Sentences with phrase «novel of the same name by»

Based on a novel of the same name by William P. Young, The Shack tells the story of desperate father Mack Phillip who has an encounter with God after his youngster child, Missy, disappears.

«One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest» by Dale Wasserman based on the novel of the same name by Ken Kesey, is a play about a group of men struggling to be free.

The game is based on the novel of the same name by award - winning author, Christopher Brookmyre, and sees the player take on the role of protagonist Heather Quinn as she negotiates a variety of levels, all of which reference classic games and genres of years gone by.

Adapted from the 2000 children's novel of the same name by Deborah Ellis, it tells the story of 11 - year - old Parvana and her beleaguered family in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city.

There is something special about Garland's script, based on the novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer, especially as it relates to self - reflection, disdain and even romance.

Adapted from the 2013 novel of the same name by former CIA operative Jason Matthews, Sparrow casts Lawrence as Dominika Egorova, an accomplished Russian ballet dancer who suffers a painful, career - derailing injury in her introductory scene.

Based on the best - selling novel of the same name by Mordechai Richler, the film was directed by Richard J. Lewis and co-starred Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, and Minnie Driver.

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Gillian Flynn, Sharp Objects stars Amy Adams as reporter Camille Preaker, who returns to her small hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls.

The film is based on the novel of the same name by Mordecai Richler.

What Maisie Knew takes the 1897 novel of the same name by Henry James and relocates it to New York in the present day.

Based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier, the film stars Rachel Weisz, Sam Claflin, Holliday Grainger, and Iain Glen; take a look below...

The drama, directed by Lenny Abrahamson (Frank, 2014) was adapted from the best - selling novel of the same name by author Emma Donoghue.

Based the 2006 novel of the same name by Naomi Alderman, Disobedience tells the story of a lesbian romance against the backdrop of an Orthodox Jewish setting.

A period drama set in post-World War II Mississippi, based on a novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan, Mudbound tells the story of two men — one African American, one white — returning home from the war to go to work on a rural Mississippi farm, each struggling to readjust to the realities of American life, including the intense racism of the period.

Based on the popular novel of the same name by Drew Goddard, let's hope this is the Ridley Scott of Blade Runner and not of Exodus.

DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Assistant DA Admits to Killing in Self - Defense in Unoriginal Whodunit Based on the debut novel of the same name by Euro - Filipina Sabina Murray, Slow Burn is an intriguing whodunit about a big city Assistant DA, Nora Timmer (Jolene Blalock), who admits that she's just confessed to killing a man (Mekhi Phifer) she claims raped her.

That is the burning issue at the bottom of Boy Culture, a refreshingly realistic, homoerotic adventure based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Rettenmund.

Shailene's star status was firmly established by response to the big screen version of Divergent, the sci - fi thriller based on the popular Young Adult novel of the same name by Veronica Roth.

David O. Russell directed and wrote the movie based on the novel of the same name by Matthew Quick.

Based on the novel of the same name by Joe Dunthorne, «Submarine» was and is a beloved property for adaptation (Ben Stiller and his producing partner Stuart Cornfeld are among the project's dozen producers, even though there's no easy - fit on - screen part for the comedian), and it's fairly easy to see why.

The book is based on a novel of the same name by Willy Vlautin.

Based on the novel of the same name by Humberto Constantini, this film adaptation from directors Francisco Marquez and Andrea Testa was a Un Certain Regard contender at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival and plays this week at the Gene Siskel Film Center.

Based on the novel of the same name by Jean Hegland, the story follows two sisters (played by out actresses Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood) surviving in the dense woods after a sudden societal collapse.

Director Paul W.S. Anderson strived to take on the task when he began production on the new movie «The Three Musketeers,» based on the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas.

It's based on the popular novel of the same name by Andres Dubus III, the son of Andre Dubus (who wrote «Killings», which would later be turned into the movie, In the Bedroom, a similarly depressing family drama with no easy solutions.)

Three Dollars is based on the award - winning novel of the same name by Eliot Perlman and was adapted for the screen by Connolly.

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows, the film stars Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Glen Powell, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Courtenay, and Penelope Wilton; watch -LSB-...]

2 Guns is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Steven Grant.

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the highly anticipated coming - of - age drama based on the novel of the same name by Stephen Chbosky.

Based on the part drama - part comedy - part satiric novel of the same name by Ben Fountain and adapted by Oscar - winner Simon Beaufoy (Slumdog Millionaire) and Jean - Christophe Castelli, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk tells the story of young infantryman Billy Lynn (played by newcomer Joe Alwyn) cutting back and forth between his time in Iraq as a soldier to an elaborate halftime show appearance, part of a «victory tour,» where he and his Bravo Team are celebrated as heroes before being shipped out back to Iraq again.

It's based on the famous scifi novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer and though it's not expected to hit theaters until next year, a few behind - the - scenes photos show the movie is going to be seriously beautiful.

It's based on the famous scifi novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer and though it's not expected to hit theaters until next year, a few behind - the - scenes photos show the movie is going...

Based on the best - selling novel of the same name by ML Stedman, Cianfrance's follow - up to his 2012 film The Place Beyond the Pines also stars Rachel Weisz and Slow West's Caren Pistorius.

Starting Out in the evening (PG - 13 for sex, expletives and brief nudity) Adapted from the novel of the same name by Brian Morton, this drama revolves around the May - December relationship of a 24 year - old grad student (Lauren Ambrose) And the aging author (Frank Langella) whose works are the subject of her master's thesis.

Based on the novel of the same name by Andy Weir, Scott's latest science fiction film sees Damon as Mark Watney, an astronaut who's presumed dead and left behind by his crew on the red planet.

Based on the novel of the same name by author Miriam Horn, Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman directed by Susan Froemke and John Hoffman and co-directed by Beth Aala, explores the environmental impact of the ranching, farming, and fishing communities in a way that feels more like an educational piece than an impactful, theatrical documentary.

Based on the novel of the same name by Hillary Jordan, Mudbound is set in rural Mississippi on a farm where two very different families are struggling to survive.

The series is based on the novel of the same name by Jay Asher and follows Dylan Minnette's Clay in the wake of his classmate — and crush — Hannah's suicide as he listens to her recordings about why she decided to take -LSB-...]

Besides the «Twilight» actress, director Walter Salles» take on the iconic novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac also stars Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley and Kirsten Dunst.

In the case of Annihilation, I have never read the novel of the same name by Jeff VanderMeer.

Priest is based off the graphic novel of the same name by Min - Woo Hyung and stars Paul Bettany (the voice of Jarvis in the Iron Man movies) as a religious warrior named, well, Priest.

Based on the novel of the same name by Tom Drury the film stars Zooey Deschanel and Anton Yelchin; take a look below after the official synopsis... Pierre Hunter (Anton Yelchin), a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny -LSB-...]

Based on the novel of the same name by Ian McEwan (Atonement).

It's adapted from the novel of the same name by James Sallis, a poetic, humane crime writer whose share in the film's success will be richly deserved.

We just mentioned The Girl on the Train earlier today when talking about the Liam Neeson movie The Commuter — Girl is based on the novel of the same name by Paula Hawkins, and follows a woman whose problems haunt her after she is pulled into a mystery involving a couple that she imagines to enjoy the perfect marriage.

Based on the best - selling novel of the same name by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun stars Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave) and Thandie Newton (The Pursuit of Happyness) as an upper class couple whose marriage is put to the test when Nigeria breaks into the crippling 1967 civil war that births the short - lived republic of Biafra.

Adapted from the best - selling novel of the same name by Walter Dean Myers.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino - and based on the novel of the same name by André Aciman - the forthcoming English - language coming - of - age drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this past January.

The film I, Frankenstein is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Kevin Grevioux, with Eckhart taking a lot of inspiration for his version of the monster directly from the Shelly original.

Gist: Based on the novel of the same name by Chad Kultgen, the film «follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self - image, and their love lives.