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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by F. Gary Gray, ranked

F. Gary Gray, known for works such as Be Cool or Men in Black: International, has adapted several stories from the pages of books and comic books to the screen.
Below, we present a ranked list, from best to worst, of 3 F. Gary Gray movies and TV series based on existing source material. 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.
Be Cool. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Be Cool
Elmore Leonard, 1999
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Be Cool
F. Gary Gray, 2005

Chili Palmer, restless after years of filmmaking, enters the music industry after witnessing the Russian mob execute his friend Tommy Athens, owner of a record company. Chili offers to help Tommy’s widow, Edie Athens, manage the failing business, which owes $300,000 to hip-hop producer Sin LaSalle.

Men in Black: International. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Men in Black International
R.S. Belcher, 2019
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Men in Black: International
F. Gary Gray, 2019

In 1996 Brooklyn, Molly Wright witnesses her parents being neuralysed by agents of Men in Black while she helps an alien escape, avoiding neuralysation herself. Twenty-three years later, rejected from government agencies due to her delusions regarding alien life, Molly tracks down an alien landing and follows MiB agents to their headquarters in New York City.

Men in Black: International. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1990 comic book, The Men in Black
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The Men in Black
Lowell Cunningham, Sandy Carruthers, 1990
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Men in Black: International
F. Gary Gray, 2019

In 1996 Brooklyn, Molly Wright witnesses her parents being neuralysed by agents of Men in Black while she helps an alien escape, avoiding neuralysation herself. Twenty-three years later, rejected from government agencies due to her delusions regarding alien life, Molly tracks down an alien landing and follows MiB agents to their headquarters in New York City.