Best Movies Based on Books of 2022


20 The Wonder

The Wonder, Emma Donoghue

The Wonder
The Wonder

In 1862, Elizabeth “Lib” Wright, an English nurse who served in the Crimean War, is sent to a rural village in Ireland where she is tasked with closely watching Anna O’Donnell, a fasting girl who, according to her family, has not eaten for four months. She is to be assisted by a nun, Sister Michael, and the two are to report their findings independently to a council of local dignitaries.

Director: Sebastián Lelio
Writers: Alice Birch, Sebastián Lelio, Emma Donoghue
Starring: Florence Pugh, Niamh Algar, Ciarán Hinds

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19 Deep Water

Deep Water, Patricia Highsmith

Deep Water
Deep Water

Vic and Melinda Van Allen are a couple in the small town of Little Wesley. Their loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. Vic becomes fascinated with the unsolved murder of one of Melinda’s former lovers, Martin McRae, and, in order to successfully drive away her current fling, takes credit for the killing. When the real murderer is apprehended, Vic’s claims are interpreted by the community as dark jokes.

Director: Adrian Lyne
Writers: Zach Helm, Sam Levinson, Patricia Highsmith
Starring: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts

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18 Death on the Nile

Death on the Nile, Agatha Christie

Death on the Nile
Death on the Nile

Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot’s vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple’s idyllic honeymoon is tragically cut short. Set against an epic landscape of sweeping Egyptian desert vistas and the majestic Giza pyramids, this tale of unbridled passion and incapacitating jealousy features a cosmopolitan group of impeccably dressed travelers, and enough wicked twists and turns to leave audiences guessing until the final, shocking denouement.

Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writers: Michael Green, Agatha Christie
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer
Budget: $90 000 000
Box office: $137 307 000

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17 The Gray Man

The Gray Man, Mark Greaney

The Gray Man
The Gray Man

Six, a highly-skilled assassin in the deep-cover Sierra program of the CIA, is the agency’s best merchant of death. However, a mission goes bad and now Six is on the run from the CIA with sociopathic former agent Lloyd Hansen hot on his trail. Aided by agent Dani Miranda and handler Donald Fitzroy, Six must be his most ruthless to avoid Hansen, who will stop at nothing to bring him down.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Writers: Joe Russo, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas
Budget: $200 000 000
Box office: $454 000

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16 Against the Ice

Farlig Tomansfaerd, Ejnar Mikkelsen

Farlig Tomansfaerd
Against the Ice

In 1909, Denmark’s Alabama Expedition led by Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen was attempting to disprove the United States’ claim to North Eastern Greenland, a claim that was rooted in the idea that Greenland was broken up into two different pieces of land. Leaving their crew behind with the ship, Mikkelsen sleds across the ice with his inexperienced crew member, Iver Iversen. The two men succeed in finding the proof that Greenland is one island, but returning to the ship takes longer and is much harder than expected. Battling extreme hunger, fatigue and a polar bear attack, they finally arrive to find their ship crushed in the ice and the camp abandoned.

Director: Peter Flinth
Writers: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Derrick, Ejnar Mikkelsen
Starring: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Joe Cole, Charles Dance

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15 The Son

Le Fils, Florian Zeller

The Son
The Son

A 17 year old boy is going through severe psychological trauma ever since his father had divorced his mom and moved out. The boy appears to have lost interest in life. His mother and father try their best to counsel him and put him through professional therapy but things don’t seem to be working out. Will his emotional turmoil reduce with time?

Director: Florian Zeller
Writers: Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller
Starring: Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Jackman
Box office: $3 617 000

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14 Luckiest Girl Alive

Luckiest Girl Alive, Jessica Knoll

Luckiest Girl Alive
Luckiest Girl Alive

A sharp-tongued New Yorker appears to have it all: a sought-after position at a glossy magazine, a killer wardrobe, and a dream Nantucket wedding on the horizon. But when the director of a crime documentary invites her to tell her side of the shocking incident that took place when she was a teenager at the prestigious Brentley School, Ani is forced to confront a dark truth that threatens to unravel her meticulously crafted life.

Director: Mike Barker
Writer: Jessica Knoll
Starring: Mila Kunis, Chiara Aurelia, Finn Wittrock

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13 Munich: The Edge of War

Munich, Robert Harris

Munich
Munich: The Edge of War

Based on the international bestseller by Robert Harris. It is Autumn 1938 and Europe stands on the brink of war. Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia and Neville Chamberlain’s government desperately seeks a peaceful solution. With the pressure building, Hugh Legat, British civil servant, and Paul von Hartmann, German diplomat, travel to Munich for the emergency Conference. As negotiations begin, the two old friends find themselves at the center of a web of political subterfuge and very real danger.

Director: Christian Schwochow
Writers: Ben Power, Robert Harris
Starring: George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons

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12 A Man Called Otto

En man som heter Ove, Fredrik Backman

En man som heter Ove
A Man Called Otto

Otto Anderson is a grump who no longer sees purpose in his life following the loss of his wife. Otto is ready to end it all, but his plans are interrupted when a lively young family moves in next door, and he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol. She challenges him to see life differently, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world around. A heartwarming and funny story about love, loss, and life, A Man Called Otto shows that family can sometimes be found in the most unexpected places.

Director: Marc Forster
Writers: Hannes Holm, David Magee, Fredrik Backman
Starring: Tom Hanks, Kailey Hyman, Rachel Keller
Budget: $50 000 000
Box office: $113 097 000

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11 Redeeming Love

Redeeming Love, Francine Rivers

Redeeming Love
Redeeming Love

Sold into prostitution as a child, Angel knows nothing but betrayal. Can her heart ever be mended? Based upon the novel by Francine Rivers.

Director: D.J. Caruso
Writers: D.J. Caruso, Francine Rivers
Starring: Abigail Cowen, Tom Lewis, Eric Dane
Box office: $9 464 000

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