Tale of Tales [based on the book] by Giambattista Basile dir. by Matteo Garrone
IMDB description: From the bitter quest of the Queen of Longtrellis, to two mysterious sisters who provoke the passion of a king, …
Gone Girl [based on the book] by Gillian Flynn dir. by David Fincher
On the day of her fifth wedding anniversary Amy Dunne disappears. Her husband Nick gets home, a neighbour has spotted their cat …
A walk among the tombstones [based on the book] by Lawrence Block dir. by Scott Frank
In 1991 three men robbed a bar that was known not to charge police officers for their drinks. Matthew Scudder was off …
A most wanted man [based on the book] by John le Carré dir. by Anton Corbijn
The Sept 11th attacks were formulated and planned in Hamburg, Germany. Now, in an attempt to prevent terrorist cells, a small semi-illegal …
The Boxtrolls [based on the book] by Alan Snow dir. by Anthony Stacchi, Graham Annable
The town of Cheesebridge lives in fear of the Boxtrolls. A curfew is in force, everything must be locked up at night, …
Serpico [based on the book] by Peter Maas dir. by Sidney Lumet
Based on the true story of Frank Serpico, this is the story of a police officer who turns whistleblower and ends up …
To kill a mockingbird [based on the book] by Harper Lee dir. by Robert Mulligan
In a small town in Alabama in the 1930’s Atticus Finch is working hard to raise his two children; his son Jem …
12 Years a Slave [based on the memoir] by Solomon Northup dir. by Steve McQueen
In pre-Civil War New York Solomon Northup lives a good life with his family and two children. He is a free man, …
Oblivion [based on book by] by Arvid Nelson, Joseph Kosinski dir. by Joseph Kosinski
Jack is a drone repair man. Before his assignment on earth his memory, and that of his communications officer, was wiped, to …
The hobbit : An unexpected journey [based on the book by] by J.R.R. Tolkien dir. by Peter Jackson
I really have no idea where to start this review. I mean, there is no point in recapping the plot is there? …
John Carter [based on the book by] by Edgar Rice Burroughs dir. by Andrew Stanton
In the 1880s a young Edgar Rice Burroughs is summoned to his uncle’s home. But when he reaches it he discovers that …
The girl with the dragon tattoo [adaptation] by Stieg Larrson dir. by David Fincher
I haven’t read any of the book in the Millenium series, nor have I seen the Swedish version of this film. So …