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Becket (1964 film)

Becket (1964) is Peter Glenville's historical drama adapted from Jean Anouilh's play, starring Richard Burton as Thomas Becket and Peter O'Toole as Henry II; 12 Oscar nominations, one win for Edward Anhalt's screenplay.

Beckett (film)

Beckett (2021) is a Netflix political thriller directed by Ferdinando Cito Filomarino, starring John David Washington as an American tourist hunted across Greece after a car accident kills his girlfriend (Alicia Vikander). First Netflix film shot entirely in Greece; opened the 74th Locarno Film Festival.

Beckham (TV series)

Beckham is a 2023 Netflix four-part documentary series on footballer David Beckham, directed by Fisher Stevens for Studio 99 and Ventureland, released October 2023, Emmy-nominated, known for the viral Rolls-Royce 'working class' moment.

Becki Newton

Becki Newton (born 1978, New Haven, Connecticut) is an American actress known as Amanda Tanen on Ugly Betty (2006-2010), Quinn on How I Met Your Mother, and Lorna Crane on Netflix's The Lincoln Lawyer.

Becky (2020 film)

Becky (2020) is an American action-thriller, also known simply as Becky, directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. Lulu Wilson's grieving teen fights neo-Nazi escapees led by Kevin James at a lake house; Tribeca premiere, June 2020 Quiver release.

Becky (film series)

Becky film series: American action-thriller franchise of Becky (2020) and The Wrath of Becky (2023), starring Lulu Wilson as teenage vigilante Becky Hooper fighting neo-Nazi and white-nationalist home invaders.

Becky Ann Baker

Becky Ann Baker (née Gelke), American character actress born 1953 in Fort Knox, Kentucky; known as Jean Weir on Freaks and Geeks and Loreen Horvath on Girls, with two Emmy nominations and a Broadway career including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.

Becky Armstrong

Becky Armstrong (Rebecca Patricia Armstrong; Thai: รีเบคก้า แพทรีเซีย อาร์มสตรอง), Thai-British actress, singer and model born 2002 in Bangkok. Broke out in Gap: The Series (2022); leads Netflix's Girl From Nowhere: The Reset; CAA, Chanel, Tod's; founder of Becky Entertainment.

Becky G

Becky G (Rebbeca Marie Gomez, born 1997, Inglewood, California) is a Mexican-American singer and actress known for "Shower," "Mayores," "Sin Pijama," and "MAMIII," her regional Mexican albums Esquinas and Encuentros, and over 28 billion career streams.

Becky Hill

Becky Hill (Rebecca Claire Hill, born 1994, Bewdley) is an English dance-pop singer, first Voice UK series 1 semi-finalist and its first contestant to reach UK number one (Gecko, 2014), two-time BRIT dance winner.

Becoming (book)

Becoming (2018) is Michelle Obama's memoir, also known as Becoming: Mein Weg. It covers her Chicago childhood, Princeton and career, and White House years; it sold 15+ million copies and won a 2019 NAACP Image Award.

Becoming Elizabeth

Becoming Elizabeth is a 2022 Starz historical drama created by Anya Reiss about Elizabeth I's teenage years after Henry VIII's death, starring Alicia von Rittberg and Tom Cullen; eight episodes, one season, canceled despite a Metacritic score of 73.

Becoming Human

Becoming Human is a 2011 British webisode spin-off of Being Human, created by Toby Whithouse: teenage vampire Adam (Craig Roberts), werewolf Christa and ghost Matt solve a murder in eight online episodes, later compiled into a BBC Three special.

Becoming Human (film)

Becoming Human (Chiet Chea Manusa, ជាតិជាមនុស្សា) is Polen Ly's 2025 Cambodian drama debut: a cinema's guardian ghost, Thida, weighs rebirth against remaining a ghost after meeting journalist Hai. Premiered at Venice 2025; Cambodia's 99th Academy Awards submission.

Becoming Jane

Becoming Jane is a 2007 biographical romantic drama directed by Julian Jarrold, starring Anne Hathaway as Jane Austen and James McAvoy as Tom Lefroy, loosely based on Jon Spence's biography Becoming Jane Austen.

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (Kaiser Karl) is a 2024 French Disney+ six-episode biographical drama starring Daniel Brühl as Karl Lagerfeld in 1972, covering his rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent and love for Jacques de Bascher, adapted from Raphaëlle Bacqué's biography.

Becoming the Archetype

Becoming the Archetype is an American Christian progressive and melodic death metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, whose six albums on Solid State Records span 2005 to 2022.

Bed and Board

Bed and Board (Domicile conjugal), 1970 French comedy-drama by François Truffaut, fourth Antoine Doinel film: married Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) has a child with Christine (Claude Jade) then an affair with Kyoko.

Bed and breakfast

Bed and breakfast (B&B): small, typically owner-occupied lodging offering overnight accommodation plus breakfast, with 2–10 guest rooms. Differs from guesthouses and hotels by domestic scale and host residence; definitions, grading, and regulation vary by jurisdiction.

Bed and Sofa (Третья Мещанская)

Bed and Sofa (Третья Мещанская, also Liubov vtroem) is Abram Room's 1927 Sovkino silent melodrama, written with Viktor Shklovsky, about a Moscow wife, husband, and lodger sharing one room; banned at home, a hit abroad, rediscovered in the 1970s.

Bed Chem

Bed Chem is a 2024 song by Sabrina Carpenter from Short n' Sweet, shorthand for bedroom chemistry. Released October 8, 2024 as the album's fourth single, it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 6 in the UK.

Bed Friend (เพื่อนต้องห้ามแม้แหน่เป็นแฟน)

Bed Friend (อย่าเล่นกับอนล) is a 2023 Thai BL office-romance series on One 31, produced by Mandeework/Domundi, starring NetJames as Uea and King in a friends-with-benefits plot; 100 million iQIYI views, KAZZ Series of the Year 2024.

Bedara Kannappa (ಬೇಡರ ಕಣ್ಣಪ್ಪ)

Bedara Kannappa (ಬೇಡರ ಕಣ್ಣಪ್ಪ) is a 1954 Kannada devotional drama directed by H.L.N. Simha, produced by Gubbi Veeranna, marking Rajkumar's screen debut; first Kannada film to run 365 days and win a National Film Award.

Bedazzled (1967 film)

Bedazzled (1967) is a British Faustian fantasy comedy directed by Stanley Donen, written by Peter Cook, starring Cook as the Devil (George Spiggott) and Dudley Moore as Stanley Moon, who trades his soul for seven wishes; remade by Harold Ramis in 2000.

Bedazzled (2000 film)

Bedazzled (2000) is a Harold Ramis fantasy comedy remake of the 1967 Peter Cook-Dudley Moore film, starring Brendan Fraser as Elliot, who sells his soul to Elizabeth Hurley's Devil for seven wishes; grossed $90.4 million worldwide.

Bedding and Linens

Bedding and linens are bed textiles, from flax sheets to hospital laundry. Distinguishing facts: US healthcare launders about 5 billion pounds yearly, hot-water washing at 71°C for 25 minutes disinfects, and many antibacterial bedding claims fail independent testing.

BeddyByes

BeddyByes is an Irish 3D-animated preschool series by JAM Media (creators John Rice and Alan Shannon) in which MeMo and BaBa journey across Planet BeddyByes toward bedtime; 52 eleven-minute episodes air on CBeebies, RTÉ, Disney Jr, and Disney+, with a second series commissioned.

Bede's Death Song

Bede's Death Song is a five-line Old English poem on death and judgment, reportedly recited by the Venerable Bede on his deathbed at Jarrow in 735.

Beder Meye

Beder Meye (বেদের মেয়ে, "The Bede's Daughter") is a Bengali gitinatya, a lyrical drama with songs, written by the poet Jasimuddin and first published in 1951; it portrays the itinerant Bede community of rural Bengal.

Bedevilled (김복남 살인사건의 전말) (2010 film)

Bedevilled (김복남 살인사건의 전말) is Jang Cheol-soo's 2010 South Korean debut horror-thriller: abused islander Kim Bok-nam takes sickle revenge on Mu-do island after her Seoul friend Hae-won fails to help; Cannes Critics' Week premiere.