This is a list of Best Movies Based on Books. This list looks at the films based on the books – novels, literature, or nonfiction – that made you want to reread the book, started endless “which was better the movie or the book” debates, made you squeal with delight that you pictured it that way in your head, and just blew your frickin’ mind.
Best Movies Based on Books
1. The Shawshank Redemption
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (1982) by Stephen King
2. The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), The Two Towers (1954), The Return of the King (1955) by J. R. R. Tolkien
3. Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump (1986) by Winston Groom
4. The Godfather
The Godfather (1969) by Mario Puzo
5. The Green Mile
The Green Mile (1996) by Stephen King
6. The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1988) by Thomas Harris
7. Harry Potter series
Harry Potter novels (1997-2007) by J. K. Rowling
8. The Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by L. Frank Baum
9. Schindler’s List
Schindler’s Ark (1982) by Thomas Keneally
10. Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1990) by Michael Crichton
11. The Shining
The Shining (1977) by Stephen King
12. The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride (1973) by William Goldman
13. Fight Club
Fight Club (1996) by Chuck Palahniuk
14. Jaws
Jaws (1974) by Peter Benchley
15. Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind (1936) by Margaret Mitchell
