Top 5 Films Based on a Book

As stated previously, Film is the art form of story telling, as is literature. Sometimes these two outlets collide and create an amazing journey that we enjoy watching and become addicted to reading.

The Top five all time ‘Book-Made-to-Movie’:

1) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)– Based on a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald

2) The Green Mile (1999)– Based on a novel by Stephen King

3) Pride and Prejudice (2005)-Based on a novel by Jane Austen

4) Dances With Wolves (1990)– Based on a novel by Michael Blake

5) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)- Based on the novels by J.R.R Tolkin

Looking for that great summer project that will entertain you for months? Find out what films are coming out that are based on a book, read them, and anticipate for the films release. Compare the entertainment value of the two stories (because they are always contrasting) and have the knowledge over your friends.

Get a head start with these films soon to be released:

Cowboys Verses Aliens– Starring Craig Fergeson and Harrison Ford “Based On: The graphic novel from Platinum Studios created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg”

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows- Part II released in July 2011, book written by J.K. Rowling.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan- Novel by Lisa See, coming to theaters in July 2011.

One Day- Novel by David Nicholls, the film stars Ann Hathaway, and is to released this summer.