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50 Movies Better Than the Books They Are Based On

This list features 50 movies that are better than the book that they are based in ranked in no particular order
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Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
2
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
3
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
4
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
6
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
7
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
8
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
9
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
11
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
The Notebook (2004)
The Notebook (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
13
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
14
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
15
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
16
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
17
L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
18
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
19
Election (1999)
Election (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
21
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
22
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
23
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
25
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
26
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
27
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
28
Annihilation (2018)
Annihilation (2018)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
29
City of God (2002)
City of God (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
30
Mean Girls (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
31
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
32
Out of Sight (1998)
Out of Sight (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
33
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
34
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
35
Cape Fear (1991)
Cape Fear (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
36
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
37
Drive (2011)
Drive (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
38
The Prestige (2006)
The Prestige (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
39
Kes (1969)
Kes (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
40
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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