We previously mentioned how it can be nerve-racking to hear your favorite book is going to be made into a film, because you never know if it’ll be as good. We found many examples of movie adaptations that really do the novels justice, and here are even more!
Best Movie Versions of Books, Part 2
May 12, 2021 · CLASSMATES FUN
Forrest Gump (1994)
Nomadland (2004)
Book: Jessica Bruder
Director: Chloe Zhao
Screenwriter: Chloe Zhao
The Exorcist (1973)
Book: William Peter Blatty
Director: William Friedkin
Screenwriter: William Peter Blatty
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Book: Thomas Harris
Director: Jonathan Demme
Screenwriter: Ted Tally
Psycho (1960)
Book: Robert Bloch
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Screenwriter: Joseph Stefano
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961)
Book: Truman Capote
Director: Blake Edwards
Screenwriter: George Axelrod
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
Book: Hunter S. Thompson
Director: Terry Gilliam
Screenwriters: Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies, Alex Cox
Hustlers (2019)
Magazine Article: Jessica Pressler – “The Hustlers at Scores”
Director: Lorene Scafaria
Screenwriter: Lorene Scafaria
Starring: Jennifer Lopez
American Psycho (2000)
Book: Bret Easton Ellis
Director: Mary Harron
Screenwriters: Marry Harron, Guinevere Turner
The Social Network (2010)
Book: Ben Mezrich – “The Accidental Billionaires”
Director: David Fincher
Screenwriter: Aaron Sorkin
Room (2015)
Book: Emma Donoghue
Director: Lenny Abrahamson
Screenwriter: Emma Donoghue
Blade Runner (1982)
Book: Philip K. Dick – “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”
Director: Ridley Scott
Screenwriters: Hampton Fancher, David Peoples
One Night in Miami (2020)
Screenplay: Kemp Powers
Director: Regina King
Screenwriter: Kemp Powers
Lolita (1962)
Book: Vladimir Nabokov
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Screenwriter: Vladimir Nabokov
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Book: Boris Pasternak
Director: David Lean
Screenwriter: Robert Bolt
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Road (2009)
Book: Cormac McCarthy
Director: John Hillcoat
Screenwriter: Joe Penhall
Jurassic Park (1993)
Book: Michael Crichton
Director: Steven Spielberg
Screenwriters: David Koepp, Michael Crichton