Movie List for "book by"

The Hot Spot (1990) Crime Drama Romance Thriller Movie

Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter quickly gets into trouble with the local authorities – and the local women – after he robs a bank. Year 1990.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Dennis Hopper
Writer: Charles Williams (book), Nona Tyson (screenplay), Charles Williams (screenplay)
Actors: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, Jennifer Connelly, Charles Martin Smith

The Duchess (2008) Biography Drama History Romance Movie

A chronicle of the life of 18th-century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. Year 2008.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Saul Dibb
Writer: Jeffrey Hatcher (screenplay), Anders Thomas Jensen (screenplay), Saul Dibb (screenplay), Amanda Foreman (book)
Actors: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Charlotte Rampling, Dominic Cooper

The Great Escape (1963) Adventure Drama History Thriller War Movie

Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Year 1963.

Generes: Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: John Sturges
Writer: Paul Brickhill (book), James Clavell (screenplay), W.R. Burnett (screenplay)
Actors: Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough, James Donald

A Dangerous Method (2011) Biography Drama Romance Thriller Movie

A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis. Year 2011.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: David Cronenberg
Writer: Christopher Hampton (screenplay), Christopher Hampton (play), John Kerr (book)
Actors: Keira Knightley, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Vincent Cassel

Blue Is the Warmest Colour (2013) Drama Romance Movie

Adèle’s life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss. Year 2013.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Abdellatif Kechiche
Writer: Abdellatif Kechiche (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Ghalya Lacroix (scenario, adaptation and dialogue), Julie Maroh (adapted from: the comic book “Le Bleu est une couleur chaude” by)
Actors: Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Aurélien Recoing

Ophelia (2018) Drama History Romance Thriller War Movie

A re-imagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia’s perspective. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Director: Claire McCarthy
Writer: Semi Chellas (adaptation), Semi Chellas, Lisa Klein (book), Lisa Klein (novel), William Shakespeare (characters)
Actors: Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O’Rourke, Nathaniel Parker

Better Than Chocolate (1999) Comedy Drama Romance Movie

Maggie, 19, works at a lesbian/LGBT bookstore. Her mom’s getting divorced and has invited herself to stay with Maggie. Maggie hasn’t told her, she’s lesbian. Her new girlfriend moves in as well. Year 1999.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Anne Wheeler
Writer: Peggy Thompson (screenplay)
Actors: Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald

Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006) Biography Drama Romance Thriller Movie

Turning her back on her wealthy, established family, Diane Arbus falls in love with Lionel Sweeney, an enigmatic mentor who introduces Arbus to the marginalized people who help her become one of the most revered photographers of the twentieth century. Year 2006.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller
Director: Steven Shainberg
Writer: Erin Cressida Wilson, Patricia Bosworth (book)
Actors: Nicole Kidman, Robert Downey Jr., Ty Burrell, Harris Yulin

Striptease (1996) Comedy Crime Drama Thriller Movie

A stripper and single mother gets dragged into a dangerous situation after a congressman takes a fancy to her. Year 1996.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Andrew Bergman
Writer: Carl Hiaasen (book), Andrew Bergman (screenplay)
Actors: Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames

Official Secrets (2019) Biography Crime Drama Romance Thriller War Movie

The true story of a British whistleblower who leaked information to the press about an illegal NSA spy operation designed to push the UN Security Council into sanctioning the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Director: Gavin Hood
Writer: Sara Bernstein, Gregory Bernstein, Gavin Hood, Marcia Mitchell (based on the book “The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion”), Thomas Mitchell (based on the book “The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War: Katharine Gun and the Secret Plot to Sanction the Iraq Invasion”)
Actors: Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Adventure Horror Mystery Thriller Movie

On Halloween 1968, Stella and her two friends meet a mysterious drifter, Ramón, and uncover a sinister notebook of stories. Year 2019.

Generes: Adventure, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: André Øvredal
Writer: Dan Hageman (screenplay by), Kevin Hageman (screenplay by), Guillermo del Toro (screen story by), Patrick Melton (screen story by), Marcus Dunstan (screen story by), Alvin Schwartz (based on the series by)
Actors: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams

High Fidelity (2000) Comedy Drama Music Romance Movie

Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress. Year 2000.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Stephen Frears
Writer: Nick Hornby (book), D.V. DeVincentis (screenplay), Steve Pink (screenplay), John Cusack (screenplay), Scott Rosenberg (screenplay)
Actors: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black

The Girl Next Door (2007) Crime Drama Horror Thriller Movie

Follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime. Year 2007.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Director: Gregory Wilson
Writer: Daniel Farrands (screenplay), Philip Nutman (screenplay), Jack Ketchum (book)
Actors: William Atherton, Blythe Auffarth, Blanche Baker, Kevin Chamberlin

Compulsion (2016) Drama Fantasy Horror Romance Thriller Movie

After a fight with her boyfriend, a successful female erotic novelist on a book tour of Europe joins her ex and his female friend, with whom she falls madly in love, for a party at a castle owned by a dangerous cult. Year 2016.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Director: Craig Goodwill
Writer: Brian Clark
Actors: Analeigh Tipton, Marta Gastini, Jakob Cedergren, Valentin Merlet

Speed Kills (2018) Action Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire, Ben Aronoff, leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Jodi Scurfield
Writer: David Aaron Cohen (screenplay by), John Luessenhop (screenplay by), Paul Castro (story by), John Luessenhop (story by), David Aaron Cohen (story by), Arthur Jay Harris (based upon the book “Speed Kills” by)
Actors: John Travolta, Katheryn Winnick, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Weston

Smallfoot (2018) Animation Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy Musical Movie

A Yeti is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “humans” really do exist. Year 2018.

Generes: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Director: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig(co-director)
Writer: Karey Kirkpatrick (screenplay by), Clare Sera (screenplay by), John Requa (screen story by), Glenn Ficarra (screen story by), Karey Kirkpatrick (screen story by), Sergio Pablos (based on the book “Yeti Tracks” by)
Actors: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya, Common