Author
Philip Roth: books in order and screen adaptations
Quick answer
Philip Roth has 6 books adapted into 5 TV shows and movies.
About Philip Roth's books on screen
Philip Roth has 6 works on record that have been adapted for the screen, published from 1959 to 2004. Together they have become 1 TV series and 4 movies. The first adaptation was Goodbye, Columbus (1969), and the most recent released one is The Plot Against America (2020). Series: American trilogy.
Philip Roth books with adaptations, in publication order
- Goodbye, Columbus (1959) · adapted as Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
- Goodbye, Columbus (1959) · adapted as Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
- American Pastoral (1997) · American trilogy · adapted as American Pastoral (2016)
- The Human Stain (2000) · American trilogy · adapted as The Human Stain (2003)
- The Dying Animal (2001) · adapted as Elegy (2008)
- The Plot Against America (2004) · adapted as The Plot Against America (2020)
TV shows and movies based on Philip Roth's books
- The Plot Against America (TV, 2020)
- American Pastoral (movie, 2016)
- Elegy (movie, 2008)
- The Human Stain (movie, 2003)
- Goodbye, Columbus (movie, 1969)
Common questions
How many Philip Roth books have been made into movies or TV shows?
6 books have been adapted into 5 TV shows and movies.
What was the first Philip Roth adaptation?
Goodbye, Columbus, released in 1969, a movie based on Goodbye, Columbus.
Is a new Philip Roth adaptation coming?
No new adaptation date is on record yet; the latest released one is The Plot Against America.