| Movie title |
Book title & author |
MPAA Rating |
Genres |
| Agnes of God |
Agnes of God [play], by John
Pielmeier |
PG-13 |
drama, mystery |
| The Aviator |
The Aviator, by Ernest Kellogg
Gann |
PG |
adventure |
| Bad Medicine |
Calling Dr. Horowitz, by Steven
Horowitz
and Neil Offen |
PG-13 |
comedy |
| The Black Cauldron |
The Black Cauldron, by Lloyd
Alexander |
PG |
animation, fantasy, family |
| Bliss |
Bliss, by Peter Carey |
R |
drama |
| Brewster's Millions |
Brewster's Millions, George Barr
McCutcheon |
PG |
comedy |
| The Bride |
Frankenstein, or, the Modern
Prometheus,
by Mary Shelley |
PG-13 |
fantasy, horror, mystery, romance |
The Burmese Harp
|
The Harp of Burma, by
Michio Takeyama
|
Not Rated
|
foreign language
(Japanese), drama, war (WWII)
|
| Code Name: Emerald [also known as Deep
Cover
(TV title)] |
The Emerald Illusion, by Ronald
Bass |
PG |
action, war |
| Colonel Redl |
A Patriot for Me [play], by John
Osborne |
R |
foreign language (Hungarian), drama |
| The Color Purple |
The Color Purple, by Alice Walker |
PG-13 |
drama |
| Compromising Positions |
Compromising Positions, by Susan
Isaacs |
R |
comedy, mystery |
| Creator [also known as The Big Picture] |
Creator, by Jeremy Leven |
R |
comedy, romance, science fiction |
| Déjà Vu |
Always, by Trevor Meldal-Johnsen |
R |
drama |
| Desert Hearts |
Desert of the Heart, by Jane Rule |
R |
drama |
| Eleni |
Eleni, by Nicholas Gage |
PG |
drama, war |
| The Falcon and the Snowman |
The Falcon and the Snowman: a true
story
of friendship and espionage, by Robert Lindsey |
R |
drama, thriller |
| Fletch |
Fletch, by Gregory McDonald |
PG |
comedy, mystery, crime |
| Fool for Love |
Fool for Love [play], by Sam
Shepard |
R |
drama |
| The Good Father |
The Good Father, by Peter Prince |
R |
drama |
| Gymkata |
The Terrible Game, by Dan Tyler
Moore |
R |
action |
| The Holcraft Covenant |
The Holcroft Covenant, by Robert
Ludlum |
R |
thriller |
The Howling II
|
The Howling II, by Gary
Brandner
|
R
|
horror
|
| Joshua Then and Now |
Joshua Then and Now, by Mordecai
Richler |
R |
comedy, drama |
| Key Exchange |
Key Exchange [play], by Kevin
Wade |
R |
comedy |
| King Solomon's Mines |
King Solomon's Mines, by H.
Rider
Haggard |
PG-13 |
adventure, comedy |
| Kiss of the Spider Woman |
Kiss of the Spider Woman, by
Manuel
Puig |
R |
drama |
| Lifeforce |
The Space Vampires, by Colin
Wilson |
R |
horror, science fiction, thriller |
| Marie |
Marie, a True Story, by Peter
Maas |
PG-13 |
drama |
| Maxie |
Marion's Wall, by Jack Finney |
PG |
comedy |
| The Mean Season |
In the Heat of the Summer, by
John
Katzenbach |
R |
crime, thriller |
| My Life as a Dog |
My Life as a Dog, by Reidar
Jönsson |
PG-13 (original),
Open (rating
surrendered
in 1987) |
foreign language (Swedish), drama,
comedy |
| Orion's Belt |
Orion's Belt, by Jon Michelet |
PG |
foreign language (Norwegian), action,
adventure |
| Out of Africa |
Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen |
PG |
drama, romance |
| Papa was a Preacher |
Papa was a Preacher, by Alyene
Porter |
G |
drama |
| Plenty |
Plenty [play], by David Hare |
R |
drama |
| Prizzi's Honor |
Prizzi's Honor, by Richard Condon |
R |
comedy, drama, romance, crime |
| Ran |
King Lear [play], by William
Shakespeare |
R |
adaptation, drama, war |
| Rebel |
No Names -- No Pack Drill
[play],
by Bob Herbert |
R |
drama |
| Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins |
Created: The Destroyer, by
Warren
Murphy and Richard Sapir |
PG-13 |
action, comedy, crime, thriller |
| Return to Oz |
Ozma of Oz, and The Land of
Oz,
by L. Frank Baum |
PG |
fantasy, family, adventure |
| Saving Grace |
Saving Grace, by Celia Gittelson |
PG |
comedy, drama |
| Silver Bullet |
Cycle of the Werewolf, by
Stephen
King |
R |
adventure, horror, mystery |
| Steaming |
Steaming [play], by Nell Dunn |
R |
drama |
| Stick |
Stick, by Elmore Leonard |
R |
drama, action, crime |
| That Was Then... This Is Now |
That Was Then, This Is Now, by
S.E.
Hinton |
R |
drama |
| To Live and Die in L.A. |
To Live and Die in L.A., by
Gerald
Petievich |
R |
action, crime, drama, thriller |
| The Trip to Bountiful |
The Trip to Bountiful [play], by
Horton
Foote |
PG |
drama |
| Turtle Diary |
Turtle Diary, by Russell Hoban |
PG |
drama, romance |
| Vision Quest |
Vision Quest, by Terry Davis |
R |
drama, romance |
| Wild Geese II |
The Square Circle, by Daniel
Carney
[also published as The Return of the Wild Geese] |
R |
adventure, thriller, action |
| Year of the Dragon |
Year of the Dragon, by Robert
Daley |
R |
crime, drama |
