Movies by Lists - Based on Classic Literature (51 [51]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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| 1984In a totalitarian future society, a man, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love. | 1984 | Michael Radford | Drama, Sci-Fi | 7.1 (70.5K votes) | 113 | 20211228 |
| Age of InnocenceA tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin. | 1993 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Drama, Romance | 7.2 (57.8K votes) | 139 | 20211228 |
| Age of Innocence, TheA tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin. | 1993 | Martin Scorsese (*) | Drama, Romance | 7.2 (58K votes) | 139 | 20211228 |
| All Quiet On The Western FrontA young soldier faces profound disillusionment in the soul-destroying horror of World War I. | 1979 | Delbert Mann (*) | Drama, War | 7.1 (8.5K votes) | 150 | 20211228 |
| Anna KareninaAnna (Marceau) is a wife and mother who has an affair with the handsome Count Vronsky (Bean). Based on the novel by Tolstoy. | 1997 | Bernard Rose | Drama, Romance | 6.3 (5.8K votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| BeowulfThe warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, then Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge. | 2007 | Robert Zemeckis (*) | Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller | 6.3 (168.2K votes) | 2 | 20220912 |
| Bostonians, TheA Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future. | 1984 | James Ivory (*) | Drama, Romance | 6.3 (2K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Brothers Karamazov, TheDrama based on Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky's homonymous novel about the proud Karamazov family in 1870s Russia. | 1958 | Richard Brooks | Drama, Romance | 6.7 (2.8K votes) | 145 | 20211228 |
| Cannery RowMonterey, California in the 1940's. Cannery Row - the section of town where the now closed fish canneries are located - is inhabited primarily by the down and out, although many would not move away even if they could. Probably the mo | 1982 | David S. Ward | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.7 (3.7K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Catch-22A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions. | 1970 | Mike Nichols (*) | Comedy, Drama, War | 7.1 (24.9K votes) | 122 | 20220414 |
| Christmas Carol, AAn old bitter miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve. | 1999 | David Hugh Jones | Drama, Fantasy | 7.4 (9.4K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Citadel, TheAn enthusiastic young doctor happily embarks on his career, but it isn't long before he finds out what being a doctor really entails. | 1938 | King Vidor (*) | Drama | 7.1 (2.1K votes) | 110 | 20211228 |
| Crime and PunishmentA man who is haunted by a murder he committed. | 1998 | Joseph Sargent | Drama | 6.0 (878 votes) | 120 | 20231001 |
| Daisy MillerIn this comedy of manners, Frederick Winterbourne tries to figure out the bright and bubbly Daisy Miller, only to be helped and hindered by false judgments from their fellow friends. | 1974 | Peter Bogdanovich (*) | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 6.1 (1.3K votes) | 91 | 20211228 |
| David CopperfieldA gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world. | 1999 | Simon Curtis | Drama | 7.7 (4.5K votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| Decamaron, TheAn adaptation of nine stories from Boccaccio's "Decameron". | 1971 | Pier Paolo Pasolini (*) | Comedy, Drama, History, Romance | 7.1 (10.6K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Doctor ZhivagoThe life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution. | 1965 | David Lean (*) | Drama, Romance, War | 8.0 (74.6K votes) | 197 | 20211228 |
| East of EdenTwo brothers in 1910s California struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor as an old secret about their long-absent mother comes to light. | 1955 | Elia Kazan (*) | Drama | 7.9 (44.4K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Far from the Madding CrowdBathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men. | 1967 | John Schlesinger (*) | Drama, History, Romance | 7.2 (5.8K votes) | 168 | 20220723 |
| Farewell to Arms, AAn American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I. | 1932 | Frank Borzage (*) | Drama, Romance, War | 6.5 (5.8K votes) | 80 | 20211228 |
| Fellini's SatyriconA series of disjointed mythical tales set in first-century Rome. | 1969 | Federico Fellini (*) | Drama, Fantasy, History | 6.9 (15.8K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| For Whom The Bell TollsDuring the Spanish Civil War, an American allied with the Republicans finds romance during a desperate mission to blow up a strategically important bridge. | 1943 | Sam Wood (*) | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | 6.9 (9.2K votes) | 170 | 20211228 |
| French Lieutenant's Woman, TheAnna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged. | 1981 | Karel Reisz | Drama, Romance | 6.9 (13.7K votes) | 124 | 20220806 |
| Grapes of Wrath, TheAn Oklahoma family driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. | 1940 | John Ford (*) | Drama | 8.1 (90.3K votes) | 129 | 20211228 |
| Great ExpectationsThe orphan Pip becomes a gentleman when his life is transformed by a mystery benefactor. | 2011 | Brian Kirk | Drama | 7.5 (7.6K votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| Great Gatsby, TheA Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his nouveau riche neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love. | 1974 | Jack Clayton (*) | Drama, Romance | 6.4 (24.7K votes) | 144 | 20211228 |
| Gulliver's TravelsAn Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses. | 1996 | Charles Sturridge | Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy | 6.9 (6.6K votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| House of UsherUpon entering his fiancée's family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse and fears that his future brother-in-law has entombed his bride-to-be prematurely. | 1960 | Roger Corman (*) | Drama, Horror | 7.0 (13.1K votes) | 79 | 20211228 |
| Howards EndA businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman. | 1992 | James Ivory (*) | Drama, Romance | 7.4 (31.5K votes) | 142 | 20211228 |
| Importance of Being Earnest, TheWhen Algernon discovers that his friend, Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever increasing confusion. | 1952 | Anthony Asquith | Comedy, Drama | 7.5 (5.6K votes) | 95 | 20211228 |
| Invisible Man, TheA scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane. | 1933 | James Whale (*) | Horror, Sci-Fi | 7.7 (33.9K votes) | 71 | 20211228 |
| Jane EyreA young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk. | 1983 | Julian Amyes | Drama, Romance | 8.0 (3.6K votes) | 56 | 20231013 |
| Killers, TheSurprised that their contract victim didn't try to run away from them, two professional hit men try to find out who hired them and why. | 1964 | Don Siegel (*) | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.0 (7.9K votes) | 93 | 20211228 |
| Les MiserablesValjean, a former criminal, has atoned for his past and now finds himself in the midst of the French Revolution, avoiding a law-obsessed policeman hell-bent on capturing him. | 1998 | Bille August | Crime, Drama, History, Romance | 7.4 (40.6K votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| Lord of the FliesSchoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization. | 1963 | Peter Brook | Adventure, Drama, Thriller | 6.9 (18.7K votes) | 92 | 20211228 |
| Man In The Iron Mask, TheThe cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother whom he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king? | 1998 | Randall Wallace | Action, Adventure, Drama | 6.5 (164K votes) | 132 | 20211228 |
| Moby DickThe sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick. | 1956 | John Huston (*) | Adventure, Drama | 7.3 (19.6K votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| Notes From UndergroundSociety will always present problems--we can look for the best outcome within our beliefs. | 1995 | Gary Walkow | Drama | 6.3 (419 votes) | 88 | 20220414 |
| Of Mice and MenA nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression. | 1992 | Gary Sinise | Drama, Western | 7.5 (44.2K votes) | 115 | 20221116 |
| Oliver TwistAn adaptation of the classic Dickens tale, where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master. | 2005 | Roman Polanski (*) | Crime, Drama | 6.8 (32.4K votes) | 130 | 20211228 |
| Plague, The [La Peste]In the 1990s, a South American city is rocked by the imminent outbreak of a plague. While many attempt to flee the city, Dr. Bernard Rieux sends his sick wife away and does his best to care for the plague's victims. The plague mea... | 1992 | Luis Puenzo (*) | Drama | 5.6 (946 votes) | 148 | 20230619 |
| Pride and PrejudiceWhile the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy. | 1995 | Simon Langton | Drama, Romance | 8.8 (81.5K votes) | 0 | 20211228 |
| Sense and SensibilityRich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The two eldest daughters are the title opposites. | 1995 | Ang Lee (*) | Drama, Romance | 7.7 (111.8K votes) | 136 | 20211228 |
| Simple Twist of Fate, AHis life was emotionally closed off from the world, until an orphaned baby showed up at his house. | 1994 | Gillies MacKinnon | Comedy, Drama | 6.3 (5.9K votes) | 106 | 20230728 |
| Snows of Kilimanjaro, TheWriter Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro. | 1952 | Henry King, Roy Ward Baker | Adventure, Drama, Romance, War | 6.2 (5.2K votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Taras BulbaIn the 16th-century Ukraine, the Polish overlords and Ukrainian cossacks fight for control of the land but frequent Turkish invasions force them to unite against the common Turkish foe. | 1962 | J. Lee Thompson | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | 6.4 (3.9K votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Three Musketeers, TheFrance, 1625: Young d'Artagnan heads to Paris to join the Musketeers but the evil cardinal has disbanded them - save 3. He meets the 3, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, and joins them on their quest to save the king and country. | 1993 | Stephen Herek | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance | 6.4 (53.8K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Treasure IslandThe treasure seeking adventures of young Jim Hawkins and pirate captain Long John Silver. | 1950 | Byron Haskin | Adventure, Family | 6.9 (8K votes) | 96 | 20211228 |
| Trial, TheAn unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges. | 1962 | Orson Welles (*) | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7.7 (20.9K votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| War & PeaceNapoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of five aristocratic Russian families. | 1972 | John Davies | Drama, History, War | 8.2 (729 votes) | 0 | 20240308 |
| Wuthering HeightsA man becomes obsessed with vengeance when his soul mate marries another man. | 1992 | Peter Kosminsky | Drama, History, Romance | 6.8 (13K votes) | 105 | 20211228 |