Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "bestselling-novel"

1. Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

PG-13 | 125 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.

Director: Olivia Newman | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn

Votes: 121,775 | Gross: $90.23M

2. Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)

Not Rated | 95 min | Documentary, Biography, Crime

A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.

Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: Kurt Kuenne, Andrew Bagby, David Bagby, Kathleen Bagby

Votes: 40,740 | Gross: $0.02M

3. Tenebrae (1982)

R | 101 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

An American novelist visiting Rome to promote his latest book is stalked and harassed by an obsessed fan who is committing a string of murders that appear to be tributes to his work.

Director: Dario Argento | Stars: Anthony Franciosa, Giuliano Gemma, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi

Votes: 27,445

4. The Words (2012)

PG-13 | 102 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance

A writer at the peak of his literary success discovers the steep price he must pay for stealing another man's work.

Directors: Brian Klugman, Lee Sternthal | Stars: Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana

Votes: 81,461 | Gross: $11.49M

5. What a Woman! (1943)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

A literary agent is pursued by the charming writer of a popular magazine while she attempts to sway one of her clients, a handsome but innocent college professor, to star in an upcoming movie based on his best-selling novel The Whirlwind.

Director: Irving Cummings | Stars: Rosalind Russell, Brian Aherne, Willard Parker, Alan Dinehart

Votes: 408

6. Les ambitieux (2006)

90 min | Comedy, Romance

On the one hand you have Judith Zahn, an arrogant, snobbish, bitchy Parisian editor. On the other hand meet Julien Demarsay: an insecure, timid, young bookseller from the East of France who... See full summary »

Director: Catherine Corsini | Stars: Karin Viard, Éric Caravaca, Jacques Weber, Gilles Cohen

Votes: 393

7. Epic Denied: Depriving the Forty Days of Musa Dagh

Documentary | Announced

A documentary about the trials and tribulations of Hollywood's multiple attempts to produce an epic movie based on Franz Werfel's worldwide bestseller, "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh". ... See full summary »

Directors: Edwin Avaness, Serj Minassians

8. The Purloined Millstone by E. A. Sprechmann

Comedy, Crime, Romance | Announced

Elliott Sprechmann, a mediocre author with a lust for fame, plagiarizes his dying friends phenomenal new manuscript. Elliott's plans turn deadly when his friend miraculously recovers.

Director: Brian Boswell | Stars: Anne Whitfield, Tommy Cook, Chris Abel

9. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Sins of Commission (2004)

TV-14 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When Midsomer hosts its 12th Annual Literary Festival, an author is found with his neck broken. More writers will die before the winner of the competition is announced.

Director: Peter Smith | Stars: John Nettles, John Hopkins, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 895

10. Midsomer Murders (1997– )
Episode: Written in Blood (1998)

TV-14 | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

After a noted author speaks before a group of local Midsomer writers, the naked body of the event's host is found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom.

Director: Jeremy Silberston | Stars: John Nettles, Daniel Casey, Jane Wymark, Laura Howard

Votes: 1,625