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Hamnet
Based on the book by
Maggie O'Farrell
The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
TMDB ID: 858024
Nightmare Alley
Based on the book by
William Lindsay Gresham
An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dangerous than he is.
TMDB ID: 597208
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
The ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the house a visit. It will take more than 200 years... Based on the novel "No Nightingales" by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon.
TMDB ID: 136973
Count Your Blessings
Based on the book by
Nancy Mitford
Englishwoman Grace Allingham marries Frenchman Charles Edouard de Valhubert, but their marriage quickly becomes unusual. Because Charles cheats on her and lives away from his family out of professional obligation to his government, Grace ends up raising the couple's son, Sigismond, on her own. Grace and Charles are finally reunited after nearly a decade apart, and, while they seem headed for a permanent split, there's still a spark between them.
TMDB ID: 166672
A Month by the Lake
Based on the book by
H. E. Bates
For 16 years Miss Bentley has been spending April at an elegant hillside villa on Lake Como. This year, 1937, her London society artist father has recently died and the only other English-speaking guests are brash Americans. Then Major Wilshaw arrives. He suggests they meet for cocktails and Miss Bentley stands him up -- not even thinking about it -- as she helps the new nanny of an Italian family settle in. Miss Beaumont, a tall, young American who has dropped out of finishing school in Switzerland, is bored and finds some amusement in flirting with the major, whose libido is awakened for the first time since before the great war. And Miss Bentley now finds more about the major to admire than his ears.
TMDB ID: 41007
Bad Ronald
Based on the book by
John Holbrook Vance
When awkward teen Ronald Wilby accidentally kills a young girl whose sister rejected his affections, his overbearing mother decides to hide him from the law by creating a concealed room in their home for him to live.
TMDB ID: 56787
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Based on the book by
Ann Beattie
Charles is a bored civil servant struggling through a harsh Utah winter. He spends most of his time reflecting on his romance with Laura, a coworker who left him to return to her husband, an A-Frame salesman.
TMDB ID: 42173
The Bridges of Madison County
Based on the book by
Robert James Waller
Photographer Robert Kincaid wanders into the life of housewife Francesca Johnson for four days in the 1960s.
TMDB ID: 688
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Based on the book by
Roald Dahl
A young boy wins a tour through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world, led by the world's most unusual candy maker.
TMDB ID: 118
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Based on the book by
Chris Van Allsburg
After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.
TMDB ID: 6795
The Case for Christ
Based on the book by
Lee Strobel
Based upon the Gold-Medallion award-winning best-seller, The Case for Christ documents Lee Strobel's journey from atheism to faith through his two-year investigation of the Bible and the life of Jesus Christ.
TMDB ID: 19401
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river. He returns the favour by protecting them from two murderous cobra.
TMDB ID: 13415
The Passionate Adventure
A rich man leaves his wife, poses as a coster, and saves a factory girl from a crook.
TMDB ID: 277352
We Need to Do Something
Based on the book by
Max Booth III
Seeking shelter from a storm, a family finds themselves trapped in a bathroom for days with no sign of rescue and untold evils lurking just beyond the walls.
TMDB ID: 769364
The Stand
A frightening man confronts a vulnerable prisoner left to die in jail after a virus wipes out 95% of the human population.
TMDB ID: 1478758
Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
Based on the book by
Howard L. Bingham, Mark Wallace
Muhammad Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors. When Ali was drafted into the Vietnam War at the height of his boxing career, his claim to conscientious objector status led to a controversial legal battle that rattled the U.S. judicial system right up to the highest court in the land.
TMDB ID: 196355
Let the Right One In
Based on the book by
John Ajvide Lindqvist
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
TMDB ID: 13310
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Based on the book by
Carlo Collodi
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
TMDB ID: 555604
The Wind
Based on the book by
Dorothy Scarborough
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.
TMDB ID: 31416
The Age of Innocence
Based on the book by
Edith Wharton
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
TMDB ID: 10436
Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical
Based on the book by
Robert Louis Stevenson, Leslie Bricusse
Musical version of the Robert Louis Stevenson story about a doctor who conducts an experiment on himself that results in his bringing out the dark, murderous side of his inner self, "Mr. Hyde".
TMDB ID: 144716
The Wicked Lady
Based on the book by
Magdalen King-Hall
A married woman finds new thrills as a masked robber on the highways.
TMDB ID: 41073
Proof of Life
When Peter Bowman, an American engineer working in a South American country, is captured by anti-government forces, the rebels learn his identity and demand $5 million for his safe return. However, his US employer is on the verge of insolvency and will not provide the ransom. Peter's wife Alice is forced to deal with the matter on her own and she retains the services of freelance professional hostage negotiator Terry Thorne.
TMDB ID: 11983
The Prisoner of Zenda
Based on the book by
Anthony Hope
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
TMDB ID: 277699