| Heartland (2007) | 8.4 | |
| Goodbye, Columbus (1969) | 6.4 | |
| Coraline (2009) | 7.8 | |
| A Christmas Carol (2009) | 6.8 | |
| The Thing (1982) | 8.2 |
Based on novella movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant based on novella movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, suspense, emotional, realistic, atmospheric and captivating films and TV shows about / with family relations, novel, death, betrayal, adaptation, friendship, love, female protagonist, teenager and ghost plots mostly in Drama, Mystery and Fantasy genres shot in USA, UK, Brazil and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as based on novella: The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Hearts in Atlantis (2001), The Life of Chuck (2024), The Vampire Lovers (1970), Hellraiser (2022), Goodbye, Columbus (1969), Spirited (2022), Unlocking Christmas (2020), Victory! (2014), Forbidden Desire (2007).
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List of based on novella movies
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, ...
Style:
clever, uplifting, inspirational, touching, twist ending ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, teens, kids, family friendly ...
Plot:
prison, prison escape, freedom, friendship between men, hopes, friendship, corruption, human spirit, justice, prison life, life, stephen king ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 90s, year 1994, 2010s ...
Place:
usa, maine, columbus ohio, persia, iran ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A widowed mother and her son change when a mysterious stranger enters their lives.
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sincere, sentimental, enigmatic ...
Plot:
small town, childhood, stephen king, single mother, friendship, childhood friend, coming of age, mysterious stranger, childhood memory, father figure, psychic, psychic power ...
Time:
year 2001, 1950s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
virginia, connecticut, usa, new york, boston
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
In this extraordinary story of an ordinary man, Charles 'Chuck' Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us.
Style:
inspirational, crying
Plot:
life, grandparents, school, teacher, teacher student relationship, dancing, nurse, funeral, grandfather grandson relationship, grandmother grandson relationship, drummer, voice over narration ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
In the heart of Styria the Karnstein Family, even after their mortal deaths, rise from their tombs spreading evil in the countryside in their lust for fresh blood. Baron Hartog whose family are all victims of Karnstein vampirism, opens their graves ...
Style:
gothic horror, gothic, sexy, queer horror, scary ...
Plot:
vampire, lesbian, daughter, sexy female vampire, supernatural, undead, nobleman, young lovers, uncle niece relationship, nobility, fatal attraction, murder ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, 19th century, georgian era, 1810s ...
Place:
austria, europe, england, eastern europe, central europe ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Serbia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
Style:
sexual, psychological, mystical, captivating, suspenseful ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
demon, violence, supernatural horror, supernatural, hell, puzzle, monster, paranormal activity, hellraiser, supernatural power, female protagonist, paranormal phenomena ...
Place:
belgrade serbia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A Jewish man and a jewish woman meet and while attracted to each other find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypical Jewish-American-Princess, very emotionally involved with her parents world and the world they have created for ...
Style:
sexual, independent film, humorous, witty, weeping ...
Audience:
date night, teens
Plot:
swimming pool, skinny dipping, hotel, wedding, satire, young lovers, couples, guilt, passionate kiss, engagement, class differences, jewish wedding ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
new york, columbus ohio, tahiti, usa, ohio ...
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59K
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself ...
Style:
entertaining, feel good, thought provoking, captivating, humorous ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, christmas eve, lost love, christmas season, charles dickens, ghost, boss, greed, loneliness, evil man, misanthrope ...
Time:
2020s, 80s, 1800s, victorian era
Place:
new york
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Genre: Mystery, Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
When a mysterious key and a holiday riddle arrive on their doorsteps, Kate and Kevin embark on a Christmas romance adventure they’ll never forget.
Style:
touching, romantic, talky, emotional, psychological
Plot:
christmas, holiday, real estate agent, treasure hunt, family business, young lovers, lovers, female doctor, love interest, christmas season, job offer, puzzle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
The main story is about Artur (Bruno Ferrari), the rich young owner of Arminho Ranch, who holds a grudge against his alleged father Gregório (AntônioGrassi). At the age of twelve, Artur, who was baptized as Mossoró, became paraplegic after he ...
Style:
soap opera, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, romantic drama ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
family drama, love triangle, trauma, betrayal, revenge, family secret, father son conflict, revenge motive, family problems, tragic love, father son relationship, relationship problems ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Desejo Proibido is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by Globo Network, at 6 pm, every day, except Sunday. In the cast: Fernanda Vasconcellos, Murilo Rosa and Daniel de Oliveira.
Style:
soap opera, novela, psychological, romantic, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love triangle, love story, couple relations, romantic triangle, fall in love, love and romance, forbidden love, male female relationship, romantic relationship, relationships, love affair, star crossed lovers ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Sweden
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Elvira goes to summer camp and is scared to death of not making any friends. Mysterious things also start to happen, things that can't be explained… unless you believe in ghosts.
Style:
fairy tale, not serious, entertaining, suspense
Audience:
teens, horror for children
Plot:
summer camp, secret passageway, ghost, children, teenage superhero, ghost story, teenage girl, camp, mysticism, supernatural, paranormal activity, secret ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Ireland
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
On the anniversary of Jacob Marley's death, his business partner Ebenezer Scrooge finds unwelcome company in the form of three spirits from Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.
Style:
christmas horror, christmas special, thrilling, christmas classics, captivating ...
Plot:
christmas, christmas carol, scrooge, christmas eve, charles dickens, changing lives, lifestyle change, introspection, dealing with the past, secret past, confronting the past, self discovery ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Germany, Sweden, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Nineteen-year-old Vera Kall cycles home through the night. She arrives at a farm, leaves her bike and sneaks quietly in through the door. She enters the kitchen and doesn't even have time to notice that she's not alone.
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, bleak, psychological thriller, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, uncover truth, puzzle, human nature, writers, hidden corpse, redemption, convict, classmate classmate relationship, murder investigation, investigation, secrets ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
germany, antwerp
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA, India, Canada, UK, Ireland
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw".
Style:
scary, gothic, suspense, demonic, bleak ...
Plot:
haunted house, sexual assault, ghost, rape, paranormal activity, spider, insane asylum, orphan, nanny, supernatural, maze, terror ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
maine
Is relevant?
153K
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Larry and his wife, Julia move into an old house and discover a hideous creature - the man's half-brother, who is also the woman's former lover - hiding upstairs. Having lost his earthly body to a trio of S&M demons, the Cenobites, ...
Style:
scary, gothic, frightening, sexy, slasher ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
body horror, macabre, demon, supernatural horror, brutality, gory, human sacrifice, cursed object, surrealism, sadomasochism, sex horror, undead ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
london, england
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.
Style:
dramatic, suspenseful, dark fantasy, period drama
Plot:
friendship, chivalry, loyalty, honor, bravery, quest, swordplay, political intrigue, coming of age, sword and sorcery, betrayal, family conflict ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Austria
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
1938. While the Nazi troops march into Vienna, the lawyer Josef Bartok hastily tries to escape to the USA with his wife but is arrested by the Gestapo. Bartok remains steadfast and refuses to cooperate with the Gestapo that requires confidential ...
Style:
dorama
Plot:
nervous breakdown, nazi, world war two, torture, lawyer, hotel, redheaded woman, gestapo, interwar period, psychological manipulation, ocean voyage, interrogation ...
Time:
1930s, year 1938
Place:
germany, vienna
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.
Style:
3d animation, captivating, entertaining, exciting, sentimental ...
Plot:
christmas, ghost, holiday, lost love, travel, scrooge, flashback, death, brutality, fiance fiancee relationship, dancing, giant ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
london
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
Style:
captivating, mystical, psychological, spooky, teen ...
Plot:
stephen king, small town, telephone call, teenage boy, ghost, teenager, materialism, secret, supernatural horror, terror, friend, paranormal ...
Time:
2020s, year 2011, year 2003
Is relevant?
297K
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passage. During the night, she crosses the passage and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, ...
Style:
gothic, surreal, dark fantasy, dark, scary ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night, family outing ...
Plot:
stop motion, children, monster, parallel world, alternate reality, fantasy world, secret place, heroine, imagination, doll, danger, young heroes ...
Time:
year 2009, y2k, future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, michigan, usa, north america, texas
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Fortune hunter Holly Golightly finds herself captivated by aspiring writer Paul Varjak, who's moved into her building on a wealthy woman's dime. As romance blooms between Paul and Holly, Doc Golightly shows up on the scene, revealing ...
Style:
sentimental, sweet, feel good, touching, colorful ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, kids, teens, girls' night
Plot:
love story, fashion, cat, woman, secret past, love, destiny, love of one's life, eccentricity, writers, love and romance, party ...
Time:
60s, year 1961, 20th century
Place:
manhattan new york city, new york, usa, los angeles, brazil ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge ...
Style:
feel good, christmas special, colorful, light, christmas classics ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, preschool ...
Plot:
christmas, holiday, ghost, scrooge, redemption, christmas spirit, snow, christmas eve, regret, victorian england, greed, life changing experience ...
Time:
victorian era, future, year 2009, 1800s, 1830s ...
Place:
england, europe, britain, turkey, united kingdom ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Set in 1969, a twelve-year-old grows up in Key West with his mother, who is paying the bills by stripping at the local topless bar. The boy finds out about her activities and tries to convince her to stop, to no avail. A local restaurant owner hires ...
Style:
realistic, serious, gloomy, bleak, touching
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
boy, strip club, oedipus complex, coming of age, boyhood, youth, absent father, moon landing, bare butt, bare chested male, overprotective mother, children ...
Time:
year 1969, year 1992, 60s, 20th century
Place:
florida, key west florida, asia, vietnam, miami
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After hearing a child screaming for help from the green depths of a vast field of tall grass, Becky, a pregnant woman, and Cal, her brother, park their car near a mysterious abandoned church and recklessly enter the field, discovering that they are ...
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, demonic, slasher, perverse ...
Plot:
folk horror, maze, stephen king, brother sister relationship, pregnancy, pregnant woman, time, brother sister reunion, boy, relocation, time travel, cursed ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
america
Is relevant?
482K
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
After the death of a friend, a writer recounts a boyhood journey to find the body of a missing boy.
Style:
sentimental, cult classic, atmospheric, emotional, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family outing, kids, teen drama ...
Plot:
childhood, friendship, coming of age, stephen king, teenager, boy, children, youth, summer, friends, courage, on the road ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1986, year 1959 ...
Place:
oregon, usa, normandy
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Ireland, UK, France
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape ...
Style:
touching, sad, costume drama, period piece, stylized ...
Plot:
gender, loneliness, cross dressing, lesbian, lgbtq, master and servant, woman dressed as man, relationships, society, death, maid, gender disguise ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1800s, victorian era, turn of the century ...
Place:
ireland, england, britain, dublin ireland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Brazil
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A Brazilian telenovela that follows the people of Israel on their way out of the Egyptian captivity to their eponymous "Promised Land". Loosely based on the Biblical narrative, the key characters and incidents are retained, but extended ...
Style:
biblical, novela, harsh, dramatic, captivating ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
bible, moses, exodus, religious, mission, warrior, israeli, bible story, determination, troops, faith, desert ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
egypt
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Brazil
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A Favorita is a telenovela, first broadcast in Brazil at Rede Globo from June 2, 2008 to January 17, 2009.
A Favorita storylines examine two friends, Donatela and Flora, who became rivals. One of them committed a crime and is lying, so there are ...
Style:
soap opera, twisted, surprise ending, novela, telenovela
Plot:
revenge, injustice, whodunit, prison, rivalry, jealousy, homosexuality, mental illness, wrongful conviction, femme fatale, serial killer, murder ...
Place:
sao paulo brazil
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
The daughter of a traditional, rich Indian family falls in love for a Dalit, and "untouchable" man.
Style:
soap opera, captivating, sentimental, touching, uplifting ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
culture clash, forbidden love, couple relations, couples, family problems, social differences, fall in love, society, love and romance, parents and children, lovers apart, love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
india, latin america, brazil, asia, mumbai india ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
TV show
Story:
Daphne and Gabriel cross paths again, 15 years after being separated by a frame from her grandfather. The rapprochement, however, jeopardizes the plans of the shrew, Judith.
Style:
novela, emotional, realistic, serious, sentimental ...
Plot:
lovers reunited, couple relations, unfulfilled love, rich and poor, couples, family problems, social differences, love and romance, fall in love, family relations, society, unfulfillment ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, latin america
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