Want to see what your favorite characters from your favorite novels would look like? Here is a list of ten such movies that are adaptations of your favorite books:
The fault in our stars
Rotten Tomatoes: 81%
Rated: 13+
YouTube Trailer The fault in our stars
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff
Directed By: Josh Boone
Release Date: 19th June, 2014
Short Review: A well-written and beautifully acted movie; the fault in our stars is the kind of story that makes you laugh but also leaves you with a heavy heart and swelled eyes.
Me Before You
Rotten Tomatoes: 54%
Rated: 13+
YouTube Trailer Me before you
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer
Directed By: Thea Sharrock
Release Date: 3rd June, 2016
Short Review: Keep a tissue box by your side because that is how tragically this movie ends, a fantastic love story with a heartbreaking ending, this movie is a jackpot.
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Rotten Tomatoes: 64%
Rated: 13+
YouTube Trailer The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Starring: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend
Directed By: Mark Herman
Release Date: 7th Nov, 2008
Short Review: Your heart will be broken into a million pieces after watching this nerve-racking account of the holocaust, this is a movie that everyone should watch at least once.
Romeo And Juliet
Rotten Tomatoes: 72%
Rated: 13+
YouTube Trailer Romeo And Juliet
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo
Directed By: Baz Luhrmann
Release Date: 27th Oct, 1996
Short Review: An adaptation of the classic Shakespeare story Romeo and Juliet will make your eyes teary and your heart heavy.
Five Feet Apart
Rotten Tomatoes: 53%
Rated: 13+
Short Review: Get yourself ready for an emotional rollercoaster ride while watching two terminally ill teenagers fall in love and unable to come near each other, an adaptation of a New York Times bestseller book, this movie should be on your must-watch list.
Forrest Gump
Rotten Tomatoes: 71%
Rated: 13+
Short Review: Based on Winston Groom’s bestseller novel of the same name, Forrest Gump will make you laugh out loud on the one hand while on the other hand, it will also make you feel sad.
Pride and Prejudice
Rotten Tomatoes: 86%
Rated: 13+
Short Review: This movie has done justice to Jane Austen’s classical novel, with a beautiful set and phenomenal acting, this is a great film to watch.
The Great Gatsby
Rotten Tomatoes: 48%
Rated: 13+
Short Review: An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, this is a heartbreaking film so you better keep a tissue box by your side. Leonardo has nailed the character of Gatsby and you will find yourself falling in love with him all over again.
The Shawshank Redemption
Rotten Tomatoes: 91%
Rated: 13+
Short Review: Based on a 1992 novel by Stephen King “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption,” is a cinematic masterpiece that will remain with you for a long time.
Little Women
Rotten Tomatoes: 92%
Rated: 9+
Short Review: An adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic, this film is an intimate and feminine film that beautifully portrays the love between sisters and their parents.
If you’re a book worm and also a movie-lover, then this list is for you. Every film in this list did justice to the book it is based on. Happy watching!
