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Chapter 13: The Jedi

Chapter 13: The Jedi is The Mandalorian season 2 episode 5 (aired November 27, 2020), written and directed by Dave Filoni. It debuts Ahsoka Tano in live action (Rosario Dawson), names the Child Grogu, and won a 2021 Emmy for writing.

Chapter 16: The Rescue

Chapter 16: The Rescue is the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian, aired December 18, 2020 on Disney+. Written by Jon Favreau, directed by Peyton Reed; Din Djarin rescues Grogu from Moff Gideon as a de-aged Luke Skywalker arrives, setting up The Book of Boba Fett.

Chapter 27

Chapter 27 is a 2007 drama, also called Chapter Twenty-Seven, directed by J.P. Schaefer, starring Jared Leto as Mark David Chapman in the days before he killed John Lennon; Sundance premiere, 18% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Chapter 5: The Gunslinger

Chapter 5: The Gunslinger is the fifth episode of The Mandalorian season 1, written and directed by Dave Filoni, aired December 6, 2019 on Disney+. Set on Tatooine, it features Peli Motto, Toro Calican, and Fennec Shand.

Chapter 51

Chapter 51 (第51章) is a 2025 Tyler Shields mockumentary comedy-mystery in which former FBI agent Thomas Scott reopens the Hollywood Killer case; first feature shot on every film format, including new Anamorphic IMAX.

Chapter 6: The Prisoner

Chapter 6: The Prisoner is episode 6 of The Mandalorian season 1, directed by Rick Famuyiwa, aired December 13, 2019, in which the Mandalorian joins mercenaries including Bill Burr's Mayfeld to break a prisoner from a New Republic prison ship.

Chapter 8: Redemption

Chapter 8: Redemption is the season 1 finale of The Mandalorian, also called Kapitel 8: Erlösung; written by Jon Favreau, directed by Taika Waititi, aired December 27, 2019, featuring IG-11's sacrifice and the Darksaber reveal.

Chapter 9: The Marshal

Chapter 9: The Marshal is the season-two premiere of The Mandalorian, written and directed by Jon Favreau, aired October 30, 2020 on Disney+, introducing Cobb Vanth, Boba Fett's armor, and the krayt dragon.

Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up

Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up is the 128-minute series finale of Stranger Things season 5, aired December 31, 2025 on Netflix; written by the Duffer Brothers and Caitlin Schneiderhan, ending with Eleven's ambiguous fate and a Dungeons & Dragons callback.

Chapter Five: Shock Jock

"Chapter Five: Shock Jock" is the fifth episode of the final season of Stranger Things, written by Curtis Gwinn and directed by Frank Darabont, premiering on Netflix on December 25, 2025.

Chapter Four: Sorcerer

Chapter Four: Sorcerer is the fourth episode of Stranger Things season 5, released November 26, 2025; written by Paul Dichter, directed by the Duffer Brothers, it closes Volume 1 with Kali's return and Will Byers unlocking psychic powers.

Chapter One: The Crawl

Chapter One: The Crawl is the premiere of Stranger Things season 5, the 35th episode overall, released on Netflix November 26, 2025. It opens with a retconned 1983 Will Byers abduction by Vecna and follows Hopper's crawl missions into the quarantined Upside Down.

Chapter Seven: The Bridge

Chapter Seven: The Bridge is the penultimate episode of Stranger Things season 5, released December 25, 2025. Written by the Duffer Brothers, co-directed with Shawn Levy, it reveals the Upside Down as a wormhole to the Abyss and features Will Byers coming out; it became the series' lowest-rated IMDb episode amid review bombing.

Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz

Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz is Stranger Things season 5 episode 6, released December 25, 2025 on Netflix; written by Kate Trefry, directed by Shawn Levy, in which Max and Holly escape Vecna's mindscape.

Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap

"Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap" is episode 3 of Stranger Things season 5, released November 26, 2025 on Netflix. Written by Caitlin Schneiderhan and directed by Frank Darabont, it follows the Hawkins group's plan to drug the Turnbow family and trap a Demogorgon with a tracker.

Chapter Two (film)

Chapter Two (1979) is Robert Moore's film of Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical Broadway comedy, starring James Caan and Marsha Mason as newlyweds; 857-performance stage hit, Mason Oscar-nominated, Columbia/Rastar release.

Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler

Chapter Two: The Vanishing of Holly Wheeler is episode 2 of Stranger Things season 5 (2025), written and directed by the Duffer brothers. A Demogorgon abducts Holly Wheeler, revealing Mr. Whatsit as Vecna; released November 26, 2025 on Netflix.

Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル)

Char Aznable (シャア・アズナブル), true name Casval Rem Deikun, is the masked Zeon ace "Red Comet" of Mobile Suit Gundam (1979), later Quattro Bajeena and Neo Zeon leader in Char's Counterattack (1988), voiced by Shuichi Ikeda.

Character actor

Character actor: a performer known for distinctive, eccentric, or humorous supporting roles rather than leads, contrasted with the lead actor or star; first defined by The Stage in 1888, marked by transformation skill and typecasting effects.

Characters and races of The Dark Crystal

Characters and races of The Dark Crystal: the peoples of the planet Thra in Jim Henson's 1982 film and the 2019 prequel Age of Resistance, created with Brian Froud: Gelfling, Skeksis, urRu, urSkeks, Podlings, Aughra, and the seven Gelfling clans.

Characters of the DC Extended Universe

Characters of the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), the 2013–2023 shared DC film franchise: Superman (Henry Cavill), Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Shazam, Blue Beetle, and their recasting in James Gunn's DCU.

Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: the MCU's film and TV cast, also called MCU heroes and villains, adapted from Marvel Comics with notable divergences such as Kamala Khan's bangle powers and Mar-Vell.

Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L

Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: A–L covers MCU figures from Ant-Man to Loki, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Nick Fury, and Phil Coulson, the connective S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with the most tracked appearances.

Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z

Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z surveys MCU characters from Mandarin, Ms. Marvel, Namor, and Nick Fury to Shang-Chi, Shuri, Thor, Vision, and Wanda Maximoff, with canon boundaries and phase context.

Charade (1963 film)

Charade (1963) is an American romantic comedy-thriller, also called a Hitchcockian caper, directed by Stanley Donen, starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Paris, with music by Henry Mancini and a 2022 National Film Registry selection.

Charak: Fair of Faith

Charak: Fair of Faith (चरक) is a 2026 Hindi thriller directed by Shieladitya Moulik, produced by Sudipto Sen, released 6 March 2026; a missing-children mystery set during the Charak Mela festival, CBFC 'A' certified.

Charan Raj

Charan Raj, born in 1958 in Belgaum, India, is an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter known for villain roles in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinema since 1982.

Charas (चरस) (1976 film)

Charas (चरस) is a 1976 Hindi action thriller written, produced, and directed by Ramanand Sagar, starring Dharmendra, Hema Malini, Ajit, and Amjad Khan, about a drug-smuggling racket spanning Uganda, India, Rome, and Malta.

Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games

Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games is It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 7 episode 7 (2011), in which the Gang plays their self-invented three-level drinking game; sequel Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo followed in season 11.

Charisma (カリスマ) (1999 film)

Charisma (カリスマ, Karisuma) is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1999 Japanese allegorical thriller starring Koji Yakusho as a suspended detective drawn into a forest conflict over a poisonous tree; Cannes 1999, Japan release 26 February 2000.