Movie List for "book by"

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

The Counterfeiters (2007) Crime Drama History War Movie

The story of the Operation Bernhard, the largest counterfeiting operation in history, carried out by Germany during WWII. Year 2007.

Generes: Crime, Drama, History, War
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
Writer: Adolf Burger (book), Stefan Ruzowitzky (screenplay)
Actors: Karl Markovics, August Diehl, Devid Striesow, Martin Brambach

Adventures of Don Quixote (1933) Adventure Comedy Drama Music Musical Romance Movie

In Spain, in the sixteenth century, an elderly gentleman named Don Quixote has gone mad from reading too many books on chivalry. Proclaiming himself a knight, he sets out with his squire, … Year 1933.

Generes: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Writer: Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra (novel), Alexandre Arnoux (dialogue), John Farrow (collaborator: english version), Paul Morand (scenario), Georg Wilhelm Pabst (screenplay)
Actors: Feodor Chaliapin Sr., George Robey, Oscar Asche, René Donnio

Black Friday (2004) Action Crime Drama History Movie

A film about the investigations following the 1993 serial Bombay bomb blasts, told through the different stories of the people involved –police, conspirators, victims, middlemen. Year 2004.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Writer: Anurag Kashyap (screenplay), Hussain Zaidi (book), Piyush Mishra (lyrics)
Actors: Kay Kay Menon, Pavan Malhotra, Aditya Srivastav, Dibyendu Bhattacharya

Dark Planet (2009) Action Adventure Sci-Fi Movie

A space traveler from the Earth of the 22th century – without wars, poverty and oppression – crashes on an unknown planet. Politically and economically that planet similar to the totalitarian human states of the 20th century. Year 2009.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Director: Fedor Bondarchuk
Writer: Eduard Volodarskiy, Marina Dyachenko, Sergey Dyachenko, Arkadiy Strugatskiy (original book), Boris Strugatskiy (original book)
Actors: Vasiliy Stepanov, Yulia Snigir, Pyotr Fyodorov, Sergey Garmash

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) Action Adventure Fantasy Romance Movie

A young Chinese warrior steals a sword from a famed swordsman and then escapes into a world of romantic adventure with a mysterious man in the frontier of the nation. Year 2000.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Director: Ang Lee
Writer: Du Lu Wang (book), Hui-Ling Wang (screenplay), James Schamus (screenplay), Kuo Jung Tsai (screenplay)
Actors: Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang, Chen Chang

Escape from Alcatraz (1979) Action Biography Crime Drama Thriller Movie

Alcatraz is the most secure prison of its time. It is believed that no one can ever escape from it, until three daring men make a possible successful attempt at escaping from one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Year 1979.

Generes: Action, Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Don Siegel
Writer: J. Campbell Bruce (book), Richard Tuggle (screenplay)
Actors: Clint Eastwood, Patrick McGoohan, Roberts Blossom, Jack Thibeau