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These are lists of works of fiction that have been made into feature films. The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film.
- The Lord of the Rings J.R.R. Tolkien.
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) C.S. Lewis.
- To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee.
- Harry Potter Series Box Set (Harry Potter, #1-7) J.K. Rowling.
Spoiler alert: They’re all worth it! Several of his works have been turned into movies and miniseries (albeit with mixed results). Here’s a list of all movies and miniseries based on works by Ken Follett: movie/miniserie. release year. based on. notes.
- Marc Chacksfield
- 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.
- The Rainmaker (1997) This time it was Francis Ford Coppola, who took his piece of John Grisham. The Rainmaker, Grisham’s sixth courtroom thriller was adapted with splendid cast of Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Jon Voight and Danny DeVito.
- The Client (1994) Director Joel Schumacher made this legal thriller, based on John Grisham’s fourth ‘The Client’. With the cast of Susan Saanson and Tommy Lee Jones and a thrilling story-line, the film turned out to be an overall success.
- The Firm (1993) John Grisham’s first walk to fame The Firm, the best-selling novel of 1991. Sydney Pollack adapted this legal-thriller into a feature film starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman.
- The Gingerbread Man (1998) The Gingerbread Man proves the significance of Grisham as a writer. A discarded manuscript by him was considered vital enough for filmmakers.
A list of 21 films compiled on Letterboxd, including The Fifteen Streets (1989), The Black Velvet Gown (1991), The Black Candle (1991), The Man Who Cried (1993) and The Gambling Man (1995). About this list: All the films based on the novels of Catherine Cookson.
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