Here are a bunch of wonderful fics based on or inspired by movies. (Some are looser interpretations)
Happy Reading!!! Included are the links to the fics, to the author’s AO3 page, and to their Tumblr (if they have one). I’ve also bolded the ~movie~ it’s based on at the end of the description. Please be sure to leave cutie comments and kudos, pals! (✿◠‿◠)
web me harder by iwillpaintasongforlou (@canonlarry) (6k) - Louis Tomlinson, otherwise known as London’s masked hero Spiderman, finds himself crashing through the window of Harry Styles one night after a particularly nasty fight with a villain. Luckily Harry is a nursing student with a soft spot for caped crusaders who’s more than happy to tend to all of Louis’ wounds, no matter how many times he swings by. Spiderman AU.
tell me your secrets by dimpled_halo (@dimpled-halo) (17k) - A For a Good Time Call au where Harry and Louis get off on the wrong foot when they first meet. When dire circumstances forces them to become roommates, Harry finds out some things about Louis that he doesn’t expect will help him discover some things about himself. For A Good Time AU.
long hair don’t care by ballsdeepinjesus (20k) - He catches his breath and stands, brushing dirt off of his breeches when he hears a scared peep behind him. Louis spins around, startled, and is greeted by the sight of an extremely pale boy with extremely luscious dark brown curls. His hand starts to reach out involuntarily to try and pet his hair, but he stops it quickly and tries to smooth it into a bow. He glances up, fluttering his lashes, and levels the trembling boy with a charming smile. “Hi,” he drawls. He doesn’t see the frying pan until it’s too late. Everything goes black. Tangled AU.
bet on it by popfly (23k) - “Our love fern,” Louis says, scandalised and clutching the pot to his chest. The fern droops sadly, accusingly almost, and Harry scrambles for something to say. “It’s dying, Harry.” Louis’s lip does an alarming wobble, even as his eyes flash angrily. He moves toward Harry, brandishing the fern like a sword. Harry takes a step back, and holds up a hand.“You’re letting our love fern die. Is that what you’re going to do to our relationship? Let it die?” How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days AU.
a long way down (to the bottom of the river) by mediawhore (@mediawhorefics) (24k) - “Most people would call Harry silly for believing in curses. Childish would also be a probable insult thrown his way. In their little town full of little people, Harry’s whimsical nature and beliefs mean that he’s subjected to frequent judgmental looks and whispers. It doesn’t usually bother him. Most people don’t know about the magic thrumming through his veins or about how powerful words can truly be. Most people don’t carry around their ancestors grief like a burden. They don’t have to pay for deeds hundreds of years old like Harry and his family have. They get to love freely without fear.Harry and his kin aren’t so lucky.” Practical Magic AU.
after hours by velvetoscar (26k) - Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson are the bane of each other’s existences. Unfortunately, they’re already in love–even if they aren’t completely aware of this minor detail. You’ve Got Mail AU.
if I should stay by gloria_andrews (@gloriaandrews) (31k) - Louis is a television actor who suddenly needs a bodyguard. Harry is the bodyguard he ends up hiring. A fic loosely based on the classic 1992 movie The Bodyguard. The Bodyguard AU.
because you saw me when I was invisible by supernope (32k) - A (not so) loosely-based Princess Diaries AU, in which Harry finds out he’s the heir to the throne of a country he’s never even heard of. The Princess Diaries AU.
a promise lives within you now by sarcasticfluentry (45k) - A Lord of the Rings-inspired Middle Earth AU. Louis is an Elven prince, next in line to become King of Mirkwood, and Harry is the orphaned Human boy who grows up alongside him. They fall in love, but Louis’s obligations to the throne, Harry’s mortality, and impending war threaten to tear them apart. LOTR AU.
everything that shine ain’t always gonna be gold by sarcasticfluentry (49k) - Inception-inspired AU. Louis Tomlinson is the most respected and skilled extractor in the dream-sharing business; together he and his point man Zayn have been hired countless times to steal hundreds of valuable secrets straight from the minds of CEOs and politicians. One day, a mysterious and wealthy client contacts Louis and Zayn, offering them triple their normal rate in exchange for successfully completing a job that other extracting teams have deemed “impossible.” The one catch is that this client wants the very best - so he’s decided to team Louis’ skills up with those of Louis’ most hated rival, another highly-respected extractor named Harry Styles. Can Louis and Harry work together to complete the job and get the payout, or will they lose their minds along the way? Inception AU.
we’ve got the world in our hands by sarcasticfluentry (54k) - A mutants/superpowers AU. Louis and his friends attend the Cowell Institute for General Education and Mutant Training in London; when Louis meets Harry, the newest student at the Cowell Institute, he immediately recruits Harry to help play matchmaker for his friend Zayn. Harry and Louis are so caught up in meddling in Zayn’s love life, though, that they don’t notice that their own friendship is progressing into something more. Meanwhile, an ominous threat up north grows slowly until suddenly, no mutant - or human - is safe. X-Men AU.
high enough for you to pull you under by abrighteryellow (@a-brighter-yellow) (65k) - Louis makes a mistake that alters the course of his entire life. The universe wants him to fix it. 13 Going On 30 AU.
let our hearts collide by crinkled-eyed-boo (@crinkle-eyed-boo) (76k) - When Harry, a lonely transit worker, saves the life of the handsome commuter he’s been secretly pining for, an innocent mistake results in Liam Payne’s family believing that Harry is engaged to their son. In the Paynes, Harry finds the big family he’s always longed for…and a love he never saw coming. While You Were Sleeping AU.
i would name the stars for you (i would take you there) (91k) - “Harry Styles is a poem waiting to happen, Louis thinks, eyes tracing peach flesh and the undercurrent of blue veins. He wants to write him all down, to capture the image of green eyes and red lips and skinny wrists… dark ink spilled across the page.” Or a vaguely Notting Hill-like AU (or that made for TV Disney movie Starstruck if you’ve seen it… no? Just me?) starring popstar!Harry and bookkeeper/soulful poet!Louis; and including guest appearances by Fate, a wise elderly aristocrat, and lots and lots of pining. Notting Hill AU.
who painted the moon black by throughthedark (95k) - “People died,” Harry whispers so quietly Louis strains to hear. “People died, and I killed some of them. How does life just go on after something like that?”Louis shakes his head. “I don’t know. It just does.” Hunger Games AU where Louis Tomlinson is district six’s victor from the 69th Hunger Games and Harry Styles is district seven’s victor from the 72nd Hunger Games. The Hunger Games AU.
the dead of july by whimsicule (@whimsicule) (117k) - Being an Avenger means continuing to be Captain America and smiling and being honorable for the public and Harry does his best. But it doesn’t give him time to figure out who he is supposed to be once he takes off his uniform and puts the shield to the side. Just being Harry had always involved Louis, and Harry fears he doesn’t know how to exist without him.or: Harry is Captain America, and Louis’ been dead for 70 years. The Avengers/Captain America AU.
got the sunshine on my shoulders by hattalove (@hattalove) (124k) - Five years ago, harry styles left his tiny home town to make it big as a recording artist. He didn’t have much regard for what he left behind - a life, a family, and a husband, who woke up one morning to find him gone. Now, harry has everything he could possibly want: he’s rich, famous, and adored by everyone he meets, including his boyfriend. But when said boyfriend proposes to him, he’s forced to face the uncomfortable facts of his past - and louis, who’s spent the last five years returning every set of divorce papers harry sent him. Sweet Home Alabama AU (this is my favorite fic of all time by the way)
my heart is breathing for this moment in time by usedtothebeach (124k) - When Louis first saw Harry at the 2010 X Factor Auditions, he thought he was watching a peculiarly special stranger. But Harry has known Louis ever since he was five years old. Because Louis has a rare genetic disorder that causes him to Time Travel to important moments in his past and in his future - and to Harry, always to Harry. When they’re put into a band together, it seems like everything Harry has been waiting and wishing for has finally come true. Except for the small fact that Louis doesn’t know that Harry is in love with him- that Harry’s always been in love with him. Fate, it would seem, is just getting started. A story about growing up and growing together, and the impossible love that makes it all worthwhile. The Time Traveler’s Wife AU.
you are the blood by sarcasticfluentry (175k) - A seventh-year Hogwarts AU in which Niall gets all the girls, Liam goes on a journey of self-discovery, Zayn falls in love, Harry wants something more, and Louis tries to figure out once and for all why he, a Muggleborn, was sorted into Slytherin. Harry Potter AU.*
* Here is my list of more Harry Potter AUs, since that’s a pretty expansive category.
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