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The Last Descent

The Last Descent is a 2016 drama directed by Isaac Halasima about the 2009 Nutty Putty Cave death of John Edward Jones, who died trapped upside down after a failed pulley rescue; the cave was permanently sealed.

The Last Detail

The Last Detail is a 1973 Hal Ashby comedy-drama, written by Robert Towne from Darryl Ponicsan's novel, starring Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, and Randy Quaid as Navy sailors on a prisoner escort; Nicholson won Best Actor at Cannes 1974 and the film earned three Oscar nominations.

The Last Devil to Die

The Last Devil to Die (2023) is Richard Osman's fourth Thursday Murder Club mystery, following retirees Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron as they investigate the murder of antiques dealer Kuldesh Sharma and a missing heroin shipment, while Stephen's dementia becomes the book's emotional core.

The Last Dinner Party

The Last Dinner Party: London five-piece indie/baroque pop band (Morris, Mayland, Roberts, Davies, Nishevci), formed 2021, debut single Nothing Matters 2023, UK number-one debut Prelude to Ecstasy 2024, second album From the Pyre 2025.

The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde

The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde is an upcoming Kenneth Branagh psychological thriller starring Jodie Comer, shot in the UK from August 2024, independently financed by Maximum Effort and others, plot under wraps, release date TBA.

The Last Dragon

The Last Dragon (Berry Gordy's The Last Dragon) is a 1985 Motown Productions martial arts musical comedy directed by Michael Schultz, starring Taimak, Vanity, and Julius J. Carry III as Sho'nuff; it grossed $25.75 million domestically and became a cult classic.

The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs is a Shudder horror-hosting series (2018–2026) in which Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl present live double features; seven seasons, 200+ films, four 2026 farewell specials.

The Last Druid

The Last Druid (2020) is Terry Brooks' fourth and final Fall of Shannara novel from Del Rey, chronologically ending the Shannara saga begun in 1977; the Skaar invasion, Tarsha Kaynin, Drisker Arc, and Clizia Porse drive its plot. Distinct from the 1961 short story, Madden's Fae Court novel, and the 2027 Russell Crowe film.

The Last Druid (film)

The Last Druid is an unreleased English-language action-drama directed by William Eubank, starring Russell Crowe as a Celtic elder resisting Rome; announced 2024, filmed in Spain 2026, release TBA 2027 (AlloCiné says 2028).

The Last Duel (2021 film)

The Last Duel (2021 film), Ridley Scott historical drama starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck; adapts Eric Jager's book on the 1386 French trial by combat; three-perspective structure, $30.6M gross on $100M budget.

The Last Duty

The Last Duty is a 1976 novel by the Nigerian novelist Isidore Okpewho that portrays the psychological damage the Nigerian civil war inflicted on civilians far from the battlefield.

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor (末代皇帝, L'ultimo imperatore) is Bernardo Bertolucci's 1987 biographical epic on Puyi, China's last emperor, based on his autobiography. First Western film shot in the Forbidden City; won all nine of its Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.

The Last Empress (황후의 품격) (TV series)

The Last Empress (황후의 품격) is a 2018–2019 SBS Korean drama by Kim Soon-ok and Joo Dong-min, starring Jang Na-ra, Choi Jin-hyuk, and Shin Sung-rok, set in an alternate constitutional-monarchy Korea; 52 episodes, peak 17.9% rating.

The Last Exorcism

The Last Exorcism (2010) is a found-footage horror film directed by Daniel Stamm, produced by Eli Roth, starring Patrick Fabian and Ashley Bell; it opened number one with over $21 million and grossed $41.0M in the US.

The Last Exorcism Part II

The Last Exorcism Part II is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly, the sequel to The Last Exorcism, starring Ashley Bell as Nell Sweetzer.

The Last Express

The Last Express: 1997 point-and-click adventure by Jordan Mechner (Prince of Persia), published by Broderbund; real-time murder mystery aboard the 1914 Orient Express, a critical darling and commercial failure.

The Last Face

The Last Face is a 2016 drama directed by Sean Penn, written by Erin Dignam, starring Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as aid workers in Liberia and South Sudan. Premiered in Competition at Cannes 2016, it earned a Metacritic 16 and grossed $1,161,751.

The Last First: Winter K2

The Last First: Winter K2 is a 2026 Amir Bar-Lev Apple TV documentary about the 2021 race to make the first winter ascent of K2, focusing on John Snorri Sigurjónsson and the Sadparas, in which five climbers died.

The Last Five Years

The Last Five Years is a two-character musical by Jason Robert Brown about Jamie Wellerstein and Cathy Hiatt, told in opposing timelines; premiered 2001 in Chicago, won 2002 Drama Desk Awards, filmed 2014, reached Broadway 2025.

The Last Five Years (film)

The Last Five Years (2014 film), Richard LaGravenese's adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's stage musical, starring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan as a couple whose five-year romance is sung in opposing timelines.

The Last Flight of the Flamingo

The Last Flight of the Flamingo (O último voo do flamingo) is a 2000 novel by Mozambican writer Mia Couto, set in the fictional town of Tizangara in post-civil-war Mozambique.

The Last Frontier (2025 TV series)

The Last Frontier (2025 TV series), Apple TV action thriller created by Jon Bokenkamp and Richard D'Ovidio; Jason Clarke plays U.S. Marshal Frank Remnick hunting escaped convicts after a prison plane crash in Alaska; 10 episodes, canceled after one season.

The Last Full Measure (2019 film)

The Last Full Measure (2019) is Todd Robinson's war drama about Air Force pararescueman William H. Pitsenbarger, his posthumous 2000 Medal of Honor, and the veterans' campaign, starring Sebastian Stan and Samuel L. Jackson.

The Last Goodbye to Mama (您好!母亲大人)

The Last Goodbye to Mama (您好!母亲大人, also 再见啦!母亲大人) is a 2021 30-episode Chinese family drama directed by Cao Dun, starring Dong Jie and Yin Fang, adapted from Bu Liangsheng's essay collection, following a Subei mother and son across three decades with a multi-timeline structure and a Douban score of 8.2-8.3.

The Last Guardian

The Last Guardian is a 2016 PlayStation 4 action-adventure game by Fumito Ueda (Ico, Shadow of the Colossus) about a boy and the giant creature Trico, after a development span from 2009.

The Last Hour

The Last Hour is a 2021 Indian supernatural crime thriller web series on Amazon Prime Video, created and directed by Amit Kumar with Anupama Minz, executive produced by Asif Kapadia. Eight episodes set in Sikkim; shaman Dev relives the dead's last hour.

The Last House

The Last House is a 2026 Netflix sci-fi survival thriller directed by Louis Leterrier, starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura as parents sealed inside their Seattle-area home with their two children; released August 7, 2026, it earned 23% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Last House on the Left

The Last House on the Left (1972) is Wes Craven's directorial debut, a rape-revenge horror produced by Sean S. Cunningham for about $90,000, inspired by Bergman's The Virgin Spring, banned by the BBFC, and remade in 2009.

The Last House on the Left (2009 film)

The Last House on the Left (2009) is Dennis Iliadis's remake of Wes Craven's 1972 horror film, starring Garret Dillahunt, Tony Goldwyn, and Monica Potter; released March 13, 2009 by Universal, it grossed $45,995,223 worldwide and scored 42% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah is John Ford's 1958 Columbia Pictures comedy-drama starring Spencer Tracy as Mayor Frank Skeffington, adapted from Edwin O'Connor's 1956 novel loosely based on Boston mayor James Curley.