Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Movie: Unbroken
Release: December 25

Such is the pretty dismal gender breakdown of our list that we’re compelled to mention this small bit of redemption: here’s a book that wasn’t just written by a woman, but is being adapted by a woman as well. Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 insta-classic book, charted the real-life journey of Louis Zamperini from boyhood delinquent to Olympic runner to WWII POW. OK, fine, it’s yet another made-for-Hollywood WWII epic, but the exquisite Angelina Jolie is directing, and she’s probably been rocking that eye patch from Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow on her set, so for now we’ll give it the benefit of the doubt.