Best Movies Based on Books of 2024
This page is updated regularly. Subscribe, so you don't miss new recommendations. The list of "Best Movies Based on Books of 2024" contains films with the following parameters. Style: captivating, psychological, suspenseful, inspirational, crying and surprise ending. Plot: female protagonist, friendship, father daughter relationship, kiss, death, blood, life, family relations, singing and coming of age. Genre: Drama, Adventure and Romance. Country: USA, UK and France.
Best Movies Based on Books of 2024
TOP Movies: It Ends with Us (2024), Dune: Part Two (2024), The Wild Robot (2024), Wicked (2024), Conclave (2024), The Thicket (2024), Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024), Turtles All the Way Down (2024), The Idea of You (2024), Spaceman (2024), I'm Still Here (2024), Uglies (2024), The Outrun (2024), Salem's Lot (2024), Young Woman and the Sea (2024), Out of My Mind (2024), Mothers' Instinct (2024), The Crow (2024), Unstoppable (2024), Scoop (2024).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Lily Bloom overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in ...
Style:
romantic drama, satirical, absurd
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
abusive relationship, domestic abuse, love, domestic violence, male female friendship, neurosurgeon, love triangle, defiant, macabre, florist, trauma, adaptation ...
Place:
maine, boston
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Jordan
Duration: 166 min.
Story:
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul ...
Style:
epic, captivating, psychological, suspenseful, action adventure ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
space opera, desert, desert planet, dune, fictional war, creature, sandstorm, monster, alien, star wars, messiah, exploration ...
Time:
distant future, future
Place:
space western
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A robot — ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an ...
Style:
computer animated, 3d animation, feel good, touching, humorous ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
robot, talking robot, stranded on an island, island, skunk, motherhood, anthropomorphism, orphan, goose, nature, wildlife, wilderness survival ...
Time:
future
Place:
north america
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224K
Genre: Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
This is the story of how Elphaba becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, and it involves love, loss, hatred, envy and an unwillingness to accept anything that is different.
Style:
fairy tale, absurd, sinister, crying, powerful ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
bullying, wizard of oz, witch, magic, feminism, abuse of power, talking animal, prejudice, based on broadway musical, dancing, rebellion, fighting the system ...
Place:
new york
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251K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a new one. Sequestered in the Vatican with the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders until the process is complete, ...
Style:
surprise ending, religious drama, political thriller, psychological thriller, informative ...
Plot:
pope, religion, lgbtq, surprise twist, plot twist, terrorism, intersex, clergy, vatican, ambition, nun, terrorist bombing ...
Place:
rome italy, italy, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
An innocent young man, Jack, goes on an epic quest to rescue his sister Lula after she has been kidnapped by the violent killer Cut Throat Bill and her gang. To save her, Jack enlists the help of a crafty bounty hunter named Reginald Jones, a ...
Style:
dark, tense, suspenseful, bleak, captivating
Plot:
kidnapping, bounty hunter, murderer, child abduction, violent man, brutality, guy, abduction, kidnapped child, missing sister, winter, brothel ...
Place:
texas
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on the children's book, where 4-year-old Harold uses a purple crayon to create a world of his own by just drawing.
Style:
captivating, exciting, entertaining, funny, light
Audience:
kids
Plot:
mission, boy, adventurer, children, adventure hero, childhood, magical power, wizards and magicians, magical, imagination, moose, widow ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Aza confronts her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
teenager, teenage girl, mental illness, love, female protagonist, life, friends, friendship, teenage protagonist, love affair, adolescence, lifestyle ...
Place:
indianapolis indiana
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell, the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet. When Solène must step in to chaperone her teenage daughter's trip to the ...
Style:
thrilling, romantic, captivating, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot:
boy band, passionate kiss, older woman younger man relationship, older woman younger man, age difference, single mother, 40 year old, tattooed man, sexual attraction, asking someone out on a date, age-gap relationship, singer ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
southern california, south of france, manhattan new york city, new york, chicago ...
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46K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Czech Republic, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
During a research mission, an astronaut discovers that his marriage is in trouble. Luckily, he has the help of a mysterious creature hidden in his ship.
Style:
absurd, emotional, interesting
Plot:
space, astronaut, alien, space adventure, spider, space mission, space travel, giant spider, love, outer space, cosmonaut, life ...
Place:
czech republic, central europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Brazil, France
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
In Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, during the dictatorship, former deputy Rubens Paiva was taken from his home by soldiers to be interrogated. He was never found again. The search for truth lasts 30 long years. And when the answers begin to appear, ...
Style:
historical drama, realistic, independent film, hood, factual ...
Plot:
brazilian military dictatorship, dictatorship, military dictatorship, based on real people, loss, missing father, female nudity, loss of husband, widow, husband, wrongful arrest, female protagonist ...
Time:
year 1971, 20th century, year 2014, year 1996, 70s ...
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, sao paulo, brazil, sao paulo brazil
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36K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a futuristic dystopia with enforced beauty standards, a teen awaiting mandatory cosmetic surgery embarks on a journey to find her missing friend.
Style:
absurd, futuristic, dark, emotional
Audience:
teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
cosmetic surgery, teenager, dystopia, missing friend, dystopian future, life, friendship, exploration, society, dark future, female protagonist, transformation ...
Time:
future, 24th century
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Fresh out of rehab, Rona returns to the Orkney Islands—a place both wild and beautiful, right off the Scottish coast. Now 29 and after more than a decade of living life on the edge in London, where she both found and lost love, Rona attempts to ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, independent film
Plot:
addiction, young woman, troubled past, alcoholic, skinny dipping, female protagonist, island, confronting the past, tragic past, life is a bitch, homecoming, religion ...
Place:
scotland
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A writer travels to a town where the people become vampires.
Style:
psychotronic, surprise ending, suspense, gothic, grindhouse ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
small town, child vampire, stephen king, vampire, crucifix, supernatural power, childhood, supernatural horror, priest, disease, supernatural, virus ...
Time:
70s, year 1975
Place:
maine, jerusalem
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Hungary, Italy, UK, France
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal ...
Style:
motivational, powerful, inspirational
Plot:
sister, swimming, skinny dipping, competition, male nudity, based on real people, swimmer, women in sport, biopic, pride, wedding, new york yankees ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, year 1914
Place:
english channel, new jersey, paris france, england, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates. When a young educator notices her student's ...
Style:
uplifting, heartfelt, inspirational, realistic, educational ...
Plot:
cerebral palsy, middle school, coming of age, bullying, disability, resilience, empowerment, empathy, perseverance, personal growth, discrimination, youth ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Belgium, France, UK
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Housewives Alice and Celine are best friends and neighbors who seem to have it all. However, when a tragic accident shatters the harmony of their lives, guilt, suspicion and paranoia begin to unravel their sisterly bond.
Style:
psychological thriller, suspenseful, captivating, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
paranoia, grief, female protagonist, neighbor neighbor relationship, death of child, tragic event, motherhood, guilt, problem, relationships, family problems, death of son ...
Time:
60s
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41K
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, France, Czech Republic, Germany
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Eric, a poetic guitarist, is brought back to life by a crow a year after he and his fiancé are murdered.
Style:
surprise ending, mysterious, psychotronic, gothic, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
nightclub, death, true love, young lovers, horse, nudity, premarital sex, corpse, escape, villain, tragic romance, suicide ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
ireland, london
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
With the unwavering love and support of his devoted mother Judy and the encouragement of his coaches, Anthony Robles fights through adversity to earn a spot on the Arizona State Wrestling team. But it will demand everything he has, physically and ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, emotional, heartfelt
Plot:
wrestling, underdog, determination, resilience, biopic, perseverance, mother son relationship, empowerment, disability, motivation, role model, life story ...
Place:
arizona, phoenix arizona
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22K
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Inspired by real events, this fictional dramatization gives an insider account of how the women of Newsnight secured Prince Andrew's infamous interview.
Style:
thought provoking, informative
Plot:
journalist, male nudity, interview, journalism, prince, scandal, social issues, royalty, royal family, british royal family, career, female journalist ...
Time:
year 2019, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, london, buckingham palace
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Over the course of ten days and 435 miles, an unbreakable bond is forged between pro adventure racer Michael Light and a scrappy street dog companion dubbed Arthur. As the team is pushed to their outer limits of endurance in the race, Arthur ...
Style:
tense, light, feel good, touching, captivating ...
Plot:
dog, lost dog, animal, animal life, animal human communication, pets, animal protagonist, adventure hero, adventurer, human animal relationship, airport, working class ...
Time:
year 2015
Place:
denver colorado, maryland, indiana, illinois, puerto rico ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A hairdresser single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
Style:
captivating, dramatic, serious, sentimental, touching ...
Plot:
small town, christianity, tragedy, hairdresser, single father, illness, family relations, father, death in the family, kids and family, child illness, family problems ...
Time:
90s, year 1988, year 1994, year 1993
Place:
louisville kentucky, kentucky
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: New Zealand, UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the midst of a new scheme to publicly report surgeons’ performance, a gifted surgeon’s life is thrown into disarray as her colleagues begin to close ranks, and even her partner, a nurse at the hospital, turns her back on her.
Style:
medical drama, suspenseful
Plot:
hospital, ethical dilemma, betrayal, moral ambiguity, ambition, realism, professional rivalry, isolation, peer pressure, identity crisis, loneliness, surgeon ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A boy with an active imagination faces his fears on an unforgettable journey through the night with his new friend: a giant, smiling creature named Dark.
Style:
3d animation, dark, captivating, psychological, spooky ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
dream, fear, night, nightmare, 11 year old boy, friends, imaginary friend, friendship, imaginary, magic, underdog, magical ...
Time:
year 1995
Place:
paris france, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery
Country: UK, France, Japan, USA, Colombia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Paddington travels to Peru to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, who now resides at the Home for Retired Bears. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon rainforest ...
Style:
funny, entertaining, feel good, captivating, family comedy ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
animal, anthropomorphic animal, animal protagonist, bear, jungle adventure, jungle, adventure hero, adventurer, tarantula, retirement home, el dorado, holiday ...
Place:
peru, united kingdom, london, south america
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Genre: Comedy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called ‘The Plastics,’ ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretchen and Karen. However, when Cady makes the ...
Style:
teen comedy
Audience:
teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
high school, bullying, gay teenager, lgbt, friendship, gossip, lesbian, bully, teacher, dancing, teenage protagonist, theater ...
Place:
kenya, illinois
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Set 261 years before the events of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", The War of the Rohirrim tells the story of Helm Hammerhand, a legendary King of Rohan who must defend against an army of Dunlendings. He becomes the ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, epic, surprise ending, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
middle earth, lord of the rings, hobbit, last stand, sword and shield, princess, nobility, throne, fortress, epic battle, bow and arrow, sword ...
Is relevant?
37K
Genre: Horror
Country: Serbia, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, psychological, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
cursed object, curse, zodiac sign, tarot card, evil being, zodiac, horoscope, supernatural power, college student, curses spells and rituals, supernatural being, supernatural ...
Time:
year 1969, year 1988, year 1951
Place:
former yugoslavia, london, mexico city, hungary
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, tense, intense, period piece ...
Plot:
survival, lost, wilderness, isolation, man versus nature, storm, missing child, rescue mission, mountain, danger, loneliness, endurance ...
Time:
1930s
Place:
maine
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A seemingly ordinary family harbors a dark secret: they are vampires. They choose not to drink blood despite their natural cravings, but one day, their truth comes to light.
Style:
dark comedy, tense, melancholic, biting, humorous ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
vampire, gay vampire, supernatural, secret identity, family secret, dark secret, family home, family drama, suburbs, identity crisis, acceptance, suppression ...
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