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Top 5 movies adapted from books?

Name your Top 5 (or even Top 10) movies based on a book.

My Top 5:

1. Lord of the Rings (All three)
2. The Godfather
3. Trainspotting
4. Jurassic Park
5. Silence of the Lambs

1. The Godfather
2. Jaws
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
5. Ben Hur

1. One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
2. A Clockwork Orange
3. The Godfather
4. The Lord of The Rings
5. The Shining

These would probably be a little different if I had taken the time to think about it.

SOME GREAT ADAPTATIONS (in no particular order)

Tess (1980 - Roman Polanski), from the novel Tess of the d'Ubervilles by Thomas Hardy
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967 - Jhon Schlesinger), from the novel by Thomas Hardy
The Age of Innocence (1993 - Martin Scorsese), from the novel by Edith Wharton
Dangerous Liaisons (1988 - Stephen Frears), from the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Chonderlos de Lacos
Valmont (1989 - Milos Forman), from the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos
The Innocents (1961 - Jack Clayton), from the novel The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
Rosemary's Baby (1967 - Roman Polanski), from the novel by Ira Levin
The Princess Bride (1987 - Rob Reiner), from the novel by William Goldman
All the President's Men (1976 - Alan J. Pakula), from the book by Woodward & Bernstein
Three Days of the Condor (1975 - Sydney Pollack), from the novel The Six Days of the Condor by James Grady
The Manchurian Candidate (1962 - John Frankenheimer), from the novel by Richard Condon
Prizzi's Honor (1985 - John Huston), from the novel by Richard Condon
The Maltese Falcon (1941 - John Schlesinger), from the novel by Dashiell Hammett
Under the Volcano (1984 - John Huston), from the novel by Malcolm Lowry
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948 - John Huston), from the novel by B. Traven
The Man Who Would Be King (1975 - John Huston), from the novella by Rudyard Kipling
Jaws (1975 - Steven Spielberg), from the novel by Peter Benchley
Mother Night (1996 - Keith Gordon), from the novel by Kurt Vonnegut
Catch-22 (1970 - Mike Nichols), from the novel by Joseph Heller
Birdy (1984 - Alan Parker), from the novel by William Wharton
A Clockwork Orange (1971 - Stanley Kubrick), from the novel by Anthony Burgess
A Boy & His Dog (1975 - L.Q. Jones), from the story by Harlan Ellison
The Witches of Eastwick (1987 - George Miller), from the novel by John Updike
The Commitments (1991 - Alan Parker), from the novel by Roddy Doyle
High Fidelity (2000 - Stephen Frears), from the novel by Nick Hornby
The Grifters (1990 - Stephen Frears), from the novel by Jim Thompson
After Dark, My Sweet (1990 - James Foley), from the novel by Jim Thompson
L.A. Confidential (1997 - Curtis Hanson), from the novel by James Ellroy
Wonder Boys (2000 - Curtis Hanson), from the novel by Michael Chabon
The Player (1992 - Robert Altman), from the novel by Michael Tolkin
Get Shorty (1995 - Barry Sonnenfeld), from the novel by Elmore Leonard
Out of Sight (1998 - Steven Soderbergh), from the novel by Elmore Leonard
Misery (1990 - Rob Reiner), from the novel by Stephen King
Empire of the Sun (1987 - Steven Spielberg), from the book by J.G. Ballard
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (1968 - Robert Ellis Miller), from the novel by Carson McCullers
The Last Picture Show (1971 - Peter Bogdanovich), from the novel by Larry McMurtry
"Lonesome Dove" (made-for-TV 1989 - Simon Wincer), from the novel by Larry McMurtry
Little Big Man (1970 - Arthur Penn), from the novel by Thomas Berger
Missing (1982 - Costa-Gavras), from the book by Thomas Hauser
The Mosquito Coast (1986 - Peter Weir), from the novel by Paul Theroux
Zorba the Greek (1964 - Michael Cacoyannis), from the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988 - Martin Scorsese), from the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis
Last Orders (2001 - Fred Schepisi), from the novel by Graham Swift
The Music of Chance (1993 - Philip Haas), from the novel by Paul Auster
GoodFellas (1990 - Martin Scorsese), from the book Wiseguy as told to Nic Pileggi
Serpico (1973 - Sidney Lumet), from the book by Peter Maas
Fletch (1985 - Michael Ritchie), from the novel by Gregory MacDonald
Ragtime (1981 - Milos Forman), from the novel by E.L. Doctorow
The Chocolate War (1988 - Keith Gordon), from the novel by Robert Cormier
"Barbarians ot the Gate" (made-for-TV 1993 - Glenn Jordan), from the book by Burrough & Helyar
BladeRunner (1982 - Ridley Scott) from the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 - Peter Jackson), from the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998 - Terry Gilliam), from the book by Hunter S. Thompson

Im suprised no one has mentioned 'Big Fish '

Originally Posted by Zeiken

Im suprised no one has mentioned 'Big Fish '

I'm not.

Originally Posted by Holden Pike

SOME GREAT ADAPTATIONS (in no particular order)

Originally Posted by Garrett

These would probably be a little different if I had taken the time to think about it.

Nevermind... Holden did it for me. :p

Originally Posted by Garrett

Nevermind... Holden did it for me. :p

i second that one

1. Fight Club
2. The Family (The Godfather)
3. Dangerous Liaisons
4. Rose Red
5. Lord Of The Rings

1. A Clockwork Orange
2. Don't Look Now
3. The Outsiders
4. Apocalypse Now (from Heart of Darkness)
5. The Pianist

Willy wonka and the chocolate factory ofcourse.

1. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
2. The Joy Luck Club (1993)
3. The Lord of the Rings series
4. Persuasion (1995)
5. Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
6. Emma (1996)

Pride and Prejudice (A&E Version) - Jane Austin
The Lord of the Rings - J.R. Tolkien
Jaws - Peter Benchley
Exorcist - William Peter Blatty
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Ken Kesey

Originally Posted by Caitlyn

Pride and Prejudice (A&E Version) - Jane Austin

I can't believe I forgot this...shame on me! Thanks Caity~

I like both adaptations....and I'd like to squeeze these right after number 3. :p

3.b Pride and Prejudice (1940)
3.c Pride and Prejudice (A&E Version)

Originally Posted by Aniko

I wondered where it was... ;)

I thought of one I forgot:

Skins (2002) - Adrian C. Louis

Originally Posted by Caitlyn

I wondered where it was... ;)

I thought of one I forgot:

Skins (2002) - Adrian C. Louis

I must have been cracking my whip at the kids when I made my list and was momenarily distracted. :modest:

Oh good...I'm glad to see I'm not the only one...sooo...how about you? Were cracking your whip at work? ;D

Although I saw the film before I read the documentary, I loved The Mothman Propechies. The book is much better, though, and the film is only loosely based on the true events anyway.

To Kill a Mockingbird

Apocalypse Now (Heart of Darkness)
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket (The Short Timers)
The Godfather
Dr Strangelove

Full Metal Jacket
Goodfellas
Bladerunner
Rosemary's baby
A Clockwork Orange