Movie List for "book by"

Death Note (2017)

A high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals. Year 2017.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Adam Wingard
Writer: Charley Parlapanides (screenplay by), Vlas Parlapanides (screenplay by), Jeremy Slater (screenplay by), Tsugumi Ôba (based on “Death Note” by: In Shonen Jump), Takeshi Obata (based on “Death Note” by: In Shonen Jump)
Actors: Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham

The Pirates of Somalia (2017)

In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself with the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Bryan Buckley
Writer: Bryan Buckley, Jay Bahadur (based on the book “The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World” by)
Actors: Al Pacino, Melanie Griffith, Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi

The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)

A major league baseball player, Moe Berg, lives a double life working for the Office of Strategic Services. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, War
Director: Ben Lewin
Writer: Robert Rodat, Nicholas Dawidoff (based upon the book: Catcher Was a Spy: The Mysterious Life of Moe Berg by)
Actors: Paul Rudd, Pierfrancesco Favino, Tom Wilkinson, Connie Nielsen

The Infiltrator (2016)

A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Brad Furman
Writer: Ellen Furman (screenplay), Robert Mazur (based on the book on)
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Leanne Best, Daniel Mays, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)

The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred “Freddy” Heineken in 1983, which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Writer: William Brookfield, Peter R. de Vries (book)
Actors: Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Anthony Hopkins

Stronger (2017)

Stronger is the inspiring real life story of Jeff Bauman, an ordinary man who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of hope after surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: John Pollono (screenplay by), Jeff Bauman (based on the book “Stronger” by), Bret Witter (based on the book “Stronger” by)
Actors: Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson, Richard Lane Jr.

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

The Kitchen (2019)

The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to operate their husbands’ rackets after they’re locked up in prison. Year 2019.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Andrea Berloff
Writer: Andrea Berloff, Ollie Masters (based on the comic book series created for DC Vertigo by), Ming Doyle (based on the comic book series created for DC Vertigo by)
Actors: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson

Beyond the Reach (2014)

A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert. Year 2014.

Generes: Thriller
Director: Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
Writer: Stephen Susco (screenplay), Robb White (based on the book: “Deathwatch”)
Actors: Michael Douglas, Jeremy Irvine, Hanna Mangan Lawrence, Ronny Cox

Richard Jewell (2019)

American security guard Richard Jewell saves thousands of 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

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)

Five sisters in 19th century England must cope with the pressures to marry while protecting themselves from a growing population of zombies. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Director: Burr Steers
Writer: Burr Steers (screenplay), Jane Austen (Quirk Books novel), Seth Grahame-Smith (Quirk Books novel)
Actors: Lily James, Sam Riley, Bella Heathcote, Ellie Bamber

The Babadook (2014)

A single mother and her child fall into a deep well of paranoia when an eerie children’s book titled “Mister Babadook” manifests in their home. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, Horror
Director: Jennifer Kent
Writer: Jennifer Kent
Actors: Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Hayley McElhinney, Daniel Henshall

Speed Kills (2018)

Speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire, Ben Aronoff, leads a double life that lands him in trouble with the law and drug lords. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Jodi Scurfield
Writer: David Aaron Cohen (screenplay by), John Luessenhop (screenplay by), Paul Castro (story by), John Luessenhop (story by), David Aaron Cohen (story by), Arthur Jay Harris (based upon the book “Speed Kills” by)
Actors: John Travolta, Katheryn Winnick, Jennifer Esposito, Michael Weston

The Theory of Everything (2014)

A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. Year 2014.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: James Marsh
Writer: Anthony McCarten (screenplay), Jane Hawking (book)
Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Prior, Sophie Perry

Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer (2018)

A movie about the horrific crimes and trial of Kermit Gosnell, America’s biggest serial killer. Year 2018.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Nick Searcy
Writer: Andrew Klavan (screenplay by), Ann McElhinney (screenplay by), Phelim McAleer (screenplay by), Andrew Klavan (story by), Phelim McAleer (based on the book ‘Gosnell’ by), Ann McElhinney (based on the book ‘Gosnell’ by)
Actors: Dean Cain, Janine Turner, Michael Beach, Nick Searcy

Jungle (2017)

A group of friends join a guide for a trek into the Bolivian jungle, searching for an Indian village. The men soon realize that the jungle is a difficult place to be. Year 2017.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Director: Greg McLean
Writer: Yossi Ghinsberg (book), Justin Monjo (screenplay)
Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Joel Jackson, Yasmin Kassim