Based on play movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant based on play movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, psychological, talky, touching and captivating films and TV shows about / with husband wife relationship, stage play, love, kiss, couples, death, love and romance, marriage, family relations and father son relationship plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as based on play: Carnage (2011), Noises Off... (1992), The Dresser (2015), Barefoot in the Park (1967), August: Osage County (2013), Moonlight (2016), Sleuth (1972), Closer (2004), Butterflies Are Free (1972), Macbeth (1971).

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 7.1
 133K
Carnage (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Germany, Poland, Spain
Duration: 80 min.
Story: After 11-year-old Zachary Cowan strikes his classmate across the face with a stick after an argument, the victim's parents invite Zachary's parents to their Brooklyn apartment to deal with the incident in a civilized manner.
Style: talky, dark comedy, ironic, black comedy, minimal cast ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: marriage, psychology, dialogue, dark humor, family drama, bully, satire, parenthood, family relations, family problems, husband wife relationship, lawyer ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city, africa
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Mike Nichols’ film from Edward Albee's play brought new themes to the film industry. Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton have never been more brilliant together as they portray an experienced married couple who love each other yet verbally ...
Style: black and white, psychological, clever, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Plot: humiliation, alcoholic, conversation, battle of the sexes, alcoholism, guest, night, adultery, love hate relationship, crumbling marriage, marriage crisis, marriage ...
Time: 20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place: new england, usa
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 7.4
 12K
Noises Off... (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: A travelling theater group has so much action going on behind-the-scenes it almost ruins the performances.
Style: funny, humorous, feel good, light, witty ...
Audience: date night
Plot: actor's life, theater, theatre play, love and romance, disorder, showbiz, workplace situations, backstage, actor, eternal love, strong female lead, dance ...
Time: 90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place: iowa, new york, manhattan new york city
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 6.7
 4K
The Dresser (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 105 min.
Story: One fateful night in a small English regional theatre during World War II a troupe of touring actors stage a production of Shakespeares King Lear. Bombs are falling, sirens are wailing, the curtain is up in an hour but the actor/manager Sir who is ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, captivating, sad ...
Plot: world war two, aging, friendship, illness, actor's life, elderly, showbiz, actor, death, adultery, lgbtq, obsession ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s
Place: england, london
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Barefoot in the Park (1967)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: In this film based on a Neil Simon play, newlyweds Corie, a free spirit, and Paul Bratter, an uptight lawyer, share a sixth-floor apartment in Greenwich Village. Soon after their marriage, Corie tries to find a companion for mother, Ethel, who is ...
Style: romantic, funny, cute, talky, humorous ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, date night
Plot: marriage, lawyer, hotel, honeymoon, opposites attract, husband wife relationship, love story, drunkenness, attic, mother daughter relationship, mother in law son in law relationship, urban setting ...
Time: 60s, year 1967, 20th century
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, new jersey
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August: Osage County (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Style: touching, melancholic, independent film, stylized, depressing ...
Plot: dysfunctional family, suicide, cancer, family secret, mother daughter relationship, incestuous relationship, family in crisis, drug addiction, pills, addiction, funeral, brother sister incest ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: oklahoma, peru, midwest, usa
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 7.4
 329K
Moonlight (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The tender, heartbreaking story of a young man’s struggle to find himself, told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love, while grappling with his own sexuality.
Style: serious, lgbt cinema, art house, hood, inspirational ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot: lgbt, forgiveness, african american, drug dealer, lgbtq, coming of age, gay, homosexuality, drug addict, dysfunctional family, bullying, beach ...
Time: year 2016, 2000s, 2010s
Place: florida, indiana, idaho, atlanta georgia, miami
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 8.0
 50K
Sleuth (1972)
Genre: Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: A mystery novelist devises an insurance scam with his wife’s lover - but things aren’t exactly as they seem.
Style: suspense, psychological, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Plot: murder mystery, revenge, extramarital affair, adultery, writers, mind game, rivalry, insurance, romantic rivalry, vengeance, dishonesty, riddles and clues ...
Time: year 1972, future, 70s, 20th century
Place: england, persia
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 7.2
 235K
Closer (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A witty, romantic, and very dangerous love story about chance meetings, instant attractions, and casual betrayals. Two couples disintegrate when they begin destructive adulterous affairs with each other.
Style: sexy, erotic, psychological, romantic, melancholic ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot: infidelity, love triangle, adultery, love affair, marriage, love at first sight, passion, sex, stripper, photographer, sexuality, obsession ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: london, united kingdom, europe, new york, manhattan new york city ...
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Butterflies Are Free (1972)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Striving to be independent, the blind but determined Don Baker (Edward Albert) moves away from his overprotective mother (Eileen Heckart, who won an Oscar). After settling into his new San Francisco digs, Don meets kooky neighbor Jill Tanner (Goldie ...
Style: touching, melancholic, sentimental, emotional, intense ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: blindness, blind man, disability, neighbor, overprotective mother, fall in love, happy ending, love story, manic pixie dream girl, couple relations, actress, blonde ...
Time: 20th century, year 1972, 70s
Place: san francisco, usa, los angeles
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 7.4
 15K
Macbeth (1971)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 140 min.
Story: A ruthlessly ambitious Scottish lord siezes the throne with the help of his scheming wife and a trio of witches.
Style: disturbing, visual, bleak, atmospheric, spiritual ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, murder, guilt, witch, prophecy, macbeth, royalty, betrayal, witchcraft, knight, ambition ...
Time: 11th century, middle ages, medieval times, year 1971, 20th century
Place: scotland, eastern europe, england, europe
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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik's, a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day as Seymour is seeking a new mysterious plant, he ...
Style: black comedy, humorous, feel good, horror musical, funny ...
Audience: teens, date night, kids, adult
Plot: dentist, murder, alien invasion, music, creature, workplace, monster, macabre, nerd, broadway, dancing, florist ...
Time: 1900s, year 1986, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york
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 8.3
 197K
Incendies (2010)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Canada, France
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A mother's last wishes send twins Jeanne and Simon on a journey to Middle East in search of their tangled roots. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's acclaimed play, Incendies tells the powerful and moving tale of two young adults' voyage to ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, heartbreaking, bleak, emotional ...
Audience: adult
Plot: prison, rape, civil war, incest, last will and testament, torture, pregnant from rape, unwanted pregnancy, unknown father, incest rape, twin brother and sister, psychology ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, y2k, 70s, year 1970 ...
Place: middle east, lebanon, quebec, nebraska, montreal
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A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Walter Lee Younger is a young man struggling with his station in life. Sharing a tiny apartment with his wife, son, sister and mother, he seems like an imprisoned man. Until, that is, the family gets an unexpected financial windfall...
Style: black and white, retro, aesthetic, existential, social ...
Plot: racism, african american, poverty, racial segregation, civil rights, black, black history, working class family, race issues, family relations, segregation, dysfunctional family ...
Time: year 1961, 50s, 20th century
Place: chicago, africa, usa, nigeria, illinois
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The Children's Hour (1961)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A troublemaking student at a girl's school accuses two teachers of being lesbians.
Style: sad, emotional, touching, realistic, talky ...
Plot: lesbian, gay, gender, girls' school, bigotry, unrequited love, false accusation, evil child, bullying, prejudice, tragedy, women ...
Time: year 1961, 20th century, 60s
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 7.7
 112K
Frost/Nixon (2008)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate ...
Style: clever, political, tense, tricky, psychological ...
Plot: journalism, politics, president, reporter, journalist, loneliness, biopic, american politics, scandal, power struggle, corruption, conspiracy ...
Time: 70s, year 2008, 90s, 2000s, year 1977 ...
Place: california, new york, washington d.c., usa, london ...
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 7.1
 9K
Equus (1977)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story: A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang, the only son of an ...
Style: disturbing, psychological, enigmatic, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: horse, psychiatrist, religion, mental illness, obsession, therapy, psychology, male nudity, introspection, female pubic hair, male pubic hair, coming of age ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: england, europe, greece, ancient greece
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The Boys in the Band (1970)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: A witty, perceptive and devastating look at the personal agendas and suppressed revelations swirling among a group of gay men in Manhattan. Harold is celebrating a birthday, and his friend Michael has drafted some other friends to help commemorate ...
Style: intense, realistic, witty, powerful, independent film ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: gay, gay interest, homosexuality, homosexual, gay lead character, lgbt, gays and lesbians, gay slur, lgbtqi, lgbtq, glbt, friendship ...
Time: year 1968, 60s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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 6.6
 59K
Macbeth (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Feature film adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish play about General Macbeth whose ambitious wife urges him to use wicked means in order to gain power of the throne over the sitting king, Duncan.
Style: bleak, stylized, visually stunning, dark fantasy, psychological ...
Plot: shakespeare, medieval, crown, witch, murder, throne, ambition, insanity, brutality, macbeth, prophecy, kingdom ...
Time: middle ages, 11th century, year 2015, medieval times
Place: scotland, europe
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 7.4
 2K
The Visit (1964)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays out the red carpet expecting ...
Style: retro, psychological, realistic, serious, biting ...
Plot: revenge, bourgeoisie, wealth, rural setting, social relations, couples, teenage life, small town, small town life, vengeance, greed, murder ...
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 7.1
 21K
Venus in Fur (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: France, Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story: An enigmatic actress (Emmanuelle Seigner) may have a hidden agenda when she auditions for a part in a misogynistic writer's (Mathieu Amalric) play.
Style: erotic, stylized, sexual, psychological, sexy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: bdsm, masochism, theater, femdom, dominatrix, power relations, audition, female nudity, flirting, fetish, sadomasochism, role playing ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: europe, france, paris france
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Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Joe Pendleton is a quarterback preparing to lead his team to the superbowl when he is almost killed in an accident. An overanxious angel plucks him to heaven only to discover that he wasn't ready to die, and that his body has been cremated. A ...
Style: funny, sentimental, touching, witty, sexy ...
Audience: kids, family outing, date night
Plot: reincarnation, afterlife, angel, american football, supernatural, heaven, body swap, soul transference, football, love, secrets, disorder ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: los angeles, usa
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The Lion in Winter (1968)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: 1183 AD: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. They and his wife variously plot to force him.
Style: suspense, political, factual, atmospheric, realistic ...
Plot: christmas, king, power struggle, political intrigue, british history, dysfunctional family, infidelity, medieval, royalty, royal family, manipulation, british royal family ...
Time: middle ages, medieval times, 12th century, 20th century, year 1968
Place: england, france, britain
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 8.2
 189K
The Father (2020)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages and, as he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.
Style: sad, psychological, emotional, philosophical, social ...
Audience: date night
Plot: alzheimer's disease, elderly, memory loss, old man, dementia, caregiver, father daughter relationship, elderly man, human spirit, alone in the world, memory, aging ...
Time: 2020s, year 1937
Place: nebraska, london
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 6.8
 40K
The Crucible (1996)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: The movie is centered around the Salem Massachusetts witch trials of 1692. The movie is based on the play "The Crucible" by Arthur Miller. He also wrote the screen play adaptation.
Style: talky, suspense, disturbing, rough, dramatic ...
Plot: witch, witch hunt, salem witch trial, courtroom drama, witchcraft, colonial america, legal, politics, vengeance, curse, court, manipulation ...
Time: 17th century, 90s
Place: massachusetts, salem massachusetts, usa, new england
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 6.4
 15K
Cyrano (2021)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story: A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous ...
Style: serious, captivating, sincere, touching, costume drama ...
Plot: love, love triangle, friendship, poetry, theatre play, dwarf, wedding, lie, fencing, woman, redheaded woman, unrequited love ...
Time: future, 17th century
Place: paris france, france
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 7.3
 759
I Miss You (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Bolivia, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Following his son Gabriel’s death, Jorge travels from conservative Bolivia to New York City to confront Gabriel’s boyfriend Sebastian. While the two battle over Jorge’s inability to accept his son, Sebastian channels his grief into a bold new ...
Style: lgbt cinema, melancholic, psychological, sexy, sentimental ...
Plot: suicide, death of lover, gay, gay love, lgbt, brother sister relationship, gay interest, gay slur, death of son, gay relationship, gay subtext, gay couple ...
Place: bolivia, new york
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 7.1
 13K
The Chase (1966)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Most everyone in town thinks that Sheriff Calder is merely a puppet of rich oil-man Val Rogers. When it is learned that local baddie Bubber Reeves has escaped prison, Rogers' son is concerned because he is having an affair with Reeves' ...
Style: suspense, retro, neo noir, technicolor, crime drama ...
Plot: racism, social commentary, manhunt, small town, adultery, lynch mob, drunkenness, sheriff, murder, vigilantism, on the run, escaped prisoner ...
Time: year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place: texas, usa, southern usa
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Wait Until Dark (1967)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. As it turns out, the doll is actually stuffed with heroin, and a group of criminals led by the ruthless Roat has followed Hendrix back to his place to ...
Style: tense, psychological, clever, serious, talky ...
Plot: blindness, murder, heroin, home invasion, disability, blind woman, surveillance, doll, danger, psychopath, blind character, drug dealing ...
Time: 20th century, year 1967, 60s
Place: new york, america, usa, montreal
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Another Country (1984)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in the 1930s, Guy Bennett and Tommy Judd are friends because they are both outsiders in their own ways. Bennett is openly gay, Judd is a Marxist. It explores his homosexuality and exposure to Marxism, while examining the hypocrisy and snobbery ...
Style: serious, realistic, rough, factual, psychological ...
Plot: gay, lgbt, boarding school, homosexuality, gays and lesbians, equality, youth, gay relationship, gay lead character, boys' school, homosexual love, politics ...
Time: 1930s, 80s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1983
Place: england, russia, ussr, britain, europe ...
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