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Films based on American novels

  • Project Hail Mary (film)Project Hail Mary begins with a schoolteacher waking from an induced coma in the year 2032, aboard an interstellar spacecraft he has no memory of boarding. His name is Ryland Grace, and he teaches middle school science. He is also the only…
  • Wicked: For GoodNine million colorful tulips were planted on location to surround the Munchkinland set of Wicked: For Good. This 2025 American musical fantasy film, directed by Jon M. Chu, picks up the story of Elphaba and Glinda where its predecessor…
  • Tales from Earthsea (film)Hayao Miyazaki never looked at his son Gorō's storyboard for Tales from Earthsea.
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (film)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was filmed in a working psychiatric hospital. Real patients joined the crew.
  • Fight ClubFight Club hid its twist by never filming Tyler Durden in two-shots with groups of people.
  • Gone with the Wind (film)Hattie McDaniel was barred from the premiere of Gone with the Wind by Jim Crow laws, then won an Oscar.
  • The Beguiled (1971 film)The Beguiled posters showed Clint Eastwood with a gun, but the film has almost no action.
  • The Devil Wears Prada 2The Devil Wears Prada 2 collected 181.5 million views for its first teaser trailer in just 24 hours, reportedly the most for any comedy trailer in 15 years. That teaser appeared on the 12th of November 2025. It promoted a 2026 American…
  • Mazes and MonstersIn the 1982 film Mazes and Monsters, Tom Hanks's character stays convinced he is a cleric named Pardieu.
  • Cold Mountain (film)The film Cold Mountain nearly died when MGM pulled out mid-shoot. A $10 million tax break saved it.
  • Gods and Generals (film)Gods and Generals, a 2003 American Civil War film written and directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, grossed $12.8 million at the box office. That sum fell far short of what the project had swallowed. Most of the money came from one man, the media…
  • Wicked (2024 film)Wicked, the 2024 musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu, drew some unwelcome aerial visitors early in production. Paparazzi flew over the Munchkinland set in Ivinghoe, England, by hang glider, with GoPro cameras strapped to their…
  • The Devil Wears Prada (film)The Devil Wears Prada, a 2006 American comedy-drama directed by David Frankel, has a famous villain who made her entrance in a whisper. At a table read in New York, Meryl Streep spoke Miranda Priestly's first line so softly that the whole…
  • Paths of GloryBy his own account, Kirk Douglas threw a script across a room over the ending of Paths of Glory.
  • The Birth of a NationThe Birth of a Nation was screened at the White House in 1915. The next night, the Supreme Court cheered it too.
  • Ordinary PeopleMichael J. Fox auditioned for Ordinary People and lost the role to Timothy Hutton. Hutton won an Oscar for it at age 20.
  • The Red Badge of Courage (1951 film)MGM cut John Huston's war film The Red Badge of Courage from two hours to 70 minutes.

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