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Movie title Book title & author MPAA Rating Genres
The Betsy
The Betsy, by Harold Robbins
R
drama
Beyond and Back
Beyond and Back: those who died and lived to tell it, by Ralph Wilkerson
G
documentary
The Big Fix
The Big Fix, by Roger Lichtenberg Simon
PG
comedy, mystery
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep, by Raymond Chandler
R
crime, mystery
The Black Pearl
The Black Pearl, by Scott O'Dell
PG
drama
Blood Relatives
Blood Relatives : an 87th precinct mystery, by Ed McBain
R
drama, thriller, horror, mystery, crime
Bloodbrothers
Bloodbrothers, by Richard Price
R
drama
Blue Fin
Blue Fin, by Colin Thiele
PG
drama
The Boys From Brazil
The Boys From Brazil, by Ira Levin
R
thriller, drama, science fiction
The Buddy Holly Story
Buddy Holly: his life and music, by John Goldrosen
PG
drama, music
California Suite
California Suite [play], by Neil Simon
PG
comedy, drama
Caravans
Caravans, by James Michener
PG
adventure
The Children of Sánchez The Children of Sánchez, Autobiography of a Mexican Family, by Oscar Lewis
R
drama
Coma
Coma, by Robin Cook
PG
thriller, mystery, science fiction
Crossed Swords
The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain
PG
adventure, family
Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie
PG
crime, mystery
An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People [play], by Henrik Ibsen
G
drama
Force 10 from Navarone
Force 10 from Navarone, by Alistair MacLean
PG
action, war
The Fury
The Fury, by John Farris
R
thriller, horror
Go Tell the Spartans
Incident at Muc Wa, by Daniel Ford
R
war
Gray Lady Down
Event 1000, by David Lavallee
PG
drama, thriller
The Great Brain
The Great Brain, by John Fitzgerald
G
comedy
The Green Room
"The Altar of the Dead" [novella], by Henry James, in: The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels, and The Altar of the Dead, The Beast in the Jungle, The Birthplace and Other Tales
PG
foreign language (French), drama
Heaven Can Wait
Heaven Can Wait [play], by Harry Segall
PG
fantasy, comedy
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich
A Hero Ain't Nothin' But A Sandwich, by Alice Childress
PG
drama
In Praise of Older Women
In Praise of Older Women:
the amorous recollections of András Vajda, by Stephen Vizinczey
R
drama
International Velvet
National Velvet, by Enid Bagnold
G
drama
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Body Snatchers, by Jack Finney
PG
horror, thriller, science fiction, mystery
King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies, by Peter Maas
R
drama
Leopard in the Snow
Leopard in the Snow, by Anne Mather
PG
drama
The Lord of the Rings
The Fellowship of the Ring, and The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien
PG
animation, fantasy, adventure
Magic
Magic, by William Goldman
R
horror, thriller
The Manitou
The Manitou, by Graham Masterton
PG
horror
Matilda
Matilda, by Paul Gallico
G
family, comedy
The Medusa Touch
The Medusa Touch, by Peter Van Greenaway
PG
drama, mystery, thriller
Midnight Express
Midnight Express, by Billy Hayes and William Hoffer
R
crime, drama, thriller
Oliver's Story
Oliver's Story, by Erich Segal
PG
drama, romance
On the Yard
On the Yard, by Malcolm Braly
R
drama
Passion Flower Hotel [also known as Preppy School Girls (U.S. video title)]
The Passion-Flower Hotel, by Rosalind Erskine
R
comedy
Power Play
Coup d'Etat, a Practical Handbook, by Edward Luttwak
PG
thriller, drama
Same Time, Next Year
Same Time, Next Year [play], by Bernard Slade
PG
comedy, drama, romance
The Silent Partner
Think of a Number, by Anders Bodelsen
R
drama, crime, thriller
Silver Bears
The Silver Bears, by Paul Erdman
PG
crime, comedy
Stevie
Stevie [play], by Hugh Whitemore
PG
drama
Straight Time
No Beast So Fierce, by Edward Bunker
R
crime, drama
The Swarm
The Swarm, by Arthur Herzog
PG
action, science fiction, horror
The Thirty-Nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps, by John Buchan
PG
thriller
Watership Down
Watership Down, by Richard Adams
PG
animation, family, drama, fantasy
Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Someone is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe, by Nan Lyons and Ivan Lyons
PG
comedy, mystery, crime
Who'll Stop the Rain [also known as Dog Soldiers]
Dog Soldiers, by Robert Stone
R
action, crime, drama, war, thriller
The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese, by Daniel Carney
R
action, drama, war, adventure
The Wiz
The Wiz [play], by William F. Brown, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
G
adventure, fantasy, family, musical


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