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Best book to film adaptation?

What book has been made into a film and has done the book justice.


total challengers: 13   
1st
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Based on Patrick Suskind's novel about a serial killer who hunts victims with his superhuman sense of smell, Perfume: Story of a Murderer is a florid, grisly portrayal of this historical drama set in 18th century France. (see more)
 
eamerextreme
RATING: 3.4  VIEWS: 77  VOTES: 10

 

2nd
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super book and the movie was awesome too :D (see more)
 
LazyKeen
RATING: 3.1  VIEWS: 35  VOTES: 4

 

3rd
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loving the book and loving the movie =) (see more)
 
SonJo
RATING: 3.0  VIEWS: 30  VOTES: 5

 

4th
Welcome to Jurassic Park (see more)
 
abz100
RATING: 2.8  VIEWS: 53  VOTES: 6

 

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The Outsiders!!!!! (see more)
 
sstarr2484
RATING: 2.7  VIEWS: 35  VOTES: 4

 

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300. It's a comic, but still a book!! (see more)
 
Xian2K
RATING: 2.7  VIEWS: 52  VOTES: 8

 

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Ive read the book 3 times and the movie is pretty accurate to the book. (see more)
 
Heat_Girl
RATING: 2.6  VIEWS: 43  VOTES: 7

 

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Adrian Lyne's 1997 film that is... much closer to Nabokov's masterpiece (than Kubrick's) (see more)
 
jewlz
RATING: 2.6  VIEWS: 42  VOTES: 6

 

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Fairly accurate and Depp was brilliant as usual. (see more)
 
tylerdurden
RATING: 2.4  VIEWS: 32  VOTES: 5

 

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Almost word for word, and it is genius (see more)
 
CaptSibinnac
RATING: 2.9  VIEWS: 44  VOTES: 2

 

11th
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Of mice and Men (see more)
 
vitn46
RATING: 0.0  VIEWS: 23  VOTES: 0

 

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Adapted from Jane Austen's "Emma"...it made me want to read the book.... (see more)
 
WinWin
RATING: 3.3  VIEWS: 16  VOTES: 1

 

13th
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i absolutely believe this is one of the best film adaptations of a book. Perfect casting, and the film twists a bit of the story, though staying true to its theme. excellent read and incredible watch.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND BOTH!!!!

Film: Anthony Minghella
Novel: Patricia Highsmith (see more)
 
valerie_w
RATING: 2.9  VIEWS: 72  VOTES: 1





Comments

valerie_w
valerie_w varsity
over 3 years ago
re: Lolita
and omg yes.. this adaptation was truely remarkable!!
valerie_w
valerie_w varsity
over 3 years ago
re: Perfume - The Story Of A Murderer
i agree... i was so sure they couldn't pull it off after reading it, but the film was impressive
jewlz
jewlz franchise
over 4 years ago
re: The Notebook
Yes, it was a very good adaptation as well :)
 
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