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Versailles (TV series)

Versailles is a 2015-2018 Franco-Canadian Canal+ historical drama created by Simon Mirren and David Wolstencroft, starring George Blagden as Louis XIV; three 10-episode seasons, ~€30m season-one budget, filmed partly at the real palace.

Versions of Blade Runner

Versions of Blade Runner: the seven known cuts of Ridley Scott's 1982 film, from the workprint and 1982 theatrical and International Cuts to the 1992 Director's Cut and 2007 Final Cut, differing in voiceover, ending, unicorn dream, violence, and effects.

Versus (VERSUS) (2000 film)

Versus (ヴァーサス) is a 2000 Japanese action-horror film directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, starring Tak Sakaguchi as Prisoner KSC2-303 fighting yakuza and undead in the Forest of Resurrection; budget $400,000, shot on 16mm.

Vertex Force (バーテックスフォース)

Vertex Force (バーテックスフォース) is an original 2026 TV anime directed by Kazuhiro Takamura at SMDE, about Okinawan siblings fighting the AI EDVA with inherited Engine powers.

Vertical Limit

Vertical Limit (2000) is a Martin Campbell mountain-rescue action film starring Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney, Bill Paxton, and Scott Glenn, about a rescue on K2; made for $75 million, it earned $216 million worldwide.

Vertigo (film)

Vertigo (1958), Alfred Hitchcock's Paramount psychological thriller with James Stewart and Kim Novak, adapted from D'entre les morts; introduced the dolly zoom, was withdrawn in 1973, restored in 1996, and ranked #1 in the 2012 Sight & Sound poll.

Very Bad Things

Very Bad Things is a 1998 American black comedy directed by Peter Berg, starring Christian Slater and Cameron Diaz, about a Las Vegas bachelor party that goes wrong.

Very Good Girls

Very Good Girls is a 2013 American coming-of-age drama, Naomi Foner's directorial debut, starring Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen as friends who fall for the same Brooklyn artist; released by Tribeca Film in 2014 to poor reviews.

Very Important People (2023 TV series)

Very Important People is a 2023 Dropout improv talk show where host Vic Michaelis interviews comedians transformed by surprise makeovers, based on CollegeHumor's Hello, My Name Is, three seasons, 2023 to 2026.

Very Mary-Kate

Very Mary-Kate: American comedy web series (2010–2013, 4 seasons, 82 episodes) created by and starring Elaine Carroll as a fictional Mary-Kate Olsen, directed by Sam Reich, distributed via CollegeHumor; grew from her 2008 SNL audition impression.

Very special episode

Very special episode (VSE): a 1980s-90s US TV advertising label, also "very special episodes", for sitcom episodes departing from usual tone to tackle controversial social issues, exemplified by Diff'rent Strokes' "The Bicycle Man" and Saved by the Bell's "Jessie's Song", later parodied and adapted into streaming "Very Special Seasons".

Very Young Frankenstein

Very Young Frankenstein is an FX and Hulu comedy series based on Mel Brooks' 1974 film Young Frankenstein, created by Stefani Robinson, Taika Waititi, and Garrett Basch, starring Zach Galifianakis, ordered to series in May 2026.

Vesper (film)

Vesper (Vesper Chronicles) is a 2022 dystopian sci-fi film by Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper, a Lithuania-France-Belgium co-production starring Raffiella Chapman as a 13-year-old bio-hacker; premiered at Karlovy Vary, released by IFC Films.

Vetagadu (వేటగాడు)

Vetagadu (వేటగాడు, The Hunter) is a 1979 Telugu action drama directed by K. Raghavendra Rao, starring N.T. Rama Rao and Sridevi, their first screen pairing; it was the highest grossing Telugu film of 1979 and was remade in Hindi as Nishan.

Veteran (베테랑) (2015 film)

Veteran (베테랑, Beterang) is a 2015 South Korean action-comedy film by Ryoo Seung-wan starring Hwang Jung-min and Yoo Ah-in; it sold 13.4 million tickets, topping the 2015 Korean box office, and spawned the 2024 sequel I, The Executioner.

Vetrimaaran (வெற்றிமாறன்)

Vetrimaaran (வெற்றிமாறன்), born 1975 in Cuddalore, is a Tamil film director, screenwriter, and producer; debut Polladhavan (2007), National Awards for Aadukalam and Visaranai, runs Grass Root Film Company, currently filming Arasan.

Vetrivel (வெற்றிவேல்)

Vetrivel (வெற்றிவேல்) is a 2016 Tamil rural drama, Vasantha Mani's debut, starring M. Sasikumar, Miya George, Prabhu, and Nikhila Vimal, with music by D. Imman; released 22 April 2016, 141 minutes, U certificate.

Vettah (വേട്ട)

Vettah (വേട്ട) is a 2016 Malayalam psychological thriller directed by Rajesh Pillai, written by Arunlal Ramachandran, starring Kunchacko Boban, Manju Warrier, and Indrajith; released 26 February 2016, billed as Malayalam's first mind game movie.

Vettai (வேட்டை)

Vettai (வேட்டை, Hunt) is a 2012 Tamil action comedy film written and directed by N. Lingusamy, starring Arya, Madhavan, Sameera Reddy, and Amala Paul, released Pongal 2012, remade as Tadakha and Baaghi 3.

Vettaikaaran (2009 film)

Vettaikaaran (வேட்டைக்காரன், Hunter), 2009 Tamil action drama, Vijay's 49th film, directed by debutant Babu Sivan, produced by AVM, released 18 December 2009 with Anushka Shetty and music by Vijay Antony.

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu

Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (வேட்டையாடு விளையாடு), aka The Smart Hunt, is Gautham Vasudev Menon's 2006 Tamil neo-noir cop thriller starring Kamal Haasan as DCP Raghavan, with Jyothika, Harris Jayaraj's music, and a 2023 re-release.

Vettaiyan

Vettaiyan (The Hunter) is a 2024 Tamil action drama directed by T. J. Gnanavel, starring Rajinikanth as encounter specialist SP Athiyan alongside Amitabh Bachchan in his Tamil debut; released 10 October 2024 by Lyca Productions.

Vettam (വേട്ടം)

Vettam (വേട്ടം; വെട്ടം) is a 2004 Malayalam screwball comedy directed by Priyadarshan, starring Dileep and Bhavna Pani, adapted from French Kiss; a box-office failure caused by a court stay that later became a cult classic.

Vexed

Vexed (BBC Two, 2010–2012) is a British comedy drama about mismatched police detectives DI Jack Armstrong (Toby Stephens) and partners Kate Bishop (Lucy Punch), then Georgina Dixon (Miranda Raison), created by Howard Overman in 9 episodes across 2 series.

Vexille (ベクシル 2077日本鎖国)

Vexille (ベクシル 2077日本鎖国) is a 2007 Japanese 3DCG anime film by Fumihiko Sori: in 2077, US agent Vexille of SWORD infiltrates Japan, isolated since 2067 over bio and robot technology.

Veyil (வெயில்)

Veyil (வெயில்) is a 2006 Tamil drama directed by Vasanthabalan, produced by S. Shankar, starring Pasupathy and Bharath; it won the National Award for Best Tamil Film and was the first Tamil film screened at Cannes.

Vhong Navarro

Vhong Navarro (Ferdinand Hipolito Navarro, born 1977, Makati) is a Filipino comedian, actor, dancer, and TV host, an original Streetboys member, star of Mr. Suave and Gagamboy, and main host of It's Showtime since 2009.

Via Negativa (film)

Via Negativa is Hannah Peterson's 2026 American drama, adapted from Daniel Hornsby's 2020 novel, premiering at Tribeca; Young Mazino plays a priest on a road trip with a wounded coyote. Distinct from Segal's 2022 Vía Negativa.

Viaplay Sports

Viaplay Sports: sports channels and offering of Viaplay Group (formerly NENT Group), including the UK channels acquired with Premier Sports in 2022 and rebranded back to Premier Sports in 2024.

Vibe (character)

Vibe (Cisco Ramon) is a DC Comics superhero with vibratory powers, created by Gerry Conway and Chuck Patton, first appearing in Justice League of America Annual #2 (1984); the first Latin American Justice Leaguer, reinvented in the New 52 and played by Carlos Valdes on The Flash.