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50 Great Literary Adaptations

A list of fifty great movies based on books that are either perfect or near-perfect representations of their source material(s), or possibly improve upon the original work, as rare as the latter may be.
Rules: Fiction only. I must have both read the book and seen the movie.
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
2
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
3
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
4
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
Bambi (1942)
Bambi (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
8
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
9
Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
11
Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
12
Shane (1953)
Shane (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
13
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
14
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
15
Animal Farm (1954)
Animal Farm (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
16
East of Eden (1955)
East of Eden (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
17
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
18
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
19
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
20
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
21
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
25
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
26
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
27
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
28
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
29
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
Coma (1978)
Coma (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
31
Watership Down (1978)
Watership Down (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
32
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
33
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
34
The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
35
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
36
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
37
Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
38
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
39
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   51%
40
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
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