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Books to Film

A few hours ago on Twitter, I asked what people’s favorite books are that have been turned into films. The resposes were plentiful and overwhelming! So I wanted to gather them here. I will try to make sure all the participants are attributed but there are some repeats - just to warn you. Enjoy!

RT @moviebuffkt: Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon

RT @laurakcurtis: A *good* movie? I think most of the HP book-to-movie adaptations were good. Also Manhunter/Red Dragon. & Silence of the Lambs 

RT @burnstand: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas

RT @crom74: Hunger games was good; Narnia (first one), LOTR, Dresden Files (short lived TV show)

RT @theREALwikiman: If the emphasis here is on honesty rather than respect from one’s peers… I have to go JURASSIC PARK. #woof

RT @akmargie: Lord of the Rings. It actually helped me get through the books 2&3 easier since I had a picture of Middle Earth in my head.

RT @papersquared: Like, best adaptation we’ve seen? I liked The Namesake. Thought it was fairly true to the tone and spirit of the book.

RT @stevelibrarian: To Kill a Mockingbird

RT @michaelrperry6: probably 2001, but I’m not sure if it’s odd creation makes it totally correct for this question. 2nd pick, The Shining.

RT @pnkrcklibrarian: Pride and Prejudice - the 2005 AND 1995 versions - both have their merits and problems.

RT @aunicorninspace: The Last Unicorn. The Princess Bride.

RT @lieberian: Pride and Prejudice, if we’re counting BBC miniseries as movies.

RT @lovelyleanne: I actually hated Bridget Jones’s Diary the book, but loved the movie. Let’s not talk about the second movie, though. Ouch.

RT @stevelibrarian: My nerdy answer would be to ask if I could say Batman Begins, even though it’s not based on one specific comic book. :)

RT @segelke43: Despite the fact that they made a SIGNIFICANT change to the setting, which almost always is a mistake: High Fidelity.

RT @helgagrace: Persuasion (with Amanda Root)

RT @stukorp: Remains of the Day for mainstream, Princess Bride for fantasy and Scott Pilgrim for graphic novels

RT @TiaLucia: ”sense & sensibility” and “little women” (1994). not a movie, but “Game of Thrones” deserves awesome adaptation mention.

RT @cerebralhem: All the king’s men

RT @stukorp: Oh no wait! True Grit is pretty much note for note a direct adaptation. Like that one.

RT @Library_Michael: LA Confidential (though disappointed with Film in comparison), Colour of Magic (disappointed again!) Princess Bride…

RT @mermaidpants: The Princess Bride. The Golden Compass. The Virgin Suicides. Fight Club. Stardust. (Wow, I’m all over the place!)

RT @elainecdean: Don’t Look Now. Cheating a bit cos it’s a short story.

RT @heyrenees: The Notebook! rofl.

RT @sarabethw: The Namesake was a great book, and good movie

RT @stewartfritz: Fight Club, Trainspotting, Fear & Loathing, Princess Bride.

RT @razelore: Princess Bride, Last Unicorn, A Scanner Darkly, Hogfather

RT @shelley511: Anne of Green Gables! The first movie from the 80s was nearly pitch perfect.

RT @bookloversgifts: I loved the book Remains of the Day and thought that it would be impossible to turn into a good movie. I was very wrong.

RT @olinj: I loved everything about *The Accidental Tourist*, btw. Fab book. Amazing movie. Astonishingly faithful adaptation.

RT @dreker: pillars of the earth great in both formats

RT @BookSavvy: 84 Charing Cross Road, Age of Innocence, loved the new Jane Eyre, Practical Magic, Scott Pilgrim Vs the World #bookstofilm

RT @olinj: A meh book that turned into an amazing movie: *Silence of the Lambs*

RT @mreid67: While not a faithful adaptation “Blade Runner” was a good movie and “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” was a great novel

RT @OssusLibrarian: The English Patient, The Black Stallion, Gone With the Wind, Pride and Prejudice

RT @BookSavvy: and even though it wasn’t as good as the BBC series, I’ll always love Alan Rickman’s Marvin in Hitchiker’s GD:) #bookstofilm

RT @olinj: And finally, a book that I loved but that I H. A. T. E. D. the movie: *Misery* by Stephen King.

RT @SarahJLA: Shawshank Redemption - great short story to great movie #bookstofilm

RT @janholmquist: I´ll have to say Jose Saramago “Blindness” because it is my favorite book - Never seen the film though #bookstofilm

RT @nicpiper: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Great book - even greater film.

RT @calimae: I’d have to go with Lord of the Rings… I started reading when the 1st movie was out (I prefer reading b/f seeing the movie)

RT @jeffhort: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Read book as a teenager, saw movie years later. Both stand alone; creative, mindblowing. #bookstofilm

RT @cleansinglizard: “A Room with a View.” #bookstofilm

RT @mermaidpants: The Handmaid’s Tale (though I like to forget about the movie). Children of Men (though I like to forget about the book.)

RT @alexplain2u: Misery, possibly the only movie that was better than book

RT @copedog: surely the Wizard of Oz was mentioned? one of few examples I can name where the movie surpasses the book.

RT @MissReneeDomain: Pride and Prejudice will always be a favorite of mine. I’m a snob when it comes to P&P, tho. Colin Firth A&E miniseries only

RT @M_Birnbaum: Jesus’s Son

RT @jolietjosh: I may be alone on this, but “Starter for 10” #bookstofilm

RT @michaelrperry6: completely forgot about One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, both were outstanding.

RT @bookgirlsb: lonesome dove! amazing book to (tv) movie adaptation.

RT @7shores: I can’t believe no one said: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? / Blade Runner

RT @SonnyWilliamson: It’s not the official adaptation, but Terry Gilliam’s Brazil is the best film of Orwell’s 1984 there is. #bookstofilm

RT @AuspiciousWeb: ”The Commitments” was a better film than a book. Allowed for much more character development on screen. Love it!

RT @michellehudson: Solaris! (the first one)

RT @papersquared: Sideways!

RT @SonnyWilliamson: Nearly every Stanley Kubrik film is a masterclass in adaptation. 2001, Shining, EWS, Lolita, and the incredible Barry Lyndon.

RT @Bombacharger: The Sweet Hereafter.

RT @librarykitty: Pride & Prejudice, Mary Poppins (loved the movie MORE than the books, which is very rare!), Holes, Trainspotting

RT @stewartfritz: ooh! I forgot about “A Simple Plan”, which was much better as a film than a book.

RT @SonnyWilliamson: did anyone mention Heart of Darkness/Apocalypse Now yet? The old adage that adaptations don’t work is just wrong #bookstofilm

RT @jolietjosh: ”Short Cuts” doesn’t quite work, but let’s give credit to Altman for trying to cram nine Carver short stories into one film

RT @JulieWroblewski: Love me some Wonder Boys (Michael Chabon).The 2012 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy = pretty darn amazing.

RT @LibraryDLemm: On the list of films that failed coming from a book….Dune-twice. They never did get that one right as a film.

RT @moviebuffkt: Totally forgot… I did love Girl With the Dragon Tattoo original and David Fincher films!

RT @andiemama: Charlotte’s Web, Sense & Sensibility, Shawshank Redemption. Lord of the Rings trilogy.

RT @SonnyWilliamson: Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas! You’d think it was an unfilmable book but it’s brilliant and leaves you similarly confuzzled.

RT @jakeogh: Silence of the Lambs

RT @Kalendaries: I don’t know about favorite, but I thought Never Let Me Go was quite a good adaption.

RT @meganlibrarian: 2 many responses to wade through, but I’ll 2nd The Commitments. Also: Hornby has lots: High Fidelity; About A Boy

RT @alissagrosso: The Princess Bride, hands down favorite.

RT @jeremygsnell: So many! Perks of Being a Wallflower (movie later this year), LotR, V for Vendetta for a few.

RT @helenstwin: I love Princess Bride, the book, and HATE the movie. I am alone in the universe.

RT @readingsarah: I completely forgot one of my favorites ever! Angus was a short story by Chris Crutcher in the book Athletic Shorts!!

PHEW! That’s a lot of books to film! Apologies if I missed anyone and thanks to everyone who responded! Do you have a favorite?