Goldland; released August 8, 2026, with a limited Japanese theatrical run from September 4.
The Richest Woman in the World
The Richest Woman in the World (La Femme la plus riche du monde) is a 2025 French-Belgian drama by Thierry Klifa, starring Isabelle Huppert, freely inspired by the Bettencourt affair; Cannes 2025 Out of Competition, French release 29 October 2025.
The Rider (film)
The Rider is Chloé Zhao's 2017 drama, premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, in which real rodeo rider Brady Jandreau plays a fictionalized self recovering from a near-fatal head injury on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
The Riders (film)
The Riders (film): upcoming Edward Berger drama starring Brad Pitt as Fred Scully, adapted by David Kajganich from Tim Winton's 1994 novel; A24-financed, filmed in Ireland and Greece, slated for 2027.
The Ridiculous 6
The Ridiculous 6 (also styled The Ridiculous Six) is a 2015 Netflix Western comedy spoofing The Magnificent Seven, directed by Frank Coraci, starring Adam Sandler; it drew a Native American actor walkoff, 0% on Rotten Tomatoes, and record Netflix viewership.
The Right Stuff (film)
The Right Stuff (1983) is Philip Kaufman's adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book about Chuck Yeager and the Mercury Seven astronauts; a box-office flop that won four Oscars, earned a 96% Tomatometer, and became a classic.
The Ring (1927 film)
The Ring (1927) is Alfred Hitchcock's silent boxing love-triangle drama, his sixth film, first for British International Pictures, and his only original screenplay, starring Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis, and Ian Hunter.
The Ring (2002 film)
The Ring (2002) is Gore Verbinski's DreamWorks remake of Hideo Nakata's Ringu, based on Koji Suzuki's novel, starring Naomi Watts as a reporter cursed by a videotape that kills viewers in seven days.
The Ring Two
The Ring Two (2005) is an American supernatural horror sequel to The Ring, directed by Ringu's Hideo Nakata in his US debut, starring Naomi Watts; Samara possesses Aidan in Oregon. PG-13, 109 min, $75.9M US gross, 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Ringer (2005 film)
The Ringer is a 2005 Farrelly-produced Fox Searchlight comedy directed by Barry W. Blaustein, starring Johnny Knoxville as a man faking an intellectual disability to fix a Special Olympics bet; $35.4M US gross, 40% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Riot Club
The Riot Club is a 2014 British drama directed by Lone Scherfig, adapted by Laura Wade from her play Posh, about two Oxford first-years joining an elite ten-member dining club whose annual dinner turns violent; inspired by the Bullingdon Club.
The Rip (film)
The Rip is a 2026 Netflix crime thriller directed by Joe Carnahan, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as Miami narcotics officers whose trust frays after finding over $20 million in a stash house; released January 16, 2026 by Artists Equity.
The Rise of Ashoka
The Rise of Ashoka (ದಿ ರೈಸ್ ಆಫ್ ಆಶೋಕ), formerly Ashoka Blade, is a 2026 Kannada period action drama starring Sathish Ninasam and Sapthami Gowda, directed by the late Vinod V Dhondale and completed by editor Manu Shedgar; released 27 February 2026, streaming on Sun NXT from 5 June 2026.
The Rising of the Moon
The Rising of the Moon (1957) is John Ford's Irish anthology film, also titled Three Leaves of the Shamrock, with three segments from Frank O'Connor, Martin J. McHugh, and Lady Gregory, starring Tyrone Power and Abbey Theatre players.
The Rite (2011 film)
The Rite is a 2011 American supernatural horror film directed by Mikael Håfström, in which a skeptical seminarian at the Vatican is apprenticed to a veteran exorcist played by Anthony Hopkins.
The Ritual (2017 film)
The Ritual is a 2017 British folk-horror film directed by David Bruckner, based on Adam Nevill's novel, about four friends lost in a Scandinavian forest.
The Ritual (2025 film)
The Ritual (2025) is a horror film directed by David Midell, starring Al Pacino and Dan Stevens as priests performing the 1928 Emma Schmidt exorcism in Earling, Iowa; released June 6, 2025, grossing $525.9K.
The Rivals of Amziah King
The Rivals of Amziah King is a 2025 Andrew Patterson crime thriller starring Matthew McConaughey as an Oklahoma beekeeper and bluegrass musician; premiered at SXSW 2025, released by Black Bear August 14, 2026.
The River (1938 film)
The River (1938) is Pare Lorentz's Farm Security Administration documentary short about the Mississippi River, soil erosion, and floods, with music by Virgil Thomson; it premiered in New Orleans in 1937 and won Best Documentary at Venice 1938.
The River (1951 film)
The River (1951) is Jean Renoir's first color feature, a Technicolor coming-of-age drama adapted from Rumer Godden's novel, shot on the Hooghly River in Calcutta, winner of the 1951 Venice First International Prize.