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From Stage to Screen / Von der Bühne auf die Leinwand

by barstel • Created 11 years ago • Modified 10 years ago
Movies that based on a play - chronologically according to the stage plays (see comments) - is constantly updated - open to information
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Theaterverfilmungen - chronologisch geordnet nach den Bühnenstücken (siehe Kommentare) - wird ständig aktualisiert - für Hinweise offen
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  • 1. Chinglish

    David Henry Hwang: Chinglish (2011)
  • Max Irons, Douglas Booth, and Sam Claflin in The Riot Club (2014)

    2. The Riot Club

    20141h 47mR54Metascore
    6.0 (25K)
    Two first-year students at Oxford University join the infamous Riot Club, where reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of a single evening.
    DirectorLone ScherfigStarsSam ClaflinMax IronsDouglas Booth
    Laura Wade: Posh (2010)
  • Venus in Fur (2013)

    3. Venus in Fur

    20131h 36mNot Rated69Metascore
    7.1 (22K)
    An actress attempts to convince a director how she's perfect for a role in his upcoming production.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsEmmanuelle SeignerMathieu Amalric
    David Ives: Venus in Fur (2010)
  • What's in a Name? (2012)

    4. What's in a Name?

    20121h 49mPG66Metascore
    7.3 (19K)
    Vincent is about to become a father. At a meeting with childhood friends he announces the name for his future son. The scandalous name ignites a discussion which surfaces unpleasant matters from the past of the group.
    DirectorsAlexandre de La PatellièreMatthieu DelaporteStarsPatrick BruelValérie BenguiguiCharles Berling
    Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de la Patellière: Le Prénom (2010)
  • Cassi Davis, Natalie Desselle Reid, Loretta Devine, Shad Moss, Tamela J. Mann, Tyler Perry, Rodney Perry, Lauren London, Shannon Kane, David Mann, Isaiah Mustafa, Steven Wash Jr., Nicholas Milton, Teyana Taylor, and Benjamin 'LB' Aiken in Madea's Big Happy Family (2011)

    5. Madea's Big Happy Family

    20111h 46mPG-1345Metascore
    4.9 (9K)
    The crazy and comical Mabel Simmons, otherwise known as Madea, tries to wrangle her fighting family together for a family dinner regarding the health of her niece Shirley.
    DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryLoretta DevineShad Moss
    Tyler Perry: Madea's Big Happy Family (2010)
  • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)

    6. Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

    20131h 51mPG-1326Metascore
    5.0 (13K)
    An ambitious married woman's temptation by a handsome billionaire leads to betrayal, recklessness, and forever alters the course of her life.
    DirectorTyler PerryStarsJurnee SmollettVanessa WilliamsBrandy Norwood
    Tyler Perry: The Marriage Counselor (2008)
  • Veerle Baetens and Johan Heldenbergh in The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)

    7. The Broken Circle Breakdown

    20121h 51mNot Rated70Metascore
    7.7 (45K)
    Elise and Didier fall in love at first sight, in spite of their differences. He talks, she listens. He's a romantic atheist, she's a religious realist. When their daughter becomes seriously ill, their love is put on trial.
    DirectorFelix van GroeningenStarsVeerle BaetensJohan HeldenberghNell Cattrysse
    Johan Heldenbergh, Mieke Dobbels: The Broken Circle Breakdown Featuring the Cover-Ups of Alabama (2008)
  • Between Us (2012)

    8. Between Us

    20121h 30mR
    4.7 (1.2K)
    Two couples reunite over two incendiary evenings where anything can happen in this darkly comedic story of best friends, marriage, love, disappointment and dreams.
    DirectorDan MirvishStarsJulia StilesMelissa GeorgeTaye Diggs
    Joe Hortua: Between Us (2008)
  • George Clooney and Ryan Gosling in The Ides of March (2011)

    9. The Ides of March

    20111h 41mR67Metascore
    7.1 (236K)
    A campaign press secretary becomes involved in a scandal that threatens his candidate's election chances.
    DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsPaul GiamattiGeorge ClooneyPhilip Seymour Hoffman
    Beau Willimon: Farragut North (2008)
  • Ewan McGregor, Julia Roberts, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Margo Martindale, and Abigail Breslin in August: Osage County (2013)

    10. August: Osage County

    20132h 1mR58Metascore
    7.2 (98K)
    A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
    DirectorJohn WellsStarsMeryl StreepDermot MulroneyJulia Roberts
    Tracy Letts: August: Osage County (2007)
  • Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)

    11. Beasts of the Southern Wild

    20121h 33mPG-1386Metascore
    7.2 (86K)
    Faced with both her hot-tempered father's fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
    DirectorBenh ZeitlinStarsQuvenzhané WallisDwight HenryLevy Easterly
    Lucy Alibar: Juicy and Delicious (2007)
  • Jeremy Irvine in War Horse (2011)

    12. War Horse

    20112h 26mPG-1372Metascore
    7.2 (170K)
    A young farm boy enlists to serve in World War I after his beloved horse is sold to the cavalry. His hopeful journey takes him out of England and onto the front lines as the war rages on.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsJeremy IrvineEmily WatsonDavid Thewlis
    Nick Stafford: War Horse (2007)
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan in Jack Goes Boating (2010)

    13. Jack Goes Boating

    20101h 29mR64Metascore
    6.3 (9K)
    A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.
    DirectorPhilip Seymour HoffmanStarsPhilip Seymour HoffmanAmy RyanJohn Ortiz
    Robert Glaudini: Jack Goes Boating (2007)
  • Captain Berlin versus Hitler (2009)

    14. Captain Berlin versus Hitler

    20091h 15m
    5.8 (214)
    After the Nazis took power, the resistance searched for a solution to end Adolf Hitler's evil dictatorship. They formulated a plan to bio-engineer super-human assassins, eventually finding their man in one Captain Berlin.
    DirectorsJörg ButtgereitThilo GosejohannStarsAdolfo AssorAnnette BorchardtUwe Meyer
    Jörg Buttgereit: Captain Berlin vs. Hitler (2007)
  • Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, and Christoph Waltz in Carnage (2011)

    15. Carnage

    20111h 20mR61Metascore
    7.1 (136K)
    Two pairs of parents hold a cordial meeting after their sons are involved in a fight, though as their time together progresses, increasingly childish behavior throws the discussion into chaos.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsJodie FosterKate WinsletChristoph Waltz
    Yasmina Reza: Le dieu du carnage (Der Gott des Gemetzels) (2006)
  • Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones in The Sunset Limited (2011)

    16. The Sunset Limited

    20111h 31mTV-MATV Movie
    7.3 (33K)
    Through a chance encounter, two men of opposing ideologies deliberate spiritual, philosophical, and profound matters in a New York City apartment.
    DirectorTommy Lee JonesStarsSamuel L. JacksonTommy Lee Jones
    Cormac McCarthy: The Sunset Limited (2006)
  • Sofía Vergara, RonReaco Lee, Tamela J. Mann, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Derek Luke, Tyler Perry, and David Mann in Madea Goes to Jail (2009)

    17. Madea Goes to Jail

    20091h 43mPG-1350Metascore
    4.6 (13K)
    Mischievous grandma Madea lands in jail, where she meets a variety of mixed-up characters.
    DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryKeshia Knight PulliamDerek Luke
    Tyler Perry: Madea Goes to Jail (2006)
  • Frank Langella and Michael Sheen in Frost/Nixon (2008)

    18. Frost/Nixon

    20082h 2mR80Metascore
    7.6 (115K)
    A dramatic retelling of the post-Watergate television interviews between British talk-show host David Frost and former president Richard Nixon.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsFrank LangellaMichael SheenKevin Bacon
    Peter Morgan: Frost/Nixon (2006)
  • Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart in Rabbit Hole (2010)

    19. Rabbit Hole

    20101h 31mPG-1376Metascore
    6.9 (52K)
    Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
    DirectorJohn Cameron MitchellStarsNicole KidmanAaron EckhartDianne Wiest
    David Lindsay-Abaire: Rabbit Hole (2005)
  • Janet Jackson, Richard T. Jones, Sharon Leal, Jill Scott, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, and Tyler Perry in Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

    20. Why Did I Get Married?

    20071h 53mPG-1354Metascore
    5.9 (14K)
    The big-screen adaptation of Perry's stage play about the trials of marriage and what happens to one family when a sexy young temptress arrives on the scene.
    DirectorTyler PerryStarsTyler PerryJanet JacksonSharon Leal
    Tyler Perry: Why Did I Get Married? (2005)
  • Der Kick (2006)

    21. Der Kick

    20061h 22m
    7.3 (96)
    The neo-Nazi brothers Marco and Marcel Schönfeld from Potzlow have their sights set on the 16-year-old Marinus Schöberl, who stutters. They consider Marinus to be a so-called "subhuman".
    DirectorAndres VeielStarsSusanne-Marie WrageMarkus Lerch
    Andres Veiel, Gesine Schmidt: Der Kick (2005)
  • Just an Ordinary Jew (2005)

    22. Just an Ordinary Jew

    20051h 29m
    7.1 (278)
    Emanuel Goldfarb, a Jewish journalist respond to an invitation by a professor to tell his pupils about his life as a Jew living in Germany.
    DirectorOliver HirschbiegelStarsBen BeckerSiegfried KernenSamuel Finzi
    Charles Lewinsky: Ein ganz gewöhnlicher Jude (2005)
  • 23. Dirty Tricks

    Stars
    John Jeter: Dirty Tricks (2004)
  • Ursina Lardi in Die Frau von früher (2013)

    24. Die Frau von früher

    20131h 47mTV Movie
    5.7 (91)
    DirectorAndreas KleinertStarsDevid StriesowAnna LoosUrsina Lardi
    Roland Schimmelpfennig: Die Frau von früher (2004)
  • Chicas (2010)

    25. Chicas

    20101h 24m
    4.8 (86)
    DirectorYasmina RezaStarsCarmen MauraEmmanuelle SeignerVictor-Xavier Garcia
    Yasmina Reza: Une pièce espagnole (Ein spanisches Stück) (2004)

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