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Hook (movie)

Hook is a 1991 American fantasy-comedy movie directed by Steven Spielberg and written by James V. Hart and Malia Scotch Marmo. It stars Robin Williams as Peter Banning / Peter Pan, Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook, Julia Roberts as Tinker Bell, Mag ...

Hotel for Dogs (movie)

Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American childrens comedy movie. It is based on the 1971 Lois Duncan book of the same name. The movie was directed by Thor Freudenthal and adapted by Jeff Lowell and Mark McCorkle.

The Hours (movie)

The Hours is a 2002 Anglo-American drama movie. It is based on Michael Cunninghams novel The Hours. Nicole Kidman, Julianne Moore, and Meryl Streep play the main characters. It was picked for nine Academy Awards and won one, Best Actress for Kidman.

How Green Was My Valley (movie)

How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama movie directed by John Ford and based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Richard Llewellyn. It stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen OHara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp, Roddy McDowall and was distributed by ...

How to Train Your Dragon (movie)

How to Train Your Dragon is a 2010 computer animated fantasy-comedy movie based on the 2003 book of the same name and made by DreamWorks Animation. It was released on March 26, 2010. It received positive reviews with Rotten Tomatoes giving the mo ...

Hugo (movie)

Hugo is a 2011 American 3D adventure drama movie that is based on Brian Selznicks novel The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The movie is about a boy who lives alone in a Paris railway station and the enigmatic owner of a toy shop there. It was directed ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 movie)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1996 American animated musical drama movie based on Victor Hugos novel. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 34th Disney animated movie. It follows the d ...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923 movie)

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1923 silent movie based on Victor Hugos novel. It was directed by Wallace Worsley, produced by Carl Laemmle and Irving Thalberg, and starred Lon Chaney, Sr. The 1939 movie starring Charles Laughton and Maureen OHa ...

The Hunger Games (movie)

The Hunger Games is an adventure, drama, and science fiction movie. It is based on The Hunger Games, the first book in the Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The movie was directed by Gary Ross. It was released on March 12, 2012 in Los Ange ...

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang

I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a 1932 American crime drama movie directed by Mervyn LeRoy and was based on the autobiography by Robert Elliott Burns. It stars Paul Muni, Glenda Farrell, Helen Vinson, Noel Francis, Preston Foster, Allen Jenk ...

I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1997 American teen slasher movie. The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Lois Duncan. The movie was directed by Jim Gillespie. It stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Ge ...

In Name Only

In Name Only is a 1939 American romance movie. It was directed by John Cromwell. The movie is based on the 1935 book Memory of Love by Bessie Breuer. Actors include Cary Grant, Carole Lombard, Kay Francis, Charles Coburn, Helen Vinson, Nella Walk ...

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

The Incredible Shrinking Woman is a 1981 science fiction comedy from first time director Joel Schumacher. The film is a take off the 1957 film The Incredible Shrinking Man, and is credited to Richard Mathesons 1956 novel The Shrinking Man and sta ...

Inherent Vice (movie)

Inherent Vice is a 2014 American neo-noir movie based on Thomas Pynchons 2009 novel of the same name, and written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It follows a stoner hippie investigating the case related to his ex-girlfriend and her wealthy ...

Instinct (movie)

Instinct is a 1999 American psychological thriller movie. It was directed by Jon Turteltaub and was produced by Michael Taylor and Barbara Boyle. Instinct was released on June 4, 1999. It was the first movie to be produced by Spyglass Entertainme ...

Into the Wild (movie)

Into the Wild is a 2007 American biographical drama survival movie. It was written and directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer. It is about living without money. It is very sad at i ...

The Irishman

The Irishman is a 2019 American epic crime movie directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt.

It (2017 movie)

It is a 2017 American supernatural horror movie based Stephen Kings 1986 novel of the same name and directed by Andy Muschietti, produced by KatzSmith Productions, Lin Pictures, and Vertigo Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. and New L ...

It – Chapter Two

It: Chapter Two is a 2019 American supernatural horror movie directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Gary Dauberman. It is a sequel to the 2017 movie It, taking place 27 years after the first movie. It is based on the novel of the same name by ...

Jaws (movie)

Jaws is a 1975 American thriller movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley. The events of the movie are set in the small, quiet, rural town of Amity, Massachusetts. The movie follows three men as they try ...

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar is a 1954 western movie. It was directed by Nicholas Ray. It stars Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden. The movie received mixed reviews. The movie was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. Johnny Guit ...

Jumanji

Jumanji is a 1995 movie starring Robin Williams, which was based loosely on a 1982 childrens book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. It is about a boy who gets trapped in a game for 30 years, and must finish playing the game when he gets out ...

The Jungle Book 2

The Jungle Book 2 is a 2003 animated movie produced by DisneyToon Studios in Sydney, Australia. It was released by Walt Disney Pictures and Buena Vista Distribution. It was released in France on February 5, 2003, and released in the United States ...

The Jungle Book (2016 movie)

The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure movie directed by Jon Favreau, written by Justin Marks and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. It is based on Rudyard Kiplings The Jungle Book and inspired by Walt Disneys 1967 animated movie of ...

Jurassic Park (movie)

Jurassic Park is a 1993 American science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the novel of the same name by Michael Crichton. It was released on June 11, 1993, and got positive reviews.

Kikis Delivery Service

Kikis Delivery Service, known in Japan as 魔女の宅急便, is a movie about a witch named Kiki who goes to live on her own for a year, just like all witches must do at her age. Its the fifth anime movie made at Studio Ghibli, and it was made by Haya ...

Killing Reagan (movie)

Killing Reagan is a 2016 American television drama movie. It was directed by Rod Lurie. It was written by Eric Simonson. It was produced by Ridley Scott. It is based on the 2015 book of the same name by Bill OReilly and Martin Dugard. The movie s ...

King Creole

King Creole is an American movie directed by Michael Curtiz, released by Paramount Pictures on July 2, 1958. The movie stars Elvis Presley, Carolyn Jones, and Walter Matthau. It is Presleys fourth movie. It was based on the 1952 novel by Harold R ...

Lassie Come Home (movie)

Lassie Come Home is a 1943 MGM movie directed by Fred Wilcox. It stars Roddy McDowall, Elizabeth Taylor, and dog actor Pal. It tells the story of a dog who travels hundreds of miles to be reunited with the boy she loves. It is based on the 1940 b ...

Legally Blonde

Legally Blonde is a 2001 American comedy movie based on a novel. It stars Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Coolidge and was released on July 13, 2001. The movie got a lot of good reviews and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Pi ...

Lilies of the Field (movie)

Lilies of the Field is a 1963 drama movie that was produced by Ralph Nelson and was also directed by Ralph Nelson. The movie was released in 1963 in North America. The movie received positive reviews with Rotten Tomatoes giving the movie a 100% w ...

Little Children (movie)

Little Children is a 2006 drama movie based on the novel of the same name. Actress Kate Winslet plays a reluctant housewife and mother from Boston in the film.

The Little Colonel

The Little Colonel is a 1935 movie. It was directed by David Butler. The screenplay by William M. Conselman was adapted from a book of the same name by Annie Fellows Johnston. The movie features the famous staircase dance by Temple and Robinson.

The Little Princess

The Little Princess is a 1939 movie. It was directed by Walter Lang. It stars Shirley Temple. It is loosely based on the book A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was the first Shirley Temple movie to be filmed completely in Technicol ...

Little Women (1933 movie)

Little Women is a 1933 black and white American RKO movie directed by George Cukor. The movie was based on a book of the same name by Louisa May Alcott. The movie stars Katharine Hepburn as Jo, Joan Bennett as Amy, Jean Parker as Beth, Frances De ...

Lolita (1997 movie)

Lolita is a 1997 French-American drama movie. It is set in the late 1940s and early 1950s in the United States. It is about a relationship between a man in his forties and a 14 year old girl named Lolita after he marries her mother. Dominique Swa ...

Looking for Mr. Goodbar (movie)

Looking for Mr. Goodbar is a 1977 crime drama movie based on the book of the same name by Judith Rossner. It was directed by Richard Brooks and stars Diane Keaton, Tuesday Weld, William Atherton, Richard Gere, LeVar Burton, Brian Dennehy and Tom ...

The Lord of the Rings (movie series)

The Lord of the Rings is a set of three fantasy movies: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The movies were based on J. R. R. Tolkiens book The Lord of the Rings. The movie trilogy was directed by Peter Jackson. ...

The Lovely Bones (movie)

The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural thriller drama movie. It is directed by Peter Jackson. The movie stars Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Rose McIver and Michael Imperioli. The screenplay of the mov ...

MAS*H (movie)

M*A*S*H is a 1970 American black comedy war movie directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner Jr. It is based on Richard Hookers 1968 novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. The movies score was composed by Johnny Mandel. The movi ...

Magnificent Obsession (1954 movie)

Magnificent Obsession is a 1954 romantic drama movie. It stars Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson. Douglas Sirk directed. The movie is based on the book Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas. The movie was produced by Ross Hunter and released by Univ ...

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1956 American drama movie directed by Nunnally Johnson and was based on the 1955 novel of the same name by Sloan Wilson. It stars Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, Fredric March, Marisa Pavan, Lee J. Cobb, Arthur ...

Mandingo (movie)

Mandingo is a 1975 movie based on the book Mandingo by Kyle Onstott and upon the play based thereon by Jack Kirkland. The movie was directed by Richard Fleischer. The movie tells the story of a plantation family and their slaves. The movie was a ...

Manhunter (movie)

Manhunter is an American crime thriller movie. It is the first film with the character Hannibal Lecter, a psychotic killer. It is based on a book by Thomas Harris, called Red Dragon. The movie was written and directed by Michael Mann. It stars Wi ...

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is the 22nd full-length animated movie produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was first released on March 11, 1977. The movie is made from three previously released animated short movies based upon the Winn ...

The Mark of Zorro (1920 movie)

The Mark of Zorro is a 1920 silent movie. It stars Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery. This "swashbuckler" adventure was the first movie version of The Mark of Zorro. It was based on the 1919 story "The Curse of Capistrano" by Johnston McCulley. Th ...

Marley & Me (movie)

Marley & Me is a 2008 American comedy-drama movie that is produced by Gil Netter and Karen Rosenfeltand was directed by David Frankle. The movie opened in theaters on December 25, 2008 and set a record for the largest Christmas Day box office ope ...

Marnie

Marnie is a 1964 American mystery drama movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the novel of the same name. It starred Tippi Hedren and Sean Connery. It tells the story of Marnie, a compulsive thief and liar, played by Hedren. She is befr ...

The Mask of Fu Manchu

The Mask of Fu Manchu is a 1932 American adventure horror movie directed by Charles Brabin and Charles Vidor. It was based on the 1932 novel of the same name by Sax Rohmer. The movie starred Boris Karloff as Fu Manchu and Myrna Loy as his daughte ...

Mean Girls

Its about a teenage girl, Cady Heron, who used to be home schooled in Africa but moves to the United States and has to go to a normal high school in Evanston, Illinois. On her first day at school, she hates it. She thinks it is a bit weird becaus ...