Based On Book Series
"based on book series" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Ranma ½
Synopsis:
Saotome Ranma, a teenage martial artist, and his father Genma travel to the 'cursed training ground' of Jusenkyo in China. There, despite the warnings of the Chinese guard, they fall into the cursed springs. From now on, whenever Ranma is doused in cold water, he turns in to a girl, and a cute, well-built red-head at that. Hot water changes him back into a man again, but only until the next time.…
Starring:
Megumi Hayashibara,
Kappei Yamaguchi
Plot:
based on comic,
panda,
sex swapping character,
arranged marriage,
magic,
martial arts,
1980s,
1990s,
teenager,
dirty old man
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#2
Reacher
Synopsis:
Jack Reacher, a veteran military police investigator, has just recently entered civilian life. Reacher is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served.
Starring:
Bruce McGill,
Alan Ritchson,
Malcolm Goodwin
#3
The Bad Guys
Synopsis:
When the Bad Guys, a crew of criminal animals, are finally caught after years of heists and being the world’s most-wanted villains, Mr. Wolf brokers a deal to save them all from prison.
Starring:
Richard Ayoade,
Barbara Goodson,
Anthony Ramos
#4
The Wheel of Time
Synopsis:
Follow Moiraine, a member of the shadowy and influential all-female organization called the “Aes Sedai” as she embarks on a dangerous, world-spanning journey with five young men and women. Moiraine believes one of them might be the reincarnation of an incredibly powerful individual, whom prophecies say will either save humanity or destroy it.
Starring:
Rosamund Pike,
Daniel Henney,
Madeleine Madden
Plot:
lesbian,
magic,
reincarnation,
magician,
power,
lgbt,
adaptation,
based on novel,
high fantasy,
quest
...
#5
His Dark Materials
Synopsis:
Lyra is an orphan who lives in a parallel universe in which science, theology, and magic are intertwined. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and turns into a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. She is later joined on her journey by Will, a boy who possesses a knife that can cut windows between worlds. As she learns the truth a…
Starring:
Lin-Manuel Miranda,
Dafne Keen,
Ruth Wilson
#6
The Dark Tower
Synopsis:
A boy haunted by visions of a parallel world aids its disillusioned guardian in preventing the destruction of the nexus of universes known as the Dark Tower.
Starring:
Jackie Earle Haley,
Dennis Haysbert,
Idris Elba
Plot:
gunslinger,
based on novel,
parallel dimension,
science fantasy,
evil wizard,
shotgun,
gun store,
gun duel,
bullet time,
gun fu
...
#7
The Black Cauldron
Synopsis:
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
Starring:
John Hurt,
Phil Fondacaro,
Freddie Jones
Plot:
cauldron,
teenage boy,
magical sword,
medieval times,
sword and fantasy,
king,
pig,
princess,
magic,
sword
...
#8
Fear Street: 1994
Synopsis:
In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events which have haunted their town for generations are all connected — and that they may be the next targets.
Starring:
Kiana Madeira,
Ashley Zukerman,
Olivia Scott Welch
Plot:
murder,
witch,
killer,
netflix original,
teenage,
masked killer,
based on book series,
year 1994,
axe in the head,
knife
...
#9
Akira
Synopsis:
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
Starring:
Mitsuo Iwata,
Nozomu Sasaki,
Mami Koyama
Plot:
cyberpunk,
biker gang,
based on manga,
anime,
nudity,
military,
psychic,
supernatural power,
government,
science runs amok
...