What films come to mind when you think of movies based on books? To Kill a Mockingbird, Little Women, Sense and Sensibility, The Hours, Silence of the Lambs, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter – they’re all great!
If you’re looking for something new, here are a few movies based on books recently released on DVD and available from the library.
To find more, you can also do a search for “film adaptations” in the catalog.
The Dry — Detective – 6.8/10 IMDb / 90% on Rotten Tomatoes – won 6 Australian film awards
Dune (2021) — Action – 8.0/IMDb / 83% Rotten Tomatoes – won 6 Oscars and 168 other awards
Nightmare Alley — Crime – 7.0/10 IMDb / 81% Rotten Tomatoes – nominated for 4 Oscars, won 28 other awards
Illusions perdues = Lost illusions — Drama – 7.4/10 IMDb / 93% Rotten Tomatoes – won 8 French film awards
South Beach Love — Romance – 6.0/10 IMDb / no rating
Both Sides of the Blade — Romance – 6.2/10 IMDb / 83% Rotten Tomatoes – Berlin Film Festival Winner
Mr. Malcolm’s List — Romance – 5.8/10 IMDb / 82% Rotten Tomatoes – nominated for an Image Award (NAACP)
Fatherhood — Comedy/Drama – 6.6/10 IMDb / 67% Rotten Tomatoes – nominated for a People’s Choice Award
A Journal for Jordan — Drama – 5.9/10 IMDb / Audiences liked this one better than critics did – nominated for Image Awards (NAACP)
Minamata — Drama – 7.3/10 IMDb / 78% Rotten Tomatoes
Bandit — Crime – 6.4/10 IMDb / 74% Rotten Tomatoes
The Power of the Dog –Western – 6.8/10 / 94% Rotten Tomatoes. Critics liked this one better than audiences did – Won 1 Oscar and 271 other awards
Bullet Train — Action -7.3/10 IMDb / Audiences liked this one better than critics did – nominated for a People’s Choice Award
Death on the Nile — Detective – 6.3/10 IMDb / 62% Rotten Tomatoes – nominated for a People’s Choice Award
The Good House — Comedy/Drama – 6.4/10 IMDb / 73% Rotten Tomatoes – 1 award & 1 nomination
Three Thousand Years of Longing — Fantasy/Romance – 6.7/10 IMDb / 72% Rotten Tomatoes – 16 award nominations
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