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Stage name
Stage name: a professional pseudonym under which a performer works and is credited, distinct from their legal name. Regulated by unions (SAG-AFTRA, Equity, Spotlight) for uniqueness; registrable as a trademark but not copyrightable.
Stage Sisters
Stage Sisters (舞台姐妹, Wutai jiemei), also Two Stage Sisters, is Xie Jin's 1964 color drama from Shanghai Tianma Film Studio about two Yue opera performers, suppressed in the Cultural Revolution and restored in 4K in 2013.
Stagecoach (1939 film)
Stagecoach (1939) is John Ford's landmark Western, his first sound-era Western, starring John Wayne as the Ringo Kid and Claire Trevor, shot in Monument Valley, based on Haycox's "Stage to Lordsburg," and credited with elevating the Western to A-picture status.
Stagecoach (1966 film)
Stagecoach (1966) is a Gordon Douglas Western, a Technicolor CinemaScope remake of John Ford's 1939 classic, starring Bing Crosby, Ann-Margret, and Alex Cord for 20th Century-Fox, poorly received.
Staged
Staged is a British sitcom starring David Tennant and Michael Sheen. It follows two actors rehearsing a West End play over video calls during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stags (TV series)
Stags is a 2024 British six-part Paramount+ comedy-drama thriller created by Daniel Cullen, also known as Despedida salvaje. A stag do in South America ends in a lawless island prison run by warring cocaine-smuggling siblings; filmed in Tenerife by Eleven Film.
Stairway to Heaven (천국의 계단) (South Korean TV series)
Stairway to Heaven (천국의 계단) is a 2003-2004 SBS Korean melodrama, 20 episodes, starring Kwon Sang-woo, Choi Ji-woo, Shin Hyun-joon, and Kim Tae-hee; step-sibling tragic love, 40% ratings, Hallyu hit in Asia and Latin America.
Stake Land
Stake Land (2010) is a Jim Mickle post-apocalyptic vampire horror film, co-written with and starring Nick Damici, with Connor Paolo; it won the Midnight Madness Award at TIFF 2010 and earned a 2011 limited US release.
Stakeout (1987 film)
Stakeout (1987) is an American buddy cop action comedy directed by John Badham, written by Jim Kouf, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe, and Aidan Quinn; a Touchstone release that topped the US box office for five weeks and won a 1988 Edgar Award.
Stalin (స్టాలిన్) (2006 film)
Stalin (స్టాలిన్) is a 2006 Telugu action-drama starring Chiranjeevi as an ex-army Major who starts a pay-it-forward help chain; directed by A. R. Murugadoss, produced by Nagendra Babu, remade in Hindi as Jai Ho, and re-released in 2025.
Stalingrad (1993 film)
Stalingrad is a 1993 German anti-war film directed by Joseph Vilsmaier. It chronicles a fictional Wehrmacht platoon's experience during the encirclement of the German 6th Army in 1942–43.
Stalingrad (Сталинград) (2013 film)
Stalingrad (Сталинград) is Fedor Bondarchuk's 2013 Russian war drama about Soviet soldiers defending a house in the 1942 battle; the first Russian IMAX 3D film, $30 million budget, $68.7 million worldwide gross, Russia's 2013 Oscar entry.
Stalker (1979 film)
Stalker (Сталкер) is Andrei Tarkovsky's 1979 Soviet philosophical sci-fi film, loosely based on the Strugatsky brothers' Roadside Picnic, about a guide leading a Writer and Professor into the Zone toward a wish-granting Room; plagued by spoiled footage and reshoots, it won Cannes prizes and ranks among the greatest films.
Stan & Ollie
Stan & Ollie (2018) is a biographical comedy-drama directed by Jon S. Baird, written by Jeff Pope, starring Steve Coogan as Stan Laurel and John C. Reilly as Oliver Hardy on their final 1953 British variety tour.
Stan Against Evil
Stan Against Evil: IFC comedy-horror series (2016–2018) created by Dana Gould, starring John C. McGinley and Janet Varney as sheriffs fighting 172 demons in Willard's Mill; three seasons, 24 episodes, canceled 2019.
Stan Freberg
Stan Freberg (1926–2015), American radio satirist, voice actor, and comedy recording artist; creator of "John and Marsha," "St. George and the Dragonet," The Stan Freberg Show, and the father of the funny commercial.
Stan Kirsch
Stan Kirsch, an American actor, is best known for playing Richie Ryan on Highlander: The Series (1992–1998). He also co-founded Stan Kirsch Studios in Los Angeles in 2008.
Stan Lathan
Stan Lathan (born 1945, Philadelphia) is an American TV and film director who co-created Say Brother and Def Comedy Jam, directed all 122 episodes of The Steve Harvey Show, and has directed Dave Chappelle's stand-up specials since 2000, winning three Primetime Emmys.
Stan Laurel
Stan Laurel (Arthur Stanley Jefferson, 1890–1965), English-born comic actor and writer; with Oliver Hardy formed Laurel and Hardy, made 107 films, won a 1932 Oscar for The Music Box and a 1961 Honorary Academy Award.
Stan Lee's Lucky Man
Stan Lee's Lucky Man: British Sky 1 crime drama (2016–2018) by Stan Lee and Neil Biswas. James Nesbitt plays DI Harry Clayton, a gambling-addicted Murder Squad detective whose ancient bracelet controls luck, at a price.
Stan Marsh
Stan Marsh (Stanley Marsh) is a fictional fourth-grade character in South Park, one of four main boys alongside Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny. Voiced by and based on co-creator Trey Parker, he is the group's grounded voice of reason.
Stan Shaw
Stan Shaw, born 1952 in Chicago, is an American actor and martial artist, son of saxophonist Eddie Shaw, known for The Boys in Company C, The Great Santini, Harlem Nights, and Snake Eyes.
Stana Katic
Stana Katic, Canadian actress born 1978 in Hamilton, Ontario, known as Detective Kate Beckett on Castle (2009-2016), FBI agent Emily Byrne on Absentia (2017-2020), Corrine Veneau in Quantum of Solace, and Wonder Woman in DC animated films.
Stand and Deliver
Stand and Deliver (Con ganas de triunfar) is a 1988 American biographical drama directed by Ramón Menéndez, starring Edward James Olmos as real teacher Jaime Escalante, whose East LA Garfield High calculus students passed the AP exam, faced cheating accusations, and were vindicated; six Independent Spirit Awards, 2011 National Film Registry.
Stand by Me (film)
Stand by Me (1986), Rob Reiner's coming-of-age drama adapted from Stephen King's novella The Body, follows four Oregon boys seeking a missing boy's corpse; rescued by Norman Lear, it earned over $52 million and an Oscar screenplay nomination.
Stand by Me Doraemon (STAND BY ME ドラえもん)
Stand by Me Doraemon (STAND BY ME ドラえもん) is a 2014 Japanese 3DCG animated film, the first full-3D Doraemon movie, directed by Takashi Yamazaki and Ryūichi Yagi, adapting episodes like Goodbye, Doraemon into one story of Doraemon and Nobita from meeting to parting.
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (STAND BY ME ドラえもん 2)
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (STAND BY ME ドラえもん 2) is a 2020 Japanese 3DCG anime film, sequel to 2014's Stand by Me Doraemon, directed by Ryuichi Yagi with Takashi Yamazaki, released by Toho November 20, 2020, adapting "Grandma's Memories."
Stand Still and See
"Stand Still and See" is the sixth episode of the third season of the American psychological drama series Euphoria, written and directed by Sam Levinson.
Stand Still Like the Hummingbird
"Stand Still Like the Hummingbird" is the fifth episode of Euphoria season 2 (HBO, February 6, 2022), written and directed by Sam Levinson, titled after Henry Miller's 1962 collection, a Rue-focused withdrawal episode that won Zendaya her second Emmy.
Stand Up Guys
Stand Up Guys is a 2012 American comedy crime film directed by Fisher Stevens, written by Noah Haidle, starring Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, and Alan Arkin as aging gangsters; released wide February 1, 2013, grossing $3.3 million.