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& Sons
& Sons (2025) is Pablo Trapero's English-language debut, a drama adapted from David Gilbert's 2013 novel, written with Sarah Polley, starring Bill Nighy as reclusive novelist A.N. Dyer; premiered at TIFF 2025, UK release 21 August 2026. Distinct from the 2026 Telugu film Vishwanath & Sons.
7 Miles Out
7 Miles Out is Carol Morley's 2026 British coming-of-age drama, adapted from her 2015 semi-autobiographical novel, about teenager Ann Westbourne in Stockport, seven miles from Manchester, after her father's 1977 suicide; it premiered at the 2026 BFI London Film Festival.
90 Minutes in Heaven (film)
90 Minutes in Heaven is a 2015 American Christian drama film directed by Michael Polish, starring Hayden Christensen as Texas pastor Don Piper, adapted from his memoir.
A Million Little Pieces (film)
A Million Little Pieces (2018) is Sam Taylor-Johnson's drama adapting James Frey's controversial 2003 rehab memoir, co-written with and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson; shot in 20 days, premiered at TIFF 2018, released December 2019 to mixed reviews.
A Pale View of Hills (film)
A Pale View of Hills (遠い山なみの光, Tōi yama-nami no hikari) is Kei Ishikawa's 2025 drama adapting Kazuo Ishiguro's 1982 debut novel, starring Suzu Hirose and Fumi Nikaido; it premiered at Cannes Un Certain Regard 2025.
All the Pretty Horses (film)
All the Pretty Horses (2000) is Billy Bob Thornton's Western drama adapted from Cormac McCarthy's 1992 novel, starring Matt Damon, Penélope Cruz, Henry Thomas, and Lucas Black; released December 25, 2000, it grossed $18.1 million and scored 32% on Rotten Tomatoes.
An Officer and a Spy (film)
An Officer and a Spy (J'accuse) is Roman Polanski's 2019 French-language Dreyfus affair drama adapted from Robert Harris's novel, starring Jean Dujardin as Picquart; it won the Venice Grand Jury Prize and reached US theaters only in 2025.
Anxious People (film)
Anxious People (Folk med ångest) is a 2021 Swedish Netflix limited series directed by Felix Herngren, adapted from Fredrik Backman's 2019 novel about a failed bank robbery turning into a hostage mystery, premiered December 29, 2021.
Atonement (2007 film)
Atonement (2007) is Joe Wright's film adaptation of Ian McEwan's novel, scripted by Christopher Hampton, starring Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, and Saoirse Ronan; it won the Oscar for Best Original Score and the BAFTA for Best Film.
Bastard Out of Carolina (film)
Bastard Out of Carolina (1996) is Anjelica Huston's directorial debut, a Showtime TV drama adapted from Dorothy Allison's novel about Bone, a girl abused by her stepfather Glen in 1950s South Carolina; TNT rejected it before Cannes and Showtime aired it.
Beastly (film)
Beastly (2011) is a teen romantic fantasy film directed by Daniel Barnz, adapted from Alex Flinn's novel, starring Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, and Mary-Kate Olsen; a cursed student has one year to find love, grossing $27.9M domestically.
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bridget Jones's Diary: 2001 romantic comedy film directed by Sharon Maguire, based on Helen Fielding's 1996 novel; stars Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant; Oscar-nominated, Pride and Prejudice-inspired, launched the chick-lit film franchise.
Brooklyn (film)
Brooklyn is a 2015 romantic drama directed by John Crowley, adapted by Nick Hornby from Colm Tóibín's novel, starring Saoirse Ronan as a young Irish emigrant to 1950s Brooklyn.
Carrie Pilby (film)
Carrie Pilby (film), 2016 American comedy-drama directed by Susan Johnson, based on Caren Lissner's novel, starring Bel Powley as a 19-year-old Harvard genius; TIFF 2016 premiere, The Orchard release, $19.0K US gross.
Catherine Called Birdy (film)
Catherine Called Birdy (2022) is Lena Dunham's medieval coming-of-age comedy adapted from Karen Cushman's 1994 novel, starring Bella Ramsey as 14-year-old Birdy resisting her father Lord Rollo's marriage plans, released by Amazon Studios.
Disobedience (2017 film)
Disobedience (2017), Sebastián Lelio's English-language debut drama adapted from Naomi Alderman's novel, stars Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams as former lovers reunited in a North London Orthodox Jewish community; premiered at TIFF 2017, grossed $8 million worldwide.
Gold Mountain (film)
Gold Mountain (金山) is Ang Lee's upcoming Western adapted from C Pam Zhang's novel How Much of These Hills Is Gold, about orphaned Chinese immigrant siblings in Gold Rush California; filmed in Northern California in 2026, distinct from Alan Taylor's earlier same-title project, releasing 2027.
Goodnight Mister Tom (film)
Goodnight Mister Tom (1998) is a British ITV television film directed by Jack Gold, adapted by Brian Finch from Michelle Magorian's novel, starring John Thaw as Tom Oakley and Nick Robinson as evacuee William Beech; it won a BAFTA and drew 14 million viewers.
Hart's War
Hart's War (2002) is a Gregory Hoblit POW courtroom drama starring Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell, and Terrence Howard, adapted from John Katzenbach's 1999 novel inspired by Nicholas Katzenbach's Stalag Luft III captivity; MGM release, mixed reviews, $19.1M US gross.
Hot Milk (film)
Hot Milk (2025) is Rebecca Lenkiewicz's directorial debut, a UK-Greece drama adapting Deborah Levy's 2016 novel, starring Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw, and Vicky Krieps; it premiered in Berlinale Competition and scored 39% on Rotten Tomatoes.
How I Live Now (film)
How I Live Now (Maintenant c'est ma vie) is Kevin Macdonald's 2013 film adapting Meg Rosoff's 2004 YA novel, starring Saoirse Ronan as American teen Daisy surviving war in England with George MacKay, Tom Holland, and Harley Bird; Magnolia Pictures released it to mixed reviews.
In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom is Todd Field's 2001 feature directing debut, adapted with Robert Festinger from Andre Dubus's short story "Killings." Starring Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl, and Marisa Tomei, it earned five Oscar nominations and a Sundance Special Jury Prize.
In the Time of the Butterflies (film)
In the Time of the Butterflies is a 2001 TV film directed by Mariano Barroso, adapted from Julia Alvarez's 1994 novel, starring Salma Hayek as Minerva Mirabal and Edward James Olmos as Trujillo, dramatizing the Mirabal sisters' resistance and 1960 murders.
Kesari Chapter 2
Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story of Jallianwala Bagh, a 2025 Hindi courtroom drama by Karan Singh Tyagi starring Akshay Kumar as C. Sankaran Nair, R. Madhavan, and Ananya Panday; released 18 April 2025, based on The Case That Shook the Empire, with a fictional central trial.
Love Comes Softly
Love Comes Softly: Janette Oke's 1979 Christian prairie-romance novel (Marty Claridge, marriage of convenience with widower Clark Davis), basis of the 2003 Hallmark Channel movie with Katherine Heigl and Dale Midkiff, a 10-film franchise, and a 2027 UP Faith & Family series.
Love in the Time of Cholera (film)
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Mike Newell's English-language film of Gabriel García Márquez's 1985 novel El amor en los tiempos del cólera, starring Javier Bardem, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, and Benjamin Bratt; filmed in Cartagena, released by New Line Cinema, and a critical and commercial failure.
Love Me Love Me (film)
Love Me, Love Me (Cuori Magnetici) is a 2026 English-language Italian Prime Video young adult romance directed by Roger Kumble, adapted from Stefania S.'s Wattpad novel, starring Mia Jenkins, Pepe Barroso Silva, and Luca Melucci, released February 13, 2026.
Midwinter Break
Midwinter Break is a 2026 drama film, also known as an adaptation of Bernard MacLaverty's 2017 novel, directed by Polly Findlay and starring Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds as an Irish retired couple whose Amsterdam trip unearths old secrets; released by Focus Features February 20, 2026.
Mothering Sunday (film)
Mothering Sunday is a 2021 British romantic drama directed by Eva Husson, adapted by Alice Birch from Graham Swift's 2016 novella. Starring Odessa Young and Josh O'Connor, it premiered at Cannes 2021 and follows a maid's 1924 day off with her lover.
My Policeman (film)
My Policeman is a 2022 British romantic drama directed by Michael Grandage, adapted from Bethan Roberts's 2012 novel, starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson in a 1950s Brighton love triangle, released via Prime Video.