One-Word Titles in live-action Films.
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A
- Abominable
- Absentia
- Absurd
- Accident
- Acrimony
- Adam
- Admiral
- Adrift (2006)
- Adrift (2018)
- Advantageous
- Aelita
- Affliction
- After (2012)
- Aftermath (1994)
- Aftermath (2021)
- Aftershock
- Airborne
- Airheads
- Airplane!: A comedy patterned after disaster films such as Airport.
- Airport: A disaster movie set in and around an airport. Taken from the name of the book it was based on.
- Akunin
- Alaska
- Alfie
- Ali
- Algiers
- Alibi (1929), in which a gangster needs an alibi for a murder.
- Alien and Aliens
- Alive
- Alligator
- Alpha (2018)
- Alphaville
- Alps
- Altitude
- Always
- Amadeus: Biopic of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
- Amal
- Amarcord
- Amazons
- Amelia
- Amen
- Americathon
- Amigo
- Amistad Named after the ship on which the slaves are being transported
- Amour
- Amusement
- Amy (1998)
- Ana
- Anaconda
- Anatomy
- Anamorph Anamorphic photographs are a major part of the mystery
- Angel (1984) A Protagonist Title.
- Angus
- Annie (1999): Named after the title character
- Annie (2014): Named after the title character
- Annihilation (2018)
- Anon
- Antebellum
- Anthropoid
- Antichrist
- Antitrust
- Antiviral
- Apache
- Apaches
- Aparajito
- Appaloosa
- Apparitional
- Arabesque
- Arachnia
- Arachnophobia The title character is deathly afraid of spiders
- Ararat
- Arbitrage
- Arcade
- Arctic
- Arena (1953)
- Arena 1989
- Argo
- Armageddon (1998)
- Army
- Arrival
- Arthur (1981)
- Assassins
- Asylum:
- Atragon
- Attenberg
- Audition
- Aurora
- Austenland
- Australia
- Automata
- Autopsy
- Ava (2020)
- Avalanche
- Avalon
- Avatar
- Awakenings
- Axe!
- Axeman
B
- Babe: Only One Name-type Protagonist Title. Babe is a quite remarkable pig.
- Babylon (2022)
- Bachelorette
- Backbeat
- Backdraft
- Badass
- Badlands
- Baghead
- Bananas
- Bandidas
- Bandits
- Bandolero!
- Bandslam
- Banshee!!!
- Baraka
- Barbarella
- Barbershop
- Barefoot
- Barfly
- Baseketball
- Basic
- Baskın
- Bataan
- Batman (1989)
- Bats: A monster movie about genetically engineered vampire bats.
- Battleground (1949)
- Battleship
- Beaches
- Bean
- Beck
- Becket
- Bedlam
- Beethoven
- Beetlejuice
- Begotten
- Belle
- Belly
- Below
- Beneath (2007, 2013, 2015)
- Benchwarmers
- Bent
- Beowulf (1999)
- Bereavement
- Bernie
- Berserk
- Beetlejuice
- Benji
- Bethany
- Bewitched
- Bewitched (1981)
- Big: A young boy's experiences when his wish to be "big" is granted.
- Bill
- Bingo
- Birdemic
- Bit
- Bite
- Biutiful
- Blackenstein
- Blackjackets
- Blackmail (1929)
- Blackout (1985)
- Blackthorn
- Blackway
- Blacula
- Blade
- Blastfighter (also a Portmantitle)
- Blindman
- Blink
- Bliss
- Blitz
- Blonde
- Bloodfist
- Bloodlust
- Bloodmoon
- Bloodsport
- Bloodthirsty
- Bloodwine
- Bloom 2003: Surname-type Protagonist Title.
- Blow
- Blowup
- Blush
- Boa
- Boar
- Bobby
- Body
- Bolero
- Bombshell (1933)
- Bombshell (2019)
- Bones (2001)
- Boogeyman (2005)
- Booksmart
- Boomerang! (1947)
- Boomerang (1992)
- Borat
- Borderland
- Borgman
- Botched
- Bound (1996)
- Bowfinger
- Boy (1969)
- Boyhood
- Boys
- Braindead
- Brainscan
- Brainstorm
- Brake
- Brannigan
- Braveheart
- Brazil
- Breathless
- Breakdown
- Breakin'
- Breathless
- Brick
- Bridesmaids
- Brigadoon
- Bright
- Brightburn
- Brimstone
- Bronson
- Bruiser
- Buddy
- Bug (2006)
- Bugsy
- Bullet
- Bulletproof
- Bullitt
- Bullseye
- Bullshot
- Bully
- Bulworth
- Bunni
- Bunraku
- Burglar
- Burlesque
- Børning
- Busting
- Butter
- Byzantium
C
- Cabaret
- Cabiria
- Caché
- Cadaver (2020)
- Caddyshack
- Cake (2014)
- Caligula
- Calvary
- Camelot
- Camille (1936)
- Camp (2003)
- Canaris
- Candleshoe
- Candy (2006): A poet named Dan meets an artist named Candice, a.k.a. Candy.
- Candyman
- Captivity
- Capote
- Carefree
- Carnage (2011)
- Carnosaur
- carousel
- Carol
- Carrie (1976)
- Carrie (2002)
- Carrie (2013)
- Carriers
- Carrington
- Cartouche
- Carved
- Carved (2018)
- Carver
- Casanova
- Cashback
- Casino
- Casper
- Catfish
- Catwoman (2004)
- Cavalcade
- Caveman
- Celebrity
- Centurion
- Champions (2023)
- Chang
- Changeling
- Chanthaly
- Chaplin
- Chappie
- Charade
- Chariot
- Charro!
- Chatroom
- Cheating
- Cheats
- Chef (2014)
- Cherrybomb (2009)
- Chicago
- Chiller
- Chinatown
- Chisum
- Chloe
- Chocolat
- Chocolate: Trivial Title, as the central character enjoys eating chocolate.
- Chopper
- Christine
- Christmas Blood: The original Norwegian translation is Yuleblod.
- Chronicle
- C.H.U.D.
- Cimarron
- Cinderella (1997)
- Circle
- Circus
- Civilization
- Clara
- Class (1983)
- Class (2021)
- Claw (2021)
- Clawed
- Clegg
- Cleopatra (1934)
- Cleopatra
- Clerks
- Cleopatra (1934)
- Clerks
- Click
- Clifford
- Clockers
- Clockstoppers
- Clonus
- Cloverfield
- Clown
- Clownface
- Clownhouse
- Clue: It's very loosely based on, and uses the character names from, the game Clue ("Cluedo" in the UK).
- Clueless
- Coalition
- Cobb
- Cobra
- Cocktail
- Cocoon
- Coffy
- Coherence
- Colette
- Colin
- Colombiana
- Colors
- Coma
- Commando
- Communion
- Compañeros
- Compliance
- Concussion
- Confessions
- Congo
- Coherence
- Conjoined
- Collateral
- Kommissar
- Compañeros
- Compulsion 1959
- Compulsion (2013)
- Concussion
- Condorman
- Coneheads
- Confessions
- Congo
- Conquest
- Conspiracy (2001)
- Constantine (2005)
- Contact (1992)
- Contact
- Contamination
- Contagion (2011)
- Contempt
- Control
- Conviction (2010)
- Convoy
- Cooties
- Cop
- Copacabana
- Cops (1922)
- Copycat
- Cosmopolis
- Countdown (1967)
- Countdown (1996)
- Countdown (2019)
- Courageous
- Crackerjack
- Crackers: A double-meaning title, referring to both Christmas crackers and to the fact that everyone in the family is a little bit crazy.
- Crank
- Crash
- Crawl
- Crawlspace
- Creation
- Creature 2011
- Creep (2004)
- Creep (2014)
- Creepshow
- Criminal 2004
- Criminal (2016)
- Critters
- Crocodile
- Cronos
- Crooklyn
- Crossfire
- Crossroads (1986)
- Crossworlds
- Cruella: Protagonist Title
- Cruising
- Crush
- Cryptz
- Cthulhu
- Cube
- Cujo
- Culloden
- Cupcakes
- Cure
- Curtains
- Custody (2007)
- Cyberbully (2011)
- Cyberbully (2015)
- Cyberjack
- Cyborg (1989)
- Cypher
- Cyrus
D
- Dagon
- Daisies
- Dames
- Dangerous
- Daredevil (2003): A Protagonist Title.
- Darling
- Daybreakers
- Daylight
- Deadgirl
- Deadman
- Deadpool (2016): A Protagonist Title.
- Deafula
- Deathgasm
- Deathstalker
- Deathtrap
- Deathwatch (1966)
- Deathwatch (2002)
- Decasia
- Decoys
- Deewaar means "The Wall", referring to the metaphorical wall that separates the two main characters Ravi and Vijay.
- Defiance
- Delirium
- Delirium (2018)
- Deliverance
- Demons
- Denial
- Descendants
- Desire (1936)
- Desolation (2017)
- Desperation
- Destroyer (1988)
- Detention
- Detonator (2003)
- Detention
- Detour
- Detroit
- Devil
- Devotion (2022)
- Devour
- Diggstown
- Dimples
- Dinosaurus!
- Dinoshark
- Disclosure
- Disconnect
- Disraeli
- Disturbia
- Divergent
- Django
- Djinn
- Dobermann
- Dodsworth
- Dog (2022)
- Dogfight
- Doghouse
- Dogma
- Dogtooth
- Dolemite
- Dolls (1987)
- Dolls 2002
- Doom
- Doomsday
- Doubt
- Doughboys
- Downfall: A film about Hitler's downfall. Progenitor of Hitler Rants.
- Downsizing
- Downstairs
- Dragonheart
- Dragonslayer
- Draw!
- Dread
- Dreamgirls
- Dreamscape
- Dredd: Protagonist Title.
- Drive (2011)
- Driven
- Drumline
- Duel
- Dune (1984)
- Dune (2021)
- Dunkirk (1958) and Dunkirk (2017), about the Dunkirk evacuation.
- Dust
E
- Earth (1930)
- Earthquake
- Ebenezer (1998)
- Ecstasy
- Eega
- Eegah!
- Eiffel
- Election, because of the Student Council President election that's the basis of the plot.
- Elf: The main character is one of Santa's Elfs.note
- Eliminators
- Elves (2017)
- Elysium
- Embers
- Emmanuelle: Protagonist Title, First Name.
- Empire (1964): It is an eight hour, five minute static shot of the Empire State Building.
- Emperor (2012)
- Enemy
- Enid
- Enjo
- Enough
- Entrapment: The title is a bit of a misnomer. Gin accuses Mac of entrapment, and he points out that what he is doing is technically blackmail.
- Envy
- Equals
- Equilibrium
- Equinox
- Eragon
- Eraser
- Eraserhead
- Eternal
- Everly
- Evidence
- Evilspeak
- Evolution
- Evolution (2015)
- Evolver
- Exam
- Excalibur
- Excision (2012)
- Exit (2011): A group of people living in a city believe the city is actually a maze. One of them thinks she has found the exit.
- Exodus (1960)
- Exotica: The Place. The name of the gentleman's club where most of the action takes place.
- Extinction (2018)
- Extraterrestre
- Extraterrestrial (2014)
F
- Faceless
- Fame
- Fanny
- Faster
- Fatherland
- Faust
- Fear (1996)
- Fearless (1993)
- Fearless (2006)
- Feast
- Feed (2005)
- Feeders
- Felon
- Female
- Feral (2017)
- Fido
- Filibus
- Fireproof
- Firestorm (1998)
- Firestorm (2013)
- Flint
- Fitzwilly
- Fleisch
- Flight
- Flood: It follows the events of a flood caused by storm surge from the North Sea that overwhelms the Thames Barrier, flooding London
- Flubber
- Flyboys
- Focus
- Following (Nolan)
- Foolproof
- Footloose
- Fortress
- Fortress (1992): Name of a futuristic prison where the protagonist is incarcerated.
- found.
- Foxcatcher
- Fracture (2007)
- Frailty
- Frank
- Frankenfish
- Frankenhooker
- Frantic
- Freaks
- Freaks (2018): This is the slang term used for Abnormals in the setting.
- Freejack
- Freerunner
- Freeway
- Frenzy
- Frequencies
- Friday
- Friendship
- Frogs
- Frontier(s)
- Frostbite
- Frozen (2010) (Not to be confused with the Disney movie, this came out in 2010)
- Fury (2014)
- Fury (1936)
- Futureworld
G
- Gabriel (2007)
- Galaxina
- Gallipoli: Film about the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli during World War I.
- Gallowwalkers
- Gambit
- Gaslight: A man uses a variety of methods, including dimming the gas lamps, to convince his wife she is going mad.
- Gattaca
- Gemini
- Georgetown
- Geostorm
- Geppetto
- Getaway
- Gettysburg: Film about the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Ghost (1990): Patrick Swayze portrays a ghost.
- Ghost (2012)
- Ghostbusters
- Ghostland
- Ghosts (2005): A 2005 German drama film.
- Ghosts (2006): A 2006 British drama film.
- Ghostwatch
- Ghoulies
- Gia
- Giant
- Gidget
- Gigi
- Gilda
- Girlfight
- Gladiator (1992)
- Gladiator
- Glass (2019)
- Glasshouse
- Glory
- Go
- Godsend
- Godzilla has had four films named just that: the 1954 film (commonly called Gojira even outside of Japan for differentiation), the 1984/1985 film (though certain versions of the film also call it The Return of Godzilla), the 1998 American film, and the 2014 American film.
- Goldstone
- Gone (2012)
- Goon (2011)
- Goosebumps (2015)
- Gorgeous: Jackie Chan's sole effort in a romantic comedy.
- Gorgo
- Goth (2003)
- Gothic
- Gozu
- Grabbers
- Graduation
- Grass
- Gravity
- Grease
- Greed
- Greenfingers
- Gremlins
- Grimsby
- Grindhouse: A homage to the old grindhouse double-features.
- Grizzly
- Guide
- Gummo
- Gunmen
- Gunslinger
- Gus
- Gutterballs
H
- Hairspray
- Hallelujah!
- Halloween (1978)
- Halloween (2018)
- Halloweentown
- Hanna
- Hannibal
- Harakiri
- Hardcase
- Hardware (1990)
- Harmony
- Harper
- Hatched
- Hatchet
- Haunter
- Hausu
- Hatari!
- Havenhurst
- Hawking
- Häxan
- Hayride
- Haywire
- Hazmat
- Head
- Headhunters
- Headless
- Heartbeats
- Heartbeeps
- Heartless (2009)
- Heat
- Heathers: The Alpha Bitch and her Girl Posse are all named 'Heather' and are collectively referred to as 'the Heathers'.
- Heist (2001)
- Heist (2015)
- Hellbenders
- Hellboy (2004)
- Hellboy (2019)
- Hellfighters
- Hellions (2015)
- Hellraiser
- Hellzapoppin'
- Help!
- her (2013)
- Hercules (2014)
- Hereafter
- Hereditary
- Hero (1997)
- Hero (2002)
- Hesher
- HEX
- Hick
- Highlander
- Highwaymen
- Hisss
- Hitch
- Hitchcock
- Holes
- Holiday
- Holidays
- Home (1915)
- Home (2003)
- Homecoming
- Honey: First name of Protagonist Title.
- Honeymoon
- Hook
- Hooper
- Hoosiers
- Hop
- Horns
- Horrific
- Horrorvision
- Horsemen
- Hostel
- Hostile
- Hostiles
- Hotel!
- Hours (2013)
- House
- Housebound
- Howl 2010
- Howl (2015)
- Hud
- Hugo
- Hulk
- Humongous
- Humoresque
- Hunger
- Hungerford
- Hunk
- Hunted (1952)
- Hush
- Husk
- Hypocrites
- Hysteria (2011)
I
- Iceman (1984)
- Ida
- Identity
- Idiocracy
- If
- Illicit: Two lovers have an illicit affair.
- Images
- Imaginaerum
- Imagination
- Immortals
- Impostor
- Incantation (2022)
- Incendies
- Inception (Nolan)
- Inchon
- Indigenous
- Infamous (2020)
- Infection
- Inferno (1980)
- Infestation
- Infini: Name of a mining outpost where an emergency occurs.
- Innerspace
- Inside
- Insidious
- Insomnia (Nolan)
- Interception (2011 short)
- Intersection
- Interstellar (Nolan)
- Intolerance
- Intruder
- Intruders
- Invictus
- I.Q. (1994)
- Ironclad
- It (1927)
- It (1990)
- It (2017)
J
- Jabberwocky
- Jackie
- Jade
- Jailbait
- Jailbait (2014)
- Jarhead
- Jaws
- Jenifer
- Jennifer
- Jezebel
- Jimmie (2008)
- Jobs
- Joe (2013)
- Joshua
- Joy (2016)
- Jubilee (1978)
- Julia
- Jumanji: A Meta Fictional Title referring to a magical board game.
- Juncture
- Jungle
- Jungleground
- Juno
K
L
- Labyrinth
- Ladybugs
- Ladyhawke
- Lagaan
- Lambchops
- Lantana: The film's name derives from the plant Lantana, a weed prevalent in suburban Sydney. A body is hidden in a patch of latana, and its unchecked, choking growth is symbolic of other events in the film.
- Laserblast
- Laura
- Lavalantula
- Leatherheads
- Lebanon
- Legend (1985)
- Legend (2015)
- Legion
- Legion (1998)
- Leprechaun
- Lethal
- Leviathan (1989)
- Leviathan (2014)
- Life (1999)
- Life (2017)
- Lifeboat: Nine survivors (including one German) cling to a small lifeboat and tensions start to develop between all of them.
- Lifeforce
- Lifepod
- Lighthouse
- Liliom
- Lilting
- Limelight
- Limitless
- Lincoln
- Lionheart
- Lippy
- Live! (2007)
- Livid
- Locke
- Lockout
- LOL
- Lolita
- Lonesome
- Looker
- Looper
- Love
- Lovelace
- Lucy
- Ludo
- Lunopolis
M
- M3GAN
- Mabo
- Mabul
- Machete
- Madhouse (1974)
- Madhouse (1990)
- Madhouse (2004)
- Madman
- Magadheera - lit. "Great Warrior" in English
- Magic
- Magicians
- Maigret (2022)
- Mako (2021)
- Malavita
- Malcolm
- Malevolent (2002)
- Malevolent (2018)
- Malice
- Maleficent: Protagonist Title
- Mama
- Manborg
- Mandalay
- Mandroid
- Mandalay: Mandalay, the capital of Burma, British India, is the MacGuffin Location the characters are traveling to.
- Mandy (1952) is about a deaf girl named Mandy.
- Mandy (2018)
- Maneater
- Manhatta
- Manhunter
- Maniac (1934)
- Maniac! (1980)
- "Marguerite (2017)"
- Marianne (1929)
- Marie (1985)
- Marina
- Mario (1984): Protagonist Title
- Mario (2018): Protagonist Title
- Marlowe
- Marlowe (2022)
- Marmaduke
- Marnie
- Martin
- Marty
- Martyrs
- Marwencol
- Masquerade (2021)
- Matango
- Matinee
- Maurice
- Maverick
- May
- Mayhem
- Maze (2000)
- McLintock!
- Meadowland
- Meatballs
- Melancholia
- Memento
- Memory (2022)
- Mental
- Merantau: Merantau is the name of the Rite of Passage the protagonists hopes to undertake.
- Mercenaries
- Metalface: The alternate title to Playing With Dolls.
- Meteor
- Metro
- Mercenaries
- Mermaid
- Mermaids
- Mickey
- Midnight1939
- Midwa 1976
- Mikey
- Militia
- Milk
- Millennium (1989)
- Millie
- Millions
- Mimic
- Mindhunters
- Mindscape
- Minutemen
- Mirage (1965)
- Mirrors
- Misery
- missing. (1982) (Costa-Gavras; not to be confused with The Missing)
- Mogambo
- Mohawk
- Molly (1983)
- Molly (1999)
- Moneyball
- Monsters (2010)
- Moon
- Moonlight
- Moonraker: Involves the theft of the Moonraker space shuttle.
- Moonstruck
- Moontrap
- Morituri
- Morocco
- Mortuary
- Mortuary (1983)
- Mosquito
- mother!
- Motocrossed
- Mud
- Mothra
- Mulan (2020)
- Multiplicity
- Murder!
- Music (2021)
- Mutant
- Mute (2018)
- Mythica
N
- Naboer
- Napoléon
- Napoleon (1995)
- Nashville
- Nebraska
- Necronomicon
- Neighbors (1920)
- Neighbors (2014)
- Nekromantik
- Nemesis
- Neverwas
- Newsies
- Next
- Niagara: When two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.
- Nickelodeon 1976
- Nightbreed
- Nightcrawler
- Nightfall 1956
- Nightfall (1988)
- Nightfall 1999
- Nightfall (2000)
- Nighthawks
- Nightmare
- Nightmares
- Nightwish (1989): Also a Portmantitle, Night + Wish.
- Ninja
- Ninotchka
- No
- Noah
- Nope
- Noobz
- North
- Nosferatu
- Nothing:
- Notorious (1946)
- Nowhere
- Nukie
- Nuts (1987)
- Nymphomaniac
O
- Oblivion (1994)
- Oblivion (2013)
- October
- Octopus
- Oculus
- Ogre
- Old
- Oldboy (2003)
- Olympia
- Once
- Ondine
- Onibaba
- Onmyōji (2001)
- Opera (1987)
- Oppenheimer
- Ordet
- Orphan
- Oscar (1967)
- Oscar (1991)
- OtherLife: Named after the eponymous technology company run by the main character.
- Ouija
- Outland
- Outlander
- Outpost
- Outrage
- Overlord (1975)
- Overlord (2018)
- Oyayubihime
P
- Paid
- Pan
- Pandorum
- Paparazzi
- Papillon
- Paradox (2016)
- Parallels
- Paranoia (2011)
- Paranoia (2013)
- Paranoiac
- Parasite (1982)
- Parasite (2019)
- Pariah
- Parker
- Parkland
- Passchendaele
- Passengers (2016)
- Passion
- Patchwork
- Pathogen
- Patrick
- Patton
- Paul
- Payback
- Paycheck
- Peacock
- Peelers
- Performance
- Persona (1966)
- Phantasm
- Pharaoh
- Phenomena
- Phffft!
- Philadelphia
- Philomena
- Phone
- Piccadilly
- Pickpocket: The film focuses on Michel, a man who turns to pickpocketing out of a belief in his own superiority.
- Picnic
- Pieces
- ''Pihu
- Pin
- Piranha
- Pistolera
- Pitchfork
- Pixels
- Plácido
- Plane
- Platoon
- Playtime
- Polar
- Polaroid
- Poltergeist (1982)
- Poltergeist (2015)
- Pompeii
- Pontypool
- Popcorn
- Popeye
- Populaire
- Porky's
- Posse
- Possessed (1931)
- Possession
- Pound: The film takes place in a city dog pound.
- Prancer
- Predator
- Predators
- Predestination
- Preservation
- Prey (2022)
- Pride (2014)
- Priest (1994)
- Primal
- Primary
- Primer
- Primeval
- Prison
- Prisoners
- Privilege
- Prom
- Prometheus
- Prophecy
- Proteus
- Protocol (1984): A Job Title, played with, since the protagonist is hired as a top-level State Department protocol official.
- Psycho
- Psychos
- Pterodactyl
- Puhdistus
- Pulgasari
- Pulse
- Pumpkinhead
- Pumpkins
- Pumzi
- Punch!
- Purgatory
- Pursuit
- Python
Q
- Quadrophenia
- Quantez
- Quarantine
- Quartet
- Queen (2014)
- Quick: A Mad Bomber forces a motorcycle courier to race all over town at high speed; i.e., he has to move quick.
- Quicksand
- Quigley
- Quintet
R
- Rabies
- Radio
- Rags doubles as a Protagonist Title, based on Charlie's in-universe Stage Name.
- Rain
- Rampage (1987)
- Rampage (2009)
- Rampage (2018)
- Ran
- Ratter
- Ravenous (1999)
- Ravenous (2017)
- Raw
- Ray
- Razorback: A film about a giant razorback terrorizing a small outback community.
- Reality (2012)
- Rebecca: Titled for the Posthumous Character whose presence permeates the film.
- [REC]: "REC" is the icon that shows on a video camera's viewfinder when it is on and recording. The film is about a video crew trapped in a building after they go in to record a news story.
- Redbelt
- Reds (1981)
- Reeker
- Regeneration
- Rehearsal
- Reincarnation (2005)
- Renaissance
- Renfield (2023)
- RENT
- Repeaters
- Replica (2005)
- Replicant
- Reptilicus
- Repulsion
- Resolution
- Restoration (1995)
- Restrepo
- Retroactive
- Reunion
- Revenge
- Revenge (2017)
- Revolution (1967)
- Revolution (1968)
- Revolution (1985)
- Revolution (2012)
- Rewind (2013)
- Rhinestone
- Rififi: a French slang term meaning roughly 'trouble'.
- Rimfire
- Roberta
- Robot
- Robowar
- Rogue
- Rogue (2020)
- Rollerball
- Rollercoaster
- Romance
- Romeoes
- Rope: Two young men murder a friend with a rope, hide his body in a trunk, and have a party in their apartment while the body is there the entire time.
- Rosewater
- Rosita
- Rovdyr
- Roxanne
- Rubber
- Rudy
- Rumpelstiltskin
- Runaway
- Rush (2013)
S
- S1m0ne
- Sabata
- Sabotage (1936)
- Sabotage (2014)
- Saboteur: A Nazi starts a fire at a plane factory and an innocent man gets framed.
- Sabrina (1954)
- Sabrina (1995)
- Sadko
- Safe
- Safe (2012)
- Sahara (1943)
- Salesman
- Sally
- Salome (1923)
- Salome (1953)
- Salt
- Salvage
- Sam
- Sanctum
- Sandra
- Sanjuro
- Santoalla
- Sapphire: A Posthumous Character Title.
- Saratoga
- Sartana
- Sauna
- Savages
- Saw franchise:
- Scalps
- Scandal (1989)
- Scanners
- Scarecrow (1973)
- Scarecrow (1983)
- Scarecrow (2002)
- Scarecrows
- Scarface (1932)
- Scarface (1983)
- Scarred: Alternate title Kandie Land.
- Schizopolis
- Scorched
- Scream (1981)
- Scream series:
- Screamers
- Scrooge (1951)
- Scrooge (1970)
- Scrooged
- Scum
- Seabiscuit
- Séance
- Seconds
- Secretariat
- Secretary: A comedy-drama about a young woman who takes a job as a secretary for a demanding lawyer and soon enters upon a BDSM relationship with him.
- Secrets
- Selkie
- Selma
- Senseless
- Serena
- Serenade
- Serendipity
- Serenity: The name of the starship.
- Se7en: A Theme Serial Killer uses the Seven Deadly Sins as his theme.
- Severance (2006)
- Sextette
- Shadowlands
- Shaft
- Shakma
- Shame
- Shane
- Shaolin
- Shapeshifter
- Sharkenstein
- Sharktopus
- Shatter
- Shattered (1991)
- SHAZAM! (2019)
- She (1935)
- She (1965)
- Shenandoah
- Shine
- Shiri
- Shiver
- Shivers
- Shocker
- Shoeshine
- Sholay
- Shooter
- Shortbus
- Shotgun (1955)
- Shotgun (1989)
- Showgirls
- Shrooms
- Shutter
- Shuttle
- Sicario
- Sicko
- Sideways
- Siege: Newsreel documenting the siege of Warsaw in September 1939.
- Sightseers
- Signs
- Silverado: The name of the town where the majority of the action takes place.
- Singham
- Singles
- Sinister
- Sintel
- Siren (2010): A mysterious woman on a Deserted Island may by a siren of legend.
- Sirens
- Sisters (1973)
- Skammen
- Skidoo
- Skins
- Skins2017
- Skippy
- Skyline
- Slash
- Slashers
- Sledgehammer (1983)
- Sleepers: The term sleeper is old slang for a person who was sent to a juvenile reformatory, just like the four main characters, Father Bobby (who is the boys' mentor), and Shakes' father. It has a double-meaning in that in espionage, a "sleeper agent" is one who remains out of sight (figuratively asleep) until an opportunity presents itself.
- Sleepwalkers
- Sleuth
- Slither
- Sliver
- Slugs
- Smarty
- Smile (1975)
- Smile (2022)
- Smiley
- Smoke
- Snatch.
- Snitch
- Sneakers
- Snitch
- Sniper
- Snowpiercer
- Society
- Soegija
- Solace
- Solaris (1972)
- Solaris (2002)
- Soldier
- Solo
- Somewhere
- Sonny (2002)
- Sorceress
- Soulkeeper
- Sounder
- Southbound
- Southpaw
- Sparkle
- Sparrows
- Spartacus
- Spartan
- Species
- Speed The premise of the film is that a bus that's been booby-trapped with a bomb cannot slow below a given speed or the bomb will detonate.
- Speedy
- Spellbound
- Spencer
- Sphere
- Spider
- Spiders
- Spies
- Spiral (2007)
- Spirited (2022)
- Splash: It's about a mermaid. Mermaid -> water -> splash.
- Splatter: The Protagonist is named "Johnny Splatter".
- Splice
- Splinter
- Split
- Spotlight
- Spring
- Squatters
- Squirm
- Sssssss
- Stag
- Stagecoach: Set, unsurprisingly, on a stagecoach.
- Stakeout
- Stalingrad (1993)
- Stalingrad (2013)
- Stalker (1979)
- Starcrash
- Stardust
- Stargate
- Starkweather
- Starman
- Starstruck
- Stay
- Stepmom
- Sterne
- Stigmata
- Stiletto
- Stilyagi
- Stitches (2001)
- Stitches (2012)
- Stoker
- Stolen (2012)
- Stone: Protagonist Title
- Stonewall (1995)
- Stonewall (2015)
- Stowaway (1936)
- Stowaway (2021)
- Strays (2023)
- Strike: Exactly What It Says on the Tin, a dramatic story of a strike at a factory, set not long before the revolution of 1905.
- Strings (2004)
- Stripes
- Striptease
- Submarine
- Subspecies
- Summertime
- Sunburn (1979)
- Sunny
- Sunnyside
- Sunrise
- Sunset
- Sunshine
- Super
- Superdome
- Supernova
- Superstition
- Supervolcano: A docudrama about the Yellowstone Supervolcano unexpectedly erupting.
- Supremacy
- Surrogates
- Surveillance
- Suspicion: A woman suspects that her new husband is planning to murder her
- Suspiria (1977)
- Suspiria (2018)
- Suzy
- Swashbuckler
- Swearnet
- Sweetwater
- Swimfan
- Swindle
- Swingers
- Sybil
T
- Tabu
- Tadpole
- Taegukgi
- Taken
- Takers
- Tamara: Takes its name from the central antagonist.
- Tammy
- Tangerines
- Tankhouse
- Tanna: The Place. Name of the island on which the action occurs.
- Taps
- Tarantula!
- Targets: A spree killer goes a shooting rampage; seeing other people as nothing but targets.
- Tartuffe
- TAU
- Taxi!
- Tchaikovsky
- Ted
- Teeth
- Tekken
- Tenebre
- Tenet
- Teorema
- Terminus
- Terrifier
- Tesis
- Tevya
- Them!
- Them (2006)
- They
- Thief
- Thirst (1979)
- Thirst (2009)
- Thirst (2015)
- Thor
- Thoughtcrimes
- Threads
- Thr3e
- Three
- Thumbsucker
- Thunderbirds
- Thunderheart
- Thunderstruck
- Ticks
- Till
- TILT
- Timbuktu
- Timecop
- Timeline
- Timequest
- TiMER
- Titanic (1943): A Vehicle Title. The ship sinks at the end.
- Titanic (1997): A Vehicle Title. The ship sinks at the end.
- Tobruk
- Together
- Tomboy
- Tombstone: Set in the town of Tombstone.
- Tomorrowland: The Place where the story happens and revolves around.
- Toothless
- Topaz
- Topaze
- Topkapi
- Topper
- Tormented (1960)
- Tormented (2009)
- Torso
- Tovarich
- Toys
- Train
- Trainspotting
- Trainwreck
- Traitor
- Trance
- Trancers
- Transcendence
- Transformers
- Transit
- Trauma
- Tremors
- Trespass (1992)
- Trespass (2011)
- Triangle
- Trinity
- Troll (1986)
- Trog
- TRON
- Trucks
- Trust
- Tusk
- Tumbleweed
- Tunnel
- Twins (1988)
- Twist: A loose Setting Update of Oliver Twist.
- Twister
- Twixt
- Tystnaden
U
V
- Vacancy
- Vacation
- Valentine: A Slasher Movie taking place around Valentine's Day.
- Validation
- Vampirella
- Vampyr
- Vengeance! (1970)
- Venom (1981)
- Venom (2005)
- Venom (2018)
- Versus
- Vertigo: The hero's vertigo is central to the plot.
- Vice (2015)
- Vice (2018)
- Vicki: A Posthumous Character title.
- Victim (1961)
- Victim 2010
- Videodrome
- Vigilante
- Vikingdom
- Vile
- Viridiana
- Virtue
- Virtuosity
- Virunga
- Virus
- Visions
- Vlad
- Vlog
- Voces, the original Spanish title for Don't Listen.
- Volcano: A volcano erupts in Los Angeles.
- Volunteers
- Vs
W
- Waar
- Walkabout: An Aboriginal boy rescues two European children stranded in the Outback and takes them along on his walkabout.
- War (2002)
- Warlock (1959)
- Warlock (1989)
- Warrior
- Water (1985): Various forces contest for control of a source of exceptionally pure mineral water on a remote island.
- Waterloo
- Waterworld
- Waxwork
- Waxworks
- Weekend (1967)
- Weekend (2011)
- Welp
- Wendigo
- Werewolf (1996)
- Westworld
- Whiplash
- Whirlpool
- Whitewash
- Wild
- Wildcats 1986
- Willard
- Willow
- Wimbledon
- Winchester
- Windigo
- Windtalkers
- Wings (1927)
- Wings (1966)
- Winterset
- Winterskin
- Wired
- Wishcraft
- Wishmaster
- Witchboard
- Witchouse
- Witness
- Wither
- Wittgenstein
- Wolf
- WolfCop
- Wolfen
- Wolfman
- Womb
- Wonderwall
- Woo
- Woodstock
- Wooshi
- Woyzeck
- Wrestlemaniac
X
Y
- Yamato
- Yambao
- Yellowbeard
- Yellowbird
- Yentl
- Yojimbo: Japanese for 'bodyguard', the protagonist's occupation.
- Yuma
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