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100 Movies Based on a Novel (Part 1)

Each year, iconic characters and stories from books are brought to life on the big screen. Some book-to-movie adaptations honour the original text, storyline and characters in an unforgettable way. Some others, not so much...
Here is a list of 100 movies based on a novel.
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The Giver (2014)
The Giver (2014)
1
35%6.5
The Giver
The Giver
2
After (2019)
After (2019)
3
18%5.3
After
After
4
A Good Year (2006)
A Good Year (2006)
5
25%7.0
A Good Year
A Good Year
6
The Blind Side (2009)
The Blind Side (2009)
7
66%7.6
The Blind Side
The Blind Side
8
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
9
38%7.1
The Time Traveler's Wife
The Time Traveler's Wife
10
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
11
96%8.1
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake
12
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
13
48%7.2
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
14
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
15
70%8.8
Gump and Co.
Gump and Co.
16
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
17
91%9.3
The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption
18
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
19
93%8.1
Room
Room
20
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
21
96%7.1
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
22
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
23
90%6.9
Crazy Rich Asians
Crazy Rich Asians
24
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
25
74%8.2
A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind
26
Beautiful Boy (2018)
Beautiful Boy (2018)
27
67%7.3
Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy
28
The Imitation Game (2014)
The Imitation Game (2014)
29
89%8.0
Alan Turing: The Enigma
Alan Turing: The Enigma
30
The Kissing Booth (2018)
The Kissing Booth (2018)
31
15%5.9
The Kissing Booth
The Kissing Booth
32
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
33
86%6.6
Lottie and Lisa
Lottie and Lisa
34
Ready Player One (2018)
Ready Player One (2018)
35
72%7.4
Ready Player One
Ready Player One
36
Love, Simon (2018)
Love, Simon (2018)
37
92%7.6
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
38
The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
39
91%8.0
Martian
Martian
40
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