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Russians at War

Russians at War (2024) is Anastasia Trofimova's documentary, also called a Canada-France co-production, following seven months embedded without authorization with a Russian battalion in Ukraine; it premiered at Venice 2024 and sparked propaganda-versus-anti-war-film controversy at TIFF and other festivals.

Russo brothers

American filmmaking duo Anthony and Joe Russo (罗素兄弟), Cleveland-born Italian-American co-directors who moved from indies and Arrested Development/Community to four Marvel films grossing up to $2.8 billion, and to AGBO and Avengers: Doomsday.

Rust (2024 film)

Rust (2024) is a Joel Souza Western starring Alec Baldwin as outlaw Harland Rust, completed after the 2021 on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, released May 2025 to mixed reviews.

Rust and Bone

Rust and Bone (De rouille et d'os), Jacques Audiard's 2012 French-Belgian drama starring Marion Cotillard and Matthias Schoenaerts, adapted from Craig Davidson's stories; Cannes competitor and four-time César winner.

Rust Cohle

Rustin "Rust" Cohle is the fictional Louisiana homicide detective played by Matthew McConaughey in True Detective season 1 (2014), created by Nic Pizzolatto; known for pessimist monologues, the "Tax Man" nickname, and "time is a flat circle".

Rust Creek

Rust Creek (2019 US release, produced 2018) is an American survival thriller directed by Jen McGowan, starring Hermione Corfield as a college senior hunted by meth dealers in rural Kentucky; IFC Midnight release, 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Rust shooting incident

The Rust shooting: Alec Baldwin's prop revolver discharged during a rehearsal at Bonanza Creek Ranch, New Mexico, on October 21, 2021, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounding director Joel Souza; the source of the live round was never established.

Rust Valley Restorers

Rust Valley Restorers is a Canadian reality television series following Mike Hall, Avery Shoaf, and Connor Hall as they restore vintage cars in Tappen, British Columbia.

Rustaveli National Theatre

The Rustaveli National Theatre is a drama theater in Tbilisi, Georgia, housed since 1901 in a baroque and rococo building and named after the medieval poet Shota Rustaveli.

Rustin (film)

Rustin is a 2023 Netflix biographical drama directed by George C. Wolfe, starring Colman Domingo as gay civil rights organizer Bayard Rustin, architect of the 1963 March on Washington; produced by Higher Ground, Oscar-nominated for Domingo.

Rustom (रुस्तम) (film)

Rustom (रुस्तम) is a 2016 Hindi crime thriller directed by Tinu Suresh Desai, starring Akshay Kumar as naval officer Rustom Pavri, loosely based on the 1959 K.M. Nanavati murder case; it earned ₹127.49 crore net in India and was a superhit.

Rusty Collins

Rusty Collins (Russell Collins), aka Firefist, a Marvel Comics mutant with pyrokinesis created by Bob Layton and Jackson Guice, debuting in X-Factor #1 (1986); X-Factor ward, X-Terminator, MLF and Acolytes member, killed by Holocaust, adapted as Russell in Deadpool 2.

Rusty Hamer

Rusty Hamer (Russell Craig Hamer, 1947–1990), American child actor who played Rusty Williams, Danny Thomas's TV son, on Make Room for Daddy/The Danny Thomas Show 1953–1964; later unemployment and suicide at 42 prompted A Minor Consideration.

Rusty Schwimmer

Rusty Schwimmer (Deborah Schwimmer, born 1962, Chicago) is an American character actress known for A Little Princess, The Perfect Storm, Runaway Jury, North Country, and TV roles on ER, Heroes, and The Guardian.

Ruta Gedmintas

Ruta Gedmintas (born 1983, Canterbury, England) is an English actress; Frankie in Lip Service, Dutch Velders in The Strain, Serafina Pekkala in His Dark Materials, and Belle in A Street Cat Named Bob.

Ruta Lee

Ruta Lee (Ruta Mary Kilmonis, born May 30, 1935, Montreal) is a Canadian-born American actress of Lithuanian descent known for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Funny Face, Witness for the Prosecution, co-hosting High Rollers with Alex Trebek, and leading the Thalians charity.

Rutanya Alda

Rutanya Alda (Rutanya Skrastina), born 1942 in Riga, Latvia, is a Latvian-American actress known for The Deer Hunter, Mommie Dearest, and Amityville II, with a five-decade career of supporting film and TV roles.

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Oelsen Hauer (1944–2019), Dutch actor of Floris and five Paul Verhoeven films, internationally known as Roy Batty in Blade Runner (1982) and its tears-in-rain monologue; Golden Globe winner 1988 for Escape from Sobibor.

Rutger Hauer filmography

Rutger Hauer filmography: Dutch actor's screen credits from Floris (1969) and Verhoeven films including Turkish Delight to Nighthawks, Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, The Hitcher, and late roles such as Hobo with a Shotgun.

Ruth & Boaz

Ruth & Boaz (2025) is a Netflix faith-based romantic drama directed by Alanna Brown, produced by Tyler Perry and DeVon Franklin, starring Serayah, Tyler Lepley, and Phylicia Rashad; a modern retelling of the biblical love story set in Tennessee, released September 26, 2025.

Ruth Bradley

Ruth Bradley (born 1987, Dublin) is an Irish actress, IFTA winner for Stardust, Grabbers, and Rebellion, known for Love/Hate, Humans, Ted Lasso, and as MI5's Emma Flyte in Slow Horses.

Ruth Buzzi

Ruth Buzzi (Ruth Ann Buzzi, 1936–2025) was an American comedian and actress who played purse-wielding Gladys Ormphby on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, winning a 1973 Golden Globe.

Ruth Connell

Ruth Connell (born 1979, Falkirk, Scotland) is a Scottish actress and producer, best known as Rowena MacLeod, the Queen of Hell, on CW's Supernatural (2014–2020), and as the Night Nurse in Dead Boy Detectives; also the voice of Disney's Merida.

Ruth Gemmell

Ruth Gemmell (Ruth Katrin Gemmell, born 1967) is a British actress trained at Webber Douglas, best known as Lady Violet Bridgerton in Netflix's Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte, and as Sarah Hughes in the 1997 film Fever Pitch opposite Colin Firth.

Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon (Ruth Gordon Jones, 1896–1985) was an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter, Oscar winner for Rosemary's Baby, co-writer of Adam's Rib with Garson Kanin, and star of Harold and Maude, distinct from the Welsh singer Ruth Gordon and the Canadian Ruth Gorman.

Ruth Hussey

Ruth Hussey (1911-2005), American actress, Oscar-nominated as Liz Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story (1940), star of The Uninvited and Broadway's State of the Union, MGM contract player 1937-1942.

Ruth Jones

Ruth Jones (Ruth Alexandra Elisabeth Jones, born 1966) is a Welsh actress, writer and producer, co-creator and star of Gavin & Stacey as Nessa, creator of Stella, MBE, and Sunday Times bestselling novelist.

Ruth Kearney

Ruth Kearney (Ruth Delia Kearney) is an Irish actress born in London, raised in Dublin, known for Jess Parker in Primeval, London in Netflix's Flaked, Daisy Locke in The Following, and Eliza Campion in Sanditon; married to Theo James.

Ruth Langsford

Ruth Langsford (born 1960, Singapore) is a British TV presenter, Loose Women anchor since 1999, former This Morning co-host with Eamonn Holmes, QVC fashion label owner, and Feeling Fabulous memoirist.

Ruth Lee

Ruth Lee (1895–1975), American stage and film actress born Ruth Margaret Lee in Minneapolis; Broadway from Apple Blossoms (1919) to Your Loving Son (1941), over 80 films including The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair; distinct from the British actress, Venezuelan performer, and artist Maia Ruth Lee.