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The Shack (2017 film)
The Shack is a 2017 American drama-fantasy film directed by Stuart Hazeldine, adapted from William P. Young's 2007 novel and starring Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer.
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption is Frank Darabont's 1994 prison drama adapted from Stephen King's novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman; a box-office flop with seven Oscar nominations and no wins, it later topped the IMDb user poll.
The Shipping News
The Shipping News is a 2001 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, adapted from E. Annie Proulx's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and starring Kevin Spacey.
The Stoning of Soraya M.
The Stoning of Soraya M. (also La Femme Lapidée) is a 2008 American drama directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, adapted from Freidoune Sahebjam's 1994 book, dramatizing the 1986 stoning of an Iranian woman falsely accused of adultery; starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, and Jim Caviezel.
The Three Incestuous Sisters
The Three Incestuous Sisters is Audrey Niffenegger's 2005 illustrated gothic novel about sisters Bettine, Ophile, and Clothilde and the lighthouse keeper's son Paris; Alice Rohrwacher's film adaptation with Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley, and Josh O'Connor began shooting in Italy in 2026.
The Unholy (2021 film)
The Unholy (2021 film) is an American supernatural horror film directed by Evan Spiliotopoulos. It is based on James Herbert's 1983 novel Shrine and stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep is a 2007 family fantasy film about a Scottish boy who raises the creature that becomes the Loch Ness Monster.
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date (2005 film), directed by Clare Kilner, a romantic comedy starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney, based on Elizabeth Young's novel Asking for Trouble; earned $47 million worldwide but scored 12% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Witches (1990 film)
The Witches (1990) is Nicolas Roeg's dark fantasy adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1983 book, starring Anjelica Huston as the Grand High Witch. Jim Henson's last project, it changed the book's ending, which Dahl called utterly appalling.
The Witches (2020 film)
The Witches (2020), Robert Zemeckis's HBO Max adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1983 novel, starring Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer, set in 1960s Alabama, restoring Dahl's mouse ending and drawing a disability-representation apology from Warner Bros.
The Woman in the Window (2021 film)
The Woman in the Window (2021) is a Joe Wright psychological thriller on Netflix, adapted by Tracy Letts from A.J. Finn's novel, starring Amy Adams as agoraphobic psychologist Anna Fox; released May 14, 2021 after delays, with 25% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Three Thousand Years of Longing
Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy film directed by George Miller, starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, adapted from an A.S. Byatt novella.
Train Dreams (film)
Train Dreams (2025 film), directed by Clint Bentley from Denis Johnson's novella, stars Joel Edgerton as logger Robert Grainier in the early 20th-century Pacific Northwest; Netflix release, four Oscar nominations, three Independent Spirit Award wins.
Turtles All the Way Down (film)
Turtles All the Way Down is a 2024 Max streaming drama directed by Hannah Marks, adapted from John Green's 2017 novel, starring Isabela Merced as Aza Holmes, a teenager with OCD; 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, Metascore 64.
Vilayath Buddha (വിലായത്ത് ബുദ്ധ)
Vilayath Buddha (വിലായത്ത് ബുദ്ധ), also spelled Vilaayath Budha, is a 2025 Malayalam action drama by debutant Jayan Nambiar, adapted from G. R. Indugopan's novel, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran as sandalwood smuggler Double Mohanan opposite Shammi Thilakan's Bhaskaran Master; released 21 November 2025 and a commercial failure.
Water for Elephants (film)
Water for Elephants is a 2011 American romantic drama directed by Francis Lawrence, based on Sara Gruen's 2006 novel, starring Robert Pattinson and Reese Witherspoon.
Where the Crawdads Sing (film)
2022 Sony drama-thriller directed by Olivia Newman, adapted from Delia Owens' 2018 novel; Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as marsh-dwelling Kya Clark; $24M budget, $144M worldwide gross.
Wildlife (film)
Wildlife (2018) is Paul Dano's directorial debut, co-written with Zoe Kazan from Richard Ford's 1990 novel, starring Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Ed Oxenbould as a Montana family falling apart in 1960.
Winter's Tale (film)
Winter's Tale (2014) is Akiva Goldsman's directorial debut, a fantasy romance adapted from Mark Helprin's 1983 novel, starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, Russell Crowe, and Will Smith as Lucifer; it grossed $30.8 million worldwide and holds 12% on Rotten Tomatoes.