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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (film)

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), Mike Nichols's directorial debut, adapts Edward Albee's play with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; 13 Oscar nominations, 5 wins, and the first adults-only label that helped end the Hays Code.

Who's Nailin' Paylin?

Who's Nailin' Paylin? is a 2008 Hustler Video adult comedy parody of Sarah Palin, directed by Jerome Tanner, produced by Larry Flynt, starring Lisa Ann as Serra Paylin, released November 4, 2008, and a top adult DVD seller.

Who's Singin' Over There?

Who's Singin' Over There? (Ko to tamo peva) is a 1980 Yugoslav tragicomedy by Slobodan Šijan and Dušan Kovačević about bus passengers heading to Belgrade on April 5, 1941, the day before the Nazi bombing; Serbia's most celebrated classic.

Who's That Knocking at My Door

Who's That Knocking at My Door (originally I Call First) is Martin Scorsese's 1960s independent feature debut, starring Harvey Keitel as J.R., an Italian-American New Yorker unable to accept his girlfriend's past; released 1969 after a four-year, stop-start production.

Why Change Your Wife?

Why Change Your Wife? is a 1920 Cecil B. DeMille silent marital comedy from Famous Players-Lasky, third in his marriage-film trilogy, starring Gloria Swanson, Thomas Meighan, and Bebe Daniels, released May 2, 1920.

Why Cheat India

Why Cheat India is a 2019 Hindi drama directed by Soumik Sen, starring Emraan Hashmi as exam-racket conman Rakesh Singh. Originally titled Cheat India, renamed after CBFC objection; released 18 January 2019, earned Rs 6.8 crore opening weekend and flopped.

Why Did I Get Married Too?

Why Did I Get Married Too? is a 2010 American comedy-drama written and directed by Tyler Perry, the sequel to his 2007 film Why Did I Get Married?

Why Did I Get Married?

Why Did I Get Married? is a 2007 American comedy-drama written and directed by Tyler Perry, adapted from his stage play, about four couples confronting infidelity.

Why Do Fools Fall in Love (film)

Why Do Fools Fall in Love is a 1998 Gregory Nava biographical drama, also known as the Frankie Lymon story, about three women claiming to be the singer's widow; Warner Bros., $12.5M gross, 54% Tomatometer.

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (地獄でなぜ悪い)

Why Don't You Play in Hell? (地獄でなぜ悪い) is a 2013 Japanese action comedy-horror-yakuza film by Sion Sono, starring Jun Kunimura and Fumi Nikaidō.

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?)

Why Has Bodhi-Dharma Left for the East? (달마가 동쪽으로 간 까닭은?) is Bae Yong-kyun's 1989 Korean Buddhist art film about three monks in a mountain temple; it won the 1989 Locarno Golden Leopard, the first Korean win there.

Why Him?

Why Him? is a 2016 American comedy directed by John Hamburg, in which overprotective father Bryan Cranston clashes with his daughter's billionaire boyfriend, played by James Franco.

Wick Is Pain

Wick Is Pain (2025) is a Jeffrey Doe-directed Lionsgate documentary about the making of the John Wick films, covering the Scorn script, financing crises, and Keanu Reeves' physical toll; 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Wicked (2024 film)

Wicked (2024 film), also called Wicked: Part One, is Jon M. Chu's Universal adaptation of the Broadway musical's first act, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande; it grossed $758.9M worldwide and won two Oscars.

Wicked City (1987 film)

Wicked City (妖獣都市, Yoju Toshi) is a 1987 Japanese animated horror film by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, adapted from Hideyuki Kikuchi's novel, about Black Guards Taki and Makie protecting envoy Giuseppe Mayart for a human-demon peace treaty.

Wicked Little Letters

Wicked Little Letters (2023) is a Thea Sharrock comedy-mystery starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, based on the 1920s Littlehampton poison-pen letter scandal; premiered at TIFF 2023, released 2024 by Sony Pictures Classics.

Wicked: For Good

Wicked: For Good (2025) is Jon M. Chu's Universal musical fantasy, the second film adapting Act 2 of the Broadway musical Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, released November 21, 2025.

Wicker Park (film)

Wicker Park is a 2004 American psychological drama directed by Paul McGuigan, starring Josh Hartnett and Diane Kruger, set in the Wicker Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Wickie und die starken Männer (2009 film)

Wickie und die starken Männer (Vicky the Viking) is Michael Bully Herbig's 2009 German live-action family film, based on Runer Jonsson's books and the 1974 anime, starring Jonas Hämmerle, released 9 September 2009 with about 5 million German admissions.

Wide Awake (1998 film)

Wide Awake is a 1998 American comedy-drama directed by M. Night Shyamalan, starring Joseph Cross as a boy searching for God after his grandfather's death.

Widow Clicquot

Widow Clicquot, Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866), French widow who took over the Veuve Clicquot champagne house in 1805, invented riddling (remuage), created the first blended rose champagne, and shipped her 1811 comet vintage to Russia; also the 2023 film starring Haley Bennett.

Widows (2018 film)

Widows (2018) is Steve McQueen's heist thriller, co-written with Gillian Flynn from Lynda La Plante's 1983 ITV series, about four Chicago widows pulling a $5 million heist to repay a $2 million debt; it earned a 91% Tomatometer and $42.4 million US gross.

Wiener-Dog (film)

Wiener-Dog (2016) is a Todd Solondz comedy-drama, also called a quasi-sequel to Welcome to the Dollhouse, following one dachshund through four owners played by Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and others.

Wife & Dog

Wife & Dog (also Wife and Dog) is an upcoming Guy Ritchie thriller for Black Bear starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Rosamund Pike, and Anthony Hopkins, about the greedy Fairbank family's succession battle; filmed in the UK from February 2025, released February 19, 2027 in the US.

Wife of a Spy (スパイの妻)

Wife of a Spy (スパイの妻, Supai no Tsuma) is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 2020 period thriller set in 1940 Kobe, starring Yû Aoi and Issey Takahashi; it won the Venice Silver Lion for Best Director.

Wil (film)

Wil (Will) is a 2023 Belgian historical drama by Tim Mielants, adapted from Jeroen Olyslaegers' 2016 novel, about two auxiliary policemen in Nazi-occupied Antwerp in 1942 torn between collaboration and resistance; released via Kinepolis and Netflix, Ensor winner.

Wild (2014 film)

Wild (2014) is a Jean-Marc Vallée biographical drama, also known by the memoir title Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, adapted by Nick Hornby from Cheryl Strayed's memoir, starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern, with two Oscar nominations and $37.7M US gross.

Wild America (film)

Wild America is a 1997 American family adventure film directed by William Dear, loosely based on the teenage years of wildlife filmmakers the Stouffer brothers of Arkansas.

Wild at Heart (film)

Wild at Heart is David Lynch's 1990 road movie, adapted from Barry Gifford's novel, starring Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern as lovers fleeing Diane Ladd's murderous mother; it won the 1990 Cannes Palme d'Or.

Wild Bill

Wild Bill is a 2011 British comedy-drama and Dexter Fletcher's directorial debut, written with Danny King, starring Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, and Sammy Williams; an ex-con on parole reunites with his two sons on a London estate.