Movie List for "book by"

Stretch (2014)

A hard-luck limo driver struggles to go straight and pay off a debt to his bookie. He takes on a job with a crazed passenger, whose sought-after ledger implicates some seriously dangerous criminals. Year 2014.

Generes: Comedy, Crime
Director: Joe Carnahan
Writer: Joe Carnahan (screenplay by), Jerry Corley (story by), Rob Rose (story by), Joe Carnahan (story by)
Actors: Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, James Badge Dale, Brooklyn Decker

Raazi (2018)

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

A Deadly Adoption (2015)

A distanced couple decide to take in a seemingly innocent pregnant woman in hopes of adopting her unborn child. However, there is more to a book than its cover. Year 2015.

Generes: Drama, Thriller
Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Writer: Andrew Steele
Actors: Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Jessica Lowndes, Alyvia Alyn Lind

Papillon (2017)

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 Irishman (2019)

A mob hitman recalls his friend Jimmy Hoffa. 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

Moneyball (2011)

Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. Year 2011.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Sport
Director: Bennett Miller
Writer: Steven Zaillian (screenplay), Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Stan Chervin (story), Michael Lewis (book)
Actors: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robin Wright

Beautiful Boy (2018)

Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Felix van Groeningen
Writer: Luke Davies (screenplay by), Felix van Groeningen (screenplay by), David Sheff (based on the book “Beautiful Boy” by), Nic Sheff (based on the book “Tweak” by)
Actors: Steve Carell, Maura Tierney, Jack Dylan Grazer, Oakley Bull

5 Flights Up (2014)

A long-time married couple who’ve spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away. Year 2014.

Generes: Comedy, Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Writer: Charlie Peters (screenplay), Jill Ciment (book)
Actors: Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon, Carrie Preston

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

An African-American woman becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical breakthroughs when her cells are used to create the first immortal human cell line in the early 1950s. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, Mystery
Director: George C. Wolfe
Writer: Rebecca Skloot (based on the book written by), Peter Landesman (screenplay by), Alexander Woo (screenplay by), George C. Wolfe (screenplay by)
Actors: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sylvia Grace Crim, Reed Birney, Karen Wheeling Reynolds

13 Hours (2016)

During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Director: Michael Bay
Writer: Chuck Hogan (screenplay), Mitchell Zuckoff (book)
Actors: John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Pablo Schreiber, David Denman

The Help (2011)

An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids’ point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis. Year 2011.

Generes: Drama
Director: Tate Taylor
Writer: Tate Taylor (screenplay), Kathryn Stockett (novel)
Actors: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name while on the run as a fugitive from the law. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Thriller
Director: Edward Zwick
Writer: Richard Wenk (screenplay), Edward Zwick (screenplay), Marshall Herskovitz (screenplay), Lee Child (book)
Actors: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh

The Disaster Artist (2017)

When Greg Sestero, an aspiring film actor, meets the weird and mysterious Tommy Wiseau in an acting class, they form a unique friendship and travel to Hollywood to make their dreams come true. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: James Franco
Writer: Scott Neustadter (screenplay by), Michael H. Weber (screenplay by), Greg Sestero (based on the book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by), Tom Bissell (based on the book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made” by)
Actors: Dave Franco, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Ari Graynor

Fahrenheit 451 (2018)

In a terrifying care-free future, a young man, Guy Montag, whose job as a fireman is to burn all books, questions his actions after meeting a young woman – and begins to rebel against society. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Ramin Bahrani
Writer: Ray Bradbury (based on the novel written by), Ramin Bahrani (screenplay by), Amir Naderi (screenplay by)
Actors: Michael B. Jordan, Aaron Davis, Cindy Katz, Michael Shannon

Ophelia (2018)

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: George MacKay, Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen

All About Me (2018)

Dramatised origin story of one of Germany’s most beloved contemporary comedians. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Caroline Link
Writer: Ruth Toma (screenplay), Hape Kerkeling (book), Caroline Link (adaptation)
Actors: Luise Heyer, Sönke Möhring, Diana Amft, Joachim Król