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Freema Agyeman

Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman, 1979), English actress known for Martha Jones in Doctor Who, Alesha Phillips in Law & Order: UK, Amanita Caplan in Sense8, and Dr Helen Sharpe in New Amsterdam; first Black Doctor Who assistant.

Freeman's Mind

Freeman's Mind is Ross Scott's machinima comedy series (Accursed Farms) giving Half-Life's silent Gordon Freeman a sarcastic inner monologue; ran 2007-2014 on Machinima then Accursed Farms, with Freeman's Mind 2 covering Half-Life 2 since 2017.

FreeRayshawn

#FreeRayshawn is a 2020 Quibi short-form crime drama, 15 ten-minute episodes costing $15 million, created by Marc Maurino, directed by Seith Mann, produced by Antoine Fuqua, starring Stephan James, Laurence Fishburne, and Jasmine Cephas Jones; it won two 2020 Primetime Emmys and later moved to The Roku Channel.

Freeridge

Freeridge is a 2023 Netflix teen comedy-drama, an On My Block spinoff following Gloria, Ines, Demi, and Cam as they try to reverse a curse. Eight episodes, canceled April 2023 after one season.

Freeway (1996 film)

Freeway (1996) is Matthew Bright's dark comedy thriller, a modern Little Red Riding Hood starring Reese Witherspoon as runaway Vanessa Lutz and Kiefer Sutherland as the I-5 Killer; a small-budget cult film with a 76% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Freezing (manga)

Freezing (フリージング, 프리징) is a 2007 science-fiction action manga by Korean writer Dall-Young Lim and artist Kwang-Hyun Kim, serialized in Comic Valkyrie, collected in 33 volumes, adapted into two anime (2011, 2013), licensed by Seven Seas, and on hiatus since around 2019.

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto (Freida Selena Pinto), Indian actress born 1984 in Mumbai, broke out as Latika in Slumdog Millionaire (2008), earning a BAFTA nomination; known for Trishna, Love Sonia, Mr. Malcolm's List, and Netflix's Unaccustomed Earth.

Fremantle (company)

Fremantle (formerly FremantleMedia) is the global television and film production and distribution group owned by RTL Group under Bertelsmann, known for Got Talent, The X Factor, and The Price is Right, operating in 28 countries.

French Cancan

French Cancan is a 1955 French-Italian musical comedy by Jean Renoir, starring Jean Gabin as impresario Danglard, who revives the cancan dance and launches it at the Moulin Rouge in 1880s-1890s Paris, Renoir's first French film after exile.

French Connection II

French Connection II (1975), John Frankenheimer's sequel to The French Connection, stars Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle pursuing Alain Charnier in Marseille, where he is kidnapped and forced into heroin addiction.

French Exit (2020 film)

French Exit (2020 film), also known simply as French Exit, is a comedy-drama directed by Azazel Jacobs, adapted by Patrick deWitt from his 2018 novel, starring Michelle Pfeiffer as a broke socialite who moves to Paris with her son and a cat voiced by Tracy Letts.

French Girl

French Girl (French title Chez les beaux-parents) is a 2024 Canadian romantic comedy by James A. Woods and Nicolas Wright, starring Zach Braff, Evelyne Brochu, and Vanessa Hudgens, about a Brooklyn teacher following his chef girlfriend to Quebec City; released March 15, 2024, rated R, 24% on Rotten Tomatoes.

French Kiss (1995 film)

French Kiss is a 1995 romantic comedy directed by Lawrence Kasdan, written by Adam Brooks, starring Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, and Timothy Hutton; a Fox, PolyGram, and Working Title production about a stolen necklace in Paris, released May 1995 in the US.

French New Wave

French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague): late-1950s/early-1960s French film movement of critic-turned-directors (Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette, Varda) around Cahiers du Cinéma, rejecting studio "quality" cinema with location shooting, handheld cameras, jump cuts, and the politique des auteurs.

French Stewart

French Stewart, born Milton French Stewart in 1964, is an American actor best known for playing Harry Solomon on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001) and Chef Rudy on Mom.

Frenemies (film)

Frenemies is a 2012 Disney Channel Original Movie directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, based on Alexa Young's novel, starring Zendaya and Bella Thorne in three intertwined friendship stories, premiering January 13, 2012.

Frenzy

Frenzy (1972), Alfred Hitchcock's penultimate film, a London serial-killer thriller adapted by Anthony Shaffer from Arthur La Bern's novel, starring Jon Finch and Barry Foster; his first British-shot film since Stage Fright, R-rated, Cannes closer, and a box-office hit.

Frequency (2000 film)

Frequency is a 2000 American science fiction thriller directed by Gregory Hoblit, starring Dennis Quaid and Jim Caviezel as a father and son linked by ham radio.

Frequency (TV series)

Frequency (TV series), American CW science fiction drama, 2016-2017, developed by Jeremy Carver from the 2000 film; Peyton List's Raimy contacts her dead father via ham radio; 13 episodes, cancelled May 2017.

Fresa y Chocolate

Fresa y Chocolate (Strawberry and Chocolate), 1993 Cuban-Mexican-Spanish film by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío, screenplay Senel Paz; friendship between a gay artist and a communist student; first Cuban Oscar nominee.

Fresh (1994 film)

Fresh is a 1994 American crime drama written and directed by Boaz Yakin, starring Sean Nelson as a twelve-year-old Brooklyn drug courier who uses chess strategy against the dealers around him.

Fresh (2022 film)

Fresh (2022) is an American horror comedy directed by Mimi Cave, written by Lauryn Kahn, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan. Premiered at Sundance January 20, 2022; released on Hulu March 4, 2022; about a woman whose new boyfriend sells human meat.

Fresh Kills (film)

Fresh Kills (2023) is Jennifer Esposito's directorial debut, a Staten Island mafia drama about the Larusso women, starring Emily Bader and Odessa A'zion; premiered at Tribeca, released theatrically June 14, 2024. Distinct from Fresh Kill (1972, 1994).

Fresh Meat (TV series)

Fresh Meat is a British Channel 4 comedy drama (2011–2016) by Peep Show writers Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong, following six Manchester university students sharing 28 Hartnell Avenue; four series, 30 episodes, starring Jack Whitehall, Zawe Ashton, and Charlotte Ritchie.

Fresh Off the Boat

Fresh Off the Boat is an American family sitcom that aired on ABC from 2015 to 2020, following a Taiwanese American family that moves to Orlando, Florida, in 1995.

Frewaka

Fréwaka (from Irish fréamhacha, "roots") is a 2024 Irish-language folk horror film by Aislinn Clarke, the first horror film produced in Irish, about caregiver Shoo, Peig, and the Na Sídhe; premiered at Locarno 2024.

Freya Allan

Freya Allan (born 2001) is a British actress known for playing Princess Ciri in Netflix's The Witcher (2019–2025) and Mae in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024); also Baghead and the upcoming Black Palace.

Freya Mavor

Freya Mavor (born 1993, Glasgow) is a Scottish actress, fluent in French, known for Mini McGuinness in Skins, and for The White Queen, Industry, The ABC Murders, and Marie Antoinette.

Freya Parks

Freya Parks (Freya Theodora Parks) is a British actress from London known for Amy Jessop in BBC's Here We Go, Fiona in This Town, Helen Burns in Jane Eyre (2011), and Hester in The School for Good and Evil (2022).

Frida Argento

Frida Argento, Swedish actress born 2000, plays Sara in Netflix's Young Royals (2021-2024); autistic actress portraying autistic character; later credits include The Åre Murders, Fejk, and Vaka (2026).