All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Dennis Quaid, ranked

The film begins in 1947 at the Muroc Army Air Field in California, with civilian and military test pilots flight-testing high-speed aircraft, including the rocket-powered Bell X-1. While horseback riding with his wife, Glennis, the evening before his historic flight, Yeager falls and breaks his ribs, an injury which inhibits his ability to lock the door on the X-1.

Bailey, an elderly St. Bernard-Australian Shepherd mix, lives happily with his owner Ethan and his wife Hannah, and their 2-year-old granddaughter Clarity June “C.J.” and her mother Gloria. Bailey, communicating with the audience via his thoughts, will find the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

The movie chronicles the true story of Kurt Warner, who went from stocking shelves at a supermarket to become a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The story focuses on Warner’s unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player.

Based on the incredible true story, “The Express” follows the inspirational life of college football player Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Following his draft by the NFL, tragedy struck the star athlete and he was never able to take the professional field. But his tale would forever change the face of professional sports.

In the 1950s, a feral beagle/German Shepherd/terrier mix puppy wonders what life’s true purpose is. Weeks later, while playing with his siblings, he is caught by dog catchers, is whisked away to the dog pound and is quickly euthanized, wondering if fun truly is life’s purpose.

In 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton lives in Kauai, Hawaii with her parents Tom and Cheri, and two older brothers, Noah and Timmy. Holt, Alana, and Byron get her out of the water where Holt makes a tourniquet out of his swimshirt to put on her while Byron calls 911 as Cheri is also informed.

In the late 21st century, an interstellar war between humans (associated as the Bilateral Terran Alliance, or BTA) and Dracs is fought. During one such battle, Davidge and Drac pilot Jeriba Shigan engage in a dogfight which results in them both crash-landing on Fyrine IV.

Jim Morris is the son of a career Navy man, who moves the family from Hollywood, Florida to Big Lake, Texas, in order to maintain job security. Jim is shown to be a very skilled pitcher, though his father disapproves of Jim’s dream of making it to Major League Baseball. It is later mentioned that the town to which Jim’s family moved, Big Lake, has lost its love for baseball, preferring football instead.

The Miami Sharks, a once-great American football team, are struggling to make the 2001 Associated Football Franchises of America (AFFA) playoffs. They are coached by thirty-year veteran Tony D’Amato, who has fallen out of favor with young team owner Christina Pagniacci and offensive coordinator and D’Amato’s expected successor Nick Crozier.

In the months before the US 2004 presidential election, Mary Mapes and her crew are seeking evidence to verify whether or not George W. Bush received any preferential treatment during his time in the military. Newsroom drama detailing the case and the subsequent firestorm of criticism that cost anchor Dan Rather and producer Mary Mapes their careers.

The film chronicles the life and experiences of the iconic western lawman, Wyatt Earp. It delves into his spirited adolescence, his tenure as a resolute sheriff in Tombstone and the OK Corral, and his later years navigating the complexities of the 20th century.

After completing rehab, a troubled actress hesitantly agrees to reside with her movie-star mother, who will oversee her during the filming of her next movie. As they are compelled to spend time together, they begin to mend their strained relationship.