All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by James Ponsoldt, ranked

Writer David Lipsky is dismayed to hear about the suicide of novelist David Foster Wallace in 2008. He had interviewed the author over a period of days twelve years earlier, following the publication of Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest, which received critical praise and became an international bestseller, a touchstone for numerous readers.

Sutter Keely (Teller) is a charming and popular 18-year-old who has spent his senior year of high school partying and drinking alcohol. When his girlfriend Cassidy Roy (Larson) breaks up with him, Sutter goes home and writes a college application supplement, in which he says that his biggest hardship in life has been getting dumped by her. He goes out and gets blackout drunk after sneaking in to a bar.

Through her friend Annie, call center intern Mae Holland secures a customer support position at The Circle, a tech and social media company. Mae is embarrassed when she realizes that Ty is the creator of True You, a popular Circle product, and she had not recognized him.