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