Best Movies Based on Books of 2022


10 Last Looks

Last Looks, Howard Michael Gould

Last Looks
Last Looks

Once LAPD’s top detective, Charlie Waldo has dropped out of society. He lives in a tiny hilltop cabin above the city and obsessively possesses only 100 things. He also minimizes his carbon footprint. He rides a bicycle and in three years has grown a large, scruffy beard. Into this new world comes his former lover, private investigator Lorena, to ask for his help investigating a high-profile murder: TV actor Alastair Pinch stands accused of murdering his wife Monica, but he was drunk and remembers nothing.

Director: Tim Kirkby
Writer: Howard Michael Gould
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Mel Gibson, Lucy Fry
Box office: $786 000

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9 The Bad Guys

The Bad Guys book series, Aaron Blabey

The Bad Guys
The Bad Guys

After a lifetime of legendary heists, notorious criminals Mr. Wolf, Mr. Snake, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Shark, and Ms. Tarantula are finally caught. To avoid a prison sentence, the animal outlaws must pull off their most challenging con yet: becoming model citizens. Under the tutelage of their mentor, Professor Marmalade, the dubious gang sets out to fool the world that they’re turning good. But could any of them be considering turning good for real?

Director: Pierre Perifel
Writers: Etan Cohen, Yoni Brenner, Hilary Winston
Starring: Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina
Box office: $250 162 000

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8 The King’s Daughter

The Moon and the Sun, Vonda Neel McIntyre

The Moon and the Sun
The King's Daughter

King Louis XIV’s quest for immortality leads him to capture and steal a mermaid’s life force, a move that is further complicated by his illegitimate daughter’s discovery of the creature.

Director: Sean McNamara
Writers: Barry Berman, James Schamus, Vonda N. McIntyre
Starring: Kaya Scodelario, Pierce Brosnan, William Hurt
Budget: $40 500 000
Box office: $2 231 000

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7 My Policeman

My Policeman, Bethan Roberts

My Policeman
My Policeman

The arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previously.

Director: Michael Grandage
Writers: Ron Nyswaner, Bethan Roberts
Starring: Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Gina McKee

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6 Purple Hearts

Purple Hearts, Tess Wakefield

Purple Hearts
Purple Hearts

Cassie Salazar and Luke Morrow couldn’t be more different. Sharp-witted Cassie works nights at a bar in Oceanside, CA, to make ends meet while pursuing her dream of becoming a singer/songwriter. Luke is a Marine trainee about to ship out for duty, who finds comfort in the unswerving discipline of service. A chance encounter at Cassie’s bar changes the course of both their lives. Cassie is drowning in medical bills after being diagnosed with diabetes.

Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum
Writers: Kyle Jarrow, Liz W. Garcia
Starring: Sofia Carson, Nicholas Galitzine, Chosen Jacobs

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5 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. ‘Arris Goes to Paris, Paul Gallico

Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

In partnership with the House of Dior, “Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris” tells the story of a widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London who falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress and decides that she must have one of her own. After she works, starves, and gambles to raise the funds to pursue her dream, she embarks on an adventure to Paris which will change not only her own outlook, but the very future of the House of Dior.

Director: Anthony Fabian
Writers: Carroll Cartwright, Anthony Fabian, Keith Thompson
Starring: Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson
Box office: $30 968 000

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4 The Black Phone

20th Century Ghosts, Joe Hill

20th Century Ghosts
The Black Phone

Finney Blake is a shy but clever 13-year-old boy who is abducted by a sadistic killer and trapped in a soundproof basement where screaming is of no use. When a disconnected phone on the wall begins to ring, Finney discovers that he can hear the voices of the killer’s previous victims. And they are dead-set on making sure that what happened to them doesn’t happen to Finney.

Director: Scott Derrickson
Writers: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, Joe Hill
Starring: Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke
Budget: $16 000 000
Box office: $161 440 000

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3 Where the Crawdads Sing

Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing

Abandoned by her family, Kya Clark, otherwise known to the townspeople of Barkley Cove as the Marsh Girl, is mysterious and wild. “Where the Crawdads Sing” is a coming-of-age story of a young girl raised by the marshlands of the south in the 1950s. When the town hotshot is found dead, and inexplicably linked to Kya, the Marsh Girl is the prime suspect in his murder case.

Director: Olivia Newman
Writers: Lucy Alibar, Delia Owens
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson
Budget: $24 000 000
Box office: $144 353 000

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2 All Quiet on the Western Front (Im Westen nichts Neues)

Im Westen nichts Neues, Erich Maria Remarque

Im Westen nichts Neues
Im Westen nichts Neues

The story follows teenagers Paul Bäumer and his friends Albert and Müller, who voluntarily enlist in the German army, riding a wave of patriotic fervor that quickly dissipates once they face the brutal realities of life on the front. Paul’s preconceptions about the enemy and the rights and wrongs of the conflict soon crumble. However, amid the countdown to armistice, Paul must carry on fighting until the end, with no purpose other than to satisfy the top brass’ desire to end the war on a German offensive.

Director: Edward Berger
Writers: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell
Starring: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer

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1 Bullet Train

Maria Beetle (マリアビートル), Kōtarō Isaka (伊坂幸太郎)

Maria Beetle
Bullet Train

Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs has gone off the rails. Fate has other plans, however: Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives on the world’s fastest train. The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan.

Director: David Leitch
Writers: Zak Olkewicz, Kotaro Isaka
Starring: Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Budget: $90 000 000
Box office: $239 268 000

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