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Best movies based on books


Best movies based on books

The highly anticipated summer movie release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2," and the upcoming movie releases of two best-selling book adaptations, "Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and "The Hunger Games," later in the year inspired this compilation of our favorite movies based on top-selling novels.

 'Twilight'
Release date: Nov. 21, 2008
Director: Catherine Hardwick
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Ashley Greene
Plot: The first of five films based on the best-selling teen novels by Stephenie Meyer chronicling the romantic relationship between teenager Bella Swan and vampire hunk Edward Cullen.
 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'
Release date: Nov. 16, 2001
Director: Chris Columbus
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson
Plot: Based on the first book in the "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling, the movie is about a young orphaned boy who discovers he's a wizard and will be attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. 
 'The Shining'
Release date: May 23, 1980
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall
Plot: Based on the Stephen King book by the same name,the film concerns a family that moves into a secluded hotel for the winter, where the father gradually goes insane.
 '127 Hours'
Release date: Nov. 10, 2010
Director: Danny Boyle
Cast: James Franco, Kate Mara, Amber Tamblyn
Plot: A climber hiking alone in the mountains in Utah falls into a crevice, pinning his arm under a rock wall. Based on a true story by Aron Ralston, "Between a Rock and a Hard Place."
 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'
Release date: June 30, 1971
Director: Mel Stuart
Cast: Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson
Plot: Based on the children's story "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl in which a boy finds a golden ticket and wins a visit to a magical chocolate factory.
 'The Notebook'
Release date: June 25, 2004
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Cast: James Garner, Gena Rowlands, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams
Plot: Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, this is a romantic saga about a young man from the wrong side of the tracks who falls in love with a rich society girl.