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Cube (film series)

Cube film series: Canadian sci-fi horror franchise begun by Vincenzo Natali's 1997 film Cube, starring Nicole de Boer and David Hewlett; strangers trapped in a deadly cube maze; sequels Hypercube (2002), Cube Zero (2004), and a 2021 Japanese remake.

Cube 2: Hypercube

Cube 2: Hypercube (2002) is a Canadian sci-fi horror sequel to Cube, directed by Andrzej Sekula, written by Sean Hood and Ernie Barbarash, about ten strangers trapped in shifting quantum-reality cube rooms built by IZON.

Cube Zero

Cube Zero (2004) is a Canadian sci-fi horror thriller, the third Cube film and a prequel to Cube (1997), written and directed by Ernie Barbarash, starring Zachary Bennett as a technician who enters the deadly Cube to rescue a prisoner.

Cubicles (web series)

Cubicles (क्यूबिकल) is a TVF Hindi comedy-drama web series following first jobber Piyush Prajapati in India's IT sector; four five-episode seasons on SonyLIV, 2019 to December 2024, IMDb 8.2/10, renewal unconfirmed.

Cuckoo (TV series)

Cuckoo is a BBC Three sitcom (2012–2019, 5 series) created by Robin French and Kieron Quirke, starring Greg Davies as Ken Thompson, with Andy Samberg, then Taylor Lautner, and Andie MacDowell as successive lead guests, set in Lichfield.

Cujo (film)

Cujo (1983) is Lewis Teague's horror film adapted from Stephen King's 1981 novel about a rabid St. Bernard trapping Dee Wallace and Danny Pintauro in a car; it changed the novel's ending so the boy survives.

Çukur

Çukur ("The Pit") is a Turkish crime-family dizi by Ay Yapım for Show TV, 2017–2021, 4 seasons, 131 episodes, starring Aras Bulut İynemli as Yamaç Koçovalı in a drug-free Istanbul neighborhood.

Culinary Class Wars (흑백요리사)

Culinary Class Wars (흑백요리사: 요리 계급 전쟁) is a Netflix Korean cooking competition pitting 80 Black Spoon underdog chefs against 20 White Spoon elites, judged by Paik Jong-won and Anh Sung-jae; premiered September 2024, 300 million won prize, three weeks as Netflix's top non-English title.

Culloden (film)

Culloden (1964) is Peter Watkins's BBC docudrama reconstructing the 1746 Battle of Culloden as if covered by a modern TV news crew, with nonprofessional actors, handheld cameras, and interviews; broadcast 15 December 1964, it pioneered British docudrama and led to The War Game.

Culprits

Culprits is a 2023 British heist thriller series created by J Blakeson for Disney+ and Hulu, starring Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Gemma Arterton. Eight episodes follow a heist crew hunted by a masked assassin across three timelines; one season, 79% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Cult (2026 film)

Cult (Kannada: ಕಲ್ಟ್) is a 2026 Indian Kannada romantic drama directed by Anil Kumar, starring Zaid Khan, Rachita Ram, and Malaika Vasupal; released 23 January 2026, CBFC A certificate, 163.48 minutes, distinct from Vishwak Sen's Telugu #CULT.

Cult film

Cult film: a movie with a devoted, niche following that grows after an unsuccessful mainstream release; also called cult movie or cult classic. Known for midnight screenings, repeat viewings, quoting, and audience participation (e.g., Rocky Horror Picture Show, Eraserhead).

Cult following

Cult following: an intensely devoted minority fanbase for a film, TV series, band, or other work, distinct from a general audience. Studied via midnight movies like Rocky Horror, aftermarket hits like The Big Lebowski, neo-cult revivals, and the pejorative religious sense of "cult".

Cult Killer

Cult Killer is a 2024 crime thriller directed by Jon Keeyes, written by Charles Burnley, starring Alice Eve, Antonio Banderas, and Shelley Hennig. A PI investigates her mentor's murder in Ireland and allies with his killer against a wealthy family's abuse ring; Saban Films released it January 19, 2024.

Cult of Chucky

Cult of Chucky (2017) is the seventh Child's Play film, written and directed by Don Mancini, released direct-to-video. Nica Pierce is institutionalized as multiple Chuckys emerge; its cliffhanger set up the Chucky TV series.

Cultural Center of the Philippines

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP; Sentrong Pangkultura ng Pilipinas) is a government-owned corporation created in 1966 to promote and develop Philippine arts and culture.

Cultural impact of David Lynch

Cultural impact of David Lynch (1946–2025), American surrealist filmmaker: the term 'Lynchian,' Twin Peaks' TV revolution, influence on independent cinema and underground music, art exhibitions, and posthumous retrospectives.

Cultural impact of Dragon Ball

Dragon Ball (ドラゴンボール), Akira Toriyama's 1984–1995 manga and its anime, is a global franchise with 260+ million manga sold, mass international reach, and influence on shōnen, memes, games, and popular culture.

Cultural impact of TikTok

Cultural impact of TikTok: the short-form video app formed by ByteDance's 2018 merger with Musical.ly. Covers its algorithmic For You feed, music-industry and news influence, creator economy, and DSA and U.S. ban controversies.

Cum shot

Cum shot, also called the "money shot": a filmed depiction of male ejaculation that ends a hardcore sex scene. Emerged as a required porn genre convention in the early 1970s via Deep Throat and Behind the Green Door, distinct from earlier stag films and meat shots.

Cum Town

Cum Town is an American comedy podcast hosted by Nick Mullen, Stavros Halkias, and Adam Friedland from 2016 to 2022, known for lewd, deliberately offensive improvisational humor.

Cunk on Earth

Cunk on Earth is a five-part British mockumentary created by Charlie Brooker, starring Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk, first airing on BBC Two in September 2022.

Cunning Single Lady (앙큼한 돌싱녀)

Cunning Single Lady (앙큼한 돌싱녀, Sly and Single Again) is a 2014 MBC Korean romantic comedy drama, 16 episodes, starring Lee Min-jung and Joo Sang-wook as divorced exes; ratings 5.4% to 9.2%, remade in Turkey in 2021.

Cuno (Disco Elysium)

Cuno (Kuuno de Ruyter) is a foul-mouthed, speed-addicted 12-year-old in Disco Elysium (ZA/UM, 2019), first met throwing rocks at the hanged man in Martinaise; conditionally recruitable, voiced by Dot Major then Oliver Dabiri, written mainly by Argo Tuulik.

Cup (film)

Cup (കപ്പ്), also Cup: Love All Play, is a 2024 Malayalam sports drama directed by Sanju V Samuel, starring Mathew Thomas as a badminton-dreaming Idukki teenager; released 27 September 2024, streaming on Manorama Max and Prime Video.

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO, 2000–2024) is Larry David's improvised comedy series in which he plays a fictionalized himself; 12 seasons, outlines instead of scripts, Metacritic 84, cringe-comedy landmark.

Curb Your Enthusiasm season 3

Curb Your Enthusiasm season 3: third season of Larry David's HBO improvised comedy, premiered September 15, 2002, 10 episodes, restaurant-investment arc, Metascore 93, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Curd Jürgens

Curd Jürgens (Curt Jurgens), German-Austrian stage and film actor (1915–1982); breakthrough 1955 with Des Teufels General and the Venice Coppa Volpi; Bond villain Karl Stromberg in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977).

Cure (キュア) (film)

Cure (キュア, Kyua) is Kiyoshi Kurosawa's 1997 Japanese psychological thriller, starring Koji Yakusho and Masato Hagiwara, about identical motiveless murders linked to a hypnotic amnesiac; his international breakthrough and a J-horror landmark.

Curfew (2024 TV series)

Curfew (2024 TV series) is a British crime thriller based on Jayne Cowie's 2022 novel After Dark. It follows DI Pamela Green investigating a murder under a nightly male curfew.