Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "adaptation"

1. Dune (2021)

PG-13 | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.

Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac

Votes: 860,071 | Gross: $108.33M

2. The Wheel of Time (2021– )

TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set in a high fantasy world where magic exists, but only some can access it, a woman named Moiraine crosses paths with five young men and women. This sparks a dangerous, world-spanning journey. Based on the book series by Robert Jordan.

Stars: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Madeleine Madden, Zoë Robins

Votes: 137,139

3. 12 Angry Men (1957)

Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama

The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam, John Fiedler

Votes: 866,270 | Gross: $4.36M

4. Snow White (2025)

Adventure, Drama, Family | Post-production

Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.

Director: Marc Webb | Stars: Gal Gadot, Rachel Zegler, Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia

5. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A deactivated cyborg's revived, but can't remember anything of her past and goes on a quest to find out who she is.

Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly, Mahershala Ali

Votes: 294,023 | Gross: $85.71M

6. Pokémon (1997–2023)

TV-Y7 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Covering the continuing adventures of series protagonist Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, and his best friend Brock, the two meet a new coordinator named Dawn, who travels with them through Sinnoh and enters Pokemon Contests.

Stars: Veronica Taylor, Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Ikue Ôtani

Votes: 47,922

7. Maleficent (2014)

PG | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A vengeful fairy is driven to curse an infant princess, only to discover that the child could be the one person who can restore peace to their troubled land.

Director: Robert Stromberg | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville

Votes: 400,514 | Gross: $241.41M

8. Castlevania (2017–2021)

TV-MA | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.

Stars: Richard Armitage, James Callis, Alejandra Reynoso, Theo James

Votes: 80,605

9. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)

PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Bilbo and company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness.

Director: Peter Jackson | Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 572,381 | Gross: $255.12M

10. Knights of the Zodiac (2023)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a goddess of war reincarnates in the body of a young girl, street orphan Seiya discovers that he is destined to protect her and save the world. But only if he can face his own past and become a Knight of the Zodiac.

Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Mackenyu, Famke Janssen, Madison Iseman, Diego Tinoco

Votes: 13,251

11. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)

PG | 117 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A father's wish magically brings a wooden boy to life in Italy, giving him a chance to care for the child.

Directors: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson | Stars: Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Burn Gorman

Votes: 113,276

12. Pinocchio (I) (2022)

PG | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A puppet is brought to life by a fairy, who assigns him to lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.

Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Angus Wright

Votes: 42,230

13. Sonic Prime (2022–2024)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Sonic in a high-octane adventure where the fate of a strange new multiverse rests in his gloved hands.

Stars: Deven Christian Mack, Ashleigh Ball, Vincent Tong, Kazumi Evans

Votes: 2,740

14. Weak Hero Class 1 (2022– )

18+ | 40 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

Yeon Shi-eun is a model student, who ranks at the top at his school. Physically, he appears like a weak boy, but, by using his smarts, tools, and psychology, he fights against violence that takes place inside and outside of his school.

Stars: Park Ji-hoon, Choi Hyun-wook, Hong Kyung, Kim Su-gyeom

Votes: 6,044

15. Death Note (I) (2017)

TV-MA | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy

A high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals.

Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Margaret Qualley, Shea Whigham

Votes: 90,518

16. Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

Not Rated | 161 min | Drama, Mystery

An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?

Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell

Votes: 71,430 | Gross: $11.90M

17. Beauty and the Beast (2014)

PG-13 | 112 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

An unexpected romance blooms after the the youngest daughter of a merchant who has fallen on hard times offers herself to the mysterious beast to which her father has become indebted.

Director: Christophe Gans | Stars: Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux, André Dussollier, Eduardo Noriega

Votes: 22,462

18. Leave No Trace (2018)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Drama

A father and his seventeen-year-old daughter are living an ideal existence in a vast urban park in Portland, Oregon when a small mistake derails their lives forever.

Director: Debra Granik | Stars: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Jeffery Rifflard, Derek John Drescher

Votes: 65,341 | Gross: $6.05M

19. High Fidelity (2020)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A fan of music, pop culture, and Top Five lists runs a local record store in her hometown. An adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel "High Fidelity."

Stars: Zoë Kravitz, Jake Lacy, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, David H. Holmes

Votes: 16,146

20. Biosphere (2022)

106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

In the not-too-distant future, the last two men on earth must adapt and evolve to save humanity.

Director: Mel Eslyn | Stars: Sterling K. Brown, Mark Duplass

Votes: 2,100

21. Calls (2021– )

TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Drama, Horror

Told through a series of interconnected phone conversations, it chronicles the mysterious story of a group of strangers whose lives are thrown into disarray in the lead-up to an apocalyptic event.

Stars: Aubrey Plaza, Clancy Brown, Nika Futterman, Matt Lauria

Votes: 7,077

22. Four Weddings and a Funeral (2019)

TV-MA | 60 min | Comedy, Romance

Television adaptation of the romantic comedy film 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'.

Stars: Nathalie Emmanuel, Nikesh Patel, Rebecca Rittenhouse, John Reynolds

Votes: 6,338

23. Too Handsome to Handle (2019)

TV-PG | 106 min | Comedy, Drama

Kulin, an overly handsome boy, always avoids entering regular school and chooses to spend almost 100% of his life inside the house. One day, Kulin's handsomeness is exposed to the outside world so his daily life becomes unusual.

Director: Sabrina Rochelle Kalangie | Stars: Ari Irham, Nikita Willy, Rachel Amanda, Calvin Jeremy

Votes: 785

24. Howards End (2017–2018)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance

The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.

Stars: Matthew Macfadyen, Hayley Atwell, Philippa Coulthard, Alex Lawther

Votes: 6,622

25. Falling in Love Like in Movies (2023)

118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Bagus, a screenwriter, reunites with his high school friend and crush, Hana, who is still grieving from the loss of her husband. He wants to convince her to fall in love once again, just like in the movies.

Director: Yandy Laurens | Stars: Ringgo Agus Rahman, Nirina Zubir, Alex Abbad, Sheila Dara Aisha

Votes: 1,076

26. Alice (1988)

Not Rated | 86 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy

A surrealistic revision of Alice in Wonderland.

Director: Jan Svankmajer | Stars: Kristýna Kohoutová, Camilla Power

Votes: 14,005

27. Tom Jones (2023)

204 min | Comedy, Romance

Tom Jones is a man in his early life trying to find a place in the world.

Stars: Sophie Wilde, Solly McLeod, Shirley Henderson, Pearl Mackie

Votes: 1,172

28. Madame Bovary (2014)

R | 118 min | Drama, Romance

Bored in her marriage to a country doctor and stifled by life in a small town, the restless Emma Bovary pursues her dreams of passion and excitement, whatever they may cost.

Director: Sophie Barthes | Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Rhys Ifans, Ezra Miller, Logan Marshall-Green

Votes: 8,866

29. Alice (2009)

Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Everything you know about Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is about to be turned upside down in this modern-day mini-series. The cast includes Kathy Bates, Caterina Scorsone, Matt Frewer, Harry Dean Stanton, and Tim Curry.

Stars: Caterina Scorsone, Andrew Lee Potts, Matt Frewer, Kathy Bates

Votes: 9,823

30. Shatter Me

Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Announced

The life of 17-year-old Juliette Ferrars, who has been locked away for a crime she never intended to commit a crime caused by her peculiar "gift" that she herself doesn't even understand.

31. Crow (2022)

90 min | Action, Mystery, Thriller

One Halloween night, a Detroit man wades through a brutal odyssey of his memories and dreams, searching for the men who left him to die in the trunk of a car. A fan film dedicated to the cult series "The Crow" by James O'Barr.

Director: Matt Szakal | Stars: Justin Mane, Callie Bussell, Robert Laenen, Dan Pesta

Votes: 165

32. Wise Man's Grandchild (2019)

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A recently deceased young man is sent to another world and is taught magic by master Merlin. He quickly masters everything he is taught. However he has one fatal weakness, common sense.

Stars: Yûsuke Kobayashi, Yuki Wakai, Rina Honizumi, Shohei Komatsu

Votes: 3,182

33. The Most Reluctant Convert (2021)

73 min | Biography, Drama, History

Spanning C.S. Lewis' bitter childhood, WWI and his life-changing friendships at Oxford, The Most Reluctant Convert depicts the events that shaped Lewis' early life and journey from hard-boiled atheism to prolific Christianity.

Director: Norman Stone | Stars: Max McLean, Nicholas Ralph, Eddie Ray Martin, Richard Harrington

Votes: 1,087

34. Hamlet (VIII)

Drama | Post-production

A modern adaptation of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', set in London.

Director: Aneil Karia | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Timothy Spall

35. Worzel Gummidge (2019– )

59 min | Family

Children's series about the adventures of Worzel Gummidge (Mackenzie Crook), a scarecrow who comes to life. Two orphans arrive at a farm who meet Worzel and join him in the adventures.

Stars: Thierry Wickens, India Brown, Steve Pemberton, Rosie Cavaliero

Votes: 1,904

36. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)

G | 95 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Alice (Fiona Fullerton) falls down a rabbit hole and into a magical dream world populated by surreal characters and bewildering adventures. It's a journey of self-discovery for Alice as she... See full summary »

Director: William Sterling | Stars: Fiona Fullerton, Michael Jayston, Hywel Bennett, Michael Crawford

Votes: 1,831

37. From Prada to Nada (2011)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A Latina spin on Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility": two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father's sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.

Director: Angel Gracia | Stars: Camilla Belle, Alexa PenaVega, Kuno Becker, Tina French

Votes: 15,622 | Gross: $3.02M

38. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (2012– )

3 min | Comedy, Drama

A modern day retelling of Pride and Prejudice, the series is told in vlog-style by Lizzie Bennet as she narrates the trials and tribulations of her family life with the help of her best ... See full summary »

Stars: Ashley Clements, Julia Cho, Laura Spencer, Mary Kate Wiles

Votes: 3,310

39. Ancika (2024)

100 min | Drama, Romance

Friendship between Dilan and Ancika Mehrunisa Rabu. Their increasingly close relationship made the seeds of love grow and their relationship rose to the level of being a couple.

Director: Benni Setiawan | Stars: Zee JKT48, Arbani Yasiz, Daffa Wardhana, Dito Darmawan

Votes: 405

40. Room 237 (I) (2012)

Not Rated | 102 min | Documentary

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining (1980).

Director: Rodney Ascher | Stars: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns, John Fell Ryan

Votes: 23,123 | Gross: $0.26M

41. Beware the Batman (2013–2014)

TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Batman, a crime-fighting vigilante of Gotham City, goes up against the underworld.

Stars: Anthony Ruivivar, Sumalee Montano, JB Blanc, Kurtwood Smith

Votes: 4,656

42. Decline and Fall (2017)

180 min | Comedy

The series sees Paul Pennyfeather as an inoffensive divinity student at Oxford University in the 1920s, who is wrongly dismissed for indecent exposure having been made the victim of a prank by The Bollinger Club.

Stars: Jack Whitehall, Douglas Hodge, Stephen Graham, David Suchet

Votes: 1,360

43. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)

Not Rated | 162 min | Animation, Drama, Family

A week before Christmas, Kyon wakes up in a world where the SOS Brigade doesn't exist. Mikuru and Yuki don't recognize him, and Haruhi and Itsuki seem to have vanished.

Directors: Noriyuki Kitanohara, Kazuya Sakamoto, Noriko Takao, Yasuhiro Takemoto, Hiroko Utsumi, Naoko Yamada, Mitsuyoshi Yoneda, Tatsuya Ishihara | Stars: Aya Hirano, Tomokazu Sugita, Minori Chihara, Yûko Gotô

Votes: 8,019

44. Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)

183 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A man from Guinea-Bissau moves to Germany, where he is befriended by a drug dealer and two women.

Director: Burhan Qurbani | Stars: Welket Bungué, Albrecht Schuch, Jella Haase, Annabelle Mandeng

Votes: 3,892

45. Edge (2015 TV Movie)

TV-MA | 62 min | Western

A televised adaptation of the 'Edge' book series by George G. Gilman.

Director: Shane Black | Stars: Max Martini, Ryan Kwanten, Yvonne Strahovski, Alicja Bachleda

Votes: 960

46. Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)

Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kato's (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) death changes Kurono's (Kazunari Ninomiya) view of life completely. He decides to keep fighting until he earns 100 points so that he can bring back Kato. GANTZ ... See full summary »

Director: Shinsuke Sato | Stars: Kazunari Ninomiya, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Ayumi Ito

Votes: 4,675

47. Alice in Wonderland (1966 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and wanders into the strange Wonderland.

Director: Jonathan Miller | Stars: Anne-Marie Mallik, Freda Dowie, Jo Maxwell Muller, Wilfrid Brambell

Votes: 979

48. Douluo Dalu (2018–2023)

TV-14 | 20 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Tang San is one of Tang Sect martial art clan's most prestigious disciples in the use of hidden weapons. The elders believe his future will be bright; yet Tang chooses to forsake this life at the cost of obtaining a forbidden lore.

Stars: Ying Huang, Zhai Wei, Wu Lei, Dian Tao

Votes: 1,896

49. A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (2023– )

TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Just when he thinks it's the end, Desir wakes up 13 years in the past. Can he make the changes needed to save the world from destruction?

Stars: Mari Hino, Yasuhiro Mamiya, James Larabee, Yuki Ishikari

Votes: 785

50. The Tale of Nokdu (2019)

30 min | Action, Comedy, History

During the Joseon period, a man named Jeon Nok-du disguises himself as a woman to escape into a village of widows. There, he meets Dong Dong-ju, a kisaeng trainee who is more fond of crafts than singing or dancing.

Stars: Jang Dong-yoon, Kim So-hyun, Kang Tae-oh, Jeong Jun-ho

Votes: 1,979