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All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Summer Bishil, ranked
Summer Bishil appears in several titles adapted from the pages of books and comic books to the screen, such as The Magicians or Towelhead.
Here, we offer a ranked list, from best to worst, of 2 movies and TV series based on existing source material where Summer Bishil 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.
The Magicians
Lev Grossman, 2009
TV series vs book
Sera Gamble, John McNamara, 2015-2020
Quentin Coldwater enrolls at Brakebills University for Magical Pedagogy to be trained as a magician, where he discovers that the magical world from his favorite childhood books is real and poses a danger to humanity. Meanwhile, the life of his childhood friend Julia is derailed when she is denied entry, and she searches for magic elsewhere.
Towelhead
Alicia Erian, 2005
movie vs book
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.