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Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment

Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment, founded by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass as Videocraft International on September 14, 1960, made Animagic stop-motion holiday specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, largely produced in Japan, until 1987.

Ranking of Kings (王様ランキング)

Ranking of Kings (王様ランキング, Ōsama Ranking) is a Japanese fantasy web manga by Sōsuke Tōka on Manga Hack since 2017, about the deaf, weak prince Bojji and his friend Kage; adapted into a 2021 WIT Studio anime.

Ranma ½ (2024 TV series)

Ranma ½ (らんま½, Ranma Nibun-no-Ichi) is MAPPA's 2024 anime remake of Rumiko Takahashi's manga, directed by Konosuke Uda, premiering October 5, 2024 on Nippon TV and Netflix, more manga-faithful than the 1989 Studio Deen series, with returning leads Yamaguchi, Hayashibara, and Hidaka.

Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦! 掟やぶりの激闘篇!!)

Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦!) is the first Ranma ½ theatrical anime film, released 2 November 1991, 75 minutes, directed by Shuji Iuchi, in which Akane is kidnapped by Prince Kirin over a magic scroll.

Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China

Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China (らんま1/2 中国寝崑崙大決戦!) is a 1991 Studio DEEN anime film, the first Ranma ½ theatrical feature, directed by Shuji Iuchi, in which Prince Kirin kidnaps Akane over a magic scroll.

Rann (film)

Rann (राण, "Battle") is a 2010 Hindi drama-thriller by Ram Gopal Varma starring Amitabh Bachchan as news channel founder Vijay Harshvardhan Malik, released 29 January 2010, about media corruption and a fabricated anti-Prime Minister broadcast.

Ranna (ರಣ್ಣ) (film)

Ranna (ರಣ್ಣ) is a 2015 Kannada action comedy-drama directed by Nanda Kishore, the official remake of Telugu hit Attarintiki Daredi, starring Sudeep, Rachita Ram, and Haripriya, with music by V. Harikrishna.

Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond

Ranneeti: Balakot & Beyond (रणनीति), a 2024 nine-episode Hindi JioCinema war drama directed by Santosh Singh, dramatizes the 2019 Pulwama attack and Balakot airstrike through an R&AW agent played by Jimmy Shergill.

Rannvijay Singha

Rannvijay Singha (Rannvijay Singh Singha) is an Indian TV host, actor, VJ, and entrepreneur best known for MTV Roadies, which he joined as a contestant in 2003, later hosted, judged, and led gangs in, quit after 18 seasons, and returned to for Roadies XX and REBIRTH.

Ransom (1996 film)

Ransom is a 1996 American kidnap thriller directed by Ron Howard, starring Mel Gibson as a New York airline tycoon who converts a $2 million ransom into a bounty on the kidnappers.

Ransom (TV series)

Ransom (2017-2019) is a Canadian-French-American crime drama on Global and CBS, created by Frank Spotnitz and David Vainola, starring Luke Roberts as hostage negotiator Eric Beaumont, inspired by negotiators Laurent Combalbert and Marwan Mery; three seasons, 39 episodes, cancelled July 2019.

Ransom Canyon (TV series)

Ransom Canyon is a Netflix romantic neo-Western drama created by April Blair, adapted from Jodi Thomas's book series, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly as Texas ranching-family love interests; it ran two seasons (2025-2026) before cancellation.

Ranveer Singh (रणवीर सिंह)

Ranveer Singh (रणवीर सिंह), born Ranveer Bhavnani in 1985 in Mumbai, is a Hindi-film actor. His 2010 debut Band Baaja Baaraat won him a Filmfare Best Male Debut; later leads include Bajirao Mastani, Gully Boy, 83, and the Dhurandhar films.

Ranveer Singh filmography

Ranveer Singh filmography: credits of Ranveer Singh Bhavnani (born 1985, Mumbai), Hindi cinema actor. Debut Band Baaja Baaraat (2010); key films Bajirao Mastani, Padmaavat, Gully Boy, '83, Dhurandhar; five Filmfare Awards.

Ranvir Shorey (रणवीर शौरी)

Ranvir Shorey (रणवीर शौरी), born 1972 in Jalandhar, is an Indian actor and former VJ known for Khosla Ka Ghosla, Bheja Fry, Sonchiriya, and streaming series like Tabbar and Sunflower.

Rao Bahadur (film)

Rao Bahadur (రావు బహదూర్), 2026 Telugu psychological drama by Venkatesh Maha starring Satyadev as Ramappa, heir in a fading aristocracy; released 3 July 2026, streamed on Netflix from 31 July 2026 in five languages.

Rao Gopal Rao

Rao Gopal Rao (రావు గోపాలరావు), 1937–1994, Telugu cinema villain and character actor famed for Godavari-dialect dialogue delivery, star of Mutyala Muggu, Rajya Sabha TDP member, producer, father of actor Rao Ramesh.

Rao Ramesh (రావు రమేష్)

Rao Ramesh (రావు రమేష్), Telugu character actor born 1968 in Srikakulam, son of Rao Gopal Rao; known for Magadheera, Pushpa films, K.G.F: Chapter 2, Gamyam, Jai Bhim.

Raoul Bova

Raoul Bova (born 1971, Rome) is an Italian actor known for La piovra, Ultimo, La finestra di fronte, Scusa ma ti chiamo amore, Baarìa, Under the Tuscan Sun, Alien vs. Predator, Don Matteo, and the 2020 book Le regole dell'acqua.

Raoul Silva

Raoul Silva, the Skyfall (2012) Bond villain played by Javier Bardem, is a disfigured former MI6 cyberterrorist seeking revenge on M; initially declined by Bardem until Sam Mendes pitched it in Spain.

Raoul Trujillo

Raoul Max Trujillo (born 1955, New Mexico) is an American actor, dancer, and choreographer, original choreographer of the American Indian Dance Theatre, known for Apocalypto's Zero Wolf, The New World, Mayans M.C., and Blue Beetle's Carapax.

Raoul Walsh

Raoul Walsh (Albert Edward Walsh, 1887-1980), American film director, actor, and Academy founder; directed Regeneration, The Thief of Bagdad, The Big Trail, The Roaring Twenties, and White Heat.

Rap of China (中国新说唱)

Rap of China (中国新说唱, originally 中国有嘻哈) is an iQiyi rap competition show first aired in 2017, which popularized Chinese hip-hop, crowned GAI and PG One, and was renamed in 2018 under state censorship.

Rap Sh!t

Rap Sh!t (also Rap Sh*t) is an Issa Rae-created HBO Max comedy (2022-2023) about Miami friends Shawna and Mia forming a rap duo; 16 episodes, two seasons, canceled January 2024.

Rap World

Rap World is a 2024 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Conner O'Malley and Danny Scharar, following friends in Pennsylvania who try to record a rap album in one night.

Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Raphael Bob-Waksberg, American comedy writer and showrunner, creator of Netflix's BoJack Horseman (2014–2020), co-creator of Amazon's Undone, author of Someone Who Will Love You in All Your Damaged Glory, and creator of the 2025 Netflix series Long Story Short.

Raphael De Niro

Raphael De Niro, son of Robert De Niro and Diahnne Abbott, is a Manhattan luxury real estate broker who founded the De Niro Team (2004), partnered in the Greenwich Hotel, and co-founded NYRAC.

Raphael Sbarge

Raphael Sbarge (born 1964, New York City) is an American actor, voice actor, director, and producer. Known as Archie Hopper/Jiminy Cricket on Once Upon a Time, Jake Straka on The Guardian, and the voice of Carth Onasi in KOTOR and Kaidan Alenko in Mass Effect; Emmy-winning director of 10 Days in Watts.

Rapid Fire

Rapid Fire (1992) is a Dwight H. Little martial arts action film starring Brandon Lee as Jake Lo, developed for Lee by producer Robert Lawrence, released by Fox, grossing $15 million.

Rapunzel (Tangled)

Rapunzel is the heroine of Disney's 2010 animated film Tangled, an adaptation of the Grimm fairy tale; a princess with 70 feet of magical healing hair, voiced by Mandy Moore, raised in a tower by Gothel, grossing $593 million worldwide.