What are the best movies based on books? Here are some of them.

2001: A Space Odyssey (It's a slow movie but it is great. I just love the music)

Stand by Me (This film came from a Stephen King short story. Has a lot of four-letter words, which was probably unheard of in the 1950's. This is one of the few cases in which a SK story/book and the movie on which it is based on are both great)

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (An excellent film, by all means. It isn't shown from Chief Bromden's perspective, like the book, but the film became the second movie to sweep the five major Oscar categories. Jack Nicholson was perfect for the role)

The Time Machine (I'm referring to the 1960 version of the H.G. Wells book. Not as good as the ones on this list but it is still prominent)

The Sum of All Fears (Great movie and book. I recommend both to all Tom Clancy fans)

Jurassic Park (I don't know which is better but they were both good in their own respective ways. One of Michael Crichton's best books.)

Stephen King's It (Like "Stand by Me", this movie was one of the few SK stories to be as good as the movie based on it. It's long, but it is worth every minute of it. The book and movie are a lot different though but that is the only thing that limits its greatness)

If you are wondering why I haven't included Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, the reason is simple: I never saw the movie or read the book.

What other movies besides the ones listed were the best ones taken from books? Give me some feedback.

The Running Man was taken from the book of the same name by Stephen King's alter ego, Richard Bachman. Never read the book but I love the movie.

Hmmm. Off the top of my head...

The Godfather by Mario Puzo.

I think Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining" captured some of the spookiness of the book, although the Miniseries version (which I didn't see) was supposedly more faithful to the plot.

Kubrick's version still scares the crap out of me though...

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ALSO....

Showboat, A Walk to Remember, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, National Velvet, and Rebecca were all great movies that were from books.

Originally posted by Titania
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Gone With The Wind was a book?

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Originally posted by Titania
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ALSO....

Showboat, A Walk to Remember, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, National Velvet, and Rebecca were all great movies that were from books.

I def have to aggree with you on that one!!! lol Ahhh Look it's fiddle dee dee haha :p

umm...The Great Gatsby newer version was pretty good....And I liked the crucible too....I am a huge Arthur Miller fan, He is my 2nd favorite writer.

***Misery*** Both the book and movie were fantastic.

Originally posted by TJL


Gone With The Wind was a book?

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Yes, the story was based on a book written by some woman author, I don't remember her name. It is a really long book (I think around 900 or more pages). I have never seen the movie and I don't think I will because it's 3 hours and 44 minutes long(!)

For Superman fans: GWTW was George Reeve's first film

Originally posted by BJL


Yes, the story was based on a book written by some woman author, I don't remember her name. It is a really long book (I think around 900 or more pages). I have never seen the movie and I don't think I will because it's 3 hours and 44 minutes long(!)

For Superman fans: GWTW was George Reeve's first film

Margarett Mitchell wrote GWTW. I love the book and the movie. They both may be very long, but are def. worth a watch and read. The book starts off kind of slow, but it does pick up along the way. The movie is excellent all the way through.

Thanks for the info, Jenny.

BTW, I came up with another good movie based on a book. Does anybody like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory? I heard it's much different from the book.

Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone
Nothing is better then that.

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
The Haunting
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Face on the Milk Carton
A Ring of Endless Light
Shiloh
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
Little Man Tate
Interview With the Vampire
Queen of the Damned
Little Women
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe
Tom & Tuck
The Virgin Suicides
The Westing Game

Pet Sematary
Misery
Carrie
The Shining
It
Stand By Me
Rose Red
Christine
Salem's Lot
The Shawshank Redemption
Storm of the Century
Needful Things
Cujo

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
The Exorcist (though I'm waiting for my gramma to give me the book)
Harry Potter

Hi Everyone :) I am a hugeeee GWTW fan, and try to find any way possible to use my useless knowledge... LOL The film is exactly 3 hours and 53 minutes, I own 6 copies of the DVD....Im a litttle Obsessed. lol The book that I have, the paperback one is 1024 pages, first edition was 1037. Also, I just wanted to mention that GWTW was actually George Reeves 6th film.

:wave:

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind
I own 6 copies of the DVD....Im a litttle Obsessed. lol
:wave:

Six copies?

I'll get you a seventh.

Then you'll have one for every day of the week...

;)

Harper Lee's book "To Kill a Mockingbird" made an equally great film with Gregory Peck. Very faithful to the book will outstanding performances by all the young actors who played Jem, Scout, and Dill.

Originally posted by TJL

Then you'll have one for every day of the week...

;)

hey now that would be cool...a gwtw for every day of the week...

you can get me 4 more copies and then id have that! lol ;) im not quite as dvd obsessed

Originally posted by Titania


hey now that would be cool...a gwtw for every day of the week...

you can get me 4 more copies and then id have that! lol ;) im not quite as dvd obsessed

Do you collect all kinds of GWTW memorbillia? Do you have the dolls and the plates and posters and all kinds of stuff like that?

One of my favorite movies based on a book is "Where the Red Fern Grows"

Originally posted by Classic is Better
One of my favorite movies based on a book is "Where the Red Fern Grows"

That is a great movie. It brings tears to my eyes when I watch it.

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind
Also, I just wanted to mention that GWTW was actually George Reeves 6th film.

Sorry for the confusion. Yes it is not George Reeve's first film. I meant to say was that it was his first major film role. It's funny the way people's memories work.

LOL Thanks, I kept finding them at used tape places and stuff and couldn't resist...You can send it to my fan mail address...hah I had 1 other DVD and 2 other tapes but The DVD's and tapes either got broke or wore out. For over a year I watched it once or twice a day...sad I know lol

Oh no prob, I just knew and my head that it wasn't one of his first films, and I checked my notes (Yes I have note books full of all gwtw related info lol) And counted itw as his sixth film.

Psssssssssssssssss.... to Jenny, I collect GWTW stuff ;) lol

Originally posted by Georgia's on my Mind


Psssssssssssssssss.... to Jenny, I collect GWTW stuff ;) lol

chris, i notice the add in your signiture is gone....is the "im selling everything gwtw!!" phrase over?

And yes to Jenny- i have posters, pictures, postcards, t-shirts, ornaments, quite a few of copies of the book, video, dvd and soundtrack, etc....

Wait, I have another one. The movie is on HBO right now.

"The Right Stuff," a brilliant 1983 movie about the first astronauts in the space program, based on the book of the same name.

This is a great film. I highly reccomend seeing it.

Well, I am just downsizing...I have to get rid of some stuff so I can buy news tuff lol

No one has mentioned The Outsiders!! I LOVE that movie!! I saw it in one of my classes lin 7th grade, im in 8th grade now, we read the book and language calss then saw the movie, I love the book and the movie!!

The North and South.... they did a pretty good job with it in my opinion....

AAAAARRRGHHHHHHHH!

How could I forget Flowers for Algernon? The book is EXCELLENT! The movie is pretty good too. I'm talking about the Cliff Robertson movie that they did in the 60's not the remake they did a few years ago with Matthew Modine.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Originally posted by Jenny
AAAAARRRGHHHHHHHH!

How could I forget Flowers for Algernon? The book is EXCELLENT!

Yes, I fondly remember that book from my reading lists in school.

Another great movie that was on today, "The Towering Inferno" which was actually based on TWO books "The Tower" and "The Glass inferno." Two movie studios bought the rights to each of the books, and rather than make two movies that shared the same theme, they combined both books to make "Towering Inferno."

I can't believe I know this much trivia. Somebody help me!!!

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All Movies based on Stephen King books.. Especially The Shining, Misery, and IT

And Girl Interrupted

Originally posted by jlpmghrs1
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Of all the movies mentioned in this thread, I think that is among the best. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of only three films -- It Happened One Night (1934), and The Silence of the Lambs (1991) being the others -- to sweep the top five academy awards (best picture, director, actor, actress, screenplay)

This might not count because this was tv miniseries, but since it's like five hours long I say it counts as a movie. Pride And Prejudice it was great and Colin Firth was SOOOO cute in that. I love all of the movie that are based on Jane Austin's books.