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The Top 100 Screen Adaptations of All Time

From heart-pounding thrillers and sci-fi epics to animated classics and true-to-life biopics, this collection spotlights our favorite stories that made it big in Hollywood.
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The Godfather (Mario Puzo)
The Godfather
1
Mario Puzo
Atonement (Ian McEwan, 2001)
Atonement
2
Ian McEwan, 2001
Call Me by Your Name (André Aciman)
Call Me by Your Name
3
André Aciman
Schindler's List (Thomas Keneally)
Schindler's List
4
Thomas Keneally
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
5
Harper Lee
If Beale Street Could Talk (James Baldwin)
If Beale Street Could Talk
6
James Baldwin
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Ken Kesey)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
7
Ken Kesey
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Truman Capote)
Breakfast at Tiffany's
8
Truman Capote
Room (Emma Donoghue)
Room
9
Emma Donoghue
No Country for Old Men [No Country for Old Men] (Cormac McCarthy)
No Country for Old Men [No Country for Old Men]
10
Cormac McCarthy
The Remains of the Day (Kazuo Ishiguro)
The Remains of the Day
11
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Green Mile (Stephen King)
The Green Mile
12
Stephen King
Normal People (Sally Rooney)
Normal People
13
Sally Rooney
Brokeback Mountain (Annie Proulx)
Brokeback Mountain
14
Annie Proulx
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
15
Louisa May Alcott
Trainspotting (Irvine Welsh)
Trainspotting
16
Irvine Welsh
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
17
Alice Walker
Brooklyn (Colm Toibin)
Brooklyn
18
Colm Toibin
The Silver Linings Playbook (Matthew Quick)
The Silver Linings Playbook
19
Matthew Quick
The English Patient (Michael Ondaatje)
The English Patient
20
Michael Ondaatje
Outlander (Gabaldon, Diana)
Outlander
21
Gabaldon, Diana
Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)
Pride and Prejudice
22
Jane Austen
How Stella Got Her Groove Back (Terry McMillan)
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
23
Terry McMillan
To All the Boys I've Loved Before (Jenny Han)
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
24
Jenny Han
The Duke and I (Julia Quinn)
The Duke and I
25
Julia Quinn
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
26
Kevin Kwan
Carol (Patricia Highsmith)
Carol
27
Patricia Highsmith
About a Boy (Nick Hornby)
About a Boy
28
Nick Hornby
Frankenstein (Mary Shelley)
Frankenstein
29
Mary Shelley
The Return of the King (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Return of the King
30
J.R.R. Tolkien
Jurassic Park (Michael Crichton)
Jurassic Park
31
Michael Crichton
Dune (Herbert, Frank)
Dune
32
Herbert, Frank
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Philip K. Dick)
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
33
Philip K. Dick
Game of Thrones (George R.R. Martin)
Game of Thrones
34
George R.R. Martin
The Sentinel [2001: A Space Odyssey] (Arthur C. Clarke)
The Sentinel [2001: A Space Odyssey]
35
Arthur C. Clarke
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (L. Frank Baum)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
36
L. Frank Baum
Starship Troopers (Heinlin, Robert A.)
Starship Troopers
37
Heinlin, Robert A.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (J.K. Rowling)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
38
J.K. Rowling
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
39
Andy Weir
The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood)
The Handmaid's Tale
40
Margaret Atwood
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