Film4 Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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We are the UK's biggest film channel and (as @Film4Production) have been backing films for 40+ years. On Freeview: 14; Sky: 313; Virgin: 428; Freesat: 300

Reacher: Killing Floor (Movie Tie-In)
Lee Child
Tonight at 9pm and then on All 4, @TomCruise takes no prisoners as author Lee Child’s (@LeeChildReacher) unstoppable hero in the first of the Jack Reacher action-thrillers. The second film in the series, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, follows tomorrow at the same time. https://t.co/naBeGLisws
Paperback, Mass Market, 2021
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: The Screenplay
Martin McDonagh
Four stills from a movie you believe is a masterpiece, no title. Golden Globe Winner Martin McDonagh’s Film4-backed Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was released in the UK 5 years ago today! https://t.co/QYC9LD7GpY
Paperback, 2017
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The End
Lemony Snicket
There’s fun for all the family this bank holiday Saturday, and you can also find all these films later on All 4! 11.00am The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water 12.50pm Bridge To Terabithia 4.25pm Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events https://t.co/IszzwQ6t99
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In Bruges
Martin McDonagh
How it started: How it's going: Brendan Gleeson, Martin McDonagh and Colin Farrell on the set of In Bruges (2008) and below at the premiere of The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) #LFF #CollinFarrell #BrendanGleeson, #MartinMcDonagh @BFI @SearchlightUK @Banshees_Movie https://t.co/VdHXrI9G2L
Paperback, 2008
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Channel 4: A History: From Big Brother to the Great British Bake Off
Maggie Brown
The brilliant Oscar-winning Bong Joon-ho made his directorial debut back in 2000 with the twisty thriller Barking Dogs Never Bite. Catch his landmark first film tonight at 1.30am, then available to stream free on Channel 4. https://t.co/p5uLAmNF2k
Paperback, 2021
$30.95$15.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates: And a Thousand Cocktails
Mike Stangle
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is late tonight at 1.40am. Look out for a hilarious cameo from Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn)!
Paperback, 2016
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stardust
Neil Gaiman
A young man literally makes a wish upon a star and embarks on a magical quest in the name of love. A traditional fairytale done in a contemporary style, Neil Gaiman’s (@neilhimself) novel Stardust comes to the screen this evening at 6.30pm and on All 4. https://t.co/r35UhScqTp
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gulliver's Travels
Jonathan Swift
Jack Black (@jackblack) finds himself on a fantastical journey through many different lands in a fantasy comedy inspired by Jonathan Swift’s classic book. Emily Blunt also stars in Gulliver’s Travels, today at 1.10pm and on All 4. https://t.co/rojhMRKlD6
Hardcover, 2011
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Skeleton Crew: Stories
Stephen King
Ghost stories, demonic possession, suave killers and Stephen King creature features – just some of the Halloween treats for you on Film4 and All 4 over the Halloween weekend. https://t.co/v5Z91QHw6o
Paperback, 2016
$21.99$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Filth
Irvine Welsh
James McAvoy doesn’t hold anything back with his wild performance as a drug-addicted, corrupt police detective in a vivid adaptation of Trainspotting author @IrvineWelsh’s novel Filth, tonight at 11.20pm and on All 4. https://t.co/zljd8MLvPn
Paperback, 1998
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book