Movie List for "book by"

A Dog’s Way Home (2019)

A female dog travels four hundred miles in search of her owner throughout a Colorado wilderness. Year 2019.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, Family
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Writer: W. Bruce Cameron (screenplay by), Cathryn Michon (screenplay by), W. Bruce Cameron (based on the book by)
Actors: Ashley Judd, Jonah Hauer-King, Edward James Olmos, Alexandra Shipp

Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)

Batman, Batgirl and Robin forge an alliance with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to fight against the Turtles’ sworn enemy, The Shredder, who has teamed up with Ra’s Al Ghul and The League Of Assassins. Year 2019.

Generes: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Jake Castorena
Writer: Marly Halpern-Graser, James Tynion IV (based on the comic book by), Freddie Williams II (based on the comic book by), Bob Kane (Batman created by), Bill Finger (Batman created by), Kevin Eastman (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles created by), Peter Laird (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles created by), Paul Dini (Harley Quinn created by), Bruce Timm (Harley Quinn created by), Denny O’Neil (Ra’s al Ghul created by), Neal Adams (Ra’s al Ghul created by), Chuck Dixon (Bane created by), Doug Moench (Bane created by), Graham Nolan (Bane created by)
Actors: Troy Baker, Eric Bauza, Darren Criss, Kyle Mooney

The War with Grandpa (2020)

Upset that he has to share the room he loves with his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back. Year 2020.

Generes: Comedy, Family
Director: Tim Hill
Writer: Tom J. Astle (screenplay by), Matt Ember (screenplay by), Robert Kimmel Smith (based on the book by)
Actors: Jane Seymour, Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken

The Last Thing He Wanted (2020)

A veteran D.C. journalist loses the thread of her own narrative when a guilt-propelled errand for her father thrusts her from byline to unwitting subject in the very story she’s trying to break. Adapted from Joan Didion’s namesake novel. Year 2020.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Dee Rees
Writer: Marco Villalobos (screenplay by), Dee Rees (screenplay by), Joan Didion (based on the book by)
Actors: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe

Let It Snow (2019)

In a small town on Christmas Eve, a snowstorm brings together a group of young people. Year 2019.

Generes: Comedy, Romance
Director: Luke Snellin
Writer: Laura Solon (screenplay by), Victoria Strouse (screenplay by), Kay Cannon (screenplay by), John Green (based on the book by), Lauren Myracle (based on the book by), Maureen Johnson (based on the book by)
Actors: Isabela Merced, Shameik Moore, Odeya Rush, Liv Hewson

The Shack (2017)

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called “The Shack.” Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy
Director: Stuart Hazeldine
Writer: John Fusco (screenplay by), Andrew Lanham (screenplay by), Destin Daniel Cretton (screenplay by), William P. Young (based on the book by), Wayne Jacobsen (in collaboration with), Brad Cummings (in collaboration with)
Actors: Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer, Tim McGraw, Radha Mitchell

Hold the Dark (2018)

After the deaths of three children suspected to be killed by wolves, writer Russell Core is hired by the the mother of a missing six-year-old boy to track down and locate her son in the Alaskan wilderness. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Writer: Macon Blair (screenplay by), William Giraldi (based on the book by)
Actors: Beckam Crawford, Riley Keough, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Tayles

London Fields (2018)

Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer. Year 2018.

Generes: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Mathew Cullen
Writer: Roberta Hanley (screenplay by), Martin Amis (screenplay by), Martin Amis (based on the book by)
Actors: Amber Heard, Cara Delevingne, Theo James, Jason Isaacs

Victoria & Abdul (2017)

Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Lee Hall (screenplay by), Shrabani Basu (based on the book by)
Actors: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith, Eddie Izzard

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

Following the events of Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Watts
Writer: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comic book by), Steve Ditko (based on the Marvel comic book by)
Actors: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei

I Smile Back (2015)

Laney Brooks does bad things. Married with kids, she takes the drugs she wants, sleeps with the men she wants, disappears when she wants. Now, with the destruction of her family looming, … Year 2015.

Generes: Drama
Director: Adam Salky
Writer: Paige Dylan, Amy Koppelman (based on the book by), Amy Koppelman
Actors: Josh Charles, Skylar Gaertner, Shayne Coleman, Sarah Silverman

The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

Americans discover a terrorist plot on a Paris-bound train. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Dorothy Blyskal (screenplay by), Anthony Sadler (based on the book by), Alek Skarlatos (based on the book by), Spencer Stone (based on the book by), Jeffrey E. Stern (based on the book by)
Actors: Ray Corasani, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler, Spencer Stone

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Peter Parker balances his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens with his superhero alter-ego Spider-Man, and finds himself on the trail of a new menace prowling the skies of New York City. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Jon Watts
Writer: Jonathan Goldstein (screenplay by), John Francis Daley (screenplay by), Jon Watts (screenplay by), Christopher Ford (screenplay by), Chris McKenna (screenplay by), Erik Sommers (screenplay by), Jonathan Goldstein (screen story by), John Francis Daley (screen story by), Stan Lee (based on the Marvel comic book by), Steve Ditko (based on the Marvel comic book by), Joe Simon (Captain America created by), Jack Kirby (Captain America created by)
Actors: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei

The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)

The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Niki Caro
Writer: Angela Workman (screenplay), Diane Ackerman (based on the book by)
Actors: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl, Timothy Radford

Everything, Everything (2017)

A teenager who’s spent her whole life confined to her home falls for the boy next door. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Stella Meghie
Writer: J. Mills Goodloe (screenplay by), Nicola Yoon (based on the book by)
Actors: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reguera

The Big Short (2015)

In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: Charles Randolph (screenplay by), Adam McKay (screenplay by), Michael Lewis (based upon the book by)
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Rudy Eisenzopf, Casey Groves, Charlie Talbert