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    Calm with Horses 2019 POSTER

    Calm with Horses

    2019

    English

    6.8

    20

    94%

    71%

    Action

    autistic

    based on short story

    Crime

    Drama

    drug dealing

    enforcer

    ireland

    rural area

    Thriller

    Nick Rowland Nick Rowland Director Barry Keoghan Barry Keoghan as David Wilmot David Wilmot as Hector Ned Dennehy Ned Dennehy as Paudi Anthony Welsh Anthony Welsh as Rob
    In darkest rural Ireland, ex-boxer Douglas 'Arm' Armstrong has become the feared enforcer for the drug-dealing Devers family, whilst also trying to be a good father to his autistic five-year-old son, Jack. Torn between these two families, Arm's loyalties are truly tested when he is asked to kill for the first time.
    Josee, the Tiger and the Fish 2020 POSTER

    Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

    2020

    Japanese

    7.6

    36

    100%

    97%

    Animation

    based on novel or book

    based on short story

    Drama

    love

    paraplegic

    relationship

    Romance

    slice of life

    Kôtarô Tamura Kôtarô Tamura Director Kaya Kiyohara Kaya Kiyohara as Joze Yume Miyamoto Yume Miyamoto as Ninomiya Mai Taishi Nakagawa Taishi Nakagawa as Suzukawa Tsuneo Kengo Kawanishi Kengo Kawanishi as Yukichi
    With dreams of diving abroad, Tsuneo gets a job assisting Josee, an artist whose imagination takes her far beyond her wheelchair. But when the tide turns against them, they push each other to places they never thought possible, and inspire a love fit for a storybook.
    In the Lost Lands 2025 POSTER

    In the Lost Lands

    2025

    English

    4.7

    110

    24%

    48%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on short story

    betrayal

    dystopia

    Fantasy

    sorceress

    sorcery

    witch

    Paul W.S. Anderson Paul W.S. Anderson Director Dave Bautista Dave Bautista as Boyce Milla Jovovich Milla Jovovich as Gray Alys Sebastian Stankiewicz Sebastian Stankiewicz as Ross Fraser James Fraser James as The Patriarch
    A queen sends the powerful and feared sorceress Gray Alys to the ghostly wilderness of the Lost Lands in search of a magical power, where she and her guide, the drifter Boyce, must outwit and outfight both man and demon.
    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1949 POSTER

    The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad

    1949

    English

    6.8

    19

    89%

    71%

    Action

    Animation

    anthropomorphism

    based on novel or book

    based on short story

    Comedy

    Family

    Fantasy

    halloween

    Horror

    mystery

    villain

    Clyde Geronimi Clyde Geronimi Director Tony Randall Tony Randall as Headless Horseman Mel Blanc Mel Blanc as Ichabod's horse Clarence Nash Clarence Nash as Ichabod's Horse Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone as Narrating the Story of Mr. Toad / Policeman
    The Wind in the Willows: Concise version of Kenneth Grahame's story of the same name. J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall, is prone to fads, such as the newfangled motor car. This desire for the very latest lands him in much trouble with the wrong crowd, and it is up to his friends, Mole, Rat and Badger to save him from himself. - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: Retelling of Washington Irving's story set in a tiny New England town. Ichabod Crane, the new schoolmaster, falls for the town beauty, Katrina Van Tassel, and the town Bully Brom Bones decides that he is a little too successful and needs "convincing" that Katrina is not for him.
    Stonehearst Asylum 2014 POSTER

    Stonehearst Asylum

    2014

    English

    6.8

    100

    Action

    based on short story

    doctor

    Drama

    Horror

    mental asylum

    mental institution

    mental patient

    Mystery

    psychological thriller

    Romance

    Thriller

    Brad Anderson Brad Anderson Director Michael Caine Michael Caine as Benjamin Salt Kate Beckinsale Kate Beckinsale as Eliza Graves David Thewlis David Thewlis as Mickey Finn Brendan Gleeson Brendan Gleeson as The Alienist
    An Oxford Medical School graduate takes a position at a mental institution and soon becomes obsessed with a female mental patient, but he has no idea of a recent and horrifying staffing change.
    Casey's Shadow 1978 POSTER

    Casey's Shadow

    1978

    English

    6.1

    3

    80%

    70%

    based on short story

    Drama

    Family

    horse

    horse racing

    horse trainer

    louisiana

    Sport

    Martin Ritt Martin Ritt Director Harry Caesar Harry Caesar as Calvin Lebec Susan Myers Susan Myers as Kelly Marsh Walter Matthau Walter Matthau as Lloyd Bourdelle Alexis Smith Alexis Smith as Sarah Blue Murray Hamilton Murray Hamilton as Tom Patterson
    Young Casey comes from a family of racehorse trainers, and his best friend, a foal called Casey's Shadow, may just be a champion.
    The Pit and the Pendulum 1991 POSTER

    The Pit and the Pendulum

    1991

    English

    6.0

    12

    50%

    41%

    Action

    based on short story

    edgar allan poe

    edgar allen poe

    Horror

    Romance

    torquemada

    torture chamber

    witch

    Stuart Gordon Stuart Gordon Director Oliver Reed Oliver Reed as Cardinal Frances Bay Frances Bay as Esmeralda Jeffrey Combs Jeffrey Combs as Francisco Lance Henriksen Lance Henriksen as Torquemada
    Set during the height of Spanish Inquisition. The beautiful and kind-hearted Maria is arrested as a witch when she inadvertently cries out in horror at the public whipping of a child. As Maria’s husband Antonio tries to save her, Torquemada, the Grand Inquisitor, determines to punish Maria with torture for the desire she inflames in him. Loosely based on Edgar Allen Poe's classic short story.
    The Rule of Jenny Pen 2024 POSTER

    The Rule of Jenny Pen

    2024

    English

    6.2

    24

    72%

    55%

    Action

    based on short story

    dementia

    doll

    Horror

    Mystery

    retirement community

    sadism

    supernatural horror

    Thriller

    James Ashcroft James Ashcroft Director John Lithgow John Lithgow as Dave Crealy Ian Mune Ian Mune as Howie Wicker Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Rush as Stefan Mortensen Hijiri Yamamoto Hijiri Yamamoto as String Quartet
    Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.
    Moon Over Parador 1988 POSTER

    Moon Over Parador

    1988

    English

    6.0

    2

    42%

    47%

    based on short story

    Comedy

    dictator

    fictitious country

    impersonation

    remake

    Romance

    south america

    Paul Mazursky Paul Mazursky Director Roger Aaron Brown Roger Aaron Brown as Desmond Dana Delany Dana Delany as Jenny Raul Julia Raul Julia as Roberto Strausmann Sammy Davis Jr. Sammy Davis Jr. as Sammy Davis Jr.
    Little known actor, Jack Noah, is working on location in the dictatorship of Parador at the time the dictator dies. The dictator's right hand man, Roberto, makes Jack an offer he cannot refuse.. to play the dictator. Jack's acting skills fool the masses but not close friends and employees of the dictator.
    The Swan 2023 POSTER

    The Swan

    2023

    English

    6.7

    11

    95%

    74%

    Action

    based on short story

    bullying

    Comedy

    Drama

    flying man

    rifle

    short film

    swan

    Wes Anderson Wes Anderson Director Rupert Friend Rupert Friend as Narrator Asa Jennings Asa Jennings as Peter Watson Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Roald Dahl Truman Hanks Truman Hanks as Stagehand
    Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.
    The Rat Catcher 2023 POSTER

    The Rat Catcher

    2023

    English

    6.5

    13

    100%

    62%

    Action

    based on short story

    Comedy

    disgusting

    english village

    rat

    roald dahl

    short film

    Wes Anderson Wes Anderson Director Rupert Friend Rupert Friend as Claud Richard Ayoade Richard Ayoade as Editor Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Rat Man Benoît Herlin Benoît Herlin as Stagehand
    In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey.
    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018 POSTER

    The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

    2018

    English

    5.6

    140

    32%

    35%

    Action

    Adventure

    based on short story

    betrayal

    fairy tale

    Family

    Fantasy

    magic

    magical object

    princess

    Lasse Hallström Lasse Hallström Director Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman as Drosselmeyer Helen Mirren Helen Mirren as Mother Ginger Nick Mohammed Nick Mohammed as Short Butler Keira Knightley Keira Knightley as Sugar Plum
    When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.
    Poison 2023 POSTER

    Poison

    2023

    English

    6.8

    13

    94%

    70%

    Action

    based on short story

    Comedy

    Drama

    india

    poison

    short

    short film

    snake

    Thriller

    Wes Anderson Wes Anderson Director Ben Kingsley Ben Kingsley as Dr. Ganderbai Benedict Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch as Harry Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes as Roald Dahl Dev Patel Dev Patel as Woods
    When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.
    The Life of Chuck 2024 POSTER

    The Life of Chuck

    2024

    English

    7.3

    48

    80%

    88%

    Action

    based on short story

    cancer

    death

    Drama

    Fantasy

    reverse chronology

    Sci-Fi

    slice of life

    thoughtful

    Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan Director Mark Hamill Mark Hamill as Albie Krantz Matt Biedel Matt Biedel as Doctor Winston Matthew Lillard Matthew Lillard as Gus Violet McGraw Violet McGraw as Iris Carla Gugino Carla Gugino as News and Commercial Voice
    In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
    Die, Monster, Die! 1965 POSTER

    Die, Monster, Die!

    1965

    English

    5.6

    18

    78%

    39%

    Action

    based on short story

    carnivorous plant

    greenhouse

    Horror

    loose adaptation

    mutant

    Mystery

    radioactivity

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Daniel Haller Daniel Haller Director Patrick Magee Patrick Magee as Dr. Henderson Paul Farrell Paul Farrell as Jason Boris Karloff Boris Karloff as Nahum Witley Nick Adams Nick Adams as Stephen Reinhart
    A young man visits his fiancé's estate to discover that her wheelchair-bound scientist father has discovered a meteorite that emits mutating radiation rays that have turned the plants in his greenhouse to giants. When his own wife falls victim to this mysterious power, the old man takes it upon himself to destroy the glowing object with disastrous results.
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