Movie List for "book by"

Dark Crimes (2016)

A murder investigation of a slain businessman turns to clues found in an author’s book about an eerily similar crime. Based on the 2008 article “True Crimes – A Postmodern Murder Mystery” by David Grann. Year 2016.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Alexandros Avranas
Writer: David Grann (inspired by the article “True Crime: A Postmodern Murder Mystery” by), Jeremy Brock
Actors: Jim Carrey, Marton Csokas, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kati Outinen

The Late Bloomer (2016)

The story of an adult male who, after the successful removal of a benign tumor resting against his pituitary gland, experiences all the changes and effects of puberty over a three-week period. Year 2016.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director: Kevin Pollak
Writer: Ken Baker (based on the book “Man Made: A Memoir of My Body” by), Joe Nussbaum (screenplay by), Mark Torgove (screenplay by), Paul A. Kaplan (screenplay by), Kyle Cooper (screenplay by), Austyn Jeffs (screenplay by), Joe Nussbaum (story by), Gary Rosen (story by)
Actors: Charlotte McKinney, Johnny Simmons, Blake Cooper, Kumail Nanjiani

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

Spinning Man (2018)

A happily married professor, known for having many affairs with students, becomes the prime suspect when a young woman has gone missing. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Simon Kaijser
Writer: Matthew Aldrich (screenplay by), George Harrar (based on the book “The Spinning Man” by)
Actors: Guy Pearce, Pierce Brosnan, Minnie Driver, Alexandra Shipp

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Luc Besson
Writer: Pierre Christin (based on the comic book series “Valerian and Laureline” by), Jean-Claude Mézières (based on the comic book series “Valerian and Laureline” by), Luc Besson (screenplay by)
Actors: Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna

Home (2015)

An alien on the run from his own people makes friends with a girl. He tries to help her on her quest, but can be an interference. Year 2015.

Generes: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Director: Tim Johnson
Writer: Tom J. Astle (screenplay by), Matt Ember (screenplay by), Adam Rex (book)
Actors: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez

Miracles from Heaven (2016)

Based on the incredible true story of the Beam family. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Family
Director: Patricia Riggen
Writer: Christy Beam (book), Randy Brown (screenplay)
Actors: Jennifer Garner, Kylie Rogers, Martin Henderson, Brighton Sharbino

Ragini MMS 2 (2014)

A sleazy film director’s decision to shoot his latest erotic horror movie in a notorious haunted house angers the vengeful spirit of its past inhabitant. Year 2014.

Generes: Horror
Director: Bhushan Patel
Writer: Tanveer Bookwala (story and screenplay), Ishita Moitra (dialogue)
Actors: Sunny Leone, Saahil Prem, Parvin Dabas, Sandhya Mridul

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

On Halloween 1968, reclusive Stella and her two friends meet a mysterious drifter, Ramón, and uncover a sinister notebook of stories. Year 2019.

Generes: 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

The Social Network (2010)

As Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg creates the social networking site that would become known as Facebook, he is sued by the twins who claimed he stole their idea, and by the co-founder who was later squeezed out of the business. Year 2010.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: David Fincher
Writer: Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Ben Mezrich (book)
Actors: Jesse Eisenberg, Rooney Mara, Bryan Barter, Dustin Fitzsimons

Lincoln (2012)

As the American Civil War continues to rage, America’s president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. Year 2012.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History, War
Director: Steven Spielberg
Writer: Tony Kushner (screenplay by), Doris Kearns Goodwin (based in part on the book “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by)
Actors: Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Heaven Is for Real (2014)

A small-town father must find the courage and conviction to share his son’s extraordinary, life-changing experience with the world. Year 2014.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Family
Director: Randall Wallace
Writer: Randall Wallace (screenplay), Chris Parker (screenplay), Todd Burpo (book), Lynn Vincent (book)
Actors: Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Thomas Haden Church, Connor Corum

Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

After the Kingsman’s headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, an allied spy organisation in the United States is discovered. These two elite secret organisations must band together to defeat a common enemy. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Writer: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Mark Millar (based on the comic book “The Secret Service” by), Dave Gibbons (based on the comic book “The Secret Service” by)
Actors: Taron Egerton, Edward Holcroft, Gordon Alexander, Mark Strong

Kill the Messenger (2014)

Journalist Gary Webb, California 1996, started investigating CIA’s role in the 1980s in getting crack cocaine to the black part of LA to get money and weapons to the Contras/freedom fighters in Nicaragua. Year 2014.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Michael Cuesta
Writer: Peter Landesman, Gary Webb (book), Nick Schou (book)
Actors: Jeremy Renner, Robert Patrick, Jena Sims, Robert Pralgo

My Friend Dahmer (2017)

A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Marc Meyers
Writer: Marc Meyers, John Backderf (based on the book My Friend Dahmer by)
Actors: Zachary Davis Brown, Lily Kozub, Ross Lynch, Vincent Kartheiser

Same Kind of Different as Me (2017)

International art dealer Ron Hall must befriend a dangerous homeless man in order to save his struggling marriage to his wife, a woman whose dreams will lead all three of them on the journey of their lives. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Michael Carney
Writer: Michael Carney (screenplay), Alexander Foard (screenplay), Ron Hall (screenplay), Ron Hall (book), Denver Moore (book), Lynn Vincent (book)
Actors: Greg Kinnear, Renée Zellweger, Djimon Hounsou, Jon Voight