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

Stacker's 100 Best Movies Based on Books

"...Hollywood has been adapting prose & other source materials for more than a century. There are only so many original screenplay ideas out there, no small percentage of which are likewise based on previous ideas & formulas. Without exceptional books there would be far fewer impressive films. Talented directors deliver their own takes, often to the chagrin of the authors. In other cases, the directors stay impressively true to the source material. It goes to show that the mere visualization of a novel can affect how the content might be perceived. Stacker compiled data on all top-rated movies to come up with a Stacker score, i.e., a weighted index split evenly between IMDb & Metacritic scores. The film had to be based on a book, including novellas, comic books, & short stories; have an IMDb user rating & Metascore; and have at least 5,000 votes. Going from great to greater, here are the 100 best movies based on books." - stacker.com
144 users · 550 views
 
from stacker.com · made by SteveAzo
avg. score: 34 of 100 (34%)
required scores: 1, 15, 25, 36, 56 
type to search

How many have you seen?

Page 1 of 3
1
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
2
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
4
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%
5
Schindler's List (1993)
Schindler's List (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
6
Psycho (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
7
Army of Shadows (1969)
Army of Shadows (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
8
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
9
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
10
The Conformist (1970)
The Conformist (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
11
The Leopard (1963)
The Leopard (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
12
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
13
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
14
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
15
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%
16
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
17
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
18
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
19
Rififi (1955)
Rififi (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
20
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
21
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
22
Ran (1985)
Ran (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
23
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
24
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
25
12 Years a Slave (2013)
12 Years a Slave (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
26
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
27
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
28
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
29
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
31
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
33
Pépé Le Moko (1937)
Pépé Le Moko (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
Jules and Jim (1962)
Jules and Jim (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Beauty and the Beast (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
36
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
There Will Be Blood (2007)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
38
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
39
Journey to Italy (1954)
Journey to Italy (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
40
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
Page 1 of 3
Click movies you've seen
Trending Movie 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