Top Adaptation Movies 2024
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Nightbitch
Tells the story of a woman thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler in the suburbs, who slowly embraces the feral power deeply rooted in motherhood, as she becomes increasingly aware of the bizarre and undeniable signs that she may be turning into a canine.
Amy Adams, Jessica Harper, Scoot McNairy, Ella Thomas, Marielle Heller, Mary Holland, Kerry O'Malley, Laura Meadows
The Lord of the Rings: The War o...
Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of films, “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim” tells the fate of the House of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan. A sudden attack by Wulf, a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father, forces Helm and his people to make a daring last stand in the ancient stronghold of the Hornburg—a mighty fortress that will later come to be known as Helm’s Deep. Finding herself in an increasingly desperate situation, Héra, the daughter of Helm, must summon the will to lead the resistance against a deadly enemy intent on their total destruction.
Jeffrey Addiss, Brian Cox, Miranda Otto, Shaun Dooley, Lorraine Ashbourne, Michael Wildman, Kenji Kamiyama, Joseph Chou
The Fire Inside
The inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time. Claressa, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.
Ice Cube, Ryan Destiny, Judy Greer, Barry Jenkins, Brian Tyree Henry, Rachel Morrison, Elishia Holmes, Jazmin Headley
Here
An original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form.
Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, Jonathan Aris, Jeremy Johns
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn't count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he doesn't count on taking a turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness.
Caitlin FitzGerald, Andrew Kightlinger, Luke Paradise, Paul Sparks, Ethan Slater, Luke David Blumm
Small Things Like These
Oscar® winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furlong in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent — and uncovers truths of his own — forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
Ben Affleck, Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Emily Watson, Tim Mielants, Enda Walsh, Ciaran Hinds
The Piano Lesson
A battle is brewing in the Charles Household. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.
Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, Malcolm Washington, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts
The Piano Lesson
A battle is brewing in the Charles Household. At the center stands a prized heirloom piano tearing two siblings apart. On one side, a brother (John David Washington) plans to build the family fortune by selling it. On the other, a sister (Danielle Deadwyler) will go to any lengths to hold onto the sole vestige of the family’s heritage. Their uncle (Samuel L. Jackson) tries to mediate, but even he can’t hold back the ghosts of the past.
Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, Jerrika Hinton, Gail Bean, Malcolm Washington, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Michael Potts
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An original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form.
Robert Zemeckis, Eric Roth, Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, Jonathan Aris, Jeremy Johns
Salem's Lot
A writer returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot, where he lived as a young boy, only to discover everyone he used to know is now a vampire.
James Wan, Roy Lee, Gary Dauberman, Alfre Woodard, William Sadler, Pilou Asbk, Mark Wolper, Michael Clear
The Magician's Raincoat
When three siblings discover an old yellow raincoat, they find that whoever wears it, transforms into the body of its previous owner: a cursed magician from another century. With a scorned witch and her little monster of a sidekick hot on their trail, they must solve the mystery and break the curse before it’s too late. Along the way they find that family and friendship is the greatest magic of all.
Cory Phillips, Ashton Leigh, Bryson Robinson, Laura Shatkus, Jake Alexander Williams, Taylor Bedford
The Concierge
Akino is a trainee concierge at the Hokkyoku Department Store, an unusual department store that caters exclusively to animals. Under the watchful eyes of the floor manager and senior concierges, Akino runs around to fulfill the wishes of customers with a myriad of needs and problems in her pursuit to become a full-fledged concierge.
Yoshimi Itazu, Natsumi Kawaida, Takeo Otsuka, Kenjiro Tsuda
Killer Heat
A thrilling, contemporary mystery in classic noir style, Killer Heat follows private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), an American expat in Greece, hired to investigate the accidental death of young shipping magnate Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden) on the island of Crete. The victim’s sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) doesn’t believe the official police report. But what exactly happened to Leo, and why? Despite the sun-drenched beauty of its exotic Mediterranean locale, Nick finds darkness at every turn: where the rich and powerful Vardakis family rule like gods, where jealousies run deep, and anyone could be a suspect.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Philippe Lacôte, Brad Weston, Roberto Bentivegn, Matt Charman, Richard Madden
The Wild Robot
When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. Why is she there? Where did she come from? And, most important, how will she survive in her harsh surroundings? Roz’s only hope is to learn from the island’s hostile animal inhabitants. When she tries to care for an orphaned gosling, the other animals finally decide to help, and the island starts to feel like home. Until one day, the robot’s mysterious past comes back to haunt her…
Stephanie Hsu, Pedro Pascal, Lupita Nyong'o, Bill Nighy, Catherine O'Hara, Chris Sanders
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.
Jemaine Clement, John Davis, Zooey Deschanel, Zachary Levi, Alfred Molina, David Guion, Benjamin Bottani, Carlos Saldanha
It Ends with Us
It Ends with Us tells the empowering story of Lily Bloom (Blake Lively). Grappling with a painful past, Lily embarks on a new life in Boston, embraces her artistry, and passionately pursues her dream of opening her own flower shop. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her dangerous father. With the support of her friends and allies, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar) and Alyssa Kincaid (Jenny Slate), Lily must find her own strength to break the pattern or the pattern will break her.
Hasan Minhaj, Andrew Calof, Blake Lively, Christy Hall, Jenny Slate, Brandon Sklenar, Amy Morton, Brandon Sklena
Rob Peace
Follows the true story of a brilliant young man (Jay Will) torn between his father's shadowed past and his own promising future. Raised by his devoted mother (Academy Award® nominee Mary J. Blige, MUDBOUND), Rob risks everything he has worked for to free his imprisoned father (Ejiofor).
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Kelly, Camila Cabello, Jay Will, Mary J. Blige, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Mare Winningham
Across the River and Into the Tr...
After World War II, an American officer serving in Italy faces news of his terminal illness with stoic disregard. Determined to spend his weekend in quiet solitude, he commandeers a military driver to facilitate a simple duck hunting trip and a visit to his old haunts in Venice. As his plans begin to unravel, a chance encounter with a young countess begins to kindle in him the hope of renewal.
Josh Hutcherson, Liev Schreiber, Danny Huston, Paula Ortiz, Peter Flannery, Matilda De Angelis, Laura Morante, Giancarlo Giannini
Dragonkeeper
As ancient China falls under the rule of an evil Emperor, a fiery young girl rebels. Alongside a powerful dragon, she embarks on a journey to recover the last remaining dragon egg and save the world.
Bill Nighy, Salvador Simó, Brendan Coyle, Anthony Howell, Bill Bailey
Touch
Based on the Icelandic best-selling novel by Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, Touch is a romantic and thrilling story that spans several decades and continents. Touch follows one widower’s emotional journey to find his first love who disappeared 50 years ago, before his time runs out.
Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson, Egill Olafsson, Kōki, Masahiro Motoki, Palmi Kormakur, Sigurdur Ingvarsson, Yoko Narahashi, Masatoshi Nakamura
The Vourdalak
When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as they await the imminent return of their father, Gorcha. But what begins simply as strange quickly devolves into a full fledged nightmare when Gorcha returns, seemingly no longer himself...
Grégoire Colin, Adrien Beau, Judith Lou Lévy, Lola Pacchioni, Marco Pacchioni, Hadrien Bouvier, Kacey Mottet Klein, Ariane Labed
The Vourdalak
When the Marquis d’Urfé, a noble emissary of the King of France, is attacked and abandoned in the remote countryside, he finds refuge at an eerie, isolated manor. The resident family, reluctant to take him in, exhibits strange behavior as they await the imminent return of their father, Gorcha. But what begins simply as strange quickly devolves into a full fledged nightmare when Gorcha returns, seemingly no longer himself...
Grégoire Colin, Adrien Beau, Judith Lou Lévy, Lola Pacchioni, Marco Pacchioni, Hadrien Bouvier, Kacey Mottet Klein, Ariane Labed
The Watchers
Follows Mina, a 28-year old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
Dakota Fanning, M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, Olwen Fouéré, Kya Brame, Ishana Night Shyamalan, Georgina Campbell, Siobhan Hewlett
The Watchers
Follows Mina, a 28-year old artist who gets stranded in an expansive, untouched forest in western Ireland. When Mina finds shelter, she unknowingly becomes trapped alongside three strangers that are watched and stalked by mysterious creatures each night.
Dakota Fanning, M. Night Shyamalan, Ashwin Rajan, Olwen Fouéré, Kya Brame, Ishana Night Shyamalan, Georgina Campbell, Siobhan Hewlett
The Idea of You
Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Michael Showalter, Gabrielle Union, Reid Scott, Ella Rubin, Jason Babiszewski, Cathy Schulman
Turtles All the Way Down
A 16-year old high school girl with obsessive compulsive disorder tries to the solve the mystery of a fugitive billionaire. Along with her friend Daisy, she sets out to try to claim a $100,000 reward.
Isabela Merced, Hannah Marks, Isaac Aptaker, John Green, Rosianna Halse Rojas, Isaac Klausner, Marty Bowen, Elizabeth Berger
Dragonkeeper
As ancient China falls under the rule of an evil Emperor, a fiery young girl rebels. Alongside a powerful dragon, she embarks on a journey to recover the last remaining dragon egg and save the world.
Bill Nighy, Salvador Simó, Brendan Coyle, Anthony Howell, Bill Bailey
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Wa...
Set in 1939, the British are being pounded by Germany in mainland Europe, and Winston Churchill wants to hit back hard. His answer: stop fighting under accepted gentlemanly rules of engagement, and create a group of warriors who become the first "deniable" secret operatives to strike behind enemy lines. They are basically Britian’s first black op unit. Members are recruited, knowing they are likely to be killed. They become a very tight knit group and their work spans WWII. They win important victories against the Nazis, breaking all the accepted rules of warfare in the process and use deception and even the bow and arrow to dispatch the enemy.
Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Eiza González, Henry Golding, Cary Elwes, Til Schweiger, K. Blaine Johnston
Thelma The Unicorn
Thelma is a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamourous music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. But this new life of fame comes at a cost.
Jared Hess, Lynn Wang, Jarusha Hess
Someone Like You
Architect Dawson Gage fell in love with London Quinn in high school, even though she told him not to. Ten years later, the two are still best friends when tragedy strikes. Now, the grieving Dawson is compelled to do one final act of love for London. He launches an impossible search for her secret twin sister, twins separated during their parents’ IVF procedure.
States away, Andi Allen has no idea she was adopted as an embryo. The news rocks her world and sends her into a spiral that culminates in her leaving home to meet her biological parents. But what will happen when Andi walks through the door of the parents she never knew? All while she’s missing the parents who lied to her?
With one set of parents grieving the loss of a daughter, and the other set grieving the truth they never told, only Dawson can show Andi everything she missed about her twin sister. But neither of them imagined the attraction they’d feel for each other. Now can Dawson help Andi make her way back home, even though he has fallen desperately in love with her?
Lynn Collins, Sara Fisher, Robyn Lively, Tyler Russell, Jake Allyn
Under the Bridge (series)
Under the Bridge is based on acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey’s book about the 1997 true story of 14-year old Reena Virk (Vritika Gupta) who went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Through the eyes of Godfrey (Riley Keough) and a local police officer (Lily Gladstone), the series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.
Javon Walton, Rebecca Godfrey, Lily Gladstone, Vritika Gupta, Chloe Guidry, Izzy G., Aiyana Goodfellow, Riley Keough.
The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Wa...
Set in 1939, the British are being pounded by Germany in mainland Europe, and Winston Churchill wants to hit back hard. His answer: stop fighting under accepted gentlemanly rules of engagement, and create a group of warriors who become the first "deniable" secret operatives to strike behind enemy lines. They are basically Britian’s first black op unit. Members are recruited, knowing they are likely to be killed. They become a very tight knit group and their work spans WWII. They win important victories against the Nazis, breaking all the accepted rules of warfare in the process and use deception and even the bow and arrow to dispatch the enemy.
Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Eiza González, Henry Golding, Cary Elwes, Til Schweiger, K. Blaine Johnston
Downtown Owl
Searching for a break from her cosmopolitan life in Milwaukee, Julia Rabia (Lily Rabe), arrives in the close knit Reagan-era town of Owl, North Dakota for a one-semester high school teaching job. But when the small town turns out to be a wonderland of second-string poets, smoldering Marlboro Men, and a social hierarchy that echoes high school, Julia doesn’t know if she’s come to town to get away from home or to find it.
Vanessa Hudgens, Lily Rabe, Ed Harris, Finn Wittrock, Henry Golding, Hamish Linklater, Bettina Barrow, Jack Dylan Grazer
Spaceman
Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship.
Adam Sandler, Channing Tatum, Kunal Nayyar, Barry Bernardi, Johan Renck, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan, Colby Day
Mean Girls
Cady Heron moves to suburban Illinois after being homeschooled in Africa, and wants to be popular. She takes on The Plastics and becomes frenemies with Regina George. But soon, she learns the hard way that you just shouldn't mess with the Queen Bee.
Busy Philipps, Avantika, Arturo Perez Jr., Christopher Briney, Samantha Jayne, Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Angourie Rice
Poor Things
Described as the incredible tale and fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
Willem Dafoe, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Margaret Qualley, Tony McNamara, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael
Arthur The King
Mikael Lindnord, a Swedish adventure racer, wins the hearts of millions when he and his team adopt Arthur, a badly wounded but big-hearted stray dog who tagged along with them during an epic endurance race in Ecuador.
Mark Wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, Mark Canton, Michael Brandt, Simu Liu, Baltasar Kormakur, Tucker Tooley, Courtney Solomon
Sleeping Dogs
Roy Freeman is undergoing a cutting-edge Alzheimer's treatment. He is forced to grapple with the impact of an investigation from his former life after a death row inmate that Freeman arrested 10 years prior starts to proclaim his innocence. Intrigued and fighting to regain his memory, Freeman enlists his former partner to help him revive the case and discover the truth. Together, they set off to unravel a tangled web of secrets, forcing Freeman to make some horrific discoveries.
Marton Csokas, Russell Crowe, Adam Cooper, Harry Greenwood, Mark Fasano, Bill Collage, Karen Gillan, Thomas M. Wright
A Cat's Life
Clémence rescues a kitten in her Parisian attic, and names him Lou. They form an unbreakable bond. They venture to the countryside for her family's vacation, where Lou's curiosity leads to thrilling adventures in the woods. Amidst new friendships and dangers, Lou's journey unfolds, marking a transformation from a curious kitten to a brave and adventurous cat.
Guillaume Maïdatchevsky, Capucine Sainson-Fabresse, Michaël Souhaité, Maurice Genevoix, Corinne Masiero, Lucie Laurent
Asphalt City
Follows a young paramedic Ollie Cross (Sheridan) navigates his first year on the job. He’s partnered with Rutkovsky (Gibson), an experienced medic who thrusts Ollie into the harsh realities of New York’s inner-city streets. Ollie ultimately finds his perspective on life and death beginning to shift.
Babak Anvari, Tye Sheridan, Katherine Waterston, Sean Penn, Lucan Toh, Anthony Katagas, Ben Mac Brown, Jean-Stephane Sauvaire
Orion and the Dark
Orion seems a lot like your average elementary school kid – shy, unassuming, harboring a secret crush. But underneath his seemingly normal exterior, Orion is a ball of adolescent anxiety, completely consumed by irrational fears of bees, dogs, the ocean, cell phone waves, murderous gutter clowns, and even falling off of a cliff. But of all his fears, the thing he’s the most afraid of is what he confronts on a nightly basis: the dark. So when the literal embodiment of his worst fear pays a visit, Dark whisks Orion away on a roller coaster ride around the world to prove there is nothing to be afraid of in the night. As the unlikely pair grows closer, Orion must decide if he can learn to accept the unknown – to stop letting fear control his life and finally embrace the joy of living.
Paul Walter Hauser, Jacob Tremblay, Carla Gugino, Sean Charmatz, Charlie Kaufman, Natasia Demetriou
The Marsh King’s Daughter
In the tense thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, a woman with a secret past will venture into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she’s ever met: her father. In the film, Helena’s (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth: her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King (Ben Mendelsohn), the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When her father escapes from prison, Helena will need to confront her past. Knowing that he will hunt for her and her family, Helena must find the strength to face her demons and outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild.
Ben Mendelsohn, Daisy Ridley, Garrett Hedlund, Brooklynn Prince, Gil Birmingham, Mark L. Smith, Caren Pistorius, Morten Tyldum
Foe
Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Based on best-selling author Iain Reid’s novel, directed by Garth Davis and co-written by Davis and Reid, Foe’s mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life.
Aaron Pierre, Saoirse Ronan, Garth Davis, Emile Sherman, Samantha Lang, Paul Mescal
Mean Girls
Cady Heron moves to suburban Illinois after being homeschooled in Africa, and wants to be popular. She takes on The Plastics and becomes frenemies with Regina George. But soon, she learns the hard way that you just shouldn't mess with the Queen Bee.
Busy Philipps, Avantika, Arturo Perez Jr., Christopher Briney, Samantha Jayne, Lorne Michaels, Tina Fey, Angourie Rice
Will
Two young police officers find themselves torn between collaboration and resistance as they navigate the Nazi-occupied Antwerp during World War II.
Jan Segers, Tomas Leyers, Stef Aerts, Tim Mielants, Hans Everaert, Guy Goedgezelschap, Carl Joos, Matteo Simoni
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