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50 Great Literary Adaptations

A list of fifty great movies based on books that are either perfect or near-perfect representations of their source material(s), or possibly improve upon the original work, as rare as the latter may be.
Rules: Fiction only. I must have both read the book and seen the movie.
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All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
2
Dracula (1931)
Dracula (1931)
3
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935)
4
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Of Mice and Men (1939)
5
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
7
Bambi (1942)
Bambi (1942)
8
Lassie Come Home (1943)
Lassie Come Home (1943)
9
Oliver Twist (1948)
Oliver Twist (1948)
10
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
11
Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
12
Shane (1953)
Shane (1953)
13
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
14
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)
15
Animal Farm (1954)
Animal Farm (1954)
16
East of Eden (1955)
East of Eden (1955)
17
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
18
The Time Machine (1960)
The Time Machine (1960)
19
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
20
Lilies of the Field (1963)
Lilies of the Field (1963)
21
Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies (1963)
22
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
23
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
24
Deliverance (1972)
Deliverance (1972)
25
The Exorcist (1973)
The Exorcist (1973)
26
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
27
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
28
Carrie (1976)
Carrie (1976)
29
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
30
Coma (1978)
Coma (1978)
31
Watership Down (1978)
Watership Down (1978)
32
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
33
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
34
The Outsiders (1983)
The Outsiders (1983)
35
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
36
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
37
Manhunter (1986)
Manhunter (1986)
38
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
39
Pet Sematary (1989)
Pet Sematary (1989)
40
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
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