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Behind Enemy Lines (2001 film)

Behind Enemy Lines (2001) is John Moore's debut American war action film starring Owen Wilson and Gene Hackman, about a Navy navigator shot down over Bosnia, loosely based on Scott O'Grady's 1995 shootdown, released November 30, 2001 by 20th Century Fox.

Behind the Candelabra

Behind the Candelabra (2013) is Steven Soderbergh's HBO biopic of Liberace, starring Michael Douglas and Matt Damon as Scott Thorson, based on Thorson's 1988 memoir; it won 11 Emmys and scored 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Behind the Green Door

Behind the Green Door is a 1972 hard-core feature by the Mitchell brothers, starring former Ivory Snow model Marilyn Chambers; the first widely distributed US pornographic film, it grossed $25–50 million and triggered obscenity cases reaching the Supreme Court.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a 2006/2007 meta-slasher mockumentary by Scott Glosserman starring Nathan Baesel, in which an aspiring killer documents his massacre prep; cult hit with a 2026-funded sequel.

Behind the Scenes (2025 film)

Behind the Scenes is a 2025 Nigerian Nollywood comedy-drama directed by Funke Akindele and Tunde Olaoye, starring Scarlet Gomez as a generous real estate mogul; it became the first Nollywood film to gross over ₦2 billion.

Behind the Sun

Behind the Sun (Abril Despedaçado) is Walter Salles' 2001 Brazil-France-Switzerland drama, adapted from Ismail Kadare's novel, about a 1910 Brazilian blood feud, starring Rodrigo Santoro, a Venice Little Golden Lion winner.

Beiimaan Love

Beiimaan Love (बेईमान लव) is a 2016 Hindi-language thriller-drama film written, directed, and produced by Rajeev Chaudhari, starring Sunny Leone as a woman who takes revenge on the man who betrayed her.

Beijing Bastards (北京杂种)

Beijing Bastards (北京杂种, Beijing zazhong) is Zhang Yuan's 1993 independent Chinese drama starring rock musician Cui Jian, about marginal Beijing youth; banned in China, it won a Locarno jury special mention and sparked a Tokyo festival walkout.

Beijing Bicycle (十七岁的单车)

Beijing Bicycle (十七岁的单车), also released in China as Bicycle (自行车), is Wang Xiaoshuai's 2001 Sixth Generation drama about a migrant courier and a Beijing schoolboy fighting over a stolen bike; it won the 2001 Berlinale Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear and was banned domestically until 2004.

Beijing Opera Blues

Peking Opera Blues (刀馬旦, Do ma daan) is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy by Tsui Hark, starring Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, and Cherie Chung as three women in 1913 Republican-era Beijing, produced by Cinema City and Film Workshop.

Beijinger in New York

Beijinger in New York (北京人在纽约), also A Native of Beijing in New York, is a 21-episode 1993 Chinese TV drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang, adapted from Cao Guilin's novel, the first Chinese series shot entirely overseas, starring Jiang Wen and Wang Ji.

Being Charlie

Being Charlie is a 2016 American drama directed by Rob Reiner, co-written by his son Nick Reiner and Matt Elisofon, loosely based on Nick's teen addiction; starring Nick Robinson, Cary Elwes, and Common, released by Paladin May 6, 2016.

Being Cyrus (बींग साइरस)

Being Cyrus (बींग साइरस) is Homi Adajania's 2005 English-language Indian psychological thriller starring Saif Ali Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Dimple Kapadia as a conman infiltrating a dysfunctional Parsi family, the first English film about Parsis.

Being Eddie

Being Eddie is a 2025 Netflix documentary about comedian Eddie Murphy, directed by Angus Wall. It premiered November 12, 2025, runs about 103 minutes, features interviews with Chappelle, Rock, Seinfeld and others, and scored 74% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Being Heumann

Being Heumann is a 2026 Apple Original Films biographical drama directed by Siân Heder, starring Ruth Madeley as activist Judy Heumann and Mark Ruffalo as Joseph Califano; it adapts Heumann's 2020 memoir and dramatizes the 1977 Section 504 sit-in, premiering as TIFF's opening night film.

Being Human (1994 film)

Being Human is a 1994 drama written and directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Robin Williams as Hector in five historical eras; a Warner Bros. production that flopped, grossing $1.3 million.

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich is a 1999 surreal comedy directed by Spike Jonze, written by Charlie Kaufman, starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and Malkovich as himself; a portal on office floor 7½ lets people enter the actor's mind for 15 minutes.

Being Maria

Being Maria (original title Maria) is Jessica Palud's 2024 French biographical drama starring Anamaria Vartolomei as actress Maria Schneider, Matt Dillon as Marlon Brando, and Giuseppe Maggio as Bertolucci, adapted from Vanessa Schneider's memoir about Last Tango in Paris.

Being the Ricardos

Being the Ricardos is a 2021 Aaron Sorkin biographical drama starring Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz, dramatizing one production week of I Love Lucy amid communist accusations, infidelity allegations, and Ball's pregnancy; released by Amazon Studios.

Being There

Being There is Hal Ashby's 1979 satirical comedy-drama, also known by its hero's alias Chauncey Gardiner, adapted from Jerzy Kosinski's 1971 novel. Peter Sellers plays Chance, a TV-educated gardener mistaken for a sage; Shirley MacLaine and Melvyn Douglas co-star; released December 20, 1979.

Beirut (film)

Beirut (2018) is an American political thriller directed by Brad Anderson, written by Tony Gilroy, starring Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike. A diplomat returns to 1982 civil-war Beirut to negotiate a hostage release; shot in Tangier, loosely based on the William Buckley kidnapping.

Bekhudi (बेख़ुदी)

Bekhudi (बेख़ुदी) is a 1992 Hindi film directed by Rahul Rawail, released 31 July 1992, marking Kajol's debut opposite Kamal Sadanah; Saif Ali Khan was replaced on day one.

Bel Ami (2012 film)

Bel Ami is a 2012 period drama directed by Declan Donnellan and Nick Ormerod, adapted from Guy de Maupassant's 1885 novel, with Robert Pattinson as a seductive social climber in 1890s Paris.

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi (Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó, 1882–1956), Hungarian-born actor famous as Broadway and film Dracula (1927, 1931); typecast into Poverty Row horror, Ed Wood collaborator, buried in a Dracula cape.

Béla Tarr

Béla Tarr (1955-2026), Hungarian film director of Sátántangó, Werckmeister Harmonies, and The Turin Horse; pioneer of slow cinema with long black-and-white takes, adapted from László Krasznahorkai's novels, Silver Bear winner.

Belén (film)

Belén is a 2025 Argentine courtroom drama directed by and starring Dolores Fonzi, based on Ana Correa's book Somos Belén and the real 2014 Tucumán case of a woman imprisoned after a miscarriage; Argentina's 2026 Oscar entry, San Sebastián Silver Shell winner.

Belfast (film)

Belfast (2021) is Kenneth Branagh's semi-autobiographical black-and-white drama about nine-year-old Buddy (Jude Hill) during the August 1969 outbreak of the Troubles, starring Balfe, Dornan, Dench, and Hinds; it won Branagh the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey

Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey is a 2018 Lifetime TV movie directed by Jim Donovan, starring Katie Douglas as 1984 abduction survivor Lisa McVey, who escaped serial killer Bobby Joe Long and helped capture him.

Believer (2018 film)

Believer (독전, Dokjeon) is a 2018 South Korean crime-action film by Lee Hae-young, a remake of Johnnie To's Drug War, starring Cho Jin-woong and Ryu Jun-yeol; it sold over 5 million admissions in Korea and spawned the Netflix sequel Believer 2.

Believer 2 (독전 2)

Believer 2 (독전 2) is a 2023 Netflix South Korean crime action film directed by Baik, a midquel to 2018's Believer, following Detective Won-ho's hunt for drug kingpin Mr. Lee, with Cho Jin-woong, Cha Seung-won, and Han Hyo-joo.