Films in this list are from the links below:
• 31 Movies Based on Short Stories (Or How to Turn a Nine-Page Story into a Feature Film)
• 13 Classic Movies Based on Short Stories: Best Short Story Adaptations
• Behind the Scenes: 12 Films You Didn’t Know Were Based on Short Fiction
• List of short fiction made into feature films (Wikipedia)
Organized by average letterboxd rating. Last updated 18 may 2026.
see also: based on books and novels
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