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Movies That Are More Well Known Than Their Books - Page 2

This is a list of films that were based on books, but ended up being more popular and iconic than their source material.
That's right. NONE of these are original movies.
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
43
Mean Girls (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
44
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
45
Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
46
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
47
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
48
The Notebook (2004)
The Notebook (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
49
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
50
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
51
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
52
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
53
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
54
The Polar Express (2004)
The Polar Express (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
55
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
56
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
57
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
58
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
59
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
60
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
61
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
62
Shrek (2001)
Shrek (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
63
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
64
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
65
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
66
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
67
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
68
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
69
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
70
World War Z (2013)
World War Z (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
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