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Movies That Diverged the Most From the Book

The best collection of In Name Only adaptations—where the original story, premise, setting, and/or characters are changed.
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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Philip K. Dick
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
2
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
3
Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
4
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
5
Frank Herbert
Dune (1984)
Dune (1984)
6
The Shining (Stephen King)
The Shining
7
Stephen King
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
8
Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn)
Gone Girl
9
Gillian Flynn
Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
10
Fight Club (Chuck Palahniuk)
Fight Club
11
Chuck Palahniuk
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
12
Lolita (Vladimir Nabokov)
Lolita
13
Vladimir Nabokov
Lolita (1962)
Lolita (1962)
14
The Help (Kathryn Stockett)
The Help
15
Kathryn Stockett
The Help (2011)
The Help (2011)
16
My Sister's Keeper (Jodi Picoult)
My Sister's Keeper
17
Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
18
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess)
A Clockwork Orange
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Anthony Burgess
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
20
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
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J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
22
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
23
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
24
P.S. I Love You (Cecelia Ahern)
P.S. I Love You
25
Cecelia Ahern
P.S. I Love You (2007)
P.S. I Love You (2007)
26
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)
City of Bones (Mortal Instruments)
27
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
28
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
29
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
30
The Mist (Stephen King)
The Mist
31
Stephen King
The Mist (2007)
The Mist (2007)
32
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
33
Dr. Seuss
The Lorax (2012)
The Lorax (2012)
34
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Wolf)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit?
35
Wolf
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
36
I Am Legend (Richard Matheson)
I Am Legend
37
Richard Matheson
I Am Legend (2007)
I Am Legend (2007)
38
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
39
Isaac Asimov
I, Robot (2004)
I, Robot (2004)
40
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