Movie List for "book by"

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school. Year 2016.

Generes: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: David Yates
Writer: J.K. Rowling
Actors: Eddie Redmayne, Sam Redford, Scott Goldman, Tim Bentinck

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, War
Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa
Writer: Robert Carlock (screenplay by), Kim Barker (based on the book “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan” by)
Actors: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina

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

The Laundromat (2019)

A widow investigates an insurance fraud, chasing leads to a pair of Panama City law partners exploiting the world’s financial system. Year 2019.

Generes: Comedy, Crime, Drama, History
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Jake Bernstein (book), Scott Z. Burns (screenplay)
Actors: Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas, AJ Meijer, Arsenio Castellanos

In the Heart of the Sea (2015)

A recounting of a New England whaling ship’s sinking by a giant whale in 1820, an experience that later inspired the great novel Moby-Dick. Year 2015.

Generes: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
Director: Ron Howard
Writer: Charles Leavitt (screenplay), Charles Leavitt (story), Rick Jaffa (story), Amanda Silver (story), Nathaniel Philbrick (book)
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson

Drive (2011)

A mysterious Hollywood stuntman and mechanic moonlights as a getaway driver and finds himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor in this action drama. Year 2011.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Writer: Hossein Amini (screenplay), James Sallis (book)
Actors: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks

Mary Queen of Scots (2018)

Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned to years of imprisonment before facing execution. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Josie Rourke
Writer: Beau Willimon (screenplay by), John Guy (based on the book “Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart” by)
Actors: Angela Bain, Richard Cant, Guy Rhys, Thom Petty

The Front Runner (2018)

In 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign is derailed when he’s caught in a scandalous love affair. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Jason Reitman
Writer: Matt Bai, Jay Carson, Jason Reitman, Matt Bai (based on the book “All The Truth Is Out” by)
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Mark O’Brien

The 33 (2015)

Based on the real-life event, when a gold and copper mine collapses, it traps 33 miners underground for 69 days. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama, History
Director: Patricia Riggen
Writer: Mikko Alanne (screenplay), Craig Borten (screenplay), Michael Thomas (screenplay), Jose Rivera (screen story), Hector Tobar (book)
Actors: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin

Stan & Ollie (2018)

Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song – a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain. Year 2018.

Generes: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Director: Jon S. Baird
Writer: Jeff Pope, ‘A.J.’ Marriot (inspired by the book ‘Laurel & Hardy – The British Tours’ by)
Actors: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda

Central Intelligence (2016)

After he reconnects with an awkward pal from high school through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Comedy, Crime
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Writer: Ike Barinholtz (screenplay), David Stassen (screenplay), Rawson Marshall Thurber (screenplay), Ike Barinholtz (story), David Stassen (story)
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet

12 Strong (2018)

12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Drama, History, War
Director: Nicolai Fuglsig
Writer: Ted Tally, Peter Craig, Doug Stanton (based on the book, “Horse Soldiers” by)
Actors: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban

The Accountant (2016)

As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities, and the body count starts to rise. Year 2016.

Generes: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Writer: Bill Dubuque
Actors: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal

The Imitation Game (2014)

During World War II, the English mathematical genius Alan Turing tries to crack the German Enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. Year 2014.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Graham Moore, Andrew Hodges (book)
Actors: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

Based on the international best selling book. The true feel good story of how James Bowen, a busker and recovering drug addict, had his life transformed when he met a stray ginger cat. Year 2016.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Family
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Writer: James Bowen (novel), Garry Jenkins (novel), Tim John, Maria Nation
Actors: Luke Treadaway, Bob the Cat, Ruta Gedmintas, Joanne Froggatt

Trumbo (2015)

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood’s top screenwriter, until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs. Year 2015.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Jay Roach
Writer: John McNamara, Bruce Cook (book)
Actors: Bryan Cranston, Michael Stuhlbarg, David Maldonado, John Getz