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The Upshaws
The Upshaws is a Netflix multicamera sitcom created by Regina Y. Hicks and Wanda Sykes, starring Mike Epps, Kim Fields, and Sykes as an Indianapolis Black working-class family; it ran May 12, 2021 to January 15, 2026, ending with Part 7 and 60 total episodes.
The Upside
The Upside is a 2017 American comedy-drama directed by Neil Burger, starring Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston, that remakes the 2011 French hit Intouchables and opened in January 2019.
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects (1995) is a Bryan Singer neo-noir mystery, written by Christopher McQuarrie, starring Kevin Spacey as con man Verbal Kint, whose unreliable tale of crime lord Keyser Soze won two Oscars and became a twist-ending landmark.
The Vaccine War (द वैक्सीन वॉर)
The Vaccine War (द वैक्सीन वॉर) is a 2023 Hindi film by Vivek Agnihotri, produced by Pallavi Joshi, dramatizing Covaxin's development by ICMR, NIV Pune, and Bharat Biotech, based on Balram Bhargava's book Going Viral; released 28 September 2023, it flopped at the box office and drew criticism as one-sided.
The Vagabond
The Vagabond is Charlie Chaplin's 1916 two-reel Mutual silent comedy, third of the Mutual Chaplin Specials, reworking The Tramp (1915); the Tramp as violinist rescues Edna Purviance from gypsies in an early comedy-pathos landmark.
The Valiant Ones (忠烈图)
The Valiant Ones (忠烈圖) is King Hu's 1975 Hong Kong wuxia film about Ming general Yu Dayou fighting wokou pirates, choreographed by and co-starring Sammo Hung, restored in 4K in 2020.
The Valley (TV series)
The Valley is a Bravo reality series, a Vanderpump Rules spinoff, that premiered March 19, 2024, following Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright, Kristen Doute, and friends in suburban Los Angeles; three seasons have aired, with The Valley: Persian Style as a spinoff.
The Valley of Gwangi
The Valley of Gwangi is a 1969 Ray Harryhausen stop-motion fantasy film, also known as Gwangi or The Lost Valley, in which cowboys capture an allosaur in a Mexican lost world; based on Willis O'Brien's unmade 1942 RKO project and a box-office failure.
The Valley of the Bees
The Valley of the Bees (Údolí včel) is František Vláčil's 1967 Czechoslovak black-and-white medieval drama about Ondřej, a Teutonic Knight who escapes and is hunted by Armin; a reappraised Czech classic.
The Valley: Persian Style
The Valley: Persian Style is a 2026 Bravo reality series, a spinoff of The Valley, reuniting Shahs of Sunset alums Reza Farahan, Mercedeh Javid, and Golnesa Gharachedaghi in the San Fernando Valley; it premiered January 8, 2026, ran nine episodes, and was renewed for season 2.
The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries: American supernatural teen drama on The CW, 2009-2017, 8 seasons, 171 episodes, adapted from L.J. Smith's 1991 novels; developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec; stars Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder; spinoffs The Originals and Legacies.
The Van
The Van is a 1996 comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Roddy Doyle, following two Dublin friends whose friendship sours when they run a food van together.
The Van Beuren Corporation
The Van Beuren Corporation, also known as Van Beuren Studios, was a New York City animation studio active from 1928 until its closure in 1936.
The Vanished (2020 film)
The Vanished (2020), formerly Hour of Lead, is an American psychological thriller written and directed by Peter Facinelli, starring Thomas Jane, Anne Heche, and Jason Patric as parents searching for their missing daughter at an RV park; released August 21, 2020, scoring 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Vanishing (1988 film)
The Vanishing (Spoorloos, 1988) is a Dutch-French psychological thriller by George Sluizer, adapted from Tim Krabbé's Het Gouden Ei, about Saskia's disappearance and Rex's three-year search; it won the first European Film Award for Best Film and a 1993 American remake flopped.
The Vanishing (1993 film)
The Vanishing (1993 film), or La Disparue, is an American psychological thriller directed by George Sluizer. It is a remake of the 1988 Dutch film Spoorloos.
The Vanishing (2018 film)
The Vanishing is a 2018 British psychological thriller directed by Kristoffer Nyholm, starring Gerard Butler, Peter Mullan, and Connor Swindells as lighthouse keepers who find gold.
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017) is an A24 drama directed by Shawn Christensen, starring Logan Lerman as a novelist who vanishes after his bestselling debut, with Elle Fanning and Kyle Chandler; Metascore 18, RT 12%.
The Vast of Night
The Vast of Night (2019) is Andrew Patterson's debut indie sci-fi film, written by James Montague and Craig W. Sanger, about a 1950s New Mexico DJ and switchboard operator tracing a mysterious frequency; Slamdance Audience Award winner released by Amazon Studios.
The Vatican Tapes
The Vatican Tapes is a 2015 demon-possession horror film directed by Mark Neveldine, starring Olivia Taylor Dudley, Michael Peña, and Dougray Scott, in which a possessed young woman turns out to carry the antichrist; it grossed $1.8 million and scored 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Vault (2021 film)
The Vault (original title Way Down) is a 2021 Spanish heist thriller directed by Jaume Balagueró, starring Freddie Highmore, about thieves robbing Francis Drake's treasure from the Bank of Spain vault during the 2010 World Cup final.
The Veil
The Veil is a 2024 six-episode FX/Hulu spy thriller miniseries created by Steven Knight, starring Elisabeth Moss as MI6 agent Imogen Salter and Yumna Marwan as Adilah El Idrissi; Metascore 52, ended May 28, 2024.
The Veil (2016 film)
The Veil (2016 film) refers chiefly to a Blumhouse horror film directed by Phil Joanou, written by Robert Ben Garant, starring Jessica Alba, Thomas Jane, and Lily Rabe, about a cult mass suicide survivor; a separate 2016 sci-fi film of the same name stars William Levy.
The Veil (검은 태양) (South Korean TV series)
The Veil (검은 태양, Geomeun Taeyang) is a 2021 MBC Korean spy-action thriller, 12 episodes, starring Namgoong Min as NIS agent Han Ji-hyuk; Grand Prize winner with a Moebius spin-off.
The VelociPastor
The VelociPastor is a 2018 American micro-budget ($35,000) comedy-horror film by Brendan Steere about a priest who turns into a dinosaur and fights ninjas; it grew from a viral 2011 fake trailer born of an autocorrect typo.
The Velvet Underground (2021 film)
The Velvet Underground (2021) is Todd Haynes's Apple TV+ documentary on the Velvet Underground band, told through 1960s New York underground art and experimental film, with split-screen Warhol-style montage, Cale and Tucker interviews, and a Metacritic score of 87.
The Velveteen Rabbit (2023 film)
The Velveteen Rabbit (2023) is a 44-minute Apple TV+ special adapting Margery Williams' 1922 book, directed by Jennifer Perrott and Rick Thiele, mixing live action with 2D, 3D, and stop-motion-style animation, starring Phoenix Laroche, Alex Lawther, and Helena Bonham Carter.
The Vengeance Trilogy
The Vengeance Trilogy (복수 3부작) is Park Chan-wook's informal trilogy of Korean revenge films: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003), and Lady Vengeance (2005), linked by theme, not plot.
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. (also The Venture Brothers) is an Adult Swim animated series by Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer, a Jonny Quest parody running 2003-2018, cancelled 2020, concluded by the 2023 film Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart.
The Verdict
The Verdict (1982) is Sidney Lumet's courtroom drama, scripted by David Mamet from Barry Reed's novel, starring Paul Newman as alcoholic Boston lawyer Frank Galvin in a medical malpractice trial against the Archdiocese of Boston; five Oscar nominations including Best Picture.