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How Did They Ever Make a Movie Of…? : Successful Adaptations of "Unadaptable" Books

Many books' reputations as being "unadaptable" for the big screen stem from structural or voice idiosyncrasies that don't translate to film's more straightforward narrative style—though that hasn't kept ambitious/foolhardy filmmakers from giving it the old college try, with varying degrees of success.
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A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
A Cock and Bull Story (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
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Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
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Lolita (1962)
Lolita (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Orlando (1992)
Orlando (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
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The Dead (1987)
The Dead (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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Mean Girls (2004)
Mean Girls (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (2009)
Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
14
Moneyball (2011)
Moneyball (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Crash (1996)
Crash (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
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Time Regained (1999)
Time Regained (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
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The Tin Drum (1979)
The Tin Drum (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Midnight's Children (2012)
Midnight's Children (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
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Life of Pi (2012)
Life of Pi (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Inherent Vice (2014)
Inherent Vice (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
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