TV Adaptations (US)
These feature films, TV movies and straight-to-DVDs are based on America's live-action TV series and mini-series from the 1950s to present.
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- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetWallace GrissellStarsJudd HoldrenLarry StewartGeorge EldredgeSpace hero Captain Video battles the evil Vultura on the planet Atoma.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderRichard BooneTwo homicide detectives investigate the brutal shotgun murder of a crime syndicate member.
- DirectorAl LewisStarsEve ArdenGale GordonDon PorterFollows the story of an English teacher that flusters the principal and flirts with a colleague.
- DirectorEdward MontagneStarsErnest BorgnineTim ConwayJoe FlynnThe crazy crew of McHale decide to use their PT boat as an off-track betting parlor and run in to lots of trouble when they owe money to some marines and a horse they bought causes a Japanese sub to run aground.
- DirectorEdward MontagneStarsJoe FlynnTim ConwayBob HastingsThe crew of PT-73 are in trouble again when Ensign Parker poses as an Air Force pilot and sinks the Japanese fleet, without McHale.
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsFred GwynneYvonne De CarloAl LewisThe Munsters travel to England after Herman discovers he's the new Lord of the Munster Hall.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsCraig StevensLaura DevonEdward AsnerWhen crime boss Scarlotti is murdered, PI Peter Gunn is distraught and angry. Scarlotti saved his life once. Nick Fusco, the new kingpin, is the prime suspect for the murder but it's going to be a struggle for Gunn to investigate him.
- DirectorBob RafelsonStarsPeter TorkDavy JonesMicky DolenzThe Monkees frolic their way through a series of musical set pieces and vignettes containing surreal humor and anti-establishment social commentary.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsJonathan FridGrayson HallKathryn Leigh ScottVampire Barnabas Collins is accidentally released from his centuries-long confinement at his family's estate in Maine. He targets his clueless descendants who live there now and pursues Maggie, the incarnation of his lost love.
- DirectorHollingsworth MorseStarsJack WildBillie HayesMartha RayeFrom the Land of the Lost producers comes a family comedy filled with mirth, magic and music about a little boy named Jimmy and his fantastic adventures with the dragon H. R. Pufnstuf.
- DirectorDan CurtisStarsDavid SelbyGrayson HallKate JacksonA painter and his wife move into a home and find themselves plagued by ghosts and spirits of his ancestors that used to be witches.
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsBob DenverAlan Hale Jr.Jim BackusThe castaways must try to readjust to life in civilization after they are rescued from the island.
- DirectorEarl BellamyStarsBob DenverAlan Hale Jr.Jim BackusThe Castaways finally get permanently rescued and they turn their island home into an exclusive resort.
- DirectorRobert WiseStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyWhen an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsJim HensonFrank OzJerry NelsonKermit and his newfound friends trek across America to find success in Hollywood, but a frog legs merchant is after Kermit.
- DirectorChuck BarrisStarsChuck BarrisRobin AltmanBrian O'MullinA week in the life of "The Gong Show" host and creator Chuck Barris who lives through a series of outrageous competitors, stressful situations, a nervous breakdown and other comical characters involved in his life and work on the TV show.
- DirectorClive DonnerStarsDon AdamsAndrea HowardSylvia KristelMaxwell Smart is recalled to duty to help fight a villian who threatens to detonate a weapon that destroys clothing.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsFred GwynneYvonne De CarloAl LewisWhen the owner of a wax museum attempts to frame Herman and Grandpa Munster for pulling a jewelry heist, they must both prove their innocence and find out who the true thieves are.
- DirectorRobert M. LeedsStarsBuddy EbsenDonna DouglasNancy KulpJed Clamplett and his backwoods family help solve an energy crisis in their own rustic ways for their Beverly Hills neighborhood to which they still cannot quite adjust.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsJim HensonFrank OzDave GoelzKermit the Frog, The Great Gonzo, and Fozzie Bear are reporters who travel to Britain to interview a rich victim of jewel thieves and help her along with her secretary, Miss Piggy.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsBob DenverAlan Hale Jr.Jim BackusThe staff of the island resort need the aid of the Harlem Globetrotters to keep their island from a greedy millionaire.
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyWith the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
- DirectorJoe DanteJohn LandisGeorge MillerStarsDan AykroydAlbert BrooksVic MorrowFour horror and science fiction segments, directed by four famous directors, each of them being a new version of a classic story from Rod Serling's landmark television series.
- DirectorRick MoranisDave ThomasStarsRick MoranisDave ThomasMax von SydowCanada's most famous hosers, Bob and Doug McKenzie, get jobs at the Elsinore Brewery, only to learn that something is rotten with the state of it.
- 19831h 36mTV-PG6.4 (749)TV MovieDirectorRay AustinStarsRobert VaughnDavid McCallumPatrick MacneeWhen THRUSH steals a nuclear weapon and demands a ransom delivered by Napoleon Solo, UNCLE recalls him and his partner to duty.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsJim HensonFrank OzDave GoelzKermit and his friends go to New York City to get their musical on Broadway only to find it's a more difficult task than they anticipated.
- DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyAdmiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsPaul ReubensElizabeth DailyMark HoltonWhen eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
- DirectorRobert MarkowitzStarsTelly SavalasSuzanne PleshetteMax von SydowLieutenant Theo Kojak teams up with Dana Sutton, a comely federal agent, to uncover a conspiracy reaching back to the Nazi occupation of the Soviet Union.
- DirectorKen KwapisStarsCaroll SpinneyJim HensonFrank OzBig Bird is sent to live far from Sesame Street by a pesky social worker named Miss Finch. Unhappy, he runs away from there, prompting the rest of the Sesame Street gang to go on a cross-country journey to find him.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsDavid Marshall GrantDale MidkiffMolly HaganDigger Barnes is furious when his friend Jock Ewing starts dating the love of his life Ellie Southworth. He is also convinced that Jock has cheated him out of his share in their oil fields. And so begins the decades long Barnes-Ewing feud.
- DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyTo save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
- DirectorRichard LangStarsDavid CarradineKerrie KeaneMakoKwai Chang Caine meets up with the father of the man he killed in China who seeks revenge using Caine's own illegitimate son.
- DirectorTom MankiewiczStarsDan AykroydTom HanksChristopher PlummerThe equally strait-laced and "by-the-book" nephew of Joe Friday must work with his more laid-back partner to solve a mystery.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De NiroDuring Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsTelly SavalasKate NelliganPat HingleThe bald detective in a fedora finds himself attracted to a foxy, enigmatic woman who is suspected in the murders of her two small sons.
- DirectorPeter BaldwinStarsFlorence HendersonRobert ReedAnn B. DavisThe entire Brady family manages to overcome personal obstacles to spend a happy holiday together.
- DirectorRandal KleiserStarsPaul ReubensPenelope Ann MillerKris KristoffersonPee-wee Herman is now a small-town farmer with a fiancée, but when a traveling circus comes to town, he finds himself falling for the trapeze artist.
- DirectorDavid ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenPriscilla PresleyO.J. SimpsonIncompetent police Detective Frank Drebin must foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
- DirectorPaul KrasnyStarsTelly SavalasAndre BraugherShari HeadleyOne of Kojak's old enemies uses Ariana, a young Greek girl, as bait to trap the legendary New York detective. Meanwhile, Kojak finds himself a brash young associate.
- DirectorGary NelsonStarsDon AdamsBarbara FeldonBernie KopellSmart is called back to duty as KAOS is back causing trouble again with a 'weather machine'.
- DirectorWilliam ShatnerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyCaptain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy.
- DirectorPaul KrasnyStarsTelly SavalasAndre BraugherGlynnis O'ConnorKojak charms his way into high society to investigate art thefts that are tied to munitions smuggling and murder.
- DirectorRichard ComptonStarsTelly SavalasAndre BraugherDarren McGavinAfter discovering the connection between a corrupt city commissioner and Colombian killers, Kojak is framed for the murder of a call girl and is prosecuted by former police detective Crocker, now an assistant D.A.
- DirectorJohn HarrisonStarsDebbie HarryMatthew LawrenceChristian SlaterTo stall a witch plotting to eat him, a boy reads her horror tales dealing with a collegian's resurrection of a mummy, a murderous cat, and an artist's pact with a gargoyle.
- DirectorAlan MetzgerStarsTelly SavalasAndre BraugherMargaret WhittonAfter a flighty young woman accidentally witnesses a Mob hit in an Italian restaurant, New York Police Inspector Theo Kojak must both protect her from an unscrupulous Dutch hitman, and bring Mob kingpin Tony Salducci to justice.
- DirectorDavid ZuckerStarsLeslie NielsenPriscilla PresleyGeorge KennedyLieutenant Frank Drebin discovers that his ex-girlfriend's new beau is involved in a plot to kidnap a scientist who advocates solar energy.
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsAnjelica HustonRaul JuliaChristopher LloydCon artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
- DirectorRichard ComptonStarsTelly SavalasAndre BraugherAngie DickinsonInvestigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposé, Kojak discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame.
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest KelleyOn the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsSheryl LeeRay WiseMädchen AmickLaura Palmer's harrowing final days are chronicled one year after the murder of Teresa Banks, a resident of Twin Peaks' neighboring town.
- DirectorJud TaylorStarsDavid CarradineChris PotterRoger BateThe grandson of Kwai Chang Kane walks out of the past. He teaches his son the Shaolin way in a temple. An evil force destroyed that temple. Father and son each believed that the other perished. 15 years later, father and son are reunited and now Kane faces new challenges.
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsMichael CaineDave GoelzSteve WhitmireThe Muppets present their own touching rendition of Charles Dickens' classic tale.
- DirectorRobert KlaneStarsTony RandallJack KlugmanBarbara BarrieFelix's daughter Edna is getting married, and his wife Gloria throws him out of the house for a few days, so that she can plan the wedding herself, without him getting in the way. Felix temporarily moves in with Oscar, who is still living in the same apartment from the TV show. Due to throat cancer, Oscar had to have one of his vocal cords removed, and he can only speak in a raspy whisper. Meanwhile, plans for the wedding are going on, and things get complicated when Felix finds out that Edna's fiancé has been divorced twice.
- DirectorPenelope SpheerisStarsDiedrich BaderErika EleniakJim VarneyNice guy redneck Jed Clampett strikes it rich when he finds black oil. He and his kin move to posh Beverly Hills.
- DirectorRichard ComptonStarsMichael O'HareTamlyn TomitaJerry DoyleThe opening of a crucial space station is put in jeopardy when the commanding officer is accused of the attempted murder of a diplomat.
- DirectorAndrew DavisStarsHarrison FordTommy Lee JonesSela WardDr. Richard Kimble, unjustly accused of murdering his wife, must find the real killer while being the target of a nationwide manhunt led by a seasoned U.S. Marshal.
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsAnjelica HustonRaul JuliaChristopher LloydThe Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
- DirectorDavid CarsonStarsPatrick StewartWilliam ShatnerMalcolm McDowellWith the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a deranged scientist willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsLeslie NielsenPriscilla PresleyGeorge KennedyFrank Drebin comes out of retirement to help Police Squad infiltrate a gang of terrorists planning to detonate a bomb at the Academy Awards.
- DirectorSam PillsburyStarsRichard Joseph PaulHudson LeickMichael BeachLoosely based on the popular television series of the 80's, this movie brings the story into an apocalyptic time and a new "KITT".
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsRobert CulpBill CosbyGeorge NewbernTime passes and things change. So have Scott and Robinson. Scott has become a college professor and Robinson holds a high enough position with the S.S.A.. Actually, their children are now the agents. It's their first mission, and they must babysit some Russian scientists But the loving fathers that they are, follow them to make sure their babies don't get hurt. What happens next is a mix of action and comedy involving the CIA, the KGB, China, and old friends from the old world.
- DirectorRichard DonnerStarsMel GibsonJodie FosterJames GarnerBret Maverick, needing money for a poker tournament, faces various comic mishaps and challenges, including a charming woman thief.
- DirectorBill FishmanStarsDavid JohansenJohn C. McGinleyFran DrescherBrash NYC policeman Officer Gunther Toody is partnered with stiff, by-the-book Officer Francis Muldoon to protect an important mafia witness prior to testifying against orgainzed crime in Brooklyn, all the while dealing with their personal lives, overbearing spouses, common criminals, arms dealers, and their officious boss Captain Anderson.
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsShelley LongGary ColeChristine TaylorThe original 1970s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsKaran AshleyJohnny Yong BoschSteve CardenasA giant egg is unearthed at a construction site and soon opened, releasing the terrible Ivan Ooze, who wreaks vengeance on Zordon for imprisoning him millennia ago. With Zordon dying and their powers lost, the Rangers head to a distant planet to find the mystic warrior Dulcea.
- DirectorRobert GintyStarsEdward HerrmannVeronica HamelRobert MorseThe Munsters come to America to search for Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, and they discover that he has turned himself into Brent Jekyll, who is running for Congress, and Grandpa must make a formula to change him back into Norman.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsTom CruiseJon VoightEmmanuelle BéartAn American agent, under false suspicion of disloyalty, must discover and expose the real spy without the help of his organization.
- DirectorArlene SanfordStarsShelley LongGary ColeTim MathesonThe Bradys are surprised when a man claiming to be Carol's long lost first husband shows up at their home. Before long, his strange actions cause them to question his motives.
- DirectorIan EmesStarsSam McMurrayAnn MagnusonBug HallGet ready for some holiday spirits as the first family of fright rallies to show melancholy Eddie Munster (Bug Hall) some of the holly, jolly magic that only Santa can bring.
- DirectorBrian HensonStarsTim CurryBilly ConnollyJennifer SaundersThe Muppets set sail in search of treasure, with Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver.
- DirectorJonathan LynnStarsSteve MartinDan AykroydPhil HartmanSgt. Bilko is a well-liked conman in charge of the army base's motor pool, developing a hover tank and unofficially of gambling etc. One man hates Bilko and he's coming to inspect the base for possible closure.
- DirectorAlan ShapiroStarsPaul HoganElijah WoodJonathan BanksA teenage boy sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncle on the Florida coast befriends a remarkable dolphin and takes on local bad guys who are polluting the water.
- DirectorJim MallonStarsTrace BeaulieuMichael J. NelsonJim MallonMike Nelson and his robot companions watch and give their comments about This Island Earth (1955).
- DirectorKelly MakinStarsDave FoleyBruce McCullochKevin McDonaldA pharmaceutical scientist creates a pill that makes people remember their happiest memory, and although it's successful, it has unfortunate side effects.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent SpinerThe Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
- DirectorShuki LevyDavid WinningStarsJason David FrankCatherine SutherlandHilary ShepardA space alien is threatening to bring destruction on Earth, and the Power Rangers are enhanced with turbo powers in order to prevent her plan.
- DirectorBrian RobbinsStarsKel MitchellKenan ThompsonSinbadA dim-witted teenager and his new coworker try to save the old burger joint they work for from failing after the opening of a brand new burger restaurant across the street, which's planning to put them out of business.
- DirectorLewis TeagueStarsTom WopatJohn SchneiderCatherine BachThe Good Ole Boys return to try to save Hazzard Swamp and Uncle Jesse's farm from being destroyed by a crooked developer's (Mama Josephine Max) plans to build a theme park. To do so, they have to dust off the General Lee and win a cross-country moonshine race. The plot thickens when Mama Max stops at nothing to prevent Bo and Luke from running in the race, including kidnapping Daisy.
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsTom ArnoldDean StockwellErnest BorgnineA retired Navy officer returns to active duty, along with a group of misfit sailors, to battle his former nemesis.
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsVal KilmerElisabeth ShueRade SerbedzijaSimon "The Saint" Templar (Val Kilmer), is a thief for hire, whose latest job to steal the secret process for cold fusion puts him at odds with a traitor bent on toppling the Russian government, as well as the woman who holds its secret.
- DirectorAndy CadiffStarsChristopher McDonaldJanine TurnerCameron FinleyTheodore "Beaver" Cleaver, age 8, has misadventures and learns life lessons in this entertaining, hilarious tale of a small-town Ohio family and the daily trials of life.
- DirectorStephen HopkinsStarsGary OldmanWilliam HurtMatt LeBlancThe Robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home.
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsDavid DuchovnyGillian AndersonJohn NevilleMulder and Scully must fight the government in a conspiracy and find the truth about an alien colonization of Earth.
- DirectorMichael VejarStarsBruce BoxleitnerMira FurlanRichard BiggsEmperor Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic tells the story of the Earth-Minbari War that almost destroyed humanity and later inspired its last best, hope for peace.
- DirectorDave PayneStarsDaryl HannahTim CurryNicole FugereThe Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives.
- DirectorJon CassarStarsLarry WilcoxErik EstradaRobert PinePonch has returned to the police force, and is determined to help his friend Jon in investigating various car thefts.
- DirectorJesús Salvador TreviñoStarsBruce BoxleitnerClaudia ChristianMira FurlanThe crew of Babylon 5 discover an ancient artifact floating in hyperspace.
- DirectorStuart BairdStarsTommy Lee JonesWesley SnipesRobert Downey Jr.U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his team of Marshals are assigned to track down Sheridan, who has been accused of a double-murder.
- DirectorSteve GomerStarsGeorge HearnShirley DouglasTrevor MorganA talking purple dinosaur leads a group of children on a hunt for a large missing egg.
- DirectorJanet GreekStarsJerry DoyleTracy ScogginsJeff ConawayA group of Soul Hunters come to Babylon 5 demanding the return of something that was stolen from them.
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent SpinerWhen the crew of the Enterprise learn of a Federation conspiracy against the inhabitants of a unique planet, Captain Picard begins an open rebellion.
- DirectorDonald PetrieStarsChristopher LloydJeff DanielsElizabeth HurleyA Martian lands on Earth and makes friends with a reporter.
- DirectorMichael VejarStarsBruce BoxleitnerJerry DoyleJeff ConawayThe Drakh, allies of the Shadows, seek revenge against humanity after the Second Shadow War.
- DirectorScott SilverStarsClaire DanesOmar EppsGiovanni RibisiThree problem teens sent to jail are offered a deal to work with an undercover cop, uncover an intricate drug ring and are caught in a deadly set-up. With cops on their trail, they have little time to solve the case and clear their names.
- DirectorGary HalvorsonStarsKevin ClashMandy PatinkinVanessa WilliamsA tug-of-war between Elmo and his friend sends his blanket to faraway Grouchland, a place full of grouchy creatures and the villainous Huxley. Elmo embarks on a rescue mission, learning important lessons about sharing and responsibility.
- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsWill SmithKevin KlineKenneth BranaghThe two best special agents in the Wild West must save President Grant from the clutches of a diabolical, wheelchair-bound, steampunk-savvy, Confederate scientist bent on revenge for losing the Civil War.
- DirectorTim HillStarsDave GoelzSteve WhitmireBill BarrettaGonzo is contacted by his alien family through his breakfast cereal. But when the men in black kidnap him, it's up to Kermit and the gang to rescue Gonzo and help him reunite with his long-lost family.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsTom CruiseDougray ScottThandiwe NewtonIMF agent Ethan Hunt is sent to Sydney to find and destroy a genetically modified disease called "Chimera".
- DirectorBradford MayStarsTom WopatJohn SchneiderCatherine BachThe Duke Boys and company travel to Hollywood to sell some musical recordings in order to raise money to build a new hospital in Hazzard County. However, when their recordings and money are stolen, they wind up on the run from mysterious hitmen, sleazy record producers, Russian gangsters, and vicious loan sharks.