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Usually the book is so much better. There are a few exceptions. So how many have you read and seen?
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Malcolm X (1992)
Malcolm X (1992)
81
89%7.7
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
82
95%7.6
Hamlet (1990)
Hamlet (1990)
83
76%6.7
Othello (1995)
Othello (1995)
84
68%6.9
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
85
86%7.1
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
86
67%6.4
King Lear (1953)
King Lear (1953)
87
Richard III (1995)
Richard III (1995)
88
96%7.3
Julius Caesar (1953)
Julius Caesar (1953)
89
95%7.2
Christine (1983)
Christine (1983)
90
69%6.7
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
91
93%7.4
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
92
90%7.8
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
93
84%8.4
Thinner (1996)
Thinner (1996)
94
15%5.8
National Theatre Live: Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (2017)
National Theatre Live: Angels in America, Part One: Millennium Approaches (2017)
95
8.9
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
96
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
97
100%8.3
The Lorax (2012)
The Lorax (2012)
98
54%6.4
The Sneetches (1973)
The Sneetches (1973)
99
West Side Story (1961)
West Side Story (1961)
100
93%7.5
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
Like Water for Chocolate (1992)
101
87%7.1
Bless Me, Ultima (2013)
Bless Me, Ultima (2013)
102
68%6.4
The Family Nobody Wanted (1975)
The Family Nobody Wanted (1975)
103
7.7
Braveheart (1995)
Braveheart (1995)
104
78%8.3
Forever
Forever
105
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985)
106
81%7.8
My Side of the Mountain (1969)
My Side of the Mountain (1969)
107
83%6.6
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
108
6.4
The Glass Menagerie (1973)
The Glass Menagerie (1973)
109
7.4
On Golden Pond (1981)
On Golden Pond (1981)
110
93%7.6
V for Vendetta (2005)
V for Vendetta (2005)
111
73%8.1
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986)
The Mouse and the Motorcycle (1986)
112
7.1
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
113
98%8.0
Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (2009)
114
65%7.6
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
115
35%7.4
The Jungle Book (1967)
The Jungle Book (1967)
116
88%7.6
The Illustrated Man (1969)
The Illustrated Man (1969)
117
40%5.8
Platoon (1986)
Platoon (1986)
118
87%8.1
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
119
85%7.2
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
120
93%7.4
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