Film Adaptations of Literature
by jelanihenglish | created - 10 months ago | updated - 1 day ago | PublicFilm adaptations I'm considering watching that are based on works of literature that I'm aware of.
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1. Things Fall Apart (1971)
90 min | Drama
This is the story of Okonkwo, an Ibo man who lives in the village of Umoufia, in Nigeria. It shows the traditions and culture of the Ibo people, while also telling Okonkwo's story.
Director: Hans Jürgen Pohland | Stars: Iyabo Aboaba, Boniface Afoko, Steve Allis, Carey Andrew-Jaja
Votes: 60
Chinua Achebe 1958 novel
2. Things Fall Apart (1987– )
50 min | Drama
Stars: Funso Adeolu, Fabian Adibe, Francis Agu, Pete Edochie
Votes: 29
Chinua Achebe 1958 novel
3. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
R | 132 min | Drama, Romance
In 1980s Italy, romance blossoms between a seventeen-year-old student and the older man hired as his father's research assistant.
Director: Luca Guadagnino | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar
Votes: 315,636 | Gross: $18.10M
André Aciman 2007 novel
4. Catch Me If You Can (2002)
PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Barely 17 yet, Frank is a skilled forger who has passed as a doctor, lawyer and pilot. FBI agent Carl becomes obsessed with tracking down the con man, who only revels in the pursuit.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen
Votes: 1,095,415 | Gross: $164.62M
Frank Abagnale Jr. (with Stan Redding) semi-autobiographical 1980 book [watched]
5. It Happened One Night (1934)
Passed | 105 min | Comedy, Romance
A rogue reporter trailing a runaway heiress for a big story joins her on a bus heading from Florida to New York and they end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops along the way.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns
Votes: 112,255 | Gross: $4.36M
Samuel Hopkins Adams 1933 short story (Night Bus)
6. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Director: Garth Jennings | Stars: Martin Freeman, Yasiin Bey, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 208,375 | Gross: $51.09M
Douglas Adams 1979 novel [watched]
7. Tarzan (1999)
G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A man raised by gorillas must decide where he really belongs when he discovers he is a human.
Directors: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima | Stars: Tony Goldwyn, Minnie Driver, Brian Blessed, Glenn Close
Votes: 247,166 | Gross: $171.09M
Edgar Rice Burroughs 1912 novel [watched]
8. Born Free (1966)
PG | 95 min | Adventure, Biography, Drama
The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
Directors: James Hill, Tom McGowan | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Lukoye
Votes: 7,017
Joy Adamson 1960 novel
9. Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance
Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.
Director: Biyi Bandele | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandiwe Newton, Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle
Votes: 2,149 | Gross: $0.05M
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 2006 novel
10. The White Tiger (2021)
R | 125 min | Crime, Drama
An ambitious Indian driver uses his wit and cunning to escape from poverty and rise to the top. An epic journey based on the New York Times bestseller.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Adarsh Gourav, Rajkummar Rao, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Vedant Sinha
Votes: 65,519
Aravind Adiga 2008 novel
11. A Death in the Family (2002 TV Movie)
91 min | Drama
A young wife's religious faith is shaken when her husband dies in a car accident.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Annabeth Gish, John Slattery, Austin Wolff, Kathleen Chalfant
Votes: 116
James Agee 1915 autobiographical novel
12. La regenta (1974)
93 min | Drama
Adapted from the novel of the same name by Clarín, which narrates the difficulties of Ana Ozores to adapt to the sordidness of life in Vetusta, a provincial city of northern Spain inspired ... See full summary »
Director: Gonzalo Suárez | Stars: Emma Penella, Nigel Davenport, Keith Baxter, Adolfo Marsillach
Votes: 68
Leopoldo Alas 1885 novel
13. Little Women (1933)
Passed | 115 min | Drama, Family, Romance
A chronicle of the lives of sisters growing up in 19th-century New England.
Director: George Cukor | Stars: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 7,931 | Gross: $4.58M
Louisa May Alcott 1869 novel
14. Little Women (1949)
Approved | 122 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The four daughters of a New England family fight for happiness during and after the Civil War.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: June Allyson, Peter Lawford, Margaret O'Brien, Elizabeth Taylor
Votes: 8,232 | Gross: $7.47M
Louisa May Alcott 1869 novel
15. Little Women (1994)
PG | 115 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The March sisters live and grow in post-Civil War America.
Director: Gillian Armstrong | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes
Votes: 63,576 | Gross: $50.08M
Louisa May Alcott 1869 novel
16. Little Women (2019)
PG | 135 min | Drama, Romance
Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women, each determined to live life on her own terms.
Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen
Votes: 245,718 | Gross: $108.10M
Louisa May Alcott 1869 novel
17. Little Men (1934)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama
The former Jo March and her husband Professor Bhaer operate the Plumfield School for homeless boys. One of the boys, Nat, invites Dan, a street kid, to come to the school, where the boys ... See full summary »
Director: Phil Rosen | Stars: Ralph Morgan, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Junior Durkin, Cora Sue Collins
Votes: 94
Louisa May Alcott 1871 novel
18. Little Men (1998)
PG | 98 min | Drama
Based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. When two homeless boys from Boston find themselves at Plumfield, a rural boarding school run by Jo and her husband, the boys learn both academic and life lessons they won't ever forget.
Director: Rodney Gibbons | Stars: Kathleen Fee, Michael Caloz, Mariel Hemingway, Ben Cook
Votes: 633 | Gross: $0.10M
Louisa May Alcott 1871 novel
19. Smoke Signals (1998)
PG-13 | 89 min | Comedy, Drama
Arnold rescued Thomas from a fire when he was a child. Thomas thinks of Arnold as a hero, while Arnold's son Victor resents his father's alcoholism, violence and abandonment of his family.
Director: Chris Eyre | Stars: Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer
Votes: 12,605 | Gross: $6.72M
Sherman Alexie 1993 book (The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven) [watched]
20. The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
Passed | 119 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A junkie must face his true self to kick his drug addiction.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, Eleanor Parker, Arnold Stang
Votes: 12,211
Nelson Algren 1949 novel
21. The House of the Spirits (1993)
R | 145 min | Drama, Romance
A rancher, his clairvoyant wife, and their family face turbulent years in South America in this adaptation of Isabel Allende's best-seller.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Maria Conchita Alonso, António Assunção
Votes: 24,954 | Gross: $6.27M
Isabel Allende 1982 novel
22. Of Love and Shadows (1994)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance, Thriller
Chile 1973 is ruled by the dictator Pinochet. The wealthy don't see the violence, terror, executions etc. including Irene. She's engaged to an officer in the fascist military. She meets Francisco who opens her eyes to truth and love.
Director: Betty Kaplan | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Connelly, Stefania Sandrelli, Diego Wallraff
Votes: 2,394 | Gross: $0.02M
Isabel Allende 1984 novel
23. Inés of My Soul (2020)
Drama
This is a romantic historical drama based on the true story of the first woman "conquistador" who went to the South American land that would become Chile, and helped to form the city of ... See full summary »
Stars: Elena Rivera, Eduardo Noriega, Ismael Martínez, Nicolás Zárate
Votes: 479
Isabel Allende 2006 novel
24. Bastard Out of Carolina (1996)
R | 98 min | Drama
A mother and daughter find their lives adversely affected when a new man enters the picture. Will their family ever be what they expect?
Director: Anjelica Huston | Stars: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Eldard, Glenne Headly, Lyle Lovett
Votes: 4,808
Dorothy Allison 1992 semi-autobiographical novel
25. Cavedweller (2004)
R | 101 min | Drama, Music
A traumatic event sends a musician (Sedgwick) back to her hometown in an effort to reunite with the daughters she abandoned. To do so, she must confront her abusive ex-husband (Quinn), from whom she fled years ago.
Director: Lisa Cholodenko | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, Aidan Quinn, Sherilyn Fenn, Jill Scott
Votes: 718
Dorothy Allison 1998 novel
26. In the Time of the Butterflies (2001 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
In the Time of the Butterflies is inspired by the true story of the three Mirabal sisters who, in 1960, were murdered for their part in an underground plot to overthrow the government.
Director: Mariano Barroso | Stars: Salma Hayek, Lumi Cavazos, Edward James Olmos, Mía Maestro
Votes: 2,486
Julia Alvarez 1994 novel
27. Lucky Jim (1957)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of keeping his job. Worse, he has managed to get ... See full summary »
Director: John Boulting | Stars: John Welsh, Ronald Cardew, Hugh Griffith, Kenneth Griffith
Votes: 776
Kingsley Amis 1954 novel
28. The Rachel Papers (1989)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Charles Highway (Dexter Fletcher) is in control of his life; he is about to finish sixth form college and start at Oxford. He is nineteen and wants an older woman before he turns twenty. ... See full summary »
Director: Damian Harris | Stars: Dexter Fletcher, Ione Skye, Jonathan Pryce, James Spader
Votes: 2,174 | Gross: $0.20M
Martin Amis 1973 novel
29. Money (2010)
Comedy, Drama
John Self is good at making money, he's due to make a hell of a lot more. The only trouble is... he's better at spending it.
Stars: Nick Frost, Vincent Kartheiser, Emma Pierson, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett
Votes: 126
Martin Amis 1984 novel
30. London Fields (2018)
R | 118 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. She begins a tangled love affair with three uniquely different men: one of whom she knows will be her murderer.
Director: Mathew Cullen | Stars: Theo James, Amber Heard, Cara Delevingne, Gemma Chan
Votes: 12,207 | Gross: $0.25M
Martin Amis 1989 novel
31. The Zone of Interest (2023)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, History, War
Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.
Director: Jonathan Glazer | Stars: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann Karthaus, Luis Noah Witte
Votes: 81,821
Martin Amis 2014 novel
32. Speak (2004)
PG-13 | 89 min | Drama
After a blurred trauma over the summer, Melinda enters high school a selective mute. Struggling with school, friends, and family, she tells the dark tale of her experiences, and why she has chosen not to speak.
Director: Jessica Sharzer | Stars: Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Perkins, Richard Hagerman, Allison Siko
Votes: 29,435
Laurie Halse Anderson 1999 YA novel
33. Flowers in the Attic (1987)
PG-13 | 93 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Children are hidden away under an attic by their conspiring mother and grandmother.
Director: Jeffrey Bloom | Stars: Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson, Jeb Stuart Adams
Votes: 11,269 | Gross: $15.15M
V.C. Andrews 1979 YA novel
34. My Sweet Audrina (2016 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 85 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Living in her family's secluded mansion, Audrina is kept alone and out of sight and is haunted by nightmares of her older sister, First Audrina, who was left for dead in the woods after an ... See full summary »
Director: Mike Rohl | Stars: India Eisley, William Moseley, James Tupper, Tess Atkins
Votes: 1,496
V.C. Andrews 1982 YA novel
35. Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022)
85 min | Drama
This limited series tells the origin story of Olivia and Malcolm Foxworth and how dark family secrets shaped the Foxworth family from the very beginning.
Stars: Jemima Rooper, Max Irons, T'Shan Williams, Evelyn Miller
Votes: 1,500
V.C. Andrews 1987 YA novel (Garden of Shadows)
36. Dawn (2023 TV Movie)
TV-PG | Drama
Follows the dark, twisted history of Dawn Longchamp and her family, along with the Cutler and Booth families.
Director: Linda-Lisa Hayter | Stars: Brec Bassinger, Khobe Clarke, Donna Mills, Elyse Maloway
Votes: 404
V.C. Andrews 1990 YA novel
37. Secrets of the Morning (2023 TV Movie)
Drama
Dawn gets off to a good start at a New York City performing-arts school, then risks everything by falling for her gorgeous, charming music teacher; meanwhile, Jimmy works toward his future.
Director: Linda-Lisa Hayter | Stars: Brec Bassinger, Khobe Clarke, Fran Drescher, Joey McIntyre
Votes: 146
V.C. Andrews 1991 YA novel
38. Twilight's Child (2023 TV Movie)
Drama
Dawn gets her baby daughter Christie back and prepares to marry Jimmy. But as she settles in as owner of the Cutler's Cove Resort, she's haunted by visions of Grandmother Cutler
Director: Jacquie Gould | Stars: Brec Bassinger, Khobe Clarke, Joey McIntyre, Donna Mills
Votes: 116
V.C. Andrews 1992 YA novel
39. Midnight Whispers (2023 TV Movie)
Drama
After the tragic deaths of Dawn and Jimmy, Christie goes in search of her birth father. After a brief respite, she returns home to defy the curse that has haunted the Booth, Cutler, and Longchamp families.
Director: Jacquie Gould | Stars: Brec Bassinger, Megan Best, Khobe Clarke, Joey McIntyre
Votes: 91
V.C. Andrews 1992 YA novel
40. Ruby (I) (2021)
105 min | Drama
Director: Juliet Ellis | Stars: Latifah Suleiman Kerr, Etta Fusi, Kyle Hill, Elizabeth Lawal
V.C. Andrews 1993 YA novel
41. The Amityville Horror (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror
Newlyweds and their three children move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living in or visiting the house.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: James Brolin, Margot Kidder, Rod Steiger, Don Stroud
Votes: 44,594 | Gross: $86.43M
Jay Anson 1977 book [watched]
42. The Amityville Horror (2005)
R | 90 min | Horror
Newlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.
Director: Andrew Douglas | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jimmy Bennett, Jesse James
Votes: 117,349 | Gross: $65.23M
Jay Anson 1977 book
43. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
R | 104 min | Horror
A dysfunctional family moves into a new house, which proves to be satanic, resulting in the demonic possession of their teenage son.
Director: Damiano Damiani | Stars: James Olson, Burt Young, Rutanya Alda, Jack Magner
Votes: 12,858 | Gross: $12.53M
Hans Holzer 1979 book (Murder In Amityville)
44. Sounder (1972)
G | 105 min | Drama, Family
The oldest son of a loving and strong family of black sharecroppers comes of age in the Depression-era South after his father is imprisoned for stealing food.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Cicely Tyson, Paul Winfield, Kevin Hooks, Carmen Mathews
Votes: 4,826 | Gross: $3.10M
William H. Armstrong 1969 YA novel
45. Scent of a Woman (1974)
R | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
A young private is assigned to accompany a blind captain. It soon becomes clear that they are both complex personalities.
Director: Dino Risi | Stars: Vittorio Gassman, Alessandro Momo, Agostina Belli, Moira Orfei
Votes: 5,157
Giovanni Arpino 1969 story
46. Scent of a Woman (1992)
R | 156 min | Drama
A prep school student needing money agrees to "babysit" a blind man, but the job is not at all what he anticipated.
Director: Martin Brest | Stars: Al Pacino, Chris O'Donnell, James Rebhorn, Gabrielle Anwar
Votes: 328,745 | Gross: $63.90M
Giovanni Arpino 1969 story
47. 13 Reasons Why (2017–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Follows teenager Clay Jensen, in his quest to uncover the story behind his classmate and crush, Hannah, and her decision to end her life.
Stars: Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe
Votes: 315,461
Jay Asher 2007 novel
48. I, Robot (2004)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, Alan Tudyk
Votes: 575,293 | Gross: $144.80M
Isaac Asimov 1940s novel [watched]
49. Bicentennial Man (1999)
PG | 132 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
An android endeavors to become human as he gradually acquires emotions.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt
Votes: 124,672 | Gross: $58.22M
Isaac Asimov 1976 novel
50. Case Histories (2011–2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Former soldier and policeman Jackson Brodie becomes a private investigator.
Stars: Jason Isaacs, Amanda Abbington, Zawe Ashton, Millie Innes
Votes: 4,856
Kate Atkinson's Jackson Brodie (2006-10) novel series
51. Life After Life (2022)
60 min | Drama, Fantasy
Ursula Todd dies one night in 1910 before she can draw her first breath. On that same night in 1910, Ursula is born and survives.
Stars: Lesley Manville, Isla Johnston, Thomasin McKenzie, Sian Clifford
Votes: 2,188
Kate Atkinson 2013 novel
52. Surfacing (1981)
R | 89 min | Adventure, Drama
A young girl and her friends set off on an expedition into the wilderness in order to find her missing father.
Director: Claude Jutra | Stars: Joseph Bottoms, Kathleen Beller, R.H. Thomson, Margaret Dragu
Votes: 162
Margaret Atwood 1972 novel
53. The Handmaid's Tale (1990)
R | 108 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Under a dystopian religious tyranny, most women cannot conceive children. Those young women who can live in a form of sexual slavery to provide children for influential families.
Director: Volker Schlöndorff | Stars: Natasha Richardson, Faye Dunaway, Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth McGovern
Votes: 10,740 | Gross: $4.96M
Margaret Atwood 1985 novel
54. The Handmaid's Tale (2017– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.
Stars: Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle
Votes: 257,905
Margaret Atwood 1985 novel
55. Alias Grace (2017)
TV-MA | 45 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Grace, an Irish immigrant in 19th-century Canada, is convicted of the murder of her employer. However, things take a different turn when a psychiatrist arrives to analyze her mental state.
Stars: Sarah Gadon, Edward Holcroft, Rebecca Liddiard, Zachary Levi
Votes: 37,811
Margaret Atwood 1996 novel
56. Mother's Milk (2011)
98 min | Drama
A coruscating drama, based on an award winning novel, which explores the troubled relationships between the various members of an English family over a long summer when Eleanor, the ... See full summary »
Director: Gerald Fox | Stars: Jack Davenport, Annabel Mullion, Annette Badland, Adrian Dunbar
Votes: 41
Edward St Aubyn 2006 novel
57. The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
A young Cro-Magnon woman is raised by Neanderthals.
Director: Michael Chapman | Stars: Daryl Hannah, Pamela Reed, James Remar, Thomas G. Waites
Votes: 6,963 | Gross: $1.95M
Jean M. Auel 1980 novel
58. Love & Friendship (2016)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lady Susan Vernon takes up temporary residence at her in-laws' estate and, while there, is determined to be a matchmaker for her daughter Frederica--and herself too, naturally.
Director: Whit Stillman | Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Chloë Sevigny, Xavier Samuel, Emma Greenwell
Votes: 26,425 | Gross: $14.01M
Jane Austen 1794 work (Lady Susan) [watched]
59. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
PG | 136 min | Drama, Romance
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites.
Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson
Votes: 125,710 | Gross: $43.18M
Jane Austen 1811 novel [read/watched]
60. Sense & Sensibility (2008)
TV-14 | 58 min | Drama, Romance
The sisters Eleanor and Marianne Dashwood try to find love and security in the 1800's. These two sisters coudn't be more different. Where Eleanor is calm and always acts proper Marianne is passionate and usally forgets herself.
Stars: Dominic Cooper, Charity Wakefield, Hattie Morahan, Janet McTeer
Votes: 12,986
Jane Austen 1811 novel
61. Pride and Prejudice (1940)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, Romance
The arrival of wealthy bachelors in town causes an uproar when families with single daughters aggressively seek engagements, including the Bennet family, with five eligible daughters.
Director: Robert Z. Leonard | Stars: Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier, Mary Boland, Edna May Oliver
Votes: 9,222
Jane Austen 1813 novel
62. Pride & Prejudice (2005)
PG | 129 min | Drama, Romance
Sparks fly when spirited Elizabeth Bennet meets single, rich, and proud Mr. Darcy. But Mr. Darcy reluctantly finds himself falling in love with a woman beneath his class. Can each overcome their own pride and prejudice?
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland
Votes: 330,656 | Gross: $38.41M
Jane Austen 1813 novel [read/watched]
63. Mansfield Park (1999)
PG-13 | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Fanny, born into a poor family, is sent away to live with wealthy uncle Sir Thomas, his wife and their four children, where she'll be brought up for a proper introduction to society.
Director: Patricia Rozema | Stars: Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller, Alessandro Nivola, Hannah Taylor Gordon
Votes: 25,843 | Gross: $4.76M
Jane Austen 1814 novel [watched]
64. Clueless (1995)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
Shallow, rich and socially successful Cher is at the top of her Beverly Hills high school's pecking scale. Seeing herself as a matchmaker, Cher first coaxes two teachers into dating each other.
Director: Amy Heckerling | Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy, Paul Rudd
Votes: 245,793 | Gross: $56.63M
Jane Austen 1815 novel (Emma) [watched]
65. Emma (1996)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
While matchmaking for friends and neighbours, a young 19th Century Englishwoman nearly misses her own chance at love.
Director: Douglas McGrath | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, James Cosmo, Greta Scacchi, Alan Cumming
Votes: 41,613 | Gross: $22.20M
Jane Austen 1815 novel
66. Aisha (I) (2010)
126 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Chaos results after a wealthy woman decides to turn matchmaker for a naive village belle.
Director: Rajshree Ojha | Stars: Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol, Karamjeet Madonna, Amrita Puri
Votes: 4,417
Jane Austen 1815 novel (Emma)
67. Emma. (2020)
PG | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
In 1800s England, a well meaning but selfish young woman meddles in the love lives of her friends.
Director: Autumn de Wilde | Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Mia Goth, Josh O'Connor
Votes: 62,699
Jane Austen 1815 novel
68. Northanger Abbey (2007 TV Movie)
PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman's penchant for sensational Gothic novels leads to misunderstandings in the matters of the heart.
Director: Jon Jones | Stars: Geraldine James, Michael Judd, Julia Dearden, Gerry O'Brien
Votes: 16,195
Jane Austen 1817 novel
69. Persuasion (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 93 min | Action, Drama, Family
Anne was in love with Frederick, who was rejected by her snobby parents 8 years ago. They've now hit hard times and rent out their mansion to his brother-in-law. He returns a Royal Navy captain. Will he remember Anne?
Director: Adrian Shergold | Stars: Sally Hawkins, Alice Krige, Anthony Head, Julia Davis
Votes: 16,503
Jane Austen 1817 novel
70. Modern Persuasion (2020)
87 min | Comedy, Romance
A single woman focused on her career in New York is forced to deal with the aftermath of a failed relationship when an ex-boyfriend hires her company.
Directors: Alex Appel, Jonathan Lisecki | Stars: Alicia Witt, Lulu, Mark Moses, Li Jun Li
Votes: 1,007
Jane Austen 1817 novel
71. A Man Called Ove (2015)
PG-13 | 116 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.
Director: Hannes Holm | Stars: Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll
Votes: 68,479 | Gross: $3.48M
Fredrik Backman 2012 novel
72. A Man Called Otto (2022)
PG-13 | 126 min | Comedy, Drama
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.
Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, John Higgins
Votes: 158,296 | Gross: $62.47M
Fredrik Backman 2012 novel (A Man Called Ove)
73. Absolute Power (1997)
R | 121 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Career thief Luther Whitney (Clint Eastwood) witnesses a horrific crime involving U.S. President Alan Richmond (Gene Hackman).
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Ed Harris, Laura Linney
Votes: 60,146 | Gross: $50.01M
David Baldacci 1996 novel
74. Wish You Well (2013)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Family
A young girl and her brother come of age at their great-grandmother's house in Virginia during the 1940s.
Director: Darnell Martin | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Mackenzie Foy, Josh Lucas, Ned Bellamy
Votes: 1,427
David Baldacci 2001 novel
75. The Christmas Train (2017 TV Movie)
TV-G | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A cynical journalist decides to take a train from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles for Christmas to get inspiration for a story in honor of his late father. He gets to know the other passengers and runs into an old flame while aboard.
Director: Ron Oliver | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Danny Glover, Joan Cusack
Votes: 3,534
David Baldacci 2003 novel
76. King & Maxwell (2013)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Two Secret Service agents fall out of favor with the service, leave, and decide to partner as private investigators.
Stars: Jon Tenney, Rebecca Romijn, Ryan Hurst, Michael O'Keefe
Votes: 3,884
David Baldacci series of novels (2003-2013)
77. One Summer (2021 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 84 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Follows Jack who takes his son and daughter to his late wife's hometown, and begins to have visions of the past that could forge a new path forward.
Director: Rich Newey | Stars: Sam Page, Sarah Drew, Madeline Popovich, Gavin Borders
Votes: 1,195
David Baldacci 2011 novel
78. Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama
This film adaptation of James Baldwin's celebrated novel tells the journey of a family from the rural South to "big city" Harlem seeking both salvation and understanding and of a young boy ... See full summary »
Director: Stan Lathan | Stars: Paul Winfield, James Bond III, Olivia Cole, Rodrick F. Wimberly
Votes: 245
James Baldwin 1953 novel
79. If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
R | 119 min | Drama, Romance
A young woman embraces her pregnancy while she and her family set out to prove her childhood friend and lover innocent of a crime he didn't commit.
Director: Barry Jenkins | Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Teyonah Parris
Votes: 52,494 | Gross: $14.92M
James Baldwin 1974 novel [read]
80. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
Approved | 110 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates, Lee Grant
Votes: 83,546 | Gross: $24.38M
John Dudley Ball 1967 novel [watched]
81. In the Heat of the Night (1988–1995)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The cases and adventures of the police forces in and around Sparta, Mississippi.
Stars: Carroll O'Connor, Alan Autry, David Hart, Hugh O'Connor
Votes: 6,200
John Dudley Ball 1967 novel
82. Crash (1996)
NC-17 | 100 min | Drama
After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger
Votes: 66,355 | Gross: $2.04M
J.G. Ballard 1973 novel
83. Empire of the Sun (1987)
PG | 153 min | Drama, War
A young English boy struggles to survive under Japanese occupation of China during World War II.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers
Votes: 134,296 | Gross: $22.24M
J. G. Ballard 1984 novel
84. Le père Goriot (1945)
103 min | Drama
Director: Robert Vernay | Stars: Pierre Renoir, Claude Génia, Lise Delamare, Pierre Larquey
Votes: 40
Honoré de Balzac 1835 novel
85. Lost Illusions (2021)
149 min | Drama, Romance
Lucien de Rubempré, a young, lower-class poet, leaves his family's printing house for Paris. Soon, he learns the dark side of the arts business as he tries to stay true to his dreams.
Director: Xavier Giannoli | Stars: Benjamin Voisin, Cécile de France, Vincent Lacoste, Xavier Dolan
Votes: 6,350
Honoré de Balzac 1843 novel
86. Cousin Bette (1998)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
When her sister dies in 1846, Bette moves from the château to Paris to work as a theater seamstress. She helps a handsome, starving artist. When her niece lures him away from her, she plans a devious revenge.
Director: Des McAnuff | Stars: Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Bob Hoskins, Geraldine Chaplin
Votes: 2,838 | Gross: $1.20M
Honoré de Balzac 1846 novel
87. The Crow Road (1996)
211 min | Drama
An adaption of Iain Banks' dark novel, whose central character is a young Scots history student.
Stars: Joe McFadden, Bill Paterson, Peter Capaldi, Valerie Edmond
Votes: 812
Iain Banks 1992 novel
88. Stonemouth (2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Stewart Gilmour returns to his childhood home and tries to discover the truth behind his best friend's death.
Stars: Ncuti Gatwa, Peter Mullan, Charlotte Spencer, Sharon Small
Votes: 951
Iain Banks 2012 novel
89. The Sea (2013)
Not Rated | 86 min | Drama
The story of a man who returns to the sea where he spent his childhood summers in search of peace following the death of his wife.
Director: Stephen Brown | Stars: Ciarán Hinds, Sinéad Cusack, Joe Gallagher, Karen Scully
Votes: 459
John Banville 2005 novel
90. Candyman (1992)
R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
Director: Bernard Rose | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Xander Berkeley, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons
Votes: 100,149 | Gross: $25.79M
Clive Barker 1985 short story (The Forbidden) [watched]
91. Candyman (2021)
R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller
A sequel to the horror film Candyman (1992) that returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began.
Director: Nia DaCosta | Stars: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Colman Domingo
Votes: 75,746 | Gross: $61.19M
Clive Barker 1985 short story (The Forbidden)
92. Lord of Illusions (1995)
R | 109 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective gets more than he bargains for when he encounters Philip Swan, a performer whose amazing illusions captivate the world, but they are not really what everyone thinks.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Scott Bakula, Kevin J. O'Connor, J. Trevor Edmond, Daniel von Bargen
Votes: 19,274 | Gross: $13.29M
Clive Barker 1985 short story (The Last Illusion)
93. Hellraiser (1987)
R | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A woman discovers the newly resurrected, partially formed, body of her brother-in-law and lover. She starts killing for him to revitalize his body and escape the demonic beings that are pursuing him after he escaped their underworld.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman
Votes: 140,505 | Gross: $14.56M
Clive Barker 1986 novella (The Hellbound Heart)
94. Hellraiser (2022)
R | 121 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites.
Director: David Bruckner | Stars: Odessa A'zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, Drew Starkey
Votes: 48,756
Clive Barker 1986 novella (The Hellbound Heart)
95. Nightbreed (1990)
R | 102 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A troubled young man is drawn to a mythical place called Midian where a variety of friendly monsters are hiding from humanity. Meanwhile, a sadistic serial killer is looking for a patsy.
Director: Clive Barker | Stars: Craig Sheffer, David Cronenberg, Anne Bobby, Charles Haid
Votes: 26,415 | Gross: $8.86M
Clive Barker 1988 novel (Cabal)
96. Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
R | 112 min | Biography, Comedy, Drama
A journalist recounts her wartime coverage in Afghanistan.
Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa | Stars: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina
Votes: 56,603 | Gross: $23.05M
Kim Barker 2001 memoir (The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan) [watched]
97. Metroland (1997)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama
The sudden reappearance of his best friend Toni, after a ten year absence, causes Chris to remember his past, to question some of his lifestyle decisions and to re-evaluate his life and marriage to Marion.
Director: Philip Saville | Stars: Christian Bale, Lee Ross, Emily Watson, Elsa Zylberstein
Votes: 3,632 | Gross: $0.30M
Julian Barnes 1980 novel
98. Love, etc. (1996)
105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A triangle: love, obsession, and choice. Pierre, a ladies' man who has little cash and no fixed residence, describes his best friend Benoît as the world's oldest 32-year-old. The shy, ... See full summary »
Director: Marion Vernoux | Stars: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Yvan Attal, Charles Berling, Thibault de Montalembert
Votes: 756
Julian Barnes 1991 novel (Talking It Over)
99. The Sense of an Ending (2017)
PG-13 | 108 min | Drama, Mystery
A man becomes haunted by his past and is presented with a mysterious legacy that causes him to re-think his current situation in life.
Director: Ritesh Batra | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery
Votes: 7,325 | Gross: $1.24M
Julian Barnes 2011 novel [read]
100. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
PG-13 | 112 min | Biography, Drama
The true story of Elle editor Jean-Dominique Bauby who suffers a stroke and has to live with an almost totally paralyzed body; only his left eye isn't paralyzed.
Director: Julian Schnabel | Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Anne Consigny
Votes: 110,429 | Gross: $5.99M
Jean-Dominique Bauby 1997 memoir
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