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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Elsa Pataky, ranked

Elsa Pataky appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as 12 Strong or Carmen.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Elsa Pataky appears. Revisit old favorites or discover hidden gems, whether books or film productions. We invite you to watch, read, and vote for any title, joining the debate of whether the book or the movie is better.
12 Strong. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Horse Soldiers
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Horse Soldiers
Doug Stanton, 2009
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12 Strong
Nicolai Fuglsig, 2018

Mitch Nelson, a U.S. Army captain with Green Berets Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595, is moving into a new home with his wife and daughter on September 11, 2001, after receiving an assignment to staff duty under Lieutenant Colonel Bowers. Bowers initially refuses, but veteran soldier CW5 Hal Spencer, previously scheduled to retire, persuades Bowers to give Nelson command of 595 again, as well as volunteering himself for the deployment.

Carmen. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1845 book
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Carmen
Prosper Mérimée, 1845
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Carmen
Benjamin Millepied, 2022

A bold and adventurous modern-day love story set in the Sonoran Desert spanning the Mexico–United States border. To escape a murderous cartel, the captivating young Carmen is northbound, her route traversing an area patrolled by the US government and fanatical Americans who hunt people for sport. Mixed into the horde is local veteran Aidan, dragged into the ignoble mission as a means of earning money for his impoverished family. A modern-day reimagining of one of the classical opera ‘Carmen’.