Great 2019 Dramas That Are Based on Books

This year has already brought some great drama to the big screen, and as we gear up for summer blockbuster season it looks like it won’t be slowing down anytime soon. If you’re looking for your next big screen drama fix, look no further than these two recent releases, both based on books and sure to bring on the waterworks.

The Aftermath by Rhidian Brook. Part historical fiction, part love story, The Aftermath transports us to Hamburg, just after the end of World War II, when British Colonel Lewis Morgan and his wife Rachel find themselves with no choice but to share a house with a German widower and his daughter. Rachel finds herself caught between the two men, resulting, of course, in plenty of drama. Starring Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgärd, and Jason Clarke, The Aftermath is a dramatic tale of love and tension that’s not to be missed.

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott. What happens when Stella, a sick teen awaiting a lung transplant, has to remain five feet away from everyone in order to prevent infections? She falls in love, of course, the object of her affection being Will, another sick teen. Starring Cole Sprouse, Haley Lu Richardson, and Claire Forlani, the novel was adapted for the screen before even arriving in bookstores, which didn’t seem to dampen expectations one bit.

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The Real Life Dramas That Inspired Great Movies

True life has its way of inspiring not just great books but great film and television as well, and some of our greatest dramas could only come from real life events and people. Here are three great movies and the real life events that inspired them.

Schindler’s List. Oskar Schindler was a German factory owner who saved the lives of well over a thousands Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories in Poland and keeping them hidden from the Nazis. Steven Spielberg brought the epic tale to life on screen in 1993 based on the 1982 novel Schindler’s Ark.

The Pianist. Another gripping tale of the Holocaust, Roman Polanski tells the tale of pianist Władysław Szpilman who was forced to live in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Based on Szpilman’s autobiography of the same name, Polanski put much of his personal experience into the film to give a truly disturbing look into the atrocities committed during the Holocaust.

Milk. Sean Penn’s stellar depiction of gay rights activist and openly gay politician Harvey Milk earned him a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild award for Best Actor. The film follows Milk from the start of his voyage into activism and political life right up until his horrific murder at the hands of Dan White.

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