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55 Books That Inspired a Movie Adaptation

Here are books which inspired a movie adaptation. There may be more of them out there, but here are a lot of them.
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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 Age of Innocence (Edith Wharton)
The Age of Innocence
3
Edith Wharton
All Quiet on the Western Front (Erich Maria Remarque)
All Quiet on the Western Front
4
Erich Maria Remarque
American Psycho
American Psycho
5
Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Aron Ralston)
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
6
Aron Ralston
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
7
Raymond Chandler
Brighton Rock (Graham Greene)
Brighton Rock
8
Graham Greene
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
9
Annie Proulx
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
10
Suzanne Collins
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
11
Anthony Burgess
Different Seasons (Stephen King)
Different Seasons
12
Stephen King
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
13
Philip K. Dick
Doctor Zhivago (Boris Pasternak)
Doctor Zhivago
14
Boris Pasternak
Don't Look Now (Daphne Du Maurier)
Don't Look Now
15
Daphne Du Maurier
Empire of the Sun (J.G. Ballard)
Empire of the Sun
16
J.G. Ballard
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
17
Chuck Palahniuk
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump
18
Winston Groom
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Stieg Larsson)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
19
Stieg Larsson
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
20
Mario Puzo
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
21
Margaret Mitchell
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
22
Charles Dickens
Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad)
Heart of Darkness
23
Joseph Conrad
The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
The Hunger Games
24
Suzanne Collins
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
25
Peter Benchley
A Kestrel for a Knave (Barry Hines)
A Kestrel for a Knave
26
Barry Hines
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
27
Les Miserables (Victor Hugo)
Les Miserables
28
Victor Hugo
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
29
Vladimir Nabokov
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
30
Dashiell Hammett
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
31
Andy Weir
Misery (Stephen King)
Misery
32
Stephen King
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
33
Stephen King
Moby Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby Dick
34
Herman Melville
Mockingjay (Suzanne Collins)
Mockingjay
35
Suzanne Collins
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
36
Cormac McCarthy
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
37
Ken Kesey
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie
38
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
39
Kazuo Ishiguro
Requiem for a Dream (Hubert Selby Jr.)
Requiem for a Dream
40
Hubert Selby Jr.
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