Movie List for "book by"

Tenebre (1982) Horror Mystery Thriller Movie

An American writer in Rome is stalked and harassed by a serial killer who is murdering everyone associated with his work on his latest book. Year 1982.

Generes: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Dario Argento
Writer: Dario Argento
Actors: Anthony Franciosa, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon

Widaehan yusan (2003) Comedy Movie

Chang-sik lives strictly by the freeloader’s handbook, doing the rounds of free samples in department store food sections and sponging off of his older brother. Mi-young nurtures grandiose dreams of becoming a TV actress but has fail Year 2003.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Sang-hun Oh
Writer: Won-jae Lee
Actors: Chang Jung Lim, Kim Seon-a, Yi Shin

El laberinto del fauno (2006) Drama Fantasy War Movie

In the Falangist Spain of 1944, the bookish young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer escapes into an eerie but captivating fantasy world. Year 2006.

Generes: Drama, Fantasy, War
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Writer: Guillermo del Toro
Actors: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López

Yicheungui akdang (2010) Comedy Crime Romance Movie

Struggling to support herself and teenage daughter, widow Yeon-ju rents out the second floor of her home to Chang-In, who claims to be a novelist working on a new book. The neighbors suspect Chang-In’s true identity, as he spends an Year 2010.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Director: Jae-gon Son
Writer: Jae-gon Son
Actors: Han Suk-kyu, Kim Hye-su, Dong-ho Shin

Couleur de peau: Miel (2012) Animation Biography Drama Movie

Comic-book artist Jung returns to Seoul for the first time since he was abandoned at the age of 5. Year 2012.

Generes: Animation, Biography, Drama
Director: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin
Writer: Laurent Boileau, Jung Henin
Actors: Maxym Anciaux, Cathy Boquet, Mahé Collet

Nae kkangpae gateun aein (2010) Comedy Movie

An unlikely romance brews between Dong-chu, a tough-acting thug with a tender heart, and his bookish, and recently single, IT consultant neighbor, Se-jin. Year 2010.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Kwang-shik Kim
Writer: Kwang-shik Kim
Actors: Gwi-hwa Choi, Won-tae Choi, In-gi Jeong

Una pura formalità (1994) Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Onoff is a famous writer who hasn’t published any new books for quite some time and has become a recluse. When he is picked up by the police one stormy night, without any identification, out of breath and running madly, without clear Year 1994.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Writer: Giuseppe Tornatore, Pascal Quignard
Actors: Gérard Depardieu, Roman Polanski, Sergio Rubini

Raazi (2018) Action Drama Thriller Movie

A Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: Meghna Gulzar
Writer: Harinder S. Sikka (based on the book ‘Calling Sehmat’ by), Meghna Gulzar (screenplay), Bhavani Iyer (screenplay), Meghna Gulzar (dialogue)
Actors: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapoor, Shishir Sharma

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Adventure Biography Drama History Romance Movie

A tyrannical ship captain takes his reluctant crew on a two-year voyage that will change British maritime law forever. Year 1935.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Frank Lloyd
Writer: Talbot Jennings (screenplay), Jules Furthman (screenplay), Carey Wilson (screenplay), Charles Nordhoff (book), James Norman Hall (book), Margaret Booth
Actors: Charles Laughton, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Herbert Mundin

The Girl (2012) Biography Drama Movie

The turbulent relationship between filmmaker Sir Alfred Hitchcock (Toby Jones) and actress Tippi Hedren (Sienna Miller). Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Writer: Gwyneth Hughes, Donald Spoto (book)
Actors: Sienna Miller, Toby Jones, Imelda Staunton, Conrad Kemp

Papillon (2017) Adventure Biography Crime Drama Movie

Wrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Year 2017.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Michael Noer
Writer: Aaron Guzikowski (screenplay by), Henri Charrière (based upon the books “Papillon” and “Banco” by), Dalton Trumbo (based upon the 1973 screenplay “Papillon” by), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (based upon the 1973 screenplay “Papillon” by)
Actors: Charlie Hunnam, Damijan Oklopdzic, Christopher Fairbank, Jason Ryan

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