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40 Films Based on Plays, Short Stories, and Novels: Starting W/ the Piano Lesson

With this cool public domain image of Atlanta keyboards player Steven Mein, which we are using as an image to go along with our first film "The Piano Lesson," the Netflix movie based on August Wilson's play of the same name, we present a LIST of 40 FILMS based on literary sources. The first four titles are based on theatrical play. As ALWAYs please ENJOY, and look for Harvey the imaginary rabbit (somewhere in this LIST).
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The Piano Lesson (2024)
The Piano Lesson (2024)
1
88%6.4
Bug (2006)
Bug (2006)
2
62%6.1
The House of Yes (1997)
The House of Yes (1997)
3
62%6.6
The Sunset Limited (2011)
The Sunset Limited (2011)
4
68%7.3
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
5
91%8.1
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
6
98%8.4
Harvey (1950)
Harvey (1950)
7
86%7.9
The Graduate (1967)
The Graduate (1967)
8
87%8.0
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
9
100%8.0
Smooth Talk (1985)
Smooth Talk (1985)
10
91%6.5
The Big Kahuna (2000)
The Big Kahuna (2000)
11
73%6.6
Apt Pupil (1998)
Apt Pupil (1998)
12
53%6.7
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
13
100%8.1
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
14
76%6.8
Short Cuts (1993)
Short Cuts (1993)
15
95%7.7
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
16
77%7.0
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)
17
89%7.7
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
18
100%7.1
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
19
79%8.8
Never Let Me Go (2010)
Never Let Me Go (2010)
20
71%7.1
The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983)
21
90%7.2
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
22
98%8.2
Rabbit Hole (2010)
Rabbit Hole (2010)
23
87%7.0
Ghost World (2001)
Ghost World (2001)
24
93%7.3
Blow-Up (1966)
Blow-Up (1966)
25
88%7.6
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
26
91%9.3
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
27
98%8.0
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
28
94%7.9
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
29
91%7.5
The Black Phone (2021)
The Black Phone (2021)
30
100%7.7
Ghost Story (1981)
Ghost Story (1981)
31
29%6.3
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
32
93%8.1
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
33
69%7.6
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
34
97%8.3
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
35
83%7.4
Sin City (2005)
Sin City (2005)
36
77%8.0
Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
37
88%6.8
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
38
78%7.7
Drive My Car (2021)
Drive My Car (2021)
39
98%7.9
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
40
19%5.7
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