Films based on adaptations

1.

West Side Story

1961 film by Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins

Overview: West Side Story is a 1961 American musical romantic drama film directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins, written by Ernest Lehman, and produced by Wise. The film is an adaptation of the 1957 Broadway ...

Release date: 18 October 1961

Genre: Musical, Romance, Drama, Crime, Thriller

Director: Jerome Robbins, Robert Wise

Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland

Producer: Saul Chaplin, Walter Mirisch

Writer: Ernest Lehman, Arthur Laurents

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

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Films based on works by Stephen Sondheim 10T

1960s English-language films 3,114T

Films about juvenile delinquency 29T

2.

Mary Poppins

1964 musical film

Overview: Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill ...

Release date: 27 August 1964

Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical

Director: Robert Stevenson

Cast: Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Hermione Baddeley, Reta Shaw

Producer: Walt Disney, Bill Walsh

Writer: Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi

A magic nanny comes to work for a cold banker's unhappy family.

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American films with live action and animation 262T

1960s English-language films 1,214T

1964 fantasy films 1T

3.

Just Go with It

2011 romantic comedy movie directed by Dennis Dugan

Overview: Just Go With It is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allan Loeb and Timothy Dowling, and produced by Adam Sandler, Jack Giarraputo, and Heather Parry. It is a remake ...

Release date: 8 February 2011

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Director: Dennis Dugan

Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Nicole Kidman, Nick Swardson, Brooklyn Decker, Bailee Madison

Producer: Barry Bernardi, Allen Covert

Writer: Allan Loeb, Timothy Dowling

On a weekend trip to Hawaii, a plastic surgeon convinces his loyal assistant to pose as his soon-to-be-divorced wife in order to cover up a careless lie ...

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Films with screenplays by Allan Loeb 12T

Golden Raspberry Award winning films 242T

2010s English-language films 5,220T

4.

The Last of the Mohicans

1992 film directed by Michael Mann

Overview: The Last of the Mohicans is a 1992 American epic historical drama film produced and directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Christopher Crowe, based on the 1826 novel of the same name ...

Release date: 26 August 1992

Genre: Adventure, Romance, War, Action, Drama

Director: Michael Mann

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Madeleine Stowe, Russell Means, Eric Schweig, Jodhi May, Steven Waddington

Producer: Ned Dowd, Hunt Lowry

Writer: James Fenimore Cooper, John L. Balderston

Three trappers protect the daughters of a British Colonel in the midst of the French and Indian War.

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Films with screenplays by Christopher Crowe (screenwriter) 8T

Films with screenplays by Michael Mann 11T

Films set in Albany, New York 7T

5.

The Dukes of Hazzard

2005 American film

Overview: The Dukes of Hazzard is a 2005 American action comedy film loosely based on the television series of the same name. The film was directed by Jay Chandrasekhar and stars Johnny Knoxville, Seann William ...

Release date: 27 July 2005

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy

Director: Jay Chandrasekhar

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Alice Greczyn, Steve Lemme, Michael Weston, Mitch Braswell

Producer: Bruce Berman, Bill Gerber

Writer: Gy Waldron, John O'Brien

Cousins Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke, and their uncle Jesse, egg on the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane.

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2000s English-language films 4,358T

Films scored by Nathan Barr 30T

2005 action comedy films 11T

6.

Ghajini

2008 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film

Overview: Ghajini is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and co-written by A. R. Murugadoss in his Hindi film debut. A remake of the director's Tamil film of the same name, the film stars ...

Release date: 24 December 2008

Genre: Thriller, Action, Drama, Mystery, Romance

Director: A.R. Murugadoss

Cast: Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Pradeep Rawat, Tinnu Anand, Riyaz Khan

Producer: Harish Amin, Madhu B.

Writer: Piyush Mishra, A.R. Murugadoss

A short-term memory loss patient sets out on his journey to avenge the death of his beloved girl.

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Films about tattooing 8T

2008 action thriller films 45T

Indian films about revenge 439T

7.

Fiddler on the Roof

1971 film by Norman Jewison

Overview: Fiddler on the Roof is a 1971 American period musical film produced and directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay written by Joseph Stein, based on the 1964 stage musical of the same name by Stein ...

Release date: 21 October 1971

Genre: Drama, Family, Musical, Romance

Director: Norman Jewison

Cast: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, Paul Mann, Rosalind Harris

Producer: Norman Jewison, Walter Mirisch

Writer: Sholom Aleichem, Arnold Perl

In pre-revolutionary Russia, a Jewish peasant with traditional values contends with marrying off three of his daughters with modern romantic ideals while ...

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Films produced by Norman Jewison 22T

Films set in 20th-century Russian Empire 11T

1970s American films 2,683T

8.

The King And I

1956 film by Walter Lang

Overview: The King and I is a 1956 American musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Ernest Lehman is based on the ...

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Films scored by Ken Darby 10T

1956 musical films 10T

Films with screenplays by Ernest Lehman 15T

9.

Beauty and the Beast

2017 film directed by Bill Condon

Overview: Beauty and the Beast is a 2017 American musical romantic fantasy film directed by Bill Condon from a screenplay by Stephen Chbosky and Evan Spiliotopoulos. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures with Mandeville ...

Release date: 17 March 2017

Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance, Family

Director: Bill Condon

Cast: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan

Producer: Steve Gaub, Don Hahn

Writer: Stephen Chbosky, Evan Spiliotopoulos

A selfish Prince is cursed to become a monster for the rest of his life, unless he learns to fall in love with a beautiful young woman he keeps prisoner ...

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Disney and LGBT 54T

2010s American films 8,164T

Films produced by Todd Lieberman 20T

10.

Les Misérables

Epic historical period musical film

Overview: Les Misérables is a 2012 epic period musical film directed by Tom Hooper from a screenplay by William Nicholson, Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Herbert Kretzmer, based on the stage musical ...

Release date: 25 December 2012

Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller, History, War

Director: Tom Hooper

Cast: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter

Producer: Nicholas Allot, Bernard Bellew

Writer: William Nicholson, Alain Boublil

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory ...

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2010s British films 1,645T

2010s American films 8,014T

2010s English-language films 11,399T

11.

Total Recall

2012 film directed by Len Wiseman

Overview: Total Recall is a 2012 American science fiction action film directed by Len Wiseman from a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Mark Bomback, based on a story conceived by Wimmer, Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon ...

Release date: 3 August 2012

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Len Wiseman

Cast: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, Bill Nighy

Producer: Toby Jaffe, Ric Kidney

Writer: Kurt Wimmer, Mark Bomback

A factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories ...

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Total Recall (1990 film) 5T

American dystopian films 232T

Films with screenplays by Jon Povill 2T

12.

Cinderella

2015 film directed by Kenneth Branagh

Overview: Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Chris Weitz. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, Allison Shearmur Productions, Beagle Pug Films, and ...

Release date: 13 February 2015

Genre: Fantasy, Romance, Adventure, Drama, Family

Director: Kenneth Branagh

Cast: Cate Blanchett, Lily James, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Nonso Anozie, Stellan Skarsgård

Producer: David Barron, Simon Kinberg

Writer: Chris Weitz, Charles Perrault

When her father unexpectedly dies, young Ella finds herself at the mercy of her cruel stepmother and her scheming stepsisters. Never one to give up hope ...

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Live-action films based on Disney's animated films 18T

2010s English-language films 5,183T

Best Fantasy Film Saturn Award winners 44T

13.

Maleficent

2014 film directed by Robert Stromberg

Overview: Maleficent is a 2014 American fantasy film starring Angelina Jolie as Maleficent in a live-action retelling of her villainous role in Walt Disney's 1959 animated film Sleeping Beauty, itself an adaptation ...

Release date: 28 May 2014

Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance, Thriller, Mystery

Director: Robert Stromberg

Cast: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple

Producer: Sarah Bradshaw, Don Hahn

Writer: Linda Woolverton, Charles Perrault

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child may be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land ...

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Live-action films based on Disney's animated films 18T

2010s English-language films 5,221T

Maleficent (franchise) 5T

14.

Stagecoach

1986 film directed by Ted Post

Overview: Stagecoach is a 1986 American Western television film directed by Ted Post and written by James Lee Barrett. It is a remake of the 1939 film of the same name, itself based on a short story by Ernest Haycox ...

Release date: 18 May 1986

Genre: Drama, Western, Action

Director: Ted Post

Cast: Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, John Schneider, Elizabeth Ashley

Producer: Raymond Katz, Willie Nelson

Writer: James Lee Barrett, Ernest Haycox

In 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from Tonto, Arizona to Lordsburg, New Mexico via dangerous Apache territory.

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1986 Western (genre) films 5T

Cultural depictions of Doc Holliday 28T

United States Marshals Service in fiction 65T

15.

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!

1994 film by Sooraj R. Barjatya

Overview: Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (HAHK, transl. Who am I to you?) is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Sooraj Barjatya and produced by Rajshri Productions. The ...

Release date: 5 August 1994

Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Musical, Family

Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya

Cast: Madhuri Dixit, Salman Khan, Mohnish Bahl, Renuka Shahane, Alok Nath, Anupam Kher

Producer: Ajit Kumar Barjatya, Kamal Kumar Barjatya

Writer: Sooraj R. Barjatya

Prem and Nisha meet and fall in love at the wedding of their elder siblings, but their plans to be together are put in jeopardy when Nisha's sister dies ...

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1994 drama films 352T

Indian romantic comedy-drama films 256T

1990s romantic comedy-drama films 143T

16.

The Wiz

1978 film by Sidney Lumet

Overview: The Wiz is a 1978 American musical fantasy adventure film directed by Sidney Lumet. Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name, the film reimagines the classic children's novel, The Wonderful ...

Release date: 24 October 1978

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Musical, Family

Director: Sidney Lumet

Cast: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt

Producer: Rob Cohen, Berry Gordy

Writer: L. Frank Baum, William F. Brown

An adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz" that tries to capture the essence of the African-American experience.

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1970s American films 2,631T

1970s English-language films 3,886T

1970s musical fantasy films 28T

17.

The Phantom of the Opera

2004 film

Overview: The Phantom of the Opera is a 2004 musical romantic drama film based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1986 musical of the same name, which in turn is based on the 1910 French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston ...

Release date: 9 December 2004

Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance, Thriller

Director: Joel Schumacher

Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, Minnie Driver, Ciarán Hinds

Producer: Jeff Abberley, Sarah Arnott

Writer: Gaston Leroux, Andrew Lloyd Webber

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.

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2000s British films 16T

2000s American films 76T

Odyssey Entertainment films 2T

18.

The Birdcage

1996 film by Mike Nichols

Overview: The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film produced and directed by Mike Nichols. Elaine May's screenplay adapted the 1978 French film La Cage aux Folles, itself an adaptation of a 1973 play. It stars ...

Release date: 8 March 1996

Genre: Comedy

Director: Mike Nichols

Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart

Producer: Marcello Danon, Michele Imperato

Writer: Jean Poiret, Francis Veber

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing ...

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1996 LGBT-related films 58T

Films about anti-LGBT sentiment 57T

1996 comedy films 235T

19.

South Pacific

1958 film by Joshua Logan

Overview: South Pacific is a 1958 American romantic musical film based on the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, which in turn is loosely based on James A. Michener's 1947 short-story collection ...

Genre: Musical, Romance, War, Drama

Director: Joshua Logan

Cast: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston, Juanita Hall, France Nuyen

Producer: Buddy Adler, Richard Rodgers

Writer: Paul Osborn, Richard Rodgers

On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military ...

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Films based on works by James A. Michener 9T

1950s English-language films 3,488T

1958 romantic drama films 25T

20.

Show Boat

1951 film by George Sidney, Roger Edens

Overview: Show Boat is a 1951 American musical romantic drama film, based on the 1927 stage musical of the same name by Jerome Kern (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics), and the 1926 novel by Edna ...