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Behindwoods

Behindwoods is a Chennai-based Tamil entertainment media company founded in 2003, publishing Tamil cinema news, reviews, and box-office reports and running the Behindwoods TV YouTube channel.

Behnam Bani

Behnam Bani (بهنام بانی) is an Iranian pop singer born in 1987 in Damghan, whose romantic, energetic songs have earned about 1.3 billion plays on Radio Javan.

Behrad

Behrad is a rapper from Tehran, Iran, working in trap-infused Persian rap; active since 2018, he debuted with producer Catchybeatz on tracks including Baba Midone.

Behzad Abdi

Behzad Abdi (بهزاد عبدی) is an Iranian composer of film, television, opera, and concert music, born in Tehran in 1973, best known for winning the Fajr Film Festival's Crystal Simorgh twice.

Behzad Leito

Behzad Leito (بهزاد لیتو), real name Behzad Davarpanah, is an Iranian rapper and singer in Persian hip hop, active since 2011 and based in Toronto.

Behzinga

Behzinga is the alias of Ethan Leigh Payne (born 1995), English YouTuber and founding member of the Sidemen, known for FIFA gaming, a 30-kg fitness transformation, the 2020 documentary How To Be: Behzinga, and Netflix's Inside; distinct from PewDiePie and MrTop5.

Beignet

Beignet (French, plural beignets): a fried pastry. In France a batter-coated fritter; in New Orleans a square, holeless fried dough dusted with powdered sugar, Louisiana's official state donut since 1986.

Beiimaan Love

Beiimaan Love (बेईमान लव) is a 2016 Hindi-language thriller-drama film written, directed, and produced by Rajeev Chaudhari, starring Sunny Leone as a woman who takes revenge on the man who betrayed her.

Beijing Bastards (北京杂种)

Beijing Bastards (北京杂种, Beijing zazhong) is Zhang Yuan's 1993 independent Chinese drama starring rock musician Cui Jian, about marginal Beijing youth; banned in China, it won a Locarno jury special mention and sparked a Tokyo festival walkout.

Beijing Bicycle (十七岁的单车)

Beijing Bicycle (十七岁的单车), also released in China as Bicycle (自行车), is Wang Xiaoshuai's 2001 Sixth Generation drama about a migrant courier and a Beijing schoolboy fighting over a stolen bike; it won the 2001 Berlinale Jury Grand Prix Silver Bear and was banned domestically until 2004.

Beijing cuisine (北京菜)

Beijing cuisine (北京菜, jingcai) is Beijing's hybrid cooking style, formed from Shandong, Manchu court, halal and Jiangnan influences; known for roasting, quick-frying and hot-pot techniques, roast duck, and time-honored restaurants like Quanjude and Donglaishun.

Beijing Opera Blues

Peking Opera Blues (刀馬旦, Do ma daan) is a 1986 Hong Kong action comedy by Tsui Hark, starring Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, and Cherie Chung as three women in 1913 Republican-era Beijing, produced by Cinema City and Film Workshop.

Beijing school

The Beijing school (京派) was a school of Chinese writers active in Beiping and Tianjin in the 1930s, emphasizing aesthetic value and known for pastoral fiction by writers like Shen Congwen.

Beijinger in New York

Beijinger in New York (北京人在纽约), also A Native of Beijing in New York, is a 21-episode 1993 Chinese TV drama directed by Zheng Xiaolong and Feng Xiaogang, adapted from Cao Guilin's novel, the first Chinese series shot entirely overseas, starring Jiang Wen and Wang Ji.

Beimbet Mailin

Beimbet Mailin (Бейімбет Майлин), born 1894, was a Kazakh Soviet writer, playwright, and journalist counted among the founders of Kazakh Soviet literature; he was executed in Stalin's repressions in 1938 and rehabilitated in 1957.

Being A Hero (冰雨火)

Being A Hero (冰雨火) is a 2022 Chinese anti-drug crime drama, 32 episodes on Youku, directed by Fu Dongyu, starring Chen Xiao as Wu Zhenfeng and Wang Yibo as police officer Chen Yu; Douban 7.3.

Being as an Ocean

Being as an Ocean is an American melodic hardcore band formed in 2011 in Alpine, California, known for post-rock atmospheres and spoken word, fronted by Joel Quartuccio.

Being Charlie

Being Charlie is a 2016 American drama directed by Rob Reiner, co-written by his son Nick Reiner and Matt Elisofon, loosely based on Nick's teen addiction; starring Nick Robinson, Cary Elwes, and Common, released by Paladin May 6, 2016.

Being Cyrus (बींग साइरस)

Being Cyrus (बींग साइरस) is Homi Adajania's 2005 English-language Indian psychological thriller starring Saif Ali Khan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Dimple Kapadia as a conman infiltrating a dysfunctional Parsi family, the first English film about Parsis.

Being Eddie

Being Eddie is a 2025 Netflix documentary about comedian Eddie Murphy, directed by Angus Wall. It premiered November 12, 2025, runs about 103 minutes, features interviews with Chappelle, Rock, Seinfeld and others, and scored 74% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Being Erica

Being Erica: Canadian comedy-drama (2009–2011) created by Jana Sinyor for CBC, starring Erin Karpluk and Michael Riley; 49 episodes in four seasons about time-travel therapy for regrets, aired in 160 countries.

Being Heumann

Being Heumann is a 2026 Apple Original Films biographical drama directed by Siân Heder, starring Ruth Madeley as activist Judy Heumann and Mark Ruffalo as Joseph Califano; it adapts Heumann's 2020 memoir and dramatizes the 1977 Section 504 sit-in, premiering as TIFF's opening night film.

Being Human (1994 film)

Being Human is a 1994 drama written and directed by Bill Forsyth, starring Robin Williams as Hector in five historical eras; a Warner Bros. production that flopped, grossing $1.3 million.

Being Human (British TV series)

Being Human is a BBC Three supernatural comedy-drama created by Toby Whithouse (2008-2013, five series) about a vampire, werewolf and ghost sharing a Bristol house; rescued by a fan petition, it became BBC Three's biggest hit and spawned a Syfy remake.

Being Human (North American TV series)

Being Human (North American TV series), Syfy's 2011-2014 remake of the BBC series by Toby Whithouse. A vampire (Aidan), werewolf (Josh), and ghost (Sally) share a Boston house in a four-season, 52-episode supernatural drama created by Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke.

Being Inc. discography

Being Inc. (株式会社ビーイング) was a Japanese record label company active from 1978 to 2023, known for supplying over 130 Detective Conan theme songs before being succeeded by B ZONE.

Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich is a 1999 surreal comedy directed by Spike Jonze, written by Charlie Kaufman, starring John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, and Malkovich as himself; a portal on office floor 7½ lets people enter the actor's mind for 15 minutes.

Being Maria

Being Maria (original title Maria) is Jessica Palud's 2024 French biographical drama starring Anamaria Vartolomei as actress Maria Schneider, Matt Dillon as Marlon Brando, and Giuseppe Maggio as Bertolucci, adapted from Vanessa Schneider's memoir about Last Tango in Paris.

Being Mary Jane

Being Mary Jane: BET drama series (2013–2019) created by Mara Brock Akil, starring Gabrielle Union as Atlanta news anchor Mary Jane Paul; BET's first one-hour scripted drama, 4-million-viewer pilot, five seasons ending in 2019.

Being the Ricardos

Being the Ricardos is a 2021 Aaron Sorkin biographical drama starring Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball and Javier Bardem as Desi Arnaz, dramatizing one production week of I Love Lucy amid communist accusations, infidelity allegations, and Ball's pregnancy; released by Amazon Studios.