A Short List Of Movies Based On Novels

Reading novels and stories, takes you into a world where you immerse yourself in the story. In your minds eye you visualize the story as written by the author. Reading novels and stories lets you imagine yourself in that time frame and be a part of the story. Hollywood has taken this one step further by making movies based on these novels. When you see a movie based on a novel that you have read or watch a movie based on a novel and then read it, you are transported into the world of the author and see the story as the screen writer and director of the movie visualized it. Sometimes there are liberties taken by the movie makers and the movie turns out to be a variation of the original novel, but sometimes the movie depicts the novel exactly as you may have visualized the story when you read the novel.

Over the years there have been many hundreds of movies made based on novels. Here is a list of movies based on novels. This by far is not a complete list nor is it a list of the best movies based on novels or movies based on the best novels. It is a list of movies which are based on novels which have been popular and are still considered to be a good read as well as the movies worth watching …

• 1. The Godfather: This was one of the best novels from Mario Puzo and the movie based on this novel comes very close to being what you would visualize when reading the novel.
• 2. The Shawshank Redemption: Watching this movie is like being in the novel from page to page.
• 3. Gone with the Wind: With powerful acting the makers of this movie really brought the novel to life in the days of the civil war.
• 4. The Lord of the Rings: An epic novel written by J.R.R. Tolkien was published as three volumes. All the volumes have been made into movies and they really bring the story to life letting you experience what the author may have imagined writing this novel.
• 5. The Green Mile: One of the best adaptations of a novel. With a story line that was brought to life by the producers of the movie.
• 6. The Great Gatsby: Scott Fitzgerald’s novel has been made into a movie thrice over the years. All three versions are adaptations of the novel but they bring to life the era that Fitzgerald visualized when he wrote the novel.
• 7. Of Mice and Men: Based on the classic novel by John Steinbeck, this movie follows the novel closely and is beautifully crafted.
• 8. Goodfellas: Made from the biography of Henry Hill, this movie is an excellent adaptation and gives you a sight into the life and times of a gangster.
• 9. A Beautiful Mind: A novel by Sylvia Nasar was made into a film of the same name. With award winning performances you get to see what the author intended in her book.
• 10. Twilight: An adaptation of the series of novels by Stephanie Meyer, the movie was directed by David Slade who brought to the screen the romance of a vampire and a teenage girl.