Great Adaptations: Books to Film
 The informant! by   The informant!
The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation based ...
 
 Frost/Nixon by   Frost/Nixon
Richard Nixon is the disgraced president with a legacy to save. David Frost is a jet-setting televis ...
 
 There will be blood by   There will be blood
A down-and-out silver miner raising a son, self-made oilman Daniel Plainview, whose voracious appeti ...
 
 The last king of Scotland by   The last king of Scotland
Chronicles Idi Amin's rise and fall. Amin's despotic reign of terror is viewed through the eyes of N ...
 
 A history of violence by   A history of violence
Tom is a loving, well-respected family man from a small Indiana town. When two criminals show up at ...
 
 Million dollar baby by   Million dollar baby
Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. ...
 
 Cold Mountain by   Cold Mountain
Inman, a young Confederate soldier, who is injured during the explosive 1864 battle of Petersburg, V ...
 
 Frida by   Frida
The life of artist Frida Kahlo, from her humble upbringing to her worldwide fame and controversy tha ...
 
 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
In ancient times the Rings of Power were crafted by the Elven-smiths, and Sauron, the Dark Lord, for ...
 
 O brother, where art thou? by   O brother, where art thou?
Loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey", this is the story of three convicts-- escapees from a prison far ...
 
 October sky by   October sky
The true story of Homer Hickam Jr., a high school student in rural West Virginia, who seemed destine ...
 
 Gods and monsters by   Gods and monsters
It's 1957, and Hollywood horror director James Whale's heyday as the director of "Frankenstein," "Br ...
 
 Contact by   Contact
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway receives an encrypted message, apparently from a solar system many ligh ...
 
 Fly away home by   Fly away home
A 13-year old girl and her estranged father learn what family is all about when they adopt an orphan ...
 
 Dead man walking by   Dead man walking
Tells the story of convicted killer Matthew Poncelet and Sister Helen Prejean, his spiritual advisor ...
 
 Forrest Gump by   Forrest Gump
The story follows the life of low I.Q. Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks) and his meeting with the love of his ...
 
 Fearless by   Fearless
A young man who survived a plane crash becomes more wildly alive and takes more risks when he discov ...
 
 Like water for chocolate Como agua para chocolate by   Like water for chocolate Como agua para chocolate
Romantic fantasy set in Mexico during the early 20th century. A young couple is blocked from marryin ...
 
 The silence of the lambs by   The silence of the lambs
When FBI agent Clarice Starling is assigned a case involving a monstrous serial killer, she seeks co ...
 
 Dances with wolves by   Dances with wolves
Rewarded for his heroism in the Civil War, Lt. John Dunbar wants to see the American frontier before ...
 
 Drugstore cowboy by   Drugstore cowboy
A band of drug addicts, led by a husband and wife team, resort to robbing drugstores to stay high. T ...
 
 The Milagro beanfield war by   The Milagro beanfield war
A small Mexican village threatened by development and how a single act of rebellion rekindles its pr ...
 
 The witches of Eastwick by   The witches of Eastwick
The "witches" are three modern-day women yearning for Mr. Right in a quaint New England town. Wealth ...
 
 A room with a view (DVD) by   A room with a view (DVD)
"Impeccably cast and perfectly executed...highly recommended."--Video Librarian
 
 The color purple by   The color purple
The heart-wrenching story of a young black girl in the early 20th century who's forced into a brutal ...
 
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