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Movies You Probably Didn't Realize Were Based on Books

This is a list of movies that I don't think many people realize were inspired by books. How many of these books have you read and how many of these movies have you seen?
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A Day With Wilbur Robinson
A Day With Wilbur Robinson
2
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons
3
Shrek!
Shrek!
4
Shrek
Shrek
5
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Judi Barrett)
6
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
7
How to Train Your Dragon (Cressida Cowell)
How to Train Your Dragon (Cressida Cowell)
8
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
9
The Night at the Museum (Trenc)
The Night at the Museum (Trenc)
10
Night at the Museum
Night at the Museum
11
Bambi
Bambi
12
Bambi (Felix Salten)
Bambi (Felix Salten)
13
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
Pinocchio (Carlo Collodi)
14
Pinocchio (1940)
Pinocchio (1940)
100%7.4
15
Dumbo (Helen Aberson)
Dumbo (Helen Aberson)
16
Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo (1941)
98%7.2
17
101 Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
101 Dalmatians (Dodie Smith)
18
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
98%7.3
19
Lisa and Lotte (Erich Kastner)
Lisa and Lotte (Erich Kastner)
20
The Parent Trap (1998)
The Parent Trap (1998)
86%6.6
21
Freaky Friday (Mary Rodgers)
Freaky Friday (Mary Rodgers)
22
Freaky Friday (2003)
Freaky Friday (2003)
88%6.2
23
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
Coraline (Neil Gaiman)
24
Coraline
Coraline
25
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes (Louis Sachar)
26
Holes (2003)
Holes (2003)
78%7.0
27
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
The Princess Diaries (Meg Cabot)
28
The Princess Diaries (2001)
The Princess Diaries (2001)
49%6.4
29
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
30
The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride (1987)
97%8.1
31
The Boss Baby (Marla Frazee)
The Boss Baby (Marla Frazee)
32
The Boss Baby (2017)
The Boss Baby (2017)
53%6.3
33
Ferdinand
Ferdinand
34
Ferdinand (2017)
Ferdinand (2017)
72%6.8
35
The Rescuers (Margery Sharp)
The Rescuers (Margery Sharp)
36
The Rescuers (1977)
The Rescuers (1977)
81%6.9
37
Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus)
Basil of Baker Street (Eve Titus)
38
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
The Great Mouse Detective (1986)
80%7.2
39
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (Robert C. O'Brien)
40
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
93%7.6
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