Tagged: based on a novel

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1970s / Action / Adventure / Thriller

The Eiger Sanction (1975)

Based on the novel by Trevanian (aka Rod Whitaker, who co-wrote the screenplay), Clint plays art professor and successful mountain climber, Jonathan Hemlock, who comes out of retirement as an assassin for a secret government...

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1990s / Horror / Thriller

The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

Kevin Lomax (Reeves) is a young and highly successful defense attorney in a small Florida town. His impressive 64-0 record catches the eye of a New York law firm, perhaps the most powerful firm in...

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1990s / Drama / Thriller

Jackie Brown (1997)

Based on the Elmore Leonard book, “Rum Punch”, a flight attendant (Grier, Foxy Brown) for a Mexican airline is smuggling up money to Compton from her criminal boss’s (Jackson, Trees Lounge) gun selling operation. She gets busted by...

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1930s / Adventure / Thriller

Jamaica Inn (1939)

An orphaned young woman named Mary (O’Hara, Miracle on 34th Street) travels to Cornwall to stay with her aunt and uncle in a place called the Jamaica Inn. The downside to this is the fact that...

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1990s / Mystery / Thriller

Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)

Based on the novel by Walter Mosley. In the year 1948, Ezekiel “Easy” Rawlins (Washington) is having trouble paying his mortgage. This leads to his not being able to turn down an offer to play...

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1980s / Action / Fantasy / Romance

A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

A young drifter decides to stay in an temple outside of town when a series of rainstorms ruin the travel worthiness of the weather. Bad idea since the temple is haunted. He meets a...