This is a list of films that are based on books about films and television.
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Stunt Man | 1980 | USA | The Stunt Man | 1970 [1] ¤ | Novel | - | ||
| 2 | White Hunter Black Heart | 1990 | USA | White Hunter Black Heart | 1953 | Novel | John Huston (simulacrum) | ||
| 3 | My Father's Glory | 1990 | France | La Gloire de mon père | 1957 | Novel/ Memoir | Marcel Pagnol | ||
| 4 | My Mother's Castle | 1990 | France | Le Château de ma mère &<br />Le Temps des secrets | 1957 & 1959 | Novels/ Memoirs | Marcel Pagnol | ||
| 5 | Gods and Monsters | 1998 | USA | Father of Frankenstein | 1995 | Novel | James Whale | ||
| 6 | One of the Hollywood Ten | 2000 | Karl Francis | Spain & UK | 1965 | Non-fiction | Herbert Biberman | ||
| 7 | The Aviator | 2004 | USA | 1993 | Biography | Howard Hughes | |||
| 8 | What Just Happened | 2008 | USA | What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line | 200? | Memoir | - | ||
| n | ** | 2001 | Canada & USA | 1998 | Memoir | Vincente Minnelli | |||
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mommie Dearest | 1981 | USA | Mommie Dearest | 1978 | Memoir | Joan Crawford | ||
| Frances | 1982 | USA | Shadowland | 198? | "Fictional biography" | Frances Farmer | ||
| Summer of Aviya | 1988 | Summer of Aviya | 197? | Novel/ Memoir | Gila Almagor (simulacrum) | |||
| The Aviator | 2004 | USA | 1993 | Biography | Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner | |||
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | UK & USA | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 1995 | Biography | Britt Ekland | ||
| ** | 2001 | Canada & USA | 1998 | Memoir | Judy Garland | |||
| Film | Date | Director | Country | Source work | Author | Date | Type | Basis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swimming to Cambodia | 1987 | USA | Swimming to Cambodia [2] | 1985 | Monologue/ Memoir | Spalding Gray | ||
| 2 | Auto Focus | 2002 | USA | 1993 | Biography | Bob Crane | |||
| 3 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 2004 | UK & USA | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | 1995 | Biography | Peter Sellers | ||
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