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150 Books Adapted to Film

A list of some great books that have been adapted to the big screen, for better or worse. Some have had titles changed, some stay faithful.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
1
Arthur C. Clarke
The 39 Steps (John Buchan)
The 39 Steps
2
John Buchan
The Accidental Tourist (Anne Tyler)
The Accidental Tourist
3
Anne Tyler
The Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
4
Edith Wharton
Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll)
Alice in Wonderland
5
Lewis Carroll
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
6
Erich Maria Remarque
American Psycho (Bret Easton Ellis)
American Psycho
7
Bret Easton Ellis
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
8
Ian McEwan
Babe: The Gallant Pig (Dick King-Smith)
Babe: The Gallant Pig
9
Dick King-Smith
Beautiful Creatures (Kami Garcia)
Beautiful Creatures
10
Kami Garcia
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
11
Raymond Chandler
Black Hawk Down (Mark Bowden)
Black Hawk Down
12
Mark Bowden
The Body
The Body
13
The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)
The Book Thief
14
Markus Zusak
The Bourne Identity (Robert Ludlum)
The Bourne Identity
15
Robert Ludlum
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
16
Truman Capote
Brideshead Revisited (Evelyn Waugh)
Brideshead Revisited
17
Evelyn Waugh
Bridge Over the River Kwai
Bridge Over the River Kwai
18
Bridget Jones's Diary (Helen Fielding)
Bridget Jones's Diary
19
Helen Fielding
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
20
Annie Proulx
Carrie (Stephen King)
Carrie
21
Stephen King
Casino Royale (Ian Fleming)
Casino Royale
22
Ian Fleming
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat
23
Dr. Seuss
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Roald Dahl)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
24
Roald Dahl
Charlotte's Web (E.B. White)
Charlotte's Web
25
E.B. White
City of Bones (Cassandra Clare)
City of Bones
26
Cassandra Clare
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
27
Anthony Burgess
Cold Mountain (Charles Frazier)
Cold Mountain
28
Charles Frazier
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
29
Alice Walker
Confessions of a Shopaholic (Sophie Kinsella)
Confessions of a Shopaholic
30
Sophie Kinsella
The Constant Gardener (John Le Carre)
The Constant Gardener
31
John Le Carre
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline
32
Neil Gaiman
The Devil Wears Prada (Lauren Weisberger)
The Devil Wears Prada
33
Lauren Weisberger
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
34
Stephen King
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
35
Veronica Roth
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
36
Philip K. Dick
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
37
Boris Pasternak
The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown)
The Da Vinci Code
38
Dan Brown
Eat Pray Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Eat Pray Love
39
Elizabeth Gilbert
Emma (Jane Austen)
Emma
40
Jane Austen
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