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The Normal Heart (film)

The Normal Heart (2014) is Ryan Murphy's HBO television film of Larry Kramer's 1985 play, starring Mark Ruffalo as activist Ned Weeks during New York's early AIDS crisis (1981-1984); it won two Emmys from 16 nominations and drew 1.4 million premiere viewers.

The Norman Conquests

The Norman Conquests is a comic trilogy of three plays by Alan Ayckbourn, first performed in 1973, showing the same disastrous family weekend from three different rooms.

The North Remembers

The North Remembers: a vengeance saying from A Song of Ice and Fire, the title of Game of Thrones season 2 episode 1 (April 1, 2012, Benioff and Weiss, Alan Taylor), and a near-500,000-word fanfic by Silverblood continuing A Dance with Dragons.

The Northman

The Northman (2022) is Robert Eggers's Viking revenge epic, co-written with Sjón, starring Alexander Skarsgård as Amleth; based on the Saxo Grammaticus legend behind Hamlet, released April 22, 2022, 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 82.

The Notebook

The Notebook (2004) is Nick Cassavetes' romantic drama adapted from Nicholas Sparks' 1996 debut novel, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams; it grossed $81M domestically and spawned a 2024 Broadway musical.

The Notebook (musical)

The Notebook (musical): stage musical with music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson, book by Bekah Brunstetter, based on Nicholas Sparks's 1996 novel. Premiered 2022 at Chicago Shakespeare; Broadway 2024 at the Schoenfeld; three Tony nominations; North American tour from 2025.

The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page is Mary Harron's 2005 biographical drama starring Gretchen Mol as 1950s pin-up model Bettie Page, covering her fetish modeling for the Klaws, the 1955 Kefauver Senate hearings, and her later religious life.

The Novelist's Film (소설가의 영화)

The Novelist's Film (소설가의 영화) is Hong Sang-soo's 27th feature, a 2022 black-and-white Korean drama starring Lee Hye-young and Kim Min-hee; it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 72nd Berlinale, his third straight Berlin award.

The November Man

The November Man is a 2014 spy thriller directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Pierce Brosnan as ex-CIA agent Peter Devereaux, based on Bill Granger's novel There Are No Spies; released August 27, 2014, grossing $25 million domestically.

The Now

The Now (2021) is a dark comedy series created by Peter Farrelly, Pete Jones, and Steve Leff, starring Dave Franco as Ed Poole, a man who rethinks his life after family suicides. Originally made for Quibi, its 14 ten-minute episodes premiered December 10, 2021 on The Roku Channel.

The Number 23

The Number 23 is a 2007 psychological thriller directed by Joel Schumacher, starring Jim Carrey as Walter Sparrow, an animal control officer obsessed with a novel about the 23 Enigma; released February 23, 2007 by New Line Cinema, it grossed $77.7 million worldwide but scored 7% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Nun (2018 film)

The Nun is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by Corin Hardy, the fifth entry in the Conjuring Universe and a prequel to The Conjuring 2.

The Nun II

The Nun II (2023) is a supernatural horror sequel directed by Michael Chaves, starring Taissa Farmiga as Sister Irene facing the demon Valak in 1956 France; ninth Conjuring Universe film, $269.7 million worldwide.

The Nun's Story (film)

The Nun's Story is Fred Zinnemann's 1959 Warner Bros. drama starring Audrey Hepburn as Sister Luke, based on Kathryn Hulme's novel about ex-nun Marie-Louise Habets; Congo nursing, Nazi-killed father, eight Oscar nominations.

The Nut Job

The Nut Job (2014) is a Canada–South Korea computer-animated heist comedy directed by Peter Lepeniotis, based on his short Surly Squirrel, starring Will Arnett's banished squirrel Surly; it earned $64.2M in the US but only 13% on Rotten Tomatoes and spawned a 2017 sequel.

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature is a 2017 animated comedy sequel in which Surly and his animal friends fight to save Liberty Park from a bulldozing mayor.

The Nutcracker (1993 film)

George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, also called The Nutcracker (1993), is Emile Ardolino's film of the New York City Ballet's Balanchine staging, starring Macaulay Culkin and Darci Kistler, released November 24, 1993.

The Nutcracker (Щелкунчик)

The Nutcracker (Щелкунчик), Tchaikovsky's Op. 71 two-act ballet, premiered 6 December 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre, choreographed by Lev Ivanov after Petipa withdrew; famous for the celesta and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is Disney's 2018 live-action fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, and Helen Mirren, inspired by Hoffmann's tale and Tchaikovsky's ballet.

The Nutty Professor (1963 film)

The Nutty Professor (1963) is a Jerry Lewis Paramount comedy, directed and co-written by Lewis with Bill Richmond, in which nerdy chemistry professor Julius Kelp's potion creates the suave Buddy Love; 107 minutes, released July 1963, remade with Eddie Murphy in 1996.

The Nutty Professor (1996 film)

The Nutty Professor is a 1996 American comedy directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Eddie Murphy as a professor whose fat-reducing serum turns him into slim Buddy Love.

The O.C.

The O.C. is a Fox teen drama (2003–2007) created by Josh Schwartz, set in Newport Beach, Orange County, following Ryan Atwood and the Cohen family; famous for its indie soundtrack, Chrismukkah, and influence on Laguna Beach and Gossip Girl.

The OA

The OA is a Netflix science-fiction mystery drama (2016–2019) created by and starring Brit Marling with Zal Batmanglij, about Prairie Johnson, a blind woman who returns after seven years with restored sight; canceled after two eight-episode parts despite a planned five-season arc.

The Oath

The Oath is a 2018-2019 Crackle crime drama series (also known as Söz for the Turkish series) created by Joe Halpin about the Ravens, a gang of corrupt cops, starring Ryan Kwanten and Sean Bean, produced by 50 Cent.

The Object of My Affection

The Object of My Affection: Stephen McCauley's 1987 debut novel about gay teacher George and pregnant Nina sharing a Brooklyn apartment, and its 1998 Nicholas Hytner film with Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd.

The Oblongs

The Oblongs is an American animated sitcom created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale. It depicts a family deformed by industrial pollution under a wealthy neighborhood.

The Odd Couple (1970 TV series)

The Odd Couple (1970 TV series): ABC sitcom, September 24, 1970 to March 7, 1975, with Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison, adapted by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson from Neil Simon's play; 114 episodes, syndication staple.

The Odd Couple (2015 TV series)

The Odd Couple (2015-2017) is a CBS multi-camera sitcom reboot starring Matthew Perry as Oscar Madison and Thomas Lennon as Felix Unger, produced with Garry Marshall's consultation; 38 episodes, weak reviews (Metacritic 42, RT 26%).

The Odd Couple (film)

The Odd Couple (1968) is Gene Saks' Paramount comedy adapted by Neil Simon from his 1965 Broadway play, starring Jack Lemmon as Felix Ungar and Walter Matthau as Oscar Madison, two divorced men sharing a New York apartment; a 1968 top-grossing hit with two Oscar nominations.

The Odd Couple (play)

The Odd Couple (play): Neil Simon's three-act Broadway comedy, opened March 10, 1965, Plymouth Theatre, 964 performances; mismatched roommates Felix Ungar and Oscar Madison; Tony-winning Mike Nichols production; source of 1968 film and 1970-1975 sitcom.