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The Sure Thing

The Sure Thing (1985) is Rob Reiner's romantic comedy road movie starring John Cusack and Daphne Zuniga, a cross-country college trip often compared to It Happened One Night; earned $18,135,531 and 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Surface Seems So Far

The Surface Seems So Far is the ninth studio album by South African rock band Seether, released September 20, 2024 on Fantasy Records. Produced by Shaun Morgan with Matt Hyde, it is one of the band's heaviest records; lead single Judas Mind was their 10th No. 1 at U.S. rock radio.

The Surfboard Warehouse

The Surfboard Warehouse: Australian surfboard and SUP manufacturer-retailer founded 2011 by Tim after a fence-side used-board sale; stores in Queensland, NSW, Perth, and Auckland; budget own brands like AQSS; distinct from a dissolved Florida namesake.

The Surfer (2024 film)

The Surfer (2024) is an Australian-Irish psychological thriller directed by Lorcan Finnegan, starring Nicolas Cage as a man barred from his childhood beach by local surfers; premiered at Cannes 2024, released 2025.

The Surgeon (film)

The Surgeon (2026) is an American crime thriller written and directed by Roshan Sethi, starring Michelle Yeoh as kidnapped retired surgeon Eliza Lim forced to operate, with Martin Freeman; TIFF 2026 premiere, Sony/Columbia release April 2, 2027.

The Surgery Room

The Surgery Room (Japanese: Gekashitsu) is an 1895 short story by Izumi Kyōka, published in Bungei kurabu, in which a countess refuses anesthesia to guard a nine-year-old secret.

The Surreal Life

The Surreal Life is an American celebreality series, also called a celebrity Real World, in which celebrities live together in a Hollywood Hills mansion. It ran 2003–2006 on The WB and VH1, spawned Flavor of Love and other spinoffs, and was revived in 2022.

The Surrender

The Surrender is a 2025 supernatural horror film, the feature debut of writer-director Julia Max, starring Colby Minifie and Kate Burton as a daughter and mother who attempt an occult resurrection ritual after the family patriarch dies; it premiered at SXSW and streamed on Shudder from May 23, 2025.

The Surrogate Woman (씨받이)

The Surrogate Woman (씨받이, Ssibaji) is a 1986 South Korean period drama directed by Im Kwon-taek, about a Joseon noble family hiring a peasant woman to bear its heir.

The Survivalist (2015 film)

The Survivalist (2015) is Stephen Fingleton's Northern Irish debut feature, a post-peak-oil dystopian thriller starring Martin McCann, Mia Goth, and Olwen Fouéré; it premiered at Tribeca 2015 and was BAFTA-nominated for Outstanding Debut. Distinct from the 2021 Jon Keeyes film of the same name.

The Survivors (Australian TV series)

The Survivors is a 2025 Australian Netflix limited series, six episodes adapted from Jane Harper's 2020 novel, created by Tony Ayres, starring Charlie Vickers and Yerin Ha, filmed at Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, set in fictional Evelyn Bay.

The Suspect

The Suspect (용의자) is a 2013 South Korean action thriller directed by Won Shin-yun, starring Gong Yoo as abandoned North Korean agent Ji Dong-chul; released December 24, 2013, it sold about 4.13 million admissions on a $9 million budget.

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is Kate Summerscale's 2008 Samuel Johnson Prize-winning true-crime book on the 1860 Road Hill House murder of Saville Kent, Inspector Jonathan Whicher's failed investigation, and the case's influence on detective fiction; adapted for ITV (2011–2014) and stage (2023).

The Svedberg

Theodor (The) Svedberg was a Swedish physical chemist at Uppsala University who won the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on disperse systems.

The Swamp

The Swamp (La ciénaga, 2001) is Lucrecia Martel's debut feature about two decaying middle-class families in Salta, Argentina; it won Berlin's Alfred Bauer Prize and was voted greatest Argentine film in 2022.

The Swan (TV series)

The Swan was a 2004 Fox reality series created by Nely Galán, also called the "ugly duckling" makeover show, in which 16 women per season underwent plastic surgery and pageant competition after a mirror-free three months.

The Swan Princess

The Swan Princess is a 1994 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Richard Rich, loosely based on Swan Lake, starring Jack Palance, Michelle Nicastro, and John Cleese; a box-office flop that became the #1 US video of 1995 and a 12-film franchise.

The Swan Princess (film series)

The Swan Princess film series: American animated franchise begun by Richard Rich's 1994 Swan Lake adaptation, followed by direct-to-video sequels, twelve films through Far Longer Than Forever.

The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom

The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom (aka The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure) is a 1998 direct-to-video animated musical, the third Swan Princess film, directed by Richard Rich, in which the sorceress Zelda kidnaps Odette to seize the Forbidden Arts.

The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain

The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997), also called The Swan Princess and the Secret of the Castle or Swan II, is Richard Rich's animated direct-to-video-leaning sequel in which Clavius seeks a magic orb during Odette and Derek's first anniversary.

The Swap (2016 film)

The Swap (2016) is a Disney Channel body-swap teen comedy based on Megan Shull's novel, starring Peyton List and Jacob Bertrand as a gymnast and hockey player who trade bodies after a text argument; premiered October 7, 2016, during Monstober.

The Swarm (TV series)

The Swarm (Der Schwarm) is a 2023 eight-part ZDF-led eco-thriller series based on Frank Schätzing's novel, led by Frank Doelger, with a €40–44 million budget, screened at the 2023 Berlinale and aired on The CW in 2023.

The Swatch Group

The Swatch Group (Swatch Group AG) is a Swiss watch conglomerate headquartered in Biel/Bienne, formed in 1983 and owner of Swatch, Omega, Tissot, and Breguet.

The Swedish Connection

The Swedish Connection (Den svenska länken) is a 2026 Swedish WWII drama directed by Thérèse Ahlbeck and Marcus Olsson, starring Henrik Dorsin as bureaucrat Gösta Engzell, who saved Jews via legal loopholes; Netflix release February 19, 2026.

The Sweeney

The Sweeney: British ITV police drama (1975-1978), created by Ian Kennedy Martin, starring John Thaw as Jack Regan and Dennis Waterman as George Carter of the Flying Squad; Euston Films 16mm production, two 1970s films and a 2012 remake.

The Sweeney (2012 film)

The Sweeney (2012) is a British action crime film directed by Nick Love, updating the 1970s TV series; Ray Winstone stars as Flying Squad detective Jack Regan with Plan B, Hayley Atwell, and Damian Lewis; it earned about $8 million worldwide.

The Sweet

The Sweet (originally The Sweetshop): English glam rock and hard rock band formed in 1968 by Brian Connolly and Mick Tucker; classic lineup with Steve Priest and Andy Scott scored 13 UK Top 20 1970s hits including "Blockbuster!"; continues under Andy Scott.

The Sweet Escape

The Sweet Escape is Gwen Stefani's second solo album, released December 5, 2006 on Interscope. Produced with Pharrell, Akon, Swizz Beatz, and Tony Kanal, it opened at number three on the Billboard 200 and went 2x Platinum in the US.

The Sweet Flypaper of Life

The Sweet Flypaper of Life is a 1955 photobook pairing Roy DeCarava's photographs of daily life in Harlem with a fictional narrative by Langston Hughes.

The Sweet Hereafter (film)

The Sweet Hereafter is a 1997 Canadian drama directed by Atom Egoyan, about a lawyer who arrives in a town grieving a school bus crash that killed 14 children.