All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Rod Lurie, ranked

In 2006, PRT Kamdesh was one of several U.S. Army outposts established in Northern Afghanistan. Located in a remote valley surrounded by the Hindu Kush mountains, the base was regarded as a deathtrap. The movie tells the story of the 53 U.S. soldiers and two Latvian military advisors who battled some 400 enemy insurgents at the Battle of Kamdesh.

The movie explores events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. The film begins in the final months leading up to the 1980 presidential election, and explores the challenges Reagan faced to define himself as a leader. Meanwhile, an aimless and deranged Hinckley is unraveling, leading to the fateful day in March 1981 when these figures collided.

Scriptwriter David Sumner and his wife Amy relocate to rural Mississippi where Amy grew up. While in town one afternoon, David meets Amy’s ex-boyfriend Charlie and his three friends, Norman, Chris, and Bic. David is intimidated by the men, but they have already been hired to fix the roof of the barn on Amy’s property.