Movie List for "book by"

A Complicated Man (2018)

A young successful writer who had a bad incident with his fiancee, tries to complete his new book in his seclusion lake house, after five years absence. Year 2018.

Generes: Mystery
Director: Bahadir Karasu
Writer: Bahadir Karasu, James D. Long (original script by)
Actors: Nicole Tompkins, Jamie Robson, Defne Bolukbasioglu

The Watcher (2018)

Based on true events. Aesha goes to an isolated b&b in Kent after her mom books her in so she can get some head space for her studies. In the night Aesha is visited by a nun at the door who… Year 2018.

Generes: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Scott Jeffrey
Writer: Scott Jeffrey
Actors: Tiffany-Ellen Robinson, Lucy Chappell, Becca Hirani, Georgia Wood

Supercon (2018)

A rag-tag group of former TV stars and comic book artists, who make their living working at conventions, decide to steal the loot from a crooked promoter and an overbearing former TV icon. Year 2018.

Generes: Action, Comedy
Director: Zak Knutson
Writer: Zak Knutson, Andy Sipes, Dana Snyder
Actors: Ryan Kwanten, Maggie Grace, Mike Epps, Clancy Brown

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

Another Day of Life (2018)

A gripping story of a three-month-long journey that renowned Polish reporter Ryszard Kapuscinski took across Angola ravaged by a war in which the front lines shifted like a kaleidoscope … Year 2018.

Generes: Animation, Biography
Director: Raúl de la Fuente, Damian Nenow
Writer: Raúl de la Fuente (screenplay), Amaia Remirez (screenplay), Niall Johnson (screenplay), David Weber (screenplay), Damian Nenow (screenplay), Ryszard Kapuscinski (book)
Actors: Miroslaw Haniszewski, Vergil J. Smith, Tomasz Zietek, Olga Boladz

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, Mystery, Thriller
Director: Farhad Safinia
Writer: John Boorman, Todd Komarnicki, Farhad Safinia, Simon Winchester (book)
Actors: Natalie Dormer, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Irvine, Jennifer Ehle

The Tokoloshe (2019)

A successful writer goes to an abandoned hotel with his wife and adopted daughter to finish his much anticipated follow-up book when strange things start to occur. At the same time, a high school teacher is forced to deal with her gruesome past which is linked to the same hotel. Year 2019.

Generes: N/A
Director: Richard Green
Writer: Richard Green, Arish Sirkissoon
Actors: Rubendra Govender, Shezi Sibongiseni, Lwandile Xaba, Arish Sirkissoon

Savage Messiah (1972)

Biographical film of the life of French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska. Year 1972.

Generes: Biography, Drama
Director: Ken Russell
Writer: Christopher Logue (screenplay), H.S. Ede (book)
Actors: Dorothy Tutin, Scott Antony, Helen Mirren, Lindsay Kemp

Lady Sings the Blues (1972)

The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Year 1972.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Director: Sidney J. Furie
Writer: Chris Clark (screenplay), Suzanne De Passe (screenplay), William Dufty (book), Billie Holiday (book), Terence McCloy (screenplay)
Actors: Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan

Boxcar Bertha (1972)

During the Great Depression, a union leader and a young woman become criminals to exact revenge on the management of a railroad. Year 1972.

Generes: Crime, Drama, Romance
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Ben L. Reitman (book), Joyce Hooper Corrington (screenplay), John William Corrington (screenplay)
Actors: Barbara Hershey, David Carradine, Barry Primus, Bernie Casey

If Footmen Tire You What Will Horses Do? (1971)

Based on the preachings of Reverend Estus W. Pirkle, this film warns what will happen to America if the citizens do not give up their depraved ways and turn to God and Jesus for salvation. … Year 1971.

Generes: Drama
Director: Ron Ormond
Writer: Ron Ormond (screenplay), Estus W. Pirkle (book)
Actors: Judy Creech, Cecil Scaife, Gene McFall, Wes Saunders

The Seven Minutes (1971)

The Seven Minutes is a steamy book written in 1969. To help with an upcoming election, a bookstore clerk is indicted for selling obscene material and most of the film centers about the … Year 1971.

Generes: Drama
Director: Russ Meyer
Writer: Richard Warren Lewis, Irving Wallace (novel)
Actors: Wayne Maunder, Marianne McAndrew, Philip Carey, Jay C. Flippen

The Pursuit of Happiness (1971)

A young college student is sent to prison as much for killing a pedestrian with his car as for not paying his parking tickets. When the opportunity presents itself he escapes and is … Year 1971.

Generes: Crime, Drama
Director: Robert Mulligan
Writer: Thomas Rogers (book), Jon Boothe (screenplay), George Sherman (screenplay)
Actors: Michael Sarrazin, Barbara Hershey, Arthur Hill, Ruth White

Dirty Dingus Magee (1970)

Dirty Dingus Magee and his old rival Hoke Birdsill take turns at being either lawman or outlaw and being rivals or partners in crime, depending of the circumstances. Year 1970.

Generes: Comedy, Romance, Western
Director: Burt Kennedy
Writer: David Markson (book), Tom Waldman (screenplay), Frank Waldman (screenplay), Joseph Heller (screenplay)
Actors: Frank Sinatra, George Kennedy, Anne Jackson, Lois Nettleton

Gas Pump Girls (1979)

June and her friends take over a service station formerly run by her uncle. They perform every trick in the book to attract the customers. Year 1979.

Generes: Comedy
Director: Joel Bender
Writer: David A. Davies, Joel Bender, Isaac Blech
Actors: Kirsten Baker, Linda Lawrence, Sandy Johnson, Rikki Marin

The Buddy Holly Story (1978)

The story of the life and career of the early rock and roll singer, from his meteoric rise to stardom, to his marriage and untimely death. Year 1978.

Generes: Biography, Drama, Music
Director: Steve Rash
Writer: Alan Swyer (story), John Goldrosen (book), Robert Gittler (screenplay)
Actors: Gary Busey, Don Stroud, Charles Martin Smith, Conrad Janis