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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Jonny Coyne, ranked
Jonny Coyne appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Ma Rainey's Black Bottom or Monster.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Jonny Coyne 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.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
August Wilson, 1984
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George C. Wolfe, 2020
In 1927, Ma Rainey is a highly regarded blues singer who has recently been contracted by white producers. They are soon joined by Levee Green, the band’s overconfident trumpeter who has shown Sturdyvant his original compositions in the hopes of getting his own record deal, and has convinced him to use alternate arrangements he wrote of Ma’s songs.
Monster
Walter Dean Myers, 1999
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Anthony Mandler, 2018
Monster tells the story of Steve Harmon, a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.