Movie List for "book by"

Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)

Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to help the Mad Hatter. Year 2016.

Generes: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: James Bobin
Writer: Linda Woolverton, Lewis Carroll (books)
Actors: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway

A United Kingdom (2016)

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Amma Asante
Writer: Guy Hibbert (screenplay by), Susan Williams (based upon the book ‘Colour Bar’ by), Helena Holmes
Actors: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport

The Danish Girl (2015)

A fictitious love story loosely inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Romance
Director: Tom Hooper
Writer: Lucinda Coxon (screenplay), David Ebershoff (book)
Actors: Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Tusse Silberg, Adrian Schiller

All the Money in the World (2017)

The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom. Year 2017.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Ridley Scott
Writer: David Scarpa, John Pearson (based on the book ‘Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortune and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty’ by)
Actors: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris

Blinded by the Light (2019)

In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen. Year 2019.

Generes: Comedy, Drama, Music
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writer: Sarfraz Manzoor (screenplay), Gurinder Chadha (screenplay), Paul Mayeda Berges (screenplay), Sarfraz Manzoor (based on the book “Greetings from Bury Park – Race. Religion. Rock ‘N’ Roll.” by), Bruce Springsteen (inspired by the words and music of)
Actors: Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kalra, Lee Barnett

Beauty and the Beast (2014)

An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted. Year 2014.

Generes: Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance, Thriller
Director: Christophe Gans
Writer: Sandra Vo-Anh (scenario and dialogue), Christophe Gans (scenario and dialogue), Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (book)
Actors: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega

Lion (2016)

A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Garth Davis
Writer: Saroo Brierley (adapted from the book “A Long Way Home” by), Luke Davies (screenplay by)
Actors: Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, Priyanka Bose, Khushi Solanki

The Finest Hours (2016)

The Coast Guard makes a daring rescue attempt off the coast of Cape Cod after a pair of oil tankers are destroyed during a blizzard in 1952. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Craig Gillespie
Writer: Scott Silver (screenplay), Paul Tamasy (screenplay), Eric Johnson (screenplay), Casey Sherman (book), Michael J. Tougias (book)
Actors: Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Eric Bana

Snowden (2016)

The NSA’s illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency’s employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Oliver Stone
Writer: Kieran Fitzgerald (screenplay by), Oliver Stone (screenplay by), Luke Harding (book), Anatoly Kucherena (book)
Actors: Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jaymes Butler

The Command (2018)

The film follows the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster and the governmental negligence that followed. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Writer: Robert Rodat, Robert Moore (based on Robert Moore’s book “A Time to Die”)
Actors: Matthias Schoenaerts, Léa Seydoux, Peter Simonischek, August Diehl

The Walk (2015)

In 1974, high-wire artist Philippe Petit recruits a team of people to help him realize his dream: to walk the immense void between the World Trade Center towers. Year 2015.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Robert Zemeckis (screenplay), Christopher Browne (screenplay), Philippe Petit (book)
Actors: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Guillaume Baillargeon, Émilie Leclerc, Mark Trafford

Sully (2016)

The story of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger (Tom Hanks), an American pilot who became a hero after landing his damaged plane on the Hudson River in order to save the flight’s passengers and crew. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Clint Eastwood
Writer: Todd Komarnicki, Chesley Sullenberger (based on the book “Highest Duty” by), Jeffrey Zaslow (based on the book “Highest Duty” by)
Actors: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Valerie Mahaffey, Delphi Harrington

A Walk in the Woods (2015)

After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends. Year 2015.

Generes: Adventure, Biography, Comedy, Drama
Director: Ken Kwapis
Writer: Michael Arndt (screenplay), Bill Holderman (screenplay), Bill Bryson (book)
Actors: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Mary Steenburgen

Captain Phillips (2013)

The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the U.S.-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. Year 2013.

Generes: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Paul Greengrass
Writer: Billy Ray (screenplay), Richard Phillips (based upon the book “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea” by), Stephan Talty (based upon the book “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALS, and Dangerous Days at Sea” by)
Actors: Tom Hanks, Catherine Keener, Barkhad Abdi, Barkhad Abdirahman

The Birch (2016)

A bullied schoolboy takes drastic measures against his tormenter, summoning an ancient being in the woods using a spellbound book passed down through the generations of his family. Year 2016.

Generes: Short, Horror
Director: Ben Franklin, Anthony Melton
Writer: Ben Franklin, Anthony Melton, Cliff Wallace (story)
Actors: Aaron Thomas Ward, Corinna Marlowe, Charlie Venables, Dee Sherwood Wallace

The Angel (2018)

Based on NYT bestselling book ‘The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel’ by Uri Bar-Joseph. Year 2018.

Generes: Drama, Thriller
Director: Ariel Vromen
Writer: David Arata, Uri Bar-Joseph (based on the novel by)
Actors: Toby Kebbell, Marwan Kenzari, Hannah Ware, Waleed Zuaiter