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The Seventh Seal

The Seventh Seal (Det sjunde inseglet) is Ingmar Bergman's 1957 Swedish film in which crusader knight Antonius Block, played by Max von Sydow, plays chess with Death during the Black Death; a Cannes jury prize winner and arthouse landmark.

The Seventh Sign

The Seventh Sign (第七の予言) is a 1988 TriStar apocalyptic horror film directed by Carl Schultz, starring Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen Prochnow, and Peter Friedman; originally titled The Boarder, it grossed $16.5M.

The Seventh Victim

The Seventh Victim (1943) is a Val Lewton-produced RKO horror-noir, Mark Robson's directorial debut and Kim Hunter's screen debut, about a woman finding her sister in a Greenwich Village Satanic cult, ending in suicide.

The Severed Sun

The Severed Sun is a 2024 British folk horror film, Dean Puckett's debut feature, starring Emma Appleton and Toby Stephens; shot in 12 days on Bodmin Moor, premiered at Fantastic Fest, released by Dark Sky Films in 2025.

The Sex Factor

The Sex Factor is a 2016 xHamster web reality competition, created by Buddy Ruben, in which 16 inexperienced contestants competed for a $1 million porn contract; hosted by Asa Akira with judges Tori Black, Remy LaCroix, Lexi Belle, and Keiran Lee, it ran one 10-episode season.

The Sex Lives of College Girls

The Sex Lives of College Girls: HBO Max comedy-drama created by Mindy Kaling and Justin Noble, 2021-2025, three seasons, four roommates (Chalamet, Kaur, Rapp, Scott) at fictional Essex College; canceled March 2025, later on Netflix.

The Shack (2017 film)

The Shack is a 2017 American drama-fantasy film directed by Stuart Hazeldine, adapted from William P. Young's 2007 novel and starring Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer.

The Shadow (1994 film)

The Shadow is a 1994 American superhero film directed by Russell Mulcahy, starring Alec Baldwin as a vigilante who fights crime in 1930s New York.

The Shadow Strays

The Shadow Strays is a 2024 Indonesian action thriller by Timo Tjahjanto, on Netflix from October 17, 2024, starring Aurora Ribero as suspended assassin Codename 13, who defies the Shadow organization to save the boy Monji from a crime syndicate.

The Shadow's Edge (捕风追影)

The Shadow's Edge (捕风追影, aka 极盗跟踪) is a 2025 Chinese-Hong Kong crime action film written and directed by Larry Yang, remaking Eye in the Sky (2007); Jackie Chan and Tony Leung Ka-fai star; it grossed 1.265 billion yuan with a Douban 8.2.

The Shadowless Tower (白塔之光)

The Shadowless Tower (白塔之光) is Zhang Lü's 2023 Chinese drama about Beijing food critic Gu Wentong reconnecting with his long-estranged father, named for the shadowless White Pagoda of Miaoying Temple; Berlinale competition entry and four-time Tiantan Award winner.

The Shaggy D.A.

The Shaggy D.A. is Disney's 1976 live-action comedy sequel to The Shaggy Dog, directed by Robert Stevenson, starring Dean Jones as adult Wilby Daniels, whose district attorney campaign is disrupted by a magic Borgia ring that turns him into a sheepdog.

The Shaggy Dog (1959 film)

The Shaggy Dog (1959) is Walt Disney's first live-action comedy, directed by Charles Barton, in which Tommy Kirk's Wilby Daniels becomes a Bratislavian sheepdog via a magic ring. A surprise hit earning over $8 million domestically, it spawned sequels and remakes.

The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)

The Shaggy Dog is a 2006 American family comedy directed by Brian Robbins, starring Tim Allen as a deputy district attorney transformed into a dog by a genetic serum.

The Shallows (film)

The Shallows (2016) is a Jaume Collet-Serra survival thriller starring Blake Lively as surfer Nancy Adams, stranded 200 yards from shore by a great white shark; it grossed $119 million worldwide on a $13-17 million budget.

The Shameless (2024 film)

The Shameless (2024) is a Hindi-language drama by Bulgarian director Konstantin Bojanov, premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2024, where Anasuya Sengupta became the first Indian actor to win its Best Actress award; shot in Nepal.

The Shannara Chronicles

The Shannara Chronicles is an MTV fantasy series (2016-2017) created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, adapting Terry Brooks's The Elfstones of Shannara; two 10-episode seasons, filmed in New Zealand, Metascore 52, canceled after season 2.

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water is Guillermo del Toro's 2017 Cold War-era fantasy romance about mute janitor Elisa (Sally Hawkins) loving a captive amphibian man (Doug Jones); it won the Venice Golden Lion and four Oscars including Best Picture.

The Shards (TV series)

The Shards is a 2026 FX drama series created by Ryan Murphy with Bret Easton Ellis, adapting Ellis's 2023 autofictional novel. Nine episodes set in 1981 Los Angeles follow prep-school senior Bret amid the Trawler serial killings; premiered August 5, 2026.

The Shaukeens (द शौकीन्स)

The Shaukeens (द शौकीन्स), also called The Fondness, is a 2014 Hindi comedy directed by Abhishek Sharma, remaking Basu Chatterjee's 1982 Shaukeen, starring Anupam Kher, Annu Kapoor, Piyush Mishra, Lisa Haydon, and Akshay Kumar as himself.

The Shawshank Redemption

The Shawshank Redemption is Frank Darabont's 1994 prison drama adapted from Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman; a box-office flop with seven Oscar nominations and no wins, it later topped the IMDb user poll.

The Sheep Detectives

The Sheep Detectives (2026), Kyle Balda's family whodunit adapted from Leonie Swann's German novel Three Bags Full, stars Hugh Jackman as murdered shepherd George Hardy, whose talking sheep investigate his death; Amazon MGM, 109 minutes, PG.

The Sheik (1921 film)

The Sheik (1921) is an American silent romantic drama directed by George Melford, starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres, adapted from E. M. Hull's 1919 novel; a Paramount hit that made Valentino a star and founded the Hollywood sheik-film genre.

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky: 1990 Bernardo Bertolucci film adapting Paul Bowles's 1949 novel; John Malkovich and Debra Winger as the Moresbys adrift in 1947 North Africa; Storaro cinematography, Sakamoto score, BAFTA and Golden Globe wins.

The Shepherd (2026 film)

The Shepherd is an upcoming 2026 American horror thriller directed by John Hyams, starring Georgina Campbell as a woman who hitches a ride with a frightening stranger.

The Shield

The Shield (FX, 2002–2008), created by Shawn Ryan, is a police drama starring Michael Chiklis as corrupt Strike Team leader Vic Mackey in Los Angeles's fictional Farmington district, inspired by the Rampart scandal; its record 4.8-million-viewer premiere established FX as a scripted-drama network.

The Shining (film)

The Shining (1980) is Stanley Kubrick's psychological horror film adapted from Stephen King's 1977 novel, starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall at the Overlook Hotel; shot at Elstree with Steadicam, initially panned, later canonical.

The Shipping News

The Shipping News is a 2001 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, adapted from E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and starring Kevin Spacey.

The Shoes of the Fisherman (film)

The Shoes of the Fisherman is a 1968 MGM drama directed by Michael Anderson, adapted from Morris West's novel, starring Anthony Quinn as Kiril Lakota, a Siberia-released archbishop who becomes the first non-Italian pope in 400 years.

The Shootist

The Shootist (1976) is Don Siegel's Western, John Wayne's final film, adapted from Glendon Swarthout's 1975 novel about dying gunfighter J.B. Books in Carson City, with Lauren Bacall, James Stewart, and Ron Howard.