Fifty Shades Darker: Book vs. Movie
James Foley’s Fifty Shades Darker (2017) adapts E. L. James’s 2012 novel. Ana and Christian attempt a new arrangement, but people from his past complicate their reunion.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- E. L. James
- Year
- 2012
- Pages
- 544Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 20 hr 25 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Savannah Peachwood, see all
- Series
- Fifty Shades, book 2
Ana starts a job at a Seattle publisher after leaving Christian, but distance has not ended their attachment. When he proposes trying again without the arrangement that drove her away, she agrees to explore a relationship on different terms. Learning more about his earlier life brings her into contact with women who remain involved in it, while his concern for her safety repeatedly becomes an argument about control.
- Director
- James Foley
- Writer
- Niall Leonard
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 1 hr 58 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora
- Genre
- Drama, erotic, Romance
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
Christian asks Ana to resume their relationship without his former rules, and she agrees to try while keeping her new publishing job. Their reunion attracts the attention of people from his past, including a former submissive whose behavior becomes increasingly unpredictable. Ana’s insistence on a life of her own also puts her at odds with Christian’s responses to trouble at her workplace.
Other books in this series
- 1
Fifty Shades of GreyMovie · 2015Details
- Director
- Sam Taylor-Johnson
- Writer
- Kelly Marcel
- Year
- 2015
- Runtime
- 2 hr 5 min
- Cast
- Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle, Eloise Mumford
A student newspaper interview leads Ana Steele into the carefully managed world of Christian Grey, who begins pursuing her with gifts and unexpected visits. Attraction becomes a negotiation when he reveals the sexual arrangement he wants and the emotional limits he intends to keep. Ana is willing to explore unfamiliar territory, but finds that accepting his attention and accepting his terms are different decisions.
- 2Fifty Shades DarkerMovie · 2017You are here
- 3
Fifty Shades FreedMovie · 2018Details
- Director
- James Foley
- Writer
- Niall Leonard
- Year
- 2018
- Runtime
- 1 hr 45 min
- Cast
- Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Eric Johnson, Rita Ora
Ana and Christian return from their honeymoon expecting to settle into married life, but an intrusion into Christian’s business makes security an immediate concern. Ana’s former boss is seeking revenge, and restrictions meant to protect her provoke fresh arguments about freedom and trust. As the threat reaches their family, the couple must deal with decisions they have not yet learned to make together.
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