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The Best Books That Were Adapted Into Oscar-Winning Movies

"People usually assume that books are better than their film adaptations, but that may not be true for the books on this list. All of these books were turned into movies that went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture, so an argument can be made that the movie adaptations were just as good, or (gasp!) even better than the original source material. Of the 87 movies that have won Academy Awards for Best Picture so far, 40 were based on or inspired by books. Some are faithful book-to-movie adaptions, while others use creative license and are loosely based on books."
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The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien)
2
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
3
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
The Silence of the Lambs (Thomas Harris)
4
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
The Bridge Over the River Kwai (Pierre Boulle)
5
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
6
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
Gone With the Wind (Margaret Mitchell)
7
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
8
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's Ark (Thomas Keneally)
9
Dances With Wolves (Michael Blake)
Dances With Wolves (Michael Blake)
10
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men (Cormac McCarthy)
11
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
Forrest Gump (Winston Groom)
12
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
Ben-Hur (Lew Wallace)
13
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
Twelve Years a Slave (Solomon Northup)
14
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
In the Heat of the Night (John Ball)
15
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
16
Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
Midnight Cowboy (James Leo Herlihy)
17
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
A Beautiful Mind (Sylvia Nasar)
18
Mutiny on the Bounty (John Boyne)
Mutiny on the Bounty (John Boyne)
19
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
Out of Africa (Isak Dinesen)
20
All the Kings Men (Robert Penn Warren)
All the Kings Men (Robert Penn Warren)
21
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
From Here to Eternity (James Jones)
22
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
Around the World in Eighty Days (Jules Verne)
23
The French Connection (Robin Moore)
The French Connection (Robin Moore)
24
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
25
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
Ordinary People (Judith Guest)
26
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
How Green Was My Valley (Richard Llewellyn)
27
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
Terms of Endearment (Larry McMurtry)
28
Kramer vs. Kramer (Avery Corman)
Kramer vs. Kramer (Avery Corman)
29
Gigi (Colette)
Gigi (Colette)
30
Q & a (Vikas Swarup)
Q & a (Vikas Swarup)
31
From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of the Last Emperor of China (Aisin-Gioro Puyi)
From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of the Last Emperor of China (Aisin-Gioro Puyi)
32
The Master of Disguise (Antonio Mendez)
The Master of Disguise (Antonio Mendez)
33
The Lost Weekend (Charles Jackson)
The Lost Weekend (Charles Jackson)
34
Rope Burns (F. X. Toole)
Rope Burns (F. X. Toole)
35
The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
The History of Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
36
Caging Skies (Christine Leunens)
Caging Skies (Christine Leunens)
37
Cimarron (Edna Ferber)
Cimarron (Edna Ferber)
38
Mrs. Miniver (Jan Struther)
Mrs. Miniver (Jan Struther)
39
The Big Con (Marianna Mazzucato)
The Big Con (Marianna Mazzucato)
40
Nomadland (Jessica Bruder)
Nomadland (Jessica Bruder)
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