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- Also known as movie novelizations, these works let fans dive deeper into the world of their favorite flicks and often offer a little more context and characterization than one might get on-screen. They began to pop up about a century ago, with some silent films (like 1927’s London After Midnight) getting the screen-to-page treatment.
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Your favorite books that have been made into movies... whether you liked the movie adaptation or not.
- Annie
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- Bee
Bee voted for: The Color Purple, The Lord of the Rings,...
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Steven voted for: To Kill a Mockingbird, The Lord of the...
- Jessica
Jessica voted for: Lolita, Disgrace, The Great Gatsby, The...
- Janet Fitch
Janet Fitch A movie can never be a book, can never replicate...
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- The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. Book published: 2007. Movie released: 2011. Evoking graphic novels, picture books, flip books, and films, The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick is utterly brilliant.
- My Abandonment by Peter Rock. Book published: 2009. Movie released: 2018. Inspired by a true story and told through the vantage point of its teenage protagonist, My Abandonment is a tale of survival, family, and what it means to have a loving home.
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Book published: 2009. Movie released: 2011. This novel is one of the best historical fiction books ever written, and as far as books made into movies go, both have made an impact on readers and viewers alike.
- The Cider House Rules by John Irving. Book published: 1985. Movie released: 1999. Set in a Maine orphanage, this classic by John Irving is harsh and dark—and essential.
- 8 Home Alone
- 7 Back to The Future
- 6 V For Vendetta
- 5 13 Going on 30
- 4 Van Helsing
- T. The Extra-Terrestrial
- 2 Rain Man
- 1 The Abyss
The celebrated Christmas classic starring Macaulay Culkin has cemented itself as one of the most enjoyable and thus cherished films. Home Alone's overarching themes allow it to be enjoyed on Christmas Eve, snuggled under warm blankets, or on a random day when one may need a sentimental story to cheer up. The film follows Kevin McCallister, a clever...
It should come as no surprise that the beloved science fiction trilogy starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd has its literary counterpart. Back to the Futurefollows 17-year-old Marty McFly, a teenager living in a rather somber world. His mother struggles with depression, his father is the victim of workplace bullying, and his older siblings...
It is only fair that the James McTeigue-directed classic finds itself among the list of films that have a book adaptation. Of course, the film was based on a graphic novel, but the book which was based on the film itself is a surprisingly good novelization that's highly worth a read The dystopian film has been memorialized due to the direct condemn...
The late Gary Winick directed and produced a plethora of films. Charlotte's Web and Tadpole are some of his most celebrated works.However, he is well known for directing 13 Going on 30 starring Jennifer Garner. The film takes place in 1987 initially, following thirteen-year-old Jenna. Jenna is an outcast at school, commonly bullied and labeled as a...
Also released in 2004, Van Helsing did very well at the box office, though was critically panned. Inspired by horror movies released by Universal Pictures in the 1930s and 1940s like Frankenstein, Dracula, andThe Wolf Man, Van Helsing brought the classic vampire hunter into the 21st century with his own movie. Portrayed by Hugh Jackman, the titular...
Steven Spielberg's film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrialfollows 10-year-old Elliott Taylor (Henry Thomas) who comes into contact with an extraterrestrial being, forming a friendship with the alien. Their friendship is unusual yet lighthearted. The two form a strong emotional bond, one to which Elliot and E.T. can feel each other's feelings. Whether it be...
Released on December 16, 1988, Rain Man is a comedy starring Dustin Hoffmanand Tom Cruise. The two portray recently united brothers, meeting for the first time following the passing of their father Sanford. Raymond (Dustin Hoffman) is a person with autism and savant syndrome, typically characterized as nonchalant in most cases. He lives in a mental...
Starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Ed Harris, The Abyss is a science fiction novel that follows the USS Montana, a US Ohio-class submarine that comes into a close encounter with an unidentified submerged object. Set in 1994 but released in 1989, the film imagines the '90s as a time when the Cold War persists. Prompted by anxieties surrounding...
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- The Godfather (Mario Puzo) £9.99. Buy the Godfather trilogy at Amazon. Film: 1972. Director: Francis Ford Coppola. Mario Puzo himself assisted on the screenplay for Coppola’s classic.
- The Silence Of The Lambs (Thomas Harris) £5.68. Buy the movie at Amazon. Film: 1991. Director: Jonathan Demme. That The Silence of the Lambs is a great movie goes without saying – it won the Big Five (best film; best director; best actor/actress and best writing) at the Oscars.
- To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee) £4.99. Buy the movie at Amazon. Film: 1962. Director: Robert Mulligan. If Harper Lee’s epoch-defining novel is about tolerance and compassion in the face of hatred and violence, then Robert Mulligan’s adaptation has it spot on.
- Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk) £3.00. Buy the movie at Amazon. Film: 1999. Director: David Fincher. Critics often attack Hollywood for castrating a book’s central premise or diluting its message so as to garner a bigger audience.
Jul 26, 2024 · Tarantino's first foray into fiction is fitting: a book based on a movie that's inspired by a bunch of other movies.
- Shayna Murphy
Jan 24, 2019 · Here are six books based on movies that are actually worth the read. The Shape of Water by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus. Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus penned this book, based on del Toro’s award-winning film of the same name, to be released concurrently with the movie.
Stacker presents the 100 best movies based on books. To qualify, each film had to be based on a book, including novellas, comic books, and short stories; have an IMDb user rating and Metascore; and have at least 5,000 votes.
