Movies: Adaptation

When a diabolical English lord is murdered, Sherlock Holmes and Watson must unexpectedly exchange roles in order to solve "the perfect locked room mystery....

Based on a story by Stephen King, "Otto" is the story of an affected man that from a fatal incident, product of his sense of justice, leads him to develop a feel of guilt that goes from fear to resignation through different forms of human behavior....

Short film / "Dollar Baby" version of the Stephen King short story from 1987....

In Jean Rouch's cinematic reinterpretation of Julius-Amédée Laou's theatrical work, a freshly appointed nurse steps into the chaotic world of a psychiatric ward. Tasked with nurturing the minds within, she forms a profound connection with a patient f...

A husband and wife come to Willow, Maine and will stay, despite protests from the locals, to become sacrifices during the Rainy Season. When the "Rain" starts, the ultimate battle begins between of Man vs. Nature....

In the near future, a revolutionary form of teleportation inspires fear and curiosity in a family using it to relocate from Earth to Mars. Based on the short story by Stephen King....

Based on the short story by Stephen King, "Uncle Otto's Truck" tells the tale of a man obsessed by a truck that he's convinced is out to get him....

Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, this short film recalls rural life on the Prairies in the 1930s. In the film a farmer's young son, sent to town to hire a man for the harvest, readily accepts when an itinerant trumpet player, down on his luck...

Nona asks "do you love?" and the boy repeats his answer: True love will never die. As a Warden leads "The Boy" to the doctor's office, he explains what has happened on the road during Valentines night....

Based on a serialized newspaper novel by Taijiro Tamura. People living in the darkness of the city, Tachikawa Maki publishes the Ginza Minpo, a small newspaper that exposes the muggers and gangsters prevalent in the Ginza area....

Based on the story by Stephen King, Rainy Season follows a young couple who arrive in the small town of Willow, ME....

A young man strolls the streets of New York City to meet the love of his life, only to find that love is not all he expected it to be....

A stranger seeks help in a town with a deadly secret....

Narrated from the perspective of a man burdened with deep remorse, pain and his inner demons, the story concerns his decision to euthanize his terminally ill mother with painkillers....

Goto Tamiko starred in TV commercials and her father, Keisuke, was a powerful financier who is now fallen on hard times. Tamiko wants to marry her boyfriend Sanpei, an aspiring composer, but her father wants her to marry a young company president....

Charlie is a failed writer who tries to conceive fresh ideas for his new script. Meanwhile, his roomate Emi will try to help with some ambitious (if not stupid) attempts....

Stella Flanders is the oldest woman on Goat Island. Throughout her life, she has never crossed the reach that separates the isle from the mainland. She has spent her entire existence in that small, close-knit community that is almost as welcoming as ...

A yuppie seeks help from two townspeople in finding his wife and daughter, during a blizzard storm. Based on the short story by Stephen King....

This is a story of a mans journey from desperation to unexpected hope....

A student-produced live-action short adaptation of Richard McGuire's 6-page comic originally published in RAW magazine. The short film is about a series of events in time that happen in one point of space: the corner of a room in a normal house....