This is a list based on comics. It includes films that are adaptations of comics, and those films whose characters originated in those comics.
English, French, Japanese
As some languages and forms have been extensively adapted into films, they have their own entries:
List of films based on English-language comics
List of films based on Dark Horse Comics
List of films based on DC Comics
List of films based on Marvel Comics
List of films based on Image Comics
List of films based on Harvey Comics
List of films based on Archie Comics
List of films based on French-language comics
List of films based on manga
Other languages
Basque
Black Is Beltza (2018)
Black Is Beltza II: Ainhoa (2022)
Gartxot, konkista aitzineko konkista (2011)
Irati (2022)
Chinese (Cantonese)
Black Mask
Black Mask (1996)
Black Mask 2: City of Masks (2002)
Dragon Tiger Gate (2006)
Feel 100% (1996)
Feel 100%... Once More (1996)
Feel 100% II (2001)
Feel 100% 2003 (2003)
A Man Called Hero (1999)
Storm Rider Clash of the Evils (2009)
The Storm Riders (1998)
The Storm Warriors (2009)
Young and Dangerous (1996)
Chinese (Mandarin)
Go Away Mr. Tumor (2015)
A Jewish Girl in Shanghai (2010)
Rock Dog (2015)
Zombie Brother (TBA)
Czech
Alois Nebel (2011), from White Brook, Main Station and Golden Hills
The Cunning Little Vixen:
The Cunning Little Vixen (1995)
The Cunning Little Vixen (2003)
Čtyřlístek ve službách krále (2013)
Pepina Rejholcová (1932)
Záhada hlavolamu (1993), from Rychlé šípy
Danish
Far til fire:
Father of Four (1953)
Father of Four in the Snow (1954)
Father of Four in the Country (1955)
Father of Four in the City (1956)
Father of Four and Uncle Sofus (1957)
Father of Four and the Wolf Cubs (1958)
Father of Four on Bornholm (1959)
Far til fire med fuld musik (1961)
Far til fire i højt humør (1971)
Far til fire - gi'r aldrig op! (2005)
Far til fire - i stor stil (2006)
Far til fire - på hjemmebane (2008)
Far til fire - på japansk (2010)
Far til fire - tilbage til naturen (2011)
Far til fire - til søs (2012)
Far til fire - Onkel Sofus vender tilbage (2014)
Far til fires vilde ferie (2015)
Far til fire - på toppen (2017)
Far til fire i solen (2018)
Far til fire og vikingerne (2020)
Ivalu (2023, short film)
Journey to Saturn (2008)
Poeten og Lillemor:
The Poet and the Little Mother (1959)
Poeten og Lillemor og Lotte (1960)
Poeten og Lillemor i forårshumør (1961)
Slim Slam Slum (2002)
Valhalla:
Valhalla (1986), based on volumes one, four and five of the comic book series
Valhalla (2019)
Dutch
Dick Bos (Netherlands):
Inbraak (1942)
Valsch geld (1943)
Moord in het Modehuis (1946)
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?) (Netherlands, 1983), based on Tom Puss and Oliver B. Bumble
Kapitein Rob en het Geheim van Professor Lupardi (Netherlands, 2007), based on Kapitein Rob
De Kiekeboes (Belgium):
Het witte bloed (1992)
Misstoestanden (2000)
De schat van de zeerover (Belgium, 1968), based on Jommeke
Sjors & Sjimmie (Netherlands):
Sjors van de Rebellenclub met vacantie (1940)
Sjors van de Rebellenclub (1955)
Sjors en Sjimmie op het Pirateneiland (1962)
Sjors en Sjimmie en de Gorilla (1966)
Sjors en Sjimmie in het Land der Reuzen (1968)
Sjors en Sjimmie en de Toverring (1971)
Sjors en Sjimmie en de Rebellen (1972)
Sjors en Sjimmie en het Zwaard van Krijn (1977)
Spike and Suzy (Belgium):
De duistere diamant (2004)
Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers (2009)
De Terugkeer van de Wespendief (Netherlands, 2017)
De wederopstanding van een klootzak (Netherlands, 2013)
Filipino
Finnish
Fingerpori (2019), based on Fingerpori
Pekka and Pätkä:
Pekka Puupää (1953)
Pekka Puupää kesälaitumilla (1953)
Pekka ja Pätkä lumimiehen jäljillä (1954)
Pekka ja Pätkä puistotäteinä (1955)
Kiinni on ja pysyy (1955)
Pekka ja Pätkä pahassa pulassa (1955)
Pekka ja Pätkä ketjukolarissa (1957)
Pekka ja Pätkä salapoliiseina (1957)
Pekka ja Pätkä sammakkomiehinä (1957)
Pekka ja Pätkä Suezilla (1958)
Pekka ja Pätkä miljonääreinä (1958)
Pekka ja Pätkä mestarimaalareina (1959)
Pekka ja Pätkä neekereinä (1960)
Pekka & Pätkä ja tuplajättipotti (1985)
Pekka Puupää poliisina (1986)
German
The Abrafaxe – Under The Black Flag (2001)
Der bewegte Mann (1994)
Ever After (2018), from Endzeit
Globi and the Stolen Shadows (2003), from Globi (Switzerland)
Killer Condom (1996)
Das Kleine Arschloch:
Kleines Arschloch (1997)
Das kleine Arschloch und der alte Sack – Sterben ist Scheiße (2006)
Kommando Störtebeker (2001), from Ottifanten
Lisístrata (2002)
Lilli – ein Mädchen aus der Großstadt (1958), from Lilli
Max and Moritz:
Spuk mit Max und Moritz (1951)
Max and Moritz (1956)
Die fromme Helene (1965)
Wilhelm Busch – Die Trickfilm-Parade: Max und Moritz und andere Streiche (1978)
Nick Knatterton:
Nick Knatterton’s Adventure (1959)
Nick Knatterton – Der Film (2002)
Papa Moll (Switzerland, 2017)
Tobias Knopp – Abenteuer eines Junggesellen (1950)
Wendy
Wendy – Der Film (2017)
Wendy 2 – Freundschaft für immer (2018)
Werner:
Werner – Beinhart! (1990)
Werner: Eat My Dust!!! (1996)
Werner – Volles Rooäää!!! (1999)
Werner – Gekotzt wird später! (2003)
Werner – Eiskalt! (2011)
Hindi
Sons of Ram (2012)
Motu Patlu in Wonderland! (2012, TV film)
Savita Bhabhi (2013, Web film)
Motu Patlu: In Alien World! (2016, TV film)
Motu Patlu: King of Kings (2016)
Motu Patlu in the City of Gold (2018)
Indonesian
Eggnoid: Cinta & Portal Waktu (2019), from Eggnoid (comics)
Gundala Putra Petir:
Gundala (2019)
Gundala Putra Petir (1981)
Terlalu Tampan (2019)
Italian
Korean
26 Years (2012)
APT (2006)
BA:BO (2008), from BA:BO
Beat (1997)
Blade of the Phantom Master (2004)
Blades of Blood (2010)
The Cat Funeral (2015)
Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006)
Fashion King (2014)
Fists of Legend (2013)
The Five (2013)
Le Grand Chef (2007)
Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle (2010)
Hello, Schoolgirl (2008)
Inside Men (2015)
Late Blossom (2011)
Moss (2010)
Mr. Go (2013)
The Neighbor (2012)
Pained (2011)
Secretly, Greatly (2013)
So I Married An Anti-fan (2016)
Tazza: The Hidden Card (2014)
Tazza: The High Rollers (2006)
Timing (2014)
Luxembourgish
De Superjhemp retörns (2018)
Malayalam
Bobanum Moliyum (1971)
Norwegian
Bustenskjold (1958)
Free Jimmy (2006)
Ninjababy (2021)
Polish
George the Hedgehog (2011), from Jeż Jerzy
Tytus, Romek i A’Tomek wśród złodziei marzeń (2002)
Portuguese
O Doutrinador (Brazil, 2018)
O Judoka (Brazil, 1973)
O Menino Maluquinho (Brazil):
Menino Maluquinho - O Filme (1995)
Menino Maluquinho 2 - A Aventura (1997)
Monica's Gang (Brazil):
As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica (1982)
A Princesa e o Robô (1983)
Cine Gibi: O Filme (2004)
Monica's Gang in an Adventure in Time (2007)
Turma da Mônica: Laços (2019)
Turma da Mônica: Lições (2021)
O Quim e o Manecas (Portugal, 1916), from O Quim e o Manecas
Rocky & Hudson (Brazil, 1994)
Tungstênio (Brazil, 2018)
Wood & Stock: Sexo, Orégano e Rock'n'Roll (Brazil, 2006)
Yakuza Princess (2021), from Samurai Shirô (Brazil)
Russian
Major Grom (2017, short film)
Major Grom: Plague Doctor (2021)
Grom: Boyhood (2023)
Serbian
Billy the Spit (1986)
City Cat (1991), TV short from Cat Claw
Mirko i Slavko (1973)
Technotise: Edit & I (2009), from Technotise
Spanish
Swedish
47:an Löken:
47:an Löken (1971)
47:an Löken blåser på (1972)
Alena (2015)
Bamse:
Bamse and the Thief City (2014)
Bamse and the Witch's Daughter (2016)
Bamse och dunderklockan (2018)
Bamse och vulkanön (2021)
Biffen och Bananen:
Biffen och Bananen (1951)
Blondie, Beef and the Banana (1952)
Klarar Bananen Biffen? (1957)
Eva & Adam:
Eva & Adam – fyra födelsedagar och ett fiasko (2001)
Eva & Adam (2021)
Harald Handfaste (1946)
Kronblom:
Kronblom (1947)
Kronblom kommer till stan (1949)
Mandel Karlsson:
91:an Karlsson. "Hela Sveriges lilla beväringsman" (1946)
91:an Karlssons permis (1947)
91 Karlssons bravader (1951)
Alla tiders 91 Karlsson (1953)
91 Karlsson rycker in (1955)
91:an Karlsson slår knock out (1957)
91:an Karlsson muckar (tror han) (1959)
91:an och generalernas fnatt (1977)
Moomins on the Riviera (Finland, 2014), based on the Moomin comic strips
Påhittiga Johansson (1950)
Rosa: The Movie (2007)
We Are the Best! (2013)
Thai
13 Beloved (2006)
13 Sins (2014)
Noo Hin: The Movie (2006)
Turkish
Bad Cat (2016)
Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı (1976)
Karaoğlan:
Karaoğlan – Altay'dan Gelen Yiğit (1965)
Karaoğlan – Baybora'nın Oğlu (1966)
Karaoğlan – Camoka'nın İntikamı (1966)
Karaoğlan – Bizanslı Zorba (1967)
Karaoğlan – Yeşil Ejder (1967)
Karaoğlan – Samara Şeyhin Kızı (1969)
Karaoğlan Geliyor (1972)
Karaoğlan (2013)
The Last Ottoman (2007)
Malkoçoğlu
Malkoçoğlu (1966)
Malkoçoğlu: Krallara Karşı (1967)
Malkoçoğlu: Kara Korsan (1968)
Malkoçoğlu: Akıncılar Geliyor (1969)
Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan (1969)
Malkoçoğlu: Ölüm Fedaileri (1971)
Malkoçoğlu: Kurt Bey (1973)
Tarkan:
Tarkan (1969)
Tarkan: Gümüş Eyer (1970)
Tarkan Versus the Vikings (1971)
Tarkan: Altın Madalyon (1972)
Tarkan: Güçlü Kahraman (1973)
Highest Grossing comic book and comic strip films
The following is a list of comic book films and comic strip films that has surpassed $1 million. Superhero films are not included as they have their own list. See List of highest grossing superhero films
See also
Superhero film
List of American superhero films
List of films based on comic strips
List of comic-based films directed by women
Also related:
Lists of film source material
List of comics based on films
List of films based on radio series
List of films based on fiction works
List of films based on television programs
List of television programs based on comics
References
Bibliography
External links
Comics2Film
Superheroes Lives
Comic Years: Films Based on Comics
Comic Screen: Les super héros crèvent l'écran
From Page to Screen: Captain Zorikh's list of comic book movies