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Movies That Are Similar or Different From the Books They Are Based On

Here is a list I am sure there is a great more of . Movies based on books that either came close or totally deviated from the original. Some are just as good
some are better. And some didn't even compare. Enjoy! I might update the list in the future.
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Dracula
Dracula
1
Dracula (1992)
Dracula (1992)
2
75%7.4
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
The House With a Clock in Its Walls
3
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
The House With a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
4
65%6.1
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
5
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6
98%8.0
Dumbo, the Flying Elephant
Dumbo, the Flying Elephant
7
Dumbo (2019)
Dumbo (2019)
8
46%6.3
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
9
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
10
70%7.3
Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
11
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
12
51%6.4
The Cat in the Hat
The Cat in the Hat
13
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
14
9%4.0
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
15
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
16
49%6.2
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
17
Peter Rabbit (2018)
Peter Rabbit (2018)
18
64%6.6
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
19
The Little Mermaid (1989)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
20
93%7.6
Interview With the Vampire
Interview With the Vampire
21
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
22
64%7.5
Nutcracker
Nutcracker
23
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
24
32%5.6
Hamlet
Hamlet
25
Hamlet (1996)
Hamlet (1996)
26
95%7.8
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
27
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
Beauty and the Beast (2017)
28
71%7.1
Haunting of Hill House
Haunting of Hill House
29
The Haunting (1999)
The Haunting (1999)
30
17%5.0
Jumanji
Jumanji
31
Jumanji (1995)
Jumanji (1995)
32
55%7.0
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
The Story of Doctor Dolittle
33
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
34
42%5.4
The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone
35
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
The Sword in the Stone (1963)
36
66%7.2
The Hobbit
The Hobbit
37
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
38
64%7.8
Rapunzel
Rapunzel
39
Tangled (2010)
Tangled (2010)
40
89%7.7
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