Favorite Movie Based On A Book

[sally_sparrow]

I have a few:

The original Swedish Girl on Fire Series: Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Girl who Played with Fire, Girl who Kicked the Hornets Nest

Princess Bride

Pride and Prejudice (1995, BBC version)

 

[Asian_Flower]

The Killing Fields. Wow. Having seen it first hand it was so so terrible.

 

[Chillygirl]

The Joy Luck Club

 

[Frankjba1]

Shawshank Redemption

 

[LadyGreyFortress]

Night of the Hunter - 1955

 

[DeadlyDream]

The Notebook. I actually loved the actors they chose.

 

[masterslave00]

Have to say that most movies based on the book I saw suck compared to the book. But one I could pick up was 2021: A Space Odyssey. Stanley Kubrick did magnificent job with that one.

 

[ydahecnot]

I would think The Godfather pretty much ends thread

 

[Booboobear84]

Lord of the Rings. I was stunned 1) How faithful to the books it was and 2) How many scenes were depicted just as I imagined them.

 

[HeavyBalls]

All Quiet on the Western Front

 

[LostGirlTink]

The Green Mile

 

[jeff_is_smiling]

The Martian

 

[AmberLGreen]

The colour purple

 

[Sh75]

The Bourne Identity

 

[sally_sparrow]

I would think The Godfather pretty much ends thread

I have this book at home but have never read it

Faithful to the books made me lol.

Did you read the books?

I had a feeling this would come up lol.

 

[sally_sparrow]

You know me.

I can’t let that lie, sally.

Nor should you

 

[Whiskeyjack]

Would we consider The Shawshank Redemption to be based on a book? Technically, I think it was a short story in an anthology...

 

[AveryElle]

Can it be a show? If so, Normal People.

If not, pride and prejudice

 

[sally_sparrow]

Would we consider The Shawshank Redemption to be based on a book? Technically, I think it was a short story in an anthology...

I never read Shawshank Redemption. I always assumed it was a novel, but we can say it counts.

Can it be a show? If so, Normal People.

If not, pride and prejudice

I guess I didn't consider Pride and Prejudice a show but it technically is a mini series. I listed it too, so yes, shows also count

 

[Chernosoth]

Naked Lunch

 

[Grumpybollocks]

The Killing Fields. Wow. Having seen it first hand it was so so terrible.

Wow! That's a hell of a story to have in you

 

[Grumpybollocks]

The world According To Garp - John Irving

 

[Deleted member 5521640]

If not, pride and prejudice

I guess I didn't consider Pride and Prejudice a show but it technically is a mini series. I listed it too, so yes, shows also count

Yes, the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice is my all-time favorite book-to-film. Yes it's a mini-series, but it's so good and it tops any of the film versions that have been done. Even better than the 2005 version which I do like as well.

 

[AveryElle]

I guess I didn't consider Pride and Prejudice a show but it technically is a mini series. I listed it too, so yes, shows also count

It is also very much a movie

 

[Uccellacci]

If television series are allowed, then Brideshead Revisited.