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Phoenix (2014 film)

Phoenix (2014) is Christian Petzold's German drama, also known by its original German title Phoenix, in which Nina Hoss plays Auschwitz survivor Nelly Lenz, unrecognized by husband Johnny (Ronald Zehrfeld), who asks her to impersonate herself; based on Monteilhet's Le retour des cendres, co-written with Harun Farocki, premiered at Toronto 2014.

Phoenix (2023 film)

Phoenix (ഫീനിക്സ്) is a 2023 Malayalam horror film, the directorial debut of Vishnu Bharathan, written by Midhun Manuel Thomas, starring Aju Varghese, Anoop Menon, and Chandhunadh; released 17 November 2023, distinct from the same-titled English action film.

Phoenix (2025 film)

Phoenix (பீனிக்ஸ்) is a 2025 Tamil sports action drama, Anl Arasu's directorial debut, starring Surya Sethupathi, son of Vijay Sethupathi, as a teenage boxer accused of murdering an MLA; released 4 July 2025, it earned about ₹4.26 crore gross and later streamed on Aha Tamil.

Phoenix (Breaking Bad)

"Phoenix" (Breaking Bad season 2, episode 12, aired May 24, 2009), written by John Shiban, directed by Colin Bucksey; the episode in which Walt watches Jane Margolis choke to death, a key turning point in his transformation.

Phoenix Forgotten

Phoenix Forgotten is a 2017 found-footage sci-fi horror film directed by Justin Barber, co-written with T.S. Nowlin, produced by Ridley Scott, about three teens who vanish investigating the 1997 Phoenix Lights.

Phoenix Marie

Phoenix Marie (born 1981) is an American adult film performer active since 2006-2007, a Brazzers contract star with AVN, XRCO, and Urban X hall of fame inductions, known for over 1,500 scenes and her 2024 lawsuit against Aylo.

Phoenix Nights

Phoenix Nights, also known as Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights, is a British sitcom set in a Bolton working men's club, broadcast on Channel 4 from 2001 to 2002.

Phoenix Raei

Phoenix Raei (Nima Raei), born 1990 in Shiraz, Iran, is an Iranian-born Australian actor, writer, and director known for Clickbait, The Night Agent, Tehran, Apple Cider Vinegar, and the AACTA-nominated lead in The Rooster.

Phoenix Television (凤凰卫视)

Phoenix Television (凤凰卫视, 鳳凰衛視), founded 31 March 1996 in Hong Kong by Liu Changle, is a Chinese-language satellite broadcaster with six Mandarin and Cantonese channels, over 500 million viewers, and state-owned Bauhinia Culture as its largest shareholder since 2021.

Phone Bhoot

Phone Bhoot (फोन भूत) is a 2022 Hindi horror-comedy film directed by Gurmmeet Singh for Excel Entertainment, starring Katrina Kaif as ghost Ragini with Ishaan Khatter and Siddhant Chaturvedi as ghostbusters; released 4 November 2022, it earned ₹11.04 crore nett in India.

Phone Booth (film)

Phone Booth is a 2002 American neo-noir crime thriller directed by Joel Schumacher, written by Larry Cohen, and starring Colin Farrell, Forest Whitaker, and Kiefer Sutherland.

Phony

Phony is a 2026 Hulu coming-of-age mystery comedy-drama created by Nick Paley, starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. Teen Sonny Cooke, after a car accident, suspects his mother Ellen has been replaced by an impostor; eight half-hour episodes premiered October 20, 2026.

Phool Aur Angaar

Phool Aur Angaar is a 1993 Hindi action revenge drama directed by Ashok Gaikwad, starring Mithun Chakraborty as professor Vijay Saxena, with Shantipriya, Prem Chopra, and Paresh Rawal; music by Anu Malik, produced by Salim Akhtar.

Phool Aur Kaante (फूल और काँटे)

Phool Aur Kaante (फूल और काँटे) is a 1991 Hindi action drama directed by Kuku Kohli, marking Ajay Devgn's debut opposite Madhoo with Amrish Puri; a major hit famous for its two-motorcycle entry scene and Nadeem-Shravan music.

Phool Pishi O Edward

Phool Pishi O Edward (ফুল পিসি ও এডওয়ার্ড) is a 2026 Bengali mystery drama by Nandita Roy and Shiboprosad Mukherjee, their 25th film, released 29 May 2026, starring Sohini Sengupta as an aunt investigating a zamindar's wedding-night death.

Phoolan (film)

Phoolan (2026) is a Hindi biographical drama directed by Richie Mehta, based on Phoolan Devi's autobiography, depicting a 48-hour siege by 2,000 armed men; premiered at TIFF September 16, 2026, starring Sneha Kumari, a Prime Video original from Namah Pictures and Amazon MGM Studios.

Photograph (film)

Photograph (2019) is a Hindi romantic drama written and directed by Ritesh Batra, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Sanya Malhotra. A Mumbai street photographer convinces a shy student to pose as his fiancée; Sundance premiere, Amazon Studios release.

Photographer (2026 film)

Photographer (போட்டோகிராபர்) is a 2026 Tamil survival thriller directed by and starring Ashraf as Veera, an obsessive photographer stranded in the Mathikettan Solai forest; produced by ABS Entertainments, released 7 August 2026, UA 13+.

Phule (film)

Phule is a 2025 Hindi biographical drama directed by Ananth Mahadevan, starring Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa as reformers Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule; released 25 April 2025 after a CBFC censorship dispute, it earned about ₹5-7 crore and mixed reviews.

Phullwanti

Phullwanti (फुलवंती) is a 2024 Marathi period drama, Snehal Pravin Tarde's directorial debut, adapted from Babasaheb Purandare's novel, starring Prajakta Mali and Gashmeer Mahajani; released 11 October 2024, it won seven Filmfare Awards Marathi 2025 trophies.

Phyla-Vell

Phyla-Vell, Marvel Comics Eternal/Kree hybrid cloned daughter of Mar-Vell and Elysius, created by Peter David and Paul Azaceta (Captain Marvel #16, 2004); held the Captain Marvel, Quasar, and Martyr mantles, joined the Guardians of the Galaxy, and debuted in the MCU's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Phylicia Rashad

Phylicia Rashad (Phylicia Ayers-Allen), born 1948, American actress and director; Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, 2004 Tony winner for A Raisin in the Sun, former dean of Howard University's fine arts college.

Phyllida Law

Phyllida Law, Phyllida Ann Law, Scottish stage, film and television character actress (1932-2026), mother of Emma and Sophie Thompson, known for Peter's Friends, Much Ado About Nothing, Emma and The Winter Guest, OBE 2014.

Phyllis Coates

Phyllis Coates (born Gypsie Ann Evarts Stell, 1927–2023), American actress, first TV Lois Lane in Superman and the Mole Men (1951) and season one of Adventures of Superman; replaced by Noel Neill.

Phyllis Davis

Phyllis Davis (Phyllis Elizabeth Davis, 1940–2013), American actress, Beatrice Travis on Vega$ (1978–1981) opposite Robert Urich; also Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Sweet Sugar, Knight Rider pilot, Magnum P.I. Died of cancer in Henderson, Nevada.

Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller (Phyllis Ada Driver, 1917–2012), American stand-up comedian widely considered the first woman solo stand-up comic; creator of the Fang persona, Bob Hope collaborator, and concert pianist as Dame Illya Pillya.

Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress, born in 1956 in Paisley, best known as Mrs. Hughes in Downton Abbey and for roles in Lovejoy and Secrets & Lies.

Phyllis Smith

Phyllis Smith (born Lemay, Missouri; birth year reported as 1949 or 1951) is an American actress and former casting associate, known for Phyllis Vance on The Office and as the voice of Sadness in Pixar's Inside Out films.

Phyllis Somerville

Phyllis Somerville (1943–2020), American character actress of Broadway's Over Here! and To Kill a Mockingbird and TV's The Big C; not the Australian novelist Phyllis Somerville (1904–1991) of Not Only in Stone.

Phyllis Summers

Phyllis Summers, also Phyllis Romalotti, Newman, and Abbott, is a fictional schemer on CBS's The Young and the Restless, created in October 1994 and played mainly by Michelle Stafford, mother of Daniel and Summer.