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Movies You (Probably) Didn't Know Were Based on Books

This is a relatively exhaustive list of movies that you may not have known were books before they were movies. This list includes books based on novels, nonfiction books, and short stories. Some movies mentioned on this list might surprise you, but others may be more obvious.
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Scarface (1932)
Scarface (1932)
1
98%7.7
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
2
99%8.1
Lost Horizon (1937)
Lost Horizon (1937)
3
93%7.6
Pinnochio (1940)
Pinnochio (1940)
4
The Lady Eve (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
5
100%7.8
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
6
100%8.0
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
7
97%8.3
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
8
98%8.1
A Place in the Sun (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
9
81%7.8
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
10
98%8.0
The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
11
96%7.8
The Golden Coach (1952)
The Golden Coach (1952)
12
100%7.0
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
13
95%8.0
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
14
98%7.7
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
15
96%8.4
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
16
96%8.1
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
17
94%8.3
Exodus (1960)
Exodus (1960)
18
65%6.7
The Parent Trap (1961)
The Parent Trap (1961)
19
90%7.2
The Hustler (1961)
The Hustler (1961)
20
96%8.0
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
21
89%7.6
Jules and Jim (1962)
Jules and Jim (1962)
22
94%7.8
Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
23
96%7.7
The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
24
87%7.8
The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
25
95%7.7
Hud (1963)
Hud (1963)
26
83%7.8
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
27
98%8.4
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
28
84%8.0
Belle De Jour (1967)
Belle De Jour (1967)
29
95%7.7
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
30
86%8.0
The Big Bounce (1969)
The Big Bounce (1969)
31
5.4
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
32
87%7.8
True Grit (1969)
True Grit (1969)
33
89%7.4
M*A*S*H (1970)
M*A*S*H (1970)
34
84%7.4
The Moonshine War (1970)
The Moonshine War (1970)
35
5.9
The Conformist (1970)
The Conformist (1970)
36
98%8.0
Love Story (1970)
Love Story (1970)
37
68%6.9
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
38
67%7.9
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
39
100%8.0
Duel (1971)
Duel (1971)
40
89%7.6
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