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The People's Court
The People's Court is an American arbitration-based reality court show, the first to use binding arbitration, debuting 1981 with Judge Joseph Wapner and later presided over by Ed Koch, Jerry Sheindlin, and Marilyn Milian.
The Perfect Date
The Perfect Date is a 2019 American teen romantic comedy, also known as a Netflix original film based on Steve Bloom's novel The Stand-In, directed by Chris Nelson, starring Noah Centineo as Brooks Rattigan, who runs a stand-in-boyfriend app to fund college; released April 12, 2019.
The Perfect Furlough
The Perfect Furlough is a 1958 Universal-International romantic comedy directed by Blake Edwards, starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh as a soldier and psychologist on a rigged Paris furlough, with Linda Cristal and Keenan Wynn.
The Perfect Game
The Perfect Game (2009) is William Dear's family sports drama about Mexico's 1957 Monterrey Industrials, the first non-U.S. Little League World Series champions, starring Clifton Collins Jr., Cheech Marin, and Jake T. Austin; distinct from the 2000 Disney film and the 2011 Korean baseball film of similar name.
The Perfect Guy (2015 film)
The Perfect Guy is a 2015 American thriller directed by David M. Rosenthal and starring Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, and Morris Chestnut, released by Screen Gems in September 2015.
The Perfect Holiday
The Perfect Holiday is a 2007 American Christmas romantic comedy directed by Lance Rivera, starring Morris Chestnut, Gabrielle Union, Queen Latifah, and Terrence Howard; released December 12, 2007, grossed $5.8 million, and scored 19% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Perfect Lie
The Perfect Lie is the shared 2026 English title of two thrillers: Netflix's Dutch De Eetclub, adapted from Saskia Noort's novel, and MBC's Korean Liar remake starring Yoo Yeon-seok and Seo Hyun-jin.
The Perfect Match (2016 film)
The Perfect Match is a 2016 American romantic comedy directed by Bille Woodruff, starring Terrence Jenkins, Cassie Ventura, and Paula Patton, released by Lionsgate in March 2016.
The Perfect Neighbor
The Perfect Neighbor is Geeta Gandbhir's 2025 Netflix documentary about Susan Lorincz's 2023 fatal shooting of neighbor Ajike Owens in Ocala, Florida, built almost entirely from police bodycam footage; it won the Sundance Directing Award and an Oscar nomination.
The Perfect Score
The Perfect Score is a 2004 American teen heist comedy directed by Brian Robbins, starring Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson as seniors stealing the SAT answers.
The Perfect Storm (film)
The Perfect Storm (2000) is Wolfgang Petersen's Warner Bros. disaster drama starring George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, adapted from Sebastian Junger's 1997 book about the Andrea Gail, lost in the October 1991 North Atlantic storm; ILM fluid-dynamics effects, $328.7 million worldwide, two Oscar nominations.
The Perfect Weapon
The Perfect Weapon (1991) is a Paramount martial arts action film directed by Mark DiSalle, starring Jeff Speakman as a Kenpo karate expert avenging his mentor's murder; distinct from the 2016 Seagal film and 2020 HBO cyber documentary.
The Perfection
The Perfection (2018) is an American psychological horror thriller directed by Richard Shepard, starring Allison Williams and Logan Browning as rival cellists. Premiered at Fantastic Fest, released on Netflix May 24, 2019; 71% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak
The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak is the 1985 American retitle of Gwendoline, Just Jaeckin's 1984 French erotic adventure film starring Tawny Kitaen, based on John Willie's Sweet Gwendoline comic.
The Peripheral (TV series)
The Peripheral is a Prime Video sci-fi series (2022) adapted from William Gibson's 2014 novel, starring Chloë Grace Moretz as Flynne Fisher, created by Scott B. Smith with Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan; renewed then cancelled in 2023 after strikes.
The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield is a 2019 comedy-drama film directed by Armando Iannucci, adapting Dickens's 1849 novel, starring Dev Patel with Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie, and Peter Capaldi.
The Personals
The Personals (徵婚啟事) is a 1998 Taiwanese romantic drama directed by Chen Kuo-fu, starring Rene Liu as an ophthalmologist who places a marriage ad; adapted from Chen Yuhui's 1992 novel, it won Golden Horse and Asia-Pacific awards and screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 1999.
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders! (Amicalement Votre, Die 2): 1971-72 ITC/ITV action-comedy, 24 x 50-min episodes, Tony Curtis and Roger Moore as playboy detectives recruited by Judge Fulton; John Barry theme; US flop, European hit.
The Pet Detective
The Pet Detective (ദി പെറ്റ് ഡിറ്റക്ടീവ്) is a 2025 Malayalam comedy thriller directed by Praneesh Vijayan, starring Sharafudheen as detective Tony Jose Alula and Anupama Parameswaran; released 16 October 2025, streamed on ZEE5 from 28 November 2025.
The Phantom (1996 film)
The Phantom (1996) is a Simon Wincer action-adventure film starring Billy Zane as Kit Walker, the 21st Phantom, fighting Xander Drax for the Skulls of Touganda; a US flop that succeeded in Australia.
The Phantom Lover (夜半歌声)
The Phantom Lover (夜半歌声) is Ronny Yu's 1995 Hong Kong musical drama starring Leslie Cheung as a disfigured Shanghai opera star, remaking Ma-Xu Weibang's 1937 Song at Midnight from Leroux's Phantom of the Opera; it won two Hong Kong Film Awards.
The Phantom of Liberty
The Phantom of Liberty (Le Fantôme de la liberté) is a 1974 surrealist comedy directed by Luis Buñuel, built as loosely connected episodes without a protagonist.
The Phantom of the Convent
El fantasma del convento (The Phantom of the Convent/Monastery) is a 1934 Mexican horror film by Fernando de Fuentes: a couple and their friend shelter in a haunted monastery, a precursor of Mexican horror cinema.
The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)
Universal's 1925 silent horror film directed by Rupert Julian, starring Lon Chaney as Erik opposite Mary Philbin; adapted from Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel, famous for Chaney's self-designed skull makeup, the unmasking scene, and the Technicolor Bal Masque.
The Phantom of the Opera (1943 film)
Phantom of the Opera (1943), Universal's Technicolor remake of the 1925 Lon Chaney silent, directed by Arthur Lubin, starring Claude Rains as Erique Claudin, Susanna Foster, and Nelson Eddy, released 27 August 1943.
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film)
The Phantom of the Opera (2004 film), Joel Schumacher's adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical, starring Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, and Patrick Wilson; released December 2004, 32% Tomatometer, three Golden Globe nominations, two Academy Awards.
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall
The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall is the 2011 fully staged 25th-anniversary production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, produced by Cameron Mackintosh, starring Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess with a cast and orchestra of over 200, screened live in cinemas and released on DVD and Blu-ray.
The Phantom Tollbooth (1970 film)
The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) is MGM's first feature-length animated film, directed by Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow, and David Monahan from Norton Juster's 1961 novel, with Butch Patrick as Milo and voices by Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, and Hans Conried.
The Phil Donahue Show
The Phil Donahue Show, later titled Donahue, was an American daytime talk show that debuted November 6, 1967 on WLWD-TV Dayton, Ohio, and pioneered the audience-participation format with a roving microphone, controversial topics, and phone-in questions. It ran nearly 29 years and about 7,000 shows in national syndication before ending in May 1996, winning 20 Daytime Emmys.
The Phil Silvers Show
The Phil Silvers Show, also known as Sergeant Bilko or You'll Never Get Rich, is a CBS sitcom (1955-1959) created by Nat Hiken, starring Phil Silvers as scheming Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko at Fort Baxter, Kansas; it won Emmys and topped a 2003 Radio Times sitcom ranking.