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The Bastard Swordsman (天蚕变)
The Bastard Swordsman (天蠶變, Reincarnate Swordsman) is a 1983 Shaw Brothers wuxia film directed by Lu Chun-ku, starring Norman Chui as Yun Fei-yang, adapted from the 1979 TV series Reincarnated, with a 1984 sequel.
The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers is Roland West's 1930 American comedy-mystery, a sound remake of his 1926 silent The Bat, based on Rinehart and Hopwood's play. Shot simultaneously in 35mm and 65mm Magnifilm widescreen, it influenced Bob Kane's Batman and was restored by UCLA.
The Batman (film)
The Batman (2022) is a Matt Reeves-directed, Elseworlds DC film starring Robert Pattinson as a young detective-era Bruce Wayne; it earned a 72 Metascore, $369.3M US gross, and a sequel delayed to February 2028.
The Batman (TV series)
The Batman (2004–2008) is a Warner Bros. animated TV series distinct from Batman: The Animated Series; it debuted September 11, 2004, ran five seasons and 65 episodes on WB and Boomerang, with Rino Romano voicing Batman, and spawned the straight-to-video The Batman vs. Dracula.
The Batman Who Laughs
The Batman Who Laughs is a DC Comics villain: Bruce Wayne of Earth -22 who killed the Joker and was corrupted by a heart toxin. Created by Snyder and Capullo, debuting in Dark Nights: Metal (2017), later the Darkest Knight in Death Metal.
The Batman: Part II
The Batman: Part II is Matt Reeves's Elseworlds sequel to The Batman (2022), starring Robert Pattinson, delayed to February 18, 2028, with Steven Soderbergh completing final weeks of photography.
The Battle at Lake Changjin (长津湖)
The Battle at Lake Changjin (长津湖) is a 2021 Chinese war epic directed by Chen Kaige, Tsui Hark, and Dante Lam, depicting the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥)
The Battle at Lake Changjin II (长津湖之水门桥, Water Gate Bridge) is Tsui Hark's 2022 Chinese Korean War sequel about the 7th Company's attempts to blow up the Water Gate Bridge; it topped the 2022 Spring Festival box office at 25.28亿元 and finished 2022 as China's annual champion at 40.67亿元.
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers (La battaglia di Algeri) is Gillo Pontecorvo's 1966 Italian-Algerian film on the FLN's 1954-1957 fight against French paratroopers, starring Yacef Saadi and Jean Martin, Golden Lion winner, banned in France until 1971.
The Battle of Jangsari (장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들)
Battle of Jangsari (장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들) is a 2019 South Korean war film by Kwak Kyung-taek and Kim Tae-hun about 772 student soldiers in the 1950 Jangsari Landing Operation before Incheon, starring Kim Myung-min and Megan Fox.
The Battle of Oslo
The Battle of Oslo (Blücher) is a 2025 Norwegian war drama by Daniel Fahre about Colonel Birger Eriksen sinking the German cruiser Blücher at Oscarsborg Fortress on April 9, 1940, and his 1946 military commission.
The Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge is Ken Annakin's 1965 Cinerama war film, released by Warner Bros. December 16, 1965, starring Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, and Robert Ryan, filmed in Spain and widely criticized for historical inaccuracy.
The Battleship Island (군함도)
The Battleship Island (군함도) is a 2017 South Korean historical action-drama film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, starring Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, and Song Joong-ki as Korean laborers forced to mine coal on Hashima Island in 1945.
The Baxter
The Baxter (2005) is Michael Showalter's directorial debut, a 91-minute PG-13 romantic comedy for IFC Films in which he plays Elliot Sherman, the dull accountant archetype who never gets the girl, with Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, and Paul Rudd; it earned 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Baxters (2024 TV series)
The Baxters (2024 TV series), also adapted from Karen Kingsbury's Baxter Family novels starting with Redemption, is a Prime Video faith-based family drama starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley; all three seasons, 34 episodes, dropped March 28, 2024.
The Bay (film)
The Bay (2012) is a Barry Levinson found-footage eco-horror film about a parasitic isopod outbreak in Claridge, Maryland on Chesapeake Bay, premiered at TIFF 2012, released November 2, 2012, distinct from the unrelated 2026 film of the same name.
The Bay (TV series)
The Bay (TV series) names two shows: Gregori J. Martin's American soap (2010–, 23 Daytime Emmy wins) and ITV's Morecambe-set crime drama (2019–, Tall Story Pictures, Daragh Carville).
The Bay (web series)
The Bay (The Bay The Series) is an American web soap opera created by Gregori J. Martin, premiering September 15, 2010 on Blip.tv. It follows the Garrett family in Bay City and has won 23 Daytime Emmys, including Outstanding Digital Drama Series in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2020.
The Beach (film)
The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle, adapted from Alex Garland's 1996 novel, starring Leonardo DiCaprio as an American backpacker in Thailand.
The Beach Boys (film)
The Beach Boys is a 2024 documentary film about the American rock band the Beach Boys, directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimny and released on Disney+ in May 2024.
The Beach Bum
The Beach Bum is Harmony Korine's 2019 stoner comedy starring Matthew McConaughey as Moondog, a hedonistic Florida Keys poet, with Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher, Zac Efron, and Martin Lawrence; released March 29, 2019 by Neon.
The Beachcombers
The Beachcombers, Canadian CBC comedy-drama series (1972–1990, 387 episodes) about log salvagers in Gibsons, B.C., starring Bruno Gerussi, Pat John, and Robert Clothier; longest-running English-Canadian TV drama.
The Beaches of Agnès
The Beaches of Agnès (Les Plages d'Agnès) is Agnès Varda's 2008 French autobiographical documentary, an "autodocumentaire" staged on beaches from Belgium to Los Angeles; it won the 2009 César for Best Documentary.
The Beanie Bubble
The Beanie Bubble (2023) is an Apple TV+ comedy-drama by Kristin Gore and Damian Kulash, based on Zac Bissonnette's book, starring Zach Galifianakis as Ty Warner and telling the Beanie Baby craze through three uncredited women.
The Bear (1988 film)
The Bear (L'Ours) is Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1988 French drama about orphaned cub Youk and the Kodiak Bart, adapted from Curwood's The Grizzly King, with 657 dialogue words, a $25 million budget, and a 1989 César for Best Director.
The Bear (The Bear episode)
"The Bear" is the season 2 finale (episode 10) of FX's The Bear, aired June 22, 2023; a 40-minute friends-and-family opening night where Carmy is locked in the walk-in fridge, directed by Christopher Storer.
The Bear (TV series)
The Bear is a Christopher Storer-created FX/Hulu comedy-drama (2022–2026, five seasons) about chef Carmy Berzatto running his late brother's Chicago sandwich shop; Emmy-winning series ending June 2026.
The Bear and the Maiden Fair
The Bear and the Maiden Fair (L'Ours et la Belle) is a bawdy in-universe ballad in A Song of Ice and Fire and a Game of Thrones S3E7 episode title, recorded by The Hold Steady; it recounts a maiden taken by a hairy bear.
The Bear season 1
The Bear season 1 is the eight-episode 2022 debut season of Christopher Storer's FX comedy-drama on Hulu, following chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) running his late brother's Chicago sandwich shop, with a one-take "Review" episode and a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
The Bear season 2
The Bear season 2 (2023): second season of Christopher Storer's FX/Hulu comedy-drama, 10 episodes premiering June 22, 2023, following Carmy, Sydney, and Richie converting The Beef into fine dining; Metacritic 92, 99% Tomatometer, record 11 Emmys in 2024.