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Movies That Did the Book Justice

Sometimes the movie adaptation is as good or maybe even better than the book/ biography/ play/ short story it was based on. Here's a list of movies based on literature that I've seen.
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The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
3
Jaws (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
4
Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
5
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
6
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
7
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
8
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
9
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
10
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
13
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
14
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
15
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
16
The Hunger Games (2012)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
17
Mean Girls (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
18
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
21
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
22
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
23
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
24
Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
25
The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
26
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
27
The Pianist (2002)
The Pianist (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
28
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   74%
29
Twilight (2008)
Twilight (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
30
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
31
The Notebook (2004)
The Notebook (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   53%
32
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
33
Life of Pi (2012)
Life of Pi (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
34
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   70%
35
Apollo 13 (1995)
Apollo 13 (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
36
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Interview With the Vampire (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
37
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
38
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
39
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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War of the Worlds (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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