Movie List for "book by"

Stick Man (2015)

Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three, and he’s heading on an epic adventure across the seasons. Will he get back to his family in time for Christmas? Year 2015.

Generes: Animation, Short, Adventure, Family
Director: Jeroen Jaspaert, Daniel Snaddon(co-director)
Writer: Julia Donaldson (based on the book by), Axel Scheffler (based on the book by), Max Lang (adapted by), Jeroen Jaspaert (adapted by)
Actors: Martin Freeman, Jennifer Saunders, Rob Brydon, Russell Tovey

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)

On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer: John Callahan (based on the book by), John Callahan (story by), Gus Van Sant (story by), Jack Gibson (story by), William Andrew Eatman (story by), Gus Van Sant (screenplay by)
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, Jack Black

Hidden Figures (2016)

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Theodore Melfi
Writer: Allison Schroeder (screenplay by), Theodore Melfi (screenplay by), Margot Lee Shetterly (based on the book by)
Actors: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe, Kevin Costner

Queen of Katwe (2016)

A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Mira Nair
Writer: William Wheeler (screenplay by), Tim Crothers (based on the ESPN Magazine article and book by)
Actors: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Martin Kabanza

You Were Never Really Here (2017)

A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe’s nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. Year 2017.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Writer: Lynne Ramsay (screenplay by), Jonathan Ames (based on the book by)
Actors: Joaquin Phoenix, Dante Pereira-Olson, Larry Canady, Vinicius Damasceno

Serena (2014)

In Depression-era North Carolina, the future of George Pemberton’s timber empire becomes complicated when he marries Serena. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance
Director: Susanne Bier
Writer: Christopher Kyle (screenplay), Ron Rash (based on the book by)
Actors: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Rhys Ifans, Toby Jones

Blackway (2015)

An ex-logger comes to the aid of a woman who returns to her hometown in the Pacific Northwest and finds herself harassed and stalked by a former cop turned crime lord. Year 2015.

Generes: Thriller
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Writer: Castle Freeman Jr. (based on the book by), Joe Gangemi (screenplay by), Gregory Jacobs (screenplay by)
Actors: Anthony Hopkins, Julia Stiles, Ray Liotta, Alexander Ludwig

Backstabbing for Beginners (2018)

A young program coordinator at the United Nations stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq’s oil reserves. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Director: Per Fly
Writer: Per Fly (screenplay by), Daniel Pyne (screenplay by), Michael Soussan (based on the book by)
Actors: Theo James, Ben Kingsley, Jacqueline Bisset, Rachel Wilson

Adrift (2018)

A true story of survival, as a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Baltasar Kormákur
Writer: Aaron Kandell (screenplay by), Jordan Kandell (screenplay by), David Branson Smith (screenplay by), Tami Ashcraft (based on the book by), Susea McGearhart (based on the book with)
Actors: Shailene Woodley, Sam Claflin, Jeffrey Thomas, Elizabeth Hawthorne

All We Had (2016)

A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama
Director: Katie Holmes
Writer: Josh Boone (screenplay by), Jill Killington (screenplay by), Annie Weatherwax (based upon the book by)
Actors: Katie Holmes, Stefania LaVie Owen, Eve Lindley, Richard Kind

You’re Not You (2014)

A drama centered on a classical pianist who has been diagnosed with ALS and the brash college student who becomes her caregiver. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama
Director: George C. Wolfe
Writer: Shana Feste (screenplay by), Jordan Roberts (screenplay by), Michelle Wildgen (based on the book by), Jordan Roberts
Actors: Hilary Swank, Emmy Rossum, Josh Duhamel, Stephanie Beatriz

The Adderall Diaries (2015)

Elliot, a troubled former successful writer decides to write about a missing wife and the following murder trial of her husband. Year 2015.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Pamela Romanowsky
Writer: Pamela Romanowsky, Stephen Elliott (based on the book by)
Actors: James Franco, Ed Harris, Amber Heard, Jim Parrack

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine. Year 2019.

Generes: Drama
Director: Chiwetel Ejiofor
Writer: Chiwetel Ejiofor (adaptation), William Kamkwamba (based on the book by), Bryan Mealer (based on the book by)
Actors: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Maxwell Simba, Felix Lemburo, Robert Agengo

The Siege of Jadotville (2016)

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Richie Smyth
Writer: Kevin Brodbin, Declan Power (based on the book by)
Actors: Richard Lukunku, Danny Sapani, Andrew Stock, Mark Strong

Wonderstruck (2017)

Tells the tale of two children separated by fifty years. In 1927, Rose searches for the actress whose life she chronicles in her scrapbook; in 1977, Ben runs away from home to find his father. Year 2017.

Generes: Drama, Mystery
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Brian Selznick (screenplay by), Brian Selznick (based on the book by)
Actors: Millicent Simmonds, Julianne Moore, Cory Michael Smith, James Urbaniak

First Man (2018)

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Damien Chazelle
Writer: Josh Singer (screenplay by), James R. Hansen (based on the book by)
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler