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Books Where the Film Was as Good or Better

This is a list of books that I have read and I think that the film is as good or dare I say it better than the original book. Some of these were so true to the book I love the film and the book. Some, I didn't like the book but I have enjoyed the film. The book/film comparison is always contentious.
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Romeo and Juliet (William Shakespeare)
Romeo and Juliet
1
William Shakespeare
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
2
The Talented Mr. Ripley (Patricia Highsmith)
The Talented Mr. Ripley
3
Patricia Highsmith
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
4
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
5
Stephen King
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
6
The Body
The Body
7
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of 'Stand by Me' (2000)
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of 'Stand by Me' (2000)
8
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
9
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
10
Shutter Island (Dennis Lehane)
Shutter Island
11
Dennis Lehane
Shutter Island (2010)
Shutter Island (2010)
12
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
Into the Wild
13
Jon Krakauer
Into the Wild (2007)
Into the Wild (2007)
14
Legend of Sleepy Hollow--Headless Horseman (Washington Irving)
Legend of Sleepy Hollow--Headless Horseman
15
Washington Irving
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
16
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
17
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
18
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
19
Annie Proulx
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
20
Shoeless Joe (W P Kinsella)
Shoeless Joe
21
W P Kinsella
Field of Dreams (1989)
Field of Dreams (1989)
22
Atonement (Ian McEwan)
Atonement
23
Ian McEwan
Atonement (2007)
Atonement (2007)
24
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (John Boyne)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
25
John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
26
Bella Tuscany (Frances Mayes)
Bella Tuscany
27
Frances Mayes
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
28
Red Dragon (Thomas Harris)
Red Dragon
29
Thomas Harris
Red Dragon (2002)
Red Dragon (2002)
30
Madame Doubtfire (Anne Fine)
Madame Doubtfire
31
Anne Fine
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
32
The Notebook (Nicholas Sparks)
The Notebook
33
Nicholas Sparks
The Notebook (2004)
The Notebook (2004)
34
Possession (A.S. Byatt)
Possession
35
A.S. Byatt
Possession (2002)
Possession (2002)
36
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
37
Kathryn Stockett
The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
38
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest (Stephen E. Ambrose)
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne From Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest
39
Stephen E. Ambrose
Band of Brothers (2001)
Band of Brothers (2001)
40
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