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Empire of Dust

Empire of Dust is a 2011 Belgian documentary by Bram Van Paesschen following CREC logistics manager Lao Yang and Congolese interpreter Eddy rebuilding a 300 km road between Kolwezi and Lubumbashi, DRC; it won Docville 2012's Best Belgian Documentary award.

Empire of Light

Empire of Light (2022) is Sam Mendes's romantic drama, his first solo screenplay, starring Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward at a faded early-1980s English seaside cinema; Searchlight release, Roger Deakins cinematography, Oscar-nominated, mixed reviews (RT 44%, Metacritic 54).

Empire of Lust (순수의 시대)

Empire of Lust (순수의 시대, Sunsu-ui sidae) is a 2015 South Korean historical drama by Ahn Sang-hoon, set in 1398 Joseon around the First Strife of Princes, starring Shin Ha-kyun, Jang Hyuk, Kang Han-na, and Kang Ha-neul; released March 5, 2015, 113 minutes, adults-only rating.

Empire of Passion (愛の亡霊)

Empire of Passion (愛の亡霊, Ai no bōrei), also L'Empire de la passion, is Nagisa Oshima's 1978 Japan-France kaidan ghost story about lovers who murder the woman's husband, winning Cannes Best Director 1978.

Empire of the Sun (film)

Empire of the Sun is Steven Spielberg's 1987 war drama adapted from J.G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel, starring a young Christian Bale as Jim, a British boy interned in Japanese-occupied Shanghai; the first western production to film in Shanghai since World War II, it earned six Oscar nominations but underperformed at the box office.

Empire Records

Empire Records (1995) is an Allan Moyle comedy-drama, written by Carol Heikkinen, about Delaware record-store clerks fighting a corporate takeover; a box-office flop that became a cult classic with Rex Manning Day on April 8.

Empire State (2013 film)

Empire State (2013) is a Dito Montiel crime drama, written by Adam Mazer, starring Liam Hemsworth, Michael Angarano, and Dwayne Johnson, based on the real 1982 New York armored car robbery by Chris Potamitis, then the largest cash heist in U.S. history.

Employee of the Month (2006 film)

Employee of the Month is a 2006 American workplace comedy directed by Greg Coolidge, starring Dane Cook, Dax Shepard, and Jessica Simpson as warehouse workers competing for a store award.

Employee of the Month (The Sopranos)

"Employee of the Month" is The Sopranos season 3, episode 4 (HBO, March 18, 2001), written by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, directed by John Patterson, in which Dr. Melfi is raped and refuses Tony's revenge.

Empress Ki (TV series)

Empress Ki (기황후) is a 2013-2014 MBC Korean historical drama, 51 episodes, starring Ha Ji-won, Ji Chang-wook, and Joo Jin-mo, dramatizing the Goryeo-born Yuan empress; it drew a historical distortion controversy and premiered at 11.1% ratings.

Empresses in the Palace (后宫 甄嬛传)

Empresses in the Palace (后宫·甄嬛传, The Legend of Zhen Huan) is a 2011 Chinese 76-episode palace drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong, adapted from Liu Lianzi's novel, set in the Yongzheng-era Qing harem; Douban 9.4, Netflix 2015 six-episode version.

Empties

Empties (Vratné lahve) is a 2007 Czech comedy by Jan Svěrák, written by and starring Zdeněk Svěrák as a retired teacher working a supermarket bottle counter; third in the Elementary School–Kolya trilogy and a record Czech box-office hit.

Empty Nest

Empty nest: the family life stage after adult children leave home, and the "empty nest syndrome" concept; also the 1988–1995 NBC sitcom spun off from The Golden Girls starring Richard Mulligan.

Emraan Hashmi

Emraan Hashmi (born 1979, Mumbai) is an Indian Hindi-film actor who debuted in Footpath (2003), rose with Murder and Jannat, shed the 'serial kisser' tag, and re-emerged via Tiger 3, Taskaree, and Haq.

Emre Bey

Emre Bey (born 1997, Istanbul) is a Turkish actor who debuted in Aşk Zamanı (2015), broke through as Kıvanç in Adı Efsane and Ertan in Balkan Ninnisi, played Orhan Gazi in Kuruluş: Osman (2023–2025), and leads in Rüya Gibi (2025).

Emun Elliott

Emun Elliott (born 1983, Edinburgh; birth name Emun Mohammedi) is a Scottish actor trained at RSAMD, known for Black Watch, Prometheus, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones, Guilt, The Gold, and Sexy Beast.

Ena Sharples

Ena Sharples, Coronation Street mission-hall caretaker played by Violet Carson 1960–1980; hairnet, milk stout in the Rovers snug, 1,136 episodes, 'moral conscience of the cobbles'.

Enai Noki Paayum Thota (எனை நோக்கி பாயும் தோட்டா)

Enai Noki Paayum Thota (எனை நோக்கி பாயும் தோட்டா), aka ENPT, is a 2019 Tamil action thriller by Gautham Vasudev Menon starring Dhanush and Megha Akash, with music by Darbuka Siva; delayed from 2016, released 29 November 2019.

Enakkul Oruvan (எனக்குள் ஒருவன்) (2015 film)

Enakkul Oruvan (எனக்குள் ஒருவன்), aka Enakul Oruvan, is a 2015 Tamil psychological thriller directed by debutant Prasath Ramar, remaking Pawan Kumar's Kannada hit Lucia, with Siddharth in dual roles as an insomniac usher and film star, released 6 March 2015.

Enamorada

Enamorada (1946) is Emilio Fernández's Golden Age Mexican film, a Taming of the Shrew adaptation set in revolutionary Cholula, starring María Félix and Pedro Armendáriz, photographed by Gabriel Figueroa, an Ariel-winning classic restored in 4K in 2018.

Encantadia

Encantadia (The Encantadia Saga) is a Philippine fantasy television franchise created by Suzette Doctolero for GMA Network, about four Sang'gre sisters guarding four elemental gems in the realm of Encantadia, spanning the 2005 series, Etheria, the 2016 requel, and Sang'gre (2025).

Encantadia (2016 TV series)

Encantadia (2016) is GMA Network's Philippine fantasy "requel" of the 2005 series, directed by Mark Reyes and written by Suzette Doctolero, starring Kylie Padilla, Glaiza de Castro, Sanya Lopez, and Gabbi Garcia as the four Sang'gre gem-keepers; it premiered July 18, 2016 and ran 218 episodes.

Encanto

Encanto (2021) is Walt Disney Animation Studios' 60th animated feature, a Lin-Manuel Miranda musical about the Colombian Madrigal family, whose magic and intergenerational trauma, rooted in Abuela's forced displacement, drive the story.

Enchanté (ใครคือ… อองชองเต)

Enchanté (ใครคือ… อองชองเต) is a 2022 GMMTV Thai BL series, 10 episodes on GMM25, adapted from NinePinta's novel, starring Force and Book as Akk and Theo, who seeks the mysterious library correspondent Enchanté among four suitors.

Enchanted (film)

Enchanted is a 2007 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Kevin Lima and starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, and James Marsden, blending animation with live action in Manhattan.

Enchanted April (1991 film)

Enchanted April is a 1991 British comedy-drama directed by Mike Newell, adapted from Elizabeth von Arnim's 1922 novel, in which four Englishwomen rent a castle on the Italian Riviera for April.

Enchantress (DC Comics)

Enchantress (June Moone) is DC Comics' witch-sorceress, created by Bob Haney and Howard Purcell, debuting in Strange Adventures #187 (April 1966); June Moone transforms by speaking her name, serving the Suicide Squad, Shadowpact, and Justice League Dark, and was played by Cara Delevingne in the 2016 film.

Enchantress (Marvel Comics)

Enchantress (Marvel Comics): the alias of Amora, an Asgardian sorceress who debuted in Journey Into Mystery #103 (1964) as Loki's ally against Thor, and of Sylvie Lushton, a Loki-empowered human who imitated her from 2009; distinct from DC's June Moone Enchantress.

Encino Man

Encino Man (California Man) is a 1992 American teen comedy starring Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, and Pauly Shore as teens who thaw a frozen caveman.

Encino Woman

Encino Woman (California Woman) is a 1996 ABC two-hour made-for-television comedy sequel to Encino Man, directed and co-written by Shawn Schepps, starring Katherine Kousi as thawed cavewoman Lucy, never released on home media, and currently unavailable on streaming.