It’s World Book Day today and Netflix has a whole host of content that has been created from book adaptations and inspired by some of our favourite stories - some of which may surprise you!
Whether it is gripping onto the edge of your seat as you watch Rosamund Pike in Gone Girl, The Siege of Jadotville or get sucked into the fiery drama in Labour Day starring Kate Winslet, Netflix has it covered.
A Series of Unfortunate Events - Season 1
The extraordinary Baudelaire orphans face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf in their fateful quest to unlock long-held family secrets.
The Siege of Jadotville
Besieged by overwhelming enemy forces, Irish Soldiers on a UN peacekeeping mission in Africa valiantly defend their outpost in this true story. The film is based on the book Siege at Jadotville : The Irish Army’s Forgotten Battle by Declan Power.
The Little Prince
When an over-scheduled girl befriends an eccentric aviator, he regales her with tales about the adventures of an unusual boy who lives on an asteroid.
Beasts of No Nation
When civil war tears his family apart, a young West African boy is forced to join a unit of mercenary fighters and transform into a child soldier.
Gone Girl
His marriage is crumbling, Nick comes home one day to find his wife has vanished. And as the police turn up the heat, shocking truths come to light.
Unbroken
Olympic track star Louis Zamperini becomes a pilot during World War II and endures a brutal struggle for survival when he is captured by the Japanese.
Labour Day
On a fateful Labour Day weekend, giving a lift to a bloodied man turns into a life-changing event for a divorced single mother and her 13-year-old son.
The Kite Runner
A privileged Afghan man living in the United States returns to his war-ravaged homeland to try and repay a debt to a loyal childhood friend.
The Big Short
A group of wily opportunities make a fortune off of the U.S. economic crash by sniffing out the situation in advance and betting against the banks.
Defiance
In this action-packed drama based on an extraordinary true story, four brothers protect more than 1,000 Jewish refugees during World War II.
Eat Pray Love
After deciding to reshape her life after divorce, Liz travels around the world in search of good food, spirituality and true love.
Twilight
When Bella Swan moves in with her father, she starts school and meets Edward, a mysterious classmate who reveals himself to be a 108-year-old vampire.
