All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Viola Davis, ranked

In 1963, Aibileen Clark is an African-American maid in Jackson, Mississippi. Aibileen’s best friend and fellow maid Minny Jackson works for Mrs. Walters, whose daughter Hilly Holbrook leads the women’s socialite group and is president of the city’s Junior League chapter.

In 1964 at a Catholic church in The Bronx, New York, Father Brendan Flynn gives a sermon on the nature of doubt, noting that it, like faith, can be a unifying force. Sister Aloysius, the strict principal of the church’s parish school, becomes concerned when she sees a boy pull away from Flynn in the school courtyard.

Imprisoned convicts of Belle Reve penitentiary are sent as members of Task Force X to the South American island of Corto Maltese to destroy Jotunheim, a Nazi-era prison and laboratory which held political prisoners and conducted experiments. During the mission, they come into conflict with Starro, a giant, telepathic alien starfish.

Antwone Fish Fisher is a temperamental young man with a violent history who is serving in the U.S. Navy. The rough life he had as a child has caused him to have a violent temper; after getting into a fight with a fellow sailor, Antwone is sentenced at a captain’s mast to be demoted, fined, and restricted to the ship for 45 days.

Marilyn Monroe had the most intense combination of glitter and tragedy of any celebrity in Hollywood history. This documentary examines the life and inner ideas of this influential movie actor through performed readings of her personal writings.

Following Jesse Stone’s dismissal from the Los Angeles Police Department, the story unfolds as he unexpectedly becomes a candidate chosen by the town’s board of selectmen to assume the role of police chief in Paradise, a quaint town situated on Boston’s North Shore. The board’s decision stems from their hope that his past setbacks will dissuade him from delving too deeply into the hidden truths and secrets concealed within the town.

In 1950s Pittsburgh, Troy Maxson lives with his wife Rose and their son Cory, and works as a garbage collector alongside his best friend, Jim Bono. Gabriel has since moved out to live across the street at Miss Pearl’s house, so Troy no longer gets rent money from Gabe, which places the family under financial strain.

Sheriff Jesse Stone, serving in a small town, takes on the enigmatic investigation of a teenage girl’s murder alongside the troubling case of a victimized wife. Amidst these challenges, Jesse must confront his personal demons, including his battle with alcoholism, his complicated relationship with his ex-wife, and the turmoil in his love life. As he delves deeper into the teenage girl’s murder, it unravels a harrowing network of sex trafficking, ultimately leading him into the realms of Boston’s affluent society.

Within the confines of Paradise, Massachusetts, a tranquil small town, Chief of Police Jesse Stone finds himself immersed in the investigation of a murder and a rape case. As a series of murders with a consistent pattern emerges, Jesse gradually uncovers the identities of the killers. However, lacking a clear motive, substantial evidence, or a weapon, he must patiently bide his time, awaiting the perfect opportunity to apprehend the perpetrators.

After contemplating suicide by jumping off the Brooklyn Bridge, 15-year-old Craig Gilner decides to go to the hospital to seek help. It is revealed that Craig has a lot of pressure at his high school, stressing over the need to turn in an application for a prestigious summer school, his shortcomings in the shadow of his best friend, Aaron, whom he considers to be great at everything, and his dad who pressures him to do well.

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.

Nine-year-old Oskar Schell, who has Asperger syndrome, lives in New York City with his parents Linda and Thomas Schell. He is close to his father, who stimulates him with missions to hunt for clues to New York City’s ‘lost Sixth Borough’. Oskar hides under his bed, where his grandmother finds him and stays until Linda returns home.