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IMDb Fans' Favorite Book-To-Screen Adaptations

We asked IMDb fans on social media to share their favorite book-to-screen adaptations with us, and the results are in. Check out more than 100 films your fellow film and TV fans say you can't miss.
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The Shawshank Redemption (Stephen King)
The Shawshank Redemption
1
Stephen King
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
2
Mario Puzo
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
3
George R.R. Martin
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
4
Thomas Keneally
Fellowship of the Ring (J.R.R. Tolkien)
Fellowship of the Ring
5
J.R.R. Tolkien
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
6
Chuck Palahniuk
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
7
Stephen King
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer (Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin)
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
8
Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
Silence of the Lambs
9
Thomas Harris
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho
10
Robert Bloch
The Prestige (Christopher Priest)
The Prestige
11
Christopher Priest
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
12
Stephen King
Roots (Alex Haley)
Roots
13
Alex Haley
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
14
Margaret Atwood
2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
2001: A Space Odyssey
15
Arthur C. Clarke
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
16
Harper Lee
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
17
Anthony Burgess
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
18
Michael Crichton
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
19
John Steinbeck
LA Confidential (James Ellroy)
LA Confidential
20
James Ellroy
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind
21
Margaret Mitchell
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men
22
Cormac McCarthy
Jaws (Peter Benchley)
Jaws
23
Peter Benchley
Blade Runner (Philip Dick)
Blade Runner
24
Philip Dick
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
25
Gillian Flynn
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
26
Irvine Welsh
Exorcist (William Peter Blatty)
Exorcist
27
William Peter Blatty
Dead Poets Society (N.H. Kleinbaum)
Dead Poets Society
28
N.H. Kleinbaum
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books (Charles Dickens)
A Christmas Carol and Other Christmas Books
29
Charles Dickens
Wizard of Oz (Baum, Frank L.)
Wizard of Oz
30
Baum, Frank L.
The Heiress (Henry James)
The Heiress
31
Henry James
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
32
Kathryn Stockett
Persuasion (Jane Austen)
Persuasion
33
Jane Austen
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
34
Frank Herbert
Papillon (Henry Charriere)
Papillon
35
Henry Charriere
Alan Turing: The Enigma (Andrew Hodges)
Alan Turing: The Enigma
36
Andrew Hodges
Touch of Evil (BFI Film Classics) (Richard Deming)
Touch of Evil (BFI Film Classics)
37
Richard Deming
Good Omens (Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett)
Good Omens
38
Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
39
William Goldman
Martian (Andy Weir)
Martian
40
Andy Weir
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