Keyword: based on novel or book

Our Mother's House

7.5

1967

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When their deeply religious mother dies, the seven Hook children bury her in the garden and continue life as normal. Then their absent father, Charlie, reappears...

The Swarm

4.4

1978

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A huge swarm of deadly African bees spreads terror over American cities by killing thousands of people.

Call of the Wild

6.9

1935

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During the Klondike Gold Rush, a traveler purchases a dog to lead the way toward the treasure, but reconsiders his journey when he finds a jilted married woman.

A Kind of Murder

5.2

2016

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In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life. But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with a clever killer and an overambitious detective, while at the same time lusting after another woman.

Norma Rae

7.4

1979

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A young single mother and textile worker agrees to help unionize her mill despite the problems and dangers involved.

True Confessions

6.4

1981

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A worldly ambitious monsignor clashes with his older brother, a cynical Los Angeles homicide detective who is investigating the brutal murder of a young prostitute.

Factotum

6.6

2005

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This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of Factotum author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which dont interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.

Fate Is the Hunter

7.1

1964

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An airline executive refuses to believe that pilot error, by his friend, caused a fatal crash and persists in looking for another reason.

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

6.4

1967

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A young man from Boston heads west to join the California gold rush with the hopes of restoring his family fortune, but his dedicated butler sets out to find him and bring him home.

An Old-Fashioned Girl

6.1

1949

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A young woman leaves home to earn money for the family, which is not the norm for her sex and social standing.

H.M.S. Defiant

7.1

1962

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On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.

The Mysteries of Pittsburgh

5.8

2008

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Based on Michael Chabons novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.