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The Defiant Ones

The Defiant Ones (1958) is Stanley Kramer's Oscar-winning drama in which chained convicts Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier escape a Southern chain gang; also a 2017 HBO documentary about Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine.

The Delectable Negro

The Delectable Negro is Vincent Woodard's 2014 NYU Press study of cannibalism, hunger, and homoeroticism in US slave culture, published posthumously and winner of the 2015 Lambda Literary LGBT Studies Award.

The Delfonics

The Delfonics, Philadelphia soul vocal trio of William and Wilbert Hart and Randy Cain, scored 1968's "La-La (Means I Love You)" and the Grammy-winning "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" with producer Thom Bell.

The Delicious Adventures of Dampier (ダンピアのおいしい冒険)

The Delicious Adventures of Dampier (ダンピアのおいしい冒険) is Tomato Soup's historical adventure food manga about the real 17th-century English explorer William Dampier, serialized from 2019 on East Press's Matogrosso, collected in six volumes (2020-2024), and revived on COMIC ポルタ.

The Delinquent (愤怒青年)

The Delinquent (愤怒青年, Fen nu qing nian) is a 1973 Shaw Brothers Hong Kong action film co-directed by Chang Cheh and Kuei Chih-hung, starring Wong Chung as a youth recruited by Boss Lan's gang; also titled Street Gangs of Hong Kong.

The Delivery (The Office)

The Delivery (The Office) is the two-part, hour-long season 6 episode, also called The Delivery Parts 1 and 2, aired on NBC March 4, 2010, in which Pam and Jim Halpert's daughter Cecelia Marie Halpert is born.

The Delta Force

The Delta Force (1986) is a Cannon Films action film directed by Menahem Golan, starring Chuck Norris and Lee Marvin as commandos rescuing hostages from a hijacked airliner, inspired by the 1985 TWA hijacking.

The DeMarco Sisters

The DeMarco Sisters, American close-harmony quintet of real sisters (Anne, Gina, Gloria, Terri, Arlene) from Rome, NY and Brooklyn; Fred Allen Show regulars 1946-1949, Skirts Ahoy! (1952), Decca singles 1954-1957.

The Demesne of the Swans

The Demesne of the Swans (Лебединый стан, Lebediny Stan) is a book of poems by Marina Tsvetaeva about the Russian Civil War, written 1917–1921 and first published in Munich in 1957.

The Demon Hunter's Romance (无忧渡)

The Demon Hunter's Romance (无忧渡, Wu You Du) is a 2025 iQiyi Chinese fantasy costume drama, 36 episodes, adapted from Ban Ming Ban Mei's novel Ban Xia, starring Ren Jialun and Song Zu'er as a demon hunter and a girl who sees demons in six Liaozhai-style cases in Guangping city.

The Demon in the Snow (Fallout)

"The Demon in the Snow" is episode 4 of Fallout season 2, released January 7, 2026 on Prime Video. Directed by Stephen Williams, written by Jane Espenson and others; features the Deathclaw's debut and Lucy and The Ghoul reaching New Vegas.

The Demon of Unrest

The Demon of Unrest (Crown, April 30, 2024) is Erik Larson's #1 New York Times bestselling narrative history of the five months from Lincoln's 1860 election to the surrender of Fort Sumter.

The Departed

The Departed is a 2006 American crime thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, and Jack Nicholson, a remake of Infernal Affairs that won Best Picture.

The Department of Truth

The Department of Truth is an ongoing Image Comics horror series by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds in which belief makes conspiracy theories real and a secret US agency, led by Lee Harvey Oswald, manages reality against the Soviet Ministry of Lies.

The Descendants

The Descendants (2011) is Alexander Payne's comedy-drama, adapted from Kaui Hart Hemmings' debut novel, starring George Clooney as Matt King; it won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar and two Golden Globes.

The Descent

The Descent (2005) is Neil Marshall's British cave horror film starring Shauna Macdonald and Natalie Mendoza, an all-female spelunking group hunted by blind crawlers; 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, $57.2M worldwide, two endings.

The Descent of Alette

The Descent of Alette is a 1992 epic poem by Alice Notley, following a woman through a subway underworld on a quest to destroy the tyrant.

The Descent Part 2

The Descent: Part 2 (2009) is a British horror sequel directed by Jon Harris, continuing Neil Marshall's The Descent from its American ending as Sarah Carter is forced back into the Appalachian caves.

The Desert Sessions

The Desert Sessions: experimental rock collective founded by Josh Homme in 1997 at Rancho de la Luna, Joshua Tree; twelve volumes from 1997 to 2019 with rotating guests such as PJ Harvey and Billy Gibbons; distinct from the 2018 Delroy Edwards & Dean Blunt album of the same name.

The Deserted Village

The Deserted Village is a 430-line poem in heroic couplets by Oliver Goldsmith, first published in London in 1770, lamenting rural depopulation through the fictional village of Auburn.

The Desperate Chase (필사의 추적)

The Desperate Chase (필사의 추격, also written 필사의 추적) is a 2024 South Korean comedy action film by Kim Jae-hoon, starring Park Sung-woong as a seven-role con artist, Kwak Si-yang, and Yoon Kyung-ho; set on Jeju Island, it earned 121,335 admissions but reached No. 2 on Netflix Korea.

The Desperate Hours

The Desperate Hours: 1955 William Wyler Paramount crime drama starring Humphrey Bogart and Fredric March, from Joseph Hayes's 1954 novel and Tony-winning play, based on the 1952 Hill family hostage case; remade unsuccessfully in 1990.

The Destiny of a Man (Судьба человека)

The Destiny of a Man (Судьба человека), 1959 Soviet war drama, Sergei Bondarchuk's directorial debut for Mosfilm, adapting Sholokhov's story about soldier Andrei Sokolov; 39.2 million viewers, Moscow and Locarno grand prizes, 1960 Lenin Prize.

The Destiny of White Snake (天乩之白蛇传说)

The Destiny of White Snake (天乩之白蛇传说) is a 2018 iQiyi Chinese fantasy romance drama adapting the White Snake legend, starring Yang Zi and Ren Jialun; removed from streaming July 23, 2018 and not re-uploaded.

The Detective

The Detective (1968) is a Gordon Douglas crime drama starring Frank Sinatra as NYPD detective Joe Leland, adapted from Roderick Thorp's novel; its sequel novel became Die Hard.

The Detective Is Already Dead (探偵はもう、死んでいる。)

The Detective Is Already Dead (探偵はもう、死んでいる。, Tantei wa Mō, Shinde Iru.) is a Japanese light novel series by Nigozyu, illustrated by Umibouzu, MF Bunko J, 2019; Grand Prize, 15th MF Bunko J Rookie Award; anime 2021, Season 2 October 2026.

The Detour (TV series)

The Detour is a TBS satirical family road-trip sitcom (2016-2019, 42 episodes) created by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, starring Jones and Natalie Zea, cancelled after four seasons despite strong reviews.

The Deuce (TV series)

The Deuce, HBO drama series created by David Simon and George Pelecanos (The Wire), 2017–2019, three seasons, starring James Franco as twins and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Candy, about the rise of Times Square's porn industry from 1971 through the mid-1980s.

The Devil (2025 film)

The Devil (ದಿ ಡೆವಿಲ್), formerly Devil: The Hero, is a 2025 Kannada political action thriller directed by Prakash Veer, starring Darshan Thoogudeepa in a dual role with Rachana Rai. Released 11 December 2025; distinct from KD – The Devil.

The Devil All the Time

The Devil All the Time is Donald Ray Pollock's 2011 debut novel (Doubleday), an Appalachian gothic set in rural southern Ohio and West Virginia from World War II through the 1960s, following Arvin Russell, serial-killing couple Carl and Sandy Henderson, and corrupt preachers and lawmen; adapted as a 2020 Netflix film by Antonio Campos starring Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson.