Genre: Dramas Based on the Book
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Meg (2013)
Traveling seven miles below the ocean's surface to recover a precious computer, a former submarine pilot comes face to face with a gigantic sea monster -- and then struggles to prove its…
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The Descendants (2011)
Cast: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller …
Directed by: Alexander Payne
When a tragic boating accident leaves his wife on life support, an affluent land baron attempts to mend his relationship with his estranged daughters. But he's also trying to decide…
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Water for Elephants (2011)
Cast: Reese Witherspoon, Robert Pattinson, Christoph Waltz …
Directed by: Francis Lawrence
In this captivating Depression-era melodrama, impetuous veterinary student Jacob Jankowski joins a celebrated circus as an animal caretaker but faces a wrenching dilemma when he's…
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What's Your Number? (2011)
Cast: Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor …
Directed by: Mark Mylod
Ally is a twentysomething who begins to suspect that her one true soul mate may be among the many lovers she has left in the dust. Turning to her neighbor for help, Ally begins a quest to…
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Game of Thrones (2011)
Cast: Mark Addy, Charles Dance, Alfie Allen …
Originally airing on HBO, this live-action fantasy series -- based on George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" novels -- charts the violent efforts of competing noble families to…
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The Other Woman (2011)
Cast: Natalie Portman, Lisa Kudrow, Lauren Ambrose …
Directed by: Don Roos
Romance becomes reality for Emilia Greenleaf (Natalie Portman), who wins the heart of the handsome object of her affection (Scott Cohen), only to find that the relationship comes with some…
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Barney's Version (2011)
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver …
Directed by: Richard J. Lewis
Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti stars as Barney Panofsky, a Jewish Canadian television producer who reflects in flashbacks on three strange decades -- and three wives -- in this adaptation…
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The Devil's Double (2011)
Cast: Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi …
Directed by: Lee Tamahori
Dominic Cooper stars as Uday Hussein -- Saddam Hussein's depraved, decadent elder son -- and as Latif Yahia, the army lieutenant forcibly drafted to be his body double, in this drama…
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Monte Carlo (2011)
Cast: Selena Gomez, Katie Cassidy, Leighton Meester …
Directed by: Thomas Bezucha
Disappointed with their tour group in Paris, three friends are swept into a whirlwind of wealth and glamour when one of them is mistaken for a British heiress. As the girls fall deeper into…
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The Rum Diary (2011)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli …
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
Eager to flee his humdrum life in 1950s New York, booze-loving journalist Paul (Johnny Depp) moves to Puerto Rico and begins writing for a local rag, but his life becomes unhinged when he…
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Cross (2011)
Cast: Brian Austin Green, Michael Madsen, Ling Bai …
Directed by: Patrick Durham
Callan Cross is a superhero vigilante protected by an ancient cross that keeps his soul alive. Centuries later, Cross continues to fight evil, this time teaming with weapons experts to defeat…
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Miral (2011)
Cast: Hiam Abbass, Freida Pinto, Willem Dafoe …
Directed by: Julian Schnabel
After rescuing children who survived a massacre in Jerusalem in 1948, a Palestinian woman establishes an orphanage that helps thousands of other children. But the success of her institution…
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)
Cast: Gianna Jun, Bingbing Li, Vivian Wu …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
Noted director Wayne Wang helms this adaptation of Lisa See's best-selling novel about two young girls in 19th-century China who are pledged as lifelong companions through an ancient…
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Higher Ground (2011)
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard, Dagmara Dominczyk …
Directed by: Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga stars in and directs this sensitive and searching chronicle describing one woman's lifetime journey of faith -- one that initially leads her to join a fundamentalist sect…
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Scents and Sensibility (2011)
Cast: Ashley Williams, Marla Sokoloff, Nick Zano …
Directed by: Brian Brough
Forced with her sister Marianne (Marla Sokoloff) to take menial work after their no-good father ruins the family name, Elinore Dashwood (Ashley Williams) supplements their income by…
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The Social Network (2010)
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake …
Directed by: David Fincher
Director David Fincher's biographical drama chronicles the meteoric rise of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg) from Harvard sophomore to Internet superstar, examining his…
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Shutter Island (2010)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, Mark Ruffalo …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
When Teddy Daniels -- a World War II veteran turned U.S. marshal -- probes the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, his efforts are compromised by his…
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner …
Directed by: David Slade
Danger stalks Seattle with a rash of mysterious killings that have Bella (Kristen Stewart) feeling less secure than ever in the third installment of this teen fantasy series based on the…
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Dear John (2010)
Cast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
While on leave, U.S. soldier John Tyree (Channing Tatum) falls for Southern college student Savannah (Amanda Seyfried), whose ideals and heartfelt principles are at once attractive and…
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Letters to Juliet (2010)
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave …
Directed by: Gary Winick
By responding to a letter addressed to Shakespeare's tragic heroine Juliet Capulet, a young American woman (Amanda Seyfried) vacationing in Verona, Italy, sets in motion a series of…
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Cast: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario …
Directed by: Chris Columbus
After discovering that he's the son of the Greek god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), teenage Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) strikes out on an action-packed odyssey to rescue his mortal mother and…
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Never Let Me Go (2010)
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, Keira Knightley …
Directed by: Mark Romanek
Based on Kazuo Ishiguro's acclaimed novel, this sci-fi drama from director Mark Romanek is centered on thirtysomething Kathy (Carey Mulligan), who reflects on her time spent at Hailsham,…
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The Town (2010)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm …
Directed by: Ben Affleck
Career bank robber Doug (Ben Affleck) and his volatile partner, Jim (Jeremy Renner), hit a roadblock when Doug falls for bank manager Claire (Rebecca Hall), whom he kidnapped during their…
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Winter's Bone (2010)
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Isaiah Stone …
Directed by: Debra Granik
In director Debra Granik's unflinching noir drama set deep in the Ozarks, resilient teen Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) goes on the trail of her missing, drug-dealing father when his…
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The Last Song (2010)
Cast: Miley Cyrus, Liam Hemsworth, Greg Kinnear …
Directed by: Julie Anne Robinson
Miley Cyrus has top billing as 17-year-old Ronnie Miller, a rebellious former piano prodigy who doesn't hide her hostility after being sent off to spend the summer in Georgia with her…