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Based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name, The Idea of You centers on Solène (Anne Hathaway), a 40-year-old single mom who begins an unexpected romance with 24-year-old Hayes Campbell (Nicholas Galitzine), the lead singer of August Moon, the hottest boy band on the planet.
Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Michael Showalter, Annie Mumolo, Meg Millidge, Gabrielle Union, Jennifer Westfeldt, Hedy Nasser, Viktor White, Cathy Schulman, Reid Scott, Raymond Cham Jr., Jaiden Anthony, Dakota Adan, Douglas S. Jones, Jason Babiszewski, Perry Mattfeld, Ella Rubin, Jordan Aaron Hall, Mathilda Gianopoulos, Kian Gass
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
Prime Video Prime Video
The film presents the imagined story of Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare, as she grapples with the loss of her only son, Hamnet. It explores the emotional, familial, and artistic consequences of this tragedy, serving as a poignant backdrop to the creation of Shakespeare's renowned play, Hamlet.
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Release Date:
December 5, 2025
Where to Watch:
Expansion • Limited Expansion
Limited
The story revolves around Bela, an eight-year-old girl who lives with her parents and Grandma Ruth, but is also tormented by "Other Mommy," a malevolent entity who lives in her closet.
Post-Production Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
The incredible and little-known story of Sarah Rector, once the wealthiest Black woman in America.
Zachary Levi, Garret Dillahunt, Cyrus Nowrasteh, Stelio Savante, Mel Rodriguez, Bridget Regan, Sonequa Martin-Green, Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Naya Desir-Johnson, Kenric Green, Adyan Copes
Completed Based on Book Biography
Release Date:
November 7, 2025
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
June moves to Italy for a fresh start after her brother's death. At her new elite school, she is drawn to James, a dangerous bully involved in clandestine MMA fights, but begins dating his best friend, Will, the perfect honor student. However, appearances can be deceiving, and June soon discovers that no one at her school is who they seem, as everyone is hiding a secret. As tensions rise and hidden truths come to light, June must decide where her heart truly belongs.
Completed Based on Book Romance
Release Date:
TBA February, 2026
Where to Watch:
Prime Video Prime Video
In The Friend, writer and teacher Iris (Naomi Watts) finds her comfortable, solitary New York life thrown into disarray after her closest friend and mentor (Bill Murray) dies suddenly and bequeaths her his beloved 150 lb. Great Dane. The regal yet intractable beast, named Apollo, immediately creates practical problems for Iris, from furniture destruction to eviction notices, as well as more existential ones, his looming presence constantly reminding her of her friend’s problematic choices in both life and death. Yet as Iris finds herself unexpectedly bonding with the animal, she begins to come to terms with her past, her lost friend, and her own creative inner life.
Scott McGehee, Bill Murray, Felix Solis, Naomi Watts, Carla Gugino, Constance Wu, David Siegel, Ann Dowd, Owen Teague, Noma Dumezweni, Sarah Pidgeon
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
In Theaters • New York In Theaters
New York
Ed Saxberger, an obscure New York poet, is drawn into a group of younger admirers who praise him as a rediscovered talent, leading him to question their sincerity.
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
Limited Limited
Matilda Wormwood (Alisha Weir) is a little girl with big curiosity, a sharp mind and a vivid imagination — and the worst parents in the world. While her parents (Stephen Graham and Andrea Riseborough) content themselves with trashy TV and dodgy money-making schemes, she loves to lose herself in the pages of her beloved books. Where they are loud, selfish and unkind she is a quiet observer, thinking up small and cheeky acts of rebellion and revenge.
On meeting her inspirational teacher, Miss Honey (Lashana Lynch), Matilda is encouraged and begins conjuring her own fantastical tales. Excited to attend Crunchem Hall, Matilda is surprised to find the school is an ominous and oppressive place led by the huge and villainous Miss Trunchbull (Emma Thompson).
As well as kind Miss Honey, the bright lights among the meanness are story-loving librarian, Mrs. Phelps (Sindhu Vee), and Matilda’s newfound school friends. Filled with an overwhelming sense of justice, Matilda dares to take a stand for what is right and teach Trunchbull a lesson she won’t forget.
Completed Based on Book Family
Release Date:
December 25, 2022
Where to Watch:
Limited • Netflix Limited
Netflix
Set in a retro-futuristic past, an orphaned teenager (Millie Bobby Brown) traverses the American West with a sweet but mysterious robot and an eccentric drifter (Chris Pratt) in search of her younger brother.
Stanley Tucci, Chris Pratt, Giancarlo Esposito, Millie Bobby Brown, Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Anthony Mackie, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Andy Muschietti, Angela Russo-Otstot, Billy Bob Thornton, Jason Alexander, Mike Larocca, Ke Huy Quan, Barbara Muschiett, Jake Aust, Geoff Haley, Jeff Ford
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
Netflix Netflix
Based on the best selling novel by Willy Vlautin, Night Always Comes follows Lynette, a woman who risks everything to secure the house that represents a future for her family. On a dangerous odyssey through a single night, Lynette is forced to confront her dark past in order to finally break free.
Gary Levinsohn, Vanessa Kirby, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eli Roth, Julia Fox, Michael Kelly, Sarah Conradt, Stephan James, Benjamin Caron, Billy Hines, Ryan, Bartecki, Randall Park, Zack Gottsagen, Lauren Dark, Benjamin and Jodie Caron
Unknown Adaptation Based on Book
Sophie, a telepathic girl, races against dark forces to unlock her role as the key to a parallel world, endangering both realms if she fails to succeed before they do.
Development Adaptation Adventure
Born on Eventide, Morrigan Crow's fated to die at midnight on her ninth birthday. She is spared when rescued by a mysterious stranger, and after they are chased by black-smoke hounds and shadowy hunters on horseback, they escape to a secret city called Nevermoor.
Development Adaptation Adventure
When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve—and fetch, sit and roll over.
Completed Adaptation Adventure
Where to Watch:
In Theaters • Peacock • VOD / Digital In Theaters
Peacock
VOD / Digital
The chandelier-shattering legacy of Barbara and Oliver Rose is passed down to their children. Josh marries Victoria, only to see the marriage fall apart over an incident involving missing Milky Way bars; and Evie is a promiscuous over-eater carrying her own shrapnel. The result is deceit, violence and destruction.
Benedict Cumberbatch, Jonathan R. Adler, Jay Roach, Andy Samberg, Olivia Colman, Zoë Chao, Kate McKinnon, Adam Ackland, Ncuti Gatwa, Jamie Demetriou, Michael Adler, Tony McNamara, Leah Clarke, Sunita Mani
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
Prom season is in full swing at Shadyside High, and the reigning queen bees are hard at work with their mix of charm and cutthroat tactics to secure the crown. However, the game takes a surprising turn when a bold newcomer earns an unexpected spot on the court. As tensions rise, the popular girls begin vanishing one by one, leaving the class of ’88 bracing for a prom night they’ll never forget.
Lili Taylor, David Iacono, Donald Mcleary, Chris Klein, Katherine Waterston, Suzanna Son, Jane Stine, Lily Taylor, Rebecca Ablack, Yvonne Bernard, Ariana Greenblatt, Ella Rubin, India Fowler, Fina Strazza, Joan Waricha, Matt Palmer, Katherine Waterson, Darrin Baker, Ilan O’Driscoll, Damian Romeo, Dakota Taylor, Eden Summer Gilmore, Brennan Clost, Cecilia Lee, Ryan Rosery
Completed Based on Book Horror
Where to Watch:
Netflix Netflix
Every summer for nearly a decade, free-spirited Poppy and buttoned-up Alex embark on a travel adventure, but after years of not speaking, one fateful trip brings them back together to confront their unspoken feelings for one another.
Emily Bader, Molly Shannon, Alan Ruck, Jameela Jamil, Lucien Laviscount, Miles Heizer, Brett Haley, Lukas Gage, Alice Lee, Sarah Catherine Hook, Tom Blyth, Tommy Do
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
Netflix Netflix
Set a 1000 years in the future, giant city complexes are necessary because Earth is so overpopulated. While robots are used for labor in outlying "spacer worlds" where the rich live on spacious parcels, the robots are outlawed on earth.
Development Adaptation Based on Book
On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded neighbors, she commissions herself a husband to be made from wicker. In an otherwise conservative town, this unconventional romance sparks outrage, jealousy and chaos.
Release Date:
October 23, 2026
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
Hank Thompson (Austin Butler) was a high-school baseball phenom who can’t play anymore, but everything else is going okay. He’s got a great girl (Zoë Kravitz), tends bar at a New York dive, and his favorite team is making an underdog run at the pennant. When his punk-rock neighbor Russ (Matt Smith) asks him to take care of his cat for a few days, Hank suddenly finds himself caught in the middle of a motley crew of threatening gangsters. They all want a piece of him; the problem is he has no idea why. As Hank attempts to evade their ever-tightening grip, he’s got to use all his hustle to stay alive long enough to find out…
Liev Schreiber, Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Smith, Vincent D'Onofrio, Darren Aronofsky, Will Brill, Griffin Dunne, Ari Handel, George Abud, Regina King, Carol Kane, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Charlie Huston, Bad Bunny, Action Bronson
Completed Adaptation Based on Book
Where to Watch:
In Theaters In Theaters
When Peter, who is searching for his long-lost sister named Adel, crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square, there is only one question on his mind: is his sister still alive? The answer, that he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician who will conjure it, sets Peter off on a harrowing journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that will change the face of his town forever.
Martin Hynes, Noah Jupe, Benedict Wong, Miranda Richardson, Sian Clifford, Mandy Patinkin, Brian Tyree Henry, Dawn French, Julia Pistor, Lorraine Toussaint, Pixie Davies, Cree Summer, Aasif Mandvi, Wendy Rogers, Natasia Demetriou
Completed Adaptation Adventure
Where to Watch:
Limited • Netflix Limited
Netflix