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Lessons in Chemistry
Watch itLessons in Chemistry · Series · 2023
Apple TV+'s take on Elizabeth Zott, with Brie Larson.
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The Martian
Watch itThe Martian · Film · 2015
Ridley Scott and Matt Damon, still the gold standard for a science comedy on screen.
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Call Me by Your Name
Watch itCall Me by Your Name · Film · 2017
Luca Guadagnino's summer in Lombardy: the peach, the piano, the last shot.
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Pachinko
Watch itPachinko · Series · 2022
Apple TV+ filmed it in Korean, Japanese and English, and kept the novel's sweep.
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Station Eleven
Watch itStation Eleven · Series · 2021
HBO's quieter, stranger plague story: a travelling company, a comic, a child.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
Watch itA Gentleman in Moscow · Series · 2024
Ewan McGregor as Count Rostov, confined to the Metropol.
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My Brilliant Friend
Watch itMy Brilliant Friend · Series · 2018
HBO's Naples, spoken in Neapolitan: the rare adaptation that feels as close as the book.
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Normal People
Watch itNormal People · Series · 2020
The BBC/Hulu series that made Connell and Marianne a shared language.
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Wolf Hall
Watch itWolf Hall · Series · 2015
Mark Rylance as Cromwell: patient, watchful, and as good as Mantel's prose.
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The Remains of the Day
Watch itThe Remains of the Day · Film · 1993
Hopkins and Thompson, and everything that is never said.
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Rebecca
Watch itRebecca · Film · 1940
Hitchcock's Manderley. Still the one to watch after the last page.
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Pride and Prejudice
Watch itPride & Prejudice · Film · 2005
Joe Wright's wet-shirt Darcy, if you want the romance at full volume.
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Jane Eyre
Watch itJane Eyre · Film · 2011
Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender: Thornfield in autumn light.
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The Hobbit
Watch itThe Hobbit · Film · 2012
Jackson's three films are longer than the book. Watch the first, then decide.
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The Name of the Rose
Watch itThe Name of the Rose · Film · 1986
Sean Connery in Eco's abbey: a leaner mystery than the novel, still atmospheric.
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Death on the Nile
Watch itDeath on the Nile · Film · 2022
Branagh's Poirot on the river. Glossier than Christie, still a good night in.
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The Thursday Murder Club
Watch itThe Thursday Murder Club · Film · 2025
Netflix's Coopers Chase, with Helen Mirren leading the pensioners.
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Under the Tuscan Sun
Watch itUnder the Tuscan Sun · Film · 2003
Diane Lane restoring the villa. Lighter than the memoir, perfect after the last chapter.
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Watch itMemoirs of a Geisha · Film · 2005
Rob Marshall's Kyoto: lavish, and best watched after you have the book's voice in your head.
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Out of Africa
Watch itOut of Africa · Film · 1985
Streep and Redford under the Ngong Hills. The film is the romance; the book is the land.
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Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Watch itCaptain Corelli's Mandolin · Film · 2001
Cage and Cruz on Cephalonia. The novel is richer; the film is the island.
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Zorba the Greek
Watch itZorba the Greek · Film · 1964
Anthony Quinn dancing on the beach. Watch it, then you will understand the last page.