Movie List for "book by"

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) Biography Drama Family Movie

The true feel-good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, has his life transformed when he meets a stray ginger cat. Based on the international best selling book. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Family
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Writer: James Bowen, Garry Jenkins, Tim John
Actors: Luke Treadaway, Bob the Cat, Ruta Gedmintas

The Flash (2023) Action Adventure Fantasy Movie

The plot is unknown. Feature film based on the comic book superhero, The Flash. Year 2023.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Andy Muschietti
Writer: Christina Hodson, Joby Harold
Actors: Ezra Miller, Ben Affleck, Michael Keaton

Death Note (2017) Crime Drama Fantasy Movie

A high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals. Year 2017.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Fantasy
Director: Adam Wingard
Writer: Charley Parlapanides, Vlas Parlapanides, Jeremy Slater
Actors: Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley

Stretch (2014) Comedy Crime Movie

A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals. Year 2014.

Generes: Comedy, Crime
Director: Joe Carnahan
Writer: Joe Carnahan, Jerry Corley, Rob Rose
Actors: Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale

Hollow Creek (2016) Crime Horror Mystery Movie

“Seeking inspiration for his latest horror novel Blake Blackman, a writer from New York, retreats to a remote cabin in the Appalachian Mountains. He is secretly accompanied by his lover Angelica Santoro a book illustrator who he’s… Year 2016.

Generes: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Director: Guisela Moro
Writer: Guisela Moro, Steve Daron
Actors: Steve Daron, Guisela Moro, Burt Reynolds

Fahrenheit 451 (2018) Drama Sci-Fi Thriller Movie

In a terrifying care-free future, a young man, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young woman – and begins to rebel against society. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writer: Ray Bradbury, Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi
Actors: Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Davis, Cindy Katz

Snatch (2000) Comedy Crime Movie

Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. Year 2000.

Generes: Comedy, Crime
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writer: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham

The Babadook (2014) Horror Mystery Movie

A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children’s book titled “Mister Babadook” manifests in their home. Year 2014.

Generes: Horror, Mystery
Director: Jennifer Kent
Writer: Jennifer Kent
Actors: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall

Shirley (2020) Biography Drama Mystery Movie

A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple. Year 2020.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Director: Josephine Decker
Writer: Sarah Gubbins, Susan Scarf Merrell
Actors: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg

Dark Crimes (2016) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

A murder investigation of a slain businessman turns to clues found in an author’s book about an eerily similar crime. Based on the 2008 article “True Crimes – A Postmodern Murder Mystery” by David Grann. Year 2016.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Alexandros Avranas
Writer: David Grann, Jeremy Brock
Actors: Jim Carrey, Marton Csokas, Charlotte Gainsbourg

Velan (2021) Comedy Drama Movie

The plot revolves around Velan, who gets into the bad books of his father Palanisamy (Prabhu, lending dignity to the role), a big shot in his village, on account of his privileged behavior. He falls in love with his college mate A… Year 2021.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Kavin
Writer: Kavin
Actors: Mugen Rao, Meenakshi Govindarajan, Prabhu

Turetskiy gambit (2005) Action Drama Mystery Movie

The film is based on the second book from the Adventures of Erast Petrovich Fandorin series of novels written by the Russian author Boris Akunin. The film takes place in 1877 during the Russian-Turkish war. Erast Fandorin has just es Year 2005.

Generes: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director: Dzhanik Fayziev
Writer: Boris Akunin
Actors: Egor Beroev, Olga Krasko, Marat Basharov

Random Acts of Violence (2019) Horror Movie

A pair of comic book writers begin to notice scary similarities between the character they created and horrific real-life events. Year 2019.

Generes: Horror
Director: Jay Baruchel
Writer: Jay Baruchel, Jesse Chabot, Justin Gray
Actors: Jesse Williams, Jordana Brewster, Jay Baruchel

Wonderstruck (2017) Adventure Drama Mystery Movie

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: Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Director: Todd Haynes
Writer: Brian Selznick
Actors: Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams

Erax (2022) Short Family Mystery Movie

During a sleepover, Auntie Opal and her niece Nina accidentally release the mythical and dangerous Erax creatures that must be returned to the storybook from which they escaped. Year 2022.

Generes: Short, Family, Mystery
Director: Hebru Brantley
Writer: Henry G.M. Jones, Hebru Brantley
Actors: Jasmine Cephas Jones, Genesis White, Lance Gross

Spawn (2019) Action Fantasy Horror Thriller Movie

The new Spawn movie will be a R-rated supernatural horror film. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Director: Todd McFarlane
Writer: Todd McFarlane (comic book), Todd McFarlane (screenplay)
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Jamie Foxx