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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
