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King Uncle
1993 film by Rakesh Roshan
The Glass House
2001 American film by Daniel Sackheim
Theeb
Theeb ( ) is a 2014 co-produced by Bassel Ghandour period drama thriller film co-written with Bassel Ghandour and directed by Naji Abu Nowar. It is a coming-of-age story about a Bedouin boy, Theeb, who must survive in the wide-open Wadi Rum desert. The film takes place during the Middle Eastern theatre of the First World War, in the wake of the Great Arab Revolt against the ruling Ottoman Empire. The film used non-professional actors from the Bedouin community in southern Jordan, and is considered a "Bedouin Western". It has also been described as a coming-of-age film. Theeb is an internationa
The Cheetah Girls
2003 television film directed by Oz Scott
Eight Crazy Nights
2002 film directed by Seth Kearsley
The Three Stooges
2012 film directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly
Newsies
Newsies is a 1992 American historical musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega and written by Bob Tzudiker and Noni White, it is loosely based on the New York City newsboys' strike of 1899. Featuring twelve original songs by Alan Menken with lyrics by Jack Feldman and an underscore by J. A. C. Redford, it stars Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret, and Robert Duvall.
An Unseen Enemy
1912 film directed by D. W. Griffith
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 film directed by Vincent McEveety
Belle and Sebastian
2013 film by Nicolas Vanier
Pollyanna
1960 film by David Swift
Oliver Twist
1909 film directed by J. Stuart Blackton
Regeneration
1915 film by Raoul Walsh
Memoir of a Snail
animated film directed by Adam Elliot
Saaho
Saaho () is a 2019 Indian action thriller film written and directed by Sujeeth and produced by UV Creations and T-Series. Filmed simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi, it features Prabhas (in his Hindi film debut) in the titular role, alongside an ensemble cast of Shraddha Kapoor, Chunky Panday, Jackie Shroff, Arun Vijay, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Lal, Tinnu Anand, Murali Sharma, Vennela Kishore, Mandira Bedi, Mahesh Manjrekar, Evelyn Sharma, Devan and Prakash Belawadi. The film follows two undercover officers who are searching for a mastermind responsible for stealing (US$284 million) and soon realise
Gorgo
1961 film by Eugène Lourié
Bye Bye Monkey
1978 film by Marco Ferreri
The Cheetah Girls 2
2006 television film directed by Kenny Ortega
The Great Water
2004 film by Ivo Trajkov
Bekas
2012 film by Karzan Kader
Heidi
1937 film by Allan Dwan
The Quiet
2005 film by Jamie Babbit
Boot Polish
1954 Indian film
Mera Naam Joker
1970 film by Raj Kapoor
4 Devils
1928 film by F. W. Murnau
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
1938 American film directed by Norman Taurog
The Crow: Salvation
2000 American film by Bharat Nalluri
Bogus
1996 film by Norman Jewison
Aashiqui
Aashiqui () is a 1990 Indian musical romantic drama film directed by Mahesh Bhatt, and produced by Gulshan Kumar under Super Cassettes Industries Limited (now T-Series Films) production banner. The film stars Rahul Roy and Anu Aggarwal in pivotal roles. The first installment of the Aashiqui series, the film is known for its music, with composer duo Nadeem–Shravan establishing their careers along with that of singer Kumar Sanu under the T-Series music label.
Tom Sawyer
1973 film directed by Don Taylor
Duma
2005 film by Carroll Ballard
Lean on Pete
2017 film by Andrew Haigh
Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
1971 film by Melvin Van Peebles
Kim
1950 adventure film directed by Victor Saville
Jolene
2008 film directed by Dan Ireland
Bright Eyes
1934 film by David Butler
Escape to Witch Mountain
1975 film by John Hough
Zozo
2005 film directed by Josef Fares
The Tearsmith
2024 film directed by Alessandro Genovesi
Pollyanna
1920 film by Paul Powell
Judwaa
Judwaa () is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film, directed by David Dhawan, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and starring Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha with Kader Khan, Dalip Tahil, Shakti Kapoor, Deepak Shirke, Anupam Kher, Satish Shah and Mukesh Rishi in supporting roles. It is a remake of the Telugu film Hello Brother (1994), which in turn is inspired from the Hong Kong action comedy film Twin Dragons (1992) starring Jackie Chan, which itself is a remake of Ranjit Mallick's Bengali film Shathe Shathyang (1982).
Tom Sawyer
1917 comedy-drama film directed by William Desmond Taylor
Ninja
2009 film by Isaac Florentine
Santa with Muscles
1996 film directed by John Murlowski
Belle & Sebastian: The Adventure Continues
2015 film by Christian Duguay
Ice
2018 film by Oleg Trofim
Daddy Long Legs
1955 film by Jean Negulesco
The Brothers Lionheart
1977 film directed by Olle Hellbom
Dragon Tiger Gate
2006 film by Wilson Yip
Three Orphan Kittens
1935 film by David Hand
ABC Africa
2001 film by Abbas Kiarostami
Proud Mary
2018 film directed by Babak Najafi
The Italian
2005 film by Andrei Kravchuk
Dragonworld
Dragonworld is a 1994 American direct-to-video family fantasy film directed by Ted Nicolaou. It is the third film to be released by Moonbeam Entertainment, the family video division of Full Moon Entertainment.
Battle Royale II: Requiem
2003 Japanese dystopian action film
Martial Arts of Shaolin
1986 film by Lau Kar-leung
طارق كهربااا
Miral is a 2010 biographical political film directed by Julian Schnabel about the coming of age of a Palestinian girl named Miral who grows up in the wake of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and finds herself drawn into the conflict. The screenplay was written by Rula Jebreal, based on her novel of the same name. The film was released on 3 September at the 2010 Venice Film Festival and on 15 September 2010 in France.
Superstar
1999 film directed by Bruce McCulloch
Courage Mountain
1989 film directed by Christopher Leitch
Tom and Huck
1995 film directed by Peter Hewitt