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The System (1964 film)

The System (The Girl-Getters) is a 1964 British drama directed by Michael Winner, starring Oliver Reed as a seaside photographer who seduces tourists until he falls for Jane Merrow's model; shot in Devon by Nicolas Roeg.

The T.A.M.I. Show

The T.A.M.I. Show (Teenage Awards Music International) is a 1964 concert film directed by Steve Binder, shot in Electronovision at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium with James Brown, the Rolling Stones, the Supremes, and the Beach Boys; first significant rock concert documentary, National Film Registry 2006.

The Taebaek Mountains (태백산맥)

The Taebaek Mountains (태백산맥) is Im Kwon-taek's 1994 film adapting Jo Jung-rae's ten-volume novel about left-right conflict from liberation to the Korean War; it passed censorship amid bomb threats, drew 500,000 Seoul admissions, and competed at Berlin 1995.

The Tag-Along (红衣小女孩)

The Tag-Along (紅衣小女孩) is a 2015 Taiwanese horror film, Cheng Wei-hao's debut, starring Tiffany Hsu and River Huang, adapted from a 1998 V8 urban legend, grossing over NT$85 million and spawning a series.

The Tai-Chi Master

The Tai-Chi Master (太極張三豐, aka Twin Warriors) is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Yuen Woo-ping, starring Jet Li as Zhang Junbao, with Michelle Yeoh and Chin Siu-ho; HK$12.54m box office, distinct from the 2024 remake.

The Tailor of Panama (film)

The Tailor of Panama (2001) is John Boorman's spy thriller and black comedy adapted from John le Carré's 1996 novel, starring Pierce Brosnan as exiled MI6 agent Osnard and Geoffrey Rush as tailor Harry Pendel, whose fabricated intelligence triggers a US invasion of Panama.

The Taj Story

The Taj Story is a 2025 Hindi courtroom drama directed by Tushar Amrish Goel, starring Paresh Rawal as Agra guide Vishnu Das, who petitions courts claiming the Taj Mahal predates Shah Jahan. Released 31 October 2025, UA 13+, flop at the Indian box office, widely panned by critics.

The Taking of Deborah Logan

The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) is Adam Robitel's found-footage horror debut, starring Jill Larson as an Alzheimer's patient whose deterioration masks possession; released direct to VOD, later viral on Netflix.

The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009 film)

The Taking of Pelham 123 is a 2009 American action thriller directed by Tony Scott, starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta, about the hijacking of a New York City subway train.

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974 film)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) is Joseph Sargent's subway-hijacking thriller with Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw, adapted from John Godey's novel; the color-coded hijackers, $1 million ransom, and 1998 and 2009 remakes distinguish it.

The Taking of Tiger Mountain (智取威虎山)

The Taking of Tiger Mountain (智取威虎山) is Tsui Hark's 2014 3D war film adapted from Qu Bo's novel Tracks in the Snowy Forest and the model Peking opera, starring Zhang Hanyu as undercover scout Yang Zirong; it earned 879 million yuan in mainland China and won Hong Kong Film and Golden Rooster awards.

The Tale

The Tale (2018) is an HBO television drama written and directed by Jennifer Fox, based on her own childhood sexual abuse; starring Laura Dern, it premiered at Sundance and earned Emmy, Golden Globe, and Independent Spirit nominations.

The Tale of Despereaux (film)

The Tale of Despereaux is a 2008 Universal Pictures CGI animated fairy tale directed by Sam Fell and Robert Stevenhagen, adapted from Kate DiCamillo's Newbery-winning novel, voiced by Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, and Emma Watson, with a 53 Metascore and about $87 million grossed.

The Tale of Lady Ok (옥씨부인전)

The Tale of Lady Ok (옥씨부인전, 玉氏夫人傳) is a 16-episode JTBC Korean sageuk (Nov 30, 2024–Jan 26, 2025) starring Lim Ji-yeon as a runaway slave posing as noblewoman Ok Tae-young, with Choo Young-woo; directed by Jin Hyeok, written by Park Ji-sook; finale rated 13.6%.

The Tale of Nokdu (조선로코 녹두전)

The Tale of Nokdu (조선로코 녹두전) is a South Korean Joseon-era romantic comedy series, adapted from Nokdujeon, broadcast on KBS2 in 2019, featuring Jang Dong-yoon and Kim So-hyun.

The Tale of Shuzenji

The Tale of Shuzenji (修禅寺物語, Shuzenji monogatari) is a one-act kabuki play by Okamoto Kido, published in 1911 and premiered at the Meijiza theater in Tokyo.

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語) (film)

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (かぐや姫の物語) is Studio Ghibli's 2013 animated adaptation of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, directed by Isao Takahata: 137 minutes, watercolor style, Hisaishi score, Oscar-nominated, his final film.

The Tale of the White Serpent (1958 film)

The Tale of the White Serpent (白蛇伝, Hakujaden; The White Snake Enchantress) is Toei Doga's 1958 film, Japan's first full-length color animated feature, adapting the Chinese Legend of the White Snake; released October 22, 1958, 78 minutes, directed by Taiji Yabushita.

The Tale of Zatoichi (座頭市物語)

The Tale of Zatoichi (座頭市物語, Zatoichi Monogatari) is a 1962 Daiei black-and-white samurai film directed by Kenji Misumi, starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind swordsman-gambler Zatoichi, first of a 26-film series.

The Talent

The Talent (El talento) is a 2025 Spanish psychological thriller directed by Polo Menárguez, adapted from Arthur Schnitzler's 1924 novel Miss Elsa, starring Ester Expósito as cellist Elsa, with Pedro Casablanc and Mirela Balic, released in Spain September 5, 2025.

The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Anthony Minghella's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's 1955 novel, stars Matt Damon, Jude Law, and Gwyneth Paltrow; filmed across Italy, five Oscar nominations.

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951 film)

The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) is Powell and Pressburger's Technicolor filmed opera adapting Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, shot silent to a pre-recorded Beecham-conducted score, starring Moira Shearer and Robert Rounseville, with Heckroth's color-coded design and a 4K restoration.

The Talk (talk show)

The Talk was a CBS daytime panel talk show created by Sara Gilbert, airing October 18, 2010 to December 20, 2024 across 15 seasons and 2,993 episodes, with rotating hosts including Sharon Osbourne and Sheryl Underwood, ending with a 2024 cancellation.

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe

The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (Le grand blond avec une chaussure noire) is a 1972 French spy farce by Yves Robert starring Pierre Richard, with Vladimir Cosma's pan-flute score, a 1973 Berlin festival award, a 1974 sequel, and a Tom Hanks remake.

The Tall Man (2012 film)

The Tall Man (2012) is Pascal Laugier's English-language debut horror thriller starring Jessica Biel as nurse Julia Denning in Cold Rock, a mining town where children vanish; the Tall Man legend conceals a child-rescue conspiracy. Metascore 52.

The Tall T

The Tall T is a 1957 American Western directed by Budd Boetticher, starring Randolph Scott as a rancher taken hostage by stagecoach robbers led by Richard Boone.

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew is an early Shakespeare comedy, written around 1590-1 and first printed in the 1623 First Folio, about Petruchio's coercive taming of Katherina of Padua, its Sly induction, sources, and contested gender politics.

The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film)

The Taming of the Shrew (1967), Franco Zeffirelli's film debut, stars and was co-produced by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton; shot in Rome, it grossed over $12 million worldwide.

The Taming of the Shrew (ballet)

The Taming of the Shrew is John Cranko's two-act comic ballet after Shakespeare, music by Kurt-Heinz Stolze after Scarlatti, premiered by the Stuttgart Ballet in 1969 for Marcia Haydée and Richard Cragun.

The Target (Fallout)

"The Target" (2024) is episode 2 of Fallout season 1 on Prime Video, directed by Jonathan Nolan and written by Graham Wagner; it unites Lucy, Maximus, and the Ghoul in Filly around Enclave scientist Dr. Wilzig and his dog CX404.