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The Host (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

The Host (TNG 4x23, aired May 13, 1991, written by Michel Horvat) introduces the Trill joined species through Crusher's romance with ambassador Odan, whose symbiont occupies Riker before a female host ends the relationship.

The Hot Chick

The Hot Chick is a 2002 American body-swap comedy directed by Tom Brady, starring Rob Schneider as a thief who swaps bodies with a popular high school girl.

The Hot Rock

The Hot Rock (1972) is a Peter Yates comedy caper, scripted by William Goldman from Donald E. Westlake's Dortmunder novel, starring Robert Redford and George Segal as thieves repeatedly re-stealing a Brooklyn Museum diamond; Oscar-nominated for film editing.

The Hot Spot

The Hot Spot (1990) is a Dennis Hopper neo-noir erotic thriller starring Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly, adapted from Charles Williams' novel Hell Hath No Fury, with a Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker soundtrack.

The Hotwives

The Hotwives is a Hulu scripted comedy (2014-2015) parodying Bravo's Real Housewives, created by Dannah Phirman and Danielle Schneider, in two seasons set in Orlando and Las Vegas with Casey Wilson, Angela Kinsey, and Kristen Schaal.

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) is Hammer Film Productions' Technicolor Sherlock Holmes film, directed by Terence Fisher, starring Peter Cushing as Holmes, André Morell as Watson, and Christopher Lee as Sir Henry, the first color Holmes film.

The Hourglass Sanatorium

The Hourglass Sanatorium (Sanatorium pod Klepsydrą) is Wojciech Jerzy Has's 1973 Polish surrealist film adapted from Bruno Schulz's 1937 story collection, about Józef visiting his father in a sanatorium where time bends; it won the 1973 Cannes Jury Prize, and Has was banned from directing for defying censors.

The Hours (film)

The Hours is a 2002 drama film directed by Stephen Daldry, adapted from Michael Cunningham's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, interweaving three women's lives linked by Mrs Dalloway.

The House (2005 film)

The House (凶宅, Hung Chak) is a 2005 Hong Kong Cantonese horror film directed by Ng Man-Ching, starring Maggie Shiu, Cheung Siu-fai, and Wayne Lai, about a mother and daughter haunted in a cheap apartment; distinct from the 2007 Thai film.

The House (2017 film)

The House (2017) is an American comedy, Andrew Jay Cohen's directorial debut, starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as parents running an illegal casino to fund their daughter's college tuition; it grossed $34.3 million on a $40 million budget and was panned by critics.

The House Bunny

The House Bunny is a 2008 American comedy directed by Fred Wolf, in which Anna Faris plays an evicted Playboy Bunny who becomes house mother to a struggling college sorority.

The House by the Cemetery

The House by the Cemetery (Quella villa accanto al cimitero) is Lucio Fulci's 1981 Italian horror film, third of his Gates of Hell trilogy, about a family in a New England house with Dr. Freudstein alive in the basement.

The House of 72 Tenants (七十二家房客)

The House of 72 Tenants (七十二家房客) is a 1973 Shaw Brothers Cantonese satirical comedy directed by Chor Yuen, remaking Wang Wei-yi's 1963 film; it topped the 1973 Hong Kong box office with HK$5.62 million and revived Cantonese cinema.

The House of Bernarda Alba

The House of Bernarda Alba (La casa de Bernarda Alba) is Federico García Lorca's 1936 rural tragedy in which Bernarda Alba locks her five daughters into eight years of mourning, exploring repression, patriarchy, and marriage economics.

The House of Black and White

The House of Black and White is the Braavos temple of the Faceless Men, assassins who worship the Many-Faced God in Game of Thrones; it also names season 5 episode 2 (April 19, 2015), directed by Michael Slovis, where Arya Stark begins her training.

The House of Flowers (TV series)

The House of Flowers (La casa de las flores) is a Mexican Netflix dark comedy-drama by Manolo Caro, 2018–2020, three seasons, about the de la Mora family's flower shop and cabaret; a noted "millennial telenovela".

The House of Mirth (2000 film)

The House of Mirth (2000) is Terence Davies's 140-minute adaptation of Edith Wharton's 1905 novel, starring Gillian Anderson as Lily Bart, a New York socialite ruined by society; shot in Glasgow for $8.2 million, released by Sony Pictures Classics.

The House of Small Cubes (つみきのいえ)

The House of Small Cubes (つみきのいえ, La maison en petits cubes) is a 2008 12-minute Japanese short animated film by Kunio Katō about an old man diving through his flooded stacked house; it won the 2009 Oscar for Best Animated Short.

The House of the Angel

The House of the Angel (La casa del ángel) is a 1957 Argentine drama by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, adapted from Beatriz Guido's prize-winning 1954 novel, starring Elsa Daniel and Lautaro Murúa, a Cannes 1957 Palme d'Or nominee and landmark of modern Argentine cinema, restored in 4K for Cannes Classics 2026.

The House of the Devil

The House of the Devil (2009) is Ti West's satanic horror film about a babysitter, Jocelin Donahue's Samantha, trapped by a cult during a lunar eclipse; shot on 16mm as a 1980s period piece, it earned $102,812 worldwide and strong reviews.

The House of the Spirits (film)

The House of the Spirits (La casa de los espíritus, Das Geisterhaus) is Bille August's 1993 film of Isabel Allende's novel, starring Meryl Streep, Jeremy Irons, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, and Antonio Banderas; a critical and box-office failure later remade as a 2026 Prime Video series.

The House of Yes

The House of Yes is a 1997 Miramax black comedy, Mark Waters's directorial debut adapted from Wendy MacLeod's 1990 play, starring Parker Posey as the Kennedy-obsessed Jackie-O in an incestuous twin relationship at Thanksgiving; Sundance Grand Jury Prize nominee.

The House That Jack Built (2018 film)

The House That Jack Built (2018) is Lars von Trier's serial-killer art allegory starring Matt Dillon and Bruno Ganz, premiered out of competition at Cannes 2018 and released by IFC Films.

The House That Never Dies (朝内81号)

The House That Never Dies (京城81号, originally 朝内81号) is a 2014 Chinese 3D horror film directed by Yip Wai-man, adapted from Yu Lei's novel about Beijing's legendary haunted mansion at Chaonei Street No. 81, and the highest-grossing Chinese horror film with about 411 million yuan.

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (film)

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) is Eli Roth's family fantasy-comedy, adapted by Eric Kripke from John Bellairs' 1973 novel, starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, and Owen Vaccaro; released by Universal, it grossed $68.5M in the US.

The House with Laughing Windows

The House with Laughing Windows (La casa dalle finestre che ridono) is Pupi Avati's 1976 Italian rural giallo in which restorer Stefano uncovers a painter's dark secret; low-budget cult film, 4K restoration 2026.

The Housekeeper

The Housekeeper is a title for several movies, prominently Claude Berri's 2002 French character study and Richard Eyre's 2026 British period drama, which features stars like Anthony Hopkins.

The Housemaid (2025 film)

The Housemaid is a 2025 American psychological thriller directed by Paul Feig. It stars Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried and was adapted from a Freida McFadden novel.

The Housemaid (하녀) (1960 film)

The Housemaid (하녀) is a 1960 South Korean black-and-white thriller directed, written, and produced by Kim Ki-young, about a housemaid who destroys her employer's middle-class family. Restored in 2008 by KOFA with Scorsese's World Cinema Foundation, it ranked first in KOFA's Korean Film 100 and became a registered cultural heritage in 2024.

The Housemaid (하녀) (2010 film)

The Housemaid (하녀) is Im Sang-soo's 2010 South Korean erotic thriller, a remake of Kim Ki-young's 1960 classic, starring Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Jung-jae; it competed at Cannes 2010 and reverses the original's seduction dynamic.