9 films inspired by the works of Oscar Wilde

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen wasn't just based on comic books

The Selfish Giant

These days, Oscar Wilde's literary legacy is often reduced to the bevy of pithy witticisms the Irish hero of the page left behind — the poet, playwright, novelist, and essayist penned such memorable lines as "One can survive everything nowadays except death" and "There is no sin except stupidity" — but Wilde's larger works continue to inspire plenty of cinematic endeavors, even if that's not always obvious from the outset. Arguably Wilde's most famous and well-known work, the play The Importance of Being Earnest, has spawned plenty of big screen adaptations (and more than a few versions have gone the radio, television, and opera route), but it's far from the only Wilde work going wide.

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