Vote up your favorite movies based on or inspired by historical literature. Latest additions: Firebrand Most divisive: The Eagle Over 400 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Movies Based On History Novels HOW RANKINGS WORK Immersing oneself in the world of histor...
Over 400 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of The Best Movies Based On History Novels HOW RANKINGS WORK Immersing oneself in the world of historical movies based on books is akin to taking a time machine through history, shedding new light on gripping stories that have...
History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western 720 results 1.Psycho Sep 8, 1960•RatedTV-14 A Phoenix secretary embezzles $40,000 from her employer's client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young...
Colman Domingo was nominated for an Oscarfor his portrayal of gay civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in this Netflix original. The architect of 1963’s March on Washington, Rustin was one of the world’s greatest activists and organizers, and yet has become largely lost to history. This biopic...
So, we’ve rounded up some of our all-time favorite movies based on books, which takes into account both how well the movie adapted its original source material, as well as its overall success as a standalone piece of work. Read on for our list of the best movies based on books. ...
The more time she spends with them, the more she becomes attached to their shared history and sense of camaraderie — and of course, Dawsey Adams (Huisman), who is apparently so dreamy she has no problem leaving him for Glen Powell’s character. Watch on Netflix 'Lady Chatterley's Lover...
Three words turned Arnold Scwhwarzenegger from a bodybuilder who made action movies into an international movie star. Ask anyone involved in the production ofThe Terminatorand they’ll tell you they had no idea “I’ll be back” would become one of the most famous lines in history. It was...
or boring, no judgement — you found these books, it’s worth it to experience their stories in a visual medium. (Or you could just watch the movies as cinematic ClfifsNotes and skip the books entirely. Not that we would ever do that. But you could if you wanted. Again, no judgment...
Among the dozens of movies that tell stories about baseball, some of the most beloved are those that were written for events that actually happened. “Based on a true story” films bring a slice of history back to life, and, if effective, make us think (and debate). ...
Since the first of two Wicked movies just arrived in theaters this holiday season, now is the perfect time to revisit the film that started it all: The Wizard of Oz. Based on the Broadway musical — which was adapted from a turn of the 20th century novel by L. Frank Baum— The Wizard...