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Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker is a 1974–75 ABC horror series starring Darren McGavin as reporter Carl Kolchak, spun off from the 1972 TV movie The Night Stalker and its 1973 sequel The Night Strangler; it inspired The X-Files.

Köln 75

Köln 75 (Cologne 75) is a 2025 German-Polish-Belgian film by Ido Fluk starring Mala Emde as promoter Vera Brandes and John Magaro as Keith Jarrett, dramatizing the 1975 Cologne concert behind the best-selling solo piano album The Köln Concert; it premiered at the Berlinale and earned four German Film Award nominations.

Kolya

Kolya (Kolja) is a 1996 Czech-British-French comedy-drama directed by Jan Svěrák from a screenplay by his father Zdeněk Svěrák, who stars as cellist František Louka. It won the 1997 Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film.

Komban

Komban (கொம்பன்) is a 2015 Tamil action drama directed by M. Muthaiah, starring Karthi as Kombaiah Pandian, with Lakshmi Menon and Rajkiran; Studio Green production released 1 April 2015 after a Madras High Court controversy.

Kombuseevi

Kombuseevi (கொம்புசீவி) is a 2025 Tamil rural action drama directed by Ponram, starring Sarathkumar and Shanmuga Pandian as villagers drawn into the ganja trade after the Vaigai Dam displaces 12 villages; released 19 December 2025.

Komedya

Komedya is a Philippine verse drama descended from the Spanish comedia, first staged in Cebu in 1598 and best known in its moro-moro form dramatizing battles between Christians and Moors.

Komi Can't Communicate (古見さんは、コミュ症です。)

Komi Can't Communicate (古見さんは、コミュ症です。) is Tomohito Oda's school comedy manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday 2016–2025, 37 volumes, about shy Komi Shoko's goal of making 100 friends; adapted into a 2021 NHK drama and two OLM anime seasons on Netflix.

Komm, süßer Tod

Komm, süßer Tod (Come Sweet Death) is a 2000 Austrian crime comedy by Wolfgang Murnberger, the first film adaptation of Wolf Haas's Brenner novels, starring Josef Hader as ex-detective Simon Brenner, an ambulance driver drawn into a murderous rivalry between Vienna ambulance services.

Kommersant (Коммерсантъ) (film)

Kommersant (Коммерсантъ), 2025 Russian crime drama by Fyodor and Nikita Kravchuk, adapted from Andrei Rubanov's novel Sazhayte, i vyrastet; Alexander Petrov plays a 1990s banker surviving Matrosskaya Tishina prison.

Kon Ichikawa (市川崑)

Kon Ichikawa (市川崑, 1915–2008), Japanese film director also known as Ichikawa Kon; from J.O. Studio animation to The Burmese Harp, Tokyo Olympiad, and The Inugami Family, with screenwriter wife Wada Natto.

Kon-Tiki (2012 film)

Kon-Tiki (2012) is a Norwegian historical drama directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, dramatizing Thor Heyerdahl's 1947 balsa-raft Pacific crossing; Oscar-nominated, Norway's costliest film at release, criticized for its Watzinger portrayal.

Konatsu Kato (加藤 小夏)

Konatsu Kato (加藤 小夏), Japanese actress born 1999 in Tokyo; debuted as Aiko Aso in I"s, appeared in Kamakura dono no 13-nin, and voices and motion-captures Hinako Shimizu in Silent Hill f (2025).

Kondal (കോണ്ടൽ)

Kondal (കോണ്ടൽ) is a 2024 Malayalam action crime drama directed by Ajith Mampally, starring Antony Varghese as fisherman Manuel; set almost entirely on a boat at sea, released 13 September 2024, streamed on Netflix from 13 October 2024.

Kong (Monsterverse)

Kong (キングコング, Kingu Kongu), also Titanus Kong, is Legendary Pictures' giant great ape Titan in the MonsterVerse, debuting in Kong: Skull Island (2017) at 104 feet and reaching 337 feet in Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), the largest Kong incarnation to date.

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island is a 2017 monster film set in 1973 on Skull Island. It features a 100-foot tall giant ape and was filmed using Vietnamese karst formations.

Kongi's Harvest

Kongi's Harvest is a satirical play by the Nigerian writer Wole Soyinka, written in 1965, that portrays a civilian dictator's consolidation of power in a fictional post-independence African state.

Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal (கொஞ்சம் காதல் கொஞ்சம் மோதல்)

Konjam Kadhal Konjam Modhal (கொஞ்சம் காதல் கொஞ்சம் மோதல்) is a 2025 Tamil romantic comedy-drama directed by K. Rangaraj, starring Srikanth and Pujita Ponnada as a couple faking wealth, released 14 March 2025.

Konkona Sen Sharma (কোনকণা সেন শর্মা)

Konkona Sen Sharma (কঙ্কনা সেন শর্মা), born 1979 in New Delhi, is an Indian actress and director in Bengali and Hindi cinema, daughter of Aparna Sen; two-time National Film Award winner (Mr. and Mrs. Iyer, Omkara) and director of A Death in the Gunj.

Konnie Huq

Konnie Huq (born 1975, Hammersmith, London) is a British TV presenter, screenwriter, and children's author, the longest-serving female Blue Peter presenter (1997-2008), later host of The Xtra Factor and author of the Cookie books.

KonoSuba season 3

KonoSuba season 3 (この素晴らしい世界に祝福を!3), third TV season of Natsume Akatsuki's comedy light novel adaptation, produced by Drive, aired 11 episodes from April 10, 2024 on TOKYO MX, streaming on Crunchyroll.

KonoSuba: Legend of Crimson

KonoSuba: Legend of Crimson is a 2019 Japanese animated fantasy comedy film continuing the KonoSuba anime, directed by Takaomi Kanasaki and animated by J.C.STAFF, following Kazuma's party to the Crimson Demon Village.

Konstantin Stanislavski (Константин Сергеевич Алексеев)

Konstantin Stanislavski (Konstantin Sergeyevich Alekseev, 1863–1938), Russian actor, director, and teacher who co-founded the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898 and created the Stanislavski system of psychological-realistic actor training, the source of American Method acting.

Kontinental '25

Kontinental '25 is a 2025 Romanian comedy-drama by Radu Jude, starring Eszter Tompa as bailiff Orsolya in Cluj. Shot on an iPhone 15 in ten days, it won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2025 Berlinale and homages Rossellini's Europa '51.

Kontroll

Kontroll (Control) is a 2003 Hungarian thriller, Nimród Antal's debut feature, set entirely in the Budapest metro, following ticket inspector Bulcsú (Sándor Csányi) amid a serial killer; it won the Cannes Youth Award and was Hungary's top 2003 draw.

Kony 2012

Kony 2012: 30-minute viral advocacy film released March 5, 2012 by Invisible Children, also called the Stop Kony campaign, urging Joseph Kony's arrest; 100 million views in six days, major criticism, and lasting slacktivism debate.

Koo Hye-sun (구혜선)

Koo Hye-sun (구혜선), born 1984, South Korean actress famous as Geum Jan-di in Boys Over Flowers (2009), also a film director (The Madonna, Magic, The Peach Tree), painter, novelist, KAIST master's graduate, patent holder, and venture entrepreneur.

Koode (കൂടെ)

Koode (കൂടെ) is a 2018 Malayalam drama directed by Anjali Menon, adapted from Sachin Kundalkar's story, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Nazriya Nazim, and Parvathy; released 14 July 2018, it earned ₹23.30 crore worldwide. Not the Koode matrimony app or the Brazilian IT firm koode.

Kooman (film)

Kooman (കൂമൻ, "The Night Rider") is a 2022 Malayalam crime thriller directed by Jeethu Joseph, starring Asif Ali as constable Giri; written by K R Krishna Kumar, released 4 November 2022, grossed ₹14.05 crore worldwide, streams on Prime Video.

Koopalings

Koopalings (クッパ7人衆), seven Koopa siblings Larry, Morton, Wendy, Iggy, Roy, Lemmy, and Ludwig in Nintendo's Super Mario franchise; debuted in Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988), once Bowser's children, retconned in 2012 as minions.

Kooran (film)

Kooran (கூரன்) is a 2025 Tamil drama directed by debutant Nithin Vemupati, starring S.A. Chandrasekaran as lawyer Dharmaraj and the trained police dog Jhansi, about a mother dog seeking justice for her puppy killed in a hit-and-run; released 28 February 2025.