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Slasher film
Slasher film: horror subgenre in which a killer stalks and murders victims, usually with bladed weapons, until a surviving "Final Girl" subdues him. Founded by Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Black Christmas (1974), defined by Halloween (1978), revived by Scream (1996).
Slaughtered Vomit Dolls
Slaughtered Vomit Dolls is a 2006 Canadian experimental horror film by Lucifer Valentine, first of the Vomit Gore Trilogy, starring Ameara Lavey as Angela Aberdeen; 71 minutes, released 14 February 2006.
Slaughterhouse Rulez
Slaughterhouse Rulez: 2018 British comedy horror film, Crispian Mills's directorial work and first release from Pegg and Frost's Stolen Picture; fracking at a boarding school unleashes monsters, grossing $730,762 worldwide.
Slauson Rec
Slauson Rec is Leo Lewis O'Neil's 2025 documentary, premiered at Cannes, about Shia LaBeouf's free experimental theater school at the Slauson Rec Center in South Central Los Angeles (2018–2020), built from about 800 hours of participant-shot footage.
Slave Play
Slave Play, Jeremy O. Harris's three-act drama about interracial couples in Antebellum Sexual Performance Therapy; premiered 2018 at NYTW, Broadway 2019, record 12 Tony nominations, 2024 West End premiere.
Slay
Slay (2025) is a Philippine murder mystery web series, the first GMA Network–Viu original, following four women with motives after fitness influencer Zach Zamora dies in a livestreamed gym fire; 40 episodes, dual TV/Viu versions with different endings.
Slay (2024 film)
Slay (2024) is a Tubi Original horror comedy directed by Jem Garrard, starring Drag Race queens Trinity the Tuck, Heidi N Closet, Crystal Methyd, and Cara Melle as performers besieged by vampires at a biker bar.
Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer): the chosen one-girl-per-generation vampire hunter of the Buffyverse, including the Watchers' Council, the First Slayer's origin, the Slayer line, and the finale's sharing of power.
Slayers Premium (スレイヤーズぷれみあむ)
Slayers Premium (スレイヤーズぷれみあむ) is the fifth Slayers theatrical anime movie, premiered in Japan in December 2001. Unlike the four earlier Lina-and-Naga films, it uses the TV series cast and continuity, following an octopus-language curse in the seaside town Acassi.
SLC Punk!
SLC Punk! (1998/1999) is James Merendino's semi-autobiographical comedy-drama about Stevo (Matthew Lillard) and Heroin Bob (Michael Goorjian), punks in 1985 Salt Lake City, distinguishing it from other punk films by its Mormon-state setting and cult following.
Sleazy Dizzy
Sleazy Dizzy (小偷阿星, Siu tau ah sing) is a 1990 Hong Kong comedy-crime film directed by Chor Yuen, starring Stephen Chow as a thief helping an amnesiac undercover cop find missing HK$50 million; box office HK$7,968,106.
Sledge Hammer!
Sledge Hammer! is a satirical American police sitcom created by Alan Spencer, starring David Rasche as a gun-obsessed Dirty Harry parody, airing 41 episodes on ABC from 1986 to 1988.
Sleep (잠) (2023 film)
Sleep (잠) is a 2023 South Korean psychological horror film, the debut feature of Jason Yu, starring Jung Yu-mi and Lee Sun-kyun as newlyweds whose marriage unravels when the husband's sleepwalking turns menacing. Screened at Cannes Critics' Week 2023, it grossed about $11 million worldwide and won the Gérardmer Grand Prix.
Sleep No More (2011 play)
Sleep No More: Punchdrunk's immersive Macbeth-as-film-noir at New York's McKittrick Hotel, running March 2011 to January 5, 2025; masked silent audiences, 100+ rooms, Drama Desk and Obie awards, later versions in Shanghai and Seoul.
Sleep No More (Doctor Who)
Sleep No More is a 2015 Doctor Who episode, Series 9 Episode 9, written by Mark Gatiss: the show's first found-footage story, set on Le Verrier Station near Neptune, featuring the Sandmen and no opening titles.
Sleep No More (film)
Sleep No More (Monster Pabrik Rambut) is Edwin's 2026 Indonesian horror-fantasy film about sisters investigating their mother's death in a wig factory; it premiered in Berlinale Special Midnight and is unrelated to Punchdrunk's immersive play of the same name.
Sleep Tight (film)
Sleep Tight (Mientras duermes) is a 2011 Spanish psychological thriller by Jaume Balagueró, written by Alberto Marini, starring Luis Tosar as doorman César, who torments tenant Clara (Marta Etura) in Barcelona.
Sleepaway Camp
Sleepaway Camp (1983), also titled Nightmare Vacation, is Robert Hiltzik's summer camp slasher starring Felissa Rose as Angela, famous for its twist ending revealing the killer, and for spawning a cult franchise of sequels.
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers is a 1988 American slasher comedy, the first Sleepaway Camp sequel, directed by Michael A. Simpson, starring Pamela Springsteen as killer counselor Angela Baker at Camp Rolling Hills, shot in Atlanta with Sleepaway Camp III.
Sleeper (1973 film)
Sleeper is a 1973 American science-fiction comedy film written and directed by Woody Allen, in which a health-food store owner is revived 200 years in the future.
Sleeper hit
Sleeper hit: an entertainment work, especially a film, that becomes a major success despite little promotion and a weak opening, growing through word of mouth; examples include My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Rocky, and The Blair Witch Project.
Sleepers (film)
Sleepers (1996), Barry Levinson's crime drama adapted from Lorenzo Carcaterra's disputed memoir, stars Kevin Bacon, Jason Patric, Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, and Dustin Hoffman; Hell's Kitchen boys abused at Wilkinson Home for Boys take revenge, Metascore 49, one Oscar nomination.
Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)
Sleeping Beauty (1959), Disney's animated musical fantasy of Princess Aurora and Maleficent, premiered January 29, 1959; made in Technirama 70mm on a $6 million budget with music from Tchaikovsky's ballet.
Sleeping Beauty (2011 film)
Sleeping Beauty (2011) is Julia Leigh's Australian debut drama, In Competition at Cannes, starring Emily Browning as student Lucy, a drugged 'sleeping beauty' in an elite brothel; sources include Kawabata and García Márquez; Metascore 61.
Sleeping Dogs (2024 film)
Sleeping Dogs (2024 film), an adaptation of E.O. Chirovici's novel The Book of Mirrors, is a crime thriller directed by Adam Cooper starring Russell Crowe as an amnesiac ex-detective; unrelated to the 2012 video game.
Sleeping with Other People
Sleeping with Other People (2015) is a romantic comedy by Leslye Headland starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie as serial cheaters who reunite at a sex-addicts meeting and pact to stay platonic; Sundance premiere, IFC Films release.
Sleeping with the Enemy
Sleeping with the Enemy, also known by its source novel by Nancy Price, is a 1991 Joseph Ruben thriller starring Julia Roberts as a woman faking her death to escape an abusive husband; a $19M-budget Fox film that grossed about $175M worldwide.
Sleepless (2017 film)
Sleepless is a 2017 American action thriller directed by Baran bo Odar, starring Jamie Foxx as an undercover Las Vegas officer whose kidnapped son forces him to recover stolen cocaine in one night.
Sleepless in Seattle
Sleepless in Seattle is a 1993 American romantic comedy directed by Nora Ephron, starring Tom Hanks as a widowed Seattle father and Meg Ryan as a Baltimore journalist.
Sleepless Night (2011 film)
Sleepless Night (Nuit blanche) is a 2011 French-Belgian-Luxembourg action thriller directed by Frédéric Jardin, starring Tomer Sisley as a corrupt cop recovering stolen cocaine in a nightclub to save his kidnapped son; remade in 2017 with Jamie Foxx.