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Why Did They Ever Make a Movie Of…?: Unsuccessful Adaptations of "Unadaptable" Books

There are plenty of reasons to consider a book unadaptable for the big screen: Too long, too niche-y, too divisive, too internal, difficult content, and so on. Successful adaptations generally find unique, innovative ways of tackling difficult material. Unsuccessful ones, on the other hand, often just throw out everything idiosyncratic or complicated and sandwich a few of the book's signifiers into a more familiar plot and structure.
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Dune (1984)
Dune (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   43%
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From Hell (2001)
From Hell (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   57%
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Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
Slapstick (Of Another Kind) (1982)
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   49%
5
Breakfast of Champions (1999)
Breakfast of Champions (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   25%
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Bartleby (2001)
Bartleby (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   35%
7
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Wanted (2008)
Wanted (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
9
Ulysses (1967)
Ulysses (1967)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
Tropic of Cancer (1970)
Tropic of Cancer (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
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Watchmen (2009)
Watchmen (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   65%
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The Lord of the Rings (1978)
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
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He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   41%
14
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)
I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   19%
15
Atlas Shrugged Part I (2011)
Atlas Shrugged Part I (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   12%
16
Atlas Shrugged Part II (2012)
Atlas Shrugged Part II (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   4%
17
Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
Atlas Shrugged Part III: Who Is John Galt? (2014)
18
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   8%
19
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   16%
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Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
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Under the Volcano (1984)
Under the Volcano (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003)
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003)
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The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Rotten Tomatoes®   9%
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John Carter (2012)
John Carter (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   52%
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Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
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