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Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)

Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) is Marvel Comics' original Captain Marvel, a Kree officer created by Stan Lee and Gene Colan in 1967, hero of the Nega-Bands and Protector of the Universe, who died of cancer in the 1982 graphic novel The Death of Captain Marvel.

Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics)

Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) is a name held by several Marvel superheroes, chiefly the Kree Mar-Vell (1968–1982) and Carol Danvers, who claimed it in 2012 after eras as Ms. Marvel, Binary, and Warbird; Marvel's 1960s trademark forced DC to title its rival book Shazam!

Captain Marvel Jr.

Captain Marvel Jr. (Freddy Freeman, later Shazam Jr.) is a DC Comics teenage superhero debuting in Whiz Comics #25 (1941), a disabled newsboy maimed by Captain Nazi who transforms by saying "Captain Marvel" and inspired Elvis Presley's look.

Captain Miller (film)

Captain Miller is a 2024 Tamil action-adventure film directed by Arun Matheswaran, starring Dhanush as a British Indian Army soldier turned outlaw in 1930s British India; released 12 January 2024, it earned ₹104.79 crore worldwide in 12 days.

Captain N: The Game Master

Captain N: The Game Master is a 1989–1991 DIC Entertainment NBC cartoon (34 episodes) in which teenager Kevin Keene is pulled into Videoland to lead Mega Man, Kid Icarus, and Simon Belmont against Mother Brain; also known as Captain Nintendo.

Captain Phasma

Captain Phasma is a Star Wars sequel trilogy character, a chromium-armored First Order stormtrooper commander played by Gwendoline Christie in The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi, expanded in Dawson's Phasma novel and Marvel's Captain Phasma comic.

Captain Phillips (film)

Captain Phillips (2013) is Paul Greengrass's biographical thriller starring Tom Hanks and Barkhad Abdi about the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking; it earned six Oscar nominations and grossed $218.8 million worldwide.

Captain Planet and the Planeteers

Captain Planet and the Planeteers is a 1990–1996 Ted Turner and Barbara Pyle animated series in which five teenagers with Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, and Heart rings summon the superhero Captain Planet to fight eco-villains.

Captain Prabhakaran (கேப்டன் பிரபாகரன்)

Captain Prabhakaran (கேப்டன் பிரபாகரன்) is a 1991 Tamil action film directed by R. K. Selvamani, starring Vijayakanth as a forest officer hunting smuggler Veerabhadran; his 100th film, source of his 'Captain' title, re-released in 4K in 2025.

Captain Raju

Captain Raju (Raju Daniel, 1950-2018) was an Indian actor and former Army captain in 500-plus Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and English films, famed as a villain and for Pavanayi in Nadodikkattu.

Captain Rex

Captain Rex (CT-7567) is a Star Wars clone trooper officer leading Torrent Company of the 501st Legion under Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano in The Clone Wars; freed from Order 66, he later fights with the Rebellion.

Captain Ron

Captain Ron is a 1992 American adventure comedy directed by Thom Eberhardt, starring Kurt Russell as a sailor hired to deliver a yacht from the Caribbean to Miami.

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons

Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons is a 1967-68 British Supermarionation series by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Century 21 for ITC: 32 episodes in which indestructible Captain Scarlet and Spectrum fight the Martian Mysterons' war of nerves in 2068.

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a 2017 DreamWorks animated comedy directed by David Soren, based on Dav Pilkey's books about two fourth-grade pranksters.

Captain Universe

Captain Universe, the Marvel Comics hero powered by the Uni-Power of the Enigma Force, debuted in Micronauts #8 (1979) by Bill Mantlo and Michael Golden; rotating hosts include Ray Coffin, Spider-Man, and Tamara Devoux.

Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous (1937) is MGM's Victor Fleming film of Kipling's 1897 novel, starring Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy (Oscar-winning Manuel), Lionel Barrymore, and Mickey Rooney; nominated for Best Picture.

Captivating the King

Captivating the King (세작, 매혹된 자들) is a 2024 Korean fusion sageuk drama, 16 episodes on tvN and Netflix, starring Jo Jung-suk as King Yi In and Shin Se-kyung as baduk-playing spy Kang Hee-soo.

Captive (2015 film)

Captive is a 2015 American drama directed by Jerry Jameson, starring David Oyelowo as fugitive Brian Nichols and Kate Mara as his hostage Ashley Smith.

Captive State

Captive State (2019) is a Rupert Wyatt sci-fi thriller, co-written with Erica Beeney, about Chicago under alien occupation, starring John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors, and Vera Farmiga; released by Focus Features, it cost $25 million and grossed $5.9 million in the US.

Captivity (film)

Captivity is a 2007 horror thriller directed by Roland Joffé, starring Elisha Cuthbert as a fashion model imprisoned and tortured by an unknown captor; a US–Russian co-production shot in Moscow.

Capturing Bigfoot

Capturing Bigfoot is a 2026 American documentary directed by Marq Evans about the Patterson-Gimlin film, the 59-second 1967 Bigfoot footage, following the family, believers, and debunkers closest to it.

Capturing the Friedmans

Capturing the Friedmans (2003) is Andrew Jarecki's Oscar-nominated documentary about Arnold and Jesse Friedman, charged in 1987 with molesting computer-class students in Great Neck, Long Island, told through the family's own home videos; it won Sundance's Grand Jury Prize.

Capucine

Capucine was the stage name of Germaine Hélène Irène Lefebvre (1928–1990), a French model and actress known for The Pink Panther (1964) and comedies opposite Peter Sellers.

Car 54, Where Are You?

Car 54, Where Are You? is an NBC sitcom (1961–1963, 60 episodes) created by Nat Hiken about Bronx patrol officers Gunther Toody (Joe E. Ross) and Francis Muldoon (Fred Gwynne) of the fictional 53rd Precinct.

Car Masters: Rust to Riches

Car Masters: Rust to Riches, also called the Gotham Garage show, is a Netflix car-restoration reality series (2018-2024, 6 seasons, 48 episodes) starring Mark Towle's crew, canceled in 2025 after declining viewership.

Car SOS

Car SOS (Car S.O.S.) is a British factual entertainment series on National Geographic since 2013, in which Tim Shaw and Fuzz Townshend secretly restore classic cars for deserving owners; 14 seasons, Renegade Pictures.

Car Wash (film)

Car Wash is a 1976 American ensemble comedy directed by Michael Schultz, written by Joel Schumacher, about one day at Los Angeles's Dee-Luxe Car Wash, starring Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and the Pointer Sisters, with a Rose Royce soundtrack and Cannes 1977 prizes.

Car Wash Uncle (漂移吧洗车大叔)

漂移吧洗车大叔 (Drift, Car Wash Uncle) is a 2025 Chinese micro short drama by Maiya, 56 episodes, about retired racing champion Chen Wangzhou defending his village's mountain road in a drift race; it ranked 12th on DataEye's 2025 heat chart.

Cara Buono

Cara Buono, American actress born 1971, in the Bronx; Karen Wheeler in Stranger Things, Faye Miller in Mad Men, Kelli Moltisanti in The Sopranos; 2011 Emmy nominee; also writer-director of Baggage.

Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne (Cara Jocelyn Delevingne), born 1992 in London, is an English model, actress, and musician who starred in Paper Towns, Suicide Squad, and Valerian.