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Twelve Forever

Twelve Forever, Netflix animated series (2019) created by Julia Vickerman, based on her 2015 Cartoon Network pilot; 12-year-old Reggie Abbott (Kelsy Abbott) and friends Todd and Esther reach Endless Island, opposed by the Butt Witch (Matt Berry); canceled after one 25-episode season.

Twelve Legends (十二谭)

Twelve Legends (十二谭) is a 2021 Youku and Tangren Media Republican-era fantasy web drama adapted from Ni Luo's novel, starring Gulnazar and Jasper Liu in a 32-episode unit-drama about demons, criticized for cheap effects and weak plotting.

Twenty (스물) (film)

Twenty (스물, Seumool) is a 2015 South Korean coming-of-age comedy-drama by Lee Byeong-heon starring Kim Woo-bin, Lee Jun-ho, and Kang Ha-neul as three 20-year-old friends; it opened No. 1 in Korea with over 3 million admissions.

Twenty Bucks

Twenty Bucks is a 1993 American comedy-drama directed by Keva Rosenfeld, following a $20 bill through Minneapolis; written by Endre and Leslie Bohem from a 1935 script, starring Linda Hunt, Brendan Fraser, and Elisabeth Shue.

Twenty Twenty Six

Twenty Twenty Six is a 2026 BBC Two six-part mockumentary by John Morton, the third Ian Fletcher series after Twenty Twelve and W1A, set at a bleeped-name FIFA-style World Cup organizing body in Miami.

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (스물다섯 스물하나)

Twenty-Five Twenty-One (스물다섯 스물하나) is a 2022 tvN 16-episode Korean drama by Kwon Do-eun and Jung Ji-hyun, starring Kim Tae-ri and Nam Joo-hyuk as fencer Na Hee-do and Baek Yi-jin during the 1998 IMF crisis, known for its polarizing breakup ending and 11.5% finale rating.

Twenty-Four Eyes (二十四の瞳)

Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi, 二十四の瞳) is Keisuke Kinoshita's 1954 Shochiku drama adapted from Sakae Tsuboi's novel, starring Hideko Takamine as a Shodoshima teacher and her twelve pupils from 1928 through World War II; Kinema Junpo first place and Golden Globe winner.

Twenty-One (game show)

Twenty-One was an NBC quiz show based on blackjack, aired 1956-1958 and hosted by Jack Barry, in which contestants in isolation booths raced to 21 points. Its rigged Van Doren-Stempel matches triggered the 1950s quiz show scandals and 1960 federal anti-rigging legislation.

Twenty:20 (film)

Twenty:20 (ട്വന്റി : 20), 2008 Malayalam action thriller directed by Joshiy, produced by Dileep for AMMA with an unpaid all-star cast; highest-grossing Malayalam film until Drishyam (2014).

Twice Upon a Time (1983 film)

Twice Upon Time is a 1983 American animated comedy-fantasy feature. George Lucas executive produced this film, which was directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson.

Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)

Twice Upon a Time is the Doctor Who 2017 Christmas special (25 December 2017), written by Steven Moffat and directed by Rachel Talalay, in which Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor meets David Bradley's First Doctor and regenerates into Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor.

Twilight (1998 film)

Twilight (1998) is a Robert Benton neo-noir detective drama starring Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman, and Reese Witherspoon, unrelated to the 2008 vampire film; released by Paramount March 6, 1998, grossing $15 million domestically.

Twilight (2008 film)

Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film directed by Catherine Hardwicke, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson as Bella Swan and vampire Edward Cullen.

Twilight of the Gods (TV series)

Twilight of the Gods is a 2024 Netflix adult animated series by Zack Snyder, Jay Oliva, and Eric Carrasco: 8 episodes about Sigrid's vengeance on Thor after a wedding massacre, cancelled after one season.

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (九龙城寨之围城)

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In (九龙城寨之围城) is a 2024 Soi Cheang Hong Kong action film set in 1980s Kowloon Walled City, adapted from Yu Er's novel; Hong Kong's second-highest-grossing Chinese-language film and 2025 Film Awards Best Film.

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) is a Warner Bros. anthology film directed by John Landis, Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, and George Miller, remaking three TV episodes; its production was marred by a fatal 1982 helicopter crash.

Twin Dragons (双龙会)

Twin Dragons (双龙会) is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam. Jackie Chan plays identical twin brothers separated at birth.

Twin films

Twin films, also called twin movies or the twin film phenomenon, are two or more films with strikingly similar plots released in close succession by different studios, from the 1913 Ivanhoe pairs to Deep Impact/Armageddon and Antz/A Bug's Life.

Twin Peaks

Twin Peaks is an American ABC serial created by David Lynch and Mark Frost (April 1990–June 1991), mixing soap opera and crime thriller in FBI Agent Dale Cooper's investigation of Laura Palmer's murder; it seeded prestige TV, a 1992 film, and the 2017 revival The Return.

Twin Peaks (season 3)

Twin Peaks (season 3), also known as Twin Peaks: The Return, is the 18-part 2017 Showtime revival written by David Lynch and Mark Frost and directed entirely by Lynch, set 25 years after the original cliffhanger and nominated for nine Emmy awards.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is David Lynch's 1992 prequel film to Twin Peaks, covering the Teresa Banks murder and Laura Palmer's last seven days. Written with Robert Engels, it flopped and was booed at Cannes before critical reappraisal.

Twin Star Exorcists (双星の陰陽師)

Twin Star Exorcists (双星の陰陽師, Sōsei no Onmyōji) is Yoshiaki Sukeno's battle fantasy manga serialized in Jump SQ. from December 2013 to October 2024, 35 volumes, about exorcists Rokuro and Benio; TV anime 2016–2017.

Twin Town (1997 film)

Twin Town (1997) is Kevin Allen's Welsh black comedy crime film set in Swansea, starring Rhys Ifans and Llŷr Ifans as vengeful brothers; Danny Boyle executive produced, and it became a cult Welsh film.

Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (夏日福星)

Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Stars (夏日福星), also known as Seven Lucky Stars, is a 1985 Hong Kong action comedy directed by Sammo Hung and starring Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao.

Twinkling Watermelon (반짝이는 워터멜론)

Twinkling Watermelon (반짝이는 워터멜론) is a 2023 tvN Korean fantasy youth drama, 16 episodes, written by Jin Soo-wan, starring Ryeoun, Choi Hyun-wook, Seol In-ah, and Shin Eun-soo; a CODA boy time-slips to 1995 and bands with his teenage father.

Twinless

Twinless is a 2025 American dark comedy-drama written, directed, produced by, and co-starring James Sweeney, with Dylan O'Brien playing twins Roman and Rocky. It won the Sundance 2025 U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and was released September 5, 2025 by Roadside Attractions.

Twins (1988 film)

Twins (1988) is an Ivan Reitman comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito as genetically engineered fraternal twins; it grossed $216.6 million worldwide on a $15 million budget under a famous back-end salary deal.

Twins Hinahima

Twins Hinahima (ツインズひなひま) is a 2025 one-episode Japanese anime special about twin TikToker high school girls Himari and Hinana, promoted as Japan's first full-scale AI anime with about 95% AI-assisted production, aired March 28, 2025 on Tokyo MX.

Twisted (2004 film)

Twisted (2004) is a psychological thriller directed by Philip Kaufman, starring Ashley Judd as San Francisco inspector Jessica Shepard hunting a killer targeting her ex-lovers, with Samuel L. Jackson and Andy Garcia. Released February 27, 2004, it grossed $40.1 million on a $50 million budget and scored 3% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Twisted (2026 film)

Twisted (2026), formerly The Monster, is an American horror-thriller directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, starring Lauren LaVera and Djimon Hounsou, about con artists renting apartments they don't own; released February 6, 2026 by Republic Pictures, distinct from other films titled Twisted.