Drama adaptations

4,898 drama adaptations — 3,757 films and 1,141 TV titles. Showing the 120 most popular — browse them all A–Z.

The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · film · RT 89%
from Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
The Dark Knight
2008 · film · RT 94%
from Batman
Game of Thrones
2011 · television series
from A Song of Ice and Fire
Fight Club
1999 · film · RT 81%
from Fight Club
Forrest Gump
1994 · film · RT 75%
from Forrest Gump
The Godfather
1972 · film · RT 97%
from The Godfather
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · film · RT 91%
from The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · film · RT 94%
from The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · film · RT 95%
from The Two Towers
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · film · RT 95%
from The Silence of the Lambs
Batman Begins
2005 · film · RT 85%
from Batman
Joker
2019 · film · RT 68%
from The Joker
Shutter Island
2010 · film · RT 69%
from Shutter Island
The Prestige
2006 · film · RT 76%
from The Prestige
Schindler's List
1993 · film · RT 98%
from Schindler's Ark
The Green Mile
1999 · film · RT 78%
from The Green Mile
The Godfather Part II
1974 · film · RT 96%
from The Godfather
Memento
2000 · film · RT 94%
from Memento Mori
Goodfellas
1990 · film · RT 93%
from Wiseguy
V for Vendetta
2005 · film · RT 73%
from V for Vendetta
Catch Me If You Can
2002 · film · RT 96%
from Catch Me If You Can
The Shining
1980 · film · RT 84%
from The Shining
The Walking Dead
2003 · television series
from The Walking Dead
No Country for Old Men
2007 · film · RT 93%
from No Country for Old Men
Gone Girl
2014 · film · RT 88%
from Gone Girl
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975 · film · RT 92%
from One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Sherlock
2010 · television series
from canon of Sherlock Holmes
A Beautiful Mind
2001 · film · RT 74%
from A Beautiful Mind
Dune
2021 · film · RT 83%
from Dune
Oppenheimer
2023 · film · RT 93%
from American Prometheus
Scarface
1983 · film · RT 77%
from Scarface
The Pianist
2002 · film · RT 95%
from Śmierć Miasta
The Martian
2015 · film · RT 91%
from The Martian
12 Angry Men
1957 · film · RT 100%
from Twelve Angry Men
Requiem for a Dream
2000 · film · RT 80%
from Requiem for a Dream
The Revenant
2015 · film · RT 78%
from The Revenant
The Batman
2022 · film · RT 85%
from Batman
Logan
2017 · film · RT 93%
from Wolverine
Dexter
2007 · television series
from Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Slumdog Millionaire
2008 · film · RT 92%
from Q & A
300
2006 · film · RT 61%
from 300
Blade Runner
1982 · film · RT 89%
from Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
The Imitation Game
2014 · film · RT 90%
from Alan Turing: The Enigma
I Am Legend
2007 · film · RT 68%
from I Am Legend
Arrival
2016 · film · RT 94%
from Story of Your Life
Full Metal Jacket
1987 · film · RT 90%
from The Short-Timers
American Psycho
2000 · film · RT 69%
from American Psycho
The Social Network
2010 · film · RT 96%
from The Accidental Billionaires
12 Years a Slave
2013 · film · RT 95%
from Twelve Years a Slave
Psycho
1960 · film · RT 97%
from Psycho
Silver Linings Playbook
2012 · film · RT 92%
from The Silver Linings Playbook
Apocalypse Now
1979 · film · RT 91%
from Heart of Darkness
Trainspotting
1996 · film · RT 93%
from Trainspotting
Drive
2011 · film · RT 93%
from Drive
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · film · RT 72%
from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Dune: Part Two
2024 · film · RT 92%
from Dune
There Will Be Blood
2007 · film · RT 91%
from Oil!
Life of Pi
2012 · film · RT 86%
from Life of Pi
Into the Wild
2007 · film · RT 83%
from Into the Wild
The Notebook
2004 · film · RT 54%
from The Notebook
Zodiac
2007 · film · RT 90%
from Zodiac
The Queen's Gambit
2020 · miniseries
from The Queen's Gambit
Casablanca
1942 · film · RT 99%
from Everybody Comes to Rick's
L.A. Confidential
1997 · film · RT 99%
from L.A. Confidential
The Great Gatsby
2013 · film · RT 49%
from The Great Gatsby
The Witcher
2019 · television series
from The Witcher
Casino
1995 · film · RT 79%
from Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas
Troy
2004 · film · RT 53%
from Iliad
Watchmen
2009 · film · RT 64%
from Watchmen
Fury
2014 · film · RT 75%
from Death Traps
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011 · film · RT 82%
from Planet of the Apes
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012 · film · RT 85%
from The Perks of Being a Wallflower
American Sniper
2014 · film · RT 71%
from American Sniper
Children of Men
2006 · film · RT 92%
from The Children of Men
House of Cards
2013 · television series
from House of Cards
Ford v Ferrari
2019 · film · RT 92%
from Go Like Hell
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 · film · RT 94%
from The Greatest Gift
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 · film · RT 75%
from The Devil Wears Prada
House of the Dragon
2022 · television series
from Fire & Blood
The Big Short
2015 · film · RT 89%
from The Big Short
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
2011 · film · RT 86%
from The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Help
2011 · film · RT 75%
from The Help
Twilight
2008 · film · RT 48%
from Twilight
Divergent
2014 · film · RT 41%
from Divergent
Mystic River
2003 · film · RT 89%
from Mystic River
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
2014 · film · RT 91%
from Planet of the Apes
The Theory of Everything
2014 · film · RT 81%
from The Theory of Everything
Gangs of New York
2002 · film · RT 72%
from The Gangs of New York
Jojo Rabbit
2019 · film · RT 81%
from Caging Skies
Stand by Me
1986 · film · RT 89%
from The Body
Room
2015 · film · RT 93%
from Room
Big Fish
2003 · film · RT 76%
from Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
The Irishman
2019 · film · RT 95%
from I Heard You Paint Houses
Amadeus
1984 · film · RT 90%
from Amadeus
The Godfather Part III
1990 · film · RT 67%
from The Godfather
Black Hawk Down
2001 · film · RT 77%
from Black Hawk Down
10 Things I Hate About You
1999 · film · RT 72%
from The Taming of the Shrew
The Town
2010 · film · RT 92%
from Prince of Thieves
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
2022 · television series
from The Lord of the Rings
Project Hail Mary
2026 · film · RT 95%
from Project Hail Mary
Eyes Wide Shut
1999 · film · RT 77%
from Dream Story
The Fault in Our Stars
2014 · film · RT 81%
from The Fault in Our Stars
127 Hours
2010 · film · RT 93%
from Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Maleficent
2014 · film · RT 54%
from The Tales of my Mother Goose
Man on Fire
2004 · film · RT 39%
from Man on Fire
Brokeback Mountain
2005 · film · RT 88%
from Brokeback Mountain
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · film · RT 86%
from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Illusionist
2006 · film · RT 74%
from Eisenheim the Illusionist
Jackie Brown
1997 · film · RT 88%
from Rum Punch
One Battle After Another
2025 · film · RT 94%
from Vineland
Poor Things
2023 · film · RT 92%
from Poor Things
Annihilation
2018 · film · RT 88%
from Annihilation
Mindhunter
2017 · television series
from Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Lucifer
? · television series
from Lucifer
Cloud Atlas
2012 · film · RT 65%
from Cloud Atlas
The Blind Side
2009 · film · RT 66%
from The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
The Vampire Diaries
2009 · television series
from The Vampire Diaries
Shooter
2007 · film · RT 47%
from Point of Impact
Interview with the Vampire
1994 · film · RT 66%
from Interview with the Vampire
True Grit
2010 · film · RT 95%
from True Grit