Famous books made into movies
The best-known films and series based on books, most famous first. Each links to a guide to the book.
Film · 1972
The Godfather
Mario Puzo
Film · 1994
Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption
Stephen King
On screen as The Shawshank Redemption
Film · 1991
The Silence of the Lambs
Thomas Harris
Film · 2001
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
J. K. Rowling
Film · 1939
Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Film · 2001
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, Book 1)
J. R. R. Tolkien
On screen as The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Film · 2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
J. K. Rowling
Film · 2003
The Return of the King (the Lord of the Rings, Book 3)
J.r.r. Tolkien
On screen as The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Film · 2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
J. K. Rowling
Film · 1968
The Sentinel
Arthur Charles Clarke
On screen as 2001: A Space Odyssey
Film · 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince
J. K. Rowling
Film · 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
J. K. Rowling
Film · 1982
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick
On screen as Blade Runner
Film · 1979
Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad
On screen as Apocalypse Now
Film · 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
J.K. Rowling
On screen as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1
Film · 2023
American Prometheus
Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
On screen as Oppenheimer
Film · 1962
Seven Pillars of Wisdom
T. E. Lawrence
On screen as Lawrence of Arabia
Film · 1988
Nothing Lasts Forever (Basis for the film Die Hard)
Roderick Thorp
On screen as Die Hard
Film · 1975
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey
Film · 2013
Twelve years a slave
Solomon Northup
On screen as 12 Years a Slave
Film · 1999
The Green Mile
Stephen King
Film · 2006
The Prestige
Christopher Priest
Film · 1957
Twelve Angry Men
Reginald Rose
On screen as 12 Angry Men
Film · 2002
Catch Me If You Can
Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding
Film · 2012
The Hobbit
J.R.R. Tolkien
On screen as The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Film · 2008
Twilight
Stephenie Meyer
Film · 2012
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
Film · 2012
The Hunger Games
Suzanne Collins
Film · 2015
The Martian
Andy Weir
Film · 2010
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
On screen as Alice in Wonderland
Film · 1996
The English Patient
Michael Ondaatje
Film · 2010
Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane
Film · 2021
Dune
Frank Herbert
Film · 2006
The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Film · 1939
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
On screen as The Wizard of Oz
Film · 2005
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Roald Dahl
Film · 1964
Red Harvest
Dashiell Hammett
On screen as A Fistful of Dollars
Film · 2011
A Moveable Feast
Ernest Hemingway
On screen as Midnight in Paris
Film · 2017
Call Me by Your Name
André Aciman
Film · 2011
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
On screen as Hugo
Film · 1940
Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier
Film · 1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
Film · 2014
Gone Girl
Gillian Flynn
Film · 2007
Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Film · 1922
Dracula
Bram Stoker
On screen as Nosferatu
Film · 2013
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Film · 2006
The Devil wears Prada
Lauren Weisberger
Film · 2011
The Help
Kathryn Stockett, Álvaro Abella Villar
Film · 2017
It
Stephen King
Film · 2012
The Silver Linings Playbook
Matthew Quick
On screen as Silver Linings Playbook
Film · 2004
The Notebook
Nicholas Sparks
Film · 2005
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
On screen as Pride & Prejudice
Film · 2013
World War Z
Max Brooks
Film · 1972
Solaris
Stanisław Lem
Film · 2002
The hours
Michael Cunningham
Film · 2003
Mystic river
Dennis Lehane
Film · 2007
Atonement
Ian McEwan
Film · 1994
Interview With the Vampire
Anne Rice
Film · 1986
The Name of the Rose (Helen and Kurt Wolff Books)
Umberto Eco
On screen as The Name of the Rose
Film · 1962
To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Film · 1997
L.A. Confidential
James Ellroy
Film · 2015
Fifty Shades of Grey
E. L. James
Film · 1999
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
On screen as Sleepy Hollow
Film · 2014
Divergent
Veronica Roth
Film · 1999
Girl, interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
TV series · 2010
Pretty Little Liars: Pretty Little Secrets
Sara Shepard
On screen as Pretty Little Liars
Film · 1962
Lolita
Vladimir Nabokov
Film · 2020
Nomadland
Jessica Bruder, Harper Audio
Film · 1995
The Bridges of Madison County
Robert James Waller
Film · 1941
The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett
Film · 2014
The Maze Runner
James Dashner
Film · 2006
Charlotte's Web
E. B. White, Kate DiCamillo
Film · 2007
Stardust
Neil Gaiman
Film · 2023
Killers of the Flower Moon
David Grann, Luis Murillo Fort
Film · 2015
The big short
Michael Lewis, Francisco José Ramos Mena
Film · 1999
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith
Film · 1976
Carrie
Stephen King
Film · 2003
Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier
Film · 2012
Cloud Atlas
David Mitchell
Film · 1995
Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
Film · 2011
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson
Film · 1994
Legends of the fall
Jim Harrison
Film · 2019
Little Women
Louisa May Alcott
Film · 2018
Mortal Engines (The Hungry City Chronicles)
Philip Reeve
On screen as Mortal Engines
Film · 1985
The Color Purple
Alice Walker
Film · 2018
Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
Film · 1990
The Hunt for Red October
Tom Clancy
Film · 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky
TV series · 2017
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
On screen as 13 Reasons Why
Film · 2007
Bridge to Terabithia
Katherine Paterson
Film · 1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
Film · 2014
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
Film · 2024
Conclave
Robert Harris
Film · 1940
The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck
Film · 2006
Eragon
Christopher Paolini
Film · 1987
The Princess Bride
William Goldman
Film · 2000
Battle royale
Kōshun Takami, Masayuki Taguchi
Film · 2015
Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín
Film · 2026
Project Hail Mary
Andy Weir
Film · 2016
Me Before You
Jojo Moyes
Film · 2015
The Scorch Trials
James Dashner
On screen as Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Film · 1948
Hamlet
William Shakespeare
Film · 2001
The Princess Diaries
Meg Cabot
TV series · 2017
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
Film · 1968
Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
On screen as Oliver!
Film · 2004
The Motorcycle Diaries
Che Guevara
Film · 2018
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
Becky Albertalli
On screen as Love, Simon
Film · 1993
The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
Film · 1955
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Film · 1946
The Big Sleep
Raymond Chandler
Film · 2023
The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen
Film · 2010
The Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
On screen as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Film · 1957
Macbeth
William Shakespeare
On screen as Throne of Blood
Film · 2002
The Time Machine
H. G. Wells
Film · 1966
Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Film · 1982
Sophie's Choice
William Styron
Film · 1993
This Boy's Life
Tobias Wolff
Film · 1987
The Running Man
Stephen King
Film · 1999
Stuart Little
E. B. White
TV series · 2025
Heated Rivalry
Rachel Reid
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