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Pure Genius

Pure Genius (CBS, 2016-2017) is a Jason Katims medical drama about Silicon Valley billionaire James Bell's free Palo Alto hospital, starring Augustus Prew and Dermot Mulroney; canceled after one 13-episode season.

Pure Pwnage

Pure Pwnage is a Canadian mockumentary web series launched in 2004 about pro-gamer Jeremy, filmed by brother Kyle. It ran two web seasons, became a 2010 Showcase TV series, and returned as Teh Pwnage.

Purgatory (2026 film)

Purgatory (2026 film): Canadian-American coming-of-age dramedy, Lindsay Lanzillotta's directorial debut, written by Christine Speer. 1980s-set story of 13-year-old Beatrice Gravel facing her parents' divorce; premiered at TIFF 2026 Discovery.

Puri Jagannadh (పూరి జగన్నాధ్)

Puri Jagannadh (పూరి జగన్నాధ్) is a Telugu film director, producer and screenwriter, debutant-maker behind Pokiri (2006) and Idiot, now returning with Slumdog – 33 Temple Road.

Purim-shpil

The Purim-shpil (Yiddish: פּורים־שפּיל) is a comic Yiddish folk play performed by amateur actors during the Jewish festival of Purim, known as the foundation of modern Jewish theater.

Puriyatha Puthir

Puriyatha Puthir (Puriyaadha Pudhir, புரியாத புதிர்), formerly titled Mellisai, is a 2017 Tamil psychological thriller directed by debutant Ranjit Jeyakodi, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Gayathrie in a cyber-voyeurism plot, released 1 September 2017.

Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi (पूर्णबहादुर को सारङ्गी)

Purna Bahadur Ko Sarangi (पूर्णबहादुरको सारङ्गी) is a 2024 Nepali drama directed by Saroj Poudel, starring Bijay Baral as a Gandharva sarangi-playing father. It became the highest-grossing Nepali film with NPR 56.3 crore in Nepal.

Purno de Purno

Purno de Purno, Dutch computer-animated VPRO series by Marcus Vlaar and Hans Wessels about a purple-suited little man, aired in Villa Achterwerk (1989–1996, 2006–2007), known for sexual double entendres and a 2013 YouTube 18+ restriction.

Purple Butterfly (パープル・バタフライ)

Purple Butterfly (紫蝴蝶, Zi hudie) is Lou Ye's 2003 China-France romantic spy drama starring Zhang Ziyi, Toru Nakamura, and Liu Ye, set in 1931 occupied Shanghai, in competition at the 56th Cannes Film Festival.

Purple Hearts (2022 film)

Purple Hearts (2022) is a Netflix romantic drama directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, starring Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine, based on Tess Wakefield's novel, about a marriage of convenience for military benefits that turns real.

Purple Man

Purple Man (Zebediah Killgrave) is a Marvel Comics supervillain, a former Yugoslavian spy turned purple-skinned by chemicals, who controls minds with pheromones; debuted in Daredevil #4 (1964) and infamous for enslaving Jessica Jones.

Purple Noon

Purple Noon (Plein soleil) is René Clément's 1960 French-Italian crime thriller adapting Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Alain Delon as Tom Ripley in his star-making role, with Maurice Ronet, Marie Laforêt, Henri Decaë's cinematography, and Nino Rota's score.

Purple Rain (film)

Purple Rain is a 1984 American musical drama film starring Prince in his acting debut as the Kid, a Minneapolis musician performing with the Revolution.

Purpose (play)

Purpose is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's award-winning family drama about the Jaspers, a Black political dynasty. Premiered by Steppenwolf in 2024, it ran on Broadway at Hayes Theater in 2025 and won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony for Best Play.

Pursued

Pursued (1947) is Raoul Walsh's film noir Western, written by Niven Busch, starring Robert Mitchum as massacre survivor Jeb Rand, with Teresa Wright and Judith Anderson; called Hollywood's first psychological or noir Western.

Pursuit of Happiness (film)

Pursuit of Happiness is a 2003 independent romantic comedy directed by John Putch, written by John Zaring, starring Frank Whaley and Annabeth Gish, released by Showcase Entertainment, running 1 hour 33 minutes, and distinct from The Pursuit of Happyness.

Pursuit of Jade (逐玉)

Pursuit of Jade (逐玉), aka Zhu Yu: Hisui no Kimi, is a 2026 40-episode Chinese costume romance drama adapted from Tuanzi Laixi's Jinjiang novel, starring Zhang Linghe and Tian Xiwei in a fake-marriage love story; premiered March 6, 2026 on Tencent Video, iQIYI, and Netflix.

Purushothamudu (పురుషోత్తముడు)

Purushothamudu (పురుషోత్తముడు) is a 2024 Telugu action drama directed by Rom Bhimana, starring Raj Tarun and Hasini Sudhir; released 26 July 2024, streaming on aha since 29 August 2024.

Push (2009 film)

Push is a 2009 American science fiction action thriller directed by Paul McGuigan, in which fugitive psychics in Hong Kong plot against Division, a covert US agency.

Pusher (1996 film)

Pusher (1996) is Nicolas Winding Refn's Danish crime debut, starring Kim Bodnia as Copenhagen dealer Frank, indebted to Zlatko Buric's Milo; Mads Mikkelsen's film debut, first of the Pusher trilogy.

Pusher (film series)

Pusher film series: Danish crime trilogy by Nicolas Winding Refn, Pusher (1996), Pusher II (2004), Pusher III (2005), set in Copenhagen's underworld with Kim Bodnia, Mads Mikkelsen, and Zlatko Burić.

Pusher II

Pusher II (With Blood on My Hands) is Nicolas Winding Refn's 2004 Danish crime drama, the second Pusher film, starring Mads Mikkelsen as Tonny, an ex-convict seeking his gangster father Smeden's respect on Amager; it won Bodil and Robert awards in 2005.

Pushing Daisies

Pushing Daisies, ABC series (2007–2009) created by Bryan Fuller, follows pie-maker Ned (Lee Pace), who revives the dead with a touch; a second touch kills forever, and one minute is the limit. Canceled after two truncated seasons; a third season was reported in development in 2025.

Pushing Hands (推手) (film)

Pushing Hands (推手, Tui shou) is Ang Lee's 1991 debut feature, a Taiwan-US comedy-drama starring Sihung Lung as a Beijing tai chi master in New York, first of the Father Knows Best trilogy, a 1992 Berlinale selection and Golden Horse winner.

Pushpa (పుష్ప) (film series)

Pushpa (పుష్ప) is Sukumar's Telugu two-part action drama series starring Allu Arjun as smuggler Pushpa Raj: The Rise (2021) and The Rule (2024), with a third installment discussed.

Pushpa 2: The Rule (పుష్ప 2: ది రూల్)

Pushpa 2: The Rule (పుష్ప 2: ది రూల్), also called Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2, is Sukumar's 2024 Telugu action drama sequel starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil; released 5 December 2024 at 200 minutes, it set Indian opening-day records and crossed Rs 1,000 crore fastest.

Pushpa: The Rise (పుష్ప)

Pushpa: The Rise (పుష్ప), 2021 Telugu action drama by Sukumar starring Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil; red sandalwood smuggling in Seshachalam Hills; highest-grossing Indian film of 2021; National Award Best Actor; sequel Pushpa 2: The Rule (2024).

Pushpaka Vimana (ಪುಷ್ಪಕ ವಿಮಾನ) (1987 film)

Pushpaka Vimana (ಪುಷ್ಪಕ ವಿಮಾನ), also released as Pushpak and Pesum Padam, is Singeetham Srinivasa Rao's 1987 dialogue-free Indian black comedy starring Kamal Haasan as an unemployed man who assumes a millionaire's identity at a hotel; it won the 1987 National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Pushpavalli (పుష్పవల్లి)

Pushpavalli (పుష్పవల్లి), born Kandala Venkata Pushpavalli Tayaramma (3 January 1926 – 28 April 1991), was a Telugu and Tamil film actress, child star of Sampoorna Ramayanam (1936), star of Bala Nagamma and Miss Malini, and mother of Rekha; not the Sumukhi Suresh web series character.

Pusong Ligaw

Pusong Ligaw (Lost Hearts) is a 2017–2018 ABS-CBN Kapamilya Gold afternoon teleserye by Star Creatives starring Beauty Gonzales and Bianca King as friends torn apart by betrayal, which premiered April 24, 2017 and ended January 12, 2018.