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The Psychology of Money

The psychology of money studies how psychological factors shape how people earn, spend, save, and invest, grounded in Kahneman and Tversky's 1979 prospect theory and loss aversion.

The Psychopath Test

The Psychopath Test (2011) is Jon Ronson's nonfiction journey through psychopathy diagnosis, from Broadmoor inmate Tony to Robert Hare's PCL-R checklist, corporate psychopathy, and DSM over-medicalization.

The PTL Club

The PTL Club, also called The Jim and Tammy Show, was a Christian talk show hosted by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker from 1974 to 1989, flagship of the PTL Satellite Network and Heritage USA theme park, ended by the 1987 Jessica Hahn scandal and Bakker's 1989 fraud conviction.

The Public Enemy

The Public Enemy is a 1931 American pre-Code gangster crime drama directed by William A. Wellman and starring James Cagney, with Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, and Joan Blondell in support.

The Public Theater

The Public Theater is a nonprofit New York theater founded by Joe Papp in 1954 as the New York Shakespeare Festival, home of Free Shakespeare in the Park, Hair, Hamilton, Joe's Pub, and Public Works at 425 Lafayette Street.

The Punisher (1989 film)

The Punisher (1989), Spanish title El vengador, is Mark Goldblatt's vigilante action film starring Dolph Lundgren as Marvel's Frank Castle; shot in Australia, denied a US theatrical release, and issued on American home video in June 1991.

The Punisher (2004 film)

The Punisher (2004) is Jonathan Hensleigh's directorial-debut action film starring Thomas Jane as Frank Castle opposite John Travolta's Howard Saint; budgeted at $31 million, shot in Tampa, based on Welcome Back, Frank, grossing $54 million with 30% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Punisher (TV series)

Marvel's The Punisher, also called The Punisher TV series, is a Netflix Marvel Television show (2017–2019) starring Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, created by Steve Lightfoot, two 13-episode seasons, later continued via Daredevil: Born Again and One Last Kill.

The Punisher: One Last Kill

The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026) is a Marvel Television Special Presentation on Disney+, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and co-written with Jon Bernthal, following Frank Castle hunted by Ma Gnucci (Judith Light) after his revenge ends; TV-MA, 50 minutes, Certified Fresh at 73%.

The Puppet Show

The Puppet Show (Balaganchik) is a short lyrical drama by Russian poet Alexander Blok, finished in 1906 and premiered in St. Petersburg, directed by Meyerhold.

The Puppetmaster (戏梦人生)

The Puppetmaster (戲夢人生, Hsimeng Rensheng) is Hou Hsiao-hsien's 1993 Taiwanese biographical film about puppeteer Li Tien-lu, covering 1909–1945 Japanese-ruled Taiwan; first of his history trilogy, Cannes Jury Prize winner.

The Puppy Episode

The Puppy Episode is the two-part April 30, 1997 Ellen episode in which Ellen DeGeneres's character comes out as a lesbian, the first gay lead in prime-time network TV, watched by 42 million viewers and winning a Peabody and two Emmys.

The Purge

The Purge is a Blumhouse horror franchise created by James DeMonaco: America legalizes all crime for 12 hours annually under the NFFA. Five films (2013-2021) plus a USA Network TV series, over half a billion dollars grossed, with a sixth film in development.

The Purge (2013 film)

The Purge is a 2013 American dystopian horror thriller written and directed by James DeMonaco, starring Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey as a family surviving a Purge-night home invasion.

The Purge (TV series)

The Purge (TV series): American dystopian horror drama on USA Network, 2018-2019, created by James DeMonaco from his film franchise; Blumhouse/UCP co-production, two seasons and 20 episodes, canceled May 2020 after season 2 ratings decline.

The Purge: Anarchy

The Purge: Anarchy, also known as The Purge 2, is a 2014 American dystopian action horror film directed by James DeMonaco, set on Purge night on the streets of Los Angeles.

The Purge: Election Year

The Purge: Election Year is a 2016 dystopian action-horror film, the third Purge installment, written and directed by James DeMonaco. Frank Grillo's Leo Barnes protects presidential candidate Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell), who campaigns to abolish the annual Purge, against the NFFA; it grossed $118.6 million on a $10 million budget.

The Purity of Vengeance

The Purity of Vengeance (Journal 64) is a 2018 Danish Department Q thriller directed by Christoffer Boe, starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Fares Fares, linking mummified bodies in Copenhagen to the Sprogø institution; it set a Danish opening record.

The Purloined Letter

Poe's 1844 short story, third and last of the C. Auguste Dupin detective tales, published in The Gift for 1845: a stolen blackmailing letter hidden in plain sight is recovered by Dupin, who leaves a taunting facsimile.

The Purple Gang

The Purple Gang (the Purples) was Detroit's dominant Jewish organized crime gang of the 1920s-1930s, led by the Burnstein brothers, built on Detroit River bootlegging, and destroyed by the 1931 Collingwood Manor Massacre.

The Purple Hairpin

The Purple Hairpin (紫钗记) is a Ming dynasty chuanqi play by Tang Xianzu, written in 1587, telling the love story of the scholar Li Yi and Huo Xiaoyu.

The Purple Heart

The Purple Heart is a 1944 Twentieth Century-Fox war drama directed by Lewis Milestone, starring Dana Andrews, dramatizing the fictional trial of captured Doolittle Raid fliers, made against a War Department atrocity-film ban.

The Purple People Eater

The Purple People Eater is a 1958 MGM novelty single by Sheb Wooley about a one-eyed, one-horned flying monster; it spent six weeks at No. 1 on Billboard and became a Halloween classic.

The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) is Woody Allen's comedy-drama in which Depression-era waitress Cecilia (Mia Farrow) falls for Tom Baxter (Jeff Daniels), a movie character who steps off the screen. BAFTA Best Film, Golden Globe screenplay, Cannes FIPRESCI.

The Purpose Driven Life

The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? is a 40-day Christian devotional by pastor Rick Warren, published by Zondervan in 2002.

The Pursuit of Happyness

The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical drama directed by Gabriele Muccino, starring Will Smith as salesman Chris Gardner, based on his real life.

The Pursuit of Love

The Pursuit of Love is Nancy Mitford's 1945 semi-autobiographical comic novel about Linda Radlett and her eccentric family, narrated by cousin Fanny; adapted for TV in 1980, 2001, and 2021.

The Pursuit of Love (TV series)

The Pursuit of Love (2021) is a three-part BBC One romantic comedy-drama written and directed by Emily Mortimer, adapting Nancy Mitford's 1945 novel; it stars Lily James and Emily Beecham as cousins Linda Radlett and Fanny Logan in interwar Europe, co-produced with Amazon.

The Pussycat Dolls

The Pussycat Dolls: American pop girl group formed in Los Angeles from Robin Antin's 1995 burlesque revue, fronted by Nicole Scherzinger on Interscope; albums PCD and Doll Domination, four Hot 100 Top 10s, 2010 split, 2026 trio reunion.

The Pye-Dog

The Pye-Dog (野.良犬) is Derek Kwok Chi-Kin's 2007 Hong Kong drama debut, starring Eason Chan as a triad gofer posing as a school janitor to kidnap a mute boy, with Siu Yam-Yam winning the 27th Hong Kong Film Award for Best Supporting Actress.