From Women Talking to Pinoccio. All the movies nominated for the 2023 Academy Awards that are based on or inspired by books.


All Quiet on the Western Front. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1929 book
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All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque, 1929
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Edward Berger, 2022

A young German soldier’s compelling account of the Western Front in World War I As they battle for their lives in the trenches, Paul and his friends see firsthand how the first joy of war transforms into desperation and dread.


Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1977 comic book, Black Panther
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Black Panther
Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, 1977
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Ryan Coogler, 2022

After King T’Challa’s passing, the leaders of the kingdom of Wakanda strive to defend their country against advancing troops, while a new threat arises from the undiscovered undersea realm of Talokan.


Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1883 book, Pinocchio
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Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi, 1883
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Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson, 2022

A retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairytale about a wooden puppet who comes to life and dreams of becoming a real boy takes place in 1930s Fascist Italy. When Pinocchio comes to life, however, he turns out not to be a nice boy but instead the opposite, causing mischief and playing mean tricks.


Blonde. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2000 book
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Blonde
Joyce Carol Oates, 2000
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Andrew Dominik, 2022

After a traumatic childhood, Norma Jeane Mortensen became an actress in the Hollywood of the 1950s and early 1960s. She became world famous under the pseudonym Marilyn Monroe. But her on-screen appearances are in stark contrast to the love issues, exploitation, abuse of power and medicament addiction she faced in her private life.


Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1697 book, Puss in Boots
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Puss in Boots
Charles Perrault, 1697
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Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado, 2022

When Puss in Boots discovers he has used eight of his nine lives, he embarks on a quest with Kitty Softpaws and his new friend Perro, a therapy dog who was disguised as a cat in Mama Luna’s home, to find the mystical Last Wish and restore the lives he has lost while also avoiding new enemies who are trying to track him down because of his reputation after the first movie.


Women Talking. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2018 book
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Women Talking
Miriam Toews, 2018
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Sarah Polley, 2022

Eight Mennonite women gather one evening in a hay loft for a private meeting. Each of these women, along with more than a hundred other females in their colony, has endured nightly druggings and rapes at the hands of their colony’s men, whom they believe to be demonic beings sent to punish them for their crimes.


The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2019 comic book
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Charlie Mackesy, 2019
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Peter Baynton, 2022

The poignant and heartfelt journey follows the unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse travelling together in the boy’s search for home.


Living. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1886 book, The Death of Ivan Ilych
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The Death of Ivan Ilych
Leo Tolstoy, 1886
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Oliver Hermanus, 2022

Williams is a veteran civil servant and paper-pusher in the post-WWII London. Upon receiving a devastating medical diagnosis, he withdraws all his savings and travels to the south coast with the goal of making the most of his remaining days, but soon realizes he lacks the knowledge on how to do it. A mysterious stranger takes him out on the town and he becomes captivated by a cheerful young female colleague who possess the energy he never had.

“Movies are not the book. Movies are not even the screenplay. They are the movie.”

BRUCE JOEL RUBIN (Screenwriter)