Movie List for "book by"

Cahier africain (2016)

It all started with a small exercise book. Its page were checkered with the courageous testimonies of 300 Central African women, girls and men. They reveal what Congolese mercenaries did to…

Sergio (2020)

A sweeping drama set in the chaotic aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq, where the life of top UN diplomat Sergio Vieira de Mello hangs in the balance during the most treacherous mission of his career. Year 2020.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Director: Greg Barker
Writer: Craig Borten (screenplay by), Samantha Power (based on the book ‘Chasing the Flame: One Man’s Fight to Save the World’)
Actors: Wagner Moura, Ana de Armas, Brían F. O’Byrne, Bradley Whitford

West Side Story (2020)

An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Year 2020.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Musical, Romance
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay), Arthur Laurents (book), William Shakespeare (reimagining)
Actors: Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez

The Irishman (2019)

An aging hitman recalls his time with the mob and the intersecting events with his friend, Jimmy Hoffa, through the 1950-70s. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Charles Brandt (book)
Actors: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel

Spiral (2020)

A sadistic mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in SPIRAL, the terrifying new chapter from the book of SAW. Year 2020.

Generes: Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Writer: Josh Stolberg, Pete Goldfinger, Chris Rock (story by)
Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Marisol Nichols, Max Minghella, Chris Rock

Official Secrets (2019)

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: Gregory Bernstein (screenplay), Sara Bernstein (screenplay), Gavin Hood (screenplay), 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

Jumanji: The Next Level (2019)

In Jumanji: The Next Level, the gang is back but the game has changed. As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world’s most dangerous game. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Director: Jake Kasdan
Writer: Jake Kasdan, Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, Chris Van Allsburg (based on the book “Jumanji” by)
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan

The Dirt (2019)

Based on the bestselling autobiography from Mötley Crüe, the film is an unflinching tale of success and excess as four misfits rise from the streets of Hollywood to the heights of international fame. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Jeff Tremaine
Writer: Amanda Adelson (screenplay), Tommy Lee (book), Mick Mars (book), Vince Neil (book), Nikki Sixx (book), Neil Strauss (book), Rich Wilkes (screenplay)
Actors: Machine Gun Kelly, Erin Ownbey, Douglas Booth, Aaron Jay Rome

The One and Only Ivan (2020)

A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Stella as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity. Year 2020.

Generes: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Director: Thea Sharrock
Writer: Katherine Applegate (book), Mike White (screenplay)
Actors: Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Bryan Cranston, Danny DeVito

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

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

Shirley (2020)

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, Thriller
Director: Josephine Decker
Writer: Sarah Gubbins (screenplay), Susan Scarf Merrell (novel)
Actors: Elisabeth Moss, Logan Lerman, Michael Stuhlbarg, Odessa Young

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn’t the only Night Fury, he must seek “The Hidden World”, a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first. Year 2019.

Generes: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Dean DeBlois
Writer: Dean DeBlois, Cressida Cowell (based upon the “How to Train Your Dragon” book series by)
Actors: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett

The Professor and the Madman (2019)

Professor James Murray begins work compiling words for the first edition of the Oxford English Dictionary in the mid 19th century, and receives over 10,000 entries from a patient at Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Dr. William Minor. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Farhad Safinia
Writer: John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia, Simon Winchester (book)
Actors: Mel Gibson, Sean Penn, Eddie Marsan, Natalie Dormer

Richard Jewell (2019)

American security guard Richard Jewell saves many lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely reported that he was a terrorist. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Billy Ray, Marie Brenner (article), Kent Alexander (book), Kevin Salwen (book)
Actors: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Brandon Stanley, Ryan Boz

The King’s Man (2020)

As a collection of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them. Year 2020.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writer: Matthew Vaughn (screenplay by), Karl Gajdusek (screenplay by), Matthew Vaughn (story by), Mark Millar (based on the comic book “The Secret Service” by), Dave Gibbons (based on the comic book “The Secret Service” by)
Actors: Gemma Arterton, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Matthew Goode, Ralph Fiennes

Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019)

A chronicle of the crimes of Ted Bundy from the perspective of Liz, his longtime girlfriend, who refused to believe the truth about him for years. Year 2019.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Joe Berlinger
Writer: Elizabeth Kendall (based on the book “The Phantom Prince: My Life with Ted Bundy” by), Michael Werwie
Actors: Lily Collins, Zac Efron, Angela Sarafyan, Sydney Vollmer