Best Movies Based on Play

A rebellious convict is sent to a psychiatric hospital for evaluation in 1963 Oregon, and encourages his docile companions to take more control of their lives and defy the tyrannical head nurse.

A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.

The life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart seen through the eyes of his contemporary and rival, Antonio Salieri.

A high-school boy, Cameron, cannot date Bianca until her anti-social older sister, Kat, has a boyfriend. So, Cameron pays a mysterious boy, Patrick, to charm Kat.

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who, for decades, has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever.

A military lawyer intends to prove that two US Marines charged with murdering a fellow Marine were only following their base commander's orders.

When Captain James Hook kidnaps his children, an adult Peter Pan must return to Neverland and reclaim his youthful spirit in order to challenge his old enemy.

Death, who takes the form of a young man killed in an accident, asks a media mogul to act as his guide to teach him about life on Earth and, in the process, he falls in love with the mogul's daughter.

Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

Two death-row murderesses develop a fierce rivalry while competing for publicity, celebrity, and a sleazy lawyer's attention.

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

A campaign press secretary becomes involved in a scandal that threatens his candidate's election chances.

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet, both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

The story of Sir J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan.

In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit.

A knight returning to Sweden after the Crusades seeks answers about life, death, and the existence of God as he plays chess against the Grim Reaper during the Black Plague.

Twins journey to the Middle East to discover their family history and fulfill their mother's last wishes.

A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.

A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.

A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. When he tries to understand what is happening around him, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.

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.

An intense drama about a boy torn between his tough, hard-working father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss.

Two men try to convince themselves they've committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party after strangling a former classmate to death.

Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland with the hero of their stories, Peter Pan.

A Catholic school principal questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student.