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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Simon Callow

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Christmas Carol: The Movie. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1843 book, A Christmas Carol
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A Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens, 1843
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Christmas Carol: The Movie
Jimmy T. Murakami, 2001

In 1867, Charles Dickens arrives at a theatre in Boston one snowy night to tell the story of A Christmas Carol. Old bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.

Doctor Jekyll. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1886 book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson, 1886
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Doctor Jekyll
Joe Stephenson, 2023

The movie presents a contemporary take on Robert Louis Stevenson’s renowned 1886 novella. Dr. Nina Jekyll, an isolated individual who forges a bond with her recently employed assistant, Rob. Together, they must collaborate to thwart Hyde’s attempts to dismantle her life.

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 1926 book, Winnie-the-Pooh
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Winnie-the-Pooh
A.A. Milne, 1926
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Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2
Rhys Frake-Waterfield, 2024

This film serves as a sequel to ‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey,’ a 2023 horror movie that offers a frightening reinterpretation of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard’s Winnie-the-Pooh books.