Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keywords "based-on-book", "high-society"

1. The Great Gatsby (2013)

PG-13 | 143 min | Drama, Romance

A writer and wall street trader, Nick Carraway, finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his mysterious millionaire neighbor, Jay Gatsby, amid the riotous parties of the Jazz Age.

Director: Baz Luhrmann | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire

Votes: 597,530 | Gross: $144.84M

2. A Place in the Sun (1951)

Passed | 122 min | Drama, Romance

A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.

Director: George Stevens | Stars: Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor, Shelley Winters, Anne Revere

Votes: 24,814

3. House of Gucci (2021)

R | 158 min | Biography, Crime, Drama

When Patrizia Reggiani, an outsider from humble beginnings, marries into the Gucci family, her unbridled ambition begins to unravel their legacy and triggers a reckless spiral of betrayal, decadence, revenge, and ultimately...murder.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons

Votes: 160,053 | Gross: $53.81M

4. The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

R | 125 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

After his mistress runs over a young teen, a Wall Street hotshot sees his life unravel in the spotlight and attracts the interest of a down-and-out reporter.

Director: Brian De Palma | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, Melanie Griffith, Kim Cattrall

Votes: 26,769 | Gross: $15.69M

5. The Aeronauts (2019)

PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

A balloon pilot and a scientist find themselves in a fight for survival while attempting to make discoveries in a gas balloon in the 1860s.

Director: Tom Harper | Stars: Felicity Jones, Eddie Redmayne, Himesh Patel, Vincent Perez

Votes: 37,446

6. Wilde (1997)

R | 118 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The turmoil in poet/playwright Oscar Wilde's life after he discovers his homosexuality.

Director: Brian Gilbert | Stars: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle

Votes: 18,130 | Gross: $2.16M

7. Coco Before Chanel (2009)

PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Coco Chanel's rise from obscure beginnings to the heights of the fashion world.

Director: Anne Fontaine | Stars: Audrey Tautou, Benoît Poelvoorde, Alessandro Nivola, Marie Gillain

Votes: 42,134 | Gross: $6.11M

8. Red-Headed Woman (1932)

Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Lillian (Jean Harlow) relentlessly attempts to seduce a married man (Chester Morris).

Director: Jack Conway | Stars: Jean Harlow, Chester Morris, Lewis Stone, Leila Hyams

Votes: 3,537

9. The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)

PG | 123 min | Biography, Drama, History

A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.

Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Peter Finch, Yvonne Mitchell, James Mason, Nigel Patrick

Votes: 1,120

10. Winchell (1998 TV Movie)

R | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

The true story of the influential and controversial columnist, Walter Winchell.

Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly, Paul Giamatti, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 630

11. Passion and Paradise (1989)

Not Rated | 185 min | Crime, Drama, History

Sir Harry Oakes is a wealthy magnate, living amongst the British aristocrats who have made their home in the Bahamas just prior to World War II. Their small community is one of privilege ... See full summary »

Director: Harvey Hart | Stars: Armand Assante, Catherine Mary Stewart, Mariette Hartley, Kevin McCarthy

Votes: 131

12. Forbidden (1984)

PG-13 | 114 min | Drama, Romance, War

In Berlin in the early 1940s, romance is forbidden between the young countess who is studying veterinary medicine and a young man she meets at the home of a former professor. But they fall ... See full summary »

Director: Anthony Page | Stars: Jacqueline Bisset, Jürgen Prochnow, Irene Worth, Peter Vaughan

Votes: 252

13. Private Affairs (1940)

Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Romance

Amos Bullerton, son of an old Boston family, has chosen for twenty years to remain a "black sheep" rather than submit to the dictation of his staid family. Jane Bullerton, his daughter, ... See full summary »

Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Nancy Kelly, Robert Cummings, Hugh Herbert, Roland Young

Votes: 63

14. Millionaires (1926)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy

Meyer Rubens and his wife Esther own a pressing-shop in New York's Lower East Side. Esther wants to move up to the upper West Side, and her rich sister Reba persuades Meyer to invest in the... See full summary »

Director: Herman C. Raymaker | Stars: George Sidney, Louise Fazenda, Vera Gordon, Nat Carr

15. Screen Two (1985–1998)
Episode: Persuasion (1995)

PG | 103 min | Drama

Theatrical film of Persuasion with Ciaran Hinds & Amanda Root. Directed by Roger Michell.

Director: Roger Michell | Stars: Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Susan Fleetwood, Corin Redgrave

Votes: 11,399 | Gross: $5.46M