Ever since 1989, John Grisham has been a favorite American writer. Focusing frequently on legal fiction, his books have sold over 250 million copies globally. At the occasion of this writing, he has written 17 legal fiction books with an additional likely for November 2009, 4 non-legal fiction books and one non-fiction book. There have been 10 films made from his writings, with one in the works.

The 2nd book from John Grisham became the first movie back in 1993. "The Firm" stars Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Gene Hackman. It follows the narrative of a youthful Harvard Law School graduate as he begins working for a Memphis law firm with ties to the underground. "The Pelican Brief", the second picture from a Grisham book also came out in 1993. It starred Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.

"The Client" came out in 1994. This film follows an 11 year old boy who unintentionally witnesses a suicide and finds himself being chased by the mob for what they believe he may have learned from the dying man. Starring Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones and the late Brad Renfro.

The very 1st published and the one that many judge to be Grisham's best novel to date is "A Time to Kill". This story was made into a film in 1996. The motion picture introduced a new and upcoming actor in the lead role, Matthew McConaughey, also starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Spacey. An added motion picture from 1996 was "The Chamber" starring Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman and Faye Dunaway.

"The Rainmaker" came out in 1997, with Matt Damon in the lead character as a rookie lawyer who takes on a case of a little boy turned down for medical treatment by a influential insurance company. In 1998, the only Grisham movie from an non published manuscript came out. "The Gingerbread Man" starred Kenneth Branagh and Robert Downey, Jr.

2 of Grisham's non-legal fiction books have been made into movies, "A Painted House" in 2003 and "Christmas with the Kranks", starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis, which is based upon the book "Skipping Christmas".

In 2003, "The Runaway Jury" came out, starring Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, John Cusack and Rachel Weisz. "The Associate", which was just released in January 2009, is intended to be a movie release in the year 2012.

Grisham has unquestionably been one of the most well-liked and prolific novelists in the recent past. With twenty-two books out and one more planned for November 2009, 10 movies and one more considered for 2012, he has never failed to entertain us. If you happened to overlook any of these splendid movies you can now download them at once to your computer to view right away on your computer, Television or even your iPhone.

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