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The Canyons (film)

The Canyons (2013) is a Paul Schrader erotic thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis, starring Lindsay Lohan and James Deen. A $250,000 Kickstarter-funded, day-and-date VOD release by IFC Films, it earned a 36 Metascore and 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Captain (2017 film)

The Captain (Der Hauptmann) is Robert Schwentke's 2017 German-French-Polish black-and-white war drama about deserter Willi Herold, the Executioner of Emsland, who impersonated a Luftwaffe captain and murdered over 120 people in April 1945.

The Captain's Paradise

The Captain's Paradise is a 1953 British comedy directed by Anthony Kimmins, starring Alec Guinness as a bigamous Gibraltar-to-Morocco ferry captain with wives played by Celia Johnson and Yvonne De Carlo; Oscar-nominated story by Alec Coppel.

The Captive (2014 film)

The Captive (2014) is a Canadian psychological thriller by Atom Egoyan, starring Ryan Reynolds, Mireille Enos, Rosario Dawson, and Scott Speedman, about a father searching for his daughter Cassandra eight years after her abduction; it competed at Cannes 2014, was booed, and earned about $2 million worldwide.

The Captive (2025 film)

The Captive (El cautivo), 2025 Spanish-Italian historical drama by Alejandro Amenábar about Miguel de Cervantes' 1575-1580 captivity in Algiers, starring Julio Peña and Alessandro Borghi; premiered at Toronto 2025, second most-viewed Spanish film of 2025, on Netflix January 2026.

The Capture (TV series)

The Capture is a British BBC One surveillance thriller created, written and directed by Ben Chanan, starring Holliday Grainger and Callum Turner, about faked CCTV, the 'Correction' programme, and deepfakes; a third series was commissioned in 2025.

The Car (1977 film)

The Car (1977), originally scripted as Wheels, is a Universal horror film directed by Elliot Silverstein, starring James Brolin as a sheriff fighting a demonic black Lincoln Mark III built by George Barris; released 13 May 1977, PG, 96 minutes.

The Card

The Card (US title The Promoter) is a 1952 British comedy directed by Ronald Neame, starring Alec Guinness as Denry Machin, adapted by Eric Ambler from Arnold Bennett's 1910 Five Towns novel, with Glynis Johns, Valerie Hobson, and Petula Clark.

The Card Counter

The Card Counter is Paul Schrader's 2021 revenge drama starring Oscar Isaac as William Tell, an ex-Abu Ghraib interrogator turned gambler, with Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe; Venice 78 premiere, 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, $2.6 million US gross.

The Cardinal

The Cardinal (1963) is Otto Preminger's 175-minute drama, adapted from Henry Morton Robinson's 1950 novel, following Boston priest Stephen Fermoyle (Tom Tryon) to the cardinalate; six Oscar nominations, John Huston supporting nominee.

The Care Bears Movie

The Care Bears Movie is a 1985 Nelvana animated fantasy film directed by Arna Selznick, the first theatrical Care Bears feature, in which the bears and their Forest of Feelings cousins save the boy Nicholas from an evil Spirit; it grossed about $23 million.

The Carmichael Show

The Carmichael Show, NBC multi-camera family sitcom 2015–2017 created by Jerrod Carmichael and Nicholas Stoller, starring Carmichael, David Alan Grier, Loretta Devine, Amber Stevens West, and Lil Rel Howery, debating topical issues.

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show: American CBS comedy-variety series (September 11, 1967 – March 29, 1978, 11 seasons) hosted by Carol Burnett with Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner, and Tim Conway; 25 Emmys, Studio 33, "Went with the Wind!" parody, Mama's Family spin-off.

The Carpenter's Son

The Carpenter's Son is a 2025 biblical horror film by Lotfy Nathan, based on the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, starring Nicolas Cage as Joseph, Noah Jupe as Jesus, and FKA twigs as Mary, set in Roman Egypt.

The Carrie Diaries (TV series)

The Carrie Diaries is a CW comedy-drama (2013-2014, 26 episodes) starring AnnaSophia Robb as teenage Carrie Bradshaw in 1984, a Sex and the City prequel based on Candace Bushnell's novels, cancelled after two seasons.

The Cars That Ate Paris

The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) is Peter Weir's debut feature, an Australian horror-comedy about the outback town of Paris, whose residents cause car crashes, salvage the wrecks, and experiment on survivors; a cult classic of the Australian New Wave, released in the US as The Cars That Eat People.

The Casagrandes

The Casagrandes (originally Los Casagrandes) is a Nickelodeon animated spin-off of The Loud House (2019–2022, 60 episodes) following Ronnie Anne Santiago and her multigenerational Mexican-American family in Great Lakes City, later continued by The Casagrandes Movie on Netflix in 2024.

The Casagrandes Movie

The Casagrandes Movie is a 2024 Netflix animated comedy, spin-off of The Casagrandes and The Loud House, directed by Miguel Puga, following Ronnie Anne in Michoacán, Mexico, where she frees the demigod Punguari.

The Case for Christ

The Case for Christ is a 2017 American biographical drama film directed by Jon Gunn, based on Lee Strobel's 1998 book about his investigation of Christianity.

The Case of Hana & Alice (花とアリス殺人事件)

The Case of Hana & Alice (花とアリス殺人事件) is Shunji Iwai's 2015 rotoscoped animated prequel to his 2004 live-action Hana & Alice, with Yu Aoi and Anne Suzuki reprising their roles as the girls investigate the 'Judas' murder rumor.

The Casket Girls

The Casket Girls is an upcoming supernatural horror film directed by Justin G. Dyck, starring Gabrielle Union and Mike Colter as detectives trapped in New Orleans's Ursuline Convent when the legendary vampire Casket Girls escape after 300 years; produced by QC Entertainment, filmed in Victoria, BC, US release by Aura Entertainment expected 2027.

The Cassandra Crossing

The Cassandra Crossing is a 1976 disaster thriller, also released 1977, directed by George Pan Cosmatos and produced by Carlo Ponti, starring Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Burt Lancaster, and Ava Gardner as plague-exposed train passengers rerouted over a collapsing bridge.

The Castaways

The Castaways is a 2023 five-part Paramount+ UK thriller miniseries adapted from Lucy Clarke's novel, starring Sheridan Smith and Céline Buckens as sisters Lori and Erin after a Fiji plane disappearance; later aired on Channel 5, Stan, and TV Globo.

The Castle (1997 Australian film)

The Castle (1997) is an Australian comedy directed by Rob Sitch for Working Dog Productions, in which Darryl Kerrigan fights the compulsory acquisition of his home near Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport; shot in 11 days for $750,000 AUD, it grossed over $10 million.

The Castle of Cagliostro (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城)

The Castle of Cagliostro (ルパン三世 カリオストロの城) is a 1979, 100-minute animated film, the second theatrical Lupin III movie and Hayao Miyazaki's first feature as director, following Lupin and Jigen to the counterfeit 'Goat bills' duchy of Cagliostro.

The Castle of Sand (砂の器)

The Castle of Sand (砂の器, Suna no utsuwa) is a 1974 Shochiku mystery film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura from Seicho Matsumoto's novel, following two detectives whose rail-yard murder case leads to composer Eiryo Waga; Nomura's biggest hit, honored at Moscow.

The Casual Vacancy (miniseries)

The Casual Vacancy (miniseries): three-part 2015 BBC/HBO adaptation of J.K. Rowling's novel about Pagford parish-council politics after Barry Fairbrother's death, adapted by Sarah Phelps, starring Michael Gambon and Rory Kinnear.

The Cat and the Canary

The Cat and the Canary (1927) is Paul Leni's silent Universal comedy-mystery, adapted from John Willard's 1922 play, starring Laura La Plante; the template for old dark house horror films, remade in 1930, 1939, and 1978.

The Cat Concerto

The Cat Concerto is MGM's 1947 Tom and Jerry short No. 29, directed by Hanna and Barbera, in which Tom plays Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 while Jerry sabotages him from inside the piano. It won the 1947 Oscar for Best Animated Short and is at the center of a plagiarism dispute with Warner Bros.' Rhapsody Rabbit.

The Cat from Outer Space

The Cat from Outer Space is a 1978 Walt Disney live-action sci-fi comedy directed by Norman Tokar, written by Ted Key, starring Ken Berry and the alien cat Zunar J-5/9 Doric-4-7, nicknamed Jake, who needs $120,000 in gold to repair his ship.