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Movies You Probably Didn't Realize Were Based on Books

This is a list of movies that I don't think many people realize were inspired by books. How many of these books have you read and how many of these movies have you seen?
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A Day With Wilbur Robinson
A Day With Wilbur Robinson
1
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons
2
Shrek!
Shrek!
3
Shrek
Shrek
4
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
5
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
6
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
7
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
8
The Night at the Museum
The Night at the Museum
9
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum
10
Bambi
Bambi
11
Bambi
Bambi
12
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
13
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
14
100%7.4
Dumbo
Dumbo
15
Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo (1941)
16
98%7.2
101 Dalmatians
101 Dalmatians
17
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
18
98%7.3
Lisa and Lotte
Lisa and Lotte
19
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
20
86%6.6
Freaky Friday
Freaky Friday
21
Freaky Friday (2003)
Freaky Friday (2003)
22
88%6.2
Coraline
Coraline
23
Coraline
Coraline
24
Holes
Holes
25
Holes (2003)
Holes (2003)
26
78%7.0
The Princess Diaries
The Princess Diaries
27
The Princess Diaries (2001)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
28
49%6.4
The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride
29
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
30
97%8.1
The Boss Baby
The Boss Baby
31
The Boss Baby (2017)
The Boss Baby (2017)
32
53%6.3
Ferdinand
Ferdinand
33
Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand (2017)
34
72%6.8
The Rescuers
The Rescuers
35
The Rescuers (1977)
The Rescuers (1977)
36
81%6.9
Basil of Baker Street
Basil of Baker Street
37
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
38
80%7.2
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
39
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
40
93%7.6
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