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The Pointy End
"The Pointy End" is Game of Thrones season 1, episode 8, aired June 5, 2011; written by George R. R. Martin, directed by Daniel Minahan. Covers Ned Stark's imprisonment, Robb calling the banners, Arya's escape, and the wight attack at the Wall.
The Poison Rose
The Poison Rose is a 2019 Italian-American crime mystery thriller directed by George Gallo, starring John Travolta as a private detective drawn into a web of crimes in Galveston, Texas.
The Poker House
The Poker House is Lori Petty's 2008 semiautobiographical directorial debut drama about her Iowa teenage years, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Agnes, Selma Blair as the mother, with Chloë Grace Moretz; premiered at LA Film Festival, released 2009.
The Polar Express (film)
The Polar Express is a 2004 American computer-animated Christmas film directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks and adapted from Chris Van Allsburg's picture book.
The Politician (TV series)
The Politician is a Netflix satirical comedy-drama (2019-2020) by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, starring Ben Platt as Payton Hobart, an ambitious teen campaigning from high school toward the presidency; two seasons, 15 episodes, ended June 2020.
The Polka King
The Polka King is a 2017 biographical comedy directed by Maya Forbes, starring Jack Black as Jan Lewan, the Pennsylvania polka bandleader who ran a Ponzi scheme; Sundance premiere, Netflix release January 12, 2018.
The Polygamist
The Polygamist is a 22-episode South African Netflix supernovela (Zulu, TV-MA) that premiered 12 June 2026, adapted from Sue Nyathi's 2012 Zimbabwean novel, starring Gugu Gumede and S'dumo Mtshali as Joyce and Jonasi Gomora, a record-breaking hit reaching #1 in 21 countries.
The Pope of Greenwich Village
The Pope of Greenwich Village: 1984 American crime drama directed by Stuart Rosenberg, from Vincent Patrick's 1979 novel, starring Eric Roberts, Mickey Rourke, and Daryl Hannah as Little Italy cousins who rob the mob; Geraldine Page earned an Oscar nomination.
The Pope's Exorcist
The Pope's Exorcist is a 2023 Screen Gems horror thriller directed by Julius Avery, starring Russell Crowe as Vatican exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, loosely based on Amorth's memoirs; it grossed $77 million worldwide and has a sequel in development.
The Pope's Toilet
The Pope's Toilet (El baño del Papa) is a 2007 Uruguayan comedy-drama by Enrique Fernández and César Charlone, premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard, about smuggler Beto building a pay toilet for Pope John Paul II's 1988 Melo visit.
The Popinjay Cavalier
The Popinjay Cavalier, Quentin Tarantino's first stage play, is a swashbuckling comedy of deception and disguise set in 1830s Europe, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as actor Rupert Sebastian Thomas Jr. It previews 23 February and opens 18 March 2027 at London's Phoenix Theatre, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and Sony Pictures Entertainment.
The Pornographers (エロ事師たち)
The Pornographers (「エロ事師たち」より 人類学入門) is Shōhei Imamura's 1966 black comedy, adapted from Akiyuki Nosaka's debut novel, about an Osaka 8mm pornographer supporting a makeshift family; Nikkatsu release, 128 minutes, Kinema Junpo Best Ten second place.
The Portrait of a Lady (film)
The Portrait of a Lady (1996) is Jane Campion's film adaptation of Henry James's novel, starring Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer with John Malkovich and Barbara Hershey, released December 1996 to largely negative reviews.
The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Ronald Neame and Irwin Allen's disaster film based on Paul Gallico's novel, follows survivors escaping a capsized ocean liner; it was 1972's top-grossing film and won an Oscar for "The Morning After."
The Possession
The Possession is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Ole Bornedal, in which a girl is possessed by a dybbuk, a spirit of Jewish folklore, from an antique box.
The Possession of Hannah Grace
The Possession of Hannah Grace (2018) is a Screen Gems supernatural horror film directed by Diederik Van Rooijen, starring Shay Mitchell as a morgue worker who suspects a delivered cadaver is possessed; grossed $14.8M, 23% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Postcard Killings
The Postcard Killings (2020) is a crime thriller directed by Danis Tanović, based on James Patterson and Liza Marklund's novel The Postcard Killers, starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan as an NYPD detective hunting serial killers across Europe; released March 13, 2020, 22% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Postman (1995 film)
Il postino (The Postman), 1994 film by Michael Radford with Massimo Troisi, based on Skarmeta's Ardiente Paciencia; five Oscar nominations, won Best Original Dramatic Score; Troisi died after wrapping.
The Postman (film)
The Postman is a 1997 American post-apocalyptic drama directed by Kevin Costner, based on David Brin's 1985 novel, about a drifter whose mail-delivery lie sparks national rebirth.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) is Tay Garnett's MGM film noir starring Lana Turner and John Garfield, adapted from James M. Cain's 1934 novel about lovers murdering the woman's husband; delayed 12 years by the Production Code, it preceded French, Italian, and 1981 remakes.
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981) is Bob Rafelson's neo-noir adaptation of James M. Cain's 1934 novel, written by David Mamet, starring Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange; fourth film version, 123 minutes, R, Paramount, mixed reviews, box-office bomb domestically.
The Postman Strikes Back
The Postman Strikes Back (巡城馬, Xun cheng ma), a.k.a. The Postman Fights Back, is a 1982 Ronny Yu Hong Kong martial arts film starring Leung Kar-yan and Chow Yun-fat, an "Eastern Western" about couriers delivering sealed cargo, produced with Yuen Woo-ping and Golden Harvest.
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (姨妈的后现代生活)
The Postmodern Life of My Aunt (姨妈的后现代生活, Yi ma de hou xian dai sheng huo) is a 2006 Ann Hui serio-comedy starring Siqin Gaowa and Chow Yun-fat, adapted from Yan Yan's novel, about a retired Shanghai woman swindled out of her savings who returns to Anshan; it won two 2008 Hong Kong Film Awards.
The Potato Lab (감자연구소)
The Potato Lab (감자연구소) is a 2025 tvN Korean romantic-comedy series, 12 episodes, starring Lee Sun-bin and Kang Tae-oh as clashing potato researcher and corporate director, streaming on Netflix.
The Poughkeepsie Tapes
The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) is a found footage mockumentary by John Erick Dowdle about fictional serial killer Edward Carver; premiered at Tribeca, shelved by MGM, released on VOD in 2014 and Blu-ray in 2017.
The Pout-Pout Fish (film)
The Pout-Pout Fish (2026), animated family film by Ricard Cussó and Rio Harrington, based on Deborah Diesen's book; Nick Offerman voices Mr. Fish questing with Pip for wish-granting Shimmer; US release March 20, 2026.
The Power (2021 Indian film)
The Power (द पावर) is a 2021 Hindi action thriller directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, starring Vidyut Jammwal and Shruti Haasan as lovers caught in a 1990s Mumbai crime-family feud; released 14 January 2021 on Zee Plex, distinct from the 2021 British horror film of the same name.
The Power (TV series)
The Power (TV series) is a 2023 Prime Video science fiction drama adapted from Naomi Alderman's 2016 novel, in which teenage girls develop the ability to electrocute at will. One season of nine episodes, starring Toni Collette; cancelled in 2025.
The Power of Darkness
The Power of Darkness (Власть тьмы) is a five-act peasant drama by Leo Tolstoy, written in 1886 and first staged in Russia in 1895 after censorship delays.
The Power of Kangwon Province (강원도의 힘)
The Power of Kangwon Province (강원도의 힘) is Hong Sang-soo's 1998 second feature, a 108-minute drama in which former lovers Jisook and Sangkwon travel separately to Kangwon without meeting; it won a Cannes Un Certain Regard Special Mention and Blue Dragon Best Director and Screenplay awards.