Movie List for "book by"

Mary Poppins (1964) Comedy Family Fantasy Musical Movie

In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father. Year 1964.

Generes: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Director: Robert Stevenson
Writer: Bill Walsh (screenplay), Don DaGradi (screenplay), P.L. Travers (based on: The “Mary Poppins” books by)
Actors: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns

The Reader (2008) Drama Romance Movie

Post-WWII Germany: Nearly a decade after his affair with an older woman came to a mysterious end, law student Michael Berg re-encounters his former lover as she defends herself in a war-crime trial. Year 2008.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Stephen Daldry
Writer: David Hare (screenplay), Bernhard Schlink (book)
Actors: Ralph Fiennes, Jeanette Hain, David Kross, Kate Winslet

The Command (2018) Action Adventure Drama History Thriller Movie

The film follows the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster and the governmental negligence that followed. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writer: Robert Rodat, Robert Moore (based on Robert Moore’s book “A Time to Die”)
Actors: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, August Diehl

Death of a Nation (2018) Documentary History Movie

This docudrama draws parallels between the dramatic fracturing of the nation over Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and the presidency of Donald Trump. Year 2018.

Generes: Documentary, History
Director: Dinesh D’Souza, Bruce Schooley
Writer: Dinesh D’Souza (based on the book “The Big Lie” by), Dinesh D’Souza (based on the book “The Death of a Nation” by), Dinesh D’Souza, Bruce Schooley
Actors: Dinesh D’Souza, Victoria Chilap, Pavel Kríz, Rafael Prazák

West Side Story (1961) Crime Drama Musical Romance Movie

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy. Year 1961.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise
Writer: Ernest Lehman (screenplay by), Arthur Laurents (book), Jerome Robbins (play)
Actors: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno

The Canterbury Tales (1972) Comedy Drama History Movie

Pasolini’s artistic, sometimes violent, always vividly cinematic retelling of some of Chaucer’s most erotic tales. Year 1972.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Writer: Pier Paolo Pasolini (screenplay), Geoffrey Chaucer (book)
Actors: Hugh Griffith, Laura Betti, Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti

The Coming of Sin (1978) Thriller Movie

Lorna is a beautiful widow living all alone at her country chateau, with only her books and paintings for company. Then one day Triana, a wild gypsy girl who has been raised in an orphanage… Year 1978.

Generes: Thriller
Director: José Ramón Larraz
Writer: José Ramón Larraz (screenplay), Monique Pastrynn (script)
Actors: Patricia Granada, Lidia Zuazo, Rafael Machado, David Thomson

Savage Grace (2007) Drama Movie

A dramatization of the shocking Barbara Daly Baekeland murder case, which happened in a posh London flat on Friday 17 November 1972. The bloody crime caused a stir on both sides of the Atlantic and remains one of the most memorable American Tragedies… Year 2007.

Generes: Drama
Director: Tom Kalin
Writer: Howard A. Rodman (screenplay), Natalie Robins (book), Steven M.L. Aronson (book)
Actors: Julianne Moore, Stephen Dillane, Anne Reid, Martin Huber

12 Strong (2018) Action Drama History War Movie

12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Writer: Ted Tally, Peter Craig, Doug Stanton (based on the book, “Horse Soldiers” by)
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban

Hellboy (2019) Action Adventure Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi Movie

Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Andrew Cosby (screenplay by), Mike Mignola (based on the Dark Horse Comic Book “Hellboy” created by)
Actors: Mark Stanley, Brian Gleeson, Nadya Keranova, Maria Tepavicharova

Saving Zoë (2019) Crime Drama Mystery Movie

The high school freshman kid sister of the murdered Zoë finds her diary, which sheds new light on the murder missed by the police. She investigates. Year 2019.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director: Jeffrey G. Hunt
Writer: Brian J. Adams, LeeAnne H. Adams, Alyson Noel (book)
Actors: Laura Marano, Vanessa Marano, Chris Tavarez, Giorgia Whigham

The Ten Commandments (1956) Adventure Drama Movie

Moses, an Egyptian Prince, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people. Year 1956.

Generes: Adventure, Drama
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Writer: Dorothy Clarke Wilson (this work contains material from the book “Prince of Egypt”), J.H. Ingraham (this work contains material from the book “Pillar of Fire”), A.E. Southon (this work contains material from the book “On Eagle’s Wing”), Æneas MacKenzie (written for the screen by), Jesse Lasky Jr. (written for the screen by), Jack Gariss (written for the screen by), Fredric M. Frank (written for the screen by)
Actors: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson

Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018) Biography Drama History Movie

The next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini’s powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Harold Cronk
Writer: Richard Friedenberg (screenplay by), Ken Hixon (screenplay by), Laura Hillenbrand (based on the book “Unbroken” by)
Actors: Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson, Bobby Campo, David Sakurai

Adore (2013) Drama Romance Movie

A pair of childhood friends and neighbors fall for each other’s sons. Year 2013.

Generes: Drama, Romance
Director: Anne Fontaine
Writer: Anne Fontaine (screenplay), Doris Lessing (book), Christopher Hampton (adaptation), Anne Fontaine (adaptation), Christopher Hampton (dialogue)
Actors: Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville

Frida (2002) Biography Drama Romance Movie

A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work. Year 2002.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Julie Taymor
Writer: Hayden Herrera (book), Clancy Sigal (screenplay), Diane Lake (screenplay), Gregory Nava (screenplay), Anna Thomas (screenplay)
Actors: Salma Hayek, Mía Maestro, Amelia Zapata, Alejandro Usigli