Not only are these great movies, but the novels on which they are based are classics, too. If you’re in a reading group, why not read the book, then watch the movie? I only chose novels, no non-fiction (i.e., A Beautiful Mind) or drama (i.e., Much Ado About Nothing). Movies are listed alphabetically.
- Ben-Hur – Novel by Lew Wallace
- The Bridge on the River Kwai – Novel by Pierre Boulle
- Field of Dreams – Based on Shoeless Joe by W.P. Kinsella
- The Godfather – Novel by Mario Puzo
- Gone with the Wind – Novel by Margaret Mitchell
- The Grapes of Wrath – Novel by John Steinbeck
- The Lord of the Rings – Novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Maltese Falcon – Novel by Dashiell Hammet
- Master and Commander – Novel by Patrick O’Brian
- The Natural – Novel by Bernard Malamud
- A Room with a View – Novel by E.M. Forster
- The Searchers – Novel by Alan Lemay
- Shane – Novel by Jack Schaefer
- To Kill a Mockingbird – Novel by Harper Lee
- 2001: A Space Odyssey – Novel by Arthur C. Clarke
What are your favorite movies based on novels? Leave a comment and let me know.
