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AdaptThis started as a book to film adaptation review website. A rough estimate of 50 movies over 2015-2020 were released by Hollywood based on popular novels. Lord of The Rings, Hunger Games, Divergent, and more. Check out the reviews from our 5 writers.

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Book to film adaptations are published books that are made into movies by hollywood.

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Maggie Grainger, Timothy Meyers, Martin David, Kimberlee Hicks, Katherine Thomlinson, and Rotimi the Founder of AdaptThis

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And The Mountains Echoed

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If you read The Kite Runner (and who didn’t?) you’ll probably buy a box of tissues to have with you when you read this book. Sorry, but I don’t think you’ll need them. Hosseini is still the same wonderful story

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August: Osage County accomplishes a task made exceedingly difficult by its crossing of mediums – it converts an award-winning stage play into an actually engaging two-hour film. True to its theatrical nature, it’s, by necessity, several rooms full of interrelated

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Bad Monkey

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A severed arm ends up on the hook of a Key West tourist, and subsequently in the freezer of Andrew Yancey, former Miami and Key West police officer, current “Roach Patrol” tourist seafood-trap restaurant inspector. Yancey takes it upon himself

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Beautiful Day

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Weddings are never just about the bride and groom, no matter how much people insist they are. Elin Hilderbrand’s latest contribution to her collection of summertime beach reads is unique, standing out in its species as a wedding story that

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Cuckoo's Calling

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Sometimes a reputation preceding a book can ruin a reading. Take for example, the new crime novel, The Cuckoo’s Calling. This suspense novel might have fallen off the literary radar all together if word hadn’t gotten out that a certain

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Difficult Men

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Brett Martin’s book is in some ways similar to the television shows it examines. It draws the reader on with exciting details and makes one look forward to the next chapter. According to author Martin, we are now in a

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A Private Little War

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In a universe where man finds life on nearly every planet, it is easy to believe that human mercenary companies would be sending militant groups to every corner of the universe to pacify native life forms and plunder local resources.

The Hobbit an unexpected journey book to film review
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2012

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In the crowded world of fantasy films, “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey” stands out with its familiar charm and grandeur. Directed by Peter Jackson, the film is infused with the same sense of folklore, humor, and thrilling action that fans

The Hobbit Desolation of Smaug book to film adaptation review
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2013

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“It’s a dangerous business Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – Bilbo Baggins Bilbo speaks from experience; nominated by

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty book to film adapatation review
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Mitty is the greatest man in the world according to his lucid day-dreams where he picks up on his love interest, saves a dog from a burning building and more. What’s great about this film is that it could be

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In Mark Helprin’s novel Winter’s Tale, a thief in love with a doomed heiress looks for a way to turn back time and ushers in a new millennium in the process. The book begins somewhere in Brooklyn when a beautiful

World War Z book to film adaptation review
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2006

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How do you rebuild the world after a zombie apocalypse? How does the human race move forward when the images of an unimaginable war are imprinted on the brains of every survivor? What lengths would you go to in order

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In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and

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2013

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I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to stay here and cause all kinds of trouble. What are the key ingredients for creating a pop culture phenomenon? Is there a perfect recipe for success and, if so, what must you mix

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2013

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It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to. Bilbo speaks from experience; nominated by the wizard Gandalf

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A Private Little War

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In a universe where man finds life on nearly every planet, it is easy to believe that human mercenary companies would be sending militant groups to every corner of the universe to pacify native life forms and plunder local resources.

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2003

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His mother swears he was named after a Czechoslovakian uncle, but there was an error on his birth certificate. His father claims they’d always intended to name him Odd and furthermore, he has no Czechoslovakian uncles. However he came by

The Old Boy Graphic Novel and film adaptation
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2006

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Ten years ago Shinichi Goto was kidnapped and locked away in solitary confinement with only a television set for company. To keep from going mad, Shinichi has devised his own workout program and his body, underneath his shapeless clothes, is

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August: Osage County accomplishes a task made exceedingly difficult by its crossing of mediums – it converts an award-winning stage play into an actually engaging two-hour film. True to its theatrical nature, it’s, by necessity, several rooms full of interrelated

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History book cover
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2007

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THE MONUMENTS MEN, Clooney’s latest directorial endeavor, improves marketably on the formula established in the non-fiction book (of the same name) on which it is based, but does manages to suffer from a handful of its own unique pitfalls. Adapting

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Certainly, there are as many ways to write engaging and immersive literary non-fiction as there are to write engaging and immersive literary fiction. Oftentimes, the best subjects for such works are the strange corner-cases of history, unexplored lacunas that public

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty book to film adapatation review
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Mitty is the greatest man in the world according to his lucid day-dreams where he picks up on his love interest, saves a dog from a burning building and more. What’s great about this film is that it could be

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This movie was announced for a Christmas day release. Compounding on that fact, this is a movie chock full of nudity, obscene language and fanatical money laundering. Jordan Belfort, the character from the book seems even richer and craftier of

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2007

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Over the course of one week the “Wolf of Wall Street” made more money than the King of France had in his coffers. It examines his relationships with his subordinates, peers and family life, all without leaving the sex, drugs

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2007

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Over the course of one week the “Wolf of Wall Street” made more money than the King of France had in his coffers. It examines his relationships with his subordinates, peers and family life, all without leaving the sex, drugs

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1978

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“Humanity, you never had it from the beginning. That was my motto.” – Henry Chinaski Women by Charles Bukowski reintroduces a recurring, yet hardly beloved character in Bukowski’s works, Henry Chinaski. Chinaski established himself in Factotum, Post Office, and Ham

Silver Linings Playbook book to film adaptation review
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2008

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Author Sally Kempton once said, “it’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” This concept is made readily accessible in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’. Not to be defeated by his stay in a neurology hospital after catching

Silver Linings Playbook book to film adaptation review
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2012

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This movie was nominated for many awards from Oscars to Golden Globe awards. Jennifer Lawrence won best actress in a few of the award circles. The movie, like the book follows Pat on his escapades after a short stint in

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2005

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I’m going t o come right out and say it , the Book Thief is a literary masterpiece, and should be nominated for the Noble Prize in Literature. It’s that good. The author, Mark Zusak uses a simple approach, with

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2014

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When I first saw the previews for “The Fault In Our Stars” I dismissed it as just another teen romance, with the word cancer inserted, for what I thought was just for dramatic effect. I couldn’t have been more wrong

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Silver Linings Playbook book to film adaptation review
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2008

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Author Sally Kempton once said, “it’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.” This concept is made readily accessible in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’. Not to be defeated by his stay in a neurology hospital after catching

Silver Linings Playbook book to film adaptation review
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This movie was nominated for many awards from Oscars to Golden Globe awards. Jennifer Lawrence won best actress in a few of the award circles. The movie, like the book follows Pat on his escapades after a short stint in

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2014

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When I first saw the previews for “The Fault In Our Stars” I dismissed it as just another teen romance, with the word cancer inserted, for what I thought was just for dramatic effect. I couldn’t have been more wrong