12 Notable Books That Inspired Memorable Adaptations
Sometimes the adaptation is just as exceptional as the book.
By
Stephen Lovely | Updated Jul 13, 2019 | Published Jul 13, 2018
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Wonder Boys
By Michael Chabon
Cheaper by the Dozen
By Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Anna and the King of Siam
By Margaret Landon
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Still from The Color Purple (1985), via Warner Bros.
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The Color Purple
By Alice Walker
Kramer vs. Kramer
By Avery Corman
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
By Ron Hansen
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Still from Sophie's Choice (1982), via Universal Pictures
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Sophie's Choice
By William Styron
Twelve Years a Slave
By Solomon Northup
Casino Royale
By Ian Fleming
Gone Girl
By Gillian Flynn
No Country for Old Men
By Cormac McCarthy
The Shining
By Stephen King
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