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The Left in the European Parliament

The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) is the radical-left political group of communist, socialist, and green-left parties; 46 of 720 seats after the 2024 election, formed under the 23-MEP, seven-state rule, with the Five Star Movement joining afterward.

The Leftovers (novel)

The Leftovers, Tom Perrotta's 2011 St. Martin's Press novel, follows the Garvey family of Mapleton three years after the Sudden Departure, a Rapture-like event in which about 2% of the world vanishes; adapted into a three-season HBO series with Damon Lindelof.

The Leftovers (TV series)

The Leftovers, HBO drama by Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta (2014–2017), adapted from Perrotta's novel; three seasons on those left behind after the unexplained Sudden Departure of 2% of the world's population.

The LegalTech Fund (venture capital firm)

The LegalTech Fund is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Zach Posner that invests exclusively in legal-technology startups at the seed and Series A stages.

The Legend (1993 film)

The Legend, released in Hong Kong as Fong Sai-Yuk (方世玉), is a 1993 Hong Kong martial arts action-comedy directed by Corey Yuen, starring Jet Li as folk hero Fong Sai Yuk.

The Legend (2022 film)

The Legend (தி லெஜண்ட்), 2022 Tamil action drama directed by JD–Jerry, starring entrepreneur Legend Saravanan in his debut with Urvashi Rautela; scientist fights pharma mafia over a diabetes cure; released 28 July 2022 in five languages.

The Legend (태왕사신기) (TV series)

The Legend (태왕사신기, Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi) is a 2007 MBC South Korean fantasy historical drama in 24 episodes about Goguryeo's Gwanggaeto the Great, starring Bae Yong-jun, with a then-record 43 billion won budget, a 13-week ratings streak, and a dismissed 2006 plagiarism suit.

The Legend of 1900

The Legend of 1900 (La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano) is a 1998 Italian drama by Giuseppe Tornatore, adapted from Alessandro Baricco's monologue Novecento, starring Tim Roth as a pianist born and raised aboard the liner Virginian who never sets foot on land, with an Ennio Morricone score that won a 2000 Golden Globe.

The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance: Steven Pressfield's 1995 debut novel, a Bhagavad-Gita retelling set in Depression-era Savannah golf, and Robert Redford's 2000 film with Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize Theron.

The Legend of Bhagat Singh

The Legend of Bhagat Singh (द लीज़ेंड ऑफ़ भगत सिंह) is Rajkumar Santoshi's 2002 Hindi biopic starring Ajay Devgn as the revolutionary hanged in 1931; it clashed with 23rd March 1931 Shaheed, flopped commercially, but won two National Film Awards.

The Legend of Billie Jean

The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 American drama directed by Matthew Robbins and starring Helen Slater as a Texas teen who becomes a fugitive folk hero.

The Legend of Boggy Creek

The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972) is a docudrama horror film by Charles B. Pierce about the Fouke Monster of Fouke, Arkansas; made for about $160,000, it grossed over $20 million and influenced The Blair Witch Project.

The Legend of Bruce Lee (李小龙传奇)

The Legend of Bruce Lee (李小龙传奇) is a 2008 50-episode CCTV biographical action series starring Danny Chan as Bruce Lee, family-authorized by Shannon Lee, that set an eight-year national ratings record (14.87% peak) as an Olympic-year tribute.

The Legend of Dragoon (レジェンド オブ ドラグーン)

The Legend of Dragoon (レジェンド オブ ドラグーン) is a 1999/2000 Sony Japan Studio PlayStation JRPG starring Dart, known for timed-press Addition combat, Dragoon transformations, four CDs, and 2023 PS4/PS5 re-release.

The Legend of Drizzt

The Legend of Drizzt is R.A. Salvatore's long-running Forgotten Realms fantasy series starring drow ranger Drizzt Do'Urden, begun with The Crystal Shard (1988), reaching 39 novels by 2023 and continuing with a new daughter-led saga.

The Legend of Dugu (独孤天下)

The Legend of Dugu (独孤天下) is a 2018 Chinese historical romance drama, 55 episodes, aired on Tencent Video from 21 February 2018, directed by He Shupei and Lan Zhiwei, starring Hu Bingqing as Dugu Jialuo and Zhang Danfeng as Yang Jian.

The Legend of Hanuman

The Legend of Hanuman is an Indian 3D animated Ramayana series by Graphic India for Disney+ Hotstar/JioHotstar, created by Sharad Devarajan, Jeevan J. Kang, and Charuvi Agrawal, premiering January 29, 2021, with seven seasons and record Indian animation viewership.

The Legend of Haolan (皓镧传)

The Legend of Haolan (皓镧传, also Beauty Hao Lan) is a 2019 Chinese costume drama by Yu Zheng, 62 episodes on iQiyi, starring Wu Jinyan, Mao Zijun, and Nie Yuan as Li Haolan (based on Zhao Ji), Ying Yiren, and Lü Buwei; it scored 4.8 on Douban amid whitewashing criticism.

The Legend of Hei II (罗小黑战记2)

The Legend of Hei II (罗小黑战记2) is a 2025 Chinese 2D animated fantasy film directed by Mu Tou and Gu Jie, sequel to the 2019 hit, with 200,000 hand-drawn frames, 533 million yuan domestic box office, and a Douban 8.7 score.

The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House is a 1973 British-American horror film directed by John Hough, adapted by Richard Matheson from his novel about investigators in a haunted mansion.

The Legend of Hercules

The Legend of Hercules is Renny Harlin's 2014 3-D action-fantasy starring Kellan Lutz as the demigod son of Zeus, an origin-story take on the myth that grossed $59 million worldwide on a $70 million budget and holds 5% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Legend of Heroes (英雄伝説)

The Legend of Heroes (英雄伝説) is Nihon Falcom's JRPG series, launched 1989, best known for the Trails (Kiseki) subseries since 2004: 13 interconnected mainline games set on Zemuria across Liberl, Crossbell, Erebonia, and Calvard arcs.

The Legend of Heroes (金庸武侠世界)

The Legend of Heroes (金庸武侠世界) is a 2024 Tencent Video and Yaoke Culture wuxia series adapted from Jin Yong's The Legend of the Condor Heroes in five units totaling 60 episodes; only the first unit aired before the run ended.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon (英雄伝説 界の軌跡 -Farewell, O Zemuria-) is Falcom's 13th mainline Trails JRPG, third Calvard arc entry; three protagonists, hybrid action/turn-based combat; Japan 2024, English January 2026, Metascore 84.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (Sora no Kiseki) is Falcom's 2004 JRPG, sixth Legend of Heroes and first Trails game, following Estelle and Joshua Bright in Liberl; remade as 1st Chapter (2025) and 2nd Chapter (2026).

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel

Trails of Cold Steel (Sen no Kiseki) is Nihon Falcom's four-game Erebonia arc of the Trails JRPG series, following Rean Schwarzer at Thors Military Academy with turn-based Combat Links combat, bonding events, and a school calendar.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III

Trails of Cold Steel III (英雄伝説 閃の軌跡III) is Nihon Falcom's 2017 PS4 JRPG, eighth Trails game and third Erebonia-arc entry: Rean becomes a Thors Branch Campus instructor leading a new Class VII, with Brave Orders, Break Gauge, and direct-command combat; NIS America released it in the West from 2019.

The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II (英雄伝説 黎の軌跡II -CRIMSON SiN-)

The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak II (英雄伝説 黎の軌跡II -CRIMSON SiN-) is Nihon Falcom's 2022 Calvard-arc JRPG, released in English February 14, 2025 by NIS America; Van Arkride investigates crimson-beast murders using time leaps, with one-S-Craft-per-Boost combat and Metacritic 76.

The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo

The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo: 2025 American indie coming-of-age comedy-romance directed by Michael Walker, co-written with Susan Gomes, starring Anna Mirodin, Alexandro Byrd, and Hannah Kepple; set in 1984 White Plains, New York, loosely based on a true story.

The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (취사병 전설이 되다)

The Legend of Kitchen Soldier (취사병 전설이 되다) is a 2026 tvN/TVING 12-episode military comedy-fantasy drama starring Park Ji-hoon as private Kang Sung-jae, adapted from Jay Robin's web novel, whose game-like cooking system turns him into a legendary army cook.