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    New Rose Hotel 1998 POSTER

    New Rose Hotel

    1998

    English

    5.2

    17

    24%

    38%

    Action

    based on short story

    corporation

    cyberpunk

    Drama

    future

    genius

    Mystery

    Sci-Fi

    temptation

    Thriller

    Abel Ferrara Abel Ferrara Director Christopher Walken Christopher Walken as Fox Annabella Sciorra Annabella Sciorra as Madame Rosa Asia Argento Asia Argento as Sandii Willem Dafoe Willem Dafoe as X
    A corporate raider and his henchman use a chanteuse to lure a scientific genius away from his employer and family.
    Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour 1931 POSTER

    Sherlock Holmes' Fatal Hour

    1931

    English

    5.8

    3

    56%

    56%

    Action

    based on short story

    Crime

    detective

    Mystery

    sherlock holmes

    Leslie S. Hiscott Leslie S. Hiscott Director Ian Fleming Ian Fleming as Dr. John Watson Jane Welsh Jane Welsh as Kathleen Adair Leslie Perrins Leslie Perrins as Ronald Adair Arthur Wontner Arthur Wontner as Sherlock Holmes
    A card cheat is threatened with exposure into joining a criminal enterprise that Sherlock Holmes believes is controlled by Professor Moriarity.
    Sberné surovosti 1965 POSTER

    Sberné surovosti

    1965

    Czech

    6.5

    1

    based on short story

    Comedy

    Juraj Herz Juraj Herz Director A. Mukensnáblová A. Mukensnáblová as O. Novotná O. Novotná as F. Pelikán F. Pelikán as Libuse Palecková Libuse Palecková as Mother
    Juraj Herz adapts Bohumil Hrabal's story about a man who works in a junk shop.
    Bright Road 1953 POSTER

    Bright Road

    1953

    English

    6.7

    3

    75%

    75%

    Action

    alabama

    based on short story

    Drama

    Music

    school teacher

    Gerald Mayer Gerald Mayer Director Robert Horton Robert Horton as Dr. Mitchell Bill Walker Bill Walker as Jake Young - C.T.'s Father Maidie Norman Maidie Norman as Mrs. Hamilton - Tanya's Mother Harry Belafonte Harry Belafonte as Mr. Williams - School Principal
    Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
    The Duellists 1977 POSTER

    The Duellists

    1977

    English

    7.4

    22

    74%

    83%

    Action

    based on short story

    cossack

    Drama

    fencing

    napoleonic wars

    pistol duel

    sword duel

    War

    Ridley Scott Ridley Scott Director Cristina Raines Cristina Raines as Adèle Keith Carradine Keith Carradine as Armand d'Hubert Harvey Keitel Harvey Keitel as Gabriel Feraud Diana Quick Diana Quick as Laura
    In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a perceived insult. For over a decade, they engage in a series of duels amidst larger conflicts, including the failed French invasion of Russia in 1812, and shifts in the political and social systems of Europe.
    H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House 2021 POSTER

    H.P. Lovecraft's Witch House

    2021

    English

    2.6

    3

    38%

    14%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    based on short story

    heroine

    Horror

    indianapolis

    indiana, usa

    loose adaptation

    Bobby Easley Bobby Easley Director Solon Tsangaras Solon Tsangaras as Brown Jenkin Bobby Easley Bobby Easley as Doctor's Office Andrea Collins Andrea Collins as Keziah Mason Julie Anne Prescott Julie Anne Prescott as Tommi
    Graduate student Alice Gilman is running from an abusive past. She seeks refuge in the infamous Hannah house; a historic home with an ominous past. Determined to prove the possibility of alternate dimensions, she unknowingly unlocks a gateway to unimaginable horror. Based on the H.P. Lovecraft's short story The Dreams in the Witch House.
    Larks on a String 1969 POSTER

    Larks on a String

    1969

    Czech

    7.3

    3

    89%

    89%

    based on short story

    Comedy

    Drama

    love of one's life

    Romance

    Jirí Menzel Jirí Menzel Director Jan Teplý Jan Teplý as Zdenek Sverák Zdenek Sverák as Delegate URO Leos Sucharípa Leos Sucharípa as Public prosecutor Rudolf Hrusínský Rudolf Hrusínský as Trustee
    In post-WWII Communist Czechoslovakia, several characters considered bourgeois are sentenced to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation. Among them is a young man who pines for a female convict.
    The Timekeepers of Eternity 2021 POSTER

    The Timekeepers of Eternity

    2021

    English

    6.9

    5

    Action

    adaptation

    Animation

    based on short story

    black and white

    Horror

    monochrome

    Mystery

    re-imagining

    Sci-Fi

    stephen king

    Tom Holland Tom Holland Director David Morse David Morse as Capt. Engle Bronson Pinchot Bronson Pinchot as Craig Toomey Mark Lindsay Chapman Mark Lindsay Chapman as The British Passenger Dean Stockwell Dean Stockwell as The Writer
    In this mesmerizing experimental film, a Stephen King television movie is compressed and transformed through hypnotic black and white collage animation that meticulously reconstructs and reshapes its supernatural drama to an eerie and profound effect.
    Border 2018 POSTER

    Border

    2018

    Swedish

    7.0

    39

    97%

    77%

    Action

    based on short story

    border guard

    child pornography

    Crime

    Drama

    Fantasy

    Mystery

    pedophilia

    Romance

    Sci-Fi

    supernatural

    sweden

    Thriller

    Ali Abbasi Ali Abbasi Director Eva Melander Eva Melander as Tina Sten Ljunggren Sten Ljunggren as Tinas pappa Matti Boustedt Matti Boustedt as Tomas Eero Milonoff Eero Milonoff as Vore
    When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.
    Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 POSTER

    Bad Day at Black Rock

    1955

    English

    7.7

    32

    97%

    87%

    Action

    based on short story

    Crime

    desert

    Drama

    film noir

    murder

    Mystery

    post world war ii

    racism

    Thriller

    Western

    John Sturges John Sturges Director Harry Harvey Harry Harvey as First Train Conductor Lee Marvin Lee Marvin as Hector David John Ericson John Ericson as Pete Wirth Francis McDonald Francis McDonald as Tall - White-haired Cafe Lounger
    One-armed war veteran John J. Macreedy steps off a train at the sleepy little town of Black Rock. Once there, he begins to unravel a web of lies, secrecy, and murder.
    The Stationary Bike 2022 POSTER

    The Stationary Bike

    2022

    English

    3.4

    3

    Action

    adaptation

    based on short story

    dollar baby

    Horror

    Mystery

    A.M. Walters A.M. Walters Director Nathan De Camp Nathan De Camp as Construction Worker Matthew Perez Matthew Perez as Matt / Crew Worker #4 Domingo Winstead Domingo Winstead as Richard's Father / Crew Worker #1 Julian Alejandre Julian Alejandre as Young Richard
    After being told by his doctor that his cholesterol level is too high, Richard begins riding a stationary bike in his apartment building. As he gets in great shape physically, Richard begins having strange thoughts that there is someone following him on his daily rides. Based on the short story by Stephen King.
    Morphine 2008 POSTER

    Morphine

    2008

    Russian

    7.2

    5

    Action

    amputation

    based on short story

    doctor

    Drama

    drug addiction

    morphine

    russian civil war

    Aleksey Balabanov Aleksey Balabanov Director Ingeborga Dapkunaite Ingeborga Dapkunaite as Anna Nikolayevna Katarina Radivojevic Katarina Radivojevic as Ekaterina Karlovna Oleg Korytin Oleg Korytin as Firefighter Sergey Garmash Sergey Garmash as Vasiliy Osipovich
    The year is 1917. We are in the Russian countryside. It is the middle of freezing winter. A pale young, newly educated doctor arrives. Having to deal with one medical challenge after another he soon becomes the center of everyone's attention. To soothe the impressions of human suffering he turns to morphine.
    Mr. Thank You 1936 POSTER

    Mr. Thank You

    1936

    Japanese

    7.3

    4

    90%

    90%

    Action

    based on short story

    bus ride

    bus trip

    Comedy

    countryside

    Drama

    Hiroshi Shimizu Hiroshi Shimizu Director Kaoru Futaba Kaoru Futaba as Reikô Tani Reikô Tani as Doctor Nagamasa Yamada Nagamasa Yamada as Peddler Reikichi Kawamura Reikichi Kawamura as Villager from Tokyo
    In Depression-era Japan, a courteous bus driver carries an eclectic group of passengers from the mountainous Izu to Tokyo.
    Mr. Harrigan's Phone 2022 POSTER

    Mr. Harrigan's Phone

    2022

    English

    6.0

    59

    47%

    50%

    Action

    based on short story

    coming of age

    Drama

    grief

    Horror

    iphone

    materialism

    Mystery

    small town

    John Lee Hancock John Lee Hancock Director Jaeden Lieberher Jaeden Lieberher as Craig Joe Tippett Joe Tippett as Craig's Dad Chelsea Kurtz Chelsea Kurtz as Craig's Mom Thalia Torio Thalia Torio as Regina
    Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
    Tony Takitani 2004 POSTER

    Tony Takitani

    2004

    Japanese

    7.2

    4

    88%

    82%

    based on short story

    clothes

    Drama

    obsession

    shopping

    Jun Ichikawa Jun Ichikawa Director Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto as Miki Hayashida Miki Hayashida as Rie Miyazawa Rie Miyazawa as Konuma Eiko, Hisako Hidetoshi Nishijima Hidetoshi Nishijima as Narrator
    A reclusive illustrator falls in love with a young woman who addictively shops for clothing.
    Ten Nights of Dreams 2006 POSTER

    Ten Nights of Dreams

    2006

    Japanese

    6.3

    2

    80%

    48%

    anthology

    based on short story

    Fantasy

    woman director

    Takashi Shimizu Takashi Shimizu Director Hiroshi Yamamoto Hiroshi Yamamoto as #8 Itsuji Itao Itsuji Itao as (segment - 'The 10th Night') Mikako Ichikawa Mikako Ichikawa as segment - 'The 5th Night' Pierre Taki Pierre Taki as segment - 'The 9th Night'
    Based on renowned Japanese writer Natsume Soseki's same-titled short story collection, Ten Nights of Dreams brings ten fantastical dream sequences to film with great visual and psychological panache. Representing the combined efforts of eleven directors, this outstanding anthology delves into the surreal subconscious with ten madly imaginative, reality-subverting visions that range from wonderfully wacky to nightmarishly unsettling.
    Neelavelicham 2023 POSTER

    Neelavelicham

    2023

    Malayalam

    5.8

    2

    40%

    40%

    based on short story

    Drama

    Horror

    Romance

    Thriller

    Aashiq Abu Aashiq Abu Director Tovino Thomas Tovino Thomas as Basheer Uma K.P. Uma K.P. as Bhargavi's Mother Pooja Mohanraj Pooja Mohanraj as Latha Roshan Mathew Roshan Mathew as Sasikumar
    A young, enthusiastic and free-spirited writer arrives to stay in a desolate mansion, rumored to be haunted by the apparition of a young woman named Bharghavi who committed suicide when she was betrayed in love. The writer, who begins to pen her story, soon realizes that there is more to her tragic tale.
    The Childhood of a Leader 2015 POSTER

    The Childhood of a Leader

    2015

    English

    6.2

    15

    90%

    54%

    Action

    based on short story

    childhood

    discipline

    Drama

    ego

    fascism

    france

    Brady Corbet Brady Corbet Director Robert Pattinson Robert Pattinson as Charles / The Leader Tom Sweet Tom Sweet as Prescott, the boy Liam Cunningham Liam Cunningham as The Father Stacy Martin Stacy Martin as The Teacher
    The chilling story of a young American boy living in France in 1918 whose father is working for the US government on the creation of the Treaty of Versailles. What he witnesses helps to mold his beliefs – and we witness the birth of a terrifying ego.
    The Chess Players 1977 POSTER

    The Chess Players

    1977

    Hindi

    7.5

    11

    91%

    85%

    19th century

    Action

    based on short story

    bollywood

    chess

    colonial india

    Comedy

    Drama

    History

    preserved film

    Satyajit Ray Satyajit Ray Director Richard Attenborough Richard Attenborough as General Outram Shabana Azmi Shabana Azmi as Khurshid, Mirza's wife Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan as Narration Victor Banerjee Victor Banerjee as Prime Minister
    In the year 1856, Nawab Wajid Ali Shah is the King of Awadh, one of the last independent kingdoms of India. The British intend to control this rich land and send General Outram to clear way for an annexation. Pressure is mounting amidst intrigue and political maneuvers, but the Nawab whiles away his time in pursuit of pleasure and religious practice. The court is of no help either — noblemen Mir and Mirza ignore all duties and spend their days playing endless games of chess. Based on Munshi Premchand's short story of the same name. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2010.
    The Grey 2011 POSTER

    The Grey

    2011

    English

    6.7

    158

    80%

    61%

    Action

    Adventure

    airplane crash

    alaska

    based on short story

    Drama

    flashback

    Horror

    struggle for survival

    Thriller

    wolf

    Joe Carnahan Joe Carnahan Director Frank Grillo Frank Grillo as Diaz Ben Hernandez Bray Ben Hernandez Bray as Hernandez Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Ottway Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney as Talget
    Following a grueling five-week shift at an Alaskan oil refinery, workers led by sharpshooter John Ottway are flying home for a much-needed vacation. But a brutal storm causes their plane to crash in the frozen wilderness, and only eight men, including Ottway, survive. As they trek southward toward civilization and safety, Ottway and his companions must battle mortal injuries, the icy elements, and a pack of hungry wolves.
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