BOOK ADAPTATIONS
This film series, based on the books by J.K. Rowling, follows a young wizard's journey as he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and battles Lord Voldemort.
Harry Potter
This 2020 film stars Ben Schwartz as the voice of a speedy blue hedgehog who teams up with a small-town sheriff, played by James Marsden, to stop the evil Dr. Robotnik.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Based on the smash-hit Broadway musical, the recent film adaptation of this story tells the "untold" backstory of Elphaba, the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West, and her friendship with Glinda the Good.
Wicked
In this 2018 animated film, which won an Academy Award, teenager Miles Morales gets bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes the new protector of his city.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse?
This 2016 film tells the true story of three brilliant women who were instrumental to the early missions of NASA.
Hidden Figures
This film series, based on the novels by Suzanne Collins, features Katniss Everdeen volunteering as a tribute to save her sister in the dystopian nation of Panem.
The Hunger Games
Based on the popular PlayStation game series, this 2022 film stars Tom Holland as a young treasure hunter who claims to be a descendant of Sir Francis Drake.
Uncharted
This classic musical, based on a popular comic strip, tells the story of a plucky red-headed orphan who is adopted by the billionaire Oliver Warbucks during the Great Depression.
Annie
Based on a DC comic, this 2019 film directed by Todd Phillips offers a dark, psychological origin story for Batman's most famous arch-nemesis, starring Joaquin Phoenix in the title role.
Joker
This 2010 film chronicles the founding of Facebook and the resulting lawsuits, starring Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg.
The Social Network
Timothée Chalamet stars as Paul Atreides in the recent film adaptations of this classic 1965 sci-fi novel by Frank Herbert about the desert planet Arrakis.
Dune
Angelina Jolie starred as the iconic, tomb-raiding archaeologist in two films based on this long-running video game franchise.
Tomb Raider
This musical was adapted into a 2014 film starring Meryl Streep and James Corden, weaving together the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
Into the Woods
Director Christopher Nolan's acclaimed trilogy about the "Dark Knight" began with this 2005 film, starring Christian Bale.
Batman Begins
Tom Hanks portrays Captain Sullenberger in this 2016 film, which depicts the 2009 emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River— an event that came to be known as the "Miracle on the Hudson."
Sully
Stephen King famously disliked Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film adaptation of his novel, in part because the film downplayed the supernatural elements and changed the fate of the Overlook Hotel.
The Shining
This 1993 box office bomb is often remembered as one of the first major video game-to-film adaptations staring two plumbers from Brooklyn.
Super Mario Bros.
This 2008 film (based off a musical) features classic ABBA songs, telling the story of a young woman trying to find her real father before her wedding on a Greek island.
Mamma Mia!
This 2010 Edgar Wright film, starring Michael Cera, is based on a graphic novel series about a slacker musician who must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in combat.
Scott Pilgrim vs The World
Denzel Washington stars in this 2000 film as Herman Boone, a football coach who tries to integrate a high school team in Virginia in 1971.
Remember the Titans
Director Baz Luhrmann brought the roaring twenties to life in his 2013 film adaptation of this F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about the mysterious millionaire Jay and his obsession with Daisy Buchanan.
The Great Gatsby
Ryan Reynolds lent his voice to the titular electric mouse in this 2019 film, where the character helps a young man solve the mystery of his missing father.
Detective Pikachu
Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical, which was adapted into a 2004 film, is about a masked musical genius who haunts a Paris opera house and becomes obsessed with a beautiful young soprano.
The Phantom of the Opera
Though it's a huge franchise now, the first film in this SciFi series game out in 1997 starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.
Men in Black
This 2011 family movie tells the true story of Winter, a bottlenose dolphin who lost her tail in an accident and gets help from her human friends to swim again with a new, specially made prosthetic one.
Dolphin Tale