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Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone
Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone is a 1983 American science fiction adventure comedy directed by Lamont Johnson, starring Peter Strauss, Molly Ringwald, and Michael Ironside, shot in 3-D.
Spaceman (2024 film)
Spaceman (2024 film): Netflix sci-fi drama directed by Johan Renck, adapted from Jaroslav Kalfař's novel Spaceman of Bohemia, starring Adam Sandler as astronaut Jakub with Paul Dano voicing alien spider Hanuš.
Spadikam (സ്പടികം)
Spadikam (സ്ഫടികം), 1995 Malayalam action drama by Bhadran starring Mohanlal as Aadu Thoma and Thilakan as his father; 1995's biggest hit, remade thrice, re-released in 4K Dolby Atmos in 2023.
Spaghetti Western
Spaghetti western, or western all'italiana: Italian-made Western film genre born in the early 1960s, initiated by Sergio Leone with A Fistful of Dollars (1964), marked by low budgets, cynical antiheroes, operatic violence, and Morricone scores.
Spahn Ranch
Spahn Ranch (Spahn Movie Ranch), a 55-acre Western film location in Los Angeles County near Chatsworth, California, owned by George Spahn; used for The Outlaw, Bonanza, and The Lone Ranger, and the 1968–1969 headquarters of Charles Manson's Family before a 1970 fire destroyed it.
Spam (Monty Python sketch)
Spam (Monty Python sketch) is a 1970 sketch by Terry Jones and Michael Palin. It is the source of the English word "spam" for unsolicited bulk messages.
Spandan Chaturvedi
Spandan Chaturvedi (स्पंदन चतुर्वेदी), Indian child actress born 2007 in Ulhasnagar; played young Chakor in Udaan (2014–2016), young Sita in RRR, and young Shakuntala Devi; stepped back from acting at 17.
Spanglish (film)
Spanglish is a 2004 American comedy-drama directed and written by James L. Brooks, starring Adam Sandler, Téa Leoni, and Paz Vega as a Mexican housekeeper.
Spanish Affair (2014 film)
Spanish Affair (Ocho apellidos vascos) is a 2014 Spanish romantic comedy directed by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, in which a Sevillian poses as Basque to win over a Basque woman.
Spanish Affair 2
Spanish Affair 2 (Ocho apellidos catalanes), 2015 Spanish romantic comedy by Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, sequel to Ocho apellidos vascos; Catalan-set wedding farce that grossed 36.1 million euros despite poor reviews.
Spanish-language and ethnic performer advocacy groups in American screen media
Advocacy groups for Latino and Hispanic performers in US screen media: Nosotros (1970), HOLA (1975), NALIP, NHMC/NLMC, Imagen Foundation, Latinas Acting Up, and SAG-AFTRA and DGA Latino committees, fighting underrepresentation and stereotyping.
Spare Parts (2015 film)
Spare Parts (2015), directed by Sean McNamara, dramatizes the 2004 Carl Hayden High School robotics team that beat MIT with an $800 underwater robot named Stinky, based on Joshua Davis's WIRED article La Vida Robot.
Spark Life
Spark L.I.F.E (స్పార్క్ ల. ఐ. ప్. ఏ), also called Spark: The Life, is a 2023 Telugu psychological action thriller directed by and starring debutant Vikranth Reddy with Mehreen Pirzada and Rukshar Dhillon, released 17 November 2023 to negative reviews and a ₹1.45 crore first week.
Sparkle (1976 film)
Sparkle (1976) is a Warner Bros. musical drama directed by Sam O'Steen, starring Irene Cara, Lonette McKee, and Philip Michael Thomas as a Harlem girl group loosely inspired by the Supremes, with a Curtis Mayfield score sung on the soundtrack album by Aretha Franklin.
Sparkle (2012 film)
Sparkle (2012 film) is an American musical drama set in 1968 Detroit. It stars Jordin Sparks and features Whitney Houston in her final performance as the sisters' mother.
Sparks (2026 film)
Sparks (2026) is Fergus Campbell's debut feature, a queer coming-of-age fantasy drama starring Elsie Fisher as Cleo, a Nevada teen trying to time-travel via a reservoir to 1960s Paris; SXSW premiere, Strand Releasing.
SparkShorts
SparkShorts is Pixar Animation Studios' experimental short-film program, launched with Purl, Smash and Grab, and Kitbull in January 2019, giving staff six months and modest budgets to direct personal shorts on Disney+.
Sparrows
Sparrows (1926) is a Mary Pickford silent melodrama directed by William Beaudine, originally titled Scraps, about orphans escaping a swamp baby farm; premiered May 1926, restored by the Library of Congress, added to the National Film Registry in 2025.
Sparsh Shrivastava (स्पर्श श्रीवास्तव)
Sparsh Shrivastava (स्पर्श श्रीवास्तव), Indian actor-dancer-singer born 1997 in Dholpur, Rajasthan; winner of Chak Dhoom Dhoom (2010), Kundan in Balika Vadhu, Sunny in Jamtara, Deepak in Laapataa Ladies (2024).
Spartacus (film)
Spartacus (1960): Stanley Kubrick epic starring and produced by Kirk Douglas, from Howard Fast's novel, scripted by blacklisted Dalton Trumbo; $12 million, four Oscars, blacklist-breaking credit, 1991 restoration.
Spartacus (TV series)
Spartacus (TV series) is an American historical drama that aired on Starz from 2010 to 2013. It was shot entirely in Auckland, New Zealand, and features a graphic-novel aesthetic.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010) is the first season of Starz's four-season Spartacus series, produced by DeKnight and Tapert, starring Andy Whitfield as the enslaved Thracian gladiator, shot in New Zealand in a 300-inspired slow-motion style with mixed critic scores.
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is Starz's six-episode 2011 prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand, created when Andy Whitfield's cancer halted season 2; it follows Batiatus's ludus and Gannicus, the first Champion of Capua.
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Spartacus: House of Ashur is a 2025 Starz spin-off of Spartacus, created by Steven S. DeKnight, set in an alternate timeline where Ashur (Nick E. Tarabay) survives Vengeance and runs Batiatus's gladiator school with gladiatrix Achillia; canceled after one season in 2026.
Spartacus: Vengeance
Spartacus: Vengeance is the second season (third installment) of Starz's Spartacus, airing ten episodes January 27 to March 30, 2012, with Liam McIntyre replacing the late Andy Whitfield as the rebel gladiator leader.
Spartacus: War of the Damned
Spartacus: War of the Damned is the 2013 final season of Starz's Spartacus series, depicting the Third Servile War's end against Crassus, with about 4,350 VFX shots and a 69% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Spartan (film)
Spartan (film) is a 2004 political thriller written and directed by David Mamet. It stars Val Kilmer as Robert Scott, uncovering a high-level government conspiracy.
Spawn (1997 film)
Spawn (1997 film): New Line Cinema superhero horror film directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé, based on Todd McFarlane's comic, starring Michael Jai White and John Leguizamo; grossed over $100 million but was panned by critics.
Speak No Evil (2022 film)
Speak No Evil (Danish: Gæsterne) is a 2022 Danish psychological horror film by Christian and Mads Tafdrup about a Danish family visiting a Dutch couple whose politeness traps them; Sundance 2022 premiere, bleak ending, remade by Blumhouse in 2024.
Spec script
Spec script: a non-commissioned screenplay written unpaid on the writer's own initiative (also called speculative screenplay) to be sold, optioned, or used as a writing sample; distinct from assignments, pitches, and shooting scripts.