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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Robert Baker, ranked
Robert Baker appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as Towelhead or Devil's Knot.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Robert Baker 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.
Towelhead
Alicia Erian, 2005
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Alan Ball, 2007
Set in 1990 amid the Kuwait War of 1990–1991, Towelhead tells the coming-of-age story of a 13-year-old Lebanese American girl named Jasira. Jasira experiences a sexual awakening at her neighbor’s home, which is sparked in part by adult magazines she finds when baby-sitting the next-door neighbor boy Zack Vuoso.
Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three
Mara Leveritt, 2002
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Atom Egoyan, 2013
The film follows the 1993 murder and mutilation of three young boys in West Memphis, Arkansas, and the resulting trial of the three teenage boys found guilty of the killings. Visiting private investigator Ron Lax leads the defence of the suspected killers. Through his work on the case and conversations with Pam Hobbs, the mother of one of the dead children, Ron finds there may be more to the deaths than the authorities think.