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- The Notebook. The Notebook is based on the novel of the same name. The Notebook, a romantic drama, sweeps us into the tale of Allie Hamilton (Rachel McAdams) and Noah Calhoun (Ryan Gosling).
- A Walk to Remember. A Walk to Remember is based on the novel of the same name. In A Walk to Remember, a poignant tale of love and redemption unfolds. Landon Carter (Shane West), a rebellious teenager, finds himself unexpectedly smitten by Jamie Sullivan (Mandy Moore), the town's preacher's daughter.
- The Longest Ride. The Longest Ride is based on the novel of the same name. Former bull-riding champion Luke (Scott Eastwood) and college student Sophia (Britt Robertson) are in love, but conflicting paths and ideals threaten to tear them apart: Luke hopes to make a comeback on the rodeo circuit, and Sophia is about to embark on her dream job in New York's art world.
- The Lucky One. The Lucky One is based on the novel of the same name. U.S. Marine Sgt. Logan Thibault (Zac Efron) returns home from his third tour of duty in Iraq with the one thing he believes kept him alive: a photograph of a woman he doesn't even know.
- The Notebook (2004) When you think of the name Nicholas Sparks, you think of The Notebook. It's your classic tale of an intense love set in the 1940s between a rich girl (Rachel McAdams as Allie) and a lower-class man (Ryan Gosling as Noah).
- A Walk to Remember (2002) Directed by Adam Shankman, A Walk to Remember is a cute coming-of-age romance drama set in a small town during the 1950s. High school bad boy Landon Carter (Shane West) is forced to attend his school's play in order to not be expelled for drinking underage.
- Nights in Rodanthe (2008) You can see a common theme with these romantic drama genres. In Nights in Rodanthe, Adrienne (Diane Lane) tends to a friend's inn as she is trying to get her chaotic life back in order.
- Message in a Bottle (1999) Set in the late 1990s, we have Message in a Bottle. Yet another romantic drama, this film centers on the journalist Theresa Osborne (Robin Wright Penn) who finds a tragic love letter in a bottle while jogging on the beach.
Apr 2, 2019 · There are three things Nicholas Sparks knows how to do exceptionally well when it comes to storytelling: stir up emotions, set a beautiful scene, and crush readers' spirits as soon as they become invested in the characters. The author's formula has clearly worked. In 1993, he published his first and most revered novel, The Notebook.
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- Sparks' Deal with Universal Pictures
- The Wish
- Additional Novels That Could Make It to The Silver screen
Since Message in a Bottle, starring Kevin Costner and Robin Wright, hit theaters in 1999, Sparks' stories have taken over the silver screen every couple of years, allowing readers to connect with their favorite characters and, at the same time, making Sparks' work even more popular. To date, the author's latest novel to make it to theaters is The C...
The first film to hit theaters as a product of this partnership between Sparks and Universal Pictures will be based on his 2021 novel The Wish, the author's second-to-last published book. This love story follows Maggie Dawes, a teenager who, in 1996, is shipped off to live with an aunt in a remote Outer Banks village. Although Maggie struggles with...
So far,The Wish is the only novel that has been confirmed to get a film adaptation, and there is no word on which of Sparks' books will be optioned for the other two films under the Universal Pictures deal. However, there is speculation that they might be two of the author's latest novels, The Return andDreamland. The former was released in Septemb...
- The Choice (2016) A more recent — and perhaps, the most forgettable — film in the Sparks oeuvre, "The Choice" cast Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer as its leading lovers, telling the tale of a complicated love triangle between two neighbors (Walker and Palmer) and the woman's current boyfriend (Tom Welling), as an irresistible attraction threatens to ruin the lives of all involved.
- Safe Haven (2013) Nicholas Sparks films have long been the access point for stars looking to establish a cinematic foothold, and "Safe Haven" was part of a Hollywood blitzkrieg lunched by "Dancing With the Stars" vet Hough — who made the Christina Aguilera/Cher film "Burlesque," the "Footloose" remake, the Tom Cruise dud "Rock of Ages" and this film all in the span of about three years, but hasn't done much film since.
- The Last Song (2010) When it came time for Miley Cyrus to make her live action film debut, and take on her first real adult role, she followed the Mandy Moore blueprint with this installment of the Sparks cinematic universe, alongside Liam Hemsworth (who she would later marry in real life) — also, at the time, taking on the most sizable role of his career.
- The Lucky One (2012) Another Sparks movie about a military veteran, "The Lucky One" is focused on a U.S. Marine named Logan Thibault (played by Zac Efron) who finds a photograph of a woman while serving in Iraq.
2015 2h 3m PG-13. 7.0 (90K) Rate. 33 Metascore. Sophia and Luke make an unexpected and fateful connection with Ira, a 90-years old man, when they save him from a car crash. Ira's memories of his own decades-long romance with his beloved wife deeply inspire the young couple. Director George Tillman Jr. Stars Scott Eastwood Britt Robertson Alan Alda.
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Sep 13, 2024 · 1. The Notebook (2004) From all of Nicholas Sparks’ romantic repetitions and predictable clichés, ‘The Notebook’ is an exception and a masterpiece of its genre. Filled with beauty and emotion, it has somehow found the balance not to fall into the typical love stories without sense and rise up to a legendary tale of true love that, most ...
