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Sex, Lies, and Videotape
sex, lies, and videotape (1989) is Steven Soderbergh's debut drama, starring James Spader, Andie MacDowell, Peter Gallagher, and Laura San Giacomo; made for $1.2 million, it won the 1989 Palme d'Or and Sundance Audience Award and kickstarted the 1990s American indie boom.
Sex/Life
Sex/Life, Netflix erotic dramedy created by Stacy Rukeyser from BB Easton's memoir 44 Chapters About 4 Men, starring Sarah Shahi; premiered June 25, 2021, reached 67 million households in 30 days, canceled April 2023 after two seasons.
Sexify
Sexify is a Polish Netflix comedy-drama series (2021–2023) by Kalina Alabrudzińska and Piotr Domalewski, starring Aleksandra Skraba, Maria Sobocińska, and Sandra Drzymalska as students building a female-orgasm app; two seasons, 16 episodes.
Sexmission
Sexmission (Seksmisja) is a 1983 Polish sci-fi comedy by Juliusz Machulski, premiered 14 May 1984, about two men waking in 2044 in an underground world of women; a cult satire of totalitarianism.
Sexploitation film
Sexploitation film: independently produced low-budget features of the 1960s and early 1970s selling soft-core nudity and suggestive sex, shown in grindhouse and drive-in theaters, declining once hard-core pornography reached public exhibition in 1970.
Sexposition
Sexposition, a blend of sex and exposition, is a TV term coined by Myles McNutt in 2011 for Game of Thrones scenes delivering plot information against a backdrop of sex or nudity, with precursors in The Sopranos and Deadwood.
Sextette
Sextette (1978) is Mae West's final film, a Ken Hughes musical comedy with Timothy Dalton, Ringo Starr, and Alice Cooper; a $4-7 million flop that became a camp midnight movie classic.
Sextuplets (film)
Sextuplets is a 2019 Netflix comedy directed by Michael Tiddes, starring Marlon Wayans as six long-lost sextuplet siblings plus a seventh role, released August 16, 2019, 97 minutes, filmed in Atlanta, with poor critical reception.
Sexuality of Whitney Houston
Sexuality of Whitney Houston: the singer's long intimate relationship with Robyn Crawford, confirmed in Crawford's 2019 memoir A Song for You, the rumors, family and industry pressure, and posthumous descriptions of her as bisexual or fluid.
Sexy Beast (TV series)
Sexy Beast (2024) is a Paramount+ British crime drama, an eight-episode prequel to Jonathan Glazer's 2000 film, starring James McArdle as Gal Dove and Emun Elliott as Don Logan in 1990s East London; critics scored it 47 on Metacritic and 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Seymore Butts
Seymore Butts, pseudonym of Adam Whitney Glasser (born 1964, Bronx), American gonzo adult film producer-director; made over 180 videos, faced a 2001 obscenity case, and starred in Showtime's Family Business (2003–2006).
Seymour Cassel
Seymour Cassel (1935–2019), American character actor and Oscar nominee for Chet in John Cassavetes' Faces (1968); collaborator on seven Cassavetes films and later Wes Anderson's Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums.
SF8 (시네마틱드라마 SF8)
SF8 (에스 에프 에잇) is a 2020 Korean sci-fi anthology series of eight 50-minute episodes by eight DGK film directors, a MBC-Wavve-DGK-Soo Film crossover, premiered on Wavve July 2020 then MBC, compared to Black Mirror.
Sgt. Bilko
Sgt. Bilko is a 1996 American military comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn, starring Steve Martin as a con-artist army motor pool sergeant who runs gambling operations.
Sgt. Frog
Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso, ケロロ軍曹) is Mine Yoshizaki's comedy manga begun in Monthly Shōnen Ace in April 1999, about alien sergeant Keroro's failed Earth invasion; it won a Shogakukan Manga Award and ran as a 358-episode Sunrise anime from 2004 to 2011, with a new TV anime in 2026.
Sgt. Frog (TV series)
Sgt. Frog (Keroro Gunso, ケロロ軍曹) is the Sunrise-produced TV anime of Mine Yoshizaki's manga, 358 episodes on TV Tokyo 2004–2011, followed by a 2014 flash series and a recast BN Pictures reboot premiering October 3, 2026.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978 film), a Robert Stigwood jukebox musical starring Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees performing Beatles covers; critically panned (11% RT, Metacritic 27), box-office flop, but Aerosmith's "Come Together" hit No. 23.
Shaad Ali
Shaad Ali (born 1970, Kanpur) is a Hindi film director of Saathiya, Bunty Aur Babli, Ok Jaanu, and Soorma; son of filmmaker Muzaffar Ali, longtime assistant to Mani Ratnam; distinct from actor Shahed Ali and Egyptian director Shadi Ali.
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (शादी में ज़रूर आना)
Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana (शादी में ज़रूर आना) is a 2017 Hindi romantic drama directed by Ratnaa Sinha, starring Rajkummar Rao and Kriti Kharbanda, about a bride who flees her wedding to pursue a civil services career and meets her abandoned groom years later as a corruption-accused officer.
Shaadi Mubarak (शादी मुबारक)
Shaadi Mubarak (शादी मुबारक), Star Plus Hindi drama (2020–2021) by Shashi Sumeet Production: widow Preeti and ex-film star K.T. run a wedding planning firm; 206 episodes, cancelled May 2021, distinct from the 2021 Telugu film.
Shaadi No. 1 (शादी नम्बर वन)
Shaadi No. 1 (शादी नम्बर वन) is a 2005 Hindi-language comedy film directed by David Dhawan and produced by Vashu Bhagnani, starring Sanjay Dutt, Fardeen Khan, and Zayed Khan.
Shaakuntalam (శాకుంతలం)
Shaakuntalam (శాకుంతలం) is a 2023 Telugu mythological romantic fantasy film directed by Gunasekhar, starring Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Dev Mohan, adapting Kalidasa's Abhijnanashakuntalam; released 14 April 2023, it earned ₹11 crore on a ₹60 crore budget.
Shaam (actor)
Shaam (Shamshuddin Ibrahim, Kick Shaam), Indian actor and model in Tamil and Telugu cinema; debut Khushi (2000), known for 12B, Iyarkai, Ullam Ketkumae, Kick, Race Gurram, Varisu.
Shaan (शान) (1980 film)
Shaan (शान), 1980 Hindi action thriller by Ramesh Sippy, produced by G.P. Sippy, written by Salim-Javed, music R.D. Burman; brothers avenge policeman brother killed by Blofeld-style villain Shakaal; average grosser, hit in re-runs.
Shaan Shahid
Shaan Shahid (Armaghan Shahid, ارمُغان شاہِد, born 1971, Lahore), Pakistani actor, director and screenwriter, son of Riaz Shahid and Neelo; debut Bulandi (1990), star of Khuda Kay Liye and Waar; distinct from singer Shaan and actor Shahid Kapoor.
Shaapit (शापित)
Shaapit (शापित) is a 2010 Hindi horror film directed by Vikram Bhatt, starring Aditya Narayan and Shweta Agarwal, about a 350-year-old family curse that kills women who marry; released 19 March 2010, budget 10.43 crore, gross 9 crore.
Shabaash Mithu
Shabaash Mithu (शाबाश मिठू), 2022 Hindi biographical sports drama on cricketer Mithali Raj, directed by Srijit Mukherji, starring Taapsee Pannu; released 15 July 2022, flopped with ₹2.89 crore worldwide gross.
Shabana Azeez
Shabana Azeez is an Australian Indo-Fijian actor from Adelaide, born 1997, who co-won Tropfest Best Female Actor in 2019 for Crush, led Birdeater (2023), voiced Lesbian Space Princess, and stars as Victoria Javadi in HBO Max's The Pitt.
Shabana Azmi (शबाना आज़मी)
Shabana Azmi (शबाना आज़मी, born 1950, Hyderabad), Indian film actor with over 160 films since Ankur (1974); record five National Film Awards for Best Actress, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, Rajya Sabha member, Fire, Halo, parallel cinema icon.
Shabana Shajahan Aryan
Shabana Shajahan Aryan, born Shajahan, is an Indian actress who works in Tamil and Malayalam television, best known for playing Parvati in the Zee Tamil serial Sembaruthi, which ran 1,695 episodes from 2017 to 2022.