Literature

From the page to the screen, explore our collection of acclaimed films based on literature!

Paul Thomas Anderson adapts Thomas Pynchon’s acclaimed, cult-favorite detective novel in this richly funny psychedelic romp.
Inherent Vice
  • 2015
"A romantic spellbinder that cuts deep" (Rolling Stone). Academy Award nominated filmmaker Todd Haynes' lush, haunting love story.
Carol
  • 2015
Patricia Rozema directs and adapts Jane Austen's iconic novel
Mansfield Park
  • 1999
Ebert & Roeper called Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of the Upton Sinclair novel "filmmaking at the highest level."
There Will Be Blood
  • 2007
Based on the novel by Kate O'Brien, BAFTA award winner Nick Hamm directs this heartfelt and dazzling story of family and love in times of war.
Talk of Angels
  • 1998
Brutal, hilarious and not for the faint of heart, Danny Boyle's film was the most talked about movie of 1996.
Trainspotting
  • 1996
Director Jin-ho Hur crafts "an immersively sensual experience" (Hollywood Reporter) based on the French novel
Dangerous Liaisons
  • 2012
Simon Bird's funny yet sweet coming-of-age story about single motherhood and Metallica, based on the critically acclaimed graphic novel.
Days of the Bagnold Summer
  • 2019
Director Eva Husson brings Graham Swift's novel to life. "A thoughtful and deeply affecting meditation..." -Times (UK)
Mothering Sunday
  • 2022
Inspired by Niccolo Ammaniti's novel, and directed by Gabriele Salvatores comes a thrilling mystery & Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival
I'm Not Scared
  • 2003
Director Mark Herman (BRASSED OFF, PURELY BETTER) presents a film adaptation of the fiction novel of the same name
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  • 2008
Hannes Holm's Oscar nominated tale of a local grump, based on the bestselling novel, and heralded as "masterful" by RogerEbert.com.
A Man Called Ove
  • 2016
Third and final chapter of the trilogy from writer Stieg Larsson and director Daniel Alfredson, featuring a standout performance from Noomi Rapace.
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest
  • 2009
Noomi Rapace returns to the title role, with Director Daniel Alfredson at the helm in this second chapter of the trilogy.
The Girl Who Played with Fire
  • 2009
Niels Arden Oplev's adaptation of the best-selling novel "shivers with suspense. Haunting and hypnotic." (Rolling Stone)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
  • 2009
Coen brothers’ adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel. Academy Award winner for Best Picture that sees mayhem ensue after a drug deal gone wrong.
No Country for Old Men
  • 2007
"A darkly effective portrait of an Eisenhower-era couple who fall tragically short of reaching Camelot," from Director Sam Mendes
Revolutionary Road
  • 2009
Sofia Coppola establishes her signature vision with this first feature that conjures the ineffable melancholy of teenage longing and ennui.
The Virgin Suicides
  • 1999
Based on the worldwide bestselling novel comes a rich, exhilarating, and hilarious tale from director Peter Chelsom, starring Simon Pegg.
Hector and the Search for Happiness
  • 2014
A biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster. From Director Mary Harron & starring Christian Bale.
American Psycho (Uncut Version)
  • 2000
John McTiernan's Academy Award winning film based on Tom Clancy's novel. Featuring an all-star cast including Sean Connery & Alec Baldwin
The Hunt for Red October
  • 1990
Winner of 9 Academy Awards including Best Picture & Best Director, Anthony Minghella's adaptation is a heart-wrenching love story
The English Patient
  • 1996
Lasse Halstrom's Academy Award winning drama based on the novel by John Irving
The Cider House Rules
  • 1999
Darren Aronofsky's hypnotic film in which the characters plummet into a nightmarish, gut-wrenching freefall.
Requiem for a Dream
  • 2000
Sean Penn directs this deeply personal and affecting adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best-selling book.
Into the Wild
  • 2007
Director/Writer Steven Zaillian delivers a "touching drama that takes us deep inside the eccentric competitive mystique of grandmaster chess."
Searching For Bobby Fischer
  • 1993
Cynthia Nixon delivers a triumphant performance as Emily Dickinson in Terence Davies' exquisite, critically acclaimed biographical drama.
A Quiet Passion
  • 2016
Director Martin Provost eloquently captures French painter Séraphine de Senlis' experience with art, religion and mental illness.
Séraphine
  • 2008
"A documentary for anyone who can still look at a book and see a dream, a magic teleportation device, an object that contains the world." -Variety
The Booksellers
  • 2019
Director Mary McDonagh Murphy sifts through the facts and speculation surrounding Harper Lee and both her novels
Harper Lee: From Mockingbird to Watchman
  • 2015
A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology from Director Doug Nichol
California Typewriter
  • 2017
A vivid look at one of America's oldest magazines. Barbara Kopple's "spectacular, crowd-pleasing masterwork" (RogerEbert.com)
Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation
  • 2015