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The Houses October Built

The Houses October Built (2014) is an American found-footage horror film directed by Bobby Roe, in which five friends including Roe and Zack Andrews play themselves on an RV road trip seeking extreme haunted attractions, stalked by the Blue Skeleton haunt group; a 2011 documentary version preceded it.

The Housewife (film)

The Housewife is a 2026 historical drama, Ben Shirinian's directorial debut, written by Alyssa Hill, starring Naomi Watts as Hermine Braunsteiner, a suspected Nazi living in 1964 Queens, with Tye Sheridan, Luke Evans, Michael Imperioli, and Lena Olin; premiered at TIFF 2026.

The Howling (film)

The Howling (1981) is a Joe Dante werewolf horror film starring Dee Wallace, adapted from Gary Brandner's 1977 novel, famous for Rob Bottin's practical transformation effects and spawning seven sequels.

The Hows of Us

The Hows of Us is a 2018 Philippine romantic drama directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, starring Kathryn Bernardo as George and Daniel Padilla as Primo. A Star Cinema release of August 29, 2018, it became the highest-grossing Philippine film at the time, with P591 million worldwide.

The Huckleberry Hound Show

The Huckleberry Hound Show was an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and syndicated from 1958, starring the blue dog Huckleberry Hound with segments for Yogi Bear and Pixie and Dixie.

The Hudsucker Proxy

The Hudsucker Proxy is a 1994 screwball comedy by Joel and Ethan Coen and Sam Raimi, starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Paul Newman, about a stock scam built on the hula hoop; a 1994 box-office bomb later reappraised.

The Hughleys

The Hughleys is an American sitcom (1998-2002) created by and starring comedian D.L. Hughley as Darryl Hughley, a black businessman in a white suburb; two seasons on ABC, two on UPN, 89 episodes.

The Human Centipede (First Sequence)

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) is Tom Six's 2009 Dutch horror film in which a surgeon stitches three tourists mouth to anus; Metascore 33, Ebert gave zero stars, spawned a trilogy.

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence)

The Human Centipede 2 (Full Sequence) is Tom Six's 2011 black-and-white body horror sequel in which obsessed fan Martin (Laurence R. Harvey) builds a 12-person centipede; banned by the BBFC and Australia's Review Board before cut release.

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence) is Tom Six's 2015 horror film, third in the trilogy, in which warden Bill Boss (Dieter Laser) sutures 500 prison inmates together; released by IFC Films, rated 18/R18+, and critically panned.

The Human Condition I

The Human Condition I (人間の條件 第1・2部, No Greater Love) is Masaki Kobayashi's 1959 Shochiku war drama, first of six parts adapted from Junpei Gomikawa's novel, starring Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji, a labor manager in wartime Manchuria; it won Venice's San Giorgio and Pasinetti prizes.

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (人間の條件 第1部純愛篇/第2部激怒篇)

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (人間の條件 第1部純愛篇/第2部激怒篇) is Masaki Kobayashi's 1959 Shochiku film, first installment of the six-part antiwar epic adapted from Junpei Gomikawa's novel, starring Tatsuya Nakadai as Kaji, a Manchurian mine labor supervisor conscripted after defying a military execution.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (人間の条件 第三・四部) is Masaki Kobayashi's 1959 second installment of his six-part adaptation of Gomikawa Junpei's novel, following Kaji (Tatsuya Nakadai) through army brutality in Manchuria; 178 minutes, released 20 November 1959.

The Human Stain (film)

The Human Stain (film) is a 2003 American drama directed by Robert Benton, starring Anthony Hopkins as a professor who passes as white and begins an affair with a janitor.

The Humans (film)

The Humans is a 2021 A24 drama, Stephen Karam's directorial debut adapted from his Tony-winning play, starring Richard Jenkins, Jayne Houdyshell, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein, Steven Yeun, and June Squibb as a family at a tense Thanksgiving in lower Manhattan.

The Humans (play)

The Humans is Stephen Karam's Tony-winning 2016 dark-comedy play about the Blake family's Thanksgiving in a Chinatown duplex; Pulitzer finalist, Broadway run 2016-17, adapted to a 2021 A24 film.

The Hummingbird Project

The Hummingbird Project is a 2018 Canadian-Belgian drama by Kim Nguyen starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, and Salma Hayek as high-frequency traders building a Kansas-to-New Jersey fiber-optic cable; fictional, TIFF 2018, released 2019 by The Orchard.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) is Universal's silent adaptation of Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, directed by Wallace Worsley with Lon Chaney as Quasimodo and Patsy Ruth Miller as Esmeralda; a $1.25 million epic that made Chaney a legend.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American historical drama directed by William Dieterle, starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara, adapted from Victor Hugo's novel.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 film)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) is Disney's animated musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame de Paris, directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, with songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, starring the voices of Tom Hulce, Tony Jay, Demi Moore, and Kevin Kline.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II is Disney's 2002 direct-to-video animated sequel, directed by Bradley Raymond, in which Quasimodo falls for Madellaine while stopping Sarousch from stealing the bell La Fidèle.

The Hunger (1983 film)

The Hunger (1983) is Tony Scott's directorial debut, a stylish horror film adapted from Whitley Strieber's 1981 vampire novel, starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon; it flopped on release but became a queer cult classic.

The Hunger Games (film series)

The Hunger Games film series: Lionsgate's dystopian franchise adapted from Suzanne Collins's novels, five films (2012–2023) grossing over $3.3 billion, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, with prequel Sunrise on the Reaping due November 20, 2026.

The Hunger Games (film)

The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction film directed by Gary Ross, adapted from Suzanne Collins's 2008 novel and starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a 2013 American science fiction action film directed by Francis Lawrence, the second installment of the Hunger Games film series.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 is a 2014 American dystopian film directed by Francis Lawrence, adapting the first half of Suzanne Collins's novel Mockingjay.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 is a 2015 American dystopian action film directed by Francis Lawrence, the fourth and final film in the Hunger Games series.

The Hunger Games: On Stage

The Hunger Games: On Stage is the first stage adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel, adapted by Conor McPherson, directed by Matthew Dunster, playing London's purpose-built Troubadour Canary Wharf Theatre from October 2025 with Mia Carragher as Katniss.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Sunrise on the Reaping, also The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, is Suzanne Collins's 2025 fifth Hunger Games novel and its 2026 Lionsgate film, following young Haymitch Abernathy in the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell with twice as many tributes.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is a 2023 American dystopian film directed by Francis Lawrence, the fifth in the Hunger Games series.