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- There are very few good movies based on books. That's not a knock on Hollywood–it can be challenging to fit a novel's worth of plot and character development into a few hours of entertainment. That's why the best films based on books often feel more like a companion piece than a true retelling of a best-selling paperback.
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Dec 2, 2022 · Below you'll find some of the best movies based on books available for streaming right now. We also included the real-life novels that inspired them so you can add to your reading list.
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23 hours ago · Of Mice And Men. john Steinbeck's Derepression-era Of Mice And Men is one of the truly great novels of the 20th Century. First published in 1937, the book, about migrants headed to California in ...
1 day ago · The Hunger Games is a prime example of how movies from books can bring a beloved story to a wider audience, as it shows the harsh realities of this dystopian world through Katniss’s eyes. 4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) Adapted from John le Carré’s 1974 novel, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is one of the best movies based on novels.
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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.
Aug 23, 2024 · Spanning decades and crossing genres - including drama, comedy, horror, and science-fiction - these beloved movies based on books all have one thing in common: they turned their source material into cinema that stands the test of time.
From classics to the more contemporary, some of the greatest movies ever made started out as books. Check out these films that made the big leap from page to screen.
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