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Chocolat (2000 film)

Chocolat (2000 film), directed by Lasse Hallström, adapts Joanne Harris's 1999 novel; Juliette Binoche, Johnny Depp, Judi Dench star in the Miramax fable about a chocolate shop in 1959 France, with five Oscar nominations. Distinct from Claire Denis's 1988 Chocolat and Chabrol's Merci pour le chocolat.

Chocolate (2005 film)

Chocolate (Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets), 2005 Hindi crime thriller, Vivek Agnihotri's directorial debut, an unofficial remake of The Usual Suspects starring Anil Kapoor, Suniel Shetty, Irrfan Khan, and Emraan Hashmi as Indians implicated in London.

Choi Dae-hoon (최대훈)

Choi Dae-hoon (최대훈, born 1980) is a South Korean actor with Ace Factory known for Beyond Evil, When Life Gives You Tangerines and its Mr. Hak catchphrase, The Wonderfools, and his first lead role in Agent Kim Reactivated (2026).

Choi Daniel (최다니엘)

Choi Daniel (최다니엘) is a South Korean actor, model, and radio DJ, born in 1986, known for the TV series School 2013 and Jugglers and for his film debut in Cyrano Agency (2010).

Choi Gyu-ri (최규리)

Choi Gyu-ri (최규리), born 2000, is a South Korean actress with HOOK Entertainment who debuted in Uncle (2021) and became known as Yoo Hee-yeon in Marry My Husband (2024); distinct from Kim Gyu-ri (1979) and Choi Yeon-cheong.

Choi Hee-jin (최희진)

Choi Hee-jin (최희진) is a shared Korean actress name: a 1996-born TV actress of Motel California, Snowdrop, and Strong Girl Nam-soon, and a 1979-born film actress of Sympathy for Lady Vengeance, I'm a Cyborg, and Thirst.

Choi Hye-seon (최혜선)

Choi Hye-seon (최혜선), also romanized Choi Hye Seon, is a South Korean model and TV personality who rose to fame on Netflix's Single's Inferno 3 (2023–24) as final couple with Lee Gwan-hee, later appearing on Wavve's Bloody Game 3.

Choi Hyun-wook

Choi Hyun-wook (최현욱, born 2002, Incheon) is a South Korean actor with GoldMedalist, debuting in the 2019 web drama Real:Time:Love and known for Racket Boys, Twenty Five Twenty One, Weak Hero Class 1, and Twinkling Watermelon.

Choi Ji-woo (최지우)

Choi Ji-woo (최지우, birth name Choi Mi-hyang), born 1975 in Paju, South Korea, is a hallyu actress famed for Winter Sonata, Stairway to Heaven, and Beautiful Days, dubbed Jiwoo-hime; left YG for Studio Santa Claus in 2024, recent films New Normal and Sugar.

Choi Jin-hyuk (최진혁)

Choi Jin-hyuk (최진혁), born Kim Tae-ho (김태호) on 9 February 1985, is a South Korean actor known for Gu Family Book, Tunnel, The Last Empress, Numbers, and Miss Night and Day.

Choi Jin-sil (최진실)

Choi Jin-sil (최진실), 1968–2008, South Korean actress and 1990s top star; debut 1988 MBC Hanjungnok; comeback via My Rosy Life (2005) and My Life's Last Scandal (2008); died by suicide 2 October 2008 amid a loan rumor, prompting national mourning and a parental-rights law debate.

Choi Kang-hee (최강희) (actress)

Choi Kang-hee (최강희, 崔江姬), born 1977, is a South Korean actress who debuted on KBS in 1995, starred in Whispering Corridors, My Scary Girl and Good Casting, left acting in 2021, and returned in her first stage play Closer in 2026.

Choi Kyung-hoon (최경훈)

Choi Kyung-hoon (최경훈, Choe Gyeong Hun), born 1993, is a South Korean actor, Dongguk University theater-and-film graduate, who debuted in 2019 web dramas and played roles in Snowdrop, The Matchmakers, The Tale of Lady Ok, and See You at Work Tomorrow!; distinct from animation director CHO Kyung-hun.

Choi Min-sik

Choi Min-sik (최민식), South Korean actor of theater and film, known for Oldboy (2003), Shiri, The Admiral: Roaring Currents, and Big Bet; multiple Blue Dragon and Grand Bell Best Actor awards.

Choi Min-soo (최민수)

Choi Min-soo (최민수, hanja 崔民秀), born 1962 in Seoul, is a South Korean actor with a 'tough guy hunter' image; star of Sandglass, Nambugun, and Terrorist, twice Grand Bell Best Actor winner. Distinct from the actress CHO Min-soo (조민수).

Choi Soo-jong (최수종)

Choi Soo-jong (최수종, Choi Su-jong), South Korean actor born 1962, star of historical dramas Taejo Wang Gun, Dae Jo Yeong, and Korea-Khitan War; four-time KBS Grand Prize winner and MC of Korean People's Table.

Choi Tae-joon (최태준)

Choi Tae-joon (최태준), also romanized Choi Tae Joon, is a South Korean actor born in 1991, debuted in the 2001 SBS drama Piano, and known for Missing Nine, Suspicious Partner, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, and Iron Family, with an MBC New Actor award and marriage to Park Shin-hye.

Choi Woo-shik (최우식)

Choi Woo-shik (최우식), born 1990 in Seoul, is a Canadian actor based in South Korea. Known for Set Me Free, Train to Busan, Okja, Parasite, Our Beloved Summer, and A Killer Paradox.

Choked (film)

Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai is a 2020 Hindi-language Netflix drama directed by Anurag Kashyap, written by Nihit Bhave, starring Saiyami Kher as a Mumbai bank cashier who finds cash in her kitchen sink amid the 2016 demonetisation.

Chokher Bali

Chokher Bali (চোখের বালি), also Chokher Bali: A Passion Play, is Rituparno Ghosh's 2003 Bengali drama adapted from Rabindranath Tagore's 1903 novel, starring Aishwarya Rai as Binodini, with a 1938 Satu Sen film version.

Chomana Dudi (ಚೋಮನ ದುಡಿ)

Chomana Dudi (ಚೋಮನ ದುಡಿ), aka The Choma Drum, is a 1975 Kannada drama by B.V. Karanth based on Shivarama Karanth's 1933 novel about the untouchable laborer Choma; it won the 1975 National Award for Best Feature Film.

Chongsheng Laotai Xianli Weijing

Chongsheng Laotai Xianli Weijing (重生老太先离为敬) is a 2025 Chinese vertical-screen rebirth short drama about an elderly woman who divorces after rebirth; 80 episodes, produced by Qiuyuan Film & Television.

Choo Ja-hyun

Choo Ja-hyun (추자현; Chinese stage name 秋瓷炫), born 1979 in Daegu, is a South Korean actress who debuted in 1996, won a 2007 Baeksang for Bloody Tie, starred in China's Temptation of Going Home (2011), and returned to Korean film in 2024's While You Were Sleeping.

Choo Mantar (ಚೂ ಮಂತರ್)

Choo Mantar (ಛೂ ಮಂತರ್), 2025 Kannada horror comedy by Navaneeth, starring Sharan, Aditi Prabhudeva, Meghana Gaonkar, Chikkanna; ghost hunters seek treasure in Nainital's haunted Morgan House; released 10 January 2025.

Choodalani Vundi (చూడాలని వుంది)

Choodalani Vundi (చూడాలని వుంది) is a 1998 Telugu film starring Chiranjeevi, Soundarya, and Prakash Raj. Released on 27 August, it was the highest-grossing Telugu film of 1998.

Choona

Choona is a 2023 Hindi-language Netflix limited heist comedy-drama series, created, written and directed by Pushpendra Nath Misra, produced by Flying Saucer, starring Jimmy Shergill as politician Avinash Shukla, with eight episodes released 29 September 2023.

Chop-Top

Chop-Top Sawyer, the plate-in-skull hippie cannibal of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), played by Bill Moseley; twin of the Hitchhiker, quotable franchise icon kept offscreen since by Sony's sequel rights.

Chopin, a Sonata in Paris

Chopin, a Sonata in Paris (Chopin, Chopin!) is a 2025 Polish biographical drama by Michał Kwieciński starring Eryk Kulm as Chopin in Paris 1835–1849, with a near-72-million-złoty budget and a 10 October 2025 Polish release.

Chopper (film)

Chopper is Andrew Dominik's 2000 Australian biographical crime film starring Eric Bana as criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read; a box-office number one and multi-award winner, re-released in 2021 and 2025.

Chopping Mall

Chopping Mall (1986), originally released as Killbots, is a Jim Wynorski horror comedy in which lightning-fried mall security robots hunt trapped teenagers at the Sherman Oaks Galleria; a Corman production that flopped, was retitled, and became a cult favorite.