All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by John Boorman, ranked

Four Atlanta businessmen decide to canoe down a river in the remote northern Georgia wilderness before it is dammed. Lewis, an experienced outdoorsman, is the leader; his close friend Ed has been on several trips but lacks Lewis’ machismo, while Bobby and Drew are novices. They’ll never forget that trip into the dangerous American back-country.

Uthur Pendragon is given the mystical sword Excalibur by the wizard Merlin. At his death, Uthur buries the sword into a stone, and the next man that can pull it out will be King of England. Several years later, Arthur, Uthur’s bastard son, draws Excalibur and becomes King. Guided by Merlin, Arthur marries Guenevere and gathers the Knights of the Round Table.

The story of Dubliner Martin Cahill, who in a twenty-year career marked by obsessive secrecy, brutality and meticulous planning, netted over £40 million, but came into conflict with members of his gang and attracted attention from the police and the IRA and whose dealings with the UVF ultimately led to his downfall.

Andy Osnard is an MI6 spy reassigned to Panama after having an affair in Madrid with the foreign minister’s mistress. His superior warns him of the corruption present in Panama, but Osnard views that as an opportunity. Consulting a list of British citizens residing in Panama, he meets Harry Pendel, the tailor to many of Panama’s elite, including the President.

In 1995 in South Africa, the Afrikaner poet Anna Malan is a South African broadcaster covering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. While her husband remains supportive, her work causes friction with her parents and younger brother Boetie, who are struggling to come to terms with Black majority rule.

Regan MacNeil is tormented by strange and unsettling nightmares four years after her possession and exorcism. The question arises: has the malevolent demon returned to haunt her once again? To confront this sinister presence, a Vatican investigator and a research specialist join forces, combining their faith and knowledge in a desperate attempt to free Regan from the demon’s relentless grip.