Keyword: based on novel or book

Beauty & the Briefcase

5.5

2010

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A freelance writer looking for romance sells a story to Cosmopolitan magazine about finding love in the workplace and goes undercover at a Finance Company.

To New Shores

6.5

1937

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In 1846 the actress Gloria Vane is performing at the Adelphi Theatre, London. She is in love with the destitute nobleman Albert Finsbury, who is shortly departing to Australia to become an officer in the Queens regiment. He is supposed to pay his debts before leaving and uses an altered cheque to do so. After Finsbury has left, the forgery is discovered. To protect him, Gloria claims responsibility and is sentenced to 7 years in the notorious Paramatta prison, Sydney. From prison she sends a note to him asking for help, but he does not reply. An Aussie seller falls in love with her and asks her to marry him - she agrees, but only so she can get out of prison. When she finds out Finsbury is planning to marry the Governors daughter, she is heartbroken. Finsbury finally finds her, but she no longer loves him.

Destination Moon

6.3

1950

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After their latest rocket fails, Dr. Charles Cargraves and retired General Thayer have to start over again. This time, Gen. Thayer approaches Jim Barnes, the head of his own aviation construction firms to help build a rocket that will take them to the moon. Together they gather the captains of industry and all pledge to support the goals of having the United States be the first to put a man on the moon. They build their rocket and successfully leave the Earths gravitational pull and make the landing as scheduled. Barnes has consumed too much fuel during the landing, leaving them short for the return voyage to Earth. After stripping the ship bare, they are still over 100 lbs too heavy, meaning that one of them will have to stay behind.

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

7

1982

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The retelling of an incident in Gonzales, Texas in 1901 revolving around a stolen horse, mistaken identity and a killing. An unusual story of the all too usual exploitation of the powerless in Texas history.

Mother Didn't Tell Me

6.3

1950

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The Nine Kittens of Christmas

5.9

2021

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Zachary and Marilee are thrown back together at Christmas when theyre tasked with finding homes for a litter of adorable kittens.

Appointment with Death

6.1

1988

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When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.

My Life as a Dog

7

1985

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In the late 50s, young Ingemar is sent away from his sick mother to live with his aunt and uncle. There he meets a town of eccentrics, and learns about love, sexual desire - and himself.

Full Circle

6.4

1977

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After her daughters death, wealthy American homemaker Julia Lofting moves to London to restart her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the ghosts of other children while mourning for her own.

The Whale Hunter

7

1984

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A disillusioned student meets a eccentric beggar and a mute prostitute he falls in love with. Together, without money, they cross South Korea to help the girl go home.

Moby Dick

7.4

1956

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The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captains self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

7.7

1962

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The outrageous Baron Munchausen tells of his many adventures, from meeting the Man in the Moon to defeating a Turkish army all by himself.