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20 Movies You Might Not Know Were Based on Books

Hollywood often turns to novels and non-fiction books for movie ideas, but sometimes the films are so popular that they overshadow their source material. Here are 20 famous movies you might not know were based on books, and the books they're based off of
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Die Hard (1988)
Die Hard (1988)
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Nothing Lasts Forever (Roderick Thorp)
Nothing Lasts Forever (Roderick Thorp)
3
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
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Das Doppelte Lottchen (Erich Kästner)
Das Doppelte Lottchen (Erich Kästner)
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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
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First Blood (David Morrell)
First Blood (David Morrell)
7
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
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Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Wolf)
Who Censored Roger Rabbit? (Wolf)
9
Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket
10
The Short-Timers
The Short-Timers
11
Mean Girls (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
12
Queen Bees & Wannabes (Rosalind Wiseman)
Queen Bees & Wannabes (Rosalind Wiseman)
13
There Will Be Blood
There Will Be Blood
14
Oil by Upton Sinclair
Oil by Upton Sinclair
15
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
16
Alias Madame Doubtfire (Anne Fine)
Alias Madame Doubtfire (Anne Fine)
17
Pitch Perfect
Pitch Perfect
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Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory (Mickey Rapkin)
Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate a Cappella Glory (Mickey Rapkin)
19
Drive (2011)
Drive (2011)
20
Drive (James Sallis)
Drive (James Sallis)
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The Town (2010)
The Town (2010)
22
Prince of Thieves (The Town) (Chuck Hogan)
Prince of Thieves (The Town) (Chuck Hogan)
23
Clueless (1995)
Clueless (1995)
24
Emma
Emma
25
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
26
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
Dangerous Liaisons (Pierre Choderlos De Laclos)
27
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
28
Q & a (Vikas Swarup)
Q & a (Vikas Swarup)
29
Death Wish (2018)
Death Wish (2018)
30
Death Wish (Brian Garfield)
Death Wish (Brian Garfield)
31
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
32
Who Goes There? (John W. Campbell Jr.)
Who Goes There? (John W. Campbell Jr.)
33
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Cameron Crowe)
35
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
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The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
37
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
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The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights (Ted Hughes)
The Iron Man: A Children's Story in Five Nights (Ted Hughes)
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Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
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