Ever since The Hunger Games became big back in 2012 now there are a lot of books being adapted into movies these days. It's mostly a young adult thing. So what's your favorite movie based on a book? I'd say mine is The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I. It was better than the book! I can't wait for the second one!

"War Horse", the 2011 American war drama film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is an adaptation of British author Michael Morpurgo's 1982 children's novel of the same name set before and during the First World War.

There are many films I like over the years, but  "War Horse" fits into the 2010's.

I also forgot about The Perks of Being a Wallflower!

I guess the most famous book-to-movie films are The Harry Potter series and The Lord of the Rings.

Out of those two ... I'd say Lord of the Rings was my favorite.

There was also the Jason Bourne franchise. I only realized that there were several more books in the series. Only the first 4 were made into movies.

But probably the best (for me) was "To Kill A Mockingbird" (but that's going back a long way).

But book to movie adaptations have been happening since they started making movies. So I wouldn't call it a trend.

Gone with the wind
Imitation of life
The wizard of oz
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Mary poppins
Alice in wonderland
Grapes of wrath
Outsiders
Godfather
Jaws
The shining
Christie
Carrie
And all the other Steven king books)
Rosemary's baby
Moby dick
The great gatsby

But book to movie adaptations have been happening since they started making movies. So I wouldn't call it a trend.

Gone with the wind
Imitation of life
The wizard of oz
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Mary poppins
Alice in wonderland
Grapes of wrath
Outsiders
Godfather
Jaws
The shining
Christie
Carrie
And all the other Steven king books)
Rosemary's baby
Moby dick
The great gatsby



Agreed!

Even some silent movies were book adaptations. Alice in Wonderland is a 1903 British silent film directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow. It is the first movie adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's book.

Agreed!

Even some silent movies were book adaptations. Alice in Wonderland is a 1903 British silent film directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow. It is the first movie adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's book.


Sherlock Holmes.

And if we're talking teen novels.

Killing Mr Griffin
The Chocolate War
I am the Cheese
I know what you did last summer
Go ask Alice
Ransom Aka 5 were missing
Little women (not that it's a ya novel but I just remembered it)

But book to movie adaptations have been happening since they started making movies. So I wouldn't call it a trend.

Gone with the wind
Imitation of life
The wizard of oz
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Mary poppins
Alice in wonderland
Grapes of wrath
Outsiders
Godfather
Jaws
The shining
Christie
Carrie
And all the other Steven king books)
Rosemary's baby
Moby dick
The great gatsby



To add to the list:

-M*A*S*H
-Jane Eyre
-Wuthering Heights
-Grapes of Wrath
-The Witch, The Lion, & the Wardrobe
-Interview with a Vampire
-Les Misérables
-The Three Musketeers
-Fahrenheit 451
-Peter Pan
-John Grisham books (The Client, The Firm, etc.)

And many, many, MANY more.

It started in 1896 with "Trilby and little Billee", by Gerald Du Maurier. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0204000/

The same year,  "Rip van Winkle", by Washington Irving, with the title "The Awakening of Rip" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000036

1902: "The Assommoir", by Emile Zola, was adapted as "Les Victimes de l'alcoolisme"
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0000416/

1903: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000471/,

"Ben Hur" (1907) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000582/

1907: "Robbery Under Arms", by Rolf Boldrewood, was a five reel short
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0000615/

1907: "Oliver Twist", by Dickens, http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0000990/


Yup-a trend all right. Do you think it will catch on?  ::)


Cat

To add to the list:

-M*A*S*H
-Jane Eyre
-Wuthering Heights
-Grapes of Wrath
-The Witch, The Lion, & the Wardrobe
-Interview with a Vampire
-Les Misérables
-The Three Musketeers
-Fahrenheit 451
-Peter Pan
-John Grisham books (The Client, The Firm, etc.)

And many, many, MANY more.

It started in 1896 with "Trilby and little Billee", by Gerald Du Maurier. http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0204000/

The same year,  "Rip van Winkle", by Washington Irving, with the title "The Awakening of Rip" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000036

1902: "The Assommoir", by Emile Zola, was adapted as "Les Victimes de l'alcoolisme"
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0000416/

1903: "Uncle Tom's Cabin" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000471/,

"Ben Hur" (1907) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0000582/

1907: "Robbery Under Arms", by Rolf Boldrewood, was a five reel short
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0000615/

1907: "Oliver Twist", by Dickens, http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0000990/


Yup-a trend all right. Do you think it will catch on?  ::)


Cat


There is even an Academy Award given out each year for best adapted screenplay.

It has been a trend right from the start of movies.

And if we're talking teen novels.

Killing Mr Griffin
The Chocolate War
I am the Cheese
I know what you did last summer
Go ask Alice
Ransom Aka 5 were missing
Little women (not that it's a ya novel but I just remembered it)



Add,

Divergent
Insurgent
The Hunger Games
The Fault in our Stars

And if we're talking teen novels.

Killing Mr Griffin
The Chocolate War
I am the Cheese
I know what you did last summer
Go ask Alice
Ransom Aka 5 were missing
Little women (not that it's a ya novel but I just remembered it)


Good point Michonne.  ;D

Good point Michonne.  ;D


I wish I were Michonne!!! 8)



There is even an Academy Award given out each year for best adapted screenplay.

It has been a trend right from the start of movies.




Excellent point

To add to the list:

-M*A*S*H

Cat


Mash was a book before it was a movie? I had no idea



We forgot the most important one

To Kill a Mockingbird!!!


Also...The Miracle Worker

Add,

Divergent
Insurgent
The Hunger Games
The Fault in our Stars


I was staying away from the current titles lol

But since you mentioned fault in our stars let's not forget to mention the diary of Anne Frank

Mash was a book before it was a movie? I had no idea



...based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors.

Mash was a book before it was a movie? I had no idea



We forgot the most important one

To Kill a Mockingbird!!!




I could have sworn that was on your list which is why I didn't put it on mine.



I was staying away from the current titles lol

But since you mentioned fault in our stars let's not forget to mention the diary of Anne Frank


I thought about the Diary of Anne Frank, too but didn't include it on my list.



Cat

Recently there has been a trend for old cheesy 1970's-era porn flicks to be re-published in book form, in a Movie-to-Book Adaptation.

Mash was a book before it was a movie? I had no idea



We forgot the most important one

To Kill a Mockingbird!!!


Also...The Miracle Worker


Not forgotten q ... Just skipped over.  ;)

Think Stephen King and John Grisham!

One of my favourites, "Schindler's List" (1993) the American epic historical period drama, directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and scripted by Steven Zaillian is based on the novel Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally,

Recently there has been a trend for old cheesy 1970's-era porn flicks to be re-published in book form, in a Movie-to-Book Adaptation.


Really? Like which ones?

Jurassic park

Jurassic park


It was a book? When did it come out?

American Psycho
The Rules of Attraction

(both of which are by Bret Easton Ellis)

Has The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn been adapted into movies?

Jurassic park

It was a book? When did it come out?
The book 1990, the film 1993.

It was a book? When did it come out?




The book 1990, the film 1993.



Written by Michael Crichton. I have an autographed copy somewhere.

Written by Michael Crichton. I have an autographed copy somewhere.



Ooh, worth money. Worth more money if it is a first edition.

Sorry. Occupational hazard.  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D


Cat

We could probably fill up pages upon pages of movies adapted from books but I need to ask,
would these count?

SuperMan
Spiderman
Ironman
Xmen
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Thor
The Avengers
Ghost Rider
Daredevil
Electra
Sin City
Constantine
Howard The Duck

or any other comic book made into a movie.

We could probably fill up pages upon pages of movies adapted from books but I need to ask,
would these count?

SuperMan
Spiderman
Ironman
Xmen
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Thor
The Avengers
Ghost Rider
Daredevil
Electra
Sin City
Constantine
Howard The Duck

or any other comic book made into a movie.



You forgot Batman and of course CATWOMAN!!!  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

Ooh, worth money. Worth more money if it is a first edition.

Sorry. Occupational hazard.  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D


Cat



I think it is a first edition but I'm not sure
I have to find it lol

I also have an autographed grrrrr Martin game of thrones (nook 2 I think) 

Recently there has been a trend for old cheesy 1970's-era porn flicks to be re-published in book form, in a Movie-to-Book Adaptation.


Which ones if I might ask? 

We could probably fill up pages upon pages of movies adapted from books but I need to ask,
would these count?

SuperMan
Spiderman
Ironman
Xmen
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Thor
The Avengers
Ghost Rider
Daredevil
Electra
Sin City
Constantine
Howard The Duck

or any other comic book made into a movie.


Captain America
Super girl
Fantastic four

We could probably fill up pages upon pages of movies adapted from books but I need to ask,
would these count?

SuperMan
Spiderman
Ironman
Xmen
Guardians Of The Galaxy
Thor
The Avengers
Ghost Rider
Daredevil
Electra
Sin City
Constantine
Howard The Duck

or any other comic book made into a movie.



Poor old Batman, he always gets left out!

Which ones if I might ask?


"Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here" is one that comes to mind.  It is a story about the vaunted detective's adventures in Mexico pursuing a drug case. The comic book does not have any "porn" per se.  They took the general story, removed the X-rated stuff, and then made a comic book of it.

"Tell Them Johnny Wadd is Here" is one that comes to mind.  It is a story about the vaunted detective's adventures in Mexico pursuing a drug case. The comic book does not have any "porn" per se.  They took the general story, removed the X-rated stuff, and then made a comic book of it.
Cannot be many pages long?

Cannot be many pages long?


Well, the "Wadd" films were known for actually having a plot and dialogue, as opposed to today's assembly-line mechanical drivel. So perhaps even with the porno scenes cut out, there's still a viable story.

http://davedrawscomics.com/drawings/waddcover-inks.jpg

Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The first 5 people you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Eat, Pray, Love

Where the Heart Is

Under the Tuscan Sun

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory




Now why didn't I think of that one.  Lol



Th Color Purple

Life of Pi

Slumdog Millionaire (though the book originally had a different title)

Wow, a lot of movies that started off as books are surprising to me!

Many a film has been based from parts of The Bible.

Many a film has been based from parts of The Bible.


and other religions books of faith.  I know there are a few movies based on the Jewish Torah stories.


and also Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, H. G. Wells, Phillip K. Dick, not-to-mention Greek and Roman ancient myths, Camelot, and Robin Hood.

The Bible

Gone Girl
Before I Go To Sleep
The Book Thief
The Theory of Everything
The Imitation Game
Still Alice
Divergent
The Fault in Our Stars

Life of Pi

Slumdog Millionaire (though the book originally had a different title)


Love Story and Oliver's Story, both written by Erich Segal

Little House on the Prairie

and other religions books of faith.  I know there are a few movies based on the Jewish Torah stories.


and also Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, H. G. Wells, Phillip K. Dick, not-to-mention Greek and Roman ancient myths, Camelot, and Robin Hood.



Actually, works by Shakespeare were originally plays, not books. They were written with the intent to be preformed.


Phillip K. Dick's book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" was turned into Blade Runner.



Cat

50 Shades of Grey  ::)

Gray's Anatomy

The Picture of Dorian Grey

The Picture of Dorian Grey
Wonderful book and film, and I wonder where my portrait is.

Frankenstein
Jeckyl & Hyde

Treasure Island
Kidnapped
The Hunchback of Notre Same
Around the World in 80 Days
Gulliver's Travels

James Bond!

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


Now why didn't I think of that one.  Lol

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Phillip K. Dick's book "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" was turned into Blade Runner.


Also:
Total Recall (short story "We Can Remember It For You Wholesale")
Minority Report (short story)
The Adjustment Bureau (short story "Adjustment Team")

Actually, works by Shakespeare were originally plays, not books. They were written with the intent to be preformed.



My theory is though, that most people have read the plays in book format rather then seeing it as a play the first time, before seeing it as a movie. 

Of course ...

The Dan Brown books  ...  The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons

The Alex Cross Novels
Kiss The Girls
Along Came a Spider
Alex Cross

My theory is though, that most people have read the plays in book format rather then seeing it as a play the first time, before seeing it as a movie. 
That is true in one form for today when schoolchildren are taught Shakespeare at school, it was that for me. But in the Elizabethan era it was not, for the majority of people were illiterate.

My theory is though, that most people have read the plays in book format rather then seeing it as a play the first time, before seeing it as a movie.


Yup

Read much ado
Romeo & j
Hamlet
Midsummer blah blah blah
All before seeing their respective movies.

Stupid English classes  :P

in the Elizabethan era it was not, for the majority of people were illiterate.


They also didn't have movies then for the plays to be adapted to.






Technically... Don't live in an Elizabethan era now???  :D

Dracula!

Behind the Green Door

James Bond!
...and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Farhenheit 451

Beowulf

12 Years a Slave
Before Midnight

The Wolf of Wall Street
Captain Phillips
Philomena
Argo
Lincoln
Silver Linings Playbook
Apollo 13
Babe
Leaving Las Vegas
The Postman (Il Postino)
Fried Green Tomatoes
JFK
The Prince of Tides
A Room with a View
Children of a Lesser God
The Color of Money
Crimes of the Heart
All the President's Men
Bound for Glory
Fellini's Casanova
The Seven-per-cent Solution
Voyage of the Damned

Frozen
The Jungle Book
Pinocchio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Emil and the Detectives

Think Disney!

Frozen
The Jungle Book
Pinocchio
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Emil and the Detectives

Think Disney!
...add Winnie The Pooh!

Predestination,  All You Zombies by Robert A. Heinlein

Fast Times at Ridgemont High began as a non-fiction book

Jumper, the 2008 American science fiction film directed by Doug Liman, loosely based on the 1992 science fiction novel of the same name written by Steven Gould.

Mean Girls was based on the book Queen Bees

Harriet the spy
Beezus & Ramona
Mathilda
Cat in the Hat
The Eloise movies

And did they make a Madeline movie? I can't remember.

Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles, the 1994 American romantic horror film directed by Neil Jordan, was based on the 1976 novel Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice,

Now why didn't I think of that one.  Lol

Add (also by Roald Rahl):

The Witches
Matilda
James and the Giant Peach
The Fantastic Mr Fox

The outsiders
Rumble fish
Tex
That was then this is now


All by S. E. Hinton

Victor Hugo:

Les Misérables
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

Water for Elephants, the 2011 American romantic drama film directed by Francis Lawrence. Richard LaGravenese wrote the screenplay, which was based on Sara Gruen's 2006 novel of the same name.