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The Return

HistoryDramaAdventure

Directed by Uberto Pasolini

After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The king has finally returned home, but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war. From TMDB

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The Return is a 2024 history drama adventure film, directed by Uberto Pasolini, starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Charlie Plummer.

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  • EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 27, 2026

    5. Adaptations are often most successful when they make clear, courageous choices about what to leave out - so, for instance, the movie "The Return" seems to me both a much more radical departure from the original source, and also a more successful film.

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  • Chris Cubas @chriscubas.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    Watched Fire Walk With Me in preparation for finally cracking into Twin Peaks: The Return. An incredible movie that is incredibly hard to watch. Beautifully unpleasant? #LetterboxdFriday #lastfourwatched #FilmSky #MovieSky #Films #Movies

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  • Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 18, 2026

    Look, I suppose it's *possible* that there's a better movie trailer than this one for the Return of the King somewhere in the history of cinema, I'm just very skeptical youtu.be/r5X-hFf6Bwo

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  • Rick Wilson @therickwilson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2026

    The Friday Brief is bigger than ever! Jack Smith and MAGA Trump’s Greenland TACO Cuba, Libre? People Hate Trump The Return of Elon Bad Economic News Trump’s Unlimited Prosecutions Greenland, Iceland, Whatever The Melania Movie Kash Patel’s FBI www.againstallenemies.net/p/the-friday...

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  • Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2025

    Louise Glaum in THE RETURN OF DRAW EGAN. Glaum was part of the original wave of movie vamps in the 1910s but, when the vamp backlash hit, her career turned out to be the most enduring as her less extreme form of vamping easily morphed into femme fatale.

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  • All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.comBluesky · Dec 20, 2024

    LOTR: THE RETURN OF THE KING was released 21 years ago today. The final film in Peter Jackson's epic trilogy, and among the most successful movies ever made, a day may come when the story of how it was made fails to entertain. But it is not this day… 1/47

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  • Boovacado Ghost @bavacadotoast.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    There is one and only one movie I want to watch right now. #NowWatching The Return of the Living Dead (1985) #horrorsky

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  • Daily BTS⁷ 💜 @dailybts.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2026

    BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG @ March 21 8pm KST / 4am PST 🎤 BTS will perform at historic Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. LIVE worldwide exclusively on Netflix. BTS: THE RETURN, DOCUMENTARY FILM @ March 27 🎥 BTS: THE RETURN, a documentary film showcasing the making of their comeback album ARIRANG.

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  • Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2026

    Currently nosing around in other Odyssey translations, rereading parts of Wilson's, looking forward to the second viewing of the movie (which I like more and more as time passes), and planning to catch up with The Return (2024). Lingering in Odysseyland has been an unexpected pleasure of the summer.

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 12, 2026

    This scene from ‘The Return Of Godzilla’ is legit one of the saddest movie moments ever. Makes me tear up every time I watch it. 😭🖤

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  • Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    Twin Peaks: The Return Episode 8 is a better film about the atomic bomb than Oppenheimer

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  • Steve McHugh @stevemchugh.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 22, 2024

    The Return of the King. Time to finish my yearly rewatch of the greatest movie trilogy of all time.

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  • Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    Movie poster for 1983’s Star Wars: The Return Of The Jedi by the great Noriyoshi Ohrai.

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 31, 2026

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) By Chris Barnes

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  • Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 18, 2025

    Strongheart greets the ostensible hero of THE RETURN OF BOSTON BLACKIE (Strongheart is the actual hero). The film was a loose adaptation of the pulp character created by Jack Boyle and his history is actually more interesting than any of this film appearances.

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  • Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2026

    Many people are saying that all troops will be required to watch President Trump’s favorite film, Corinthians 2: The Return of the Corinthians, at least once per year.

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  • William Buchanan @williambuchanan93.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2026

    Tonight's film The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King (2003)

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  • Nute @nutedawn.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    I still really like the Return of the King movie, but rereading the book and it probably is just the clearest downgrade of the three from the source material IMO, a bunch of ~eh creative decisions (Not talking about the ending, which is IMO overly criticised)

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  • Jonathan Coe @jonathancoe.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2026

    Only 99p on Kindle today: my eleventh novel, the imaginatively-named Number 11. (Which, in order to achieve better sales, I should really have called What a Carve Up 2: the Return of the Winshaws.) This is the one Ken Loach read and said he wouldn't film because 'I don't really do giant spiders'.

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  • Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 12, 2026

    The very crappiest movie that ever scared me was "The Return of Count Yorga," which my dad took me and my cousins to see and we watched while hiding under our coats. I mean, it's not a great movie, but classic 70s scream-fest schlock. My dad thought it was hilarious.

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  • Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 27, 2026

    The Return of the Living Dead (1985) 🎬🖤 Directed by Dan O’Bannon

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  • BTS_official tweets @btsofficialtweets.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 27, 2026

    [Repost @/netflix] BTS is seven, always. BTS: THE RETURN, a new documentary film, is now on Netflix. #BTSTheReturn #BTS_ARIRANG

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  • Film Crit Hulk @filmcrithulk.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 20, 2025

    Since his passing, I've spent the last couple months rewatching the entirety of TWIN PEAKS and 1). It was such a powerful experience, especially rewatching The Return and 2). I did a deep dive on one of the core themes running through his work. Enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/124802...

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  • Daily BTS⁷ 💜 @dailybts.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    Netflix on X: "We are finally back where we're meant to be." BTS: THE RETURN, a new documentary film, premieres March 27 only on Netflix.

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  • Tolkien Universe @tolkienuniverse.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2025

    The Return of the King was chosen in 2020 as the best film in history among the winners of the Oscar for Best Picture by a vote on RT (Rotten Tomatoes). 🎬

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  • BTS_official tweets @btsofficialtweets.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 17, 2026

    [Repost @/netflix] "We are finally back where we're meant to be." BTS: THE RETURN, a new documentary film, premieres March 27 only on Netflix.

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  • BTS_official tweets @btsofficialtweets.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 3, 2026

    BTS: THE RETURN, DOCUMENTARY FILM @ March 27 🎥 BTS: THE RETURN, a documentary film showcasing the making of their comeback album ARIRANG. Only on Netflix

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  • Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl @tvfanaticgirl.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2026

    Movie Of The Day... Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) 🎥🎃

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  • the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2025

    This will be the post that results in me watching the 2003 Russian film “The Return” and wondering afterwards why I thought it would be like Accatone

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 26, 2025

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) By Chris Barnes

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  • Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 29, 2026

    Now I've completed The Return, Fiennes as Odysseus, Binoche as Penelope, the movie my ancient Greek-reading friend told me to see instead of Nolan's. I watched both. Pity the poor Damon. Pair The Return with Eastwood's brilliant, terrifying, soul-breaking Unforgiven.

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  • unimonsterfanboy.bsky.social @unimonsterfanboy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    On this day in 1939, The Return of Doctor X was released in theaters. It is the only horror/science fiction film of Humphrey Bogart. #30shorror #30sSciFi #horrorcommunity #WarnerBros

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  • wesley b @wesburt.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2026

    FILM SCHOOL II: THE RETURN next week at Giant Robot Gallery! RIP to the great Tony Scott, True Romance (1993) film study in gouache

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  • Gretchen Felker-Martin PRE ORDER CHIMERA 2.16.27 🍉 @scumbelievable.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 4, 2026

    god this movie slaps so hard. @seantcollins.com called it the RETURN OF THE KING of sci-fi flicks, and he's right.

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  • Pazuzus fathers brothers nephews cousins former roommate @mark-80.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 29, 2025

    NowWatching The Return of the Living Dead (1985) #Horror #Movies #film #HorrorMovies

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  • Dementia Von Grimm @dementiavongrimm.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2025

    Happy 40th anniversary to the utterly brilliant comedic Zombie horror, with possibly the greatest soundtrack in movie history, "The Return Of The Living Dead" 💚💀💚

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  • Olivia Pumpkin Portlander 🐙🎃🍋🐊🦋☂️ @sallyfisherprice.bsky.socialBluesky · May 6, 2026

    If you want to see a movie about Odysseus I recommend The Return with the amazing Ralph Fiennes. Or you can waste your time and money on that other one. You do you.

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  • Thylacine-rescue, Samhain enthusiast 🇨🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @thylacine-rescue.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 16, 2026

    Yesterday’s movie snippet answer: Godzilla 1985, ummmm….1985* Did the movie deliver on what the poster promised? *US release for The Return of Godzilla, 1984

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  • Boovacado Ghost @bavacadotoast.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 12, 2026

    Love the feel of this movie, love Jamie Lloyd, love the Thorn Trilogy, love this wild French poster. #NowWatching Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) #horrorsky #Slashtember

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  • 🎃SteveEveLibertineScreⒶm🎃 @steveevelibertine.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 3, 2026

    Currently watching The Return Of The Living Dead! I’m watching late because I was in transit, dammit

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  • The Ponderoso @hossnchub.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2025

    Wilford Brimley in Cocoon: The Return. Set 21. He seems the perfect grandpa in this film. No way he was gay, he was a member of LDS in real life. Right?

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  • optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2024

    Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films: M: Monsieur Hulot's Holiday O: One Wonderful Sunday V: Vozvrashcheniye (a.k.a. 2003's The Return) I: I've Loved You So Long E: Ernest & Celestine

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  • Hausu M.D. 🎥👺📼🍉🖤 @suspiraserhead.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 16, 2024

    Twin Peaks: The Return is not a movie or a TV show, it’s an OVA.

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  • 🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 29, 2026

    Share your fave: Vampire Movie: Sinners Zombie Movie: Rabid (1977) Haunting Movie: Poltergeist (1984) Creature Feature: The Return of Godzilla Found Footage: The Last Exorcism Slasher: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Cosmic Horror: Hellraiser (1987) Psychological Horror: Rope Horror Comedy: Gremlins 2

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  • Eric Replatformed @21stcenturyeric.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2023

    My favorite superhero movie is The Return of Coupon Man, it is quite the redemption story.

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  • Phil Hester @philhester.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2025

    The theater I saw Frankenstein in (Film Scene, Iowa City) is fixing to screen two episodes of Twin Peaks back-to-back every week from the pilot through The Return. Ah, to have no responsibilities.

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  • Daily BTS⁷ 💜 @dailybts.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 8, 2026

    BTS The Comeback LIVE | ARIRANG and BTS: The Return are both now playing on Netflix. They will be dropping some more inside looks at how the March 21 magic happened this week. 🔗 www.instagram.com/p/DW2R3vMkQtF/

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  • Dennis Q @quartermoose.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    Well I’ve officially watched every David Lynch movie now! Last thing to wrap up is Twin Peaks: The Return

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  • 🎃 ƚԋҽ ԋαυɳƚιɳɠ σϝ Aʅҽx˚Jҽɾι⛦ @mobiusstrip8.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 1, 2026

    The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King .extended |2003 www.imdb.com/title/tt0167... 📽️ #NowWatching #filmsky

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  • 🎃 ƚԋҽ ԋαυɳƚιɳɠ σϝ Aʅҽx˚Jҽɾι⛦ @mobiusstrip8.bsky.socialBluesky · May 17, 2026

    The Return Of The King |1980 www.imdb.com/title/tt0079802 #NowWatching #filmsky ·two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle·

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  • Doyle’s Halloween Music Institute @doyleinstitute.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 31, 2026

    Soften up a horror film. Halloween 4: The Return of Mike Myers

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  • Matthew Broberg-Moffitt (any/all) @mbrobergmoffitt.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    Add food to a movie title: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the Chicken à la King

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  • William Buchanan @williambuchanan93.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    Tonight's film The Return of the Living Dead (1985)

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  • Captain Midnight @thefilmfair.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2025

    German film poster for THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985 - Dir. Dan O'Bannon) Cast: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Linnea Quigley.

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  • Meer @meerkatsrmammals.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2026

    #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday Highway to Hell (1991) High Spirits (1988) The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965)

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  • Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.netBluesky · May 5, 2025

    Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie The Return of the Two Kings

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  • Rob McCallum @robmccallum.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 3, 2024

    Storyboards from The Return of Zoom from a good while back #storyboards #storyboardart #storyboardartist #film #filmart

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  • DVD Menus @dvdmenus.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 8, 2024

    The Return of the King (Film: 1980 / DVD: 2001)

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  • Chris Stewardson @chrisstewardson.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 13, 2024

    THE RETURN OF GODZILLA turns 40 this weekend. For InReviewOnline, I wrote about Godzilla as the ultimate post-war monster. inreviewonline.com/2024/12/13/a...

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  • The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 25, 2025

    The Secret History of Film Music: The Return Philip Brophy sets out his intentions for the return of his long running Wire column on film music www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/c...

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