Registration

Top 100 Based On Novel Or Book movies

You are now browsing page 154, where we continue to showcase even more compelling content linked to "Based On Novel Or Book". If you’ve already sampled a few highlights on previous pages, now is the perfect time to delve deeper into this fascinating keyword. Keep exploring and enrich your understanding!

The Winds of War (1983)

  • Se:1 Ep:7
  • 0
7.3 587914
7.3 337215

Set against the backdrop of world events that led to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Victor "Pug" Henry is a career naval officer who, along with his family, learns to navigate the waters of his dangerous times in the late 1930s.

Crime and Punishment (1983)

  • 0
6.86 587914
6.86 337215

In Helsinki, an ex-law student turned slaughterhouse worker commits a senseless crime that catapults him into loneliness. Only a woman who accidentally arrived at the crime scene wants to follow him, but guilt and the tightening net of the police throw a shadow over their desperate love affair.

Heat and Dust (1983)

  • 1
6.1 587914
6.1 337215

Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.

Cujo (1983)

  • 3
6.144 587914
6.144 337215

A friendly St. Bernard named "Cujo" contracts rabies and conducts a reign of terror on a small American town.

The Hunger (1983)

  • 1
6.656 587914
6.656 337215

Five-thousand-year-old vampire Miriam promises her lovers the gift of eternal life. When John, her cellist companion for centuries, discovers that he has suddenly begun growing old, he attempts to seek out the help of Dr. Sarah Roberts, a researcher on the mechanisms of aging.

Terms of Endearment (1983)

  • 1
7.096 587914
7.096 337215

Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

The Outsiders (1983)

  • 2
7.2 587914
7.2 337215

When two poor Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)

  • 1
7.3 587914
7.3 337215

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.

The Right Stuff (1983)

  • 1
7.4 587914
7.4 337215

As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.

The Dead Zone (1983)

  • 3
7.0 587914
7.0 337215

Johnny Smith is a schoolteacher with his whole life ahead of him but, after leaving his fiancee's home one night, is involved in a car crash which leaves him in a coma for 5 years. When he wakes, he discovers he has an ability to see into the past, present and future life of anyone with whom he comes into physical contact.

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

  • 3
6.4 587914
6.4 337215

In a small American town, a diabolical circus arrives, granting wishes for the townsfolk, but twisted as only the esteemed Mr. Dark can make them. Can two young boys overcome the worst the devil himself can deal out?

The Return of the Soldier (1983)

  • 0
6.2 587914
6.2 337215

The horrors of World War I have robbed returning veteran Chris Baldry of his memory. The traumatized soldier doesn't even recognize his own wife, Kitty, or remember their years together. While Baldry attempts to cope with the unfamiliar surroundings of his own home, he seeks out the company of an old flame from his childhood, Margaret Grey. His amnesia also makes him a ready target for the affections of his older cousin, Jenny.

The Plague Dogs (1982)

  • 0
7.9 587914
7.9 337215

Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, stuggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search parties and then the military after rumors spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.

The Flight of Dragons (1982)

  • 0
6.6 587914
6.6 337215

The realm of magic is being threatened by the realm of logic, so Carolinus, the green wizard decides to shield it for all time. Ommadon, the evil red wizard, stands in his way. Carolinus then calls for a quest that is to be led by a man named Peter Dickinson, who is the first man of both the realms of science and magic. It is Peter's job to defeat Ommadon.

Murder Is Easy (1982)

  • 1
6.367 587914
6.367 337215

American computer whiz Luke Williams meets elderly Lavinia Fullerton on a London-bound train. She reveals she's discovered the identity of a serial killer in her village and is going to report it to Scotland Yard. When she is murdered after disembarking the train, Williams vows to pursue the case himself.

Hammett (1982)

  • 1
6.2 587914
6.2 337215

Chinatown, San Francisco, 1928. Former private detective Dashiell Hammett, a compulsive drinker with tuberculosis who writes pulp fiction for a living, receives an unexpected visit from an old friend asking for help.

Cannery Row (1982)

  • 0
5.9 587914
5.9 337215

Doc, who has just moved to Cannery Row, realizes that the only entertainment is the brothel. There he meets the spunky Suzy and they fall in love, giving them both a renewed chance at life.

The Escape Artist (1982)

  • 0
6.1 587914
6.1 337215

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.