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    The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire 2024 POSTER

    The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

    2024

    English

    1

    87%

    Biography

    black perspective

    caribbean

    Drama

    film in film

    literary adaptation

    woman centric

    Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich Director Josué Gutierrez Josué Gutierrez as Zita Hanrot Zita Hanrot as Motell Gyn Foster Motell Gyn Foster as James Arthur Sims James Arthur Sims as Fisherman
    An actress, three months post-partum, reads through fragments of the archive of Suzanne Césaire as she prepares to perform excerpts of the writer's work.
    Sanctuary 1961 POSTER

    Sanctuary

    1961

    English

    4

    based on novel or book

    bootlegger

    Drama

    literary adaptation

    privileged life

    rape

    remake

    In 1920s rural Mississippi, Nancy Mannigoe, an African-American servant, is placed on death row for the murder of Temple Drake's infant child. Temple, the daughter of the governor, pleads with her father to exonerate Nancy of the charges, explaining that Nancy acted in haste to prevent her from resuming her affair with a roguish Cajun called Candy Man. Details of Temple's sordid past are uncovered as she begs mercy for her faithful servant.
    The Pedlar 1982 POSTER

    The Pedlar

    1982

    English

    5.8

    2

    Action

    Drama

    literary adaptation

    merchant

    Allan Kroeker Allan Kroeker Director Thomas Peacocke Thomas Peacocke as Father Doreen Brownstone Doreen Brownstone as Mother Marilyn Johnson Marilyn Johnson as Sales Lady Lubomir Mykytiuk Lubomir Mykytiuk as The Pedlar
    The Pedlar is a dramatic film based on the short story by W.D. Valgardson, A Place of One's Own. Tired of the rootless, lonely existence of a travelling merchant, a man searches for a place to settle down, and someone to share his life.
    Most Dangerous Game 2020 POSTER

    Most Dangerous Game

    2020

    English

    6.6

    15

    Action

    literary adaptation

    modern day adaptation

    psychological thriller

    thriller

    Thriller

    Sam Hill Sam Hill Director Liam Hemsworth Liam Hemsworth as Dodge Tynes 15 episodes, 2020 Devon Bostick Devon Bostick as Green 7 episodes, 2020 Zach Cherry Zach Cherry as Looger 10 episodes, 2020 Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz as Miles Sellars 15 episodes, 2020
    Desperate to take care of his pregnant wife before a terminal illness can take his life, Dodge Tynes accepts an offer to participate in a deadly game where he soon discovers that he's not the hunter - but the prey.
    Killer Clans 1976 POSTER

    Killer Clans

    1976

    Chinese

    6.8

    6

    Action

    assassin

    Drama

    gu long fiction

    literary adaptation

    martial arts

    underworld

    wuxia

    Yuen Chor Yuen Chor Director Han Chiang Han Chiang as Biao Yuen Biao Yuen as Corey Yuen Corey Yuen as Li Ching Li Ching as
    Based on a popular swordplay novel, this colorful and complex saga (whose Chinese title literally translates into the poetic Meteor, Butterfly, Sword) has enough conspiracies, stratagems, and sword fights to fascinate even novice kung-fu cinema viewers. The cast of Shaw Brothers' leading swordsmen and swordswomen are masterfully staged by Yuen Cheung-yan, the brother of Matrix and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon martial arts choreographer Yuen Woo-ping. The result is both a great action movie and an exceptional dramatic film.
    The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom 2014 POSTER

    The White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom

    2014

    Chinese

    5.3

    20

    13%

    23%

    Action

    Adventure

    betrayal

    china

    Drama

    Fantasy

    literary adaptation

    Romance

    sword fight

    traitor

    Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung Director Jian Xue Jian Xue as Shera Li Shera Li as Coral Bingbing Fan Bingbing Fan as Lian Nishang Cecilia Yip Cecilia Yip as Ling Muhua
    In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to pin the murder of Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they didn't commit.
    Daisy Miller 1974 POSTER

    Daisy Miller

    1974

    English

    6.2

    4

    71%

    33%

    class differences

    class society

    Comedy

    Drama

    literary adaptation

    period drama

    romance

    Romance

    tragic love

    Peter Bogdanovich Peter Bogdanovich Director Cybill Shepherd Cybill Shepherd as Annie P. Miller Nicholas Jones Nicholas Jones as Charles Mildred Natwick Mildred Natwick as Mrs. Costello Eileen Brennan Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Walker
    Despite mixed emotions, Frederick Winterbourne tries to figure out the bright and bubbly Daisy Miller, only to be helped and hindered by false judgments from their fellow friends.
    The Atrocity Exhibition 1998 POSTER

    The Atrocity Exhibition

    1998

    English

    5.4

    11

    Action

    Drama

    Horror

    literary adaptation

    Jonathan Weiss Jonathan Weiss Director Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan as Self Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe as Self Ed Herlihy Ed Herlihy as Self Victor Slezak Victor Slezak as Travis Talbert
    A doctor in a mental research institution is driven insane by the spectacle of the horrors of the twentieth century.
    Ordeal by Innocence 1984 POSTER

    Ordeal by Innocence

    1984

    English

    5.1

    5

    18%

    18%

    address book

    adopted

    alibi

    ferry boat

    literary adaptation

    Mystery

    paleontologist

    Thriller

    Alan Birkinshaw Alan Birkinshaw Director Diana Quick Diana Quick as Gwenda Vaughan Michael Elphick Michael Elphick as Inspector Huish Ian McShane Ian McShane as Philip Durrant Kevin Stoney Kevin Stoney as Solicitor
    Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.
    The Four 2 2013 POSTER

    The Four 2

    2013

    Chinese

    5.7

    35

    42%

    42%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on novel or book

    hong kong

    literary adaptation

    martial arts

    woman director

    wuxia

    Gordon Chan Gordon Chan Director Ken Lo Ken Lo as Ronald Cheng Ronald Cheng as Cui Lueshang Yifei Liu Yifei Liu as Shong Yayu Anthony Chau-Sang Wong Anthony Chau-Sang Wong as Zhuge Zhenwo
    The four constables Emotionless, Iron Hands , Life Snatcher and ColdBlood are specially skilled in their own individual super powers. When the four constables of the Divine Constabulary investigate a murder in the suburbs, they unexpectedly stumble on clues to the murder of Emotionless's family 15 years ago.
    The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds 1972 POSTER

    The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds

    1972

    English

    7.4

    7

    77%

    82%

    Action

    Drama

    literary adaptation

    Paul Newman Paul Newman Director Joanne Woodward Joanne Woodward as Beatrice Hunsdorfer Estelle Omens Estelle Omens as Caroline Hunsdorfer Richard Venture Richard Venture as Floyd Hunsdorfer Will Hare Will Hare as Junk Man
    Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
    Salem's Lot 2024 POSTER

    Salem's Lot

    2024

    English

    5.6

    73

    45%

    38%

    based on novel or book

    Horror

    literary adaptation

    priest

    religious conflict

    remake

    Thriller

    vampire

    Gary Dauberman Gary Dauberman Director Lewis Pullman Lewis Pullman as Ben Mears John Benjamin Hickey John Benjamin Hickey as Father Callahan Alexander Ward Alexander Ward as Kurt Barlow Pilou Asbæk Pilou Asbæk as Richard Straker
    Author Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot only to discover his hometown is being preyed upon by a bloodthirsty vampire.
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