| Movie title |
Book title & author |
MPAA Rating |
Genres |
1st to Die [TV
movie]
|
1st to Die, by James
Patterson
|
R
|
action,
thriller, drama, crime, mystery
|
| The Adventures of Ociee Nash |
A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street,
by Milam McGraw Propst |
G |
drama, family |
American Splendor
|
Based on the
graphic novel series "American Splendor", by Harvey Pekar and Our Cancer Year by Harvey
Pekar and Joyce Brabner
|
R
|
drama, comedy
|
Angels in
America [TV mini series]
|
Angels in America: a gay fantasia
on national themes [play], by Tony Kushner
|
TV-MA
|
drama
|
| Big Fish |
Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic
Proportions by Daniel Wallace |
PG-13 |
drama |
Biker Boyz
|
"Biker Boyz"
[magazine article], by Michael Gougis, in: New Times Los Angeles, April 13,
2000.
|
PG-13
|
action, drama,
crime
|
Brush with Fate
[TV movie]
|
Girl in Hyacinth Blue, by
Susan Vreeland
|
Not
Rated
|
drama
|
| The Cat in the Hat |
The Cat in the Hat, by Dr. Seuss |
PG |
comedy, fantasy, family, adventure |
| Cheaper by the Dozen |
Cheaper by the Dozen, by Frank
B. Gilbreth and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey |
PG |
comedy, drama |
Children of Dune
[TV mini series]
|
Dune Messiah, and Children of Dune, by Frank
Herbert
|
Not
Rated
|
fantasy, science
fiction
|
| Cold Mountain |
Cold Mountain, by Charles Frazier |
R |
drama, war, romance |
Counterstrike
[TV movie]
|
Attack on the Queen, by
Richard P. Henrick
|
PG-13
|
action,
adventure, thriller, drama
|
Dangerous
Liaisons [TV mini series]
|
Les Liaisons Dangereuses,
by Choderlos de Laclos
|
Not
Rated
|
drama, romance
|
| Day of Defense |
Day of Defense, by A. Melvin
Mcdonald |
PG |
drama |
| Dreamcatcher |
Dreamcatcher, by Stephen King |
R |
horror, science fiction, thriller |
Eloise at
Christmastime [TV movie]
|
Eloise at Christmastime, by
Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight
|
Not
Rated
|
family, comedy,
drama
|
Eloise at the
Plaza [TV movie]
|
based on the
"Eloise" series of books by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight
|
G
|
family, comedy
|
Fallen Angel [TV
movie]
|
Fallen Angel, by Don Snyder
|
Not
Rated
|
drama, romance
|
| Freaky Friday |
Freaky Friday, by Mary Rodgers |
PG |
comedy, family |
The Gin Game [TV
movie]
|
The Gin Game [play], by
D.L. Coburn
|
Not
Rated
|
drama
|
| Girl with a Pearl Earring |
Girl with a Pearl Earring, by
Tracy Chevalier |
PG-13 |
drama |
| Gods and Generals |
Gods and Generals, by Jeff Shaara |
PG-13 |
action, drama, war |
Good Fences [TV
movie]
|
Good Fences, by Erika Ellis
|
R
|
comedy, drama
|
| Hangman's Curse |
Hangman's Curse, by Frank Peretti |
PG-13 |
drama, mystery, thriller |
| Holes |
Holes, by Louis Sachar |
PG |
drama, family, comedy,
adventure |
| Hope Springs |
Hope Springs, by Charles Webb |
PG-13 |
comedy, romance |
| House of Sand and Fog |
House of Sand and Fog, by Andre
Dubus |
R |
drama |
| How to Deal |
Someone Like You and That
Summer, by Sarah Dessen |
PG-13 |
comedy, drama, romance |
| How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days |
How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days: the
universal don'ts of dating, by Michele
Alexander and Jeannie Long |
PG-13 |
comedy, romance |
| The Human Stain |
The Human Stain, by Philip Roth |
R |
drama, romance, thriller |
| I Am David |
North to Freedom, by Anne Holm |
PG |
drama
|
| I Capture the Castle |
I Capture the Castle, by Dodie
Smith |
R |
drama, romance |
Imagining
Argentina
|
Imagining Argentina, by
Lawrence Thornton
|
R
|
drama, romance,
thriller
|
| In the Cut |
In the Cut, by Susanna Moore |
R |
crime, thriller, mystery |
The King and
Queen of Moonlight Bay [TV movie]
|
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay,
by Michael De Guzman
|
Not
Rated
|
drama
|
| King of the Ants |
King of the Ants, by
Charles Higson |
R |
horror, crime |
The Last Mission
[TV movie]
|
The Last Mission : the secret
history of World War II's final battle, by Jim Smith, and
Malcolm McConnell
|
Not
Rated
|
documentary,
action, drama, war (WWII)
|
| Le Divorce |
Le Divorce, by Diane Johnson |
PG-13 |
drama, romance, comedy |
| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen |
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
comic/graphic novel series, by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill |
PG-13 |
action, science fiction, fantasy |
The Lion in
Winter [TV movie]
|
The Lion in Winter [play],
by James Goldman
|
Not
Rated
|
drama, romance
|
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of
the King |
The Return of the King, by
J.R.R. Tolkien |
PG-13 |
fantasy, action, adventure |
The Maldonado
Miracle [TV movie]
|
The Maldonado Miracle, by
Theodore Taylor
|
PG
|
drama, family
|
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of
the World |
Based on the Jack Aubrey and Stephen
Maturin series of novels by Patrick O'Brian |
PG-13 |
action, drama, adventure, war |
| Matchstick Men |
Matchstick Men, by Eric Garcia |
PG-13 |
comedy, drama, crime |
The Mayor of
Casterbridge [TV movie]
|
The Mayor of Casterbridge,
by Thomas Hardy
|
Not
Rated
|
drama
|
| The Missing |
The Last Ride, by Thomas Eidson |
R |
drama, western |
| Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran |
Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of
the Koran, by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt |
R |
foreign language (French), drama |
Monte Walsh [TV
movie]
|
Monte Walsh, by Jack
Schaefer
|
Not
Rated
|
western
|
My House in
Umbria [TV movie]
|
"My House in
Umbria" [novella], by William Trevor. In: Two Lives: Reading Turgenev and My
House in Umbria
|
TV-14
|
drama
|
| Mystic River |
Mystic River, by Dennis Lehane |
R |
drama, mystery, crime |
| Ned Kelly |
Our Sunshine, by Robert Drewe |
R |
drama |
Normal [TV movie]
|
Looking For Normal [play],
by Jane Anderson
|
Not
Rated
|
drama, comedy
|
| Off the Map |
Off the Map [play], by Joan
Ackermann |
PG-13 |
drama |
| Open Range |
The Open Range Men, by Lauran
Paine |
R |
western, drama |
Our Town [TV
movie]
|
Our Town [play], by
Thornton Wilder
|
PG
|
drama, family
|
Out of the Ashes
[TV movie]
|
I Was a Doctor in Auschwitz,
by Gisella Perl
|
R
|
drama
|
| Owning Mahowny |
No Limit: The Incredible Obsession
of Brian Molony, by Gary Owen |
R |
crime, thriller, drama |
A Painted House
[TV movie]
|
A Painted House, by John
Grisham
|
Not
Rated
|
family, drama
|
| Paycheck |
"Paycheck" [short story], by Philip K.
Dick. In: Paycheck and Other
Classic Stories
|
PG-13 |
science fiction, thriller, action |
| Peter Pan |
Peter Pan [play], by J.M. Barrie |
PG |
adventure, action, fantasy, family |
| Pride and Prejudice |
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane
Austen |
PG |
modern adaptation, comedy, romance |
The Roman Spring
of Mrs. Stone [TV movie]
|
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone,
by Tennessee Williams
|
R
|
drama
|
Rudy: The Rudy
Giuliani Story [TV movie]
|
Rudy! : an investigative biography
of Rudolph Giuliani, by Wayne Barrett
|
Not
Rated
|
drama
|
| Runaway Jury |
Runaway Jury, by John Grisham |
PG-13 |
thriller, drama |
| Seabiscuit |
Seabiscuit: an American legend,
by Laura Hillenbrand |
PG-13 |
drama |
| The Shape of Things |
The Shape of Things [play], by
Neil LaBute |
R |
drama |
| The Snow Walker |
The Snow Walker, by Farley Mowat |
PG |
adventure, drama |
Sounder [TV
movie]
|
Sounder, by William H.
Armstrong
|
TV-PG
|
drama, family
|
| The Statement |
The Statement, by Brian Moore |
R |
horror, thriller |
| Timeline |
Timeline, by Michael Crichton |
PG-13 |
adventure, fantasy, science fiction |
| Under the Tuscan Sun |
Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in
Italy, by Frances Mayes |
PG-13 |
comedy, drama, romance |
What a Girl Wants
|
The Reluctant Debutante
[play], by William Douglas Home
|
PG
|
comedy, drama,
family, romance, musical
|
| Where the Red Fern Grows |
Where the Red Fern Grows, by
Wilson Rawls |
PG |
drama |
Willard
|
Ratman's Notebooks, by
Stephen Gilbert
|
PG-13
|
comedy, horror,
drama
|
Word of Honor
[TV movie]
|
Word of Honor, by Nelson
DeMille
|
Not
Rated
|
drama
|
A Wrinkle in
Time [TV mini series]
|
A Wrinkle in Time, by
Madeleine L'Engle
|
TV-PG
|
family, fantasy,
adventure
|
Wuthering
Heights [TV movie]
|
Wuthering Heights, by Emily
Brontë
|
PG-13
|
modern
adaptation, drama, musical, romance
|
| The Young Black Stallion |
The Young Black Stallion, by
Walter and Steven Farley |
G |
adventure, family |
