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The Story of the Weeping Camel

The Story of the Weeping Camel (Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel) is a 2003 German-Mongolian narrative documentary by Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni about a Gobi Desert camel rejecting her white calf, saved by a musical coaxing ritual; Oscar-nominated 2005.

The Story of Tracy Beaker (TV series)

The Story of Tracy Beaker (TSOTB) is a British CBBC children's drama adapted from Jacqueline Wilson's 1991 book, starring Dani Harmer as care-home girl Tracy Beaker; five series from 8 January 2002 to 2005, with the Dumping Ground spin-offs following.

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle

The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939) is an RKO biographical musical directed by H. C. Potter, starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as the real ballroom dance team; their ninth and final RKO film, based on Irene Castle's memoirs, ending with Vernon's death.

The Story of Woo Viet (胡越的故事)

The Story of Woo Viet (胡越的故事) is a 1981 Ann Hui Hong Kong drama starring Chow Yun-fat as a Vietnamese refugee turned Manila hitman; second of her Vietnam Trilogy, first Hong Kong Film Awards Best Screenplay winner.

The Storyteller (2022 film)

The Storyteller (2022) is a Hindi drama by Ananth Narayan Mahadevan adapting Satyajit Ray's short story Golpo Boliye Tarini Khuro, starring Paresh Rawal as storyteller Tarini and Adil Hussain as an insomniac Gujarati businessman; premiered at Busan 2022, streamed on Disney+ Hotstar in 2025.

The Straight Story

The Straight Story (1999) is David Lynch's G-rated Disney biographical road drama, based on Alvin Straight's 1994 lawnmower journey from Laurens, Iowa, to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin; it competed at Cannes and earned Richard Farnsworth a Best Actor Oscar nomination.

The Strain (TV series)

The Strain is an American horror television series created by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan from their novel trilogy, about a vampiric outbreak in New York.

The Stranded (เคว้ง)

The Stranded (เคว้ง, Khweng) is a Thai supernatural mystery series and Netflix's first Thai original, released worldwide in 2019, following students stranded by a tsunami.

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons

The Strange Thing About the Johnsons is Ari Aster's 2011 AFI thesis short film about a son abusing his father; it premiered at Slamdance, leaked online in November 2011, and went viral.

The Stranger

The Stranger (2020) is a British eight-part Netflix limited series created by Harlan Coben from his 2015 novel, starring Richard Armitage and Hannah John-Kamen; the stranger was changed from a man in the book to a woman, and the setting moved from New Jersey to Greater Manchester.

The Stranger (1946 film)

The Stranger is a 1946 American film noir directed by Orson Welles and starring Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young, about a Nazi war criminal hiding in Connecticut.

The Stranger (1991 film)

The Stranger (Agantuk) is a 1991 Bengali drama directed by Satyajit Ray, his last completed film, about a man claiming to be a family's long-lost uncle.

The Stranger (2022 film)

The Stranger (2022) is an Australian crime thriller directed by Thomas M. Wright, starring Joel Edgerton and Sean Harris, based on Kate Kyriacou's book The Sting and the Daniel Morcombe murder case; it premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard and streamed on Netflix from October 19, 2022.

The Stranger (2025 film)

The Stranger (L'Étranger) is François Ozon's 2025 French drama adapting Camus's 1942 novel, starring Benjamin Voisin as Meursault, shot in black and white in Morocco, premiered at Venice 2025, and released in the US in 2026.

The Strangers (2008 film)

The Strangers is a 2008 American home-invasion horror film directed by Bryan Bertino, starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman as a couple terrorized by three masked strangers.

The Strangers (film series)

The Strangers film series: five American home-invasion horror films from Bryan Bertino's 2008 original and 2018's Prey at Night to Renny Harlin's 2024-2026 Chapter trilogy, built on masked killers who attack "because you were home."

The Strangers: Chapter 1

The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) is a Renny Harlin home invasion horror film starring Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez, first of a Lionsgate reboot trilogy shot concurrently in Slovakia, grossing $35.1M US with 21% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Strangers: Prey at Night

The Strangers: Prey at Night is a 2018 American home-invasion horror film directed by Johannes Roberts and the sequel to the 2008 film The Strangers.

The Strays (film)

The Strays (2023) is a British psychological thriller, the feature debut of writer-director Nathaniel Martello-White, starring Ashley Madekwe as Neve/Cheryl, a Black woman who remade herself in a white suburb, with Bukky Bakray and Jorden Myrie; Netflix release February 22, 2023.

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco is a 1972–1977 ABC police procedural starring Karl Malden and Michael Douglas as SFPD homicide detectives, produced by Quinn Martin and filmed entirely on location in San Francisco.

The Strike (Seinfeld)

The Strike is Seinfeld season 9, episode 10 (December 18, 1997), written by Alec Berg, Jeff Schaffer, and Dan O'Keefe. It introduced Festivus, based on the O'Keefe family holiday, alongside Kramer's 12-year bagel strike and George's Human Fund cards.

The Stringer

The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo is a 2025 Bao Nguyen documentary, also called The Stringer, alleging Nguyen Thanh Nghe, not Nick Ut, took the 1972 Napalm Girl photo; AP kept the credit, World Press Photo suspended it.

The Strip (Fallout)

The Strip (Fallout) is the 2026 season 2 finale of the Prime Video series Fallout, also the name of the New Vegas Strip location from Fallout: New Vegas; directed by Frederick E.O. Toye, written by Karey Dornetto, 86% Tomatometer, reveals Hank's Enclave allegiance.

The Strong Breed

The Strong Breed is a 1963 one-act play by Nigerian playwright and Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka about a stranger who becomes a village's ritual carrier of sins.

The Strongest Man in the World

The Strongest Man in the World (1975) is a Walt Disney comedy, the third Medfield College film, starring Kurt Russell as Dexter Riley, whose cereal gains superhuman strength from a lab accident.

The Student

The Student (El estudiante) is a 2011 Argentine political drama directed by Santiago Mitre in his debut feature, starring Esteban Lamothe, Romina Paula, and Ricardo Díaz Mourelle.

The Studio (TV series)

The Studio (TV series) is an Apple TV+ workplace comedy created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez, premiering March 26, 2025; Rogen plays studio head Matt Remick, with 13 Emmy wins and a 2026 second season.

The Stuff

The Stuff is a 1985 satirical horror-comedy by Larry Cohen about an addictive white dessert that takes over its eaters, starring Michael Moriarty; released by New World Pictures, later restored in 4K by Arrow Video.

The Stunt Driver

The Stunt Driver is a 2026 Canadian comedy-drama biopic directed by Michael Dowse, starring Jay Baruchel as stunt driver Ken Carter, who attempted a mile-long rocket-car jump across the St. Lawrence River; also starring Ed Helms, Ben Foster as Evel Knievel, and Laurence Leboeuf.

The Subject Was Roses

The Subject Was Roses is a 1968 MGM drama directed by Ulu Grosbard, adapted by Frank D. Gilroy from his Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway play, starring Patricia Neal, Oscar winner Jack Albertson, and Martin Sheen as a WWII veteran in his parents' failing marriage.