Movies have used books as plot material for almost as long as movies have been around. Some books have been turned into truly great movies, with the directors having to find the best parts of the story while also making changes to make them work on screen.
The best ones can capture the spirit of the book while also changing what makes it work for a different format. If you like movies based on books or know someone who does, you’ll love our list of books you should read. From one to the other, it’s interesting to see what’s new, what’s old, and where the directors actually made the original better (yes, that does happen).
Best Book to Film Adaptations of All Time
1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Over the course of several years, two prisoners become friends. They look for comfort and, finally, redemption through simple kindness.
2. The Help (2011)
During the 1960s civil rights movement, a person who wants to be an author chooses to write a book about the African American maids’ views on the white families they work for and the problems they face every day.
3. Stand by Me (1986)
A writer talks about a trip he took with his friends as a child to find the body of a lost boy.
4. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
On a trip to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-Earth from the Dark Lord Sauron, a shy Hobbit from the Shire went with eight other people.
5. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
A young Viking who wants to kill dragons meets a young dragon and becomes friends with him. He learns that dragons may be more than he thought.
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6. The Green Mile (1999)
A story that takes place on death row and features John Coffey, a soft giant who has the strange ability to heal people. When Paul Edgecombe, the head guard, sees John’s talent, he tries to stop the guilty man from being put to death.
7. The Hunger Games (2012)
Katniss Everdeen willingly enters the Hunger Games in place of her younger sister. The Hunger Games are a TV show where two teens from each of Panem’s twelve Districts are picked at random to fight to the death.
8. Pitch Perfect (2012)
Beca, a student at Barden University, is persuaded to join The Bellas, the all- girls singing group at her school. In order to add some much-needed energy to their show, The Bellas compete against their male rivals on campus.
9. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Lucy, her brothers, and she find a wardrobe while they are playing. It takes them to a magical place called Narnia. At this point, they understand that it was meant to be and that they need to work together with Aslan to beat a bad queen.
10. The Princess Bride (1987)
A boy who is sick in bed has his grandfather tell him a story about a farmboy who becomes a pirate and faces many problems, enemies, and allies on his way to finding his true love again.
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