Plays later made into feature films

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This is a list of plays that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.

8 femmes, Robert Thomas - 8 Women, 2002
The 24th Day, Tony Piccirillo - The 24th Day, 2004
1776, Peter Stone and Sherman Edwards - 1776, 1972
Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Robert E. Sherwood - Abe Lincoln in Illinois, 1940
Abie's Irish Rose, Anne Nichols - Abie's Irish Rose, 1928
The Admirable Crichton, J. M. Barrie - The Admirable Crichton, 1957
Agnes of God, John Pielmeier - Agnes of God, 1985
Alfie, Bill Naughton (radio play) - Alfie, 1966, 2004
Amadeus, Peter Shaffer - Amadeus, 1984
American Buffalo, David Mamet - American Buffalo, 1996
Anastasia, Marcelle Maurette - Anastasia, 1956, 1997
Angel Street, Patrick Hamilton - Gaslight, 1940, 1944
Annie, Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin, and Thomas Meehan - Annie, 1982, 1999, Annie: A Royal Adventure!, 1995
Annie Get Your Gun, Herbert and Dorothy Fields - Annie Get Your Gun, 1950, 1956, 1967
Another Country, Julian Mitchell - Another Country, 1984
Arsenic and Old Lace, Joseph Kesselring - Arsenic and Old Lace, 1944
As Is, William M. Hoffman - As Is, 1986
Assunta Spina, Salvatore di Giacomo - Assunta Spina, 1915
Bad Girl, Vi?a Delmar - Bad Girl, 1931
Bar Girls, Lauran Hoffman - Bar Girls, 1994
Barefoot in the Park, Neil Simon - Barefoot in the Park, 1967
Barstool Words, Josh Ben Friedman - Barstool Words, 2006
Beautiful Thing, Jonathan Harvey - Beautiful Thing, 1995
Becket or The Honor of God, Jean Anouilh - Becket, 1964
Becky Sharp, Langdon Mitchell - Becky Sharp, 1935
The Beggar's Opera, John Gay - The Beggar's Opera, 1953
The Big Knife, Clifford Odets - The Big Knife, 1955
Blithe Spirit, Noel Coward - Blithe Spirit, 1945
Blue Denim, James Leo Herlihy - Blue Denim, 1959
Born Yesterday, Garson Kanin - Born Yesterday, 1950, 1993
The Boys in the Band, Mart Crowley - The Boys in the Band, 1970
Breaker Morant: A Play in Two Acts, Kenneth G. Ross - Breaker Morant, 1980
Brighton Beach Memoirs, Neil Simon - Brighton Beach Memoirs, 1986
A Bronx Tale, Chazz Palminteri - A Bronx Tale, 1993
The Browning Version, Terence Rattigan - The Browning Version, 1951, 1955, 1985, 1994
Bug, Tracy Letts - Bug, 2007
Bus Stop and People in the Wind, William Inge - Bus Stop, 1956
Butterflies Are Free, Leonard Gershe - Butterflies Are Free, 1972
Chicago, Maurine Dallas Watkins - Chicago, 2002
La Dame aux Cam?lias (The Lady of the Camellias), Alexandre Dumas, fils - Camille, 1915, 1917, 1921, 1926, 1936, 1984 ; Camille 2000, 1969 ; La Dame aux Cam?lias, 1910, 1934, 1953, 1980 ; Damen med kameliorna, 1925 ; Kameliadamen, 1907 ; La Mujer de las camelias, 1954 ; La Signora delle Camelie, 1915
Day of Atonement, Samson Raphaelson - The Jazz Singer, 1927
Desk Set, William Marchant - Desk Set, 1957
A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen - A Doll's House, 1918, 1922, 1943, 1959, 1973 (two versions), 1992
Dracula, Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston - Dracula, 1931, 1979
Goodbye Again (play), George Haight and Allan Scott - Goodbye Again, 1933
Happy Birthday, Wanda June, Kurt Vonnegut - Happy Birthday, Wanda June, 1971
Holiday, Philip Barry - Holiday, 1930
How to Marry a Millionaire, Akins, Eunson & Albert - How to Marry a Millionaire, 1953
Idioglossia, Mark Handley - Nell, 1994
Indiscreet, Norman Krasna - Indiscreet, 1958
Life During Wartime, Keith Reddin - The Alarmist, 1997
The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore, Tennessee Williams - Boom!, 1968
'night, Mother, Marsha Norman - 'night, Mother, 1986
Ofoti, John Wheatcroft - The Boy Who Loved Trolls, 1984
L'Oiseau Bleu (The Blue Bird), Maurice Maeterlinck - The Blue Bird, 1910, 1918, 1940, 1970, 1976
Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, J. M. Barrie - Peter Pan, 1924, 1953, 2003
Prelude to a Kiss, Craig Lucas - Prelude to a Kiss, 1992
The Rocky Horror Show, Richard O'Brien - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Rope's End, Patrick Hamilton - Rope, 1948
Seventh Heaven, Austin Strong - Seventh Heaven, 1927, 1937
Sexual Perversity in Chicago, David Mamet - About Last Night, 1986
Still Life, Noel Coward - Brief Encounter, 1945
They Might Be Giants, James Goldman - They Might Be Giants, 1971
Various works, Kurt Vonnegut - Between Time and Timbuktu, 1972