Successful works often find themselves getting adapted into new mediums. Television programs find it easiest to adapt themselves into the silver screen, but movies draw from all franchises, enough that we've split the idea into Subtropes:
- The Film of the Book: This film is based on a written work.
- The Film of the Play: This film is based on a theatrical production.
- The Film of the Series: This film is based on a live-action television series.note
- The Film of the Song: This film is based on a song (will sometimes be In Name Only).
- Live-Action Adaptation: This film is based on an animated television series or film.
- Video Game Movies: Films based on video games or video game series.
Examples that don't fit the above subtropes:
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Based on Anime & Manga
- Strange Psychokinetic Strategy: Adaptation of the Lupin III manga franchise. Completely original Origin Story.
Based on Comic Books
- The Asterix series: Adaptations of the Asterix comics.
- Asterix & Obelix Take on Caesar (original story blending a number of comics subplots)
- Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra
- Asterix at the Olympic Games
- Asterix & Obelix: God Save Britannia
- Asterix & Obelix in the Middle Kingdom (original story)
- The Amazing Spider-Man Series: Adaptation based on the Spider-Man comics.
- Captain America: Adaptations based on the Captain America comics.
- Captain America (1979): The first movie adaptation, this Origin Story has Steve Rogers as a former marine and injected with the serum FLAG (Full Latent Ability Gain) created by his father, a scientist.
- Captain America (1990): A new Origin Story for Captain America and Red Skull, making them share the same Super Serum, but changing the Skull's nationality to Italian.
- Captain America: The First Avenger: This adaptation creates an updated Origin Story for Captain America, preparing for his role in the upcoming film, The Avengers (2012).
- The Dark Knight Trilogy: An adaptation of the Batman comics, starting with an Origin Story and ending with the implication of Passing the Torch to a new Batman.
- Dennis the Menace: A 1993 live-action adaptation of the American comic strip, with Dennis The Menace Strikes Again! (1998) and A Dennis The Menace Christmas (2007) as Direct to Video sequels.
- Hellboy (2004): An adaptation of the Hellboy comics, includes an Origin Story.
- Kingsman: The Secret Service: An adaptation of The Secret Service comics.
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: A one-time adaptation of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
- Man of Steel: A new Origin Story, adapting the Superman comics, involving the presence of multiple Kryptonians.
- Richie Rich: An adaptation of the Richie Rich comic book series, starring Macaulay Culkin.
- Superman: The Movie: The first feature-length adaptation of the Superman comics, starring Christopher Reeve.
- Superman Returns: A completely original story, adapting the characters from the Superman comics.
- Tintin and the Golden Fleece: Adaptation of the Tintin comics (original story here).
- Tintin and the Blue Oranges (original story)
- Watchmen: A film based on the graphic novel Watchmen.
Based on Tabletop Games
- Clue: Adaptation based on the game, Clue. Created with Multiple Endings to imitate the game's random solution.
- Dungeons & Dragons (2000): Adaptation based on the fantasy roleplaying game Dungeons & Dragons, with Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God and Dungeons & Dragons: The Book of Vile Darkness as sequels.
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: Truer to the Text adaptation.
Based on Theme Parks
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Adaptation of Pirates of the Caribbean, a ride in multiple Disney Theme Parks.
Based on Western Animation television series
- The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle: A Human-Focused Adaptation, with CGI for the title characters continuing the 'story' of Rocky and Bullwinkle.
- A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!: A live-action Distant Finale to The Fairly OddParents!.
- The Flintstones: A completely original live-action film based on The Flintstones.
- George of the Jungle: A new Origin Story, adapting the George of the Jungle animated series.
- Scooby-Doo: A live-action film with a CGI Scooby-Doo, based on the Saturday-Morning Cartoon. The cast returned for the sequel, Scooby-Doo: Monsters Unleashed.
