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- DirectorAleksandr PetrovStarsGordon PinsentKevin DuhaneyYôji MatsudaAn old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.Adaptation of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Book - 8/10
This - 7/10 - DirectorJohn SturgesFred ZinnemannStarsSpencer TracyFelipe PazosHarry BellaverAn old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.Adaptation of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Book - 8/10
This - 3/10 - DirectorMark OsborneStarsJeff BridgesMackenzie FoyRachel McAdamsA little girl lives in a very grown-up world with her mother, who tries to prepare her for it. Her neighbor, the Aviator, introduces the girl to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, the world of the Little Prince.Adaptation of The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Book - 9/10
This - 4/10 - DirectorStanley DonenStarsRichard KileySteven WarnerJoss AcklandA pilot, stranded in the desert, meets a little boy who is a prince on a planet.Adaptation of The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Book - 9/10
This - 5/10 - DirectorCharles OfficerStarsGuillaume CoteOlivier d'AgayAdam GopnikAntoine de Saint-Exupéry's transcendent story suggests an ethical philosophy about life and a universal code of respect for humanity. With every new generation that discovers the fable, the Little Prince's inspiring legacy is cemented.Documentary about The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Book - 9/10
This - 6/10 - DirectorClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsKathryn BeaumontEd WynnRichard HaydnAlice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.Adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Book - 7/10
This - 7/10 - DirectorTim BurtonStarsMia WasikowskaJohnny DeppHelena Bonham CarterNineteen-year-old Alice returns to the magical world from her childhood adventure, where she reunites with her old friends and learns of her true destiny: to end the Red Queen's reign of terror.Adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Book - 7/10
This - 1/10 - DirectorJan SvankmajerStarsKristýna KohoutováCamilla PowerA surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.Adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Book - 7/10
This - 8/10 - StarsSusie BrannRoger JacksonJarion MonroeA game with an all new story that takes place after Lewis Carroll's stories. Alice must return to Wonderland and defeat the Queen of Hearts once and for all.Adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Book - 7/10
This - 1/10 - DirectorBenjamin KerslakePaul KurowskiStarsSusie BrannRoger JacksonJarion Monroe10 year old Alice lost her family in a fire. For 10 years she remained catatonic in an asylum while her condition caused Wonderland to turn - dark.Sequel to the previously entry
Book - 7/10
This - 6/10 - DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesJennifer TillyJodelle FerlandBecause of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is heavily referenced in the film.
Book - 7/10
This - 3/10 - DirectorDominique MonferyStarsRuy AbitbolPaul BandeyNatacha BodyNatanaël, seven, still doesn't know how to read. His eccentric old aunt bequeaths her house to his parents and her book collection to the young boy. Nat discovers that the books serve as a shelter for all the heroes found in children's literature. They are the original characters and are counting on him for protection. For if they leave the library, they will disappear along with their stories forever! When his parents start selling off the books, Nathanaël, who is shrunk by the evil witch Carabosse, braves everything to save his tiny friends.Alice from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll is a character in this film.
Book - 7/10
This - 5/10 - DirectorQuentin TarantinoStarsLeonardo DiCaprioBrad PittMargot RobbieA faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.The basis for the book Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood by Quentin Tarantino
This - 7/10
Book - 3/10 - DirectorGarth DavisStarsDev PatelNicole KidmanRooney MaraA five-year-old Indian boy is adopted by an Australian couple after getting lost hundreds of kilometers from home. 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.Adaptation of Lion/A Long Way Home: A Memoir by Saroo Brierley
Book - 6/10
This - 5/10 - DirectorDaniel MannStarsAnna MagnaniBurt LancasterMarisa PavanA Sicilian seamstress who idolizes her husband must deal with several family crises upon his sudden death.Adaptation of The Rose Tattoo by Tennessee Williams
Book/Play - 6/10
This - 5/10 - DirectorWayne WangStarsTamlyn TomitaRosalind ChaoKieu ChinhThe life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.Adaptation of The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Book - 6/10
This - 6/10 - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMarlon BrandoAl PacinoJames CaanThe aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.Adaptation of The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Book - 7/10
This - 9/10 - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoRobert De NiroRobert DuvallThe early life and career of Vito Corleone in 1920s New York City is portrayed, while his son, Michael, expands and tightens his grip on the family crime syndicate.Partial adaptation of the flashbacks in The Godfather by Mario Puzo, partial sequel to the previous installment
Book - 7/10
This - 9/10 - DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsAl PacinoDiane KeatonAndy GarciaFollows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire.Sequel to the adaptations of The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Book - 7/10
This - 4/10 - DirectorPeter HewittStarsJohn GoodmanJim BroadbentMark WilliamsA secret family of four-inch people living inside the walls of a house must save their home from an evil real estate developer.Adaptation of The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Book - 8/10
This - 2/10 - DirectorHiromasa YonebayashiStarsBridgit MendlerAmy PoehlerWill ArnettThe Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.Adaptation of The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Book - 8/10
This - 6/10 - DirectorTom HarperStarsChristopher EcclestonSharon HorganAisling LoftusThe Borrowers are four-inch high "little people" who live under the floorboards.Adaptation of The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Book - 8/10
This - 1/10 - DirectorGeorge Roy HillStarsMichael SacksRon LeibmanEugene RocheBilly Pilgrim has mysteriously become unstuck in time. He goes on an uncontrollable trip back and forth from his birth in New York to life on a distant planet and back again to the horrors of the 1945 fire-bombing of Dresden.Adaptation of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Book - 7/10
This - 6/10 - DirectorMark WatersStarsJim CarreyCarla GuginoAngela LansburyThe life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.Adaptation of Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
Book - 5/10
This - 1/10 - DirectorJoy BatchelorJohn HalasStarsGordon HeathMaurice DenhamA successful farmyard revolution by the resident animals vs. the farmer goes horribly wrong when the victors create a new tyranny among themselves.Adaptation of Animal Farm by George Orwell
Book - 7/10
This - 5/10