The Roots of AdaptThis
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.
Book2Film Reviews
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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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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2013
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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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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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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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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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Sent to Britain to live with her cousins for the summer, Elizabeth – who insists on being called Daisy – is stuck in a trap very familiar to American teenage girls. Living rigidly according to societally imposed rules, she is
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2013
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A Private Little War
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Jason Sheehan
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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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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
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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
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2013
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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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1983
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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
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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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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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The basic premise of the book is that Tris, the main character played by Shailene Woodley is a Divergent and does not fit into any of the movies five factions which is a big no-no punishable by death. Even still
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2015
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Why all the funny titles of blogs, because they want you to think they are a trilogy that keeps going on and on. We have seen multiple book to film adaptation trilogies released all have serious sounding titles and could
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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
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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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2014
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I found this movie on a chance encounter with redbox while wanting to reward myself after a full week of working till 2am. The first thing I will say is that it has made me want to read the book,
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2014
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Thomas Pynchon
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Inherent Vice is a book to film adaptation of a book by Thomas Pynchon. The film is a long and arduous detective tale with a lot of drug use. Doc is the main character who is a child of the
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2013
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I was able to screen Black Nativity a few days ago. I was the only person in the theater with a bucket of popcorn and a soda. Being that it was a musical, I remembered shows like “Sesame Street” and
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Nothing can prepare you for the depravity you are going to witness over the course of watching the film 12 Years a Slave. It’s a raw depiction of what happened to one man, Solomon Northup, who being a free black
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2011
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.” ― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Whether you were first introduced to the magical land of Westeros and its surrounding continents through the HBO show, or you’ve
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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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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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Sent to Britain to live with her cousins for the summer, Elizabeth – who insists on being called Daisy – is stuck in a trap very familiar to American teenage girls. Living rigidly according to societally imposed rules, she is
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2013
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Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish
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The infant, named Margaret, had hair on her headThink and wild as a fire, and three times as red.The midwife, a brawny and capable whelper,Gave one look and crossed herself. ‘God about help her,’She whispered, but gave the new mother
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2008
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This book is a teenage Young Adult Novel and it revolves around Sutter Keely who resides in Oklahoma. He is not narcissistic nor spiritual nor a social butterfly. He is a social magic maker. He makes up witty words to
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2013
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THE SPECTACULAR NOW examines the lives of high school teens in a manner that doesn’t trivialize, sexualize or demean them. At times, the film may succeed in sentimentalizing high school and cannot quite decide precisely how its audience is meant
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1983
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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
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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