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Ian McEwan: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Ian McEwan has 7 books adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
About Ian McEwan's books on screen
Ian McEwan has 7 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1978 to 2014. Together they have become 7 movies. The first adaptation was The Comfort of Strangers (1990), and the most recent released one is On Chesil Beach (2017).
Ian McEwan books with adaptations, in publication order
- The Cement Garden (1978) · adapted as The Cement Garden (1993)
- The Comfort of Strangers (1981) · adapted as The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
- The Innocent (1990) · adapted as The Innocent (1993)
- Enduring Love (1997) · adapted as Enduring Love (2004)
- Atonement (2001) · adapted as Atonement (2007)
- On Chesil Beach (2007) · adapted as On Chesil Beach (2017)
- The Children Act (2014) · adapted as The Children Act (2017)
TV shows and movies based on Ian McEwan's books
- On Chesil Beach (movie, 2017)
- The Children Act (movie, 2017)
- Atonement (movie, 2007)
- Enduring Love (movie, 2004)
- The Cement Garden (movie, 1993)
- The Innocent (movie, 1993)
- The Comfort of Strangers (movie, 1990)
Common questions
How many Ian McEwan books have been made into movies or TV shows?
7 books have been adapted into 7 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Ian McEwan adaptation?
The Comfort of Strangers, released in 1990, a movie based on The Comfort of Strangers.
Is a new Ian McEwan adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is On Chesil Beach.