Fresh Takes on Timeless Tales: Movies Inspired by Classic Literature
Movie Recommendations
- Adventures of Robin Hood. PG. 1938. DVD Action/Adventure
The Adventures of Robin Hood (television series). Not rated. 1955-1959. DVD 791.4572 ADV TV - Based on the legend of Robin Hood.
- Alice. Not rated. 2009. DVD 791.4572 ALI TV
Alice in Wonderland. Not rated. 1933. DVD SF/Fantasy
Alice in Wonderland. PG. 2010.
DVD SF/Fantasy and Blu-ray SF/Fantasy
- Based on the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.
- As You Like It. PG. 2006. DVD Comedy
- Based on As You Like It by William Shakespeare.
- Beastly. PG-13. 2011. DVD SF/Fantasy and Blu-ray SF/Fantasy
Beauty and the Beast (television series). Not rated. 1987-1990. DVD 791.4572 BEA TV - Based on the fairy tale Beauty and the Beast.
- Beowulf. PG-13. 2007. DVD Action/Adventure
Beowulf & Grendel. R. 2005. DVD Action/Adventure - Based on the epic poem Beowulf.
- Black Orpheus. Not rated. 1959. DVD World (Portuguese)
- Based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
- Bride & Prejudice. PG-13. 2004. DVD Musical
- Based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
- Bridget Jones’s Diary. R. 2001. DVD Comedy
- Based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
- The Claim. R. 2000. DVD Drama
- Based on The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy.
- Clash of the Titans. PG. 1981. DVD SF/Fantasy
Clash of the Titans. PG-13. 2010. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure - Based on the Greek myth of Perseus.
- Clueless. PG-13. 1995. DVD Comedy
- Based on Emma by Jane Austen.
- Crime + Punishment in Suburbia. R. 2000. DVD Drama
- Based on Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
- Cruel Intentions. R. 1999. DVD Drama
- Based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos.
- Deliver Us from Eva. R. 2003. DVD Comedy
- Based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
- A Double Life. Not rated. 1947. DVD Drama
- Based on Othello by William Shakespeare.
- Ella Enchanted. PG. 2004. Youth DVD
- Based on the fairy tale Cinderella by The Brothers Grimm.
- Ever After. PG-13. 1998. DVD Drama
- Based on the fairy tale Cinderella by The Brothers Grimm.
- Forbidden Planet. Not rated. 1956. DVD SF/Fantasy
- Based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
- G. R. 2002. DVD Drama
- Based on The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald.
- Get Over It. PG-13. 2001. DVD Comedy
- Based on A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
- Gnomeo & Juliet. G. 2011. Youth DVD and Youth Blu-ray
- Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
- Great Expectations. R. 1998. DVD Drama
- Based on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
- Grimm (television series). Not rated. 2011-. DVD 791.4572 GRI TV
- Based on fairy tales by The Brothers Grimm.
- Gulliver's Travels. PG. 2010. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
- Based on Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
- Hamlet. R. 2000. DVD Drama
Hamlet 2. R. 2008. DVD Comedy - Based on Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
- I Have Found It. Not rated. 2000. DVD World (Tamil)
- Based on Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.
- Hercules, The Legendary Journeys (television series). Not rated. 1994-1999.
DVD 791.4572 HER TV - Based on the Greek myth of Hercules.
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story. Not rated. 2001. DVD 791.4572 JAC TV
- Based on the fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk.
- Jason and the Argonauts. G. 1963. DVD SF/Fantasy
Jason and the Argonauts. Not rated. 2000. DVD 791.4572 JAS TV - Based on the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.
- Kebab Connection. Not rated. 2005. DVD World (German)
- Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
- Kiss Me Kate. Not rated. 1953. DVD Musical
Kiss Me, Kate. Not rated. 2000. DVD 791.4572 KIS TV - Based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
- A Knight’s Tale. PG-13. 2001. DVD Action/Adventure
- Based on "A Knight’s Tale” from The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer.
- Lost in Austen. Not rated. 2008. DVD 791.4572 LOS TV
- Based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
- Looking for Richard. PG-13. 1996. DVD 822.33 X6Lo
- Based on Richard III by William Shakespeare.
- Love’s Labours Lost. PG. 2000. DVD Musical
- Based on Love’s Labours Lost by William Shakespeare.
- Maqbool. Not rated. 2003. DVD World (Hindi)
- Based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
- Mirror Mirror. PG. 2012. DVD Comedy and Blu-ray Comedy
- Based on the fairy tale Snow White.
- My Own Private Idaho. R. 1991. DVD Drama
- Based on Henry IV, Part I by William Shakespeare.
- "O". R. 2001. DVD Drama
- Based on Othello by William Shakespeare.
- O Brother Where Art Thou? PG-13. 2001. DVD Comedy
- Based on The Odyssey by Homer.
- The Odyssey. PG-13. 1997. DVD 791.4572 ODY TV
- Based on The Odyssey by Homer.
- Omkara. Not rated. 2006. DVD World (Hindi)
- Based on Othello by William Shakespeare.
- Once Upon a Time (television series). Not rated. 2011-.
DVD 791.4572 ONC TV and Blu-ray 791.4572 ONC TV - Based on classic fairy tales.
- Orpheus. Not rated. 1949. DVD World (French)
- Based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice.
- Prospero's Books. R. 1991. DVD Drama
- Based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
- Ran. R. 1985. DVD World (Japanese)
- Based on King Lear by William Shakespeare.
- Red Riding Hood. PG-13. 2011. DVD SF/Fantasy and Blu-ray SF/Fantasy
- Based on the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood.
- Richard III. R. 1995. DVD Drama
- Based on Richard III by William Shakespeare.
- Robin Hood. Not rated. 1922. DVD Action/Adventure
Robin Hood. Not rated. 1991. DVD Action/Adventure
Robin Hood. PG-13. 2010. DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure
Robin Hood (television series). Not rated. 2006. DVD 791.4572 ROB TV
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. PG-13. 1991. DVD Action/Adventure
Robin of Sherwood (television series). Not rated. 1984-1986. DVD 791.4572 ROB TV
- Based on the legend of Robin Hood.
- Romeo & Juliet -- Get Married. Not rated. 2005. DVD World (Portuguese)
Romeo Must Die. R. 2001. DVD Action/Adventure - Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead. PG. 1990. DVD Comedy
- Based on Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
- Roxanne. PG. 1987. DVD Comedy
- Based on Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.
- Scotland, PA. R. 2001. DVD Drama
- Based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
- Second Generation. Not rated. 2003. DVD Drama
- Based on King Lear by William Shakespeare.
- Shakespeare Retold. Not rated. 2005. DVD 791.4572 SHA TV
- Based on Much Ado About Nothing, MacBeth, The Taming of the Shrew and A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare.
- She’s All That. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy
- Based on Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw.
- She’s the Man. PG-13. 2006. DVD Comedy
- Based on Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare.
- Snow White & the Huntsman. PG-13. 2012.
DVD Action/Adventure and Blu-ray Action/Adventure - Based on the fairy tale Snow White.
- Sydney White. PG-13. 2007. DVD Comedy
- Based on on the fairy tale Snow White.
- Tangled. PG. 2010. Youth DVD and Youth Blu-ray
- Based on the fairy tale Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm.
- Tempest. PG. 1982. DVD Drama
- Based on The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
- 10 Things I Hate About You. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy
10 Things I Hate About You (television series). Not rated. 2009-2010. DVD 791.4572 TEN TV - Based on The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.
- A Thousand Acres. R. 1997. DVD Drama
- Based on King Lear by William Shakespeare.
- 300. R. 2006. DVD Action/Adventure
- Based on The Battle of Thermopylae from The History by Herodotus.
- Throne of Blood. Not rated. 1957. DVD World (Japanese)
- Based on Macbeth by William Shakespeare.
- Tin Man. Not rated. 2007. DVD 791.4572 TIN TV
- Based on The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum.
- Titus. R. 1999. DVD Drama
- Based on Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare.
- Troy. R. 2004. DVD Action/Adventure
- Based on The Iliad by Homer.
- Ulysses. Not rated. 1954. DVD Action/Adventure
- Based on The Odyssey by Homer.
- West Side Story. Not rated. 1961. DVD Musical and Blu-ray Musical
- Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
- Willa: An American Snow White. Not rated. 1996. Youth DVD
- Based on the fairytale Snow White by The Brothers Grimm.
- William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. PG-13. 1999. DVD Comedy
- Based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.
- William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. R. 1997. DVD Drama
- Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
- William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. R. 2004. DVD Drama
- Based on The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare.