Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "live-action-adaptation"

1. Fallout (2024– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In a future, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles brought about by nuclear decimation, citizens must live in underground bunkers to protect themselves from radiation, mutants and bandits.

Stars: Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten, Walton Goggins, Moises Arias

Votes: 195,681

2. Game of Thrones (2011–2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Nine noble families fight for control over the lands of Westeros, while an ancient enemy returns after being dormant for millennia.

Stars: Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Lena Headey

Votes: 2,298,069

3. Shōgun (2024–2026)

TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, History

When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.

Stars: Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada

Votes: 136,274

4. The Boys (2019– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.

Stars: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty

Votes: 661,899

5. 3 Body Problem (2024– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A fateful decision made in 1960s China reverberates in the present, where a group of scientists partner with a detective to confront an existential planetary threat.

Stars: Jovan Adepo, Liam Cunningham, Eiza González, Jess Hong

Votes: 119,086

6. The Witcher (2019– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Geralt of Rivia, a solitary monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world where people often prove more wicked than beasts.

Stars: Freya Allan, Henry Cavill, Anya Chalotra, Eamon Farren

Votes: 573,132

7. Oppenheimer (I) (2023)

R | 180 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of American scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.

Votes: 749,141 | Gross: $326.11M

8. The 8 Show (2024– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Eight contestants in financial hardship take part in Money Game, a reality competition with 44.8 billion won up for grabs. To win they must endure 100 days in a sparse studio as all purchases carry a 1000x markup, subtracted from the prize

Stars: Chun Woo-hee, Lee Joo-young, Ryu Jun-yeol, Park Hae-joon

Votes: 6,163

9. Outlander (2014– )

TV-MA | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Claire Beauchamp Randall, a nurse in World War II, mysteriously goes back in time to Scotland in 1743. There, she meets a dashing Highland warrior and gets drawn into an epic rebellion.

Stars: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin

Votes: 180,153

10. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.

Stars: Morfydd Clark, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh

Votes: 356,019

11. The Last of Us (2023– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity's last hope.

Stars: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Anna Torv, Gabriel Luna

Votes: 536,162

12. Reacher (2022– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Itinerant former military policeman Jack Reacher solves crimes and metes out his own brand of street justice. Based on the novels by Lee Child.

Stars: Alan Ritchson, Maria Sten, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald

Votes: 215,253

13. Barbie (I) (2023)

PG-13 | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

Director: Greta Gerwig | Stars: Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, Issa Rae, Kate McKinnon

Votes: 546,255 | Gross: $636.24M

14. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

PG | 152 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 859,519 | Gross: $317.58M

15. Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024– )

TV-PG | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A young boy known as the Avatar must master the four elemental powers to save the world, and fight against an enemy bent on stopping him.

Stars: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, Dallas Liu

Votes: 71,012

16. The Flash (2014–2023)

TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After being struck by lightning, Barry Allen wakes up from his coma to discover he's been given the power of super speed, becoming the Flash, and fighting crime in Central City.

Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 369,016

17. Halo (2022– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

With the galaxy on the brink of destruction, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.

Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray

Votes: 95,434

18. The Queen's Gambit (2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama

Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.

Stars: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie, Bill Camp, Marcin Dorocinski

Votes: 559,779

19. Blue Beetle (2023)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle.

Director: Angel Manuel Soto | Stars: Xolo Maridueña, Bruna Marquezine, Becky G, Damián Alcázar

Votes: 97,143

20. The Expanse (2015–2022)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.

Stars: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Votes: 173,468

21. Turtles All the Way Down (2024)

PG-13 | 111 min | Drama, Romance

A teenager with OCD tries to solve a mystery surrounding a fugitive billionaire.

Director: Hannah Marks | Stars: Isabela Merced, Cree, Judy Reyes, Felix Mallard

Votes: 3,839

22. The Sandman (2022– )

TV-MA | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Upon escaping after decades of imprisonment by a mortal wizard, Dream, the personification of dreams, sets about to reclaim his lost equipment.

Stars: Tom Sturridge, Boyd Holbrook, Patton Oswalt, Vivienne Acheampong

Votes: 173,332

23. The Rain in España (2023)

Drama, Romance

Kalix, a student hailing from a family of doctors who decided to tread a different path and take up Legal Management at a University. During that, he crosses paths with Luna, an Architecture student from the University of Santo Tomas.

Stars: Heaven Peralejo, Marco Gallo, Bea Binene, Gab Lagman

Votes: 957

24. Dune: Prophecy (2024– )

Action, Adventure, Drama | Post-production

TV series set in the 'Dune' universe which centers on the lives of the Bene Gesserit.

Stars: Travis Fimmel, Camilla Beeput, Sarah Lam, Emily Watson

25. One Piece (2023– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

In a seafaring world, a young pirate captain sets out with his crew to attain the title of Pirate King, and to discover the mythical treasure known as 'One Piece.'

Stars: Iñaki Godoy, Emily Rudd, Mackenyu, Morgan Davies

Votes: 152,416

26. The Wheel of Time (2021– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in a high fantasy world where magic exists, but only some can access it, a woman named Moiraine crosses paths with five young men and women. This sparks a dangerous, world-spanning journey. Based on the book series by Robert Jordan.

Stars: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Madeleine Madden, Zoë Robins

Votes: 137,951

27. Knuckles (2024)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Knuckles the Echidna teaches deputy Wade Whipple the techniques of the Echidna warrior.

Stars: Idris Elba, Adam Pally, Stockard Channing, Edi Patterson

Votes: 4,133

28. Oldboy (2003)

R | 120 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

After being kidnapped and imprisoned for fifteen years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must track down his captor in five days.

Director: Park Chan-wook | Stars: Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, Kang Hye-jeong, Kim Byeong-Ok

Votes: 639,153 | Gross: $0.71M

29. Garfield: The Movie (2004)

PG | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Jon Arbuckle buys a second pet, a dog named Odie. However, Odie is then abducted and it is up to Jon's cat, Garfield, to find and rescue the canine.

Director: Peter Hewitt | Stars: Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Stephen Tobolowsky, Bill Murray

Votes: 94,422 | Gross: $75.37M

30. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher

Votes: 220,860 | Gross: $191.20M

31. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Action, Adventure, Comedy | Post-production

Plot under wraps

Director: Jeff Fowler | Stars: Ben Schwartz, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves

32. Golden Kamuy (2024)

127 min | Action, Adventure, History

In the early 20th century in Hokkaido, Japan, a treasure hunt between various parties takes place for a hidden stash of gold.

Director: Shigeaki Kubo | Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, Yûma Yamoto, Gordon Maeda

Votes: 1,239

33. Iron Man (2008)

PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After being held captive in an Afghan cave, billionaire engineer Tony Stark creates a unique weaponized suit of armor to fight evil.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges

Votes: 1,129,150 | Gross: $318.41M

34. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2023– )

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Demigod Percy Jackson leads a quest across America to prevent a war among the Olympian gods.

Stars: Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Virginia Kull

Votes: 36,579

35. Shogun (1980)

TV-MA | 109 min | Adventure, Drama, History

An English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in the complex political games in feudal Japan.

Stars: Richard Chamberlain, Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Shimada, Furankî Sakai

Votes: 16,002

36. The Little Mermaid (I) (2023)

PG | 135 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to trade her beautiful voice for human legs so she can discover the world above water and impress a prince.

Director: Rob Marshall | Stars: Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Melissa McCarthy, Javier Bardem

Votes: 157,188 | Gross: $298.17M

37. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Turtles get into another battle with their enemy the Shredder, who has acquired new allies: the mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady and the alien being Krang.

Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney

Votes: 100,209 | Gross: $82.05M

38. His Dark Materials (2019–2022)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

A young girl is destined to liberate her world from the grip of the Magisterium which represses people's ties to magic and their animal spirits known as daemons.

Stars: Dafne Keen, Kit Connor, Ruth Wilson, Amir Wilson

Votes: 85,077

39. The Lion King (2019)

PG | 118 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

After the murder of his father, a young lion prince flees his kingdom only to learn the true meaning of responsibility and bravery.

Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Donald Glover, Beyoncé, Seth Rogen, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Votes: 268,080 | Gross: $543.64M

40. Alice in Borderland (2020– )

TV-MA | 50 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

Obsessed gamer Arisu suddenly finds himself in a strange, emptied-out version of Tokyo in which he and his friends must compete in dangerous games in order to survive.

Stars: Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijirô Murakami, Eleanor Noble

Votes: 97,876

41. Cruella (2021)

PG-13 | 134 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime

A live-action prequel feature film following a young Cruella de Vil.

Director: Craig Gillespie | Stars: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser

Votes: 267,399 | Gross: $86.10M

42. Alex Rider (2020–2024)

TV-14 | 1,067 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Alex Rider is an ordinary teenager enlisted to work on behalf of MI6, where he uses skills he didn't know he had to become an extraordinary spy.

Stars: Otto Farrant, Vicky McClure, Brenock O'Connor, Stephen Dillane

Votes: 17,669

43. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

PG | 161 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Harry Potter lives his second year at Hogwarts with Ron and Hermione when a message on the wall announces that the legendary Chamber of Secrets has been opened. The trio soon realize that, to save the school, it will take a lot of courage.

Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris

Votes: 695,204 | Gross: $261.99M

44. Altered Carbon (2018–2020)

TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.

Stars: Chris Conner, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Dichen Lachman, Will Yun Lee

Votes: 189,580

45. Cinderella (I) (2015)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope, Ella's fortunes begin to change after meeting a dashing stranger.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter

Votes: 191,377 | Gross: $201.15M

46. Anne with an E (2017–2019)

TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family

The adventures of a young orphan girl living in the late 19th century. Follow Anne as she learns to navigate her new life on Prince Edward Island, in this new take on L.M. Montgomery's classic novels.

Stars: Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, Andrea Arruti

Votes: 67,040

47. Aladdin (2019)

PG | 128 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family

Aladdin, a kind thief, woos Jasmine, the princess of Agrabah, with the help of Genie. When Jafar, the grand vizier, tries to usurp the king, Jasmine, Aladdin and Genie must stop him from succeeding.

Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Will Smith, Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari

Votes: 291,352 | Gross: $355.56M

48. Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)

PG | 129 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner.

Director: Bill Condon | Stars: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad

Votes: 335,631 | Gross: $504.01M

49. Moana (2026)

Action, Adventure, Comedy | Filming

Live-action adaptation of the 2016 Disney animated film 'Moana'.

Director: Thomas Kail | Star: Dwayne Johnson

50. Twisted Metal (2023– )

TV-MA | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Follows a motor-mouthed outsider offered a chance at a better life, but only if he can successfully deliver a mysterious package across a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

Stars: Anthony Mackie, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Seanoa, Will Arnett

Votes: 27,003