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From small to BIG screen

by B_Willis_Federer • Created 6 years ago • Modified 1 month ago
There have already been sooooo many TV series adapted in movies.
Many are very known, but so many are old, not so famous series and people don't always know (far away) that they existed, so, you may find surprises in this list, except if you are super-informed.
I won't put super-heroes movies cause there have been billions of animated TV series and anyway, those movies are adapted from comics, not TV series, although series were made before.
Also, I'll do a list of movies adapted from comics, from all around the world.
As there are more and more movies adapted into series nowadays, I'll also do the opposite list.
U'll also find a very few movies adapted from series that didn't came to the big screen but on some platform, but as they adapted series into movies, I put them anyway.
But, once again, so far, they only r exceptions in this list containing almost only big screen movies.

EDIT: 2 and a half year later... I just created the opposite list, with TV series adapted after cinema movies.
Here it is:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls501029526/?ref_=otl_2
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  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)

    1. Mission: Impossible

    19961h 50mPG-1359Metascore
    7.2 (503K)
    An American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom CruiseJon VoightEmmanuelle Béart
    I'll put only the 1st movies, when they have sequels.
  • Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson in The A-Team (2010)

    2. The A-Team

    20101h 57mPG-1347Metascore
    6.7 (274K)
    A group of Iraq War veterans look to clear their name with the U.S. Military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
    DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsLiam NeesonBradley CooperSharlto Copley
  • Vince Vaughn, Carmen Electra, Ben Stiller, Snoop Dogg, Amy Smart, and Owen Wilson in Starsky & Hutch (2004)

    3. Starsky & Hutch

    20041h 41mPG-1355Metascore
    6.1 (159K)
    Two streetwise cops bust criminals in their red and white Ford Gran Torino, with the help of a police snitch called "Huggy Bear".
    DirectorTodd PhillipsStarsBen StillerOwen WilsonSnoop Dogg
  • Denzel Washington in The Equalizer (2014)

    4. The Equalizer

    20142h 12mR57Metascore
    7.3 (450K)
    A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonMarton CsokasChloë Grace Moretz
  • Harrison Ford in The Fugitive (1993)

    5. The Fugitive

    19932h 10mPG-1387Metascore
    7.8 (336K)
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    DirectorAndrew DavisStarsHarrison FordTommy Lee JonesSela Ward
  • Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (2008)

    6. Sex and the City

    20082h 25mR53Metascore
    5.7 (131K)
    Carrie is finally getting married to her Mr. Big, but heartbreak ensues when an observation by Miranda inadvertently causes him to jilt her.
    DirectorMichael Patrick KingStarsSarah Jessica ParkerKim CattrallCynthia Nixon
  • Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in Bewitched (2005)

    7. Bewitched

    20051h 42mPG-1334Metascore
    4.8 (77K)
    Thinking he can overshadow an unknown actress in the part, an egocentric actor unknowingly gets a witch cast in an upcoming television remake of the classic sitcom Bewitched (1964).
    DirectorNora EphronStarsNicole KidmanWill FerrellShirley MacLaine
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X Files (1998)

    8. The X Files

    19982h 1mPG-1360Metascore
    7.0 (113K)
    Mulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
    DirectorRob BowmanStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonJohn Neville
  • Miley Cyrus in Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)

    9. Hannah Montana: The Movie

    20091h 42mG47Metascore
    4.7 (48K)
    As Hannah Montana's popularity begins to take over her life, Miley Stewart, on the urging from her father takes a trip to her hometown of Crowley Corners, Tennessee to get some perspective on what matters in life the most.
    DirectorPeter ChelsomStarsMiley CyrusEmily OsmentBilly Ray Cyrus
  • Christine Cavanaugh, Tara Strong, Cheryl Chase, Elizabeth Daily, and Kath Soucie in The Rugrats Movie (1998)

    10. The Rugrats Movie

    19981h 19mG62Metascore
    5.9 (22K)
    The babies gets lost in the forest after Tommy Pickles gets a new baby brother.
    DirectorsIgor KovalyovNorton VirgienStarsElizabeth DailyChristine CavanaughKath Soucie
  • Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)

    11. The Simpsons Movie

    20071h 27mPG-1380Metascore
    7.3 (359K)
    After Homer pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.
    DirectorDavid SilvermanStarsDan CastellanetaJulie KavnerNancy Cartwright
  • Eric Idle, Matt Stone, Isaac Hayes, Trey Parker, Mary Kay Bergman, Franchesca Clifford, Anthony Cross-Thomas, and Jesse Brant Howell in South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)

    12. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

    19991h 21mR73Metascore
    7.7 (221K)
    When Eric Cartman and his friends go see an R-rated movie, they start cursing and their parents think that Canada is to blame.
    DirectorTrey ParkerStarsTrey ParkerMatt StoneMary Kay Bergman
  • French theatrical poster

    13. Absolument fabuleux

    20011h 45m
    4.6 (1.1K)
    Patsy has a penchant for alcohol, especially for a famous brand of champagne. Eddie is obsessed with her curves and perpetually electrified by cocaine, soothed by countless different sleeping pills.
    DirectorGabriel AghionStarsJosiane BalaskoNathalie BayeMarie Gillain
  • Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett in Inspector Gadget (1999)

    14. Inspector Gadget

    19991h 18mPG36Metascore
    4.2 (53K)
    A security guard's dreams come true when he is selected to be transformed into a cybernetic police officer.
    DirectorDavid KelloggStarsMatthew BroderickRupert EverettJoely Fisher
  • Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

    15. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie

    20161h 31mR59Metascore
    5.4 (14K)
    After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France.
    DirectorMandie FletcherStarsJennifer SaundersJoanna LumleyJane Horrocks
  • Titeuf, le film (2011)

    16. Titeuf, le film

    20111h 27mNot Rated
    5.8 (759)
    Titeuf is a famous character from comics and animation series. In this movie - Titeuf's life never been worse- Nadia didn't invite him to her birthday party, his parent's are close to be deported - and everything looks so bad. No one can solve the problems now but Titeuf in his funny ways ... Or maybe he'll fail too?
    DirectorZepStarsDonald ReignouxMélanie BernierEmilie Blon-Metzinger
  • Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014)

    17. Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary

    20141h 33m
    5.4 (4.8K)
    The warriors called "Saints" are champions of hope who appear whenever evil threatens the world.
    DirectorKeiichi SatôStarsKaito IshikawaKenji AkabaneKenshô Ono
  • The Invaders (1995)

    18. The Invaders

    19952 epsTV Mini Series
    5.0 (537)
    A man named Nolan Wood tries to stop an invasion of Earth by aliens disguised as humans.
    StarsScott BakulaElizabeth PeñaRichard Thomas
  • Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (2018)

    19. Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer

    20181h 55m
    6.2 (2.3K)
    Detective Conan investigates an explosion that occurs on the opening day of a large Tokyo resort and convention center.
    DirectorYuzuru TachikawaStarsMinami TakayamaKappei YamaguchiWakana Yamazaki
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

    20. Twilight Zone: The Movie

    19831h 41mPG44Metascore
    6.5 (43K)
    Four horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.
    DirectorsJoe DanteJohn LandisGeorge MillerStarsDan AykroydAlbert BrooksVic Morrow
  • Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, and Sarah Wayne Callies in Prison Break (2005)

    21. Prison Break: The Final Break

    20091h 29mNot RatedVideo
    7.8 (28K)
    Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. Once a hit is ordered on Sara, the team reunite to break out the increasingly vulnerable target.
    DirectorsKevin HooksBrad TurnerStarsWentworth MillerDominic PurcellWilliam Fichtner
  • Hilary Duff in The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003)

    22. The Lizzie McGuire Movie

    20031h 34mPG56Metascore
    5.6 (44K)
    Lizzie McGuire has graduated from middle school and takes a trip to Rome, Italy with her class. And what was supposed to be only a normal trip, becomes a teenager's dream come true.
    DirectorJim FallStarsHilary DuffAdam LambergClayton Snyder
  • Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2014)

    23. Veronica Mars

    20141h 47mPG-1362Metascore
    6.7 (56K)
    Years after walking away from her past as a young private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown, just in time for her high school reunion, in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.
    DirectorRob ThomasStarsKristen BellJason DohringEnrico Colantoni
  • Matthew Lillard, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Freddie Prinze Jr., Nicholas Hope, and Neil Fanning in Scooby-Doo (2002)

    24. Scooby-Doo

    20021h 26mPG35Metascore
    5.4 (135K)
    After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.
    DirectorRaja GosnellStarsMatthew LillardFreddie Prinze Jr.Sarah Michelle Gellar
  • Henry Gibson, Dana Hill, Tony Jay, Richard Kind, Anndi McAfee, Charlotte Rae, and Rip Taylor in Tom and Jerry: The Movie (1992)

    25. Tom and Jerry: The Movie

    19921h 24mG
    5.4 (13K)
    Tom and Jerry convince Robyn, an orphan girl who runs away from home to escape her evil aunt, to return and accompany her. Later, they chance upon a great secret that Robyn's aunt has kept from her.
    DirectorPhil RomanStarsRichard KindDana HillAnndi McAfee

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