 | IRON MAN (Comic Book, Action, Superhero, Adaptation)
PLOT: Based on the Marvel Comics character created by the legendary Stan Lee (Spider-Man, Daredevil, X-Men, Hulk), brilliant inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) builds a suit of armor that transforms him into a nearly indestructible superhero. When he learns of a nefarious plot with global implications, he is forced to don the armor and fight for justice. The film also stars Terrence Howard and Gwyneth Paltrow.
AUTHOR: Stan Lee
 
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 | CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, THE (Drama, Aging, Satire, Adaptation)
PLOT: Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett star in this adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel about a man, Benjamin Button (Pitt), who lives his life backward from death to birth. A witty, fantastical, and haunting satire about aging, Fitzgerald's story begins in 1860 when Benjamin Button is born an old man. AUTHOR: F. Scott Fitzgerald
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 | SPEED RACER (Action, Family, Racing, Adaptation)
PLOT: Based on the 1960s cartoon and the original manga comic by Tatsuo Yoshida, Speed Racer tells the story of a young racecar driver named Speed (Emile Hirsch) and his car, the Mach 5. Speed teams up with the mysterious Racer X (Matthew Fox), as he attempts to win the cross-country rally that claimed his brother's life. Directed by the Wachowski
brothers. AUTHOR: Tatsuo Yoshida
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 | HORTON HEARS A WHO! (Animated, Childrens, Adaptation)
PLOT: Horton the elephant hears a cry of help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton vows to protect them from the torment of his neighbors. AUTHOR: Dr. Seuss
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 | REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (Drama, 1950s, Adaptation)
PLOT: Director Sam Mendes (American Beauty) reunites Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in this story of a young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s. Both Frank and April feel unfullfilled in their personal and professional lives. They decide to move to France to nuture their artistic sensibilities, despite their deteriorating relationship. AUTHOR: Richard Yates
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2008
Movies Based on Books
