Top Adaptation Movies 2017
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The Pirates of Somalia
Follows rookie journalist Bahadur (Evan Peters), who, after having a chance encounter with an experienced war correspondent (Pacino), uproots his life and moves to Somalia looking for the story of a lifetime. Hooking up with a local fixer (Abdi), Bahadur attempts to embed himself with the local Somali pirates, getting in way over his head.
Evan Peters, Barkhad Abdi, Al Pacino, Bryan Buckley, Melanie Griffith
Ferdinand
FERDINAND tells the story of a giant bull with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he rallies a misfit team on the ultimate adventure. Set in Spain, Ferdinand proves you can’t judge a bull by its cover.
John Cena, Bobby Cannavale, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Anderson, Kate McKinnon, Boris Kodjoe, Carlos Saldanha, Gabriel Iglesias
Molly's Game
MOLLY'S GAME is the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned that there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led us to believe.
Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Jessica Chastain, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Aaron Sorkin, Brian d'Arcy James, Chris O'Dowd
Last Flag Flying
Set during the Iraq War, classic characters Billy Bad-Ass, Mule, and the hapless Meadows return.
Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell, Richard Linklater
Murder on the Orient Express
What starts out as a lavish train ride through Europe quickly unfolds into one of the most stylish, suspenseful and thrilling mysteries ever told. From the novel by best selling author Agatha Christie, "Murder on the Orient Express" tells the tale of thirteen strangers stranded on a train, where everyone's a suspect. One man must race against time to solve the puzzle before the murderer strikes again.
Willem Dafoe, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Pena, Johnny Depp, Derek Jacobi, Michelle Pfeiffer, Josh Gad, Lucy Boynton
The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner tells the story of Parwana, a 12-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is arrested, Parwana dresses as a boy in order to work and provide for her family. Together with her best friend Shauzia, she risks discovery to try to find out if her father is still alive.
Nora Twomey
Wonder
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?
Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Todd LIeberman, Noah Jupe, Sonia Braga, Stephen Chbosky
Crooked House
Set in 1950s London, Private Investigator Charles Hayward is persuaded by his former lover Sophia Leonides to investigate the poisoning of her wealthy grandfather. Arriving at the opulent country estate, Charles is thrown into the middle of a ruthless family all of which hated the patriarch, including his adult children, grandchildren and his brazen sister-in-law. With time against him, Charles must solve the case before the murderer strikes again.
Gillian Anderson, Glenn Close, Terence Stamp, Max Irons, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Julian Fellowes, Christina Hendricks, Stefanie Martini
The Man Who Invented Christm...
The Man Who Invented Christmas tells the magical journey that led to the creation of Ebenezer Scrooge (Christopher Plummer), Tiny Tim and other classic characters from A Christmas Carol. Directed by Bharat Nalluri (Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day), the film shows how Charles Dickens (Dan Stevens) mixed real life inspirations with his vivid imagination to conjure up unforgettable characters and a timeless tale, forever changing the holiday season into the celebration we know today.
Dan Stevens, Bharat Nalluri, Christopher Plummer, Susan Coyne, Morfydd Clark
Call Me by Your Name
It's the summer of 1983 in the north of Italy, and Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), a precocious 17- year-old American-Italian boy, spends his days in his family's 17th century villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading, and flirting with his friend Marzia (Esther Garrel). Elio enjoys a close relationship with his father (Michael Stuhlbarg), an eminent professor specializing in Greco-Roman culture, and his mother Annella (Amira Casar), a translator, who favor him with the fruits of high culture in a setting that overflows wit h natural delights. While Elio's sophistication and intellectual gifts suggest he is already a fully-fledged adult, there is much that yet remains innocent and unformed about him, particularly about matters of the heart. One day, Oliver (Armie Hammer), a charming American scholar working on his doctorate, arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father. Amid the sun-drenched splendor of the setting, Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Timothee Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Luca Guadagnino, Michael Stuhlbarg, Marco Morabito, Peter Spears, Amira Casar, Emilie Georges
So B. It
Follows a girl named Heidi (Bateman) who lives with her mentally challenged mother (Barrett) and agoraphobic caretaker (Woodard). Heidi travels alone across the country to learn the truth about her family and herself.
John Heard, Dash Mihok, Jacinda Barrett, Alfre Woodard, Cloris Leachman, J. Todd Harris, Garry Williams, Stephen Gyllenhaal
The Mountain Between Us
Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snow covered mountain. When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a terrifying journey across hundreds of miles of wilderness, pushing one another to endure and igniting an unexpected attraction.
Idris Elba, Jenno Topping, Scott Frank, Dermot Mulroney, Peter Chernin, Kate Winslet, Hany Abu-Assad, J. Mills Goodloe
The Snowman
When an elite crime squad’s lead detective (Fassbender) investigates the disappearance of a victim on the first snow of winter, he fears an elusive serial killer may be active again. With the help of a brilliant recruit (Ferguson), the cop must connect decades-old cold cases to the brutal new one if he hopes to outwit this unthinkable evil before the next snowfall.
Martin Scorsese, Michael Fassbender, Matthew Michael Carnahan, Tomas Alfredson, Tim Bevan, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Eric Fellner
Jungle
An enthusiastic young adventurer follows his dreams into the Amazon jungle with two friends and a guide with a mysterious past. Their journey quickly turns into a terrifying ordeal as the darkest elements of human nature and the deadliest threats of the wilderness lead to an all-out fight for survival.
Daniel Radcliffe, Thomas Kretschmann, Jacek Koman, Greg McLean, Gary Hamilton, Justin Monjo, Alex Russell, Lily Sullivan
Tulip Fever
In 17th Century Amsterdam, an orphaned girl (Alicia Vikander) is forcibly married to a rich and powerful merchant (Christoph Waltz) – an unhappy “arrangement” that saves her from poverty. After her husband commissions a portrait, she begins a passionate affair with the painter (Dane DeHaan), a struggling young artist. Seeking to escape the merchant’s ever-reaching grasp, the lovers risk everything and enter the frenzied tulip bulb market, with the hope that the right bulb will make a fortune and buy their freedom.
Alicia Vikander, Holliday Grainger, Zach Galifianakis, Jack O’Connell, Dane DeHaan, Maria Cestone, Jack O'Connell, Christoph Waltz
Fallen
On Luce Price's first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school, her attention is captured by the strangely familiar Daniel Grigori. She soon discovers he is a fallen angel who has battled over her for centuries.
Joely Richardson, Lola Kirke, Todd Murata, Harrison Gilbertson, Hermione Corfield, Addison Timlin, Jeremy Irvine, Sianoa Smit-McPhee
IT
A group of kids called the "Losers Club" encounter a creature called It, which preys on children and whose favorite form is that of a sadistic clown called Pennywise. When the creature resurfaces, the kids are called upon to regroup again, this time as adults, even though they have no memory of the first battle.
Roy Lee, Bill Skarsgard, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Jack Dylan Grazer, Andy Muschietti, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Nicholas Hamilton
American Assassin
Follows the rise of Mitch Rapp (Dylan O'Brien) a CIA black ops recruit under the instruction of Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). The pair is then enlisted by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan) to investigate a wave of apparently random attacks on both military and civilian targets. Together the three discover a pattern in the violence leading them to a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent (Shiva Negar) to stop a mysterious operative (Taylor Kitsch) intent on starting a World War in the Middle East.
Michael Keaton, Taylor Kitsch, Michael Cuesta, Marshall Herskovitz, Sanaa Lathan, Dylan O'Brien, Stephen Schiff, Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Gerald's Game
A seemingly harmless bondage game between a married couple in a remote retreat escalates to become a harrowing fight for survival at the wife must confront long-buried demons within her own mind — and possibly lurking in the shadows of her seemingly empty house.
Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard, Henry Thomas, Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Kate Siegel, Carel Struycken, Chiara Aurelia
The Glass Castle
Tells the story of a successful young woman who was raised by dysfunctional and nonconformist parents. Her world gets turned upside down when they move to New York to be near her.
Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Gil Netter, Destin Daniel Cretton, Erik Feig, Max Greenfield, Marti Noxon
Swallows and Amazons
Follows four children who dream of escaping from the tedium of a summer holiday. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they arrive, they discover they may not be alone and a desperate yet whimsical battle for ownership of the island ensues, where both skill and luck play a hand. Simultaneously, the dangers of an adult world, on the brink of war, encroach on their paradise and intertwine with their lives, in the form of a mysterious pair of Russian spies hot on the tail of the enigmatic Jim Turner. The children must ban together from both groups, learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship to save a family member.
Kelly MacDonald, Rafe Spall, Andrew Scott, Philippa Lowthorpe, Nick Barton, Andrea Gibb
Lady Macbeth
Rural England,1865. Katherine (Florence Pugh) is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, and his cold, unforgiving family. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband’s estate, a force is unleashed inside her so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Alice Birch, William Oldroyd, Christopher Fairbank, Bill Fellows
Valerian and the City of a T...
Valerian (Dane DeHaan) and Laureline (Cara Delevingne) are special operatives for the government of the human territories charged with maintaining order throughout the universe. Valerian has more in mind than a professional relationship with his partner- blatantly chasing after her with propositions of romance. But his extensive history with women, and her traditional values, drive Laureline to continuously rebuff him.
Under directive from their Commander (Clive Owen), Valerian and Laureline embark on a mission to the breathtaking intergalactic city of Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis comprised of thousands of different species from all four corners of the universe. Alpha's seventeen million inhabitants have converged over time- uniting their talents, technology and resources for the betterment of all. Unfortunately, not everyone on Alpha shares in these same objectives; in fact, unseen forces are at work, placing our race in great danger.
Ethan Hawke, Rihanna, Dane DeHaan, Clive Owen, Cara Delevingne, Luc Besson, Herbie Hancock
Atomic Blonde
The crown jewel of Her Majesty’s Secret Intelligence Service, Agent Lorraine Broughton (Theron) is equal parts spycraft, sensuality and savagery, willing to deploy any of her skills to stay alive on her impossible mission. Sent alone into Berlin to deliver a priceless dossier out of the destabilized city, she partners with embedded station chief David Percival (James McAvoy) to navigate her way through the deadliest game of spies.
Toby Jones, Charlize Theron, John Goodman, James McAvoy, David Leitch, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Kurt Johnstad
From the Land of the Moon
Gabrielle (Cotillard) comes from a small village in the South of France at a a time when her dream of true love is considered scandalous, and even a sign of insanity. Her parents marry her to José (Àlex Brendemühl), an honest and loving Spanish farm worker who they think will make a respectable woman of her. Despite José’s devotion to her, Gabrielle vows that she will never love José and lives like a prisoner bound by the constraints of conventional post World War II society until the day she is sent away to a hospital in the Alps to heal her kidney stones. There she meets André Sauvage (Louis Garrel), a dashing injured veteran of the Indochinese War, who rekindles the passion buried inside her. She promises they will run away together, and André seems to share her desire. Will anyone dare rob her of her right to follow her dreams?
Marion Cotillard, Louis Garrel, Nicole Garcia, Álex Brendemühl
The Hunter’s Prayer
Follows a solitary assassin (Worthington) hired to kill a young woman (Rush) who is unaware that her family’s questionable business dealings have cost them their lives. However, when he can’t bring himself to pull the trigger, the two form a bond and escape across Europe together, hunted by those responsible for her family’s murder.
Sam Worthington, Michael Ferris, Allen Leech, Odeya Rush, Martin Compston, Amy Landecker, Jonathan Mostow, John Brancato
The Beguiled
The Beguiled unfolds in a girls’ school in the state of Virginia in 1864. As the Civil War rages, The Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies has been sheltered from the outside world— until the day a wounded Union soldier is discovered nearby and taken in.
Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell, Roman Coppola, Angourie Rice, Sofia Coppola, Oona Laurence
The Beguiled
The Beguiled unfolds in a girls’ school in the state of Virginia in 1864. As the Civil War rages, The Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies has been sheltered from the outside world— until the day a wounded Union soldier is discovered nearby and taken in.
Elle Fanning, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell, Roman Coppola, Angourie Rice, Sofia Coppola, Oona Laurence
The Dinner
A dark tale about two families who are struggling to make a tough decision regarding their teenage sons -- with the whole story unfolding over one dinner.
Richard Gere, Rebecca Hall, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan, Cotty Chubb, Oren Moverman, Charlie Plummer, Olga Segura
A Woman's Life
A tale of tormented love embedded in the restrictive social and moral codes of marriage and family in 19th century Normandy. Upon finishing her schooling in a convent, young aristocrat Jeanne (Judith Chemla) marries local Viscount Julien de Lamare (Swann Arlaud), who soon reveals himself to be a miserly and unfaithful husband. As she navigates his chronic infidelity, pressure from her family and community, and the alternating joys and burdens of motherhood, Jeanne’s rosy illusions about her privileged world are slowly stripped away.
Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Stéphane Brizé, Judith Chemla, Yolande Moreau, Swann Arlaud
Speech & Debate
Follows three teenagers brought together by a series of mishaps. Frustrated by the hypocrisy they see in their parents, teachers, and the entire school board, the unlikely trio set out to find a common truth and make their voices heard as they revive a defunct school club and take on the world.
Kristin Chenoweth, Kal Penn, Darren Criss, Dan Harris, Sarah Steele, Skylar Astin, Stephen Karam, Lin-Manuel Miranda
Their Finest
With London emptied of its men now fighting at the Front, Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) is hired by the British Ministry of Information as a “slop” scriptwriter charged with bringing “a woman’s touch” to morale-boosting propaganda films. Her natural flair quickly gets her noticed by dashing movie producer Buckley (Sam Claflin) whose path would never have crossed hers in peacetime. As bombs are dropping all around them, Catrin, Buckley and a colorful crew work furiously to make a film that will warm the hearts of the nation. Although Catrin’s artist husband looks down on her job, she quickly discovers there is as much camaraderie, laughter and passion behind the camera as there is onscreen.
Gemma Arterton, Jake Lacy, Jack Huston, Elizabeth Karlsen, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Ed Wethered, Lone Scherfig
The Shack
The Shack takes us on a father’s uplifting spiritual journey. After suffering a family tragedy, Mack Phillips [Sam Worthington] spirals into a deep depression causing him to question his innermost beliefs. Facing a crisis of faith, he receives a mysterious letter urging him to an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Despite his doubts, Mack journeys to the shack and encounters an enigmatic trio of strangers led by a woman named Papa [Octavia Spencer]. Through this meeting, Mack finds important truths that will transform his understanding of his tragedy and change his life forever.
Ryan Robbins, Sam Worthington, Graham Greene, Radha Mitchell, Alice Braga, Tim McGraw, Stuart Hazeldine, Amelie Eve
Before I Fall
What if you had only one day to change absolutely everything? Samantha Kingston has everything: the perfect friends, the perfect guy, and a seemingly perfect future. Then, everything changes. After one fateful night, Sam wakes up with no future at all. Trapped reliving the same day over and over, she begins to question just how perfect her life really was. As she begins to untangle the mystery of a life suddenly derailed, she must also unwind the secrets of the people closest to her, and discover the power of a single day to make a difference, not just in her own life, but in the lives of those around her—before she runs out of time for good.
Elena Kampouris, Zoey Deutch, Carla Hacken, Ry Russo-Young, Logan Miller, Kian Lawley, Jon Shestack, Brian Robbins
The Sense of an Ending
Tony Webster (Broadbent) leads a reclusive and quiet existence until long-buried secrets from his past force him to face the flawed recollections of his younger self, the truth about his first love (Rampling) and the devastating consequences of decisions made a lifetime ago.
Joe Alwyn, Emily Mortimer, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Ritesh Batra, Jim Broadbent, Michelle Dockery, Billy Howle
Tommy's Honour
Tommy's Honor is the true story of the rough-and-tumble founding of modern golf. Set in 19th-century Scotland, the film dramatizes the love and rivalry between Tom Morris and his son Tommy -- who marries a woman with a dark secret.
Sam Neill, Pamela Marin, Ophelia Lovibond, Peter Mullan, Paul Reid, Jack Lowden, Max Deacon, Peter Ferdinando
Wilson
Woody Harrelson stars as Wilson, a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabelle Amara) he has never met. In his uniquely outrageous and slightly twisted way, he sets out to connect with her.
Laura Dern, Judy Greer, Woody Harrelson, Cheryl Hines, Craig Johnson, Mary Jane Skalski, Dan Clowes, Isabella Amara
The Boss Baby
A seven-year old is jealous of his fast-talking briefcase-carrying baby brother. When the older brother embarks on a mission to win back the sole affection of his parents, he stumbles upon a secret plot by the CEO of Puppy Co. that threatens to destroy the balance of love in the world – and the brash baby executive masquerading as his new brother is at the center of it all. They must come together as true brothers to stop the dastardly scheme, save their parents, restore order to the world, and prove that love is indeed an infinite force.
Michael McCullers, Tobey Maguire, Patton Oswalt, Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Lisa Kudrow, Miles Bakshi, Jimmy Kimmel
Fifty Shades Darker
When a wounded Christian Grey tries to entice a cautious Ana Steele back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian’s past start to circle the couple, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together.
Dakota Johnson, Luke Grimes, Eric Johnson, Michael De Luca, Dana Brunetti, Max Martini, Hugh Dancy, Jennifer Ehle
A Monster Calls
Follows 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to deal with his mother's (Felicity Jones, who stars in Focus’ fall release The Theory of Everything) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss and faith.
Liam Neeson, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver, Toby Kebbell, Geraldine Chaplin, Juan Antonio Bayona, Belen Atienza, Patrick Ness
Live by Night
Live by Night is set in the roaring '20s, when Prohibition hasn’t stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve, and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police Superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals there are rules, and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money and his moll. The fiery affair ends in tragedy, setting Joe on a path of revenge, ambition, romance and betrayal that propels him out of Boston and up the ladder of Tampa’s steamy rum-running underworld.
Elle Fanning, Zoe Saldana, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Affleck, Sienna Miller, Chris Messina, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Davisson Killoran
Silence
Tells the story of two Christian missionaries (Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) who face the ultimate test of faith when they travel to Japan in search of their missing mentor (Liam Neeson) – at a time when Christianity was outlawed and their presence forbidden.
Martin Scorsese, Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield, Ciaran Hinds, Graham King, Issei Ogata, Adam Driver, Randall Emmett
Sophie and the Rising Sun
Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, the film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history. As World War II rages in Europe a wounded Asian stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in the town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a friendship born of their mutual love of art blossoms into a delicate and forbidden courtship. As their secret relationship evolves the war escalates tragically. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, a surge of misguided patriotism, bigotry and violence sweeps through the town, threatening Mr. Ohta’s life. A trio of women, each with her own secrets - Sophie, along with the town matriarch and her housekeeper - rejects law and propriety, risking their lives with their actions.
Margo Martindale, Diane Ladd, Julianne Nicholson, Lorraine Toussaint, Maggie Greenwald, Takashi Yamaguchi
A Dog's Purpose
Shares the soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog (voiced by Josh Gad) who finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love. The family film told from the dog’s perspective.
Dennis Quaid, John Ortiz, Josh Gad, Britt Robertson, Luke Kirby, Gavin Polone, Mark Sourian, Pooch Hall
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My Sunshine
Stranger Eyes
Relay
The Sparrow in the Chimney
Magic Farm
Sister Mignight
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