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U.S. Marshals (film)

U.S. Marshals is a 1998 American action thriller directed by Stuart Baird, a spin-off of The Fugitive in which Tommy Lee Jones reprises his role as Marshal Sam Gerard.

Uatu

Uatu the Watcher is a Marvel Comics character who observes Earth from the Moon and often breaks his race's oath of non-interference to help heroes like the Fantastic Four.

Ubhayabhisarika

Ubhayabhisarika (उभयाभिसारिका) is a Sanskrit one-act monologue play attributed to Vararuci, in which a single actor narrates a walk through the courtesans' quarter to reconcile two estranged lovers.

Ubu Roi

Ubu Roi (Ubu roi) is Alfred Jarry's 1896 five-act burlesque play about Père Ubu, who seizes the throne of Poland. Its premiere at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre on 10 December 1896 caused a scandal with the word "merdre", and it became a precursor of Dada, Surrealism and the Theatre of the Absurd.

Uchechi Treasure Okonkwo

Uchechi Treasure Okonkwo, known as Adakirikiri, is a Nigerian Nollywood teen actress, gospel singer, and producer born in Owerri in 2010, founder of Adakirikiri TV and a 2024 double Best Teen Actress award winner.

Uchronia (film)

Uchronia (2026) is a Greek-Netherlands psychedelic docu-essay by Fil Ieropoulos, written by Foivos Dousos, in which Arthur Rimbaud's ghost meets queer revolutionaries; premiered at the 2026 Berlinale Forum Expanded.

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger

Uchu Sentai Kyuranger (宇宙戦隊キュウレンジャー), the 41st Super Sentai series, aired on TV Asahi 2017–2018 in 48 episodes; a space-and-constellation tokusatsu show that began with nine warriors, expanded to twelve, and fought the Space Shogunate Jark Matter.

UCI Cinemas

UCI Cinemas (United Cinemas International) is a European multiplex chain founded in 1989 by Paramount and MCA/Universal, later merged with Odeon under Terra Firma and AMC, operating UCI brands in Germany, Italy, Portugal, and formerly Brazil.

Udaan (2010 film)

Udaan (Hindi "flight") is a 2010 Hindi coming-of-age drama, Vikramaditya Motwane's directorial debut co-written with Anurag Kashyap, about 17-year-old Rohan forced by his authoritarian Jamshedpur father into factory work and engineering while dreaming of writing; it screened in Un Certain Regard at Cannes 2010 and flopped commercially.

Udaan (उड़ान) (2014 TV series)

Udaan (Udann Sapnon Ki, उड़ान सपनों की) is an Indian Hindi social drama on Colors TV (2014–2019) about Chakor, a girl pawned before birth as collateral and forced into bonded labour, conceptualized by Mahesh Bhatt from a TIME magazine story.

Udaari (اڑاری)

Udaari (اڑاری), a 2016 Pakistani Urdu-Punjabi Hum TV drama serial of 25 episodes written by Farhat Ishtiaq, directed by Ehteshamuddin, and co-produced by Kashf Foundation, treats child sexual abuse and women's empowerment and won Lux Style Awards including Best TV Actor for Ahsan Khan.

Udaariyaan

Udaariyaan (उड़ारियां), Hindi romantic drama on Colors TV, 15 March 2021 to 24 July 2024, 1,121 episodes, produced by Sargun Mehta and Ravi Dubey; Punjab family's Canada dream, sisters Tejo and Jasmine, Fateh, generational leaps.

Udaipur Files

Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder (उदयपुर फाइल्स), also Gyanvapi Files, is a 2025 Hindi crime drama by Bharat S. Shrinate, produced by Amit Jani, about the 2022 Udaipur tailor murder; certified A after 55-61 cuts, released 8 August 2025, box office flop.

Uday Chopra

Uday Chopra (born 1973), Indian producer and former actor, son of Yash Chopra; played Ali in Dhoom, now CEO of YRF Entertainment and story writer of Alpha (2026).

Uday Kiran (ఉదయ్ కిరణ్)

Uday Kiran (ఉదయ్ కిరణ్), Telugu and Tamil film actor, the "Hat-trick Hero" whose first three films Chitram, Nuvvu Nenu, and Manasantha Nuvve each ran 175+ days; Filmfare Best Actor Telugu 2001; died January 2014 in Hyderabad.

Udhaya (உதயா)

Udhaya (உதயா) is a 2004 Tamil action thriller directed by N. Azhagam Perumal, starring Vijay and Simran, with music by A. R. Rahman. Released 26 March 2004 by Pyramid Entertainment; a man is framed for a terrorist plot and his love interest fights to prove his innocence.

Udhayam NH4

Udhayam NH4 (உதயம் NH4) is a 2013 Tamil romantic thriller directed by Manimaran, written by Vetrimaaran, starring Siddharth, Ashrita Shetty, and Kay Kay Menon, about a kidnapping chase along the Bengaluru–Chennai NH4 highway.

Udhayanidhi Stalin (உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின்)

Udhayanidhi Stalin (உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின்), Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister, DMK youth wing secretary, son of M. K. Stalin and grandson of M. Karunanidhi; former Red Giant Movies producer-distributor and actor who retired after Maamannan (2023).

Udne Ki Aasha (उड़ने की आशा)

Udne Ki Aasha (उड़ने की आशा) is a Star Plus Hindi family drama premiering 12 March 2024, a Hindi adaptation of Tamil's Siragadikka Aasai, starring Kanwar Dhillon as taxi driver Sachin and Neha Harsora as florist Sailee in a Marathi setting.

Udo Kier

Udo Kier (Udo Kierspe, 1944–2025), German cult character actor of over 200 films: Warhol's Frankenstein and Dracula, Fassbinder, Lars von Trier, My Own Private Idaho, Swan Song, Yuri in Red Alert 2; died in Palm Springs at 81.

Udta Punjab

Udta Punjab (Flying Punjab), 2016 Hindi crime drama by Abhishek Chaubey on drug abuse in Punjab, starring Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh; cleared by Bombay High Court with one cut after an 89-cut CBFC dispute.

UFA GmbH

UFA GmbH is a Berlin-based German film and TV production company under Fremantle (RTL Group/Bertelsmann), carrying the brand of the 1917 Universum-Film AG; its units include UFA Fiction, Serial Drama, Show & Factual, Documentary, and Mitte.

Ufff Yeh Siyapaa

Ufff Yeh Siyapaa is a 2025 Hindi-language silent comedy thriller written and directed by G. Ashok, starring Sohum Shah, Nushrratt Bharuccha, and Nora Fatehi, released 5 September 2025 and on Netflix 30 October 2025.

Ufff..Yeh Love Hai Mushkil

Ufff..Yeh Love Hai Mushkil (उफ़्फ़... ये लव है मुश्किल) is a 2025 Hindi romantic comedy-drama on Sony SAB and SonyLIV, starring Shabir Ahluwalia and Ashi Singh as rivals Yug Sinha and Kairi Sharma; 102 episodes, 9 June to 4 October 2025.

Ufotable

Ufotable (ユーフォーテーブル有限会社) is a Japanese animation studio founded October 2000 by president Hikaru Kondo, known for the Fate series and Demon Slayer, in-house digital compositing, and Mugen Train, Japan's highest-grossing film.

Ugetsu (雨月物語)

Ugetsu (雨月物語, Ugetsu Monogatari) is Kenji Mizoguchi's 1953 Japanese black-and-white ghost drama about two peasants ruined by wartime ambition, adapted from Ueda Akinari's 1776 tales, winner of the 1953 Venice Silver Lion.

Ugetsu Monogatari

Ugetsu Monogatari (雨月物語, Ugetsu), 1953 Kenji Mizoguchi ghost-story drama for Daiei, adapted from Ueda Akinari's 1776 tales; Silver Lion at Venice 1953, joint 90th in the 2022 Sight and Sound poll.

Ugly (film)

Ugly (film) most commonly refers to Anurag Kashyap's 2013 Hindi psychological thriller about a kidnapped girl, premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, released in India in 2014; distinct from Yeon Sang-ho's 2025 Korean film The Ugly.

Ugly Americans (TV series)

Ugly Americans was a Comedy Central adult animated horror-comedy (2010–2012), created by Devin Clark and developed by David M. Stern, about social worker Mark Lilly integrating zombies, demons, and wizards into New York City.

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty, also an adaptation of Yo soy Betty, la fea, is an ABC comedy-drama (2006-2010) developed by Silvio Horta, starring America Ferrera as Betty Suarez at Mode magazine; four seasons, Golden Globes, canceled for low ratings.