The Help: Book to Film
Black domestic workers and a young white writer create a secret book about work, racism, and daily humiliation in segregated Mississippi.
The Help / 2011 filmAdaptations
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The Martian: Book to Film
Mark Watney is stranded on Mars and survives through engineering, humor, discipline, and a rescue effort that spans Earth and space.
The Martian / 2015 filmNever Let Me Go: Book to Film
Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy grow up inside a gentle-looking institution that has already decided the purpose and length of their lives.
Never Let Me Go / 2010 filmRebecca: Book to Film
A young bride enters Manderley and finds her marriage dominated by Rebecca, the dead first wife whose memory still controls the house.
Rebecca / 1940 filmHigh Fidelity: Book to Film
Rob looks back through failed relationships and favorite records while trying to understand why commitment keeps frightening him.
High Fidelity / 2000 filmAbout a Boy: Book to Film
Will lives as if nobody needs him until Marcus forces him into an awkward friendship that changes both of their lonely lives.
About a Boy / 2002 filmCarrie: Book to Film
Carrie White is bullied at school, controlled at home, and pushed toward a public catastrophe when cruelty meets supernatural power.
Carrie / 1976 filmMisery: Book to Film
A novelist is rescued by his most obsessive reader, then discovers that her care is a prison built around ownership and control.
Misery / 1990 filmThe Body: Book to Film
Four boys walk out to find a dead body and end up facing friendship, fear, family wounds, and the end of childhood.
The Body / 1986 filmAdaptations and their sequels
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