Major Motion Pictures:
* The Rage of Angels (1983): Starring Kelly McGillis, a legal thriller about a woman seeking revenge against her husband's killer.
* Master of the Game (1984): Starring Robert Duvall, a story about a Jewish family's rise to power in the diamond business.
* The Doomsday Conspiracy (1997): Starring Michael York, a spy thriller featuring a conspiracy to trigger a global war.
* The Windmills of the Gods (1988): Starring Anthony Hopkins, a story about a woman who falls in love with a man from a wealthy family, unaware of the dangerous secrets they keep.
* The Best Laid Plans (1991): Starring James Brolin, a thriller about a man who becomes entangled in a dangerous plot after his wife's death.
* The Shadow of the Wind (1995): Starring Cliff Robertson, a story about a man who stumbles upon a mysterious manuscript that leads him on a dangerous journey.
Television Movies:
* A Stranger in My Bed (1989): Starring Glenn Close, a story about a woman who wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the previous night.
* Memories of Midnight (1991): Starring Barbara Eden, a suspenseful tale about a woman who believes she's been the target of an attempted murder.
* Nothing Lasts Forever (1984): Starring Stephanie Zimbalist, a story about a woman who inherits a fortune, but soon discovers that it comes with a dark secret.
Note:
* Some of these films deviate significantly from the original novels in plot and character.
* There are other Sheldon novels that were adapted into television miniseries or TV movies, but these are the most notable ones.
Sidney Sheldon was a prolific author and many of his novels have been optioned for screen adaptations. This list only includes some of the more successful and well-known examples.