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Shortlist's the 45 Best Book-To-Film Adaptations Ever

"Never let it be said that the people in the film industry aren't a rum bunch: rather than think of their own films to bring to the silver screen (does anybody still call it that?), they just let authors pen their finely crafted words and stories and then turn those into motion pictures (does anybody still call it that?). Like we said, a rum bunch.
Thankfully, not every book they adapt is Bridget Jones's Diary, as this list of 45 of the best film adaptations demonstrates.
Some remain faithful to the writer's original book; some take the source material into previously unimagined areas. All, however, are utterly brilliant."
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from shortlist.com · made by AnnaBoots
avg. score: 20 of 45 (45%)
required scores: 1, 12, 17, 21, 28 

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The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
2
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
3
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
4
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
5
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
6
Trainspotting (1996)
Trainspotting (1996)
7
L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
8
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
9
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
10
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
11
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club (1999)
12
True Grit (2010)
True Grit (2010)
13
Babe (1995)
Babe (1995)
15
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
16
Room (2015)
Room (2015)
17
American Psycho (2000)
American Psycho (2000)
18
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
19
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
20
Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown (1997)
21
Moby Dick (1956)
Moby Dick (1956)
22
Brighton Rock (1947)
Brighton Rock (1947)
23
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
24
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
25
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Brokeback Mountain (2005)
26
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
27
Little Women (2019)
Little Women (2019)
28
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
29
The 39 Steps (1935)
The 39 Steps (1935)
30
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
31
The Remains of the Day (1993)
The Remains of the Day (1993)
32
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
33
Don't Look Now (1973)
Don't Look Now (1973)
34
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
35
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
36
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
37
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
39
Great Expectations (1946)
Great Expectations (1946)
40
Emma. (2020)
Emma. (2020)
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