List Challenges
Travel Movies Books Food Other
Sign In
Trending
New
Popular
type to search
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Books That Deserved a Better Movie Adaptation

It's unfortunate that good books don't always make good films. Sometimes it's the wrong actors, poor direction or not following the original storyline and changing the plot. Here 20 books that deserved better. Have you read the book or seen the movie?
486 users · 975 views
 
made by CQSteve
avg. score: 10 of 40 (25%)
required scores: 1, 6, 9, 11, 14 
type to search

Which have you read or watched?

Page 1 of 1
1
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
3
Dune
Dune
4
Dune (1984)
Dune (1984)
5
The Mortal Instruments Series
The Mortal Instruments Series
6
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
7
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
Slaughterhouse-Five (Kurt Vonnegut)
8
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
9
Through the Looking Glass
Through the Looking Glass
10
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016)
11
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
12
Divergent (2014)
Divergent (2014)
13
Winters Tale
Winters Tale
14
Winter's Tale (2014)
Winter's Tale (2014)
15
The Bonfire of the Vanities
The Bonfire of the Vanities
16
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
17
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
Cloud Atlas (David Mitchell)
18
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas (2012)
19
All the Pretty Horses
All the Pretty Horses
20
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
All the Pretty Horses (2000)
21
Running With Scissors
Running With Scissors
22
Running With Scissors (2006)
Running With Scissors (2006)
23
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
On the Road (Jack Kerouac)
24
On the Road (2012)
On the Road (2012)
25
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
26
The Great Gatsby (2013)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
27
London Fields
London Fields
28
London Fields (2018)
London Fields (2018)
29
Native Son
Native Son
30
Native Son (2019)
Native Son (2019)
31
The Postman (David Brin)
The Postman (David Brin)
32
The Postman (1997)
The Postman (1997)
33
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Ransom Riggs)
34
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
35
Gullivers Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gullivers Travels (Jonathan Swift)
36
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
37
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Seuss)
38
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
39
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Lemony Snicket's a Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
40
Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Page 1 of 1
 Your Results
Click the SHOW MY RESULTS button
above to calculate your results.
Up Next
Click books you've read
Trending Book Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2024 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN